International Newsletter vol.17 2009/5
5.10.2009
FORUM8 Co., Ltd

----Contents----

--------What's New at FORUM8--------
- Updated Information on the Conference
- Contents of Lectures/Announcements of Lecturers
- UC-win/Road Expert Training Seminar
- Shenzhen Tsinghua Sware Software Hi-Tech Co., Ltd. (Dealer Network)
-
imagina2009(Seminar Report)
- Support Topics
- New Product and Upgrade Information


--------Upcoming Events--------

- Upcoming International Events
- Seminar in Shanghai, Beijing, and Seoul


--------FORUM8 Homepage Information--------

- Web Estimate Service
- Technical Support Service for UC-win/Road Overseas Users
- User Information Page

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- Updated Information on the Conference

The 10th UC-win/Road Conference / VR-Studio(TM)Conference
The 10th UC-win/Road Conference
The Inaugural VR-StudioTM Conference

Firstly, we would like to thank you all for your continued use of UC-win/Road. Now we will hold the UC-win/Road Conference and the VR-Studio Conference. We have been continuously upgrading UC-win/Road and held this conference every year since the first version was released in May, 2000. The development framework for VR-StudioTM was begun in November, 2005 and now we have reached our goal of a product release after three and half years of development. At this conference, we will introduce and demonstrate this product. Additionally, as is the case every year, UC-win/Road users from universities and companies have been invited to give special lectures. Along with case examples with the latest version, there will be technical seminars for related products in streams 2 and 3, in the themes "Driving Simulators" as well as "CAD & VR". Other than that, with the exhibition of the 6-axis motion Experience Simulator, Demo Simulator and 3D Stereo function will also be exhibited, as well as a networking party, we hope you will enjoy the diverse content we have organised. Please join us at our conference, take a look at VR-StudioTM or related technologies and consider how they can be applied in your research, work, or proposals. As we're aware that you all have busy schedules, we hope this notice will enable you to attend. VR-Studio(TM)

The 9th Road Conference, 2008, at Tokyo Conference Center

PDF The 10th UC-win/Road Conference / The Inaugural VR-StudioTM Conference (PDF,387KB)

UC-win/Road UC-win/Road Drive Simulator The 9th UC-win/Road Conference Report

< Date / Venue >
Date Location Venue Notes
May-20-09
11:30 - 18:00

( Registration starts at 10:30 )
Tokyo Hall A, Tokyo Conference Center, Shinagawa
The center is directly connected to the Konan exit of the JR Shinagawa Station MAP
< Summary >
Participation
fee
Free
 "500yen Book Card" Presented to the First 400 Arrivals!!
Celebrating Release of
Engineer's StudioTM.
< Schedule >
NEW Contents of Lectures / Announcements of Lecturers
Simultaneous Interpretation
Hall A: Japanese - English / Chinese / Korean; Room 402: Japanese - English
11:00
(45)
Developer's Lecture (Main Hall)
"VR-Studio Ver. 1, New Advanced VR Function"
Functional exposition of VR-Studio. Announcement of Modeling function.

Alistair Ward of FORUM8 NZ Senior Engineer
12:00
Buffet Lunch
"Lunch Tickets" Presented to Premium Members
13:00
Main Sessions Technical Sessions
Stream-1 (Mainl A)
"New Developments with VR-Studio"
Stream-2 (Room 402)
"Driving Simulator"
Stream-3 (Room 403)
"Analysis / CAD & VR"
13:00
(45)
Special Lecture 1
"Technology for Consensus Building
in Regional Construction"
Town Safety / Security maps and VR modelling
NPO Chiikizukuri Kobo
Presentation 1
"Development of the
TOYOTA Infrastructure
Coordination Simulator"
Systems Development Group
Special Lecture 7
"Approach to 3D CAD
in Construction Information
Standard Committee"
JACIC
14:00
(45)
Special Lecture 2
"Demonstration Experiment of Driving Support Measures for Ohashi Junction utilizing DS"
Metropolitan Expressway Co., Ltd.
Presentation 2
"Drive Simulator Updates"
New DS functions, Eco-Drive Option
Systems Development Group
Presentation 4
"Frontiers of GIS-VR Data"
From Analysis, CAD, GIS Google Earth to VR
Technical Support Group
15:00
(45)
Special Lecture 3
"Applications of DS at NASVAnet"
National Agency for
Automotive Safety & Victims' Aid
Special Lecture 6
"Linkage between
CarSim and UC-win/Road"
Virtual Mechanics Corporation
Special Lecture 8
"Linkage between OHPASS
and UC-win/Road"
NEWJEC Inc.
16:00
(45)
Special Lecture 4
"New Trends in ITS Image Sensing
Technology and Utilization of VR"
Keio University (Science and Technology)
Presentation 3
"Open Micro Simulation Plug-in"
UC-win/Road Group
Presentation 5
"3D Digital City Construction"
UC-win/Road Support Group
17:00
(60)
Special Lecture 5 (Main Hall)
"New Developments for the 3rd International VR Symposium"
Mr. Yoshihiro Kobayashi, Director of FORUM8 Arizona and Assistant Professor of Arizona State University
18:00
Networking Party (Buffet Style, Foyer) Free Entry

