Show us Your Interchanges!

[cityhawk 12]

DTP: Thanks, and yes your textures are just awesome! I'm not really worried about the texture gap right now, so you take your time to perfect the patch.

Patricius: Thank you! I'm glad to have made something never done before!

For your next post, I do like your interchanges, but I do have one question: In the third picture, how are people coming from the avenue over the highway supposed to get to the start of the Vicksburg-Augusta Freeway? By the looks of it, the one-way road between the roundabout and the one-way that turns into the freeway is directed towards the roundabout with no reverse lanes.

IDS2: A farmer's nightmare! Interesting though.

thinboy66: Nice interchange...I just hate that you can't see which big dig tunnels match up right off since the network is converted to subway and you can make turns underground.

McDuell: Thanks! Yeah, I hate that about the sunken parts being too deep...I used the 17m road hole digger.

Nice interchanges with the avenues! I don't typically make avenue to avenue interchanges because I just don't like them in my cities for some reason, but yours are nice!

I might post another interchange later...we'll see!

[art128 4,618]

I'm gonna change it and I put a photo because I change the symmetry

[aking88 7]

McDuell

Interesting, but oh so redundant when you have roundabouts .

BTW ive had problem with too deep sunkens as well, how deep should they ideally be? Thx.

[McDuell 301]

Patricius Maximus: Nice interchanges. A pity that there is no possibility to convert diagonal OWR to RHW until now, this would be perfect in your half-Y interchange

cityhawk: Thanks . I somehow like the avenues / OWR when creating new interchanges as they are the most flexible at the moment: 3 possible levels (with tunnels) and all kinds of orthogonal / diagonal overpasses. Plus, with the puzzle pieces you can make 'curves' while overpassing a diagonal OWR.

art128: Cool, can't wait to see it!

aking88: I know . But back then it was the only possibility for avenue-compatible 'roundabouts' . I have more such experiments.

cityhawk + aking88: Puzzle pieces have a lane height of 15m above ground; so if you want a perfectly flat overpassing road (or other network), make sure that the sunken part is exactly 15m below ground. If there should be a slight sloping however, I normally use the 14m digger instead. Btw, I didn't know that you can dig 17m holes with the new holedigger set (I'm still using the original one).

Sorry, no pics at the moment. The next post will contain something truly big though, I promise!

[mcarch 15]

How do you guys get the gengle slopes?

[deathtopumpkins 43]

mcarch: slope mods. There's a pretty large selection of them downloadable at both the STEX and LEX. They change the maximum grade you can build on for all the different networks except RHW (many claim to, but I've tried several that say they do and actually don't, so just lay an avenue first to grade the slope, then lay the RHW).
The one I've found works best is this one at the LEX.

[Haljackey 17,270]

Whoa, Nice job everyone!

I thought I may as well post a video here.  It shows one of the largest interchanges I have ever made.  Some of you may have seen this before either at my City Journal or on Youtube.

Anyways, on to the video!  Its a UDI experience you will never forget.  

-A high-quality video is linked to this post.  Just click on the file and it should play on your default media player.

A Youtube video box should appear below.  If you can't see it or are having problems, follow the link below it.  Make sure you turn up your speakers!

A High-quality video should be found below.

Download High-Quality Video HERE!

I hope you enjoy it!

Best,

-Haljackey

[deathtopumpkins 43]

Wow. This thread has progressed into the 21st Century!

Haljackey, with the footage and the music (mainly the first 2 min) it seems like this should be the background for the opening titles to a movie. It's a really cool video by the way. That interchange is hmm... how should I put this? HUMONGOUS! Did you ever post a picture or diagram of it anywhere?

[ 6:20: Have a little trouble turning around?  ]

[McDuell 301]

haljackey: Wow . Awesome movie! And I especially liked the music as well, it adds much to the scene.

