cityweft
AI-generated global 3D city models for architectural site design
Cloud-based platform and API that instantly generates accurate 3D city models with buildings, terrain, infrastructure, and surfaces from global geospatial data sources. Exports to Rhino, SketchUp, Revit, Archicad, Blender or integrates via API for site analysis, master planning, and urban design.
Why This Tool Exists
Architects and urban planners manually gather 3D city context data from multiple inconsistent sources (LiDAR surveys, GML datasets, OpenStreetMaps, national mapping agencies) for site analysis and master planning. This manual assembly is time-consuming, inconsistent in quality, and requires specialized GIS expertise. Site design work is delayed waiting for accurate background geometry.
AI-powered platform automatically generates high-quality, editable 3D city models with buildings, terrain, infrastructure, and surface textures from global data sources. Models are instantly available for export to standard design tools (Rhino, Revit, Archicad, SketchUp, Blender) or accessible via API for custom integration. Topography accurate to under 1 meter with precise building geometry.
How You Use It
Data Transparency
Exactly what this tool uses and how
https://cityweft.gitbook.io/docs (API documentation)Use Cases
- · Rapid site analysis with accurate 3D urban context
- · Generative design with parametric access via API and Grasshopper
- · Urban masterplanning and massing scenarios
- · Competition entries with global 3D city data
- · Campus and institutional planning
- · Design rendering and visualization with contextual accuracy
- · Sustainable design analysis (solar access, wind patterns) using accurate geometry
Pricing
Research Sources & Data Quality Last verified: 2026-04-03
- https://www.cityweft.com/
- https://www.cityweft.com/how-it-works
- https://www.cityweft.com/api
- https://cityweft.gitbook.io/docs
- https://www.cityweft.com/rhino-plugin
- https://www.aecplustech.com/tools/cityweft
- https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/cityweft
- https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/741919-24
- AEC Magazine - "Cityweft gears up for public launch"
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