Lucid Lite
LucidShape/LucidDrive Userconference 2011
06/20/11 Category: LucidDrive

LucidDrive 1.3.4.

LucidDrive:

  • display of radial lux isolines with false coloring, isovalues are configurable
  • several new road BRDF types:
  • Brandenburg: l/cosi
  • Nakata/Hoffman: empirical backward reflection BRDF
  • Seeliger: alternative backward reflection cosi/ (cosr + cosi)
  • Schlick: fast approximation of Cook-Torrance BRDF, for realistic forward reflection
  • special headlamp set for fast assignment of default headlamps to all vehicles in the scene
  • each vehicle can have a separate driver view
  • new directory layout, separation of roadeditor and luciddrive
  • new PluginCombo script for execution of several AFS plugins in one frame

RoadEditor:

  • drive curves are now generated in the RoadEditor, this allows faster loading of roads in LucidDrive
  • USA and Japan lookalike roads
  • easy creation of standard road shapes
  • interactive mouse editing of road shape

Manual:

  • seperate master dialog can be closed and opend again with keyboard shortcut 'X'
  • new PluginCombo Script for execution of several Vehicle Dynamic Plugins in one frame

ServerClient:

  • AFS and Vehicle Dynamic Plugins are now calculated on the Server, this allows for easier integration of external softeware like Matlab/Simulink
  • rework batch script generation, now under batch folder