{"id":2947797,"date":"2025-11-19T10:00:19","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T18:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/?post_type=blog&p=2947797"},"modified":"2025-11-17T08:40:28","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T16:40:28","slug":"create-high-detail-buildings-with-the-updated-3d-buildings-solution","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-solutions\/local-government\/create-high-detail-buildings-with-the-updated-3d-buildings-solution","title":{"rendered":"Create High-Detail Buildings with the Updated 3D Buildings Solution"},"author":402578,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":""},"categories":[23771,22841],"tags":[25781,36451,313412,26171],"industry":[],"product":[36561,42661],"class_list":["post-2947797","blog","type-blog","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-3d-gis","category-local-government","tag-3d","tag-arcgis-indoors","tag-arcgis-solutions","tag-urban-planning","product-arcgis-pro","product-arcgis-solutions"],"acf":{"authors":[{"ID":402578,"user_firstname":"Adam","user_lastname":"McSparran","nickname":"Adam McSparran","user_nicename":"amcsparranesri-com_esriinc","display_name":"Adam McSparran","user_email":"amcsparran@esri.com","user_url":"","user_registered":"2025-09-12 16:06:07","user_description":"Adam McSparran is a Product Engineer on the ArcGIS Solutions team with a focus on planning and natural resources.","user_avatar":""}],"short_description":"Learn how the latest ArcGIS 3D Buildings solution simplifies workflows, adds floor visualization, and connects your data across the platform.","flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

ArcGIS Solutions helps you make the most of your GIS by providing purpose-driven, industry-specific configuration of ArcGIS.<\/em><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

As urban development accelerates and infrastructure projects grow in complexity, outdated workflows and disconnected tools often slow progress, inflate costs, and limit decision-critical insights. But what if you had the tools to easily turn raw data into lifelike 3D cityscapes?<\/p>\n

Esri\u2019s latest\u00a0release of the 3D Buildings<\/a>\u00a0solution streamlines the creation of 3D buildings and smoothly integrates with existing planning and design systems. This means that you can quickly extract building footprints from lidar and visualize interiors down to individual floors. The solution also includes enhancements for sharing 3D content across ArcGIS to help members of your organization collaborate effortlessly. Here\u2019s what\u2019s new:<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Simplified task workflows<\/strong><\/p>\n

The 3D Buildings ArcGIS Pro project now offers a more intuitive experience that simplifies the process and saves time. We\u2019ve grouped tasks into more logical workflows, making it easier for you to turn your raw data into finished 3D models. This new structure ensures consistency, improves usability, and helps your team stay focused on outcomes rather than processes.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2947808,"id":2947808,"title":"3DBuildingsProProject","filename":"3DBuildingsProProject.jpg","filesize":194518,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/11\/3DBuildingsProProject.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-solutions\/local-government\/create-high-detail-buildings-with-the-updated-3d-buildings-solution\/3dbuildingsproproject","alt":"An image of an ArcGIS Pro project with the 3D Buildings tasks open.","author":"402578","description":"","caption":"Tasks have been reorganized into new task groups that follow a more logical workflow to simplify generating 3D content.","name":"3dbuildingsproproject","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2947797,"date":"2025-11-12 06:55:25","modified":"2025-11-17 16:36:54","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1516,"height":1092,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/11\/3DBuildingsProProject-213x200.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/11\/3DBuildingsProProject.jpg","medium-width":362,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/11\/3DBuildingsProProject.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":553,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/11\/3DBuildingsProProject.jpg","large-width":1499,"large-height":1080,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/11\/3DBuildingsProProject.jpg","1536x1536-width":1516,"1536x1536-height":1092,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/11\/3DBuildingsProProject.jpg","2048x2048-width":1516,"2048x2048-height":1092,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/11\/3DBuildingsProProject-646x465.jpg","card_image-width":646,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/11\/3DBuildingsProProject-1499x1080.jpg","wide_image-width":1499,"wide_image-height":1080}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

The first task group is the most foundational. It guides you through creating detailed elevation surface layers, which are required for creating 3D buildings in a later workflow. Subsequent tasks build on these surfaces, progressively adding complexity and realism to your project.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

LOD2 building extraction<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you\u2019re already using the solution, you\u2019ll recognize steps such as Create and Publish 3D Buildings, but you\u2019ll also notice a major enhancement new with this release: the Extract LOD2 Buildings<\/a>\u00a0tool. This new\u00a0tool condenses what was once a multistep process into a single workflow. You can now generate LOD2 models complete with realistic roof forms directly from lidar and building footprints.<\/p>\n

That said, this approach isn\u2019t ideal for every dataset. Its success depends on two key factors:<\/p>\n