CITYGRID^® Solid  

An important application for digital city models is the automatic generation of analogue models by 3D printing. These haptic models are still in demand in planning processes and are particularly used in architectural competitions. With CityGRID^® Solid, a tool was developed that significantly simplifies generation of print files from city model data. By providing an area of interest, this CityGRID^® module prepares the city model for 3D printing fully automatically.

Features:

• Use of the logic of the city model in printing
• Flexible selection of the area to be printed via a polygonal selection.
• Setting the print scale.
• Check for water tightness and correction for detected defects.
• Output in the file formats 3MF, STL or OBJ.
• Optional consideration of texture information.
• Optional preparation of a terrain model stepped according to contour lines.
• Automatic tiling in submodels according to the size of the printer.
• Optional automatic excavation for the saving of printing material. (Depending on the printing method)