优化CityEngine图形设置为NVIDIA和AMD显卡

介绍

在这篇博文中，我们将向你展示如何通过适当的设置来充分利用你的显卡并提高CityEngine的视觉保真度。我们还帮助您确定您正在使用的图形卡以及如何使CityEngine使用正确的图形卡。

检查显卡型号

首先，我们需要弄清楚你安装的是哪种显卡。打开Windows设备管理器并展开“显示适配器”部分，查看已安装的图形卡。

大多数情况下，您将使用NVIDIA或AMD显卡。稍后我们将向您展示如何优化这两个品牌的设置。如果你有英特尔的显卡，你的旅程就到此结束了。

在笔记本电脑上，你可能有多个显卡(集成的和专用的)。我们强烈建议使用CityEngine的专用卡。

确保CityEngine在专用显卡上运行:

英伟达:
(对于Windows 11安装，请遵循下面的AMD流程)

1. 打开NVIDIA控制面板
2. 点击“管理3D设置”
3. 现在您可以更改要使用的显卡的用法
   1. 转到“程序设置”选项卡
   2. 点击“添加”按钮
      1. 从最近使用的应用程序中选择“CityEngine应用程序”
      2. 如果没有，请手动浏览“C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\CityEngine2024.0\CityEngine.exe”中的CityEngine.exe。
      3. 在“首选图形处理器”中选择“高性能NVIDIA处理器”

注意:您也可以使用您的NVIDIA卡的所有应用程序(全局设置)。请注意，这可能会大大缩短电池寿命。

AMD公司:

1. 进入Windows设置
2. 搜索“图形设置”
3. 选择“桌面应用程序”，浏览到C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\ CityEngine2024.0\CityEngine.exe(或安装CityEngine的任何地方)
4. 你应该会看到下面的CityEngine，点击“选项”
5. 选择高性能(应该显示您的AMD显卡)
6. 重启CityEngine

验证CityEngine使用的是正确的显卡

1. 打开CityEngine
2. 打开任何场景(可以是一个空的新场景)
3. 进入Help > About CityEngine
4. 点击“安装详情”
5. 转到“System Info”选项卡，展开“OpenGL”部分
6. 在“renderer”下，你应该看到CityEngine正在使用的显卡:

如何改善图形设置

英伟达:

简单选项(将影响其他应用程序的渲染!)

1. 打开NVIDIA控制面板
2. 切换到“调整图像设置预览”
3. 选择“使用我的偏好强调”
4. 向右拖动滑块，直到显示“质量”
5. 点击“应用”
6. 重启CityEngine

自定义选项(仅影响CityEngine渲染)

1. 打开NVIDIA控制面板
2. 切换到“管理3D设置”
3. 转到“程序设置”选项卡
4. 点击“添加”按钮
   1. 从最近使用的应用程序中选择“CityEngine应用程序”
   2. 如果没有，请手动浏览“C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\CityEngine2024.0\CityEngine.exe”中的CityEngine.exe。
5. 手动设置以下设置
   
   • 各向异性过滤:“8倍”(将在剪切视角下提供更好的纹理清晰度)
   • 抗锯齿-模式:“覆盖任何应用程序设置”(将启用抗锯齿。这个功能平滑了渲染中的锯齿状边缘。
   • 抗锯齿-设置:“4x”(提高抗锯齿质量)
   • 抗锯齿-透明度:“2x (supersample)”(启用透明纹理的抗锯齿)
6. 点击“应用”
7. 重启CityEngine

AMD公司:

1. 打开AMD软件:肾上腺素版™应用程序(如果没有安装，从这里获取)
2. 转到“游戏”部分
3. 转到该部分的“图形”选项卡
4. 向下滚动到“高级”并展开它
5. 更改以下设置:
   • 反锯齿:“覆盖应用程序设置”(将启用反锯齿。这个功能平滑了渲染中的锯齿状边缘。
   • 抗锯齿级别:“4倍”(提高抗锯齿质量)
   • 各向异性过滤:“启用”(将在剪切视角下提供更好的纹理清晰度)
   • 各向异性过滤级别:“8倍”(提高各向异性过滤的质量)
6. 关闭AMD软件并重启CityEngine

 

 

Introduction

In this Blogpost we will show you how you can get the best out of your graphics card and improve visual fidelity in CityEngine with the proper settings. We also help you identify what graphics card you are using and how you can make CityEngine use the correct one.

