Designing 3D Scenes and Scenarios with RoadRunner

Day 1 of 2

Working with the User Interface

Objective: Navigate the RoadRunner interface and maneuver inside a scene.

• Navigating the RoadRunner interface and layout
• Maneuvering inside a RoadRunner scene using camera controls
• Selecting and moving objects in a scene
• Measuring distance between scene elements

Roads

Objective: Create, connect, and customize road segments and road networks.

• Creating, chopping, and joining road segments
• Modifying road shape and vertical and cross-section profile
• Changing road superelevation and speed limits
• Creating on-ramps, off-ramps, and road splits

Lanes

Objective: Create and modify lanes, lane markings, and other road stencil markings.

• Adding driving lanes, curbs, sidewalks, and parking spaces
• Customizing lane properties, such as width and travel direction
• Adding, editing, and customizing lane markings
• Saving road styles with customized lanes for reuse

Junctions

Objective: Connect roads through junctions, add traffic lights, and define allowed vehicle maneuvers.

• Creating and customizing junctions
• Defining a set of maneuvers in a junction, such as permitted turns
• Signalizing a junction by inserting traffic lights
• Adding crosswalks for pedestrians

Terrains and Props

Objective: Add surfaces and 3D props, such as trees and buildings.

• Creating a surface of a specific material, such as grass, asphalt, or sand
• Adding props, such as traffic signs, buildings, and trees
• Adding groups of props along a road or within a surface, such as a group of trees
• Customizing text and symbols on traffic signs
• Importing custom props made in other object-modeling tools

Geo-Specific Scene Design

Objective: Construct a scene that accurately represents a real-world location by using GIS assets.

• Importing aerial imagery as a reference for creating roads and surfaces
• Incorporating elevation data to add height information
• Working with point cloud data
• Using vector data, such as OpenStreetMap^®

Day 2 of 2

Working with OpenDRIVE Data

Objective: Create a scene from imported OpenDRIVE data and export a RoadRunner scene for use with external simulators.

• Exporting the scene to OpenDRIVE file format
• Importing OpenDRIVE data
• Mapping OpenDRIVE data to RoadRunner assets
• Exporting to other file formats, such as .fbx, for use with external simulators

Building a Scene from SD and HD Maps

Objective: Automate road network re-creation using SD and HD maps.

• Creating a road network from selected roads or regions of SD maps
• Creating a road network from selected roads, routes, or regions of HD maps
• Troubleshooting import and build issues
• Configuring assets to use for rendering scene elements, such as signs

Designing and Simulating Scenarios

Objective: Design scenarios by adding actors, specifying trajectories, and defining scenario logic.

• Adding vehicles and other actors to a scene
• Defining and editing trajectories
• Using scenario logic to define action sequences and interactions between actors
• Simulating and validating scenarios in RoadRunner
• Exporting to the OpenSCENARIO standard
  

Creating Scenario Variations

Objective: Relocate scenarios to other scenes and create scenario variations by changing variables using MATLAB.

• Creating variations in RoadRunner
• Adding anchors to a scenario and defining relative constraints
• Relocating a scenario to a different scene
• Interacting programmatically with RoadRunner
• Changing scenario variables programmatically with MATLAB
• Exporting programmatically to the OpenSCENARIO standard