New version of Esri CityEngine

Esri CityEngine 2011, the latest version of Esri's software for creating high-quality 3D content, is now available.
January 31, 2012 Read time: 1 min

50 ESRI CityEngine 2011, the latest version of Esri's software for creating high-quality 3D content, is now available. This latest release of CityEngine makes it easier to use geographic information system (GIS) data to create geographically accurate models for urban design, historical reenactment models, or realistic models of actual cities. It now includes support for georeferenced data such as Esri's File Geodatabase (GDB) and KML, while the user interface has been greatly improved for ease of use with 'drag and drop' data import features.

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