Exhibits
6 axis motion SUBARU Experience Simulator UC-win/Road Experience Simulator
(Try the "Driving Game "at the networking party for a chance to win a great prize)
* UC-win/Road Demo Simulator * UC-win/Road 3D Stereo Theater/ Head-Mounted Display

6 axis Experience Simulator Networking Party

Celebrating Release of Engineer's StudioTM!!
"500yen book card" presented to the first 400 arrivals!!



Concurrent events
An expert training course for distributors and consultants
UC-win/Road Expert Training Course May 21 & 22, 2009, in Tokyo

- Contents of Lectures / Announcements of Lecturers

Stream-1 "New Developments with VR-Studio" (Main Hall)

Developer's lecture Main Session 11:00-11:45
"VR-Studio Ver. 1, New Advanced VR Function"
- Development Schedule of UC-win/Road Ver.4 -

Alistair Ward of FORUM8 NZ Senior Engineer

Let me introduce and demonstrate a new VR product, VR-Studio(TM) and advanced functions.
-Supports a large scale project including many terrain ranges.
-New CAD style interface via table and objects
-Improvement of performance in multi-user editing and multi-thread
-Change of sectional factions

We will introduce the contents of UC-win/Road Ver.4 main upgrades, which are scheduled to be released on September, 2009.
This time we will start to develop a new major version as broad updating, focusing on three themes; data modeling, visualization and simulation wide.
We will tell about a development direction of UC-win/Road as well as its updates

Special Lecture 1 13:00-13:45
"Technology for Consensus Building in Regional Construction"
Town Safety / Security maps and VR modelling

Mr. Hiroo Kasagi, Representative of NPO Chiikizukuri Kobo

Smooth interaction between entrepreneurs and citizens is necessary for them to develop good community. One method to do is an interaction in a workshop form. but, it is the most effective at deepening mutual understanding over their interests for interested parties to walk to a site, share an awareness, and visualize it on a map. Utilizing VR-Studio(TM) allows them to communicate more deeply. Also, it is expected to reflect to designs easily, making up the randomness of data, workshop weakness. So, to provide a topic, I introduce a part of my work, a model in an area, which is that how communication can be possible by reflecting the workshop results of my map creating on 3D VR.
Mr. Hiroo Kasagi
-Representative of NPO Chiikizukuri Kobo
-Director of Japan Society for Impact Assessment
Main works: "Let's create a community disaster safety map!", "Introduction of Town development workshop"

Special Lecture 2 14:00-14:45
"Advanced Road designusing VR and DS"
Mr. Seiya Tazawa, Manager of survey and environment first Group, Bureau of Construction, Tokyo Metropolitan Government

Metropolitan expressway Company Limited is performing an experiment with the Driving Simulator to check the effectiveness of driving support and traffic safety measures of the Ohashi junction which connect Central Circular Route Shinjuku and Shinagawa Line to Route 3 Shibuya Line. Ohashi junction, four-leg intersection constructed in limited site and space, is connected with two-loop in the tunnel, which difference of elevation is 70 meters. To feedback the experiment result to road marking or traffic sign planning, we reproduce Ohashi junction as VR space, do an experiment with UC-win/Road Drive Simulator and then, evaluate and review the effectiveness and ineffectiveness of drivers' behavior and psychological state.
Mr. Seiya Tazawa
1987 Metropolitan expressway Company Limited
Present Manager of survey and environment first Group, Bureau of Construction, Tokyo Metropolitan Government

