{"id":358892,"date":"2018-11-15T01:04:01","date_gmt":"2018-11-15T09:04:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/?post_type=blog&#038;p=358892"},"modified":"2020-06-30T06:49:26","modified_gmt":"2020-06-30T13:49:26","slug":"how-to-exchange-data-between-esri-cityengine-and-autodesk-infraworks","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/city-engine\/3d-gis\/how-to-exchange-data-between-esri-cityengine-and-autodesk-infraworks","title":{"rendered":"How to exchange data between Esri CityEngine and Autodesk Infraworks"},"author":9292,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":""},"categories":[23771],"tags":[35131,42631,549072,265382,27911],"industry":[],"product":[36781],"class_list":["post-358892","blog","type-blog","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-3d-gis","tag-autodesk","tag-cityengine","tag-esrirdzurich","tag-infraworks","tag-tutorial","product-city-engine"],"acf":{"short_description":"A tutorial on the interoperability between Esri CityEngine and Autodesk Infraworks","flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"sidebar","content":"<p>In recent times we\u2019ve had a lot of questions about the interoperability between <strong>CityEngine<\/strong> and Autodesk<strong> Infraworks<\/strong> so we have decided to write a blogpost about this to hopefully help you to navigate your way through the technicalities of these two applications.<br \/>\nFirst up, if you notice any discrepancies here or something doesn&#8217;t make sense, please feel free to reach out to us.<\/p>\n<p>So without further ado, here it is&#8230;<\/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>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Tutorial: Data exchange between Esri CityEngine and Autodesk Infraworks<\/strong><\/h2>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p><em>Versions: CityEngine 2018.1 and Infraworks 2019.2<\/em><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Introduction<\/strong><\/h3>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>This tutorial provides an overview of how to exchange data between Esri CityEngine and Autodesk Infraworks in both directions. While it does not give any details on how to use the two applications, it gives step-by-step export \/ import instructions based on an initial CityEngine example project.<\/p>\n<p>To get started, this tutorial assumes that you have installed both CityEngine (2018.1 or later) and Infraworks (2019.2 or later). For both applications, fully functional trial versions are available from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/en-us\/arcgis\/products\/esri-cityengine\/trial\">Esri<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/infraworks\/free-trial\">Autodesk<\/a>, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>In this tutorial, we use the \u201cRedlands Redevelopment\u201d example, which is available as a download within CityEngine. First, launch CityEngine and download the example project used in this tutorial:<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<ul>\n<li>On the startup screen, select \u201cDownload tutorial and example projects\u2026\u201d<br \/>\n(figure 1).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":358902,"id":358902,"title":"figure_1_download","filename":"figure_1_download.png","filesize":332617,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/11\/figure_1_download.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/city-engine\/3d-gis\/how-to-exchange-data-between-esri-cityengine-and-autodesk-infraworks\/figure_1_download","alt":"","author":"7041","description":"","caption":"Figure 1: Download","name":"figure_1_download","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":358892,"date":"2018-11-14 08:59:19","modified":"2018-11-14 08:59:57","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":2628,"height":1612,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/11\/figure_1_download.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":131,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/11\/figure_1_download.png","medium-width":426,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/11\/figure_1_download.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":471,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/11\/figure_1_download.png","large-width":1761,"large-height":1080,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/11\/figure_1_download.png","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":942,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/11\/figure_1_download.png","2048x2048-width":2048,"2048x2048-height":1256,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/11\/figure_1_download.png","card_image-width":758,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/11\/figure_1_download.png","wide_image-width":1761,"wide_image-height":1080}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<ul>\n<li>Select the \u201cRedlands Redevelopment 2018.0\u201d example and hit \u201cFinish\u201d to download the project (figure 2.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":358912,"id":358912,"title":"figure_2_example","filename":"figure_2_example.png","filesize":230933,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/11\/figure_2_example.