Vehicle swept path analysis & 3D animation

Autopath is a professional software solution for vehicle swept path analysis used by civil engineers, transportation professionals, architects, and urban planners. Autopath enables the simulation and analysis of vehicle manoeuvres, 3D vehicle animation and more.

Intuitive user interface

Autopath is distinguished by its carefully designed UI and workflow that make it fast to learn and easy to use. Competitive pricing, service for designing complex custom vehicles, and high-level technical support make Autopath the product of choice for professionals worldwide.

Vehicle libraries

AASHTOAUTOPATH includes several country-specific reference vehicle libraries defined by national guidelines, and an extended collection of vehicles from different manufacturers, covering aircraft, buses, cranes, emergency vehicles, trucks, agricultural machinery and more.

USA / CANADA / INDIA AASHTO 2014 (Imperial / Metric), AASHTO 2011 (Imperial / Metric)
CANADA TAC 2017
EUROPE United Kingdom (FTA 2016, FTA 1998)
Irish national vehicle library
Germany (Deurschland 2005), Deutschland RBSV_2020
Austria (Österreich)
Sweden (Sverige 2005)
Norwegian (Norge 2007)
Poland (Polska 2016)
Hungary (Magyarország 2005)
Czech Republic (TP 171, 2005)
Croatia (Hrvatska 2001)
Serbia (Serbia 2012)
Slovenia (Slovenija 2006)
Romania (Romania 1985)
North Macedonia
Turkey (Türkiye)
RUSSIA POCCŃЯ
AUSTRALIA Australia 1993, Australia 2013, Australia 2018
NEW ZEALAND New Zealand 2007
Auckland Transport 2022
Auckland Transport 2016
AFRICA South Africa (South Africa 1988), Tanzanai (TANZANIA_2011)
UAE UAE (United Arab Emirates 2017)
ISRAEL Israel (Israel 2011)

In the latest version, Autopath gets an extensive number of vehicle libraries and utility vehicle types added to the existing vehicle list, vehicle types ranging from agricultural vehicles, emergency vehicles, buses, trucks, trailers for wind turbine transport, cranes, forklifts and more.

