OSMnx · Download a street network

Download the Burjassot street network from OpenStreetMap and turn it into an editable Blender graph object. This is the starting point for every other OSMnx tutorial.

This walkthrough mirrors the Download panel.

Before you begin

  • Enable SciGraphs and open the 3D Viewport sidebar with N.
  • Make sure Blender has internet access (OSM downloads happen live).
  • Open the OSMnx tab.

1. Choose the download method

Expand Download and set the Download Method to Place. This geocodes an administrative boundary and clips the network to it — the simplest and most reproducible option.

The OSMnx Download panel with Download Method set to Place.

2. Enter the place name

In Place Name, type:

Burjassot, Valencia, Spain

If a place is ambiguous, increase Which Result to pick a different geocoding candidate.

Entering the Burjassot place name.

3. Set the network type and options

  • Network Type: drive (vehicular streets). Other options include walk, bike, all and all_public.
  • Leave Simplify on to merge interstitial nodes into clean edges.
  • Keep Retain Geometry and Truncate by Edge on; leave Retain All off so disconnected fragments are dropped.

Network type and download options.

4. Download

Press Download Graph. After a few seconds the network appears in the viewport as a graph object, and the panel header shows the node and edge counts.

The Burjassot drive network in the viewport.
Tip

Need a fixed radius instead of a boundary? Switch the Download Method to Point and set Latitude/Longitude and Distance, or Address and Distance. The other methods (BBox, Polygon, XML) follow the same pattern.

Next steps

Continue with Clean up the graph to project the network to a metric CRS and remove disconnected fragments.

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