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/city-engine\/3d-gis\/how-to-exchange-data-between-esri-cityengine-and-autodesk-infraworks\/figure_2_example","alt":"","author":"7041","description":"","caption":"Figure 2: Example","name":"figure_2_example","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":358892,"date":"2018-11-14 09:00:38","modified":"2018-11-14 09:01:35","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":1504,"height":1468,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/11\/figure_2_example.png","thumbnail-width":205,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/11\/figure_2_example.png","medium-width":267,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/11\/figure_2_example.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":750,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/11\/figure_2_example.png","large-width":1106,"large-height":1080,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/11\/figure_2_example.png","1536x1536-width":1504,"1536x1536-height":1468,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/11\/figure_2_example.png","2048x2048-width":1504,"2048x2048-height":1468,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/11\/figure_2_example.png","card_image-width":476,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/11\/figure_2_example.png","wide_image-width":1106,"wide_image-height":1080}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<ul>\n<li>The project then appears in CityEngine\u2019s Navigator. Open the \u201cscenes\u201d folder and double click on \u201cRedlands_Redevelopment.cej, which opens the scene.<\/li>\n<li>When asked to regenerate the generated models, hit \u201cYes\u201d.<\/li>\n<li>The models are now generated, and the scene is displayed (figure 3).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":358922,"id":358922,"title":"figure_3_redlands_scene","filename":"figure_3_redlands_scene.png","filesize":664289,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/11\/figure_3_redlands_scene.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/city-engine\/3d-gis\/how-to-exchange-data-between-esri-cityengine-and-autodesk-infraworks\/figure_3_redlands_scene","alt":"","author":"7041","description":"","caption":"Figure 3: Redlands Scene","name":"figure_3_redlands_scene","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":358892,"date":"2018-11-14 09:03:34","modified":"2018-11-14 09:04:19","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":3100,"height":1992,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/11\/figure_3_redlands_scene.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":137,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/11\/figure_3_redlands_scene.png","medium-width":406,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/11\/figure_3_redlands_scene.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":494,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/11\/figure_3_redlands_scene.png","large-width":1681,"large-height":1080,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/11\/figure_3_redlands_scene.png","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":987,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/11\/figure_3_redlands_scene.png","2048x2048-width":2048,"2048x2048-height":1316,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/11\/figure_3_redlands_scene.png","card_image-width":724,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/11\/figure_3_redlands_scene.png","wide_image-width":1681,"wide_image-height":1080}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>From here, we will illustrate how to bring CityEngine models into Infraworks via FBX and from Infraworks to CityEngine via FBX or OBJ.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Exporting CityEngine models to Infraworks via FBX<\/strong><\/h3>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>This section shows how to export CityEngine models using the FBX format and import the models into Infraworks.<br \/>\nTo start with, continue with the open \u201cRedlands Redevelopment\u201d example in CityEngine:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In the scene navigator, select the all three layers (holding the Shift key, as shown in figure 3 on the top left).<\/li>\n<li>Choose the \u201cFile\u201d menu and select \u201cExport Models\u2026\u201d.<\/li>\n<li>From the dialog, select \u201cAutodesk FBX\u201d and hit \u201cNext\u201d (figure 4).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":358932,"id":358932,"title":"figure_4_fbx_export","filename":"figure_4_fbx_export.png","filesize":134795,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/11\/figure_4_fbx_export.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/city-engine\/3d-gis\/how-to-exchange-data-between-esri-cityengine-and-autodesk-infraworks\/figure_4_fbx_export","alt":"","author":"7041","description":"","caption":"Figure 4: FBX Export","name":"figure_4_fbx_export","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":358892,"date":"2018-11-14 09:06:15","modified":"2018-11-14 09:06:34","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":1082,"height":1458,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/11\/figure_4_fbx_export.png","thumbnail-width":148,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/11\/figure_4_fbx_export.png","medium-width":194,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/11\/figure_4_fbx_export.