|
zoom into sections ofyour desired area and
<br />import smaller, higher resolution pieces that
<br />SketchUp will place in its proper geographic
<br />location, allowing you to "stitch" together
<br />multiple images.
<br />Combined with detailed measuring
<br />ability of Pictometry, SketchUp can deliver
<br />a quick massing model of an area. This can
<br />be used to serve as a simple reference draw-
<br />ing for notes and recommendations, or as
<br />a contextual model for development
<br />visualization.
<br />CONCLUSION
<br />It is important to note
<br />that the programs,
<br />tools, and
<br />techniques
<br />covered in
<br />this article
<br />are not the
<br />definitive list.
<br />Software
<br />companies
<br />will continue
<br />developing software, and
<br />cutting -edge firms and ingenious planners
<br />wilt continue to find new ways to create bet-
<br />ter documents.
<br />Take for instance City Engine.
<br />Developed by Procedural in Switzerland
<br />and recently acquired by Esri, City Engine
<br />is a software application for the design,
<br />planning, and modeling of cities and urban
<br />environments in 3 -D. City Engine allows pro-
<br />fessional users to quickly generate 3 -D cities
<br />RESOURCES
<br />• Google SketchUp
<br />http://sketchup.google.com
<br />• Google Earth
<br />http://earth.google.com
<br />• Adobe Photoshop
<br />www.adobe.com /products /photoshop
<br />• Pictometry
<br />www.pictometry.com
<br />• Pictomtetry Online
<br />http: / /pol.pictometry.com
<br />• V -Ray
<br />http://chaosgroup.com
<br />• City Engine
<br />www.esri.com /software /cityengi n e
<br />• 3D Warehouse
<br />http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse
<br />from existing 2 -D GIS data; do conceptual
<br />design in 3 -D, based on GIS data and proce-
<br />dural rules; and efficiently model
<br />virtual 3-D urban environ-
<br />ments for simula-
<br />tion and
<br />entertainment. City Engine users can "grow
<br />streets" based on different parameters
<br />(i.e., curvilinear, block, organic) and create
<br />blocks that can be subdivided and "devel-
<br />oped" based on a set of rules for setback,
<br />lot size, building height, and several other
<br />parameters.
<br />Finally, as you begin to include and
<br />introduce graphics and illustrations to
<br />improve the effectiveness and user friendli-
<br />e Planners can take
<br />advantage of
<br />Pictometry's measuring
<br />tool to assist in building
<br />massing models in
<br />SketchUp. This
<br />model represents
<br />downtown Asheville,
<br />North Carolina.
<br />ness ofyour products, remember that every-
<br />thing conveyed in this article is only a tool
<br />or a technique and that supporting graphics
<br />should be used appropriately. Knowing
<br />when to use an illustration is as equally im-
<br />portant as how to do an illustration.
<br />VOL. 29, NO. 3
<br />Zoning Practice is a monthly publication of the American Planning Association. Subscriptions are
<br />available for $95 (U.S.) and $12o (foreign). W. Paul Farmer, FAICP, Chief Executive Officer; William R.
<br />Klein, AICP, Director of Research
<br />Zoning Practice (ISSN 1548- -0135) is produced at APA. Jim Schwab, AICP, and David tvlorley, A1CP, Editors;
<br />Julie Von Bergen, Assistant Editor; Lisa Barton, Design and Production.
<br />Missing and damaged print issues: Contact Customer Service, American Planning 205 N.
<br />Michigan Ave., Suite 12o0, Chicago, IL 6o6o1(312- 431 -91oo or customerservice[7planning.org) within
<br />90 days of the publication date. Include the name of the publication, year, volume and issue number or
<br />month, and your name, mailing address, and membership number if applicable.
<br />Copyright ©2012 by American Planning Association, 205 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 1200, Chicago, IL
<br />60601-5927. The American Planning Association also has offices at 1030 15th St., NW, Suite 750 West,
<br />Washington, DC 20005 -1503; www.planning.org.
<br />All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any
<br />means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and
<br />retrieval system, without permission in writing from the American Planning Association.
<br />Printed on recycled paper, including 5o -7o% recycled_fiber and io% postconsumer waste.
<br />ZONING PRACTICE 3.12
<br />AMERICAN PLANNING ASSOCIATION 1poge 7
<br />
|