CommunityViz 4.0 Features

• Scenario 3D is an all-new ArcGIS Desktop extension that lets you create realistic, interactive, three-dimensional models of the places represented by your ArcGIS maps. It replaces the SiteBuilder 3D extension that was found in earlier versions of CommunityViz, and takes advantage of the latest advances in 3D technology to provide great performance, high levels of realism, and compatibility with industry-standard 3D modeling tools like SketchUp and most CAD systems.
• Custom Impacts Wizard helps users progress beyond common impacts and into more specialized analyses they can create themselves. It's just as easy to use as the Common Impacts Wizard, and it only takes some careful thinking and a few mouse clicks to set up the dynamic attributes, assumptions, indicators, and/or charts you need.
• Build-Out Wizard has been completely redesigned for Version 4. A new "Navigator" menu makes it easier and faster to jump around to any screen in the wizard. More advanced functions have been moved to a special "Advanced" version of the wizard, and more common functions have been redesigned for much greater ease of use.

Visualize...

• Land-Use Designer - Sketch land uses on a map and get detailed impact analysis in real time.
• LandFrag Wizard - A geoprocessing tool that Placeways developed in conjunction with the University of Connecticut Center for Land Use Education and Research(CLEAR)to measure the impact of new roads, buildings and other development on the natural landscape.
• Google Earth exporter quickly and easily creates 3D versions of your analysis for viewing in Google Earth.
• Great Presentation Features - Symbology saver, TimeScope™ animations, and a starter set of free Google Earth™ 3D models.
• ArcScene-compatible for tightly integrated 3D analysis.

Analyze...

• Scenario 360 is the interactive, real-time analysis framework of CommunityViz.
• Build-Out Wizard projects future building that regulations will allow.
• Common Impacts Wizard automatically analyzes a dozen economic, social, and environmental impacts associated with new development.
• Scenario Sketch Tools "paint" your maps with proposed land-use styles and all their attributes, then see the resulting effects in real time.
• Suitability Wizard creates an analysis to determine which locations are best for particular uses; results can be color-coded on a map and updated in real time.
• TimeScope™, the slider bar for time, lets you show and study landscape changes year-by-year. Watch as a community grows over time.
• External Table Interface - Respond in real time to changes in Excel^® spreadsheets and other external tables.
• Assumption slider bars let you change inputs and variables.
• Dynamic charts update automatically as you work.
• File Geodatabase-based Analysis - Take advantage of the robust ArcGIS 9.2 File Geodatabase architecture.
• Allocator* places new buildings on the landscape according to rules of supply and demand ? ideal for projecting where growth will occur.
• Optimizer* chooses the best combination of features to meet certain goals.
• Formula Wizard lets you create your own impact formulas using over 60 sophisticated functions.
• Interoperable (if desired) with Network Analyst, Spatial Analyst, 3D Analyst, and practically any software that uses GIS data, databases or tables.

Communicate...

• Scenario WebShots allow you to share your analysis results over the web in a free, partly interactive viewer including maps, charts, variable assumptions and more.
• Chart Elements let you embed dynamic charts anywhere on your map - ideal for layouts and labels.
• Web-ready reports display details or summaries of your work.
• Analysis diagrams illustrate your logic with interactive flow charts.
• Compare scenarios side-by-side within a single analysis.

...and more

• Convenient downloadable tutorials, sample data, and excellent documentation
• Extensive on-line resources, including examples, FAQs and forums
• Available full-service technical support, including live consulting and free upgrades