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":1035,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/11\/figure_4_fbx_export.png","large-width":801,"large-height":1080,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/11\/figure_4_fbx_export.png","1536x1536-width":1082,"1536x1536-height":1458,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/11\/figure_4_fbx_export.png","2048x2048-width":1082,"2048x2048-height":1458,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/11\/figure_4_fbx_export.png","card_image-width":345,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/11\/figure_4_fbx_export.png","wide_image-width":801,"wide_image-height":1080}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<ul>\n<li>The export options dialog opens (figure 5). Leave the default options and hit \u201cFinish\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":359102,"id":359102,"title":"figure_5_fbx_export_details","filename":"figure_5_fbx_export_details.png","filesize":429542,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/11\/figure_5_fbx_export_details.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/city-engine\/3d-gis\/how-to-exchange-data-between-esri-cityengine-and-autodesk-infraworks\/figure_5_fbx_export_details","alt":"","author":"7041","description":"","caption":"Figure 5: FBX Export Details","name":"figure_5_fbx_export_details","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":358892,"date":"2018-11-14 09:31:27","modified":"2018-11-14 09:31:38","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":1982,"height":2760,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/11\/figure_5_fbx_export_details.png","thumbnail-width":144,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/11\/figure_5_fbx_export_details.png","medium-width":187,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/11\/figure_5_fbx_export_details.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":1069,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/11\/figure_5_fbx_export_details.png","large-width":776,"large-height":1080,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/11\/figure_5_fbx_export_details.png","1536x1536-width":1103,"1536x1536-height":1536,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/11\/figure_5_fbx_export_details.png","2048x2048-width":1471,"2048x2048-height":2048,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/11\/figure_5_fbx_export_details.png","card_image-width":334,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/11\/figure_5_fbx_export_details.png","wide_image-width":776,"wide_image-height":1080}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<ul>\n<li>The geometry is written to an FBX file, with texture assets in the same folder, as shown in figure 6. Note the default file path used by CityEngine in the Windows navigator.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":358942,"id":358942,"title":"figure_6_exported_fbx","filename":"figure_6_exported_fbx.png","filesize":519980,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/11\/figure_6_exported_fbx.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/city-engine\/3d-gis\/how-to-exchange-data-between-esri-cityengine-and-autodesk-infraworks\/figure_6_exported_fbx","alt":"","author":"7041","description":"","caption":"Figure 6: Exported FBX","name":"figure_6_exported_fbx","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":358892,"date":"2018-11-14 09:09:16","modified":"2018-11-14 09:09:43","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":2748,"height":1846,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/11\/figure_6_exported_fbx.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":143,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/11\/figure_6_exported_fbx.png","medium-width":389,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/11\/figure_6_exported_fbx.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":516,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/11\/figure_6_exported_fbx.png","large-width":1608,"large-height":1080,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/11\/figure_6_exported_fbx.png","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":1032,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/11\/figure_6_exported_fbx.png","2048x2048-width":2048,"2048x2048-height":1376,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/11\/figure_6_exported_fbx.png","card_image-width":692,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/11\/figure_6_exported_fbx.png","wide_image-width":1608,"wide_image-height":1080}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<ul>\n<li>As a final step, we need to know, which coordinate system the scene uses. For this, select the 3D View, and press \u201cD\u201d twice, which shows the information display containing the current coordinate system (\u201cNAD 1983 StatePlane California V FIPS 0405 (US Feet)\u201d) in this case (bottom of figure 3). This information will be needed to use the correct coordinate system in Infraworks later on.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>Now, we are ready to import the exported models into Infraworks:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Launch Infraworks.<\/li>\n<li>In the start screen, select \u201cNew\u201d. Enter a model name in the \u201cNew Model\u201d dialog (figure 7).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":358952,"id":358952,"title":"figure_7_iw_new_model","filename":"figure_7_iw_new_model.png","filesize":304096,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/11\/figure_7_iw_new_model.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/city-engine\/3d-gis\/how-to-exchange-data-between-esri-cityengine-and-autodesk-infraworks\/figure_7_iw_new_model","alt":"","author":"7041","description":"","caption":"Figure 7: New Model","name":"figure_7_iw_new_model","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":358892,"date":"2018-11-14 09:11:24","modified":"2018-11-14 09:11:42","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":2966,"height":1548,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/11\/figure_7_iw_new_model.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":111,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/11\/figure_7_iw_new_model.png","medium-width":464,"medium-height":242,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/11\/figure_7_iw_new_model.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":401,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/11\/figure_7_iw_new_model.png","large-width":1920,"large-height":1002,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/11\/figure_7_iw_new_model.png","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":802,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/11\/figure_7_iw_new_model.png","2048x2048-width":2048,"2048x2048-height":1069,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/11\/figure_7_iw_new_model.png","card_image-width":826,"card_image-height":431,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/11\/figure_7_iw_new_model.png","wide_image-width":1920,"wide_image-height":1002}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<ul>\n<li>Go to the \u201cAdvanced Settings\u201d tab, and select the appropriate coordinate system in the UCS field. In our case, select \u201cCA83-V \/ NAD83 California State Planes, Zone V, US Foot\u201d. Note that the coordinate system names may slightly differ from the ones used in CityEngine (figure 8).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":358962,"id":358962,"title":"figure_8_iw_coord_system","filename":"figure_8_iw_coord_system.png","filesize":441266,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/11\/figure_8_iw_coord_system.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/city-engine\/3d-gis\/how-to-exchange-data-between-esri-cityengine-and-autodesk-infraworks\/figure_8_iw_coord_system","alt":"","author":"7041","description":"","caption":"Figure 8: Infraworks Coordinate System","name":"figure_8_iw_coord_system","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":358892,"date":"2018-11-14 09:12:19","modified":"2018-11-14 09:12:50","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":2974,"height":1568,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/11\/figure_8_iw_coord_system.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":112,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/11\/figure_8_iw_coord_system.png","medium-width":464,"medium-height":245,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/11\/figure_8_iw_coord_system.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":405,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/11\/figure_8_iw_coord_system.png","large-width":1920,"large-height":1012,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/11\/figure_8_iw_coord_system.png","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":810,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/11\/figure_8_iw_coord_system.png","2048x2048-width":2048,"2048x2048-height":1080,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/11\/figure_8_iw_coord_system.png","card_image-width":826,"card_image-height":435,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/11\/figure_8_iw_coord_system.png","wide_image-width":1920,"wide_image-height":1012}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<ul>\n<li>Leave the database coordinate system in its default setting (\u201cLL84\u201d).<\/li>\n<li>Hit \u201cOk\u201d to create the new model. The new and empty model opens (figure 9).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":358972,"id":358972,"title":"figure_9_iw_empty_model","filename":"figure_9_iw_empty_model.png","filesize":170375,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/11\/figure_9_iw_empty_model.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/city-engine\/3d-gis\/how-to-exchange-data-between-esri-cityengine-and-autodesk-infraworks\/figure_9_iw_empty_model","alt":"","author":"7041","description":"","caption":"Figure 9: Infraworks Empty Model","name":"figure_9_iw_empty_model","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":358892,"date":"2018-11-14 09:13:28","modified":"2018-11-14 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the file selector to navigate to the directory where the CityEngine models were exported to (figure 6), select the \u201cRedlands_Redevelopment_0.fbx\u201d file, and hit \u201cOpen\u201d.<\/li>\n<li>Again, in the \u201cData Sources\u201d inspector, double-click on the newly added source to open the configuration dialog.<\/li>\n<li>Select the data source type (\u201cBuildings\u201d), the coordinate system (\u201cCA83-VF\u201d), and select \u201cClose and refresh\u201d (figure 11). The data source is now configured and will be displayed (figure 12).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Note: for simplicity, in this example, we use only the \u201cBuilding\u201d type. For more advanced examples, you can export different CityEngine layers separately (buildings, streets, trees), import them individually and select the source type accordingly.