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 animation of the current vehicle on selected path elements. If a scenery was created using the Prepare Scene dialog, 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 simulation to an MP4 file.
	Cameras	Select the viewing angle of the scene or the vehicles in your simulation. 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 visualization settings.
	Keys	Displays the keyboard and mouse commands for camera, timeline, recording and scene options.

Settings

Displays visualization settings options.

Option	Click to...
Quality	Select the image quality of the animation.
Ground Plane	Toggle the ground plane on/off.
Vehicle Path	Toggle the vehicle path on/off.
Wind	Toggle the wind effect animation on tree elements on/off.
Launch Tutorial	Launch the visualization tutorial.

View Panel

Button	Option	Click to...
	Cursor	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.