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CityEngine Terrain Layer support a wide range of image formats. But there might be some, that are not yet supported. Please provide more information about: image format size bitdepth georeferencing ... View more

Yes, there is an export option to define if Object Metadata is shared. The settings are None Attributes Reports All So in case you only want to share a subset of the attributes, there are 2 options: Prior to export, delete the unwanted attributes with a Python script: deleteAttribute(self, objects, name)     Deletes the named object attribute.          @param objects: The objects to delete the attribute from.     @param name: The attribute name.  [str]          @note: # delete the attribute height from the currently selected objects     ce.deleteAttribute(ce.selection(), 'height')‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍ Us share "All" as export setting Link the desired object attributes to rule attributes and report them. Then only share "Reports". ... View more

There is no workflow to crate analysis layers like in ArcGIS Pro. Find a geoprocessing tool—ArcGIS Pro | ArcGIS Desktop  As mentioned by Cheryl Lau , in CityEngine you can define shape attributes based on layer attributes / content. Generally layers are used for visualization and as input data for the model generation. ... View more

CityEngine Web Scene (3ws) and Esri Scene Layer Package (slpk) are custom, web-optimized formats that can be viewed with Web Viewers and shared on ArcGIS online for simple sharing. CityEngine Web Scenes can only be generated from a scene, but not re-imported into CityEngine. The original scene can of course be exported as a KML/DAE Collada file. Please consult the CE help for more information: CityEngine Web Scene  ... View more

Thank you for the question. It is hard to tell why the facade textures are not showing up. Please provide more information: Are the textures also not showing, when re-importing to CityEngine? When you do an export to e.g. OBJ, are the wall textures missing also? What is the image format of the textures? In the model, do you use multiple material.map attributes? material.map attribute—Esri CityEngine | ArcGIS Desktop ... View more

Thank you for the hint. I was able to download the CityEngine Trial with Chrome and Firefox. For Internet Explorer I couldn't find such a setting and still wasn't able to continue to the download page. ... View more

Thank you for the question. I assume the Revit Model is in the FBX format. FBX can be imported directly into CityEngine. But I suggest to first import the Revit FBX into 3D Studio Max using the "Autodesk Architectural" preset And then export it to Open Collada. ... View more

The same procedure as described in How To: Clear or delete trusted storage for concurrent-use and single-use licenses applies to the Mac. Location of the trusted storage on a Mac machine for concurrent-use: /Library/Preferences/FLEXnet Publisher/FLEXnet ... View more

There seems to be a new issue. When I tried it today, it was impossible to select an industry, this prevents going to the next page. I've reported this and hope it gets fixed soon. ... View more

Hello Mihai Thank you for your question. The CGA models are controlled by occlusion queries using the inside / overlaps / touches function—Esri CityEngine | ArcGIS Desktop . I created a simple building rule that checks from top to bottom for floors outside an envelop and colors them red. version "2017.1" @Range(0,1,2) attr LOD = 1 @Range(1,150) attr maxFloors = 50 attr floorheight = 4 @StartRule Lot --> offset(-3)      comp(f) { inside: Initial }      Initial --> extrude(maxFloors*floorheight)      FloorSplit FloorSplit-->      case overlaps(inter, "limit"):           split(y){~1:FloorSplit | floorheight: Outside}      else:           case LOD < 1: Mass           else: split(y){~1:FloorSplit | floorheight:  Floor} Mass--> color("#0000ff") Floor--> color("#00ff00") report("Floos",1) Outside--> color("#ff0000") // or NIL‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍ Here is an example how to create an view shed occluder, just draw a shape and add this rule: version "2017.1" @Range(5,500) attr height = 100 @StartRule Occluder --> extrude(world.up,height)      label("limit")      set(material.opacity,0.3)‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍ Finally a slope occluder to control the height of a building. Just draw a shape representing an area that shall be visible from a given angle and add this rule: version "2017.1" @Range(1,89) attr angle = 30 @Range(50,1000) attr dist = 500 @StartRule Waterfront --> extrude(world.up.flatTop,0)      comp(f) { top = Top } Top --> extrude(world.up,1)      comp(f) { side= Sides } Sides --> extrude(vertex.normal, dist)     comp(f) { back: Slope | all: NIL }     Slope  -->     roofShed(angle)      comp(f) {      vertical: NIL |                     bottom: NIL |                     all:     Occluder }                                Occluder --> extrude(world.up,-1)      label("limit")      set(material.opacity,0.3)‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍ ... View more

hello darren@westislandmedia.com‌ Thank you for your question. This error normally occurs, when you have selected a shape, that has no CGA model attached. The exporter tries to generate all models for export and gives this error message. Please verify if your export selection contains such shapes. ... View more

Hello Claudia Can you view the texture with an standard image viewer? If this is possible, it also should work in CityEngine. To further investigate this, I'd need your image data. ... View more

Currently in CGA one can directly query the world elevation using the scope Shape Attribute . With this information the scope can be translated to a certain height. This allows for exact modeling of subsurface structures like wastewater networks. As shown in this thread https://community.esri.com/message/666944-re-detecting-terrain-intersetion-with-a-shape-to-achieve-more-realistic-window-te… the relation of the scope to the ground can be obtained by adding shapes onto the terrain. I hope in a future release there will be a simpler way to do this. For visualization the terrain can be made transparent. CityEngine 2017 will offer new capabilities for CGA to query for collision with other models. Since there is a wide demand for subsurface structures, there are plans to offer more CGA rule sets for such applications. Please check GeoNET for updates. ... View more

Hello Brian, Thank you for this question about Get map data from ArcGIS Online / Portal . A free Arc GIS Online subscription is sufficient to download Basemap and Open Street Map data. The paid subscription is only needed for the Esri World Elevation service. For many workflows in CityEngine this is sufficient. For instance: KML Models are usually clamped to the ground and therefore need no exact height reference. ... View more