Please also consider the following instructions:
How to add your own vehicle to HeavyGoods:
Under the menu item 'Vehicles' click the blue button in the upper right corner 'Add vehicle' and then click 'Vehicle by template':
Now choose the vehicle type you want to create, for example a semi trailer:
Choose the template that fits your vehicle the most:
By clicking on the template the semi trailer is saved to your vehicle list automatically and the vehicle editor opens. Here you can change all important parameters according to your needs.
For example, if you press on a dimension arrow in the graphical vehicle display, you will automatically enter the corresponding field:
Often used configurations
Telescopic vehicles
Telescopic vehicles such as the Nooteboom Super Wing Carrier, Goldhofer Ventum or Faymonville TeleMAX are often used for long loads (e.g. rotor blades, steel girders).
Add telescopic steps by enabling the checkbox 'Telescopable':
The vehicle can be extended step by step up to the configured total extension by telescoping it accordingly.
Use case 'Axle load calculation': If your vehicle has floating tubes and you want to carry out an exact axle load calculation, you must work with digital vehicles that have been provided directly by the vehicle manufacturer.
Manual steering / remote control
Add manual steering under 'Steering':
Individual number of axles
Change the number of axle lines:
Use updated vehicles
If you change a vehicle record that has already been used in a simulation, you must update that vehicle record when composing the vehicle combination:
Calculate axle loads
If you also want to calculate axle loads with the created vehicle, follow these instructions: Parameterize vehicles for axle load calculation
Calculate swept paths
If you want to simulate driving maneuvers with the created vehicle, follow the following instructions: Choose the correct steering
