UC-win/Road
    UC-win/Road  Ver.8.00.00 (Released in October 19, 2012)
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UC-win/Road Ver.8 (Up&Coming '12 Fall Issue)

  LOD feature now applied to 3D models as well

  • LOD (Level Of Detail) is a technique for enhancing performance by changing the quality of an object according to its distance from viewpoint. In the older versions, LOD feature was applied when displaying characters, however in Ver.8, LOD feature can also be applied to 3D models and FBX scene models.
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    Model in 3 stages' quality Setting display
    of LOD model
    Example of setting LOD model
    in 3 stages

  Expansion of driving simulation function

  • Improvement of automatic gearshift.
  • Automatic Transmission has been improved.
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    Comparizon of shifting the timing
    (Above:Ver.7, below:Ver.8)
    Setting screen of automatic gearshift

  • Manual Transmission has been improved.
  • ABS (Antilock Brake System) is now supported.

  Improvement of terrain generation feature

  • Generation of large-scale terrain : Large-scale terrain (exceeding area of 100km) can be generated.
  • Terrain size can be altered flexibly : Any region within the map can be specified and generated easily.
  • More formats are supported:Formats below can now be imported.
    SRTM90 (90m mesh), ASTER (30m mesh)
    BlueMarbleNextGeneration (500m mesh) *Seabed is also available
  • Assign resolution of terrain : Resolution (number of patches) of terrain that need to be generated can be specified.
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    Example of large-scale terrain
    (between Tokyo and Nagoya)
    Specifying the range
    of terrain generation

  Cluster scenario: Multimedia shown all on all PC

  • Previously, multimedia (image, video, text) were displayed only on control PC when you were running a scenario using cluster option (option sold separately), but from ver.8, multimedia are shown on slave PCs as well.

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    Example of scenario of cluster

  Improvement of headlight display

  • After a research on headlight standards in Japan and overseas, range of exposure and illumination pattern have been improved to express exposure from headlights in a much more realistic manner. You can now switch around between low beam and high beam.

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    Headlight of illuminated
    by an actual vehicle
    Headlight of UC-win/Road

  Lighting feature has been enhanced.

  • Light can now be assigned to any place on the 3D model, allowing users to add fog lamp and back lamp to their vehicle. Furthermore, headlights on vehicles within a traffic network or scenario can now be shown.

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    Screen of defining the light of a model Expression of light of traffic flow

  Number of mirrors

  • From Ver.8, you can specify as many mirrors as you want. Therefore, cockpit with many mirrors such as that of trucks and other heavy vehicles can now be visualized much more accurately.
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    Example of setting 6 mirrors

  Improvement of sound effect

  • Vehicle sounds are much more realistic now that sound files of medium-sized vehicles have been improved and default sound profile of traveling vehicle has been improved.

  Waypoint on an intersection

  • Waypoint can now be added in an intersection, allowing you to control vehicle speed within a traffic network or switch from one event to the another during a scenario.

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    Waypoint on an intersection

  Log Output plug-in (option that can be purchased by additional fee)

  • We developed a new plug-in that logs the information on the coordinates, orientation, velocity, steering angle, etc. of driven vehicle (option that can be purchased by additional fee). Traffic flow and characters can also be output to CSV file format. The plug-in also has the ability to output UDP in real-time via network.

    Log output data
    Basic data Simulation time, model name, model ID, model type
    Coordinates, Position X coordinate, Y coordinate, Z coordinate, pitch angle,
    yaw angle, roll angle, vector
    Power, Velocity Engine RPM, gear number, velocity (km/h, m/s), speed limit
    Input Steering angle, accelerator position, brake position, autonomous driving
    Example of log output data

  Supports FBX 2013

  • Latest version of FBX file (FBX 2013) can now be imported. Collada file (*.dae) can now be imported much faster and its result are shown much more accurately. Many data including the ones created by SketchUp and 3D Gallery can now be used.
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    Imported Latest version of FBX file (FBX 2013)

  EXODUS plug-in and micro simulation player plug-in has been expanded.


  Vertical Railway Curve

  • Parabola of road and arc of a circle depicting a railway curve can now be drawn.
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    Setting screen of vertical railway curve

  Loading parking model pluyg-in


 Texture assigned to any section of the road can be fit to the width of the road or width of gap (width of the boundary area between lanes). You can also adjust the scale of the texture

  Improvement of GUI of Visual Options

  • The checkbox "Automatically turn headlights On/Off" has been added to the list of checkboxes in the "Display" tab of the "Visual Options" window.
  • The checkbox "Information messages" has been added to the list of checkboxes in the "Display" tab of the "Visual Options" window.
  • Units of all items related to View Distance in the "Performance" tab are now in km.
  • Items in the "Performance" tab have been rearranged neatly to give a better look.

<New features of Ver.8.01.02(Released on Feb. 25, 2013)>
  1. Addition of Korean language
  2. Establishment of a standard format for Tsunami Plug-in (paid option)
  3. Debris-Avalanche Simulation Plug-in (paid option) can now be used even within a computer cluster system.

<New features of Ver.8.01.03(Released on May 10, 2013)>
  1. Addition of Free Viewer Output Plug-in

    <Free Viewer Output Plug-in>
    Plug-in that allows data files that can be opened in UC-win/Road Free Viewer Version to be output.

    <UC-win/Road Free Viewer Version>
    Free viewer product that allows you to move within the 3D environment at your will and play of scripts.
    • RD data created for use in Free Viewer Version can be browsed at no cost.
    • This is same as the Presentation Version but with limited features; Data and scenarios cannot be created.
    • "Free Viewer Output Plug-in" (US$750) required additionally in order to create data files that can be opened in UC-win/Road Free Viewer Version.
    • UC-win/Road Free Viewer Version can be download from the User Information Page (please login using your User code and ID).
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