Special Lecture 3 15:00-15:45
"Applications of DS at NASVA net"
Mr. Tomoyuki Fuse, Leader of department of safety direction, study and develop aptitude diagnosis at NASVA

National Agency for Automotive Safety and Victim's Aid (NASVA) is operating a Driving aptitude diagnosis system called "NASVAnet", which advise for safety driving via a commercial PC and a internet line. In addition to conventional measuring method on driving property, NASVAnet has adopted a new measuring method with a Driving Simulator (DS). In this lecture, we will talk about how much difference are there between new advise with the DS and conventional advices without the DS are there, including difference with the other company's DS.
Mr. Tomoyuki Fuse
Study driver's property at the graduate school of Kyushu University
Study and develop aptitude diagnosis at NASVA

Special Lecture 4 16:00-16:45
"New Trends in Image Information Engineering and Utilization of VR"
Associate Prof. Yoshimitsu Aoki, Department of Electronics and Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology of Keio University

Combination between high accuracy and resolutional navigation data have the potential to realize more useful and reliable driving support system, which was before impossible with combination between conventional GPS information and image recognition system. In this lecture, as application examples of ITS image recognition system, we will give a speech about
-Automated detection technology of traffic signs and road markings for creation of car navigation map
-Real-time traffic sign recognition technology
-The Automated Highway System
-Traffic accidents analysis software
- And future visions.

Traffic accident analysis software
Associate Prof. Yoshimitsu Aoki
-Department of Electronics and Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology of Keio University
-Specialize in vision sensing (recognition, measurement, generate)
-Aim at contribution to the society by cofigurating system with vision sensing, as being conscious of the real world, from nano scale to a global scale image processing.

Special Lecture 5 17:00-18:00
"New Developments for the 3rd International VR Symposium"
Yoshihiro Kobayashi, Director of FORUM8 Arizona and Assistant Professor of Arizona State University

I will give a summary of the 3rd International VR symposium on 20 November, 2009. This event has started since November, 2009, sponsored by FORUM8, which propose of simulation and visualization of urban city with VR and provide a space to share technologies. In this year, the World8 will become World16, expanding researchers group regarding computer based construct ring and city from eight universities over the world. Following is new members and their studies. Also, I will introduce a summary of Workshop held on this summer and a plug-in for creating city in real-time under development.
>>The 2nd International VR symposium on 19 Nov. 2008 Seminar Report
>>The 1st International VR symposium on 20 Nov. 2007 Seminar Report
Assistant Prof. Ruth Ron
School of Architecture, University of Florida, U.S.A
Prof. Yu-Tung Liu
Building Research Institute, National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan
Assistant Prof. Thomas Tucker
Department of Winston Salem State University, U.S.A

Stream-2 "Driving Simulator" (Room 402)

Presentation 1 13:00-13:45
"Development of the TOYOTA Infrastructure Coordination Simulator" Mr. Takuya Miyamoto, superintendent of Systems Development Group, FORUM8

"Toyota Motor Corporation has developed "Vehicle-Infrastructure Cooperative Systems that support safe driving", which allows you to experience a near future ITS. We introduce advanced VR application cases for 3 channel / driving simulator supporting 6 axis motions that integrates UC-win/Road and SUBARU Drive Simulator.
>> UC-win/Road Experience Simulator

Presentation 2 14:00-14:45
"Drive Simulator Updates" New DS functions, Eco-Drive Option
Mr. Isamu Okaki, Group Leader of Systems Development Group, FORUM8

We will introduce a new function, Ecological Drive option of the UC-win/Road. This option can calculate fuel consumption and carbon footprint based on a result of driving log, and make a graph.
Also, we will introduce an example of verification: how close the state of driving have a relation with carbon footprint when you drive in a town with UC-win/Road.
>> C-win/Road Drive Simulator
>> UC-win/Road ECO Drive Plug-in