BUS Ikarus, Kravtex, Man, Mercedes, Neoplan, Rába, Setra, Volvo
CRANE KATO CR-100, CR-250, MR-130, NK-300E-v, NK550vr
► we support vehicles with all wheels steering
CRANE LIEBHERR LTM1030-2.1, LTM1040-2.1, LTM1050-3.1, LTM1055-3.2, LTM1060-3.1, LTM1070-4.2, LTM1090-4.1, LTM1100-5.1, LTM1100-5.2, LTM1350-6.1, LMT1250-5.1
► we support vehicles with all wheels steering
CRANE TEREX AC55-3 (385/95R25) AWS(3), AC55-3 (445/95R25) AWS (3), AC60-3 (385/95R25) AWS(3), AC60-3 (445/95R25) AWS (3), AC140 (385/95R25) ASW (3), AC140 (445/95R25) AWS(3), AC160-2 (385/95R25), AC160-2 (445/95R25), AC160-5 (385/95R25) AWS (3), AC160-5 (445/95R25) AWS (3), AC160-5 (525/80R25) AWS (3), AC250-1 (525/80R25), TEREX MAX 25
► we support vehicles with all wheels steering
CUSTOM Wind Transport, Heavy Load Vehicle, Long Cargo Vehicle
EMERGENCY EUROPE Mercedes Benz, Tatra, Man, Iveco
EMERGENCY AASHTO Fire Vehicle – Pumper, Fire Vehicle – Aerial Platform
GOLDHOFER Drop-Deck Semitrailler, Europe Flatbad, Flatbad with Pendular Axles
MINING TRUCKS CAT 785D, 770G, 797F, 772G, 773G, 775G, 777G, 789D, 793D, 793F, 794AC, 796AC, 798AC
MINING TRUCKS KOMATSU HD325-7R, HD465, HD465, 730E, 830E-AC, 860E-1K, 930E-4, 930E-4SE, 960E-1, HD1500-7, HM300-2R (ARTICULATED), HM400-3R (ARTICULATED)
EMERGENCY SLO PV-1, PV-2, GV-1, GVV-1, GVV-2, GVC-16/15, GVC-16/25, GV-16/24, GVC-24/50, AC, GVGP-1, GVGP-2
TRUCK Mercedes Benz, Iveco, MAN
WHEEL LOADER Sonnebogen 355 E, LIEBHER_L544, LIEBHER_L506compact, LIEBHER_L585, MLT 741-140 V+, MLT 961-160 V+L, MLT 741-130 PS+, STEYR_6125, STEYR_6125 + CMC-ST-300, VOLVO (L110H, L120H, L50H)
CONCRETE MIXER MAN TGS 41.420 8×4; ITAS CAS
AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY Tractor John Deere 5603 4WD, Tractor Fendt 936 Vario, Tractor + Bailey Dumper DUMP10, Tractor + Bailey Grain Trailer TAG11, Tractor + Bailey Baby Trailer BR2.0, Tractor + Bailey Low Loader LOW 8/16
AMBULANCE EUROPE TYPE A, TYPE A2, TYPE B, TYPE B1, TYPE C
BICYCLE Normalrad, Muli Pendix, Douz G4 Traveller, Christiana
BULKCEMENT TRAILER PREPRAVNIKY NCJ 32, PREPRAVNIKY NCJ 36, PREPRAVNIKY NCJ 40, PREPRAVNIKY NCJ 45, PREPRAVNIKY NCJ 46, PREPRAVNIKY NCJ 54, SKLOPNE PREPRAVNIKY
PICK UP TRUCK Ford Ranger, Toyota HiLux, Nissan Navara, Mercedes Benz X, Isuzu D-Max, Volkswagen Amarok, Mitsubishi L200, Ford F-150
REFUSE EUROPE Phoenix 2 Duo (P2-12W, P2-15W), Phoenix 2 (Twin Pack 15, (Twin Pack 20), Phoenix 2 (One-Pass), Phoenix 2-09N, Phoenix 2-12N, Phoenix 2-12W, Phoenix 2-15N (6×2 ML, 6×2 MS, 6×2 RS), Phoenix 2-15W (6x2ML ,4×2), Phoenix 2-17N (6×2 ML, 6×2 MS, 6×2 RS), Phoenix 2-18W (6x2ML, 6x2MS, 6x2RS, 6×4), Phoenix 2-20W (6x2MS, 6×4, 6×2 RS, 6x2ML), Phoenix 2-23W (6x2MS, 6×4, 6×2 RS, 6x2ML), Phoenix 2-25W, Phoenix 2 Duo Kitchen, Phoenix 2 Duo Recycler, hoenix 2 High Capacity (Twin Pack 15, Twin Pack 20, Twin Pack 50/50), Phoenix 2 One-Pass, Small Refuse Vehicle, Vulture 2225
SUV Audi Q8, BMW X7, Mercedes Benz GLS, Volkswagen Touareg, Volvo XC90, Land Rover Range Rover, Škoda Kodiaq, Škoda Kamiq, Rolls Royce Cullinan
AMBULANCE DEMERS MXP 150 (Ford 350), MXP 170 (Ford F-550), EX SPRINTER 2500, MX 151 (Ford E350), TRANSIT T250/T350, MX 152 (Mercedes-Benz), MX 170 (Cheverlet Express 4500), MX 164 (Cheverlet Express 3500), MX 164 (Ford E350), MX 170 (Ford E450)
MILITARY IVECO CENTAURO II, CENTAURO I, VBM_FRECCIA_AIFV/ATGM, CENTAURO AIF/OWS 30, VBM FRECCIA AMC, VBM FRECCIA ARV, VBA Amphibious Armoured Vehicle, Puma 4×4, Puma 6×6, LMV 2, LMV MEDEVAC, Medium Protected Vehicle 4×4, Medium Protected Vehicle 6×6, M170.31/33, M250.40/41/45 WM, M320.45 WM

Autopath crane

AIRCRAFT Boeing 737-700, Boeing 737-400
AIRCRAFT AIRBUS A380-800, A340-600, A340-500, A350-900, A340-300, A330-300, A320-200
AIRCRAFT BOEING 747-8, 747-400, 777-300ER, 777-200LR, 737-700, 737-400, 707-120, 707-320, 717-200, 727-100, 727-200, 737-100, 737-200, 737-300, 737-500, 737-600, 737-800, 737-900, 737-MAX 7, 737-MAX 8, 737-MAX 9, 737-MAX 10, 747-100B-200-300, 747SP, 747-8F, 757-200, 757-300, 767-200, 767-300, 767-400ER, 777-9, 787-8, 787-9
APRON BUS TAM_VIVIAIR60S, TAM_VIVIAIR72M, TAM_VIVIAIR84L, TAM_VIVIAIRE88W, TAM_VIVIAIR104WL
AIRSTAIRS TLD ABS-580
BAGGAGE TRANSFER TLD JST-25

Analysis Tools & Reports

Using the Horizontal or Vertical Analysis feature, you can easily and quickly simulate vehicle maneuvers and check transportability. Autopath works in AutoCAD, Civil 3D or BricsCAD environments. You can check for possible conflicts and inconsistencies of the vehicle path with other vehicles or with built objects. You can also create a steering wheel report – graphic diagram, presenting the intensity of rotation of the vehicle wheels along the vehicle path.

