{"id":6203,"date":"2024-07-11T12:07:18","date_gmt":"2024-07-11T11:07:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.geoplanit.co.uk\/?p=6203"},"modified":"2024-07-11T12:23:51","modified_gmt":"2024-07-11T11:23:51","slug":"whats-new-in-arcgis-cityengine-2024-0-a-significant-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.geoplanit.co.uk\/?p=6203","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s new in ArcGIS CityEngine 2024.0? A significant release."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s been awhile since I last posted we\u2019ll yet again blame work and family commitments!&nbsp; This week is pretty important, it\u2019s the week before the Esri UC in San Diego which I am returning to this year (come find me!).&nbsp; But the real news for me is the 2024.0 release of ArcGIS CityEngine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bottom line: <strong>This is the most significant release of CityEngine we have seen in a long while.<\/strong>&nbsp; Finally updates on a \u2018.0\u2019 release I can be a little excited (and nervous) about!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Has the development team in Zurich got some new staff? Or have they been given some special magic potion?\u00a0 Either way, we\u2019ve got bug fixes, UI enhancements, new content, and a more development of the new (sort of*) way of create procedural geometry without having to type code a visual editor familiar to many who use other 3D tools.\u00a0 In addition, we also have some new tutorials on YouTube coming at a similar time to myself releasing short tutorials we\u2019re not coordinating here, but neither are we competing so don\u2019t worry it just means you have more learning paths available which as we all know has been an issue for CityEngine users starting out!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>* yes we\u2019ve had this for a release already in beta, plus us old timer users with CityEngine will remember a time when CE did have a visual\/no code editor back in the day.\u00a0 The development team removed it and didn\u2019t tell anyone is what I recall\u2026. Please don\u2019t do that again!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">My favourite updates\/new features<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>New selection visuals, no massively useful but does give the view port a better feel and when selecting features amongst many other objects this really is helpful. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large td-caption-align-left\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.geoplanit.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/CE_2024_selection_darkmode.png?resize=696%2C400\" alt=\"Selection visuals updated\" class=\"wp-image-6211\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.geoplanit.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/CE_2024_selection_darkmode.png?resize=1024%2C589&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.geoplanit.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/CE_2024_selection_darkmode.png?resize=300%2C173&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.geoplanit.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/CE_2024_selection_darkmode.png?resize=150%2C86&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.geoplanit.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/CE_2024_selection_darkmode.png?resize=768%2C442&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.geoplanit.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/CE_2024_selection_darkmode.png?resize=730%2C420&amp;ssl=1 730w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.geoplanit.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/CE_2024_selection_darkmode.png?resize=696%2C400&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.geoplanit.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/CE_2024_selection_darkmode.png?resize=1068%2C614&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.geoplanit.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/CE_2024_selection_darkmode.png?w=1274&amp;ssl=1 1274w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Visual Selection improvements help us see what&#8217;s been selected a little better in this release.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Guides now treated as scene objects so we can mange them easier (and import them from other CEJ files), this has been an underused feature previously by me but I think these improvements might make it more likely that I will use it. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.geoplanit.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/CE_2024_guides_darkmode.png?resize=696%2C534\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6207\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.geoplanit.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/CE_2024_guides_darkmode.png?resize=1024%2C786&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.geoplanit.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/CE_2024_guides_darkmode.png?resize=300%2C230&amp;ssl=1 300w, 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class=\"wp-element-caption\">Guides are finally a layer which you can interact with select\/turn on and off and import from other CEJ files!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Material browser!&nbsp; A new annotation @MaterialFile opens up a visual material browser for us in the inspector similar I guess to choosing colours via a colour picker.&nbsp;&nbsp; Now this creates grid gallery for viewing and selection.&nbsp; Until recently I hadn\u2019t really used the new(ish) cgamat files to make and organise textures, but this gives me a reason!. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"338\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.geoplanit.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/CE_2024_materialbrowser.png?resize=338%2C630\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6209\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.geoplanit.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/CE_2024_materialbrowser.png?w=338&amp;ssl=1 338w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.geoplanit.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/CE_2024_materialbrowser.png?resize=161%2C300&amp;ssl=1 161w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.geoplanit.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/CE_2024_materialbrowser.png?resize=80%2C150&amp;ssl=1 80w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.geoplanit.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/CE_2024_materialbrowser.png?resize=225%2C420&amp;ssl=1 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 338px) 100vw, 338px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A material browser makes sense of all your textures finally.