Special Lecture 6 15:00-15:45
"Linkage between CarSim and UC-win/Road"
Mr. Eiji Takida, Technical manager of Virtual Mechanics Corporation

The simulation packages of dynamic behavior of motor vehicles, "CarSim", "TruckSim", and "BikeSim", born in Michigan University, are developed into products by Mechanical Simulation. It reproduce correct vehicle behavior based on the technical know-how gained from years of experience in vehicle performance d research. Though, vehicle behavior is depends on state of road as well as vehicle performance, these conditions can be considered. In this presentation, we introduce about the construction of more realistic driving simulator, which is realized by combination between vehicle models by the UC-win/Road and the CarSim.

Presentation 3 16:00-16:45
"Open Micro Simulation Plug-in"
Mr. Pencreach Yoann, Group leader of VR-Studio Group, FORUM8

Simulation results can be easy to check and explain, linking with 3D VR. It contributes to deepen mutual understanding in a realistic VR space as well as 3D visualization. Also, we introduce the micro simulation player, which are easy to link simulation result by other application with the UC-win/Road via OpenMicroSim XML file format.

>>UC-win/Road Micro Simulation Player

Stream-3 "Analysis / CAD&VR" (Room 403)

Special Lecture 7 13:00-13:45
"Standardizing 3D Infrastructure Information"
Mr. Minoru Akiyama, Chief of Standard Department, JACIC

In 2002, JACIC established "Secretariat of the Construction Information Standard Committee" to improve the interoperability of the infrastructure information in cooperation with the Industry-Academia-Government. They have developed and popularized the standard type for CALS. Though the improvement of the productivity and the secure of the quality by 3D information are lately focused on, it depends on their situation what they expect for it. As the basic for "CALS/EC Action Program 2008-MLIT", I would like to introduce the idea of approach to the standardizing 3D infrastructure information for the future.

Presentation 4 14:00-14:45
"Frontiers of GIS-VR Data" -From Analysis, CAD, GIS and Google Earth to VR-
Mr. Norio Tashiro, Group Leader of Technical Support Group, FORUM8

We have been seeking the method to create high quality and moderate price 3D simulation model which is used in the scene such as the consensus formation, the design consultation and the consideration. The 3D map and the design data distributed in construction life cycle are efficiently converted to achieve the results. At the same time, we are approaching the effective utilization of existing database. I would make a presentation of the past example and the development idea for the future.

Special Lecture 8 15:00-15:45
"Linkage between OHPASS and UC-win/Road"
Mr. Toshio Terao, Corporate officer / Manager of Kinki branch, NEWJEC Inc.

"OHPASS" is the Optimal Highway Path Automatic Search System by genetic algorithm (GA), it allows you to simulate and evaluate the road alignments design on the digital terrain data, then you can decrease the project costs, and make an improvements of the earth volume balance.
If the optimum linear from "OHPASS" is linked to "UC-win/Road", the assessment in the landscape is becoming possible as the linear assessment at the view of drivers in a free velocity and the linear assessment with the experience by using driving simulator. I would like to present a overview of the linkage between "OHPASS" and "UC-win/Road", and the case examples in the proto type project.

Presentation 5 16:00-16:45
"3D Digital City Construction"
Mr. Masayoshi Tatsumi, Group Leader of UC-win/Road Support Group, FORUM8

VR-Studio allows you to construct a large sized VR data in the multiuser environment better than ever. So we will make a proposal the construction of 3D digital city to the municipality. The urban information had managed in variety of ledgers/databases will be managed in the method based in 3D digital city. I would like to present the system construction which can be applied to the landscape, traffic and disaster simulation including the overseas case examples.


UC-win/Road Expert Training Seminar
UC-win/Road Expert training seminar for an agency/consultant Application form for participation
Japanese English Chinese Korean
UC-win/Road Expert training seminar will be held for agencies which sell UC-win/Road and consultants who suggest VR business using UC-win/Road.


We prepared "UC-win/Road introduction strategy program" which you can learn knowledge and technique, which is need to get the targeted company to innovate UC-win/Road. We advance this seminar covering all the contents of the sales and techniques from approach to consulting, install and follow-up with practices.
Lastly, you'll take an authorization examination, and the passers will be certified as UC-win/Road experts.

