Expert articles on swept path analysis, design vehicles, and traffic planning
How to create a swept path diagram without CAD: upload the site plan, calibrate the scale, pick the design vehicle, draw the path, read the envelope and clearance, and export the sheet. Worked through for a B99 car and an HRV at a loading dock.
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Three reasons for PathSweeper Enterprise: the Vehicle Studio for complex vehicle combinations, your own vehicle fleet in the vehicle selector, and full data sovereignty on a dedicated instance with its own database in Germany, with a negotiable DPA and no third-country transfers.
Swept path analysis software compared for 2026: browser-based tools, CAD add-ons and desktop suites, with verified pricing, vehicle libraries and trials.
Articulated vehicles in PathSweeper: swept paths for truck-and-trailer combinations, centre-axle trailers, semi-trailers and articulated buses, computed live in the browser with articulation-angle monitoring.
Realistic swept path simulation in the browser: rate-limited steering replaces the instant arc with a clothoid wheel-swing, like desktop tools. Try it free, save with a one-time Projekt Pass.
Export any calibrated swept path analysis as DXF or DWG for AutoCAD, BricsCAD or Allplan. A placeable reference point becomes (0,0) so it snaps exactly into place.
Swept paths for semi-trailer trucks: how an articulated tractor + trailer corners, max 16.50 m per § 32 StVZO, typical curve radii, and what planners need to watch out for.
What is the BO-Kraftkreis? § 32d StVZO explained simply: outer 12.50 m, inner 5.30 m, public-domain, and the pragmatic way to plan swept paths without buying the RBSV 2020.
Turning bays in dead-end streets: hammerhead, T-shape and circular variants, why the exact dimensions reside in the official RASt 06, public-domain sources for pre-design and the most common planning mistakes.
How planners in the US, UK, Australia, Canada and Germany find legally usable garbage truck dimensions: which official design-vehicle catalogue to obtain, which statutory maxima are free to cite, and which manufacturer datasheets give defensible pre-design values.
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