The　demand　of　virtual　3D　models　is　growing　rapidly　with　the　development　of　city　informatization　and　digitalization.　Buildings　are　essential　objects　of　virtual　city.　Over　the　years,　researchers　have　made　considerable　progress　towards　developing　efficient　techniques　for　generating　3D　buildings,　however,　procedural　modeling　is　still　a　challenging　task　because　of　limitation　of　data　sources　and　reality　requirement　restraints.　To　overcome　this　problem,　this　paper　introduces　a　procedural　method　based　on　rule　sets　according　to　certain　criterion　available　to　common　building　all　over　the　world.　We　describe　the　modeling　processing　based　on　two-dimension　GIS　data　and　digital　image.　The　experiments　showed　that　the　presented　approach　is　an　automatic　and　effective　method　for　modeling　mass　buildings.　©　2012　IEEE.