AutoTURN Pro 3D - Detailed Review

ADDITIONAL VEHICLE LIBRARIES FROM US, BRAZIL, ICELAND
The new release of AutoTURN Pro 3D includes the new AASHTO 2011 (US) vehicle library as well as national standards from Brazil (MT-DNIT-IPR) and Iceland (VEGAGERÐIN), giving you more vehicles to work with.

SUPPORT FOR 3D FACE TERRAIN DRAWINGS
3D face terrain outputted from a variety of 3D CAD programs such as Autodesk® Revit®, Autodesk® AutoCAD® Civil 3D®, Bentley® InRoads®, and 12d® Model is now supported in AutoTURN Pro 3D.

TWO PART VEHICLE REVERSE 3D ARC PATH
Another upgrade in AutoTURN Pro 3D is the ability to perform 3D reverse maneuvers for two part vehicles and the ability to covert 2D reverse arc and corner path movements into 3D. This is ideal for modeling 3-point turning simulations in confined spaces.

WORK WITH POINT CLOUD DATA FOR CONFLICT ANALAYSIS
In AutoTURN Pro 3D, has been improved to support point cloud data (i.e. LIDAR survey/3D survey points) to detect potential conflicts between vehicles and roadway objects and infrastructure such as overhead/ tunnel edges, signage clearances, and light fixtures.

SUPPORT FOR AUTOCAD® 2013 AND BENTLEY® POWER LINE
AutoTURN Pro 3D includes support for the latest platform releases from Autodesk® - AutoCAD® 2013 and AutoCAD® Civil 3D® 2013 as well as extended compatibility with the Bentley® Power line of products (PowerDraft, PowerCivil, GEOPAK, and InRoads).

MODEL 3D VEHICLE SWEPT PATHS
Generate 3D swept path envelopes with vehicle height and ground clearances to analyze designs in a three-dimensional space. Users also have the options to display the 3D swept path of the vehicle body or body clearance.

GENERATE 3D ARC PATHS
Design, analyze, and visualize in three dimensions by generating a 3D arc path directly on a selected terrain (Civil 3D® surface, polygon and polyface mesh in AutoCAD® and MicroStation®).

ANALYZE VEHICLE PUNCH THROUGH
Assess the cross-section of the 3D swept path at any instance along a 3D simulation. A punch through report can also be created and placed onto the drawing showing the 3D swept path cross-sectional, the terrain surface, and the punch through line.

EVALUATE VEHICLE CLEARANCES
Generate a report displaying the terrain, vehicle, and clearance profile to check for spatial requirements between overhead obstacles and the design vehicle. Vertical clearance is not restricted to a straight line but can be analyzed at any point along the path of the simulation.

DYNAMIC 3D VEHICLE CONFLICT ANALYSIS
Carry out a conflict analysis to detect where geometric objects in a design drawing can interfere with the vehicle’s 3D swept path. The section of a 3D swept path will display in a different color indicating collisions with objects or terrain.

CONVERT 2D SIMULATION INTO 3D
Easily convert a 2D simulation into 3D by selecting a terrain for the vehicle to interact with. This feature lets you to complete a conceptual design in a 2D plan view while allowing for further analysis in a 3D mode.

CREATE AND WORK WITH 3D VEHICLES
Create a 3D vehicle using a pre-defined or customized roofline and ground clearance values for the front, rear, and wheelbase of a vehicle. Sample realistic vehicle models are also included in AutoTURN Pro 3D.

CHECK VEHICLE GROUND CLEARANCES
Specify three different ground clearances values (i.e. front, wheelbase and rear) plus front and rear chamfer values for a vehicle. These parameters allow AutoTURN Pro to perform a ground clearance check within the Analyze Vertical Clearance tool.

USE REALISTIC 3D VEHICLE MODELS FOR PRESENTATIONS
Add your own realistic CAD 3D models or use AutoTURN Pro’s sample set of realistic vehicles for visually captivating presentations. Realistic vehicles can be animated within the design drawing.

PLACE ADAPTIVE VEHICLE SIMULATIONS
Place adaptive simulations either centered or offset left/right with smooth turning transitions on user-drawn paths made from lines, arcs, polylines, AutoCAD® Civil 3D® alignments or complex chains. Linking with geometry allow these simulations to adapt to grip-edits made to their paths.

CONFLICT ANALYSIS AND REGENERATE SIMULATION
Perform vehicle conflict analysis and receive real-time visual feedback on any simulation path obstructions. AutoTURN also comes with the ability to regenerate an existing simulation to account for conflicts that occur after path obstacles have been added, removed, or modified.