All the authorization examination passers can get a certificate.

Related information: the 9th UC-win/Road Conference

UC-win/Road Products page  http://vr.forum8.co.jp/english

UC-win/Road Ver.3.3 New functions
No embankment and cutting The penetration of a cross section

< The date / venue >
The date venue The hall Note
21(thu)-22(fri) May, 2009 Tokyo FORUM8 Tokyo head office GT tower seminar room  
< Summary >
Participation fee Free
< Schedule >
1st day: 13:00 - 17:30 13:00-13:30 Basic knowledge of UC-win/RoadVR
13:30-15:30 Practical use of sales tools
15:40-17:30 Process for innovation
2nd day: 9:30 - 17:30 9:30-12:00 UC-win/Road operational practice Bases
13:00-14:30 UC-win/Road operational practice Practice
14:40-16:50 Link and expansion
17:00-17:30 Authorization examination
< Application for participation >
Send e-mail or Ask your nearest sales window for an application. After receiving your application, FORUM8 will send you a hall map and a participation ticket.
We are looking forward to your application
< Where to apply > E-mail forum8@forum8.co.jp Sales window participation entry


Shenzhen Tsinghua Sware Software Hi-Tech Co., Ltd. Sales area: China
http://www.thsware.com/
Tsinghua Sware Software Hi-Tech Co. Ltd (THSWARE) is a joint venture between Research Institute of Tsinghua University and Shenzhen Sware Computer Company. The company was incorporated in 2000 with key businesses in customized software development and related services in construction, environmental protection and health care industries. With strong connection and capabilities, we were elected as a 'Outstanding Industrial Corporation of Software R/D' by China Ministry of Construction, and were also certified as 'Hi-Tech Company', 'Key Software Company', and 'Certified Information System Integration Company (1st Class)' by Shenzhen government.

THSWARE has started sales representative of FORUM8 products, mainly forcusing on the UC-win/Road since June 2005.

Last year THSWARE as a dealer in the South China, have promoted several activities, such as holding product seminars, joining exhibitions, VR technologies as followings.
-UC-win/Road VR experience seminar for customers around Shenzhen city
-UC-win/Road & UC-win/FRAME(3D) training seminar, held at Boyuan hotel.
-Special lecture about disaster prevention / earthquake-proof, co-hosted with Guangzhou Municipalityat Guangzhou area
-Special presentation at the construction IT information forum in Guangdong province.

Also they have exchanged their technologies with the Hong Kong Polytechnic University and hold a seminar to introduce an application merit of VR simulation at the chance of infrastructure development of this university.

THSWARE submits their works to our 3D VR simulation contest actively every year and some of them have been nominated. To achieve a consensus, Shenzhen Municipal design has created VR works expressing redevelopment of street by using the UC-win/Road. In the 7th 3D VR contest, "Yantian Port Modern. Logistics Center" by Tsinghua Sware Software Hi-Tech Co. Ltd. won the nomination award. In this data integrating building, road, transportation and distribution, functions about civil design or space design of UC-win/Road showed what it can do. They couldn't win the prize, but they demonstrated their 3D VR technologies and presentation skills with UC-win/Road.

To promote sales and expansion, they sent their excellent staffers to FORUM8 for study. Those activities produce a good result such as learning the latest skill of UC-win/Road, improvement of sales skills and technical supports and acquiring 3D CG / VR trends.

They have increased salespersons to further enhance the business with FORUM8. THSWARE and FORUM8 will expand our reach throughout China with close relationship.

Nomination Award at the 7th 3D VR Simulation Contest
"Yantian Port Modern. Logistics Center"
Tsinghua Sware Software Hi-Tech Co. Ltd.
>> Review of the 7th 3D VR Simulation Contest, 2008-Nov. (Japanese Version Only)

The signing ceremony of distributor agreement
at Shenzhen on June 2005
Two trainees under training
at Tokyo head office on Feb 2009

Please go to http://www.forum8.com/english/topics-e.htm for updated information on Up & Coming.