Originally posted by: deathtopumpkins

[ 6:20: Have a little trouble turning around?  ]quote>

--> Accidentally hit the shift key while driving?

deathtopumpkins: I found the BIG picture in haljackey's link to his CJ. (>direct link to page 24< of 'Greater Terran Region' , scroll a bit backwards).

OK, I promised you something big, and now you get it . This took me several hours and a lot of saving/reloading to build. It escapes my knowledge if such an interchange even exists somewhere in real life. I called it 'EDWIN' (Every Driver's Worst Imaginable Nightmare) . Anyway, here it is, officially known as:

The 6-Way-Fully-Functional-Complete-All-Access-No-Weaving-Massive-Interchange!

Ooops, wrong picture . But a nice example for an interchange gone all wrong .

Ok, here we go:

Overview (big picture, 3240x1562):

Each way is fully pathed:

And for all those who don't believe the accessibility of all directions:

For better clarity, here are some more links:

- Only path overlay

- North - South

- East - West

- Northeast - Southwest

Have fun

[Fresh Prince of Wmbg 44]

another great video with a good choice in tunes .What the name of the song?

[thinboy66 6]

Originally posted by: haljackey Whoa, Nice job everyone!

I thought I may as well post a video here.  It shows one of the largest interchanges I have ever made.  Some of you may have seen this before either at my City Journal or on Youtube.

Anyways, on to the video!  Its a UDI experience you will never forget.  

-A high-quality video is linked to this post.  Just click on the file and it should play on your default media player.

A Youtube video box should appear below.  If you can't see it or are having problems, follow the link below it.  Make sure you turn up your speakers!

A High-quality video should be found below.

Download High-Quality Video HERE!

I hope you enjoy it!

Best,

-Haljackeyquote>

Hal, how did you make the RHW Turnaround (6:20)?

[Patricius Maximus 236]

haljackey: I've seen it before. As previously stated, nice cloverstack! Yours inspired me to find out more and apply it to my regions.

McDuell: Wow! That is a 6-way interchange entirely composed of semi-directional ramps. Not unlike a stack interchange. By the way, the one pictured before it is a turbine variant 

thinboy66: He drew a street across the RHW width. Try it -- it'll work 

I have some of my latest interchanges to show.

Here is a parclo and a diamond combined into one interchange to prevent weaving:

A parclo interchange with one side diamond. There is weaving on this one, but it will be reconstructed soon:

Modified double trumpet:

Diamond interchange with a 10-lane Collector/Distributor setup:

Collector lanes diverge from the express lanes:

A rather large Semi-Directional T interchange:

And lastly, a new cloverstack interchange with C/D roads that replaced an older full cloverleaf:

That's all for now.

[legoman786 1]

Originally posted by: Patricius MaximusA parclo interchange with one side diamond. There is weaving on this one, but it will be reconstructed soon:

quote>

I've found why it doesn't work...

The avenue going under doesn't have the ramps going the same direction. Suppose the one going under is Ave #1 and the one going over is Ave #2.

If I were going north on Ave #1 and wanted to go west on #2, I could. BUT WAIT, if I were going east on #2 and wanted to go north on Ave #1, I can't. The orientation of the OWR is wrong.

[Patricius Maximus 236]

Oh, I didn't even notice it. Anyway, it'll be reconstructed soon, so it's of no consequence 

Thanks for pointing that out.

[IDS2 3,346]

Thanks guys! It's a bit confusing...OK it's very confusing, but the sims need the use their education.

I'll get a full shot ASAP.

[City2TheMax 3]

Once again, cool interchanges everyone!

I decided to play around with a different kind of exchange, where I used collector lanes as the actual exchange. The main highway lanes keep going through. I was hoping it would look a little bit more uniform, but some miscalculations had me change a few things (mainly the windy one way roads). It is still very functional!

[thinboy66 6]

City2the Max: I think there are too many 90 degree curves. In RL freeway, catastrophe might happen!

My newest interchange(took up half of my city and have to use the longest tunnel I have ever built!)

