
Now compatible with AutoCAD versions 2004 to 2010, as well MicroStation V8 to V8i, AutoTURN 6.1 is fully Microsoft Windows 2000, XP, Vista 32 bit, and 64 bit systems. Usability improvements to AutoTURN 6.1 have also been made, starting with an updated toolbar.ĪutoTURN 6.1 is also fully compatible with the TORUS Roundabouts and InVision for AutoTURN software. The new look toolbar was developed to be easier for designers to view and select the desired tools without having to dig through multiple ribbons or tabs. The tools within the new look toolbar have also received improvements. The most notable improvements are in the SmartPath tools. The reverse corner path now allows a reverse sweep angle range of 1° to 160° to give designers more flexibility to cover a greater number of project needs. Vehicle dimensions and path geometry need not be expressed in the same units.As well, designers can now have an unlimited number of path sections in any simulation to give users better turning control. AutoTURN Rail 3D works in millimeters, centimeters, meters, inches, or feet units. The program also has the ability to track predefined and user-defined points on the vehicle such as door sills, cameras, catenary structures, etc.

The program can be used as a checking tool to examine clearances between swept vehicle static/dynamic envelopes and swept structure cross section envelopes either visually (panning, zooming, rotating the 3D drawing, etc.) or by cutting cross sections anywhere along the vehicle simulation. AutoTURN Rail 3D can recreate vehicle configurations from various manufacturers for use in verifying existing rail designs.

Full motion animation with realistic 3D model support is also available for visualization. Program output also includes 2D and 3D swept paths of structure cross sections and cross sections can be cut through the rail simulations for closer analysis and reporting. AutoTURN Rail 3D operates in the AutoCAD and AutoCAD Civil 3D environments.

AutoTURN Rail 3D is a CAD-based program that generates vehicle clearance envelopes of vehicle design envelopes on alignments while taking into account the alignment’s horizontal geometry, vertical profile, and superelevation.