- Seminar Report

imagina2009
Overview (Up & Coming March, 2009)
FORUM8 have joined imagina2009 held in Grimaladi Forum of Monaco, from 2 to 6 February, 2009. Large number of exhibitors have registered and joined this year. This was about 30% increase from the 2008. Albert II of Monaco has visited our booth and offered his congratulations.
>>imagina2008 Seminar Reports

Advanced technologies of UC-win/Road as our main exhibition, have rated highly from visualization experts come from over the world. Some visitors who joined imagina2008 have remembered UC-win/Road and they seem to have been surprised at new functions of UC-win/Road, as well as others who joined the Laval Virtual, held in France before do.

Also, FORUM8 have held the workshop for 30 minutes during the event to introduce that how the UC-win/Road works under driving simulations. In addition, we have also explained new function of VR-Studio, which is scheduled in May 2009.
We are pleased to have joined imagina2009 again, and are proud of being in one of leading software providers in the world.



- Support Topics

SUPPORT TOPICS Question & Answer Forum - VR Maintenance/Support Service
Related Information
UC-win/Road

Terrain editing and combining
↓
Regarding terrain editing on UC-win/Road, creating terrain patch allow you to edit optional terrain. Shortage of the default range of terrain patch unable you to expand the range of terrain patch or to consider adjoining terrain patch as one terrain patch. In this case, you should delete the existing terrain patch and select the new range of terrain patch, but it is very difficult for you to set it again.
Follow the steps to combine using terrain patch information you edited and selected.

  1. Save each terrain patch
  2. Open each file with text editor program
  3. Copy the contents of one file to the other file; copy only lines of coordinates without header and footer
  4. Save as a new file in xml format
  5. Delete the original terrain path on UC-win/Road
  6. Read new terrain file
Above steps allow you to change the range of terrain data you couldn't do before.
Note:
In case that the terrain patch point number is over 2,000, you can't edit it on the 3D space. However, disregard for the limit of 2,000 allows you to edit within the edit window of terrain patch. In the case that you combine or expand the range, it may exceed the number of limit.

And in the case that you read terrain information from a DM data and a DXF file, it may be the case composed of over 100,000 points, which take much time to process road creation because of many vertical control points or earthwork. For a distant view, you should use 50meter mesh installed in UC-win/Road as default, and load terrain information to use survey point for neighborhood roads. Also, it is better you should use the number of point which have a proper space.
Before After


SUPPORT TOPICS Question & Answer Forum - Dynamic Analysis Maintenance/Support Service
Related Information
UC-win/FRAME(3D)

The property of the nonlinear element (1) The property of the nonlinear element (2)


The property of the nonlinear element (3)
↓
Let us introduce the model of axial force fluctuation. UC-win/FRAME(3D) supports non linear beam elements: fiber elements and M-phi element. Fiber elements consider axial fluctuation automatically, because fiver elements consider non linear property in a relation between axial stress and axial deformation. On the other hand M-phi elements can't consider the axial fluctuation: M-phi elements are the elements for calculate and analyze the M-phi property using the axial load of dead load. It verifies the difference of result when you use these elements toward the model of axial fluctuation.
The model to be verified is carried out by push-over analysis for rigid frame construction as following.

Fig 1. Model overview

Following is the load displacement curve (P-delta curve) between fiber element and M-phi element.

The result in case of fiber element

The result in case of M-phi element

Fig2. Load-displacement curve

Regarding fiber elements, all of plastic hinges reach to the ultimate earlier than the curvature of one element will be two times ultimate curvature. This determines the ultimate capacity. However, regarding M-phi elements, all of plastic hinges reach to the ultimate curvature earlier than the curvature of one element s will do. This determines ultimate capacity.
Though significant difference cannot be seen until initial yield moment, it can be seen for the capacity and displacements at ultimate time. Allowable ductility factor calculated from above results causes about 1.5 times of difference.
This means that it needs careful attention for applying M-phi elements to axial fluctuation models.


Table1. Result view

So far, we have posted "Non linear elements property" in a series of three support topics.

