Can i make vechicles follow a path?

[Anonymous]

Is it possible to make my vehicles autodrive along a centerline? Or do i have to manually click along the route i want it to follow?

For instance can i offset the centerline and make the vehicle autofollow?

[Joe-Bouza · Accepted solution]

Not only can you but I strongly recommend that you do.

Draw the path with a civil3d alignment using the minimum radius (maybe slightly larger) of the vehicle. Select the vehichle right click and pick follow>> then select the alignment.

I like this for three reasons:

1. the finished movement will be smooth without all the markers created by the mouse clicks

2. modifying the path for corrections is much easier by grip editing the alignment ( the minimum radius will be maintained 

3. using the alignment tools it easier IMHO to create scenarios.

[Anonymous]

Thank you for the answer, I will definately do this in the future

[hanery435]

Absolutely! You can create vehicle paths and have them follow them in various game development environments.

Here are some common methods:

1. Waypoints:

• Define a series of points (waypoints) along the desired path.
• Vehicles can follow these points one by one, using techniques like steering behaviors or pathfinding algorithms.

2. Pathfinding:

• Use pathfinding algorithms like A* or Dijkstra's to calculate the optimal path between two points, considering obstacles and terrain.
• Vehicles can then follow this calculated path.

3. Spline-Based Paths:

• Create a smooth curve (spline) that defines the path.
• Vehicles can follow this curve using mathematical techniques like Bezier curves or Catmull-Rom splines.

4. Procedural Generation:

• Generate paths procedurally based on terrain or other factors.
• This can create more dynamic and varied paths.

5. User-Defined Paths:

• Allow players to draw or define their own paths.
• This can provide more customization and replayability.