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Tile Model Integrator Tool

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Overview

The Tile Model Integrator Tool (TMIT) was created to manage integrating tile models into the NADS Tile Mosaic Tool (TMT) tile library.

Previously, all library integration tasks were manual and required specialized knowledge of the 3D model and NADS virtual asset library and pipeline.

TMIT does not completely eliminate these requirements, but it does facilitate model integration into the tile library through a graphical user interface and guided data entry steps.

This allows non-experts to successfully import new tile models. Once the imported file has been successfully integrated it becomes part of the standard library and may be used the same as any native tile model.

Because library models must be unique, only unique models will import. It is not currently possible to have two different models in the library with the same name.

Tile Model Library

The NADS MiniSim relies on a collection of 3D models known as ‘tile models’ that represent environments and environment components within the simulation scene environment. This scene environment can be thought of as the simulation world.

A simulation scene environment is created by assembling tiles using the TMT. The environment is typically designed to accommodate specific research requirements such as simulation drive time (duration) or locale (place).

These configurations may be altered to create additional configurations. When a final design has been reached, the configuration is published using a build process to generate files necessary for scenario authoring and simulation.

Roundabout tile model and TMT world configuration/layout