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hello @MuthuSampath Thank you for your question. The CityEngine Scene Layer Package (SLPK) exporter cannot combine multiple exports. It optimizes data from a single export only. Therefore, to create a single Scene Layer from multiple projects, the data must be combined into a single scene. This is only doable until a certain size and is depending on the hardware available. For huge area, it might make sense to assign the data to grid tiles and create Scene Layers in a grid layout.
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Hello @JacobAalfs Thank you for your questions. The models are always exported as y-up. Some formats (like FBX) have an attribute field to store the up-axis. For OBJ the convention is y-up. On Export the Global Offset gets applied to the Global (Scene) Coordinates.
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hi @AndrewAVS Welcome to the CE community and thank you for your question! To export buildings separately, select the model export option "One file per start shape" in the "Granularity Settings". DAE files can be georeferenced by writing them out as KML For georeferencing FBX files, an extra file needs to be written. How to achieve this is shown in Tutorial 12: Scripted report export—ArcGIS CityEngine Resources | Documentation
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Thank you @SangmukKyleSeok for your question. New values can be appended to arrays with this notation: Generate --> Iterate([0, 1])
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Hello @Solairajap How-to-export object attributes is a quite common question. The community thread Using Python to create an object attribute from a ... - Esri Community will hopefully help you.
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This article was made with CityEngine 2022.1 and Twinmotion 2022.2. Prepare your CE Terrain for Twinmotion Before you start exporting the terrain layer, some preparations are needed. Export all Models and Shapes to Unreal Datasmith Export your scene geometry using the Datasmith Exporter IMPORTANT: Enable the Twinmotin compatibility mode. In the Geometry Settings section press Center. Note down the offset values. This will help you to align the terrain in the Twinmotion scene later. Please consult the Export DATASMITH (Unreal and Twinmotion)—ArcGIS CityEngine Resources | Documentation for more details. Setting the optimal Terrain resolution Select the Terrain and open the Inspector. Increase the elevation resolution until the grid is approximately 1- by -1 meter. Additionally, write down the amplitude of the terrain (Maximum Height - Minimum Height value), since it is later needed for the import in Twinmotion. Water areas Does your scene contain an ocean, lake, or slow-flowing river? Then use Twinmotion for realistic water visualization. Most likely your terrain data represents the surface of the water body. For the visualization in Twinmotion, water bodies need some depth to look good. Use the CityEngine terrain edit brush to increase the depth of the terrain in the water areas. Export your CE Terrain There are two methods to transfer terrain data from CityEngine to Twinmotion. You can either choose to export a heightmap image or terrain mesh. Export as Heightmap image Select the terrain in the Scene Editor and go to Menu > Export... > Export Selected Terrains as Image. Then choose the png (16 Bit Grey) format. Export as Mesh Select the terrain in the Scene Editor and go to Menu > Export Models... and select Autodesk FBX. Go to Geometry Settings and use the same offset values (the values you wrote down earlier) as you did for the Datasmith export (alternatively, click Center). This helps to align the terrain in your Twinmotion scene after import. Prepare your Twinmotion Scene First, make sure your Twinmotion scene is set to meters: Datasmith Import Open the Twinmotion geometry import dialog to import your scene geometry stored int the Datasmith exchange format. Keep all default options Import your Terrain in Twinmotion In Twinmotion, terrains are called Landscapes. Open the import dialog and select the Landscape tab. On import, landscapes get materials assigned automatically. You have three different options to add the terrain: 1: Landscape from a Heightmap image Set the Largest dimension to the largest dimension of the image file. Remember: the elevation resolution was set to 1-by-1 meters prior to export in CityEngine. The amplitude is the Maximum Height - Minimum Height value in the CityEngine Inspector (The same amplitude values you wrote down earlier). Optionally enable Smoothing. 2: Landscape from Mesh The up-axis and the distance unit are defined by the CE exporter. Keep both options set to Auto. Optionally enable Smoothing. 3: Import Terrain Mesh as Geometry The third option is to import the terrain mesh as geometry. This allows you to keep the texture (e.g., satellite image) of your CityEngine terrain. Keep the default settings Add Water to the Landscape Optionally, enable Water in the Twinmotion scene. Settings > Weather > Effects > Ocean Enable Adjust the height In Aspect select the water type Move all elements into place Use the rotate/translate tool for aligning your building geometry to the terrain. ____________________________________________________________________________ Get a Free 21-Day Trial of ArcGIS CityEngine | Sign Up Today (esri.com) and try Twinmotion for free for as long as you need for non-commercial use, or upgrade to the full-featured version for yourself or your company.
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Yes, it is planned to support CE 2022.1 as well. Please check the Nvidia omniverse discord for the release announcement in the #esri-arcgis-cityengine channel.
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Hello @TelmaFernandes2 We looked into why you still can't get the road texture when exporting to slpk. Did you use the complete streets rule from here? https://github.com/d-wasserman/Complete_Street_Rule/releases/tag/2.9.0 The rule uses a texture with an 8-bit greyscale encoding that is not supported by the SLPK exporter: /Complete_Street_Rule-2.9.0/assets/Complete_Streets/Lanes/Asphalt003_2K_Color.jpg Please use an image editing tool like MS Paint to save it as a 24-bit color image.
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Hello @JacobAalfs Thank you for your question. As of now, CE 2022.1 is not supported, yet. The Omniverse Connector 1.0.1 supports versions up to CE 2022.0. For the installation instructions, please follow the user manual: https://docs.omniverse.nvidia.com/con_connect/con_connect/cityengine/user-manual.html#installation-instructions
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This is how to rename shapes with Python: Python scripting interface usage—ArcGIS CityEngine Resources | Documentation namePattern = "'Shape*'"
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Recently, there have been changes to the Esri raster base map servers. Unfortunately, the way CityEngine 2022.0 and earlier executes queries in Get Map Data is not fully supported anymore. From now on, requests from CityEngine 2022.0 and earlier must be limited to Medium (2k) resolution. To download base maps with up to 8k resolution, please update to the most recent version of CityEngine (2022.1 or newer).
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Hello @hoya Thanks for your question. The simplest solution is to select the shapes you want to rename, then set the new name in the Inspector. The name change gets applied to all shapes in the selection.
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Hello @Solairajap Thank you for your question. FBX does not support object attributes. Therefore, you need to write out the object attributes to a separate file. Tutorial 12 describes shows how to use CGA report variables in combination with the Python-based exporter. It also works for Object attributes. Tutorial 12: Scripted report export—ArcGIS CityEngine Resources | Documentation
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Thanks for your reply. When generating SLPKs the geometry is sorted hierarchically. This means that depending on the view distance, not all geometry is loaded. You populated the streets with a lot of cars. The car geometry is quite heavy. Please try to reduce the number of cars and export the streets again. This should make the streets visible. If you want to see the whole geometry of the SLPK, open the file in ArcGIS Pro or ArcGIS Earth. 3D Earth Map | Earth App for Desktop & Mobile | ArcGIS Earth (esri.com)
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Hello @TelmaFernandes2 Thank you for your question. Esri scene layer packages (SLPK) are custom, web-optimized files that can be shared on ArcGIS Online and viewed with the WebScene Viewer. The procedurally generated geometry of the street rule is converted into a static format. Procedural model generation is not supported for scene layers. Pleas finalize your street design in CityEngine before sharing the results as SLPKs. Export SLPK (Esri Scene Layer Package)—ArcGIS CityEngine Resources | Documentation
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