Vehicle movement animations in the form of trajectories that are created in CAD drawing using Autopath can be easily exported to Google Earth. There you can quickly create presentations for the client and the interested public and share your analysis results online, allowing other participants in the project to provide you with quality, up-to-date feedback.

Autopath comes with advanced reporting capabilities for each swept path analysis made. Reports include names and types of used vehicles, vehicle schematics with detailed dimensions, steering wheel turning diagram showing turning angles, turn wheels on stop sections, maximal vehicle steering angle and more. Reports can be exported to PDF and other formats.

Autopath also provides extended vehicle customisation option enabling users to customize available vehicles in libraries provided. Or create completely new vehicles with multiple axles, steering options and unlimited vehicle contour or shape definition.

Autopath provides the option to insert raster Imagery and elevation data (Google Earth Surface data) and Street View capabilities within the CAD drawing to help clients, investors, or the interested public to visualize areas where swept path analysis is taking place.

Combining such data with CAD BIM infrastructural or architectural models offers immersive visualization capabilities and great value analysis. Autopath comes with an extensive list of supported coordinate systems worldwide to enable convenient data insertion.

With the new video-recorder tool, you can easily and very quickly create animations of the swept paths and vehicle movements and instantly share them with your clients for review.

Free WEBINAR | Easy-To-Do Swept Path Analysis for Civil engineers, Architects and Transportation professionals

Fields of use

Civil engineering

Autopath plays a key role in verifying the transportability of all types of road design projects: on roads, intersections, roundabouts, hairpin turns, underpasses, overpasses, and similar places. With advanced tools for swept path analysis and animation, it not only accelerates the engineering design process but also enables quick checking of alternative design options, as well as safety and compliance with standards.

Special transport

Special transport services require specialized transport vehicles (semi-lowloader trailer, lowbed, mobile cranes, etc.) and tailored transport routes. Autopath includes an extensive library of specialized transport vehicles, all of which can be further customized in detail. You can design any type of vehicle outline that precisely represents the transported load. Autopath supports the use of Google Maps, Google StreetView, and OpenMaps, which is indispensable for evaluating different scenarios of transport routes. With support for all types of cranes, you can virtually plan the transport from factory, cargo port or freight terminal to the target destination.

Architectural & Urban Design

Autopath provides easy-to-use tools for architects and urban planners for analyzing vehicle swept paths in a CAD environment. They can perform simple vehicle maneuvers, carry out turning simulations, and identify potential limitations in the design of garages, parking spaces, intervention routes, etc. With access to a large library of vehicles, architects now have a tool for swept path analysis with which they can accurately, confidently, and independently evaluate their designs.

Construction sites

Autopath is used by civil engineers when planning construction sites and site design projects. They can plan the paths and maneuvers of construction machinery, trucks and other specialized vehicles for transporting construction materials. It allows the planning to take place ahead of time, speeding up the permit stage and allowing for repositioning or replacement of any obstacles along the way.

Aviation

When designing airports, special care is taken to make sure that the airport can adequately service all aircraft, transport cargo, and passengers. That is why engineers, both in the design and operation phase of the airport, carry out various simulations of aircraft maneuvers, vehicle/airplane swept path analysis and check for potential collisions, thereby reducing security risks and ensuring smooth operation. To serve this purpose, Autopath comes with a predefined library of aircraft, as well as intervention and various other vehicles, and can customize vehicles if needed.

Intralogistics

Autopath is a proven useful tool in the process of factory design. Using it, engineers can simulate the transportation of goods on the factory lanes as well as simulate AGV’s (automated guided vehicles) or tugger trains for the transportation of goods on factory grounds. When designing warehouse-racking layouts, Autopath is used to check for possible forklift constraints, evaluate tugger trains’ transportation paths, delivery vehicles maneuvers, and similar.

Fields of use

Civil engineering

Autopath plays a key role in verifying the transportability of all types of road design projects: on roads, intersections, roundabouts, hairpin turns, underpasses, overpasses, and similar places. With advanced tools for swept path analysis and animation, it not only accelerates the engineering design process but also enables quick checking of alternative design options, as well as safety and compliance with standards.