Check Graphics Card Model

First off, we need to figure out what kind of Graphics card you have installed.
Open the Windows Device Manager and expand the Display adapters section to see what graphics card you have installed.

Most likely you will have a NVIDIA or an AMD graphics card. Later we will show you how to optimize the settings for these two brands. If you have a graphics card from Intel, your journey sadly ends here.

On laptops it’s possible that you have multiple graphics cards (integrated and dedicated). We highly recommend using the dedicated card for CityEngine.

Making sure that CityEngine runs on the dedicated graphics card:

NVIDIA:
(For Windows 11 installation, follow AMD process below)

1. Open the NVIDIA Control Panel
2. Click on “Manage 3D settings”
3. Now you can either change the usage of which graphics card to use
   1. Go to the “Program Settings” tab
   2. Click the “Add” button
      1. Select “CityEngine Application” from the Recently used applications
      2. If not available, manually browse for CityEngine.exe in “C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\CityEngine2024.0\CityEngine.exe”
      3. In “Preferred graphics Processor” select “High performance NVIDIA processor
         

Note: you can also use your NVIDIA card for all applications (global setting). Be aware that this can decrease battery life significantly.

AMD:

1. Go to Windows Settings
2. Search for “Graphics Settings”
   
3. Choose “Desktop app” and browse to C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\CityEngine2024.0\CityEngine.exe
   (Or wherever you installed CityEngine)
4. You should see CityEngine below, Click on “Options”
   
5. Select High performance (should display your AMD graphics card)
   
6. Restart CityEngine

Verify CityEngine is using the correct graphics card

1. Open CityEngine
2. Open any Scene (can be an empty new one)
3. Go to Help > About CityEngine
   
4. Click on “Installation Details”
   
5. Go to the “System Info” Tab and expand the “OpenGL” section
6. Under “renderer” you should see the graphics card CityEngine is using:
   

How to improve graphics settings

NVIDIA:

Easy Option (Will affect rendering in other Applications!)

1. Open NVIDIA Control Panel
2. Switch to “Adjust Image Settings with Preview”
3. Select “Use my preference emphasizing”
4. Drag Slider to the right until it says “Quality”
   
5. Hit “Apply”
6. Restart CityEngine

Custom Option (Only affects CityEngine Rendering)

1. Open NVIDIA Control Panel
2. Switch to “Manage 3D settings”
3. Go to the “Program Settings” tab
4. Click the “Add” button
   1. Select “CityEngine Application” from the Recently used applications
   2. If not available, manually browse for CityEngine.exe in “C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\CityEngine2024.0\CityEngine.exe”
5. Manually set the following settings
   
   • Anisotropic filtering: “8x“
     (will provide better texture clarity at shearing viewing angles)
   • Antialiasing – Mode: “Override any application setting“
     (will enable anti-aliasing. This feature smooths out jagged edges in the rendering)
   • Antialiasing – Setting: “4x“
     (increases quality of anti-aliasing)
   • Antialiasing – Transparency: “2x (supersample)“
     (enables anti-aliasing on transparent textures)
6. Hit “Apply”
7. Restart CityEngine

AMD:

1. Open AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition™ Application
   (if not installed, get it from here)
2. Go to the “Gaming” section
3. Go to the “Graphics” tab in that section
4. Scroll down to “advanced” and expand it
   
5. Change the following settings:
   • Anti-Aliasing: “Override application settings“
     (Will enable anti-aliasing. This feature smooths out jagged edges in the rendering)
   • Anti-Aliasing Level: “4x“
     (increases quality of anti-aliasing)
   • Anisotropic Filtering: “Enabled“
     (will provide better texture clarity at shearing viewing angles)
   • Anisotropic Filtering Level: “8x“
     (increases quality of anisotropic filtering)
6. Close AMD Software and restart CityEngine