City Engine Archives - Digital Urban https://www.digitalurban.org/blog/category/city-engine/ Data, Cities, IoT, Writing, Music and Making Things Thu, 30 May 2013 18:09:02 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://www.digitalurban.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Dulogosm-1.png City Engine Archives - Digital Urban https://www.digitalurban.org/blog/category/city-engine/ 32 32 Developing Classical and Contemporary Models in ESRI’s City Engine – CASA Working Paper 191 https://www.digitalurban.org/blog/2013/05/30/casa-working-paper-191-developing-classical-and-contemporary-models-in-esris-city-engine-2/ Thu, 30 May 2013 18:09:02 +0000 http://www.digitalurban.org/?p=3401 CASA Working Paper 191 – Developing classical and contemporary models in ESRI’s City Engine – is now available to download. By Flora Roumpani, The Bartlett Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis,...

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]]> CASA Working Paper 191 – Developing classical and contemporary models in ESRI’s City Engine – is now available to download.
By Flora Roumpani, The Bartlett Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis, University College London:
Abstract
Working Paper 191

Working Paper 191

In this paper we describe the development of projects which aim to explore the use of procedural modelling as a complete toolkit for building interactive visualizations of urban modelling theories. We will use three case studies, starting with the original von-Thunen model, a generalization of von-Thunen using multiple centres and finally the standard dynamic retail model by Wilson and Harris. We will discuss the advantages and limitations in using ESRI’s City Engine and the use of interactive techniques, to visualize and explore classical and contemporary urban modelling theories, by introducing spatial interaction and spatial dynamics within the simulation of a 3d city. In this framework, we provide a guide for developing urban models to aid better analysis and understanding of the urban environment through 3d urban visualizations, complexity theories and interactive systems.
Download the working paper (8.5Mb pdf)
The full working paper series can be viewed on the main CASA site – http://www.bartlett.ucl.ac.uk/casa/latest/publications/working-papers
Follow the work behind the working paper at en-topia.blogspot.co.uk

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]]> CASA Cubes in the City https://www.digitalurban.org/blog/2013/03/15/casa-cubes-in-the-city/ Fri, 15 Mar 2013 14:07:50 +0000 http://www.digitalurban.org/?p=3047 As part of a future ‘Easter’ themed  promotion we have produced a short teaser clip around ‘cubes in the city’. The movie was produced using ESRI City Engine, 3D Max...

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]]> As part of a future ‘Easter’ themed  promotion we have produced a short teaser clip around ‘cubes in the city’.

The movie was produced using ESRI City Engine, 3D Max and Lumion  – it is also being used as part of our Masters course on Advanced Spatial Analysis and Visualisation to demonstrate how simulation (MassFX) can be combined with procedural city creation and rapid visualisation…
 
Lumion has a few issues with lighting  – there are some errors in the movie above – however for work created and rendered in under 3 hours its worth living with…

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]]> Voxopolis: 3D City via Conway’s Game of Life https://www.digitalurban.org/blog/2010/02/02/voxopolis-3d-city-via-conways-game-of/ https://www.digitalurban.org/blog/2010/02/02/voxopolis-3d-city-via-conways-game-of/#comments Tue, 02 Feb 2010 21:15:00 +0000 http://digitalurban.net/?p=1121 Build a 3D city using the rules from Conway’s Game of Life and you’ve got our attention. The movie below details such a 3D city engine based developed in Processing...

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]]> Build a 3D city using the rules from Conway’s Game of Life and you’ve got our attention. The movie below details such a 3D city engine based developed in Processing by Jeannette Kuo, Dino Rossi and Dominik Zausinger:

The team seem to come from the The Master of Advanced Studies in CAAD at ETH in Zurich – a one-year postgraduate program with a focus on computer-based architectural design and its automated production. The program examines the use of current information technologies as an augmentation of concepts of architecture.

Very neat…

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