Latest Contributions by DevinLavigne

I don't know about you, but I didn't have the patience or the mental capacity to cycle through and remember all 127 plants in the ESRI.lib, seeing what each species looks like and overall quality of the models. I'm sure some botanists and landscape architects might know what a Conker Tree is, but I don't. So I wrote some CGA that basically queries the Plant_Loader.cga and places and labels each of 127 plants. Simple create a rectangular object and apply the rule. That's it. The CGA file is attached and the code is below. If you have any suggestions or requests please email me dlavigne@hlplanning.com​ I hope you find this as useful as I do when bringing these assets into other rules. Devin Lavigne, AICP LEED-AP Principal | Cofounder Houseal Lavigne Associates 188 West Randolph Street, Suite 200 | Chicago, IL 60601 http://www.hlplanning.com /** * File:    plantlist.cga * Created: 25 Jul 2016 15:32:30 GMT * Author:  Devin Lavigne */ ###  Have you ever wondered what plants come in the master ESRI.lib? ###  This rule queries the Plant_Loader rule in the ESRI.lib and then places each species at their max height with a label. ###  All you need to do is create a rectangular shape and then just apply the rule. ###  If you have any suggestions or requests please email me dlavigne@hlplanning.com version "2016.0" import Plant:"/ESRI.lib/rules/Plants/Plant_Loader.cga" import Text:"/ESRI.lib/rules/General/Text.cga" PlantNumber = Plant.nPlants @Hidden attr SubSplit = 0 @Hidden attr Length = 0 @StartRule Area-->   alignScopeToGeometry(yUp,1)   s(PlantNumber*20,0,20)   set(Length,scope.sx)   plantpoints(0) plantpoints(counter)-->   case SubSplit <= PlantNumber:   split(x) {Length/PlantNumber:plantArea(SubSplit) | ~1: set(SubSplit, SubSplit+1) plantpoints(SubSplit)}   else:   NIL plantArea(plantnum)-->   comp(f) {top=PlacePlant(plantnum)[Ground]} PlacePlant(plantnum)-->   set(Plant.Name, Plant._commonName(SubSplit))   set(Plant.Height, Plant._heightMax(SubSplit))   set(Plant.Radius, Plant._radius(SubSplit,Plant.Height))   Plant.Generate   set (Text.Text,Plant.Name)   set (Text.Size,2)   rotate(abs, world, 270,180,270)   t(Plant.Height,0,scope.sy/2-Text.Size)   Text.Generate       Ground-->   color("#56a554") ... View more

Understanding that Key Performance Indicators (KPI) are unique to each project, are there any available resources that provide some averages or typical KPIs? ... View more

I'm wondering if there is a way to apply a pre-defined style within a CGA rule - from within that rule or when imported. For example, I have a CGA rule file that builds buildings from footprints - and there are a number of pre-defined styles - ApartmentBuilding, MixedUse, Office.... I'm now writing another rule that will be applied to a parcel. I'm writing some zoning to go with it - like setbacks etc... as well as some code to generate parking lots. The remaining area would be the footprint. I know I can reference the imported rule to generate the the shape, but I'm wondering if there is a way to specify a style and not just a start rule. I keep thinking I'm missing something really obvious. Basically what i have is this: Lot-->   split(z) {Side_Yard:SideYard | ~1:split(x) {Front_Yard:FrontYard | ~1:Middle | Rear_Yard:RearYard} | Side_Yard:SideYard} Middle-->      BuildingCGA.FootprintStartRule          and wondering if there is a way to do this: Lot-->   split(z) {Side_Yard:SideYard | ~1:split(x) {Front_Yard:FrontYard | ~1:Middle | Rear_Yard:RearYard} | Side_Yard:SideYard} Middle-->      BuildingCGA.FootprintStartRule(somePreDefinedStyle) ... View more