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Esri / cityengine-sdk

CityEngine is a 3D city modeling software for urban design, visual effects, and VR/AR production. With its C++ SDK you can create plugins and standalone apps capable to execute CityEngine CGA procedural modeling rules.
https://esri.github.io/cityengine/cityenginesdk
Apache License 2.0
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CityEngine license requirement in future #6

Closed nyue closed 10 years ago

nyue commented 10 years ago

Will the requirement of a CityEngine license be relaxed in future so that plugins can run/read City Engine (not create) without being dependent on the CityEngine license ?

I am considering the possibility of developing new procedural code for renderer such as Arnold and Mantra but requiring end users to own a CityEngine license to read the files would limit the usage and hence the viability of the product.

I have already fork the code and ready to have a look but the CityEngine license requirement is an obstacle for me as a developer.

Cheers

mistafunk commented 10 years ago

the creation of models from CGA rules will remain tied to the CityEngine license for now. to help you get started, we will release the full source code for autodesk maya and unity plugins with the next CityEngine SDK update (in the next 2-4 weeks).