topic Random Texture with Inspector Override in ArcGIS CityEngine Questions

Random Texture with Inspector Override

BenHammer1 — Fri, 04 Sep 2020 23:37:33 GMT

Hello CE Community,

I'm looking for a way to override randomized textures. It would be nice to have the ability to change the textures with a drop-down menu in the inspector.

Thanks.

Re: Random Texture with Inspector Override

DevinLavigne — Sat, 11 Dec 2021 22:30:23 GMT

Just use a stochastic rule in your attribute. This will randomize on seed generation and then give you the ability to change it. Something like the code below should work.

@Enum("texA.jpg","texA.jpg","texC.jpg","texD.jpg")

attr Texture =  25%: "texA.jpg"
                25%: "texB.jpg"
                25%: "texC.jpg"
               else: "texD.jpg"‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍

Re: Random Texture with Inspector Override

Anonymous User — Sat, 11 Dec 2021 22:30:25 GMT

I think you are trying to activate browse tool.

I use the texture folder wildcard method:

attr wall_tex = getWallTexture
getWallTexture  = listRandom(_getWallTexture)
_getWallTexture = fileSearch("/FolderDestination*" + "*.*")
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Then over in the inspector you should be able to access the "browse" to override your texture:

I also think you can activate the browse by simply adding the "@File" before your attribute rule (?).

Re: Random Texture with Inspector Override

CherylLau — Tue, 15 Sep 2020 15:27:11 GMT

Yes, that is correct. The @File annotation allows you to open a file chooser.

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