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>VCGA I\u2019ve got to be honest I am nervous about this, it feels very different to how I view CGA code in my head.&nbsp; Having said that I absolutely understand that not everyone wants to type away at a keyboard to create volumes.&nbsp; The amount of work Esri has put in here is amazing and will help new users come on board.&nbsp; CGA isn\u2019t dead and this visual coding method has given people like me an opportunity to create \u2018components\u2019 for others to use. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"373\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.geoplanit.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/CE_2024_visualCGA_darkmode.png?resize=696%2C373\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.geoplanit.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/CE_2024_visualCGA_darkmode.png?resize=1024%2C549&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.geoplanit.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/CE_2024_visualCGA_darkmode.png?resize=300%2C161&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.geoplanit.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/CE_2024_visualCGA_darkmode.png?resize=150%2C80&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.geoplanit.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/CE_2024_visualCGA_darkmode.png?resize=768%2C411&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.geoplanit.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/CE_2024_visualCGA_darkmode.png?resize=1536%2C823&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.geoplanit.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/CE_2024_visualCGA_darkmode.png?resize=784%2C420&amp;ssl=1 784w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.geoplanit.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/CE_2024_visualCGA_darkmode.png?resize=696%2C373&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.geoplanit.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/CE_2024_visualCGA_darkmode.png?resize=1068%2C572&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.geoplanit.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/CE_2024_visualCGA_darkmode.png?w=1919&amp;ssl=1 1919w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.geoplanit.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/CE_2024_visualCGA_darkmode.png?w=1392 1392w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Visual CGA seems to be out of beta and works nicely, lots to explore here for older CityEngine users, perhaps a good entry point for new users?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now it\u2019s not all good news, I have some issues with the implementation of the dark mode\u2026 from what I hear it\u2019s a windows thing, but I can\u2019t easily switch to dark mode when select buttons are so glaringly different\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"460\" height=\"115\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.geoplanit.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/CE_2024_darkmode_buttonissue.png?resize=460%2C115\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6205\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.geoplanit.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/CE_2024_darkmode_buttonissue.png?w=460&amp;ssl=1 460w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.geoplanit.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/CE_2024_darkmode_buttonissue.png?resize=300%2C75&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.geoplanit.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/CE_2024_darkmode_buttonissue.png?resize=150%2C38&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Bright backgrounds on a dark mode interface? tsk tsk&#8230;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One final thing for those interested in my forthcoming release of <a href=\"https:\/\/gd3d.co.uk\/cept\/\">CityEngine Pro Tools<\/a>, yes so far my code works well with this new release of CityEngine naturally I am still testing it but I think we\u2019re good!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"323\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.geoplanit.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/CE_2024_CEPT_darkmode-1024x475.png?resize=696%2C323&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.geoplanit.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/CE_2024_CEPT_darkmode.png?resize=1024%2C475&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.geoplanit.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/CE_2024_CEPT_darkmode.png?resize=300%2C139&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.geoplanit.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/CE_2024_CEPT_darkmode.png?resize=150%2C70&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.geoplanit.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/CE_2024_CEPT_darkmode.png?resize=768%2C356&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.geoplanit.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/CE_2024_CEPT_darkmode.png?resize=905%2C420&amp;ssl=1 905w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.geoplanit.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/CE_2024_CEPT_darkmode.png?resize=696%2C323&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.geoplanit.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/CE_2024_CEPT_darkmode.png?resize=1068%2C496&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.geoplanit.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/CE_2024_CEPT_darkmode.png?w=1112&amp;ssl=1 1112w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Shameless plug <a href=\"https:\/\/gd3d.co.uk\/cept\/\">CityEngine Pro Tools<\/a> undergoing testing with the new release of CityEngine!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">More resource about this release:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/city-engine\/3d-gis\/whats-new-in-arcgis-cityengine-july-2024\/\">What\u2019s New in ArcGIS CityEngine (July 2024)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/doc.arcgis.com\/en\/cityengine\/latest\/whats-new\/cityengine-release-notes.htm\">CityEngine 2024.0 Release Notes<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/doc.arcgis.com\/en\/cityengine\/latest\/cga\/cga-changelog.htm\">CityEngine 2024.0 CGA Change Log<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/doc.arcgis.com\/en\/cityengine\/latest\/python\/python-notes-and-changelog.htm\">CityEngine 2024.0 Python Change Log<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s been awhile since I last posted we\u2019ll yet again blame work and family commitments!&nbsp; This week is pretty important, it\u2019s the week before the Esri UC in San Diego which I am returning to this year (come find me!).&nbsp; But the real news for me is the 2024.0 release of ArcGIS CityEngine. 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