MicroStation Users:

Note: AutoTURN Lite does not support MicroStation.

Ensure that Transparency and Fill are enabled in View Attributes.

Properties' Hatching (2D Simulations) Category Dialog Box

Draw Hatching On Section

Note: This functionality is only available in AutoTURN and AutoTURN Pro.

Set the layer/level that hatching will be drawn on in the following ways:

• Click Current Layer/Level to have the elements drawn on the CAD platform’s current layer/level.
• Click Layer/Level, and then select the layer/level in the Layer/Level box to have the elements drawn on an existing layer/level.

Hatching Draw Options Section

Select an envelope to hatch from the list and then select the Hatch Pattern, Scale, and Angle, values. Click Properties to set the Color and Transparency for the envelopes that are selected to be drawn.

Note: For AutoTURN Lite users, the Vehicle Body envelope is the only envelope available for hatching.

Example of hatching the vehicle body envelope

Example of hatching the vehicle body clearance envelope

Separate Reverse Hatching

Select this checkbox to specify different properties for the reverse maneuvers in turn simulations.

MicroStation V8 users:

Note: AutoTURN Lite does not support MicroStation.

AutoTURN Pro uses the athatch.cel patterns file in the Patterns folder by default. To use a different hatch pattern file, specify the file’s location using the Configuration Utility.

AutoCAD users:

AutoTURN Pro scans the AutoCAD search path and includes any .pat files found. To use custom hatches, place them in a folder which is included in the search path.

BricsCAD users:

For information on adding custom hatch patterns to BricsCAD, please refer to the respective software documentation.

Reset Properties

Note: This functionality is only available in AutoTURN and AutoTURN Pro.

Click this button to reset the properties in all category pages to the currently loaded property set file.

Save Properties

Note: This functionality is only available in AutoTURN and AutoTURN Pro.

Click this button to save the current properties to a file. When you click this button, the Save Properties dialog box displays. In the Name box, type the desired name for the property set file, and then click OK.

Load Properties

Note: This functionality is only available in AutoTURN and AutoTURN Pro.

Click this button to load a previously saved property set file. When you click this button, the Load Properties dialog box displays. Select the desired property set file in the list, and then click OK.

Extract

Note: This functionality is only available in AutoTURN and AutoTURN Pro.

Click this button, and then select an existing turn simulation to replace the current properties with the properties from the selected simulation.

Note: Selecting a 2D simulation will replace the 2D properties only. Selecting a 3D simulation will replace the 3D properties only.

Update

Click this button, and then pick an existing turn simulation in the drawing to update the turn simulation to the currently displayed properties . This is useful for making changes to existing turn simulations without having to regenerate or place them again.