Defining a car park

Add a parking space if you want to define a perpendicular or a diagonal parking lot containing several parallel parking spaces in a few steps in the Network Editor. Select the desired level as well as attributes for drive aisles, parking spaces and parking routes. It is also possible to define two parking lots on either side of the link.

You have the following options for defining a car park in the Network Editor:

• Define a car park on an existing link
• Define a new link with a car park

If there is a link in the opposite direction, you can specify that vehicles can reach the parking spaces from both directions, reverse out of a parking space and follow their route again. If there is no link in the opposite direction, you can create a link when defining the car park.

After you have specified the attributes, define the number of parking spaces in the Network Editor. On the link, drag the drive aisle from the desired start point of the car park to the desired end point. Once you have confirmed your definition of the car park, Vissim will define the required network objects. The following applies:

• A single-lane link for each parking space.
• A connector that leads from the drive aisle to this link. If the drive aisle also includes a link in the opposite direction, Vissim will also connect this link using a connector. Vissim adjusts the lane change distance to a fixed value of 50 m and selects the attribute Applies per lane change.
• A connector with a smaller radius to allow the vehicle to reverse out of the parking space.
• Reduced speed areas on the connectors
• One parking lot for each parking space Length of parking lot = Length of parking space +1 mm
• A routing decision of the type Parking lot for each direction of the drive aisle. You must move the routing decisions to the desired upstream position. These routing decisions must refer to static vehicle routes.
• Two parking routes for these routing decisions
• All required conflict areas on the links and connectors. If the car park is also created for the opposite direction on a dead end road with entry and exit, Vissim will allocate the status Undetermined to the conflict areas, for which you can set the status according to your requirements regarding the desired right of way. Vissim allocates the status Passive to the remaining conflict areas.
• If the drive aisle ends in a cul-de-sac, Vissim will create an additional link for the last parking spaces located at the end of the car park and an additional connector to be used by vehicles reversing out of a parking space onto the opposite lane. If a parking space is so close to the end of the cul-de-sac that the vehicle cannot reverse out of the parking space onto the drive aisle, Vissim will extend the link.

During the definition of the objects in the network editor, the Short help is displayed, in which the necessary steps are described. You can show and hide the short help (Becoming familiar with the user interface).

1.  On the vertical Network Editor toolbar, on the very left, click the Create car park button .

The Create car park window opens.

• If you want to define a new link with a car park, hold down the Ctrl key, click on the desired start point of the link with the car park and keep the mouse button pressed.

Tip: You can set that when you enter network objects you do not have to press the Ctrl key (Right-click behavior and action after creating an object).

• If you want to define a car park on an existing link, click the desired start point of the car park on the link and keep the mouse button pressed.

Yellow arrows indicate the standard positions of the start and end point of the car park.

2.  Move the mouse pointer down until the desired number of parking spaces is displayed.

You can reduce the number of parking spaces by moving the mouse pointer back upstream.

3.  Click, if you no longer wish to change the number.

The car park attributes are displayed in the Create car park window. In the Network Editor, the following symbols are displayed for the car park. You can use them for further editing:

Symbol	Position	Description
	on the link, upstream and downstream of the drive aisle	Vehicles can use the drive aisle in this direction. If you click the symbol, the drive aisle turns into a dead end. The  symbol is displayed. In order to be able to leave the car park, you can define either the entrance or exit area as a dead end.
	on the link, upstream and downstream of the drive aisle	Vehicles cannot use the drive aisle in this direction. In order to be able to leave the car park, either the entrance or exit area are defined as a dead end. By clicking the symbol, the drive aisle is longer a dead end and vehicles can use it in this direction. The  symbol is displayed.
	in the drive aisle	Vehicles can reach the parking spaces on left side from their direction of travel. If you move the mouse pointer to the symbol, the parking spaces on the left side will be highlighted. By clicking the symbol, the vehicles can longer reach the parking spaces on this side from their direction of travel. The  symbol is displayed.
	in the drive aisle	Vehicles can reach the parking spaces on the right side from their direction of travel. If you move the mouse pointer to the symbol, the parking spaces on the right side will be highlighted. By clicking the symbol, the vehicles can longer reach the parking spaces on this side from their direction of travel. The  symbol is displayed.
	In parking space	By clicking the symbol, the parking space is removed and filled with a hatch pattern. The symbol is displayed.
	in the drive aisle in the opposite direction	Deleting link in the opposite direction
	In parking space	The parking space has been deleted and is therefore displayed with hatching. By clicking the symbol, the parking space will be re-inserted. The symbol is displayed.
	in the drive aisle	Creating link in the opposite direction
	Corner drag points at the first parking space	Changing the angle of the parking spaces to the link

The description below shows you how to edit the drive aisle and the parking spaces in the Network Editor, using the mouse.

Width of drive aisle 1.  Click the left or right edge of the drive aisle, keep the mouse button pressed and drag the drive aisle to the desired width. 2.  Once the desired width is reached, release the mouse button.
Changing the number of parking spaces 1.  Click the downstream or upstream edge of the drive aisle, hold down the mouse button and drag the drive aisle to the desired size. 2.  Once the desired number of parking spaces is reached, release the mouse button.
Changing the width of parking spaces 1.  Click the left or right edge of the parking space, keep the mouse button pressed and drag the parking space to the desired width. This does not enlarge the size of the parking lot. The number of parking spaces is reduced. 2.  Once the desired width is reached, release the mouse button.
Changing the length of parking spaces 1.  Click the edge at the end of a parking space, keep the mouse button pressed and drag the parking space to the desired length. 2.  Once the desired length is reached, release the mouse button.
Changing the position of parking spaces on one side 1.  On the desired side, click in a parking space, keep the mouse button pressed and move the parking space to the desired position. 2.  Once the desired position is reached, release the mouse button.

3.  Check the attribute values in the Create car park window (Car park attributes).

4.  In the Create car park window, click  to confirm.

Tip: As long as you do not click in any field in the Create car park window to edit an attribute, you can confirm the definition of the car park by either clicking the Enter or the button. If you have clicked in a field in the Create car park window and pressed Enter, confirm the value and activate the next field.

You can view the attributes in the Parking lots list (Attributes of parking lots).

5.  Move the routing decision of the type Parking lot to the desired position for each direction of the drive aisle.