Aircraft Scenarios

3D aircraft simulation in Unreal Engine^® visualization environment

Use the Aerospace Blockset > Animation > Simulation 3D library blocks to visualize aircraft dynamics and airport operations in the Unreal Engine environment. See How 3D Simulation for Aerospace Blockset Works and watch Visualization Techniques with Aerospace Blockset Video.

Blocks

Simulation 3D Actor Transform Get	Get actor translation, rotation, scale
Simulation 3D Actor Transform Set	Set actor translation, rotation, scale
Simulation 3D Aircraft	Implement aircraft in 3D environment
Simulation 3D Camera Get	Camera image
Simulation 3D Scene Configuration	Scene configuration for 3D simulation environment
Simulation 3D Message Get	Retrieve data from Unreal Engine visualization environment
Simulation 3D Message Set	Send data to Unreal Engine visualization environment
Simulation 3D Rotorcraft	Implement 3D Rotorcraft

Airport	Generic airport
Griffiss Airport	Griffiss International Airport in Rome, NY

Airliner	Generic airliner
Air Transport	Customizable air transport aircraft
Custom	Customizable generic fixed-wing aircraft, including vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft
General Aviation	Customizable general aviation aircraft
Sky Hogg	Sky Hogg aircraft

`copyExampleSim3dProject`	Copy support package files and plugins to specified folders
`sim3d.Editor`	Interface to the Unreal Engine project
`open`	Open the Unreal Editor
`ASim3dActor`	Abstract class to use as a base class for user-defined Unreal Engine C++ or blueprint actors
`Sim3dSetup`	C++ method that sets up actor in Unreal Engine 3D simulation
`Sim3dStep`	C++ method that steps actor in Unreal Engine 3D simulation
`Sim3dRelease`	C++ method that releases actor in Unreal Engine 3D simulation
`StartSimulation3DMessageReader`	Constructs a message reader object in the Unreal Editor
`ReadSimulation3DMessage`	Receives message from Simulink model using a message reader object
`StopSimulation3DMessageReader`	Deletes message reader object in the Unreal Editor
`StartSimulation3DMessageWriter`	Constructs a message writer object in the Unreal Editor
`WriteSimulation3DMessage`	Sends message to Simulink model using a message writer object
`StopSimulation3DMessageWriter`	Deletes message writer object in the Unreal Editor

sim3d.maps Access additional scenes from the server

Unreal Engine Simulation Environment Requirements and Limitations
When simulating in the Unreal Engine environment, keep these software requirements, minimum hardware requirements, and limitations in mind.
How 3D Simulation for Aerospace Blockset Works
Learn about the co-simulation framework between Simulink^® and the Unreal Engine and how block execution order affects 3D simulation.