When creating a swept path analysis, it is essential to understand how a vehicle moves along the path. However, visualizing the vehicle path alone often doesn’t provide the full picture. For engineers and designers seeking deeper insight into how steering behavior changes throughout a movement, the Graph feature in Kobi Swept Path software offers exactly that.
This tool creates a steering angle graph, offering you a clear, data-backed view of how the vehicle’s wheels turn along each segment of the path. It’s a powerful resource for validating design decisions, assessing maneuverability, or communicating vehicle behavior to stakeholders.
Steering Angle Graph: What It Is and What It Shows
The Graph command draws a wheel steering angle graph based on a selected horizontal swept path analysis. The graph displays:
- X-axis – Station values along the vehicle path, including:
- Travel direction (forward or reverse),
- Driving speed by segment.
- Y-axis – Steering angle of the wheels, showing how sharply the vehicle turns at each point along the path.
This graph helps you interpret not just whether a vehicle fits, but how it maneuvers; especially important for tight spaces, complex turns, or large vehicle turning movements.
How to Create a Steering Angle Graph
Creating a graph with Kobi Swept Path is quick and easy:
- Go to Kobi Swept Path > Create and Manage Analysis Panel > Graph.
2. Select an existing horizontal swept path analysis in your drawing.
3. Pick a location in the drawing to place the graph.
The graph will appear as a custom entity (KobiSweptPathGraph), and can be edited just like any other CAD object.
Customization Options
To match your drawing style or improve readability, you can adjust:
- X and Y scale factors,
- Label height,
- Graph line color.
These options help you tailor the output for presentation, documentation, or coordination with other disciplines.
Interpreting Vehicle Maneuvers Through Steering Angles
In tight or complex layouts, drawing the vehicle swept path isn’t always enough. The steering angle graph allows you to:
- Verify whether the vehicle turning radius is acceptable at every stage,
- Spot sharp or unsafe maneuvers before they become real-world problems,
- Communicate movement logic clearly to clients, contractors, or review authorities.
Whether you’re analyzing truck access at a logistics hub, turning patterns in a parking facility, or fire truck routing through a narrow street grid, the Graph tool in Kobi Swept Path brings added clarity to your swept path analysis.
You can read more about Kobi Swept Path features, here.
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