HeavyGoods does not have a specific blade lifter add-on. However, you can perform blade lifter simulations with HeavyGoods. A simplified simulation variant is presented at the end of this document.
Option 1: Bladelifter with rotor blade
Create a new cargo and create the blade lifter as part of the load.
Side view of the cargo – consisting of rotor blade and a blade lifter:
Top view of the cargo with blade lifter:
Example: A fully loaded self-propelled vehicle (SPMT / PST) with a rotor blade pitch angle of 0°.
Side view:
Top view:
Of course, you can load the rotor blade not only onto a self-propelled vehicle, but also onto a semi-trailer or trailer.
Lifting the rotor blade
If you want to lift the rotor blade, create a corresponding cargo for a blade lifter with the rotor blade in the upright position (in an image editing software or based on technical drawings from the blade lifter manufacturer) and load this cargo onto the vehicle.
Example: Final combination with a 30° pitch angle (in the example, only just under 11 metres rear overhang instead of the previous 15 metres).
Side view:
Top view:
Simulate swept paths
If you use the automatic collision check function during the driving maneuver simulation, the clearance height under the rotor blade is not recognised as empty space – even if the rotor blade graphic is displayed transparently there. Instead, the load is assumed to be a solid rectangular shape in the side profile, corresponding to the rectangular box that encloses the load (the so-called bounding box; see the box marked in light blue in the illustration below).
To calculate the swept path, instead the exact outline of the rotor blade is used, as you have marked it in the top view.
Example: Swept path with horizontal rotor blade
Same guideline, but with the blade angled at 30° – and requiring significantly less space:
Express Version: Free-floating rotor blade
To save time, load your vehicle directly with a freely ‘floating’ rotor blade without visualising the blade lifter separately.
You can then position the rotor blade as if it were mounted on the lifter.
To do this, open the Position menu in the Load section and move the rotor blade in all 3D directions (front/back, up/down, left/right).
Example see screenshot:
To lift / tilt the rotor blade (here with a 30° tilt angle), create a corresponding custom cargo, which you can then position freely on the vehicle:
You can then simulate swept paths as usual with this loaded vehicle combination.