RUN ANIMATION WITH INVISION DATA MANAGEMENT
Control vehicle simulation playback through the new Run Animation feature. Plus, InVision data can now be managed with the ability to pick and choose the vehicle simulations in your drawing required for presentations.

REVERSE THREE-PART VEHICLES
Reverse vehicles with 3 parts to any possible vector. Specialized transport systems can also perform straight line reverse maneuvers (based on the last trailer).

NOW FEATURING INDEPENDENT REAR STEERING
Generate complex vehicle simulations with standard or specialized transport vehicles including independent rear steering systems (crab steering for supported types included).

TELESCOPING TRAILER FUNCTIONALITY
Along with the addition of logging trucks to the vehicle library, AutoTURN now has the ability to handle a telescoping trailer for simulating logging vehicles. Test designs for efficiency and safety by assessing rear overhang of logs as they swing out in a corner turn.

CARGO LOADS FOR SPECIALIZED TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
Easily represent an oversize or wide load situation by having the cargo drawn for a vehicle simulation and its envelope combined with the vehicle body envelope. Define the cargo size and limiting factors for vehicle configurations to work within set industry standards.

SPECIALIZED TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM VEHICLE TYPES
Specialized vehicles such as Wind Tower Trailer, Wind Blade Trailer, 19-Axle Heavy Haul, and Booster Trailer have been added to the AutoTURN vehicle library for use when designing for large scale construction projects.

NEW AND UPDATED STANDARD VEHICLE LIBRARIES
AutoTURN now includes the FL IDG 2007 (US) standard design vehicle library featuring the Florida specific WB-62FL vehicle configuration. Also, the VAGVERKET (SE), CROW (NL), and ALBERTA INFTRA-HGDG (CA) design vehicle libraries have been updated.

GENERATE INDEPENDENT PATHS
You now have the ability to continue generating new independent vehicle paths from one main simulation path. Save even more time as you explore different maneuvers from the last point of a simulation rather than having to recreate the prior path in its entirety.

MORE OPTIONS FOR SIMULATIONS
With AutoTURN, you can now force a straight line simulation for a vehicle traveling along an arc path. This gives you more options for performing different maneuvers (i.e. lane changes) together in a single and longer vehicle simulation.

VEHICLE TIRE SIZING OPTIONS
AutoTURN allows you to easily change tire sizing (width and diameter) to match manufacturer specifications for custom vehicles.

SIMULATION DISPLAY OPTIONS
Hatch the vehicle body or clearance envelope. Modify colors and line types. View real time radius, steering and articulating angle values when driving a vehicle through a path.

REALISTIC VEHICLE PLAN VIEWS
With AutoTURN, you can use different vehicle plan views, showing greater vehicle detail, in the simulations to increase the realism and quality of presentations.

MODIFY VEHICLE SHAPES
Input user-defined dimensions for filleted vehicle radii and chamfered corners to generate more precise envelopes and turns. This is ideal in the testing for tight areas.

PRESENTATION CREATION
Simulations created in AutoTURN can be exported into InVision, then sequenced and converted to video files for visualization and presentation purposes.

COMPLETE VEHICLE DESIGN STANDARDS
AutoTURN includes national standard vehicle libraries for: US (AASHTO, Caltrans) Canada (TAC), Australia (Austroads), United Kingdom, France, Germany, Netherlands, Italy, Switzerland, New Zealand, plus many more countries.

CUSTOM VEHICLE CREATION
Easily create custom vehicles by modifying a copy of an existing vehicle or by specifying each individually specifying the characteristic components themselves.

AUTOTURN SMARTPATH TOOLS
Innovative SmartPath tools allow the generation of continuous vehicle paths with four interactive drive modes using engineering algorithms for realistic results.

VEHICLE PATH CONTROL
Designers can make adjustments to a vehicle’s path through manipulation of points along the travel way, allowing for fine-tuning of vehicle position.

FRONT AND REAR STEERING LINKAGES
With front and rear steering ability, users can specify different ratios for ranges of steering angles between their front and back wheels - ideal for multi-axle semi-trailer, truck and articulated bus modeling.

OFFSET SIMULATION
Produce vehicle simulations by simply selecting a roadway element such as a curb or pavement edge and entering an offset distance to generate an optimum vehicle path while maintaining a constant clearance from the element.

OVERSTEER CORNER PATH
Realistically evaluate the movement of articulated vehicles during turning maneuvers. Steer a vehicle wide enough so that the trailing unit does not encroach on curbs, pedestrian sidewalks or other vehicles.