Runs a visualization of the current vehicle on selected path elements.

Note: This tool requires an existing simulation in the drawing – 3D simulations (AutoTURN Pro only) converted from 2D turn simulations.

Click Generate Visualization on the ribbon or toolbar and then pick the 3D simulation(s) in the drawing. Right-click to generate the visualization.

Visualization Engine Window

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.

Tool Panel

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	Displays the keyboard and mouse commands for camera, timeline, recording, and scene options.

Settings

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.

View Panel

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.

Playback Panel

Button	Option	Click to...
	Back	Move the slider to the start of the visualization (see Slider below).
	Play/Pause	Run the visualization from beginning to end or from the last vehicle position after manipulating the vehicle position with the slider (see Slider below). Pause the visualization when it is running.
	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.