{"id":1596922,"date":"2022-06-10T01:37:18","date_gmt":"2022-06-10T08:37:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/?post_type=blog&#038;p=1596922"},"modified":"2022-06-10T01:37:18","modified_gmt":"2022-06-10T08:37:18","slug":"whats-new-in-arcgis-cityengine-2022-0","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/city-engine\/3d-gis\/whats-new-in-arcgis-cityengine-2022-0","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s New in ArcGIS CityEngine 2022.0"},"author":127791,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":""},"categories":[23771],"tags":[25781,23811,760632,756352,391252],"industry":[],"product":[36781],"class_list":["post-1596922","blog","type-blog","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-3d-gis","tag-3d","tag-3d-visualization","tag-arcgis-cityengine","tag-urban-design","tag-vr-experience","product-city-engine"],"acf":{"short_description":"The newest release of ArcGIS CityEngine includes support for exports to Twinmotion, a brand-new startup experience, and much more.","flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"sidebar","content":"<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/en-us\/arcgis\/products\/arcgis-cityengine\/overview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ArcGIS CityEngine<\/a> is advanced 3D modeling software for creating huge, interactive and immersive urban environments in less time than with traditional modeling techniques. Try a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/en-us\/arcgis\/products\/arcgis-cityengine\/trial\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">21-day free trial<\/a> today.<\/em><\/p>\n","image_reference":false,"layout":"standard","image_reference_figure":"","snippet":"","spotlight_name":"","section_title":"","position":"Center","spotlight_image":false},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>What&#8217;s more exciting than releasing a new version of ArcGIS CityEngine? That&#8217;s right, releasing a new version of ArcGIS CityEngine just before the weekend!<br \/>\nWhy? Because now you get to play around with it all weekend long!<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s been a busy year for us, aside from releasing some new plugins and connectors, like the <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.omniverse.nvidia.com\/con_connect\/con_connect\/cityengine.html\">ArcGIS CityEngine Connector for NVIDIA Omniverse<\/a>, heading to conferences to spread the word on how great CityEngine is (come and talk to us at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/en-us\/about\/events\/uc\/overview\">Esri UC in San Diego<\/a>), we have of course also been hard at work on the new release!<br \/>\n&#8230;and now it&#8217;s here! We&#8217;re really proud to welcome our little bundle of joy ArcGIS CityEngine 2022.0 earth-side.<\/p>\n<p>We can&#8217;t wait for you to test it out. If you actually do spend all weekend doing that, you won&#8217;t regret it. The team worked tirelessly to bring this release to you &#8211; well, almost tirelessly, they do still have free time, of course&#8230;also there&#8217;s this thing called &#8220;labor laws&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><em>N.B. Esri is an awesome place to work, and we&#8217;re actually looking for new CityEngine team members, so check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/en-us\/about\/careers\/job-search?q=CityEngine\">careers page<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>If you want to know everything that was worked on in this version, you can scour the depths of the <a href=\"https:\/\/doc.arcgis.com\/en\/cityengine\/latest\/whats-new\/cityengine-release-notes.htm\">release notes<\/a>, or you can just scroll through this blog for the top new features.<\/p>\n<p>Without further ado, this is CityEngine 2022.0!<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"kaltura","video_id":"1_6l2rnf26","time":false,"start":0,"stop":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>Export to Twinmotion<\/h3>\n<p><a class=\"xref xref\" href=\"https:\/\/links.esri.com\/CITYENGINE\/HELP\/TWINMOTION\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twinmotion<\/a>, a tool for architectural visualizations from Epic Games, is now supported in the <a class=\"xref xref\" href=\"https:\/\/doc.arcgis.com\/en\/cityengine\/2022.0\/help\/help-export-unreal.htm#ESRI_SECTION1_91965B1243084B3FBA523D8EF66E714B\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Unreal Datasmith exporter<\/a>. Create high-quality visualizations of your ArcGIS <span class=\"ph\">CityEngine<\/span> scene using the Export Twinmotion Compatible checkbox in the export dialog.