Texture layer

The texture layer is a special map layer that adds an image as a flat map to a scene.

Create a texture layer

A texture layer can be created in the following ways:

• Import a texture layer by clicking File > Import > Texture Import in the main menu.
• Click Layer > New Map Layer > Texture in the main menu.

The Texture dialog box appears.

Texture layer options

You can modify the following options on the Texture dialog box:

Texture File	Choose an image from your workspace. When a georeferenced image is selected, bounds are set automatically.
Bounds Dimensions	The Width and Height of the resulting texture in meters. When a georeferenced image is selected, this value is set automatically.
Bounds Location	The location of the resulting texture in meters. When a georeferenced image is selected, this value is set automatically. Note: The button right of Location can be used to change the reference point of the texture's position.

Texture layer in a CityEngine scene

The new texture is added as a new layer in the Scene Editor. If the texture is not visible in the Viewport, right-click the texture layer and choose Frame Layer.

Note:

All map layers, such as texture layers, aren't available for selection in the Viewport directly. Select texture layers through the Scene Editor.

A texture layer is shown.

Inspector options

You can select a texture layer in the Scene Editor to change the following parameters in the Inspector:

Name	Layer name
Visibility	Layer visibility
Locked	Lock terrain layer
Transparency	Layer transparency
Color	Color value multiplied onto a layer
Wireframe	Wireframe enabled or disabled
Dimensions	Extent of layer
Location	Location of layer
Elevation Offset	Elevation offset applied to a layer. This value is also available as a built-in function in the Layer Attributes code.
Heightmap File	Heightmap file location
Resolution	The number of terrain mesh vertices in u and V direction.
Apply Alignments	If enabled, the built-in function elevationDelta in the Layer Attributes code returns the elevation deltas resulting from the terrain alignment tool. If disabled, the function returns 0.
Heightmap Sampling	Bilinear and Nearest Neighbor (hard edges) determine the smoothness of the image.
Minimum / Maximum Height	The elevation data from the image is mapped into the range [Minimum, Maximum]. Both values are also available as built-in functions in the Layer Attributes code.
Layer Attributes	Has no effect on the rendered texture.

Basemap

Select the image you want active as your basemap. Click the blank active image to add another basemap.

Basemap properties in Inspector are shown.