# Examples

We provide 5 live scripts that showcase the versatility of using **MATLAB Bridge** to launch the BeamNG.tech simulator. These scripts demonstrate various capabilities such as utilizing sensors, creating scenarios, capturing screenshots from multiple viewpoints, analyzing movements, and visualizing sensors including lidar, depth camera, and AI driving for the vehicle.

To open the scripts, copy the examples folder to your current working directory, by running the following in the MATLAB command window:

```
beamng.copy_examples
```

The live scripts are located in `examples/matlab`. We recommend you to run all examples yourself by clicking on the **Run** button in the MATLAB Toolstrip at the top of the Live Editor.

## Example 1: Vehicle State Plotting

In the script `vehicle_state_plotting.mlx` you use the state sensor to plot some graphs of the vehicle position, wheel speed and direction, throttle, and brake. 

![Vehicle state plotting](../media/vehicle_state_ploting.png)
    
## Example 2:  Lidar Tour

The script `lidar_tour.mlx` simulates a Lidar sensor and controls the vehicle using the simulator's AI control.

![Lidar sensor and AI control mode](../media/lidar_tour.png)

## Example 3:  Multi-shot Camera

In the script `multishot_camera.mlx` you change the position and rotation of a camera.

![Multi-shot Camera](../media/multi_shots_1.png)

## Example 4:  Object Placement

The script `object_placement.mlx` defines a custom scenario for a given map and generates procedural content, i.e. simple meshes.

![Object Placement](../media/object_placment_0.png)

## Example 5:  Annotation and Bounding Boxes


In the script `annotation_bounding_boxes.mlx` you get semantic annotations, instance annotations, and draw bounding boxes.

![Annotation and Bounding Boxes](../media/annotation_bounding_boxes.png)