Import by dialog

In CityEngine, you can import files into a scene in the following ways:

  • In the Navigator window, right-click and select Import.
  • From the main menu, click File > Import.

In contrast to dragging a file to import, each import format presents a file dialog box with additional options.

Depending on the file format, the following table shows the resulting layer type when importing in CityEngine:

File formatResulting layer type

DAE (COLLADA)

Shape, static model

DWG (Autodesk)

Shape, static model

DXF (AutoCAD)

Shape, graph

FBX (Autodesk)

Shape, static model

FGDB (Esri File Geodatabase)

Shape, graph

glTF (Khronos Group)

Shape, static model

IFC (buildingSMART)

Shape, static model

KMZ/KML (Keyhole Markup Language)

Static model

OBJ (Wavefront)

Shape, static model

OSM (Open Street Map)

Shape, graph

SHP (Esri Shapefile)

Shape, graph

USD (Universal Scene Description)

Shape, static model

Image file

Terrain, texture layer, shape texture