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":1596972,"id":1596972,"title":"arcgis cityengine 2022.0 - twinmotion","filename":"arcgis-cityengine-2022.0-twinmotion.png","filesize":102214,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/06\/arcgis-cityengine-2022.0-twinmotion.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/city-engine\/3d-gis\/whats-new-in-arcgis-cityengine-2022-0\/arcgis-cityengine-2022-0-twinmotion","alt":"","author":"127791","description":"","caption":"","name":"arcgis-cityengine-2022-0-twinmotion","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1596922,"date":"2022-06-08 17:11:46","modified":"2022-06-08 17:11:46","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":800,"height":456,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/06\/arcgis-cityengine-2022.0-twinmotion-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/06\/arcgis-cityengine-2022.0-twinmotion.png","medium-width":458,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/06\/arcgis-cityengine-2022.0-twinmotion.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":438,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/06\/arcgis-cityengine-2022.0-twinmotion.png","large-width":800,"large-height":456,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/06\/arcgis-cityengine-2022.0-twinmotion.png","1536x1536-width":800,"1536x1536-height":456,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/06\/arcgis-cityengine-2022.0-twinmotion.png","2048x2048-width":800,"2048x2048-height":456,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/06\/arcgis-cityengine-2022.0-twinmotion.png","card_image-width":800,"card_image-height":456,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/06\/arcgis-cityengine-2022.0-twinmotion.png","wide_image-width":800,"wide_image-height":456}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<h3>Transform tools: Integrated CRS tool<\/h3>\n<p id=\"GUID-473AE60B-E6DA-4EC7-863A-12121AE7D68D\">The\u00a0<a class=\"xref xref\" href=\"https:\/\/doc.arcgis.com\/en\/cityengine\/2022.0\/help\/help-transform-tools.htm#ESRI_SECTION1_BBBBF07356994CF681B87F9DBAAABEB6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">custom reference system (CRS) tool<\/a>\u00a0is now fully integrated into the transform tools. You can create, edit, or load a CRS when using a transform tool and the current CRS is stored when switching between different tools. The position is centered to the current selection except when the Adjust Position and Orientation mode is used.<\/p>\n<p id=\"GUID-6360C130-E0C7-4640-BB1D-199451B5D0E4\">Also, the new\u00a0<a class=\"xref xref\" href=\"https:\/\/doc.arcgis.com\/en\/cityengine\/2022.0\/help\/help-transform-tools.htm#ESRI_SECTION1_0074D8ABB396479AAB25F346FDB89BBD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Transform Individually<\/a>\u00a0tool option allows you to rotate or scale multiple objects around their respective center points. For example, you can transform multiple trees individually while they remain in place in the scene.<\/p>\n<p id=\"GUID-BE55FD4F-1FB8-42E9-AF09-5B703A0269EC\">Finally, now when you click a tool with tool options, the tool options window automatically opens.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":1596932,"id":1596932,"title":"arcgis cityengine 2022.0 - CRS tool","filename":"arcgis-cityengine-2022.0-CRS-tool.png","filesize":42684,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/06\/arcgis-cityengine-2022.0-CRS-tool.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/city-engine\/3d-gis\/whats-new-in-arcgis-cityengine-2022-0\/arcgis-cityengine-2022-0-crs-tool","alt":"","author":"127791","description":"","caption":"","name":"arcgis-cityengine-2022-0-crs-tool","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1596922,"date":"2022-06-08 17:11:27","modified":"2022-06-08 17:11:27","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":800,"height":449,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/06\/arcgis-cityengine-2022.0-CRS-tool-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/06\/arcgis-cityengine-2022.0-CRS-tool.png","medium-width":464,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/06\/arcgis-cityengine-2022.0-CRS-tool.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":431,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/06\/arcgis-cityengine-2022.0-CRS-tool.png","large-width":800,"large-height":449,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/06\/arcgis-cityengine-2022.0-CRS-tool.png","1536x1536-width":800,"1536x1536-height":449,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/06\/arcgis-cityengine-2022.0-CRS-tool.png","2048x2048-width":800,"2048x2048-height":449,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/06\/arcgis-cityengine-2022.0-CRS-tool.png","card_image-width":800,"card_image-height":449,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/06\/arcgis-cityengine-2022.0-CRS-tool.png","wide_image-width":800,"wide_image-height":449}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<h3>New start-up experience<\/h3>\n<p>The welcome screen is completely redesigned. It&#8217;s now integrated into the UI and can be opened anytime. Furthermore, a new Get Started window appears at start-up, and guides new users through the ArcGIS <span class=\"ph\">CityEngine<\/span>\u00a0Tour tutorial, which is automatically installed and added to the default workspace.