Hello Friends!
Ah, yes, it’s that magical time of year when everyone starts whispering about gifts, cheer, and long-awaited surprises. And while you might be expecting sleigh bells or holiday lights, here’s the real surprise: ArcGIS CityEngine has arrived on ArcGIS Enterprise (I didn’t mean to make that rhyme, but it’s even better that it did)!
Now you can model your cities with all the joy of added security, data control, and collaborative magic.
With this release, CityEngine is packed with features to elevate your designs: create intricate models, navigate materials, and even set up two-point perspective mode to keep your architectural lines perfectly aligned.
So break out the eggnog and let the modeling begin—because your data and design tools just got a whole lot merrier!
ArcGIS CityEngine Launches on ArcGIS Enterprise
Need expanded control over data sovereignty and easier ways to share data securely? You’re in luck! As of this release, CityEngine joins the ArcGIS Enterprise family.
Organizations who rely on ArcGIS Enterprise can rest easy knowing they can now reap the benefits of CityEngine’s powerful 3D modeling within their existing environment, and CityEngine users can directly access organizational data when creating models, and share them out for collaboration.
Integration with ArcGIS Urban
The ArcGIS CityEngine + ArcGIS Urban integration just gets better and better! With this release, users can now import ground spaces from ArcGIS Urban, and imported spaces will now visually match their appearance in Urban, creating more consistency between the two environments.
Introducing Two-Point Perspective Mode
Calling all architects! CityEngine now has the option to enable tilt-shift (also known as two-point perspective correction). Work with your model in the perspective you need by easily enabling this setting to automatically make vertical lines appear parallel.
Expanded Control for CGA Rules
Construct more complex geometries when generating models with new CGA features: this release introduces rule inlining, component tags and 3D Boolean shape operations, opening up exciting new possibilities for consolidating and streamlining workflows when creating CGA rules.
Search the Material Browser with Ease
Finding materials has never been easier in the Visual CGA editor with the new search bar and filter feature. Simply launch the browser from the Inspector and search for materials, or peruse the library to find the look you model needs.
See a full report of all the updates in this release in our release notes, and if you’re new to CityEngine and ready to take it for a spin, try our 21-day Free Trial and get started with help from our tutorials.
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