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Vehicle Turning Circles
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Vehicle Turning Circles

Vehicle Turning Circles

(OP)
Does anyone know of a utility that will produce vehicle turning circles for inclusion into an ACAD drawing?

many thanks
cherrypicker

RE: Vehicle Turning Circles

I have never heard of one. Turning circles vary. Look up the certain vehicle you need and search for its specs online.

Chris
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RE: Vehicle Turning Circles

If you have Architectural Graphic Standard disk, you will find that information which can be inserted into ACAD.

RE: Vehicle Turning Circles

If you are using these for approval from a jurisdiction or to demonstrate that a particular vehicle can make a certain turn, I would highly recomend AutoTURN over using any blocks as AutoTURN is based on the AASHTO design guides and will better support your demonstration.  Additionally, I have seen drawings where blocks were used and I was told that a firetruck etc... could make the turn with no problem but when I ran AutoTURN on it, I found that the vehicle behaves differently than what you would get by just laying a block accross a site plan driveway.

They have tutorials to teach you how to use it and it is quite simple to learn.  We have generated extra design work from other Architectural and Civil firms by having this ability to test their site.

Good luck.

RE: Vehicle Turning Circles

(OP)
Many thanks for this.  I've just found another department in our organisation uses AutoTURN, so job done!

Traffic, you are correct with the reference to using blocks and the software itself - thanks again

cherrypicker

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