CityEngine: An IntroductionBrady Hoak
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3D Across The Platform
Desktop Web Device
Server Online Content
and Services
Portal
ArcGIS Pro
CityEngine
3D Analyst
ArcGIS Online
ArcGIS Runtime
ArcGIS JavaScript API
Complete workflow for editing, managing,
publishing and sharing data in 3D
Integrating GIS into the Design ProcessGeodesign
Feedback
Data AnalysisDesign
(Sketch)Evaluate Decision
Map Current
ConditionsDesign and Visualize
Scenarios
Engage with Key Stakeholders
and The Public
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Swedish Parametric Architectural Styles Façade Style Variations and LODs
Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality,
CAD, BIM, 3D Rendering, 3D ModelingInteroperability
What is
procedural
modeling?
• Supports Rapid Iteration
• Multiple Views
- Realistic Display
- 3D Thematic Rendering
• Performance Reporting
- Driven by Attributes
- Visualized Dynamically
Procedural Modeling is Intelligent
Rule Based Design
CAD / 3D Sketching
Procedural Design
Number of Iterations
New
Rule
Creation
3-D Zoning
Infiltration Rate Design
When to use ArcGIS Pro?
When to use CityEngine?
Procedural Geometry
Continuous improvements & focus on visual
rule authoring (with Portal/Online contents)
ArcGIS Pro CityEngine
“2D to 3D” procedural engine Yes Yes
Interactive design tools Dynamic reports, handles, local edits,…
No Yes
Rule authoring No Yes
Dynamic 3D streets & blocks No Yes
3D Data Types
CE for advanced 3D models (materials, instances…);
CE focus on CAD/BIM to WebGIS workflows
ArcGIS Pro CityEngine
Lidar / reconstruction Yes No
BIM import Partly Partly
Multipatch editing No Yes
3D export (Unity, etc) No Yes
3D Visualization
Focus in CE on preview; Pro, Earth & WSV are
our real-time visualization environments
ArcGIS Pro CityEngine
Scales All (global & local) Up to city scale (local only)
Rendering Streaming, adaptive In-memory only
Animation Yes No
AR/VR No R&D