Show us Your Interchanges!

[Samerton 833]

I still need to move the West-South ramp one tile to the right, but other than that, here's one I've just finished:

[Haljackey 17,272]

clhigh7: Nice use of flexfly!

 

Sam: I didn't even notice it until you mentioned it

 

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UDI video of my city's web of highways and interchanges:

 

[Pioneer 140]

A cloverleaf with express/collector lanes...

[Sims firehouse 198]

A parclo/diamond hybrid I built today.

[clhigh7 583]

Thanks Haljackey! here is another area I'm working on. 3 partial y interchanges that connect to an expressway leading to downtown. They encase an outer business district that I'm currently working on.

 

 

 

[Chrissmotionlesfan 24]

some interchanges that i made

 

[Sims firehouse 198]

I built this baby today...

(Mosaic image updated; photo at the end of post.)

Prior to the update...

It was so complex it required me to remove a lot of starters (which are slope-intolerant and tend to make the interchange very bulky). The steps of removing starters are inspired from Ganaram's videos. A huge thanks to Ganaram for this method.

I found the slope part was most difficult at the center of the interchange. The East-South RHW-4 and MIS have to pass under (0m), then pass over (7.5m), and turn smoothly in the process. It took me half an hour just to build this part...

And the highway in the east leads to a more common partial-y interchange.

***Update***

I have managed to lower that L2 ramp to the ground, while hightening the eastern collector lanes ramps to L1. This way it appears more realistic, as we prefer shorter, smoother slopes.

And here's the updated mosaic:

  Edited February 3, 2014 by Sims firehouse  

[Sims firehouse 198]

Double posting. A replica of the interchange between the National Freeway No.1 and 3 in Taiwan, located near a seaport that saw its prosperity in mid 20th century. This interchange was designed as a cloverstack (correct me if Im wrong) and is heavily used by freight traffic. It's also surrounded by a river on three sides. I modified some of the ramps but most of them are close to real life.

The diagonal on-slope pieces are actually road ones.

http://goo.gl/1mzXth

  Edited February 4, 2014 by Sims firehouse  

[UndercoverNinja12 176]

I built this baby today...(Mosaic image updated; photo at the end of post.)

Prior to the update...

It was so complex it required me to remove a lot of starters (which are slope-intolerant and tend to make the interchange very bulky). The steps of removing starters are inspired from Ganaram's videos. A huge thanks to Ganaram for this method.I found the slope part was most difficult at the center of the interchange. The East-South RHW-4 and MIS have to pass under (0m), then pass over (7.5m), and turn smoothly in the process. It took me half an hour just to build this part...And the highway in the east leads to a more common partial-y interchange.***Update***I have managed to lower that L2 ramp to the ground, while hightening the eastern collector lanes ramps to L1. This way it appears more realistic, as we prefer shorter, smoother slopes.And here's the updated mosaic:

You, my friend, are an RHW wizard. I applaud you.

[AdoxxBE 289]

Currently working on this diamong interchange:

 

[Pioneer 140]

Currently working on this diamong interchange:

A diamong interchange? That's new

[AdoxxBE 289]

A diamong interchange? That's new

 

 

DDDDDD

[Cob92 360]

This is the northern terminus of the Central Freeway in Hedonia. To the south, the Central Freeway enters the downtown area and curves around it, becoming the Cranton Freeway as it exits the city to the west. The east-west freeway in this image is currently referred to as the Northern Transverse Connector east of the interchange; to the west the freeway remains incomplete and unnamed, but is expected to extend into the coastal area northeast of Hedonia as the suburban growth continues.

 

This is the interchange of an interstate highway with the Anistonville Port Freeway, as originally constructed.

 

Widening of the interstate required the demolition of the existing interchange, and in the interest of cost- and time-savings, a simple cloverleaf was constructed in its place. No doubt this interchange will be rebuilt yet again at some point in the future:

[Haljackey 17,272]

The last ramp has been added to the main RHW-RHW interchange built in the finale of my SC4 video series.

 

Click pics for full size!

 

 

At night

 

 

Here is the interchange in it's final configuration:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Whew went a little overboard there but hope you liked it!

[Cool_Z 1,547]

Woah !!!! Huge work here !! The night views are fantastic 

[GeometryMath Algebra 614]

This is the northern terminus of the Central Freeway in Hedonia. To the south, the Central Freeway enters the downtown area and curves around it, becoming the Cranton Freeway as it exits the city to the west. The east-west freeway in this image is currently referred to as the Northern Transverse Connector east of the interchange; to the west the freeway remains incomplete and unnamed, but is expected to extend into the coastal area northeast of Hedonia as the suburban growth continues.

 

This is the interchange of an interstate highway with the Anistonville Port Freeway, as originally constructed.

 

Widening of the interstate required the demolition of the existing interchange, and in the interest of cost- and time-savings, a simple cloverleaf was constructed in its place. No doubt this interchange will be rebuilt yet again at some point in the future:

Nice, but why not use L1 flyovers on the firt two pictures? A slope of 4 tiles from L0 to L2 maybe unrealistic...

[Markus J 242]

Can someone tell me what I missing for LVL 4 pieces to appear? I have NAM installed properly. All I get is a support column, and sometimes nothing at all.

 

I want to build stuff like Haljacky did.

 

I just made this...

 

Tassajara Rd/Santa Rita Rd exit, EXIT 47

 

 

 

The new bridge height is so much better.

[JP Schriefer 5,590]

Wow!

You guys have amazing interchanges!!

[Markus J 242]

Thanks Schriefer.

 

Something didn't 'feel' right to me about that last interchange, just didn't feel like a major interchange to me.

 

So...

 

 

Here is a side by side... which one is better?

[Lost Realist 762]

Depends on the purpose and location. The pros and cons are fairly obvious: The diamond on the right takes up less space, whereas the parclo on the left handles higher traffic volumes more smoothly.

[clhigh7 583]

@Markus J, I have the same problem for anything above L2. It just shows pillars

[GeometryMath Algebra 614]

@Markus J, I have the same problem for anything above L2. It just shows pillars

I guess you missed out the 'L3' and 'L4' options when installing the NAM. Or you somehow forgot to install the 'E' series controller.

[duchal 17]

There is my little interchange inspired by A1-A2 "Łódź-Północ" motorway interchange in Poland.

 

 

 

[Sims firehouse 198]

duchal: That blends so well with the nature! The two lakes, especially.

Here's another creation. It's based on this interchange in Taipei City. The freeway here comprises of local and express lanes, and the latter is usually higher. Here, the local lanes joins with an elevated expressway and carries traffic from/to the core of the city. This expressway is one of the most important roads for commuters (who take buses, or ride their vehicles).

The Grand Hotel (圓山大飯店) is located at the bend of the river. So was the 2010 Taipei Flower Expo held here. And there's even an airport here, despite that it's a bit controversial (too small and blocking the development of nearby districts.)

I tried to build this as compact as possible, while still using smooth curves and FARs. Its irregular shape brings me so much challenge. When that was done, the road system was even harder to deal with. That river is a headache. Finally with some DBE magic I could really recreate the complex bridges at the river bend. Conclusion: NAM 32 rocks!

  Edited February 8, 2014 by Sims firehouse  

[ROFLyoshi 1,760]

Is that sim city 4? If so, very interesting image manipulation.

[JWL 52]

@Sims firehouse

 

You need to go over exactly how you edited the image to get that top/down view. That's pretty awesome and could definitely come in handy.

[clhigh7 583]

 

I'm in the process of adding frontage roads to this interchange. I've got a crude layout with the arrows and the areas in red will be edited. I'm widening the freeway on the bottom left to 6 main lanes and a pair of 2 lane frontage roads

 

[Sims firehouse 198]

You need to go over exactly how you edited the image to get that top/down view. That's pretty awesome and could definitely come in handy.

Well, unfortunately, this trick might not work if you have any buildings/3d models in your shots, as they will be distorted in the process. This is only viable with flat structures, such as networks. So if this disappoints you, please pardon me.

Anyway, this is how I created the image in GIMP:

Step 1. Do shearing twice (Tool->Transformation->Shear) in both directions until the gridlines (or the roads along the gridlines) are either horizontal or vertical (where the terrain is flat). Note that this step lowers image quality greatly. Recommend taking zoom 4 shots to compensate the loss of quality. But this way, it also consumes much more CPU and memory.

Step 2. Use perspective tool (Tool->Transformation->Perspective) to create a perspective. Move the top two handles toward each other, and confirm action. The result depends on how far the handles are moved. Make sure the two handles are in a horizontal line, or it will not look good.

  Edited February 8, 2014 by Sims firehouse  

[Pioneer 140]

A parclo interchange with an expressway

[Markus J 242]

clhigh7 that's good use of the new NAM pieces to make that. Don't you hate how the RHW 3 wall doesn't stretch out to match? (if you know what I mean)

 

Also those palm trees please direct me too them, they would go so good in my Los Angeles! Thanks