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designer

3D tool to design roads and environments for autonomous vehicle testing

💎 Hidden gem★ 148 stars⑂ 41 forksCustomupdated 2026-02
▦ visual — this project's README ships no embeddable screenshot,
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// project facts

Project facts

designer is an open-source design project by truevisionai (truevisionai/designer on GitHub). It has 148 GitHub stars and 41 forks, is released under the Custom license, and was last updated on GitHub on 2 February 2026.

GitHub stars
148
Forks
41
License
Custom
Last updated on GitHub
2 February 2026
Category
Design
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// how it works

How it works

  1. Install Designer

    Follow the setup on the project site.

  2. Design roads

    Lay out roads, intersections and scenery.

  3. Add scenarios

    Define traffic and test scenarios.

  4. Export and test

    Use OpenDRIVE/OpenSCENARIO in your stack.

// features

Why people love it

Road design

Author roads and intersections in 3D.

Environments

Build full test worlds.

OpenDRIVE

Standard road network format.

OpenSCENARIO

Standard scenario format.

AV validation

Test autonomous stacks safely.

Custom license

Read LICENSE before commercial use.

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// run it

Run it yourself

  1. Step 1 — Clone the repo

    Download the source and move into the project folder.

    git clone https://github.com/truevisionai/designer.git
    cd designer
  2. Step 2 — Check the README

    Every project documents its own setup; start with install requirements.

    cat README.md | head -60
  3. Step 3 — Run it

    Follow the project's launch command — Docker, pip, npm, or a binary release.

    # see README for the exact launch command
// use cases

What you can build

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// faq

Questions, answered

Who maintains designer?

It is an open-source project at truevisionai/designer with 162 forks. Check the repo's contributors and recent commits to see how active maintenance is.

Is designer free for commercial use?

It ships under a custom license — read the repo's LICENSE file before commercial use.

Which formats does it export?

OpenDRIVE and OpenSCENARIO.

Is it for cars or robots?

Both — autonomous vehicles and robots.

Do I need a simulator?

It builds the worlds; you bring the AV stack or simulator.

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