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Road Tool

Use the Road workflow to create, edit, and manage drivable road networks. The workflow allows you to place roads, adjust anchors and connections, split geometry where needed, and shape lanes with offsets, sections, widths, markings, and height controls.

Bottom toolbar: main Road tool; upper Road editing bar above the canvas

Road Tool Active Interface.

While road editing is active, the UI combines:

Component Description
Canvas Main area for creating and editing roads. Road elements can be selected and lanes/markings viewed in context. 2D view is used for layout work, while 3D view is used for visual checking.
Road / Lane Panel Displays and allows editing of properties for the selected road or lane, such as size, structure, layout, and markings.
Hierarchy View Helps locate and navigate roads by ID, especially useful in large projects. See the Hierarchy panel.

Selection of Road and Lane

Clicking the same place on a road steps through what is selected:

Clicks Selection
Single click Road
Double-click Lane section
Triple-click Lane

Important — selection and available tools

Tools in the Road tool group apply according to that selection. If the wrong level is active, an action may be unavailable—for example you generally cannot use lane height while only a road is selected; switch to a lane (triple-click) first.

The side panels also change with the selection: road, lane section, and lane each open their own property panel (titles and fields differ by level).

Road Tool Categories

Topic Description
Create Road Adding and deleting roads; default lanes for new roads.
Road anchor Anchors that pin geometry, direction, or continuity along a road.
Connecting road Dedicated connecting road workflow (coming soon); until then use lane slots on Create Road.
Cut road Splitting the road geometry.
Lane offset Lateral offset of the lane centre relative to the reference line.
Lanes Add / delete lanes and lane-level editing workflow.
Width tags Width along the road: canvas anchors, s-based rules, effect on neighbouring lanes.
Lane sections Boundaries along the road; add, move, or delete section breaks on the canvas.
Lane marking Markings (lines, colours, meaning) on the pavement.
Lane height Vertical lane / road surface height and transitions.
Road Properties Panel Identification, road and lane settings, elevation, display options, and advance tools for the selected road.
Lane Properties Panel Identification, lane configuration, lane properties, and advanced tools for the selected lane.