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":358992,"id":358992,"title":"figure_11_iw_source_config","filename":"figure_11_iw_source_config.png","filesize":288090,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/11\/figure_11_iw_source_config.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/city-engine\/3d-gis\/how-to-exchange-data-between-esri-cityengine-and-autodesk-infraworks\/figure_11_iw_source_config","alt":"","author":"7041","description":"","caption":"Figure 11: Infraworks Source Configuration","name":"figure_11_iw_source_config","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":358892,"date":"2018-11-14 09:16:00","modified":"2018-11-14 09:16:25","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":2968,"height":1864,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/11\/figure_11_iw_source_config.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":134,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/11\/figure_11_iw_source_config.png","medium-width":416,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/11\/figure_11_iw_source_config.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":482,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/11\/figure_11_iw_source_config.png","large-width":1720,"large-height":1080,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/11\/figure_11_iw_source_config.png","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":965,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/11\/figure_11_iw_source_config.png","2048x2048-width":2048,"2048x2048-height":1286,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/11\/figure_11_iw_source_config.png","card_image-width":740,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/11\/figure_11_iw_source_config.png","wide_image-width":1720,"wide_image-height":1080}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":359002,"id":359002,"title":"figure_12_iw_imported_fbx","filename":"figure_12_iw_imported_fbx.png","filesize":620659,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/11\/figure_12_iw_imported_fbx.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/city-engine\/3d-gis\/how-to-exchange-data-between-esri-cityengine-and-autodesk-infraworks\/figure_12_iw_imported_fbx","alt":"","author":"7041","description":"","caption":"Figure 12: Infraworks Imported FBX","name":"figure_12_iw_imported_fbx","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":358892,"date":"2018-11-14 09:16:55","modified":"2018-11-14 09:17:24","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":3054,"height":1694,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/11\/figure_12_iw_imported_fbx.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":118,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/11\/figure_12_iw_imported_fbx.png","medium-width":464,"medium-height":257,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/11\/figure_12_iw_imported_fbx.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":426,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/11\/figure_12_iw_imported_fbx.png","large-width":1920,"large-height":1065,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/11\/figure_12_iw_imported_fbx.png","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":852,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/11\/figure_12_iw_imported_fbx.png","2048x2048-width":2048,"2048x2048-height":1136,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/11\/figure_12_iw_imported_fbx.png","card_image-width":826,"card_image-height":458,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/11\/figure_12_iw_imported_fbx.png","wide_image-width":1920,"wide_image-height":1065}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Exporting Infraworks models to CityEngine via FBX or OBJ<\/strong><\/h3>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>For the workflow from Infraworks to CityEngine, we use the \u201cCharlotte NC\u201d example that comes with the default Infraworks installation.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>On the Infraworks start screen, select the example, and create a new model (figure 13). This will download the necessary data and instantiate the model locally.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":359012,"id":359012,"title":"figure_13_iw_start_screen","filename":"figure_13_iw_start_screen.png","filesize":317611,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/11\/figure_13_iw_start_screen.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/city-engine\/3d-gis\/how-to-exchange-data-between-esri-cityengine-and-autodesk-infraworks\/figure_13_iw_start_screen","alt":"","author":"7041","description":"","caption":"Figure 13: Infraworks Start Screen","name":"figure_13_iw_start_screen","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":358892,"date":"2018-11-14 09:18:55","modified":"2018-11-14 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the model will show the scene as illustrated in figure 14.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":359022,"id":359022,"title":"figure_14_iw_example","filename":"figure_14_iw_example.png","filesize":485263,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/11\/figure_14_iw_example.