AutoTURN Feature (Vehicle Creation) - How do I create custom vehicles?

Standard vehicles: 

These vehicles are based on design guidelines arranged in standard vehicle libraries (SVL). These vehicles do not contain any signs next to their name. These vehicles can be copied and modified to create custom vehicles.

For single part vehicles

How to customize vehicles?

Select the vehicle you want to customize from the Standard Vehicle Library and copy the vehicle.

Once you copy the vehicle, you will be able to give the vehicle a new name and change the dimensions, as illustrated below (the fields are editable)

Adjusting/changing the vehicle dimensions

Overall length and Wheelbase 

The locations to insert the values for the length and wheelbase are indicated in the below figure.

 

A Overall Length
B Front overhang 
C Wheelbase

 

The front overhang of the vehicle and the wheelbase

The front overhang of the vehicle is the distance from the center of the front axle group to the outside of the vehicle's front bumper. 

For single unit vehicles, the software auto-calculates the rear overhang value (0.00 value in the image) from the entered overall length and front overhang values.
 

For a vehicle with a single axle at the rear

A Overall Length
B Front overhang 
C Wheelbase

 

For multi-rear axle vehicles 

The wheelbase value is measured from the center of the front axle to the center of the rear axle group.

 

 

A Overall Length
B Front Overhang 
C Wheelbase
D Axle Spacing 1
E Rear Axle Spacing 

 

Height and ground clearance 

The ground clearance is measured from the surface of the terrain to the lowest point of the vehicle.

H Height
K Front Ground Clearance 
L Wheelbase Ground Clearance
M Rear Ground Clearance 

 

Width and track values

The front and rear track values considered in AutoTURN are the outer distance between the outer left and right wheels. 

H Height
F Vehicle width without Mirrors
G Front Track Width 
J Rear Track Width
N Dual Wheel Width 
P Vehicle Width with Mirrors
W Tire Width 

 

For multi part vehicles:

Navigate in AutoTURN on each part separately to fill out the dimensions accordingly.
 

Part 1
Select the first part of the vehicle. Once selected, you will be allowed to modify the dimensions related to this part. 
 

A1 Part’s Total Length (related to this part)
B Front overhang
C1 Wheelbase (related to this part)
Z Rear axle group center to connector


Part 2
Select the second part of the vehicle to adjust the dimensions 


 

A2 Body Front to pivot
A3 Part’s Total Length (related to this part)
C2 Wheelbase (related to this part)

Pitch is the rotation around the axle (Y), Roll is the rotation around the axle (X) and articulation is the rotation around the axle (Z). Users can adjust these angles based on information obtained from the manufacturer. 

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