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Vol.80 2013/06/14
1. UC-win/Road Ver.9
2. Overseas Training and Seminars

1. UC-win/Road Ver.9
  • UC-win/Road Ver.9 has been released on May 30, 2013.
  • As you all may know UC-win/Road (VR-Design Studio) can mimic the real world very accurately. The software benefits from continuous development as new features are added and new versions are 'brought to life'. For example Version 9 enables users to replicate the real world (highway systems, textures, street furniture, buildings, vehicles, traffic and environmental conditions) to a degree of realism far higher than ever before. The result being that all our valuable users can now enjoy the benefits of what is undoubtedly the market leading Interactive 3D Virtual Reality Simulation & Modeling technology.

    The release of Version 9 takes UC-win/Road to the next level, one reason being the addition of several new invaluable multi-user driving simulation and log output features. These new features are extremely useful when conducting research and development of Intelligent Transport Systems (hereafter, ITS) that consequently help the development of safer vehicles and roads. Other benefits include the new and improved modeling features, not to mention the fact that enhanced textures and lighting are applied to the models themselves, allowing high fidelity reproduction of a range of models with the incredible speed of few clicks.

    Find out more about the new functions and why this latest release will add more value to your own research and project in every conceivable way by taking a minute to read below.

  • Related information UC-win/Road Ver.9 (Up&Coming '13 New Year Issue)
 The cluster system now supports multi-user simulation
  • In previous versions of the software, driving simulation could only be controlled from the master PC but thanks to the improvement of a system that keeps the drawing performance high, simulations can be now be run on client PCs as well.
 Function for modeling and placing models has been enhanced
  • Model Panel
    All types of models including 3D models, characters, trees, Road DB models can now created, searched for, loaded, edited, or deleted from a single window referred to as the "Model Panel".

  • Interface of Model Panel Search query execution
  • Parametric Model Plug-in
    Parametric model plug-in enables you to create signs, stairs, escalators, pillars, walls, fences, ladders, etc. by inputting its parameters.

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    Example of parametric model (stairs) Edit screen for stairs

  Traffic snapshot function
  • This function can be used to save a traffic conditions so that you can resume driving simulation from the saved traffic condition at any time.
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    Traffic snapshot function

  New features have been added to the Tsunami Plug-in
  • -Ability to show the difference in water height by colour contour.
    -The implementation of masking feature to show the height of the tsunami
    -Ability to assign initial tide levels
    -Legends for contours
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    New features of tsunami function
  Micro Simulation Player
  • The performance of the Micro Simulation Player has been enhanced. The ability to sense a leading vehicle, a newly developed feature, can also be used in the SDK.
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    Function for outputting information of a vehicle running ahead
  FBX improvement
  • FBX models having textures with alpha-channel and transparency settings are supported. Furthermore, advanced lighting has been applied to FBX models.

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    Transmission display due to alpha channel Lighting effects of FBX models Expanded FBX model
  Trailers can now be driven.
  • A cab model and a trailer model can be selected and have its parameters assigned separately, and then be controlled as 2 different models linked together. Furthermore, collision detection is supported.
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    Start of operation of trailer
  Logging features has been improved.
  • Logs can now be output not just from the master PC but also from each and every client PC within a computer cluster. On top of that, logs can be output faster than ever before.
2. Overseas Seminars and Exhibition
Exhibition
Date Exhibition Name Location
14 July. - 18 July, 2013 ITE Western Regional Meeting Phoenix Arizona USA
18 Sep. - 20 Sep, 2013 FORUM8 Design Festival Tokyo, Japan
30 Sep. - 2 Oct, 2013 European Transport Conference Frankfurt, Germany
8 Oct. - 10 Oct, 2013 InterGeo 2013 Essen, Germany
30 Oct. - 31 Oct, 2013 CONVR 2013 London UK
21 November, 2013 Award ceremony for Virtual Design World Cup Tokyo, Japan

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