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/city-engine\/3d-gis\/how-to-exchange-data-between-esri-cityengine-and-autodesk-infraworks\/figure_14_iw_example","alt":"","author":"7041","description":"","caption":"Figure 14: Infraworks Example","name":"figure_14_iw_example","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":358892,"date":"2018-11-14 09:20:05","modified":"2018-11-14 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the \u201cExtent\u201d section, you can choose to export the entire model (default), to interactively select an extent (polygon or bounding box) or to enter the extent manually.<\/li>\n<li>If you already have a CityEngine scene with a coordinate system set, you can choose the same coordinate system in the \u201cTarget Coordinate System\u201d section. Otherwise, you can choose to leave the setting as is. In our example, we chose \u201cNC83\u201d which we will reuse in our CityEngine import (figure 16).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":359042,"id":359042,"title":"figure_16_ce_new_scene","filename":"figure_16_ce_new_scene.png","filesize":582551,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/11\/figure_16_ce_new_scene.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/city-engine\/3d-gis\/how-to-exchange-data-between-esri-cityengine-and-autodesk-infraworks\/figure_16_ce_new_scene","alt":"","author":"7041","description":"","caption":"Figure 16: CityEngine New Scene","name":"figure_16_ce_new_scene","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":358892,"date":"2018-11-14 09:22:32","modified":"2018-11-14 09:22:43","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":3688,"height":2084,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/11\/figure_16_ce_new_scene.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":120,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/11\/figure_16_ce_new_scene.png","medium-width":462,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/11\/figure_16_ce_new_scene.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":434,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/11\/figure_16_ce_new_scene.png","large-width":1911,"large-height":1080,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/11\/figure_16_ce_new_scene.png","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":868,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/11\/figure_16_ce_new_scene.png","2048x2048-width":2048,"2048x2048-height":1157,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/11\/figure_16_ce_new_scene.png","card_image-width":823,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/11\/figure_16_ce_new_scene.png","wide_image-width":1911,"wide_image-height":1080}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<ul>\n<li>In the \u201cTarget File(s)\u201d section you can set to export everything as a single file, or to export different feature types individually (i.e. as individual files). Click on the small folder icons to set the export path and also the export file type (in our case FBX or OBJ). Important: If you want to import textures into CityEngine, make sure you use the OBJ format, due to limitations of the CityEngine FBX importer.<\/li>\n<li>Set the check boxes in the \u201cOptions\u201d section according to your needs, however make sure that \u201cLarge FBX File Support\u201d is disabled.<\/li>\n<li>Select \u201cExport\u201d to export the selected extent.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Now the Infraworks data can be imported into CityEngine as follows:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Launch CityEngine and create a new CityEngine project and scene.<\/li>\n<li>Since this is a new scene, make sure to\u00a0select the appropriate coordinate system (in this case: NAD 1983 StatePlane North Carolina FIPS 3200 (Meters)).<\/li>\n<li>In order to make the exported data accessible to the CityEngine importer, you first need to copy it into the current CityEngine workspace. For example, in figure 17, the exported dataset was copied into the Charlote_NC project\u2019s data folder.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":359052,"id":359052,"title":"figure_17_ce_copy_data","filename":"figure_17_ce_copy_data.png","filesize":337743,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/11\/figure_17_ce_copy_data.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/city-engine\/3d-gis\/how-to-exchange-data-between-esri-cityengine-and-autodesk-infraworks\/figure_17_ce_copy_data","alt":"","author":"7041","description":"","caption":"Figure 17: CityEngine Copy Data","name":"figure_17_ce_copy_data","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":358892,"date":"2018-11-14 09:23:42","modified":"2018-11-14 09:23:48","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":3694,"height":2082,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/11\/figure_17_ce_copy_data.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":120,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/11\/figure_17_ce_copy_data.png","medium-width":464,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/11\/figure_17_ce_copy_data.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":433,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/11\/figure_17_ce_copy_data.png","large-width":1916,"large-height":1080,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/11\/figure_17_ce_copy_data.png","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":866,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/11\/figure_17_ce_copy_data.png","2048x2048-width":2048,"2048x2048-height":1154,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/11\/figure_17_ce_copy_data.png","card_image-width":826,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/11\/figure_17_ce_copy_data.png","wide_image-width":1916,"wide_image-height":1080}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<ul>\n<li>In the next step, we need to obtain the coordinate offsets for importing the data. For each file, Infraworks exports a \u201c.pos\u201d file, which contains information about coordinate system and offset (figure 18). 