<\/p>\n<p>Also,\u00a0<a class=\"xref xref\" href=\"https:\/\/doc.arcgis.com\/en\/cityengine\/2022.0\/help\/help-esri-lib-webstyles.htm#ESRI_SECTION1_4C158279204E44B8987BA844F9B14B02\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Webstyles<\/a> assets, such as vegetation, are now bundled in the installer, added into the new workspaces, and no longer need to be manually downloaded. Finally, the new screen includes links to the most common ArcGIS <span class=\"ph\">CityEngine<\/span>\u00a0help resources.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":1596962,"id":1596962,"title":"arcgis cityengine 2022.0 - startup","filename":"arcgis-cityengine-2022.0-startup.png","filesize":37734,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/06\/arcgis-cityengine-2022.0-startup.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/city-engine\/3d-gis\/whats-new-in-arcgis-cityengine-2022-0\/arcgis-cityengine-2022-0-startup","alt":"","author":"127791","description":"","caption":"","name":"arcgis-cityengine-2022-0-startup","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1596922,"date":"2022-06-08 17:11:41","modified":"2022-06-08 17:11:41","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":800,"height":479,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/06\/arcgis-cityengine-2022.0-startup-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/06\/arcgis-cityengine-2022.0-startup.png","medium-width":436,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/06\/arcgis-cityengine-2022.0-startup.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":460,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/06\/arcgis-cityengine-2022.0-startup.png","large-width":800,"large-height":479,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/06\/arcgis-cityengine-2022.0-startup.png","1536x1536-width":800,"1536x1536-height":479,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/06\/arcgis-cityengine-2022.0-startup.png","2048x2048-width":800,"2048x2048-height":479,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/06\/arcgis-cityengine-2022.0-startup-777x465.png","card_image-width":777,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/06\/arcgis-cityengine-2022.0-startup.png","wide_image-width":800,"wide_image-height":479}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<h3>Inspector and streets<\/h3>\n<p>The\u00a0<a class=\"xref xref\" href=\"https:\/\/doc.arcgis.com\/en\/cityengine\/2022.0\/help\/help-create-shapes-from-streets.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Street Inspector<\/a>\u00a0is simplified: different object types are now grouped as Nodes, Segments, Sidewalks, Blocks, and Lots. Also, when selecting a street or sidewalk shape, the matching node or segment is now selected automatically.<\/p>\n<p>This allows for quicker selection, attribute control, and editing with the transform tools. Finally, the object types have new icons, and the parameters are rearranged, renamed, and have more descriptive tool-tips.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":1596942,"id":1596942,"title":"arcgis cityengine 2022.0 - inspector","filename":"arcgis-cityengine-2022.0-inspector.png","filesize":54149,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/06\/arcgis-cityengine-2022.0-inspector.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/city-engine\/3d-gis\/whats-new-in-arcgis-cityengine-2022-0\/arcgis-cityengine-2022-0-inspector","alt":"","author":"127791","description":"","caption":"","name":"arcgis-cityengine-2022-0-inspector","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1596922,"date":"2022-06-08 17:11:31","modified":"2022-06-08 17:11:31","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":800,"height":450,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/06\/arcgis-cityengine-2022.0-inspector-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/06\/arcgis-cityengine-2022.0-inspector.png","medium-width":464,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/06\/arcgis-cityengine-2022.0-inspector.