[Haljackey 17,270]

Wow!  Amazing 3 highway connection McDuell! 

PM, awesome as always!

City2TheMax:  Geeze, thats huge!  Try to get rid of those sharp turns and it will look much better!

thinboy 66:  Beautiful interchange!  Looks great with its surroundings!

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To answer some questions about my video:

-Yes I did have some trouble turning around at 6:20. 

-About the music, the song's name is called "Storming New Caprica" by Bear McCraney.  A lot of his music is included in the new Battlestar Galactica tv series, including this one. 

-Those turnarounds are made when you drag a street between the inner sections of a RHW.

I hope that helps everyone out!

Keep Showing Us Your Interchanges!  (Oh, and Happy Canada Day!)

Best,

-Haljackey

[mitsos 12,851]

This is an interchange near the olympic park in Penthesili

[Patricius Maximus 236]

City2TheMax: A great interchange with the added bonus of C/D roads! Aside from the 90 degree turns, it's perfect. Although I don't know where I'd use it, I'm sure I'd find someplace

thinboy66: Very nice, although I don't know the purpose of the MIS ramps that connect to the same roadway 

mitsos: A bit of weaving, but a great looking interchange 

I have some more of mine to show today.

Here is a nicely sloped avenue diamond interchange:

A large and sloped Semi-Directional T:

Lastly, I present a monster interchange I created recently with little weaving on the collectors and none in the express lanes. It consists of a diamond, 2 partial cloverleafs, and 1 volleyball interchange.

Click on it for FULL resolution. As it is 1.3 MB it may take long to load.

Here is a diagram showing all possible movements from the north starting point and from the south starting point with both express and collectors. Paths are color coded for easier viewing.

That's all for now.

Please post comments and/or suggestions.

[City2TheMax 3]

Thinboy66: Wow, that's huge! Very well done. Just being curious, why did you add that extra MIS lane at the corner (leftish-center of pic)? It seems that commuters would abandon the main section of highway as that is an obvious short cut.

Patricius Maximus: Once again, those are some nice exchanges! Personally I think the avenue overpass in the middle (second to last pic) might have been better as a tunnel (mainly b/c it's easier to build =P), but other than that it looks quite good. As for the last pic, it would be quite a bit easier to read if u could stop the lines when coming to a bridge (meaning don't draw over the bridge).

[thinboy66 6]

City2TheMax:

Well the extra lane is specially designed for large vehicles(ie Freight Truck)... Just a piece of eyecandy!

[silvercanyon2000 0]

Hey guys. I've seen some interesting work here. But what I'm really looking for are the walls that can be seen in this picture on both sides of the highway. Where can I find these?

Originally posted by: SWAT-MEDIC

its not the best, but i like it, nice work every one, especially tonks and haljackey!!!

keep em kuming, there great!!!!!quote>

[City2TheMax 3]

silvercanyon2000: Here they are (if link doesn't work look here: https://www.simtropolis.com/stex/index.cfm?id=12982) - they work great for straight, urban highways, but unfortunately don't have diagonal pieces. I use them though and they look great!

[silvercanyon2000 0]

Thank you very much City2TheMax

[Patricius Maximus 236]

City2TheMax: I'll take the advice about the line drawing in the future. Also, I like long overpasses. They add a sense of realism, don't you think

Here is a mosaic showing 2 volleyball interchanges hooked up with C/D roads and transfers with no weaving:

I'm restructuring many close interchanges like these with new C/D roads and transfers. They are of good use to have close interchanges with no weaving.

Please post comments, suggestions, and questons.

[mitsos 12,851]

Patricius Maximus that looks really nice.there are so many good ideas in this forum....you were right it was weaving so i changed it.i hope that is better now

[mitsos 12,851]

[un1 41]

Nice work all!!! I like highway interchanges that are confusing mitsos.

[mitsos 12,851]

that 's true un1. this is because i try to give my best ideas to the forum.thank you