Defining static vehicle routes

To define a static vehicle route, insert a routing decision on a link and a destination section on a destination link. You may also define multiple destination links or connectors for a routing decision. The routing decision or the destination section may also lie on a connector.

You can assign the interval limits via the time intervals (Defining time intervals for a network object type), (Calling time intervals from an attributes list). If a distribution on a percentage basis of the traffic volume to the vehicle routes of a routing decision varies temporally, you must define multiple time intervals which do not overlap.

Notes:   You can specify that you need not press the Ctrl key when adding network objects (Right-click behavior and action after creating an object). For some network objects there are windows in which the attributes of a network object can be defined and edited. There are lists for this, for all network objects. You can choose whether you want to open a window, a list or neither of the two for the definition of network objects in the Network Editor (Right-click behavior and action after creating an object).

1.  On the network object sidebar, click Vehicle Routes.

The button is highlighted. The variant of the network object type is displayed in parentheses and the button