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":432,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/06\/arcgis-cityengine-2022.0-inspector.png","large-width":800,"large-height":450,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/06\/arcgis-cityengine-2022.0-inspector.png","1536x1536-width":800,"1536x1536-height":450,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/06\/arcgis-cityengine-2022.0-inspector.png","2048x2048-width":800,"2048x2048-height":450,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/06\/arcgis-cityengine-2022.0-inspector.png","card_image-width":800,"card_image-height":450,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/06\/arcgis-cityengine-2022.0-inspector.png","wide_image-width":800,"wide_image-height":450}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<h3>New lasso selection<\/h3>\n<p>The new\u00a0<a class=\"xref xref\" href=\"https:\/\/doc.arcgis.com\/en\/cityengine\/2022.0\/help\/help-select-objects.htm#ESRI_SECTION1_DD9F1CAEB62B435B99A176A5056F5E51\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lasso Selection tool<\/a>\u00a0allows you to select multiple objects in the viewport when they do not fit into a rectangle.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":1596952,"id":1596952,"title":"arcgis cityengine 2022.0 - lasso","filename":"arcgis-cityengine-2022.0-lasso.png","filesize":70807,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/06\/arcgis-cityengine-2022.0-lasso.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/city-engine\/3d-gis\/whats-new-in-arcgis-cityengine-2022-0\/arcgis-cityengine-2022-0-lasso","alt":"","author":"127791","description":"","caption":"","name":"arcgis-cityengine-2022-0-lasso","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1596922,"date":"2022-06-08 17:11:36","modified":"2022-06-08 17:11:36","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":800,"height":450,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/06\/arcgis-cityengine-2022.0-lasso-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/06\/arcgis-cityengine-2022.0-lasso.png","medium-width":464,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/06\/arcgis-cityengine-2022.0-lasso.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":432,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/06\/arcgis-cityengine-2022.0-lasso.png","large-width":800,"large-height":450,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/06\/arcgis-cityengine-2022.0-lasso.png","1536x1536-width":800,"1536x1536-height":450,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/06\/arcgis-cityengine-2022.0-lasso.png","2048x2048-width":800,"2048x2048-height":450,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/06\/arcgis-cityengine-2022.0-lasso.png","card_image-width":800,"card_image-height":450,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/06\/arcgis-cityengine-2022.0-lasso.png","wide_image-width":800,"wide_image-height":450}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<h3>CGA<\/h3>\n<p id=\"GUID-25017E8B-7BD0-44AA-BADA-B9369F66D137\">There are new\u00a0<a class=\"xref xref\" href=\"https:\/\/doc.arcgis.com\/en\/cityengine\/2022.0\/cga\/cga-extension-keyword.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">extension point<\/a>\u00a0rules that can be redefined in\u00a0<a class=\"xref xref\" href=\"https:\/\/doc.arcgis.com\/en\/cityengine\/2022.0\/cga\/cga-import-keyword.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">import<\/a>\u00a0statements, in the same way as\u00a0<a class=\"xref xref\" href=\"https:\/\/doc.arcgis.com\/en\/cityengine\/2022.0\/cga\/cga-attr-keyword.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">attributes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p id=\"GUID-B86673EF-1470-4AD4-94D2-1E8BB879BC58\">The\u00a0<a class=\"xref xref\" href=\"https:\/\/doc.arcgis.com\/en\/cityengine\/2022.0\/cga\/cga-reset-material.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"usertext\">resetMaterial<\/span><\/a>\u00a0operation now has an option to reset the material of the geometry. The\u00a0<a class=\"xref xref\" href=\"https:\/\/doc.arcgis.com\/en\/cityengine\/2022.0\/cga\/cga-read-material-function.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"usertext\">readMaterial<\/span><\/a>\u00a0function now correctly reads map entries with empty strings.<\/p>\n<p id=\"GUID-4F60C643-F26A-4D9D-88DB-D1C7035F5F86\">You can preview CGA material files (<span class=\"usertext\">*.cgamat<\/span>) and material definitions for OBJ files (<span class=\"usertext\">*.mtl<\/span>) in the Navigator.<\/p>\n<p id=\"GUID-000D49D2-20E5-4340-9712-8373D4ED5BFD\">See the\u00a0<a class=\"xref xref\" href=\"https:\/\/doc.arcgis.com\/en\/cityengine\/2022.0\/cga\/cga-changelog.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CGA changelog<\/a>\u00a0for a comprehensive list of changes and bug fixes.<\/p>\n<p>Want to stay up to date? Sign up for the <a href=\"https:\/\/go.esri.com\/subscribe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ArcGIS CityEngine newsletter<\/a> to get all the latest and greatest news. 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