Turn Features

MULTIPLE VEHICLE LIBRARIES INCLUDING TRH17 CRITERIA
Vehicle Libraries are completely user configurable. Libraries for TRH 17 design vehicles and various aircraft are distributed with the program. You can create new libraries and add your own vehicles to the library by simply entering the dimensions for the new vehicle into a graphical vehicle dimension dialog.

USER CONFIGURABLE VEHICLES
You can create new libraries and add your own vehicles to the library by simply entering the dimensions for the new vehicle into a graphical vehicle dimension dialog. A full range of vehicle configurations is supported. Single unit vehicles include passenger cars, buses, trucks and forklifts. Trailer and semi-trailer combinations such as cars with trailers, articulated vehicles and interlinks are also supported as well as nose-steer and tail-steer aircraft.

DEFINE WAY POINTS ALONG THE TRACK PATH
Indicate the starting position and direction and then graphically indicate a series of way points. The vehicle will automatically move to the way points conforming to its minimum steering angles.

To finish off your drawings you can place a vehicle profile, complete with dimensions, by simply selecting a toolbar button and indicating the position of the profile graphically.

Showcases & Testimonials

BUILDING AFRICAN HIGHWAYS "CIVIL DESIGNER made possible the design of three separate roads in not much more time than it takes to design one road" Du Bruyn Jonker Kwezi V3, Pretoria CHAPMANS PEAK - THE IMPOSSIBLE ROAD "The road is only 10km from Hout Bay to Noordhoek. But in that short stretch, I have 114 PI's. Using the TURN module in Civil Designer has been a great help" Willem de Vries Stewart Scott International, Cape Town

EASY TRACK PATH DEFINITION AND CREATION
It has been designed for ease of use. You simply draw or select the vehicle path, select the vehicle for the simulation, and then specify either a forward or a reverse run to create the track or swept path envelope.

SMALLEST TURNING CIRCLE CALCULATION
You can generate minimum turning envelopes by simply indicating a start position and an initial direction of movement. You can then drag the entire envelope to check critical sections of intersections, traffic circles and parking areas.

CARGO POINT TRACKING FUNCTION
Additional points, within or beyond the vehicle’s body, can be tracked using the Cargo Point Tracking function. This allows you to track the position of cranes, side mirrors or cargo extremes along the track path.

FORWARD AND REVERSE MOVEMENTS
Forward and reverse movement for any of the supported configurations can be simulated along a specified track path.

PLOT OUTPUT GRAPHS AND DATA TABLES
Output graphs which are displayed for every simulation can be used to determine how close the design vehicle is to any point along the path at its maximum steering angles

TRACK PATH TO CAD LAYER WITH TEST VEHICLE PROFILE
When a simulation is run, the path of the tyres can be displayed as a CAD layer.

WORKS IN CONJUNCTION WITH EXISTING CAD ENTITIES
CAD lines can be used as tracking paths and other CAD entities can be used in conjunction with TURN simulation.

EXPLORING NEW AVENUES "Our primary objective was to ensure that large delivery trucks could drive through the traffic circles of the business park with ease" Peter Wium De Villiers Sheard Cape Town ZII BLAZES A BRAVE TRAIL INTO AFRICA "When designing a shopping centre these days, you need to see where the trucks can turn to get in and out of the loading yards" Hannes Kotze ZII, Cape Town

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