Special transport

Special transport services require specialized transport vehicles (semi-lowloader trailer, lowbed, mobile cranes, etc.) and tailored transport routes. Autopath includes an extensive library of specialized transport vehicles, all of which can be further customized in detail. You can design any type of vehicle outline that precisely represents the transported load. Autopath supports the use of Google Maps, Google StreetView, and OpenMaps, which is indispensable for evaluating different scenarios of transport routes. With support for all types of cranes, you can virtually plan the transport from factory, cargo port or freight terminal to the target destination.

Architecture

Autopath provides easy-to-use tools for architects and urban planners for analyzing vehicle swept paths in a CAD environment. They can perform simple vehicle maneuvers, carry out turning simulations, and identify potential limitations in the design of garages, parking spaces, intervention routes, etc. With access to a large library of vehicles, architects now have a tool for swept path analysis with which they can accurately, confidently, and independently evaluate their designs.

Industrial

Autopath is a proven useful tool in the process of factory design. Using it, engineers can simulate the transportation of goods on the factory lanes as well as simulate AGV’s (automated guided vehicles) or tugger trains for the transportation of goods on factory grounds. When designing warehouse-racking layouts, Autopath is used to check for possible forklift constraints, evaluate tugger trains’ transportation paths, delivery vehicles maneuvers, and similar.

Aviation

When designing airports, special care is taken to make sure that the airport can adequately service all aircraft, transport cargo, and passengers. That is why engineers, both in the design and operation phase of the airport, carry out various simulations of aircraft maneuvers, vehicle/airplane swept path analysis and check for potential collisions, thereby reducing security risks and ensuring smooth operation. To serve this purpose, Autopath comes with a predefined library of aircraft, as well as intervention and various other vehicles, and can customize vehicles if needed.

Supported languages

  • Austrian German
  • Croatian
  • Czech
  • English (International)
  • English (USA-AASHTO)
  • German
  • Hungarian
  • Polish
  • Serbian
  • Slovenian

Supported CAD platforms

  • Autodesk® AutoCAD® 2018 - 2024 (except AutoCAD LT)
  • Autodesk® Civil 3D® 2018 - 2024
  • BricsCAD® Pro, BIM and Ultimate V22 – V24

* Only 64-bit versions are supported

Functionalities

Autopath is available as a standalone or network license

  • Easy drive (dynamic horizontal vehicle swept path analysis with forward and reverse turn prediction)
  • 2D Horizontal vehicle swept path analysis
  • 2D Vertical vehicle swept path analysis
  • Vehicle manual drive mode
  • Vehicle movement animation
  • Detection of horizontal and vertical analysis clash points
  • Vehicle Library (national, specialized, aircraft and airport utility)
  • Options for creating and editing Custom vehicles and Special transports
  • Import of Google Maps geospatial data in CAD drawing
  • Vehicle steering wheels diagram
  • Draw vehicle profile with dimensions
  • 3D vehicle animation
  • 3D solid vehicle modelling
  • Intralogistics vehicle libraries
  • Advanced vehicle steering options
  • Easy drive (dynamic horizontal vehicle swept path analysis with forward and reverse turn prediction)
  • 2D Horizontal vehicle swept path analysis
  • 2D Vertical vehicle swept path analysis
  • Vehicle manual drive mode
  • Vehicle movement animation
  • Detection of horizontal and vertical analysis clash points
  • Vehicle Library (national, specialized, aircraft and airport utility)
  • Options for creating and editing Custom vehicles and Special transports
  • Import of Google Maps geospatial data in CAD drawing
  • Vehicle steering wheels diagram
  • Draw vehicle profile with dimensions
  • 3D vehicle animation
  • 3D solid vehicle modelling
  • Intralogistics vehicle libraries
  • Advanced vehicle steering options
  • Easy drive (dynamic horizontal vehicle swept path analysis with forward and reverse turn prediction)
  • 2D Horizontal vehicle swept path analysis
  • 2D Vertical vehicle swept path analysis
  • Vehicle manual drive mode
  • Vehicle movement animation
  • Detection of horizontal and vertical analysis clash points
  • Vehicle Library (national, specialized, aircraft and airport utility)
  • Options for creating and editing Custom vehicles and Special transports
  • Import of Google Maps geospatial data in CAD drawing
  • Vehicle steering wheels diagram
  • Draw vehicle profile with dimensions
  • 3D vehicle animation
  • 3D solid vehicle modelling
  • Intralogistics vehicle libraries
  • Advanced vehicle steering options

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