Latest Contributions by MatthiasBuehler1

hi ! 1] this thread may help you http://forums.arcgis.com/threads/54072-textures-raster-files-concepts-in-CityEngine-ArcGIS let me know if there's more questions which remain. 2] use this code : of course, use your specific values and file name and edit the code to texture the roofs instead of the lots. 🙂 you find the actual size and offset values in the Inspector when you select the terrain layer. attr satellitePicture = "maps/mySatellitePicture.jpg"  attr sizeX   = 6121.562 attr sizeZ   = 6121.562 attr offsetX  = 492498.385 attr offsetZ  = -28242.388  Lot -->  setupProjection(0,world.xz,sizeX, -sizeZ, offsetX, offsetZ)  projectUV(0)  texture(satellitePicture) 3] when you have an object attribute with the sea level, then you'll just import the shapes and leave them on height = 0. then, in CGA, initialize an attribute with the same name as the object attribute and point all attribute values to the object attribute with the connection editor. use this to translate the shape up first, before you extrude the building. in other words, that translation in height is now a part of the way the model is being built instead of moving the static (imported) shape to the correct height. e.g. attr heightAboveSeaLevel = 0 # initialize the attr  Lot -->     alignScopeToAxes(y)     t(0,heightAboveSeaLevel ,0)     Continue. hope this makes sense. let me know. ... View more

hi ! check the attached files. using a circle asset ( 20 edges ), then a roof operation, then a split. and some trigonometry. I assume this works for you ? cheers ! matt ... View more

hey ! I guess you're having the following currently unsolvable issue. Once the 'occlusion ghosts' have been created, they exist during the full period of the model generation phase. the tricky part of this is that all possible ghosts (also the ones created in recursions) are checked for occlusions. Thus in many cases, the user would only like to be able to check the occlusion on the 'current state' of the model during the generation phase and not all of them which have ever existed. But sadly, this is not possible with the current implementation of the occlusion functionality. I personally almost never use occlusions since they have great limitations and make the code insanely complex and slow sometimes. Also, there is no way to visualize the ghosts, which makes 'debugging' hard. ... View more

Hey ! Hehe, daddy's here to help .. 😉 You need to merge the layers, otherwise, the Blocks are not created. Just select the layers, then RMB-click to merge the layers. Ok ? ... View more