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Hi Stephen, I am looking to simulate water flow in pipes which sounds like I am really pushing the envelope on this, but I have always been wanting to push what I know as well as what understand, and mostly explore areas that few people have. Coming up with something complex and innovative is always tricky, but I can't help challenging myself and seeing whether or not there is an end or if simply opens up other opportunities. -Robert ... View more

Thanks Stephen, I wasn't sure about the whole Unreal/City Engine/ ArcPro direction, but I had a hunch that there may be a way. I have yet to try and test your idea since I haven't installed Blender or Unreal Engine but I am hoping to sometime soon. I just wanted to see if anyone has done this yet or figured out if it was possible, but it does seem to be. Thanks again for your help Stephen, Robert ... View more

Thanks Stephen. I was simply curious about the ability to create complex animations that could be used online. I was intrigued by the animated windmills and thought about other possibilities with the animated symbology. It does look like a tedious process to create the animations, but I think that if the boundaries on this could be pushed, it would create more opportunities in terms of advancements in this direction. I will keep checking this to see what other possible solutions may exist. On another note. Do you know if it is also possible to incorporate 3D Animations created in Blender. I was looking at some examples in the software about creating water animations and I think that there is a way for me to do it, but like you said, the process would be extremely tedious but otherwise possible. I will keep researching this to see what direction I would need to take. If you have any other ideas or hints that may help me in this endeavor I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks, Robert ... View more

Hi Janett, I would like to define the path based on a line segment(s), and/or a point or points. The use case is I have a model where I want to be able to add points and/or a line segment(s) which would allow for the user to look around based with a first person point of view. I want to be able to also have a defined path that the user could click on and have the point of view follow the path while also allowing the user to look around while moving along the path. I would like to also be able to set the direction in which the camera could face while also moving along the line segment. Another thing I'm looking to add is to set the camera facing angle/point of view to a locked focal point while moving along the line segment. Any of these additions added online would be greatly appreciated. I'm still working on the model but I would like to have these capabilities added. Thanks, Robert ... View more

Thanks Anthony, I was hoping to also see if they would be able to allow network traces to be done with 3D models in AGO webscenes. I am working on a project that I would like to incorporate the capabilities of the network trace with the 3D model and so I wasn't sure the direction that Esri is taking in terms of 3D capabilites. If need be I can try to run a tool with the model published from pro to AGO and see if I can feed the results into the AGO webscene model. Robert ... View more

Thanks Stefan. What I was thinking is if I could render the visuals in such a way that I could apply the textures like a symbology and bring it back into CityEngine or ArcPro. I know I can apply symbologies in such a way that the aesthetics would still be kept but I wasn't sure to what degree. So I was just wondering if this was possible or not. I figured I couldn't import from Unreal Engine directly but I thought I could import the textured layer as a symbology. I will keep researching to see if this is possible. Thanks, Robert ... View more

Thanks Scott. I knew of another work around but it would take me twice as long compared to just separating out the features themselves. ... View more