The property of the nonlinear element (1) The property of the nonlinear element (2)



UC-win/Road Ver. 3.04.05 (Released April 20th, 2009) New!
ライン
UC-win/Road Micro Simulation Player (Up & Coming 2009 early spring issue)

Support for simulations such as external AP analysis results
(Playback of traffic micro simulation, building 4D simulation or evacuation / crowd simulation)
Recording and playback of UC-win/Road

Main Specifications
  1. 3D animation function:
    3D model animation following Open XML format
    Several type of 3D model animation based on model location
    Synchronize multiple data to play simultaneously
  2. Snap function of vehicles, pedestrians:
    Allows you to place vehicles or pedestrians on the road, sidewalk and ground of UC-win/Road
  3. Control of existed objects:
    Allows you to control static objects such as traffic signals
  4. Control of drawing option:
    Allows you to control time, weather, lights etc
  5. Control of drawing effect to objects:
    Move command, status of traffic signals, transparent, MD3 character animation
  6. Optical integration with UC-win/Road functions:
    Transportation, scripts, camera modes


Snap arrangement

Preview screen

-Seminar in Shanghai, Beijing, and Seoul

The seminars provide attendees an opportunity to acquire up-to-date information about our product.
One of the main goals of these seminars is to explain analysis and design
techniques which abound in the industry. Participation fee is free!


International Seminar
Venue
Shanghai - Shanghai Seminar room
(FORUM8 Technology Development (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.)
Beijing - Conference room (Beijing Tepia Technology Co.,Ltd)
Seoul - Seminar room (BasisSoft, Inc.)
Seminar Date Venue
UC-win/Road - VR 27 May 2009 Seoul
4 June 2009 Shanghai
5 June 2009 Beijing
9 July 2009 Shenzhen
UC-win/Road Advanced 2 June 2009 Seoul
24 September 2009 Shenzhen
UC-win/Road for Civil 3D 18 June 2009 Shanghai
19 June 2009 Beijing
18 August 2009 Shenzhen
VR-Studio 21 July 2009 Shanghai / Beijing / Shenzhen
11 August 2009 Seoul
UC-win/Road SDK 16 September 2009 Seoul
2 October 2009 Shanghai / Beijing / Shenzhen
Engineer's Studio/ UC-win/FRAME (3D) 15 May 2009 Shanghai and Beijing
28 May 2009 Seoul
15 August 2009 Shanghai / Beijing / Shenzhen
8 September 2009 Seoul
GeoFEAS2D / GeoFEAS 3D 4 August 2009 Shanghai / Beijing / Shenzhen
10 September 2009 Seoul
EXODUS - SMARTFIRE 11 June 2009 Shanghai / Beijing / Shenzhen
15 July 2009 Seoul
xpswmm 10 June 2009 Shanghai and Beijing
OSCADY/TRANSYT 12 June 2009 Shanghai and Beijing
6 August 2009 Seoul
DesignBuilder 25 June 2009 Shanghai and Beijing
26 June 2009 Seoul
Summary
Participation Fee Free
Application
For more information and application submission, please email us at
forum8@forum8.co.jp


-Upcoming International events

We will participate in a number of overseas events. Please come to visit us in the booth to learn
more about our product line-up. Look forward to meeting you!

9th International Symposium on Smart Graphics
28-30 May 2009
http://www.smartgraphics.org/sg09/index.html

ITS America 2009 Annual Meeting and Exhibition
1-3 June 2009
http://www.itsa.org/annualmeeting.html

SimTect 2009 'Simulation - Concepts, Capability and Technology
June 15-19
www.simtect.com


2009 AITPM National Conference
5 -7 August 2009
http://www.aitpm.com/conf-upcoming.html


ITS Stockholm 2009
21-25 September 2009
http://www.itsworldcongress.com


- Web estimate service

Free web quotation service is available at the following site. Explore sample projects,
experiment and create!
https://www2.forum8.co.jp/road_est_en/html/main.htm


- Technical support service for UC-win/Road overseas users

The support service undertakes data generation tasks related to UC-win/Road such
as the generation of 3D VR simulation data, 3D models and textures,providing support for
road businesses, urban development planning, public projects, private
developments and so forth through extensive simulation tasks creating cost-affordable, high-quality data.

For more information, please go to the following site.

http://www.forum8.co.jp/english/uc-win/road-support-e.htm



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