Swept path analysis inside your CAD
PathSweeper CAD is a plugin that draws swept paths straight into your drawing. Pick a design vehicle, drag the path, and the envelope updates live in the DWG. Or set a target pose and let the planner find the maneuver. No export round-trip, no second tool.
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From start to dock in one click
Place the vehicle, drop the target pose into the loading bay or parking space, and the planner does the rest: a forward setup and a single reverse leg, with the swept path drawn along the way. No more drawing reversing paths by hand.
Get beta accessTarget pose instead of path drawing
You mark where the trailer rear has to end up. The planner finds the setup arc and the reverse leg itself.
Reverse like a driver
Forward past the bay, cut toward the dock, then one continuous reverse. The way drivers learn it, not an abstract mix of forward and back.
Respects the site
Neighbouring bays, kerbs and no-go zones from your drawing stay clear. If the apron is too short, the planner says so and by how much.
Articulated vehicles included
Semi-trailers, truck-and-trailer combinations and rigid trucks, with the trailer guided along the reverse leg.
What the plugin does
Live preview while you drag
The vehicle, its envelope and the reach of the steering follow the cursor. You see the result before you click.
Native entities in your drawing
Envelope, wheel tracks and the vehicle body land as polylines and blocks on their own layers, ready for your plan set.
Runs on your PC
The geometry is computed locally inside the CAD host. Your drawing never leaves your machine.
Supported CAD programs
PathSweeper CAD runs inside AutoCAD, Civil 3D, BricsCAD, ARES Commander and Allplan. Tell us which program you use when you sign up, so your group opens in the right host.
- AutoCAD
- Civil 3D
- BricsCAD
- ARES Commander
- Allplan
Who it is for
Traffic planners, civil engineers, logistics and site planners who already draw in CAD and want the swept path check and the dock maneuver in the same window, with the full library of national design vehicles.
Where we stand
The plugin is in closed testing. We invite testers in small groups and ask for feedback on real projects. Beta access is free, and testers keep a say in what ships first.
자주 묻는 질문
Current releases of AutoCAD, Civil 3D, BricsCAD, ARES Commander and Allplan. The exact version list is published when the beta opens, and testers can tell us which release they need.
No. The swept-path engine runs inside the CAD program on your computer. Only your license check talks to PathSweeper.
The same library as PathSweeper Web: the national design vehicles from the Project Pass, plus your own custom vehicles.
Reversing into a loading dock or a parking bay from a start position you choose, with a forward setup first, for rigid trucks, semi-trailers and truck-and-trailer combinations. Double-hinged combinations such as road trains are not planned for the first release.
Nothing. Beta testers use the plugin for free during the test phase and get a say in what we build first.
Get beta access
Leave your work email and your CAD program. We will write to you when your group opens.