OSMnx · Download a street network

Turn the Burjassot street network from OpenStreetMap into an editable Blender graph object. Every other OSMnx tutorial starts here. Mirrors the Download panel.

Enable SciGraphs, open the sidebar with N, and switch to the OSMnx tab. Downloads run live, so Blender needs internet access.

1. Choose the download method

Place geocodes an administrative boundary and clips the network to it, which makes it the most reproducible of the methods.

The OSMnx Download panel with Download Method set to Place.

2. Enter the place name

In Place Name:

Burjassot, Valencia, Spain

If a name 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 gives vehicular streets; walk, bike, all and all_public are the alternatives. Leave Simplify on so interstitial nodes merge into clean edges, keep Retain Geometry and Truncate by Edge on, and leave Retain All off so disconnected fragments are dropped.

Network type and download options.

4. Download

The network appears after a few seconds and the panel header reports node and edge counts.

The Burjassot drive network in the viewport.
Tip

For a fixed radius instead of a boundary, use Point with Latitude/Longitude and Distance, or Address with Distance. BBox, Polygon and XML work the same way.

Next steps

Clean up the graph: project to a metric CRS.

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