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Experience what's possible in ArcGIS CityEngine with curated collections of guided tutorials.

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ArcGIS Blog

Read articles from the CityEngine team. Connect to ask questions and learn more.

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What's new

Discover recently added capabilities of CityEngine.

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YouTube

CityEngine TV

Follow us on our YouTube channel to keep up on product news and user stories.

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CityEngine VR Experience

How to bring CityEngine models into Unreal Engine to create VR experiences.

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CityEngine plugins and APIs

Learn how to execute CityEngine CGA rules inside of Maya, Houdini, and Unreal Engine. Discover the power of CityEngine APIs.

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Featured blog articles

Documentation

Find answers and information so that you can complete your projects.

Videos

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    Highlights from the 2020 Esri User Conference

    Watch ArcGIS CityEngine highlights from the virtual Esri User Conference.
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    CityEngine VR Experience

    Explore the CityEngine VR Experience for Unreal Studios.
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    Sky with clouds over a sprawling city with many buildings

    VFX workflows with CityEngine and Houdini

    Learn VFX workflows and dive deeper into exporting a CityEngine scene to Houdini and rendering it with Karma using the CityEngine USD exporter.
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    Digital 3D model of a city with a large number of buildings

    The future of urban design visualization

    Learn how to use CityEngine and Unreal Engine for city-scale projects and VR experiences.
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Community support

Esri Community

Exchange ideas, solve problems, and build relationships with the CityEngine community.

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ArcGIS Ideas

Do you have an idea to improve CityEngine? Many of our capabilities started as suggestions from our users.

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Rule of the week

Check out the latest CGA rules curated by the CityEngine team.

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Training classes

  • Modeling a City Using ArcGIS CityEngine

    With ArcGIS CityEngine, you can create highly realistic 3D models for visualization. This course discusses the key elements of a 3D city model as well as guidelines for the geographic information system (GIS) data used to create one.

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  • ArcGIS Urban Basics

    ArcGIS Urban improves planning and decision-making by applying GIS technology to urban planning. The application provides a way to manage your development plans, analyze factors contributing to decisions, and share information with stakeholders. 

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  • Get Started with ArcGIS Urban

    Discover how to use CityEngine and ArcGIS Urban to create and share 3D maps depicting real estate development projects and the zoning-based development potential for a parcel.

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