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Recent software updates 

  • December 7, 2023 | VC5 | VC4 | VC3 | VCPS | Winter 2023 Software Update | Added 10 new vehicles to gallery.

  • October 22, 2023 | VC5 | Fall 2023 Software Update | Added linear interpolation for Data Animation Control tool. Interface improvements for scale tool and “Select, Move and Align” mouse cursor control. Added new vehicles to gallery. Read more >

  • May 27, 2023 | VC5 | Update to Force Tool. Haversine toggle available when “sin” option is selected from “strength” dropdown menu.

  • April 7, 2023 | VC5 | Spring 2023 Software Update | Update includes the new Adaptive Driver System (ADS), Data Animation Control tool, near and far plane camera clipping control, and 20 new vehicles and other objects. Read more >

  • December 27, 2022 | VC5 | Winter 2022 Software Update | Now link anything to simulated objects. New accelerometer tool. Read more >

  • November 1, 2022 | VC5 | VC4 | Public Safety | Fall 2022 Software Update | Critical Google Map update, password protection feature, disable contact, and more. Read more >

  • June 3, 2022 | VC5 | VC4 | VC3 | Spring 2022 Software Update | Point cloud linking, Print Template Tool, various interface improvements, and more. Read more >

  • February 17, 2022 | VC5 | VC4 | Updated Google Earth / Google Map feature backend.

  • December 6, 2021 | VC5 | VC4 | VC3 | Winter 2021 Software Update | VC5: The new Easy Human Animation Tool is out! Now added running, walking, and other motion sequences to your visuals involving the human body. Users can now import data in US survey feet or their own custom units. VC5,4,3: A new ambulance and fire truck can be found in vehicles 3d/truck (VC3 and VC4 users will receive update later in December 2021). Read more >

  • October 4, 2021 | VC5 | Fall 2021 Software Update | Momentum Solver tool now with EDR pre-crash speed or acceleration versus time input option. New pan and rotate screen control. TFW file parsing now works for rotated imagery. For vehicles assigned to a Kinematics Tool, wheel rotation will now reverse for backward vehicle motion. Read more >

  • July 14, 2021 | VC5 | Summer 2021 Software Update | Easy EDR Animation Sequence types added to the Path Animation tool. Read more. Added Path Animation kinematics-based data (distance, velocity, acceleration) to dynamics report, graph tool, Dynamics Info, and On-Screen Dynamics Info: for Dynamics Info and On-Screen Dynamics Info, add “{pv}” for speed, “{ps}” for distance, and “{pa}” for acceleration. Known issue of 0 steering angle at time = 0 row fixed in dynamics report. Known issue of 0 speed at time = 0 row for linked rigid body driven by Path Animation fixed in dynamics report.

  • May 15, 2021 | VC5 | Spring 2021 Software Update | Interface improvement to the Momentum Solver (Linear Momentum) tool (see Chapter 21 of User’s Guide): For “type:linear 2-D”, approach and departure angles now shown under “vehicle 1-results” and “vehicle 2-results” menus. Note, approach angle is always 0 degrees for vehicle 1 since vehicle 1 defines the local x-axis direction for the tool. For “type:collinear 1-D” both “known value: energy lost” and “known value: relative speed” options now require indicating if \(v_{1,i} > v_{2,i}\) by enabling the “relative 1 to 2” toggle. If \(v_{2,i} > v_{1,i}\), the toggle should remain disabled. Note, for “type:coollinear 1-D”, the local x-axis direction is always pointing along vehicle 1’s pre-impact velocity vector direction. New “use logo” option added to materials menu makes it easier to overlay logos and decals on vehicles and objects (see Chapter 21 of User’s Guide). 50 mph sign and improved Speed Hump sign added to Gallery.

  • May 14, 2021 | VC3 | VC4 | Spring 2021 Software Update | 50 mph sign and improved Speed Hump sign added to Gallery. New vehicle models added: Ford Explorer Police and Dodge Charger Police. Scale Bar tool added to VC3. MOI function updated in “mass properties” menu for “type:sphere” (used with “create rope” tool) and “type:ellipsoid” (used with multibodies modified with convert > to rigid body option).

  • January 24, 2021 | VC5 | Improvements related to custom materials. Cloned objects can now have materials defined independent from parent objects. Materials now properly displayed for objects on kinematics paths. Materials now properly displayed when “show target” option is enabled for dynamics info objects.

  • August 6, 2020 | VC4 | Summer 2020 Software Update | This update features enhancements to the scale bar tool, the dynamics info object, and the on screen dynamics info object. The point array object now has an automatic polyline drawing option. Read more >

  • December 18, 2019 | VC4 | Winter 2019 Software Update B | Various feature improvements and additions. Read more >

  • August 29, 2019 | VC4 | Summer 2019 Software Update B | Update includes awesome feature improvements related to creating videos and scale diagrams. Read more >

  • June 3, 2019 | VC4 | Summer 2019 Software Update | Easy Alignment Tool and the Smart Alignment Tool make aligning point cloud, point array, and aerial imagery fast and easy. Read more >

  • February 1, 2019 | VC4 | Winter 2019 Software Update | Feature improvements and some new objects in the database. Read more >

  • September 8, 2018 | VC4 | Fall 2018 Software Update | New features, current feature improvements, improvements to user interface. Read more >

  • March 3, 2018 | VC3 | VC4 | Spring 2018 Software Update | New traffic signs. See gallery > signs > us traffic signs.

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