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As shown in figure 19, you can now enter the offsets correspondingly. Important: Since CityEngine uses a y-up coordinate system, make sure to enter Infraworks\u2019 y-offset as negative z-offset in CityEngine.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":359072,"id":359072,"title":"figure_19_ce_import_dialog","filename":"figure_19_ce_import_dialog.png","filesize":360996,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/11\/figure_19_ce_import_dialog.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/city-engine\/3d-gis\/how-to-exchange-data-between-esri-cityengine-and-autodesk-infraworks\/figure_19_ce_import_dialog","alt":"","author":"7041","description":"","caption":"Figure 19: CityEngine Import Dialogue","name":"figure_19_ce_import_dialog","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":358892,"date":"2018-11-14 09:25:05","modified":"2018-11-14 09:25:11","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":3692,"height":2088,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/11\/figure_19_ce_import_dialog.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":120,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/11\/figure_19_ce_import_dialog.png","medium-width":462,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/11\/figure_19_ce_import_dialog.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":434,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/11\/figure_19_ce_import_dialog.png","large-width":1910,"large-height":1080,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/11\/figure_19_ce_import_dialog.png","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":869,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/11\/figure_19_ce_import_dialog.png","2048x2048-width":2048,"2048x2048-height":1158,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/11\/figure_19_ce_import_dialog.png","card_image-width":822,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/11\/figure_19_ce_import_dialog.png","wide_image-width":1910,"wide_image-height":1080}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<ul>\n<li>You can choose to either import the data as a static model, or as dynamic shape for further processing. Refer to the CityEngine manual for more information on this.<\/li>\n<li>Select \u201cFinish\u201d to import the model. Depending on the model size, the import process might take a while, after completing the models show up as shown in figure 20. Note that terrain \/ ground features in Infraworks are typically made of very large amounts of triangles as this example shows.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":363352,"id":363352,"title":"figure_20_ce_import_complete_2","filename":"figure_20_ce_import_complete_2.png","filesize":549619,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/11\/figure_20_ce_import_complete_2.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/city-engine\/3d-gis\/how-to-exchange-data-between-esri-cityengine-and-autodesk-infraworks\/figure_20_ce_import_complete_2","alt":"","author":"7041","description":"","caption":"Figure 20: CityEngine Import Complete","name":"figure_20_ce_import_complete_2","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":358892,"date":"2018-11-26 09:04:06","modified":"2018-11-26 09:04:22","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":2600,"height":1522,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/11\/figure_20_ce_import_complete_2.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":125,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/11\/figure_20_ce_import_complete_2.png","medium-width":446,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/11\/figure_20_ce_import_complete_2.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":450,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/11\/figure_20_ce_import_complete_2.png","large-width":1845,"large-height":1080,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/11\/figure_20_ce_import_complete_2.png","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":899,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/11\/figure_20_ce_import_complete_2.png","2048x2048-width":2048,"2048x2048-height":1199,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/11\/figure_20_ce_import_complete_2.png","card_image-width":794,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/11\/figure_20_ce_import_complete_2.png","wide_image-width":1845,"wide_image-height":1080}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""}],"authors":[{"ID":9292,"user_firstname":"Taisha","user_lastname":"Fabricius","nickname":"Taisha Fabricius","user_nicename":"tfabricius","display_name":"Taisha Fabricius","user_email":"TFabricius@esri.com","user_url":"","user_registered":"2019-03-26 08:42:10","user_description":"Taisha Fabricius is a technology leader at the Esri R&amp;D Center in Z\u00fcrich, Switzerland. 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