Vehicle swept paths are used in road design to check that there is sufficient room for turning vehicles to operate safely on the road network and to avoid causing damage to roadside furniture. Summary of Features and Compatibility for Version 8.Vehicle Path (VPath) calculates the swept path of vehicles which follow a predefined steering path. We strive to make each new release of AutoTURN a better, more relevant product that is up to date with the latest engineering trends and advancements.' Many of the new AutoTURN features are developed directly from requests from our longtime users,' said Billy Chan, Transoft Solutions AutoTURN Product Manager.

'We are very excited to launch this latest version in order to meet our customers’ needs.

As well, the vehicle conflict analysis feature has been updated to handle point data for collision detection between vehicles and roadway objects and infrastructure in the design drawing. Major feature improvements to AutoTURN Pro 3D include the ability to perform reverse maneuvers for two-part part vehicles using the 3D Arc Path tool and support of vehicle simulations on 3D face terrain drawings in base AutoCAD. Platform compatibility has also been extended to accommodate Autodesk AutoCAD and AutoCAD Civil 3D 2013 as well as Bentley Power line of products.įurther enhancements to AutoTURN Pro 3D based on client feedback also come in this new version upgrade.

New national standard design vehicle libraries have been added, including AASHTO 2011 (USA), MT-DNIT-IP (Brazil), and VEGAGERDIN (Iceland). Transoft Solutions, developers of industry leading software for the transportation engineering community, has just launched version 8.1 for AutoTURN and AutoTURN Pro 3D.

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