Can vehicle / pedestrian path creation tool be improved?

I recently worked on a large housing development project where we introduced multiple new roads and neighborhood streets. As part of that, I implemented traffic using the path tool. But I found that where there was a bicycle path crossing the road there were unfortunate moments where the cars would pass straight through a cyclist, and as luck would have it, it would always happen when showing the model to clients. This generated some humor, but mostly drew attention to the shortcomings of the path drawing tool.

My initial thought (not knowing the specifics of the tool operation behind the scenes), is; would it be possible to create a more dynamic path tool which allowed a simple set of rules to be applied to the node system. For example, in the case of the afore mentioned cycle crossing, if the cyclist hits a programmed node, it checks to see if there is a vehicle in between two nodes on a specified path before continuing. This would allow for much more dynamic traffic animation. I can see it would require a complete overhaul of the system as a vehicle that has to wait Could cause another vehicle to back up behind it and other associated issues. But for the amount of times I've wished this feature existed I thought it was worth discussion here.

Hello ,

Thank you for posting in the community and the for the feedback regarding the tool. There are some current limitation with how crossing paths don't interact and not colliding or stopping before a collision. Could you please make a comment in our road-map or submit a new idea so our development team can get the information directly and can follow-up if needed. Here is the link to the road-map:

https://portal.productboard.com/7pu88c9kpmqtzt8hwg6arujh/tabs/4-under-consideration

Kind regards,

Vincent B.

I agree. The Path Tool is great with vehicles and pedestrians but after you start using it you quickly begin to realize the limitations that also come along with the Path Tool. It would seem there could be some type of "AVOID COLLISIONS" preset that would help greatly.

Did you ever find a solution for this problem? I am having the same issue where I am trying to create a vehicle animation where it focuses on a bus route where the bus would have to stop.