Runs a visualization of the current vehicle on selected path elements.
Note: This tool requires an existing 3D simulation in the drawing.
Click Generate Visualization on the ribbon or toolbar and then pick the 3D simulation(s) in the drawing. Right-click to generate the visualization.
The Visualization Engine window runs a 3D visualization of the current vehicle on selected path elements. If a scenery was created using the Prepare Scene dialog box, the Visualization Engine window will also show the 3D virtual environment created by the layer/level elements assigned to the objects in your drawing.
Button | Option | Click to... |
Record | Record and export the current scenery and visualization to an MP4 file. | |
Cameras | Select the viewing angle of the scene or the vehicles in the visualization. The scene camera option allows you to manually select between the top orthogonal view or four three-quarter views of the scene. The vehicle camera option allows you to select from four preset viewing angles relative to the vehicle. | |
Settings | Adjust the visualization settings. | |
Keys | Display the keyboard and mouse commands for camera, timeline, recording, and scene options. |
Displays the visualization settings.
Option | Click to... |
Quality | Select the image quality of the visualization. |
Ground Plane | Turn the ground plane switch on/off. |
Vehicle Path | Turn the vehicle path switch on/off. |
Wind | Turn the wind effect visualization switch for the tree elements on/off. |
Launch Tutorial | Launch the visualization tutorial. |
Button | Option | Click to... |
Pointer | Prevent the current view from shifting or rotating when performing other actions. By default, this tool is selected when launching the Visualization Engine. | |
Pan | Shift the view without changing the viewing direction or magnification. | |
Orbit | Rotate the view around the center pivot point. | |
Look | Move the camera manually around the scene. |
Button | Option | Click to... |
Back | Move the slider to the start of the visualization (see Slider below). | |
Play/Pause |
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Loop | Have the visualization loop repeatedly. | |
Slider | Move the slider to the left to move the vehicle towards the start of the visualization or to the right to move the vehicle towards the end of the visualization. | |
Playback Speed | Set how slow or fast the visualization plays back, where 0.5 is the slowest and 10 is the fastest speed. This setting allows you to view visualizations at a visually appealing rate on all computers and to adjust for varying presentations. While AutoTURN Pro visualizations can be displayed at varying speeds, this setting is only used for the purpose of visualizing the maneuver. The speed of visualizations display is in no way related to the speed of an actual vehicle. |