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by Ferret · in Artist Corner · 07/02/2002 (6:18 am) · 9 replies
Hi,
Can anyone tell me how wide 1 lane of a street in a major city like new york is?
Mi first gues was 3 meters but this looks to small ingame.
In gta 3 you can easly fit 2 cars on 1 lane so they used more then 3 meters (5 or 6??).
Thx.
Can anyone tell me how wide 1 lane of a street in a major city like new york is?
Mi first gues was 3 meters but this looks to small ingame.
In gta 3 you can easly fit 2 cars on 1 lane so they used more then 3 meters (5 or 6??).
Thx.
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#2
07/03/2002 (1:18 pm)
You could just take a tape measure out on the street... just don't get run over. 
#3
"Former 9 foot wide traffic lanes are now either 12 or 14 feet wide. Curb radii grew from 5 feet to 40 feet or more."
Hope it helps.
*edit* - also make sure you have it set to scale if you're using the TGE. 1 = 1.125 inch (or unit in WorldCraft). So a 14ft lane wouldn't be 168in, it'd be 189in when you build it in WC.
07/03/2002 (3:09 pm)
I found a few resources, but it seems there's not a hard set regulation. Most say around 24ft wide for a roadway. Couldn't find anything from the NYCDOT. I found reference from a UW Professor on Seattle's streets:"Former 9 foot wide traffic lanes are now either 12 or 14 feet wide. Curb radii grew from 5 feet to 40 feet or more."
Hope it helps.
*edit* - also make sure you have it set to scale if you're using the TGE. 1 = 1.125 inch (or unit in WorldCraft). So a 14ft lane wouldn't be 168in, it'd be 189in when you build it in WC.
#4
Way to be on top of it Tyler. Except I was hoping to hear some New Yorker regale us with tales of a busy street and a tape measure.
If you live in New York, it isn't too late - you can still offer the definitive answer with nothing more than a tape measure and some guts... :D
07/03/2002 (4:45 pm)
Way to be on top of it Tyler. Except I was hoping to hear some New Yorker regale us with tales of a busy street and a tape measure.
If you live in New York, it isn't too late - you can still offer the definitive answer with nothing more than a tape measure and some guts... :D
#5
07/25/2002 (8:02 am)
Mi reply is a litle late due to some problems but thx, this helps allot.
#6
If mi scale in Quark is set to 32, then 32 units = 1 meter right? This is the case in other engines i worked with but everything turns out to small in Torque.
I don't understand Tyler because it's in foot.
The only thing i need to know is how many Quark unit's = 1 meter ingame if mi scale is set to 32.
Thx.
edit: oops
http://www.garagegames.com/index.php?sec=mg&mod=forums&page=result.thread&qt=4525
08/20/2002 (6:25 am)
Another question.If mi scale in Quark is set to 32, then 32 units = 1 meter right? This is the case in other engines i worked with but everything turns out to small in Torque.
I don't understand Tyler because it's in foot.
The only thing i need to know is how many Quark unit's = 1 meter ingame if mi scale is set to 32.
Thx.
edit: oops
http://www.garagegames.com/index.php?sec=mg&mod=forums&page=result.thread&qt=4525
#7
But yeh.. I think 32 is aprox one meter, don't know for sure tough..
08/26/2002 (5:22 am)
you don't set the scale in Quark.. you set the grid, the scale of things stays the same. 32 just means the grid lines are 32 units from eachother.But yeh.. I think 32 is aprox one meter, don't know for sure tough..
#8
08/26/2002 (8:42 am)
The QuArK map scale is set in the "geometry_scale" parameter in the worldspawn entity and used by map2dif during the compile process to scale the brushes and positions of brushes. At a geometry_scale of 32.0, 1 grid unit in QuArK is approximately 1 inch.
#9
08/26/2002 (8:57 am)
oops... yes offcourse... I just always work with 32, never even wonder why its 32 ;)
Torque Owner Matt Droll
if you suggest that a normal car is about 2 meters broad you got enough space with 4 to 5 meters. I wouldn't make them wider, 'cause otherwise 2 cars can drive on one lane!
I don't know if this is correct, so tell me if I'm wrong, but that's how I would do it!
Matthew