What is the Simurban Environment Editor?
An authoring tool that collates a variety of spatial data and generates a realtime 3D simulator – The Simurban World Simulator. You can import and place height data, aerial photography, 3D models, scenery, water, sounds and lots more into a spatial area that is licensed to you.
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Who uses the Simurban Environment Editor?
Architects...
Urban Planners...
Property Developers...
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World Simulator vs. Environment Editor – what’s the difference?
Essentially, the Environment Editor is the authoring tool that creates the World Simulator. The Environment Editor allows you to import data (height information, aerial photography, 3D models, trees, clouds, water etc) for an area licensed for you to use then generate a World Simulator so you can ‘fly’ around this collated information in realtime. For a detailed feature comparison, see the below table:
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The SIMurban Software Suite – Functionality Table
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Feature
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Functionality
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Environment Editor
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World Simulator
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Project Editor
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Import a project (existing built environment)
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Yes
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Yes
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Surface Editor
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Import digital height data, import surface textures, edit the height data and add height points manually.
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Yes
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No
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Animations
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Record animations, such as specific views and fixed flight paths.
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Yes
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Yes
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Scenery Editor
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Import and position scenery models (2D, 3D models and sounds).
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Yes
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No
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Model Editor
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Preview 3D models and adjust lighting parameters.
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Yes
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No
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Movie Generator
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Write an AVI movie file from a pre-recorded flight path.
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Yes
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No
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Simulator Generator
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Create copies of the World Simulator application. (Note: License key required from SIMmersion for copies not native to the Environment Editor machine.)
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Yes
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No
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Block Model Builder
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Place specific, shaped block models into the built environment.
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Yes
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Yes
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Sun & Shadows
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Move sun and generate shadows for any day of the year and any time of the day.
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Yes
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Yes
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Sound & Wind
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Place sounds at any position in the built environment. Set wind direction and speed.
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Yes
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Yes
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Frame Capture
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Capture still views from any position and save to disc.
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Yes
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Yes
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Real-time Simulation
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View anything and fly anywhere in real-time within the built environment
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Yes
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Yes
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