Latest Contributions by ThomasFuchs

Welcome to CityEngine! To make Get Map Data work please ensure the following: first make sure you are connected to arcgis.com (via File>Sign In...), second open a scene you want the data to be imported in Then the Get Map Data dialog should appear ... View more

Hello Sheyla, Have you tried to open the web scene locally by opening the 3WS file from the CityEngine Navigator? The file size is far of the recommendations given here: CityEngine Web Scene (3ws) Export  Please try to reduce the size by reducing the scene extend reducing the number of objects simplifying the geometry An other solution would be using Esri Scene Layer Package (spk) Export  It is the successor format which overcomes may limitations of 3WS ... View more

Hello Peter Generally Python 2.7 coming with CityEngine does support network connections. Scripts can have access to CityEngine functionally via Python Scripting  The error message seems to come from the Python script you are using that is trying to make a connection to a server. For help on these topics I usually search Overview — Python 2.7.12 documentation or Stack Overflow. ... View more

Thank you for the clarification. The workflow you are referencing has been updated to integrate with ArcGIS Pro . Review Proposed Developments | ArcGIS for Local Government  On this page you can find all requirements, workflow documentation and files including a new reference example. There is also ArcGIS Online scene of the example: ... View more

Hello Daniella, Is there any error information in the CityEngine log (Window > Show Log)? When exporting models there is also a accompanying log file with the same file name written to the directory. It might also contain information. Also note: When using the Navigator to open the directory please be aware, that a refresh (F5) might be needed to find the newly created files. ... View more

Hello Michael, the MIME types are set correct. Is this happening with all webscenes? Have you tried access Web Scenes in both ways?   a) reference the webscene with url parameter: http://SERVER.DOMAIN/PATH/TO/WEBVIEWER/viewer.html?3dWebScene=../webscenes/NAME_OF_WEBSCENE.3ws   b) open the viewer with no parameters, and drag a local 3ws file onto it: http://SERVER.DOMAIN/PATH/TO/WEBVIEWER/viewer.html Please try again with the latest version of the CE Web Viewer (version: 4.3) delivered with CityEngine 2016.1 ... View more

Thank you for your question. There seems to be quite an offset between the terrain and the road network. Aligning the the terrain to the road network creates a ridge around it. To avoid the stair effect you could use a higher lateral resolution heightmap, but the steep drop would still be there. The 16bit height resolution is not the problem here. So I suggest to either first add a global elevation offset to the terrain to make it match the roads or do a [Graph > Align graph to terrain ] step and then do the [Align terrain to shape] ... View more

Hello Nicholas, thanks for reporting this issue. It probably occurred due to server maintenance work. In such cases, please check back sometime later. ... View more

Hello Brian, CityEngine is positioned as a professional tool. Users generally run it on PCs with Windows Pro or Enterprise. Development and certification focuses on this use case. This does not mean that CityEngine won't install or run on the Home version. Just keep in mind, that if there is a problem that affects only Windows Home, the suggested solution would be changing to Windows Pro or Enterprise. ... View more

Tim - The new CEJ version is mentioned in CityEngine 2016.0 release notes—Esri CityEngine | ArcGIS for Desktop . But you are right, that the implications for 3rd party users (like this case shows) where not made obvious. ... View more

Scott- The problem was created by the incompatibility between CEJs (scene file) from 2015.2 to 2016.x . The introduction was a necessary step, that could not be avoided. Normally, users can go back to a version of CittyEngine that is working with LumenRT. ... View more

Hello L R Thanks for sending the repro files. I was able to reproduce a case where the import looks the same way. It seems to be an accuracy issue of the generated vertex coordinates. The GDB import should not show such a behavior. The issue has been reported to the CityEngine development team. ... View more

In this case the "cleanupGraph" step is needed. graphlayer = ce.addGraphLayer('streets') vertices = [100,0,100, 1000,0,100, 1000,0,500, 100,0,500, 100,0,100] graph = ce.createGraphSegments(graphlayer, vertices) cleanupSettings = CleanupGraphSettings() cleanupSettings.setIntersectSegments(True) cleanupSettings.setMergeNodes(True) cleanupSettings.setMergingDist(10) cleanupSettings.setSnapNodesToSegments(True) cleanupSettings.setSnappingDist(10) cleanupSettings.setResolveConflictShapes(True) ce.cleanupGraph(graphlayer, cleanupSettings)‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍ ... View more

Hi Scott Thank you for your input. You are right, that there are requests similar to yours. Providing a Design Review Board with different proposals is an important workflow for CityEngine. In the latest release the team added new features that serve this purpose: 360 VR Experience CityEngine 2016.1 introduces a new format and item type called 360 VR Experience (3VR). It allows the simple and quick creation of a virtual reality experience by rendering panoramic 360-degree screenshots for every camera bookmark. A 3VR file needs to be published on ArcGIS Online or ArcGIS Enterprise, where it can be accessed with a dedicated web or mobile viewer app. The 3VR exporter supports multiple scenarios. Therefore, the user can compare the different planning scenarios from the same viewpoint in an immersive environment. A scenario is defined as a layer composition with different layer visibility settings. One bookmark can contain multiple 360-degree screenshots of alternate scenarios; in other words, for each bookmark, one 360-degree screenshot is made per scenario. Improved Open Street Map support Fast and Easy generation of context (terrain, streets, buildings (new)) for design proposals Scene Layer Packages Scene layer package (SLPK) files generated from CityEngine can now be also opened in ArcGIS Pro and ArcGIS Earth. CityEngine supports the generation of SLPKs in both global (WGS84) and local (projected) coordinate systems. Alembic for high quality renderings with 3rd party software A new tutorial has been added where the workflow of exporting Alembic files to SideFX Houdini, The Foundry Katana, and ChaosGroup V-Ray for Autodesk Maya is presented. Improved support for KML/COLLADA files to enable exchange of design proposals And more... A complete list is available here: CityEngine 2016.1 release notes—Esri CityEngine | ArcGIS for Desktop  For the next release we continue to add more features for this workflow. As Mattias Buehler already mentioned, the roadmap is not public knowledge, so I hope you understand, that I have to keep it that vague. ... View more