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Animator
by TSSAutodeskPaid
Simulates vehicle movement along polylines in AutoCAD and Civil 3D.
PRICINGPaid
DEPLOYMENTDesktop
CATEGORYSimulation & Analysis
UPDATED ON MARKETPLACE
What it does
Animator defines vehicles from drawing elements and stores them in a vehicle list. It defines paths from polylines, with optional kilometer-point values, then creates routes by associating vehicles with paths. Routes can be animated by speed or duration, dragged to selected locations, or moved by a specified distance. The plugin also supports direction reversal, traces through pen points, and importing vehicles and paths from another drawing.
Key capabilities
from the Autodesk App Store listingVehicle definition
Creates reusable vehicles from wagons, rotation points, axles, and pen points selected in the drawing.
Polyline paths
Creates paths from drawing polylines and supports adding a starting kilometer-point value or a reference point with a known value.
Route creation
Associates a defined vehicle with a path and positions the vehicle at the calculated route location.
Route animation
Animates vehicle movement between starting and ending kilometer positions using a specified speed or duration.
Vehicle dragging
Moves the selected vehicle with the cursor so animation can stop at selected locations.
Distance displacement
Moves the selected vehicle along its path by a specified distance.
Movement tracing
Can draw trace polylines through the vehicle's pen points during movement.
Data import
Imports vehicles and paths from another drawing into the active drawing.
Use cases
- Railway studies can use vehicle movement to check gauge control and conductor rail gaps.
- Vehicle interfaces with elements around a predefined travel path can be examined during movement.
- Movement can be stopped at selected locations for measurements related to the current analysis.
In the catalog
27 plugins in AutoCAD · Simulation & Analysis
Price distribution: 6 free, 2 freemium, 19 paid
Pricing & deployment
Platform
Autodesk
Product
AutoCAD
Deployment
Desktop
Pricing
Paid
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What the vendor says
«Animator® is an Autodesk® AutoCAD® & Autodesk® Civil 3D® plugin that simulates a vehicle’s movement along an axis. It helps detect clashes and interfaces of a moving vehicle with other objects around the travel path. Its predominant scope is to cover Railway Projects but can also support other vehicle movements …»