Transoft’s New Design and Collaboration Platform
InSTRATO: The Next Chapter for AutoTURN Online
Transoft Solutions has launched InSTRATO, a new web-based platform for transportation engineers, planners, and designers. This platform brings specialized transportation design tools together with new ways for professionals to share work, gather feedback, and collaborate throughout the project process.
The launch marks the next chapter for AutoTURN Online, Transoft’s web-based swept path analysis solution. AutoTURN Online will now be available within InSTRATO, continuing to provide the same trusted simulation technology and vehicle libraries users rely on today while opening the door to a broader set of transportation design and collaboration capabilities.
What began in 2018 as a web-based swept path analysis tool has evolved with the needs and feedback of the transportation design community. AutoTURN Online made trusted vehicle movement analysis more accessible outside the traditional CAD environment. Today, we’re introducing InSTRATO, a name that reflects our vision for a more connected approach to transportation design, planning, and collaboration.
From Design to Collaboration
Transportation projects involve more than the design work itself. As projects move through review and iteration, professionals need to share designs, gather input, coordinate changes, and keep project information organized.
By bringing more aspects of the transportation design process into one connected web platform, Transoft is helping professionals move beyond individual tasks and work more collaboratively throughout the project lifecycle.
The core tools users rely on today remain the same, but InSTRATO changes how teams work together around them. With its new Collaboration capability, teams can share designs with clients and project stakeholders, gather feedback, and keep everyone aligned as the project progresses. Bringing the work and the conversation together helps reduce back-and-forth, make design reviews more productive, and keep projects moving.
What is InSTRATO?
InSTRATO is a web-based platform designed around the specialized workflows of transportation professionals. It houses modules that help users move from design and analysis to review and collaboration, with additional capabilities planned as the platform evolves.
- AutoTURN Online: Perform trusted swept path analysis using the same AutoTURN simulation technology and comprehensive vehicle libraries you rely on today.
- Parking Design: Create efficient and accessible parking layouts faster with built-in standards and easy-to-use tools.
- Collaboration: Share projects, collect feedback, manage stakeholder comments, and document revisions in one workspace to streamline design reviews.
- Lab: Explore new capabilities in development and provide feedback to shape future tools to your needs.
What’s Staying the Same?
Everything that users rely on currently in AutoTURN Online remains unchanged:
- Your login credentials continue to work at instrato.com.
- Your current subscription and billing terms remain unchanged.
- Your current projects remain available, so you can work without interruption.
- Continue using trusted swept path analysis tools through the AutoTURN Online module.
- Continue designing parking layouts with the Parking Design module.
- Access the same comprehensive library of more than 2,800 design vehicles.
New users can create a free demo account at instrato.com.
What’s Changing?
InSTRATO improves the experience around day-to-day workflows, making it easier to move projects forward and bring stakeholders into the design process.
- A refreshed user experience: Navigate a redesigned interface focused on simplicity and ease of use.
- Improved file management: Organize projects with parent and subfolders, making it easier to find and access the work you need.
- New collaboration tools: Share projects, gather stakeholder feedback, and manage comments in one place to support design and peer reviews.
- Early access with Lab: Explore capabilities in development and provide feedback to help shape future tools as InSTRATO continues to evolve.
Frequently Asked Questions
No, InSTRATO is the evolution of AutoTURN Online. It is a broader web-based platform that supports analysis, design, and collaboration workflows for transportation engineers and designers. It hosts AutoTURN Online along with other specialized tools developed by Transoft Solutions, with additional tools planned for future releases.
AutoTURN Online will continue as a swept path module within the InSTRATO platform.
No. Reviewers only need a free InSTRATO account to access shared projects and add comments.
Yes. The swept path module, AutoTURN Online in InSTRATO, uses the same trusted AutoTURN simulation algorithm and vehicle data that engineers rely on today. It is suitable for the basic swept path needs of engineering and design professionals.
If you are looking to perform more advanced swept-path analysis checks or need custom vehicles, the AutoTURN desktop solution is your best option.
No. Online payment and ordering processes remain unchanged.
Revit and Vectorworks users can continue to use the integration for swept path analysis as usual through the AutoTURN Online module via InSTRATO.
Just like before, the swept path analysis module, AutoTURN Online, is the only module available through integration. Other capabilities like Parking Design, Collaboration, and Lab remain unavailable through these integrations.
If you have questions, get in touch with us to learn more about InSTRATO and how it can support your transportation design and planning needs without CAD.
