topic SplitArea - Defining subdivision area parameters in ArcGIS CityEngine Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-cityengine-questions/splitarea-defining-subdivision-area-parameters/m-p/665650#M8820 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Currently the SplitArea function is defined by the number of splits (correct?). Is the&nbsp;SplitArea function capable of recognizing resulting subdivisions areas much like the subsidization algorithm? If not, can the subdivision algorithm tool be written into a rule function? Thank you.</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 19 Oct 2016 18:15:08 GMT HenryNarigon 2016-10-19T18:15:08Z SplitArea - Defining subdivision area parameters https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-cityengine-questions/splitarea-defining-subdivision-area-parameters/m-p/665650#M8820 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Currently the SplitArea function is defined by the number of splits (correct?). Is the&nbsp;SplitArea function capable of recognizing resulting subdivisions areas much like the subsidization algorithm? If not, can the subdivision algorithm tool be written into a rule function? Thank you.</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 19 Oct 2016 18:15:08 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-cityengine-questions/splitarea-defining-subdivision-area-parameters/m-p/665650#M8820 HenryNarigon 2016-10-19T18:15:08Z Re: SplitArea - Defining subdivision area parameters https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-cityengine-questions/splitarea-defining-subdivision-area-parameters/m-p/665651#M8821 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>The splitArea function doesn't necessarily have to define an explicit number of splits. &nbsp;You could say, for example, split a lot into equal area pieces that are close to 100m^2 in area: &nbsp;splitArea(x) { ~100 : Piece }*</P><P></P><P>I'm not sure what you mean by "recognizing resulting subdivisions". &nbsp;Once you do a split, you can perform other operations on the resulting pieces.</P><P></P><P>I'm also not sure what subdivision algorithm you are referring to. &nbsp;Maybe you are interested a recursive subdivision algorithm? &nbsp;You can also write a rule that recursively subdivides a lot into pieces. &nbsp;Depending on what you want exactly, it could be possible to write a rule to perform the subdivision using splits or splitArea operations.</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 01 Nov 2016 14:54:17 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-cityengine-questions/splitarea-defining-subdivision-area-parameters/m-p/665651#M8821 CherylLau 2016-11-01T14:54:17Z