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# ArcGIS CityEngine Reviews
**Vendor:** Esri  
**Category:** [Urban Planning and Design Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/urban-planning-and-design)  
**Average Rating:** 4.2/5.0  
**Total Reviews:** 22
## About ArcGIS CityEngine
Esri CityEngine is 3D modeling software for quickly creating large urban environments. The environments you choose to create can be based on real-world data or can be completely conceptual. CityEngine saves you time by using rules to automatically create the urban environment based on your input. You can import 3D models you've created in other software to create context around them and export your entire environment into visualization tools, game engines and VR experiences.





## ArcGIS CityEngine Discussions
  - [What are the system requirements for CityEngine?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/system-requirements-7bd7ef04-09ae-4da9-9b4d-06eb8f244811) - 1 comment, 1 upvote
  - [What exactly is procedural modeling?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/procedural-modeling-2bf52bf5-0cb9-4a42-abd9-f000a3c5b23c) - 1 comment, 1 upvote
  - [What is CGA?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/procedural-modeling) - 1 comment, 1 upvote
  - [Can I use CityEngine to generate 3D buildings out of LiDAR data?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/capabilities-c46c9eee-74ae-4628-aefe-479010904657) - 1 comment, 1 upvote
  - [Does CityEngine support the creation of 3D KML files?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/capabilities-4b2d36fd-4c4d-4ff6-852e-3a74e63e5630) - 1 comment, 1 upvote

- [View ArcGIS CityEngine pricing details and edition comparison](https://www.g2.com/products/arcgis-cityengine/reviews?page=2&section=pricing&secure%5Bexpires_at%5D=2026-07-20+14%3A01%3A15+-0500&secure%5Bsession_id%5D=bef6041c-770b-4810-8704-887cd867b3fe&secure%5Btoken%5D=8115f9b571d7b46b5e4615b3e5e165f5aba031efc51932411e2e62a865b45d2d&format=llm_user)

## ArcGIS CityEngine Features
**Design**
- Sculpting
- Topology
- Drawing
- Brush Variety 
- Effects

**Plan**
- Documentation 
- Sequence
- Annotate
- Collaborate 

**Plan**
- Documentation
- Sequence
- Annotate
- Collaborate

**Move**
- Animate
- Render
- Views

**Design**
- 3D Modeling
- 3D Rendering 
- Drawing
- Editing 

**Design**
- 3D Modeling
- 3D Rendering
- 2D Modeling
- Editing

**Store & Manage**
- Pipeline 
- Controls
- Template library 

**Construction**
- Fabrication
- Reinforcement
- Clash Detection
- Grading
- Earthwork

**Analysis**
- Sustainability
- Liveability
- Movement

**Engineering**
- Hydraulic engineering
- Hydrologic engineering
- Transportation engineering
- Structural engineering

**Generative AI**
- AI Text-to-Image
- AI Text-to-3D

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