5 Tips to Make your 3D Life EasierSean William Morrish, Esri Inc.

Thorsten Reitz, Esri R&D Center Zurich

Introduction

• Purpose and format of this session• 5 Tips – 20 mins

- What is the problem?- What does it look like?- How to fix it!

• Q&A

#13D Import

Model Loading

Problems:GeoreferencingInformation lossConnection to features already in the GIS

How to import data from non-gis apps

Got KML, DAE, 3DS or other 3D Content?

Building Model loading

• Buildings- COLLADA,- SketchUp- OpenFlight- VRML- 3D Studio Max- CityGML handling

• Automatic Loading- Model Builder - Python Scripting

#2Texture Repair

Texture Repair

• Problem: - Describe different types of textures that are used- Ugly textures, broken coordinates

• Solution: Show import with FGDB, doing texture repair in CE (use Facade wizard to replace defect texture with updated texture)

#3Geometry Errors

Geometry Errors: The Problem

Colinear Vertices Mixed Normals

Coplanar FacesSelf-Intersections

Geometry Errors: Solutions

CityEngine: − Cleanup Shape− Reverse Normals

ArcGIS Pro: − Features from CityEngine Rules − cleanupGeometry CGA Operation

#4Terrain Alignment

Terrain Alignment: Problem

Connect terrain and buildings nicely and accurately

Terrain Alignment: Solutions

Shape to Terrain Terrain to Shape

#5Splitting and Cutting

Splitting and Cutting: Problem

Create Panels for Analysis & VisualisationExtract Roof or other Geometry Parts

Splitting and Cutting: The Solution

Initial Shape

Output Feature

PRT

Initial Shape

1

PRTLeaf Shape

2 3 4

#6Bonus Tip!

Problem: How to refine a coarse (LoD1) Building?

Polygonal Models Procedural Models

Solution: Shape Creation & Handles

Thank you!Any Questions?