![]() ![]() You can also change the angle of the fields.Ĭlick 'setRecommended' in the tensor field folder to have the tool place 4 grids and one radial field in the scene. These have random parameters, so click multiple times until you find one you like Under the folder corresponding to each element, you can change its size and decay. Use the red squares to drag them to different positions. If you open the 'Tensor Field' folder you'll be able to view and edit it. You can turn them on when you want them with the 'buildingModels' option under 'Style'Ĭities are generated using tensor field. 3D buildings slow down pan+zoom, but not generation time.The more zoomed in you are, the smaller the map and the faster it will generate.The size of the generated world depends on your zoom + pan when you click generate.Mac users and other users with high-DPI displays - Tick 'highDPI' under options to increase the resolution of the canvas.Use 'imageScale' to control the resolution of the downloaded image - higher imageScale for higher resolution.Download a high-res image of what's on screen with the 'Download' button in the 'options' folder.When 'zoomBuildings' is enabled, buildings are only shown when zoomed in.You can turn 3D buildings on/off for any style with 'buildingModels'.Open the 'Style' folder to access styling options - Switch to 'GoogleNoZoom' to see 3D buildings, or 'Google' to see buildings when zoomed in.Click 'Generate' in the menu in the top right.Several colour themes including Google Maps, Apple Maps, and hand-drawn styles.I'd love to see what you make, send it to me on Twitter! ![]() 3D model export has just been released, Blender tutorial available here: įeel free to use downloaded images and 3D models however you like! Credit is appreciated but not required.More detailed documentation and instructions here.įollow me on Twitter: the source: Github Every town has the ability to counter the tradition of suburban development and embrace a new era of building great communities.Create procedurally generated city maps in the style of American grid-based cities. While Millbrook highlights the importance of mixed-use zoning and engaging with community assets, it also serves as a powerful reminder that great communities come in all sizes. Towns seeking to become economically resilient and differentiate themselves as more than another series of congested strip malls and subdivisions can look to Millbrook as a model. With the proliferation of form-based codes and rejection of parking minimums gaining steam, it’s clear there is demand for change. Millbrook proves there is a different way to approach development and that your town doesn’t need the density of London to support great neighborhoods, free from car-dependence. For decades, local governments of all sizes have used zoning to force land uses apart and consequently enshrine the private automobile as the sole mode of transportation between any two destinations. The fundamental difference is not population but pattern of development. In fact, many towns with dramatically higher populations than Millbrook come nowhere close to matching Millbrook’s level of street-level engagement and activity. When it comes to building a vibrant community, Millbrook demonstrates that the number of people in any given town is of relatively little importance. ![]() The treatment of schools as an integral community asset rather than a nuisance to be contained is an important step towards a stronger neighborhood. In addition, high schools located near the center of a community remove the need and temptation for newly licensed teenagers to drive to school, making streets safer for everyone. The proximity of housing not only encourages children, parents and staff to walk to school it adds eyes on the street, a welcome layer of security that does not exist at the educational fortresses pervading the suburbs. For instance, Elm Drive Elementary School is surrounded by residences on all sides. All of Millbrook’s four school buildings are located within a half mile (10-minute walk) of the center of town. Millbrook has taken a different approach. Schools have slowly transitioned from bustling anchors of neighborhood activity to just another curb-cut along the road. All of this ensures a complete lack of engagement with nearby streets, often necessitated by proximity to dangerous state highways. Trees and berms heavily buffer the site from surrounding developments (if any exist) and parking lots generously pad the building on all sides. Schools that once filled stately buildings in prominent locations near the center of town have transformed into sprawling, isolated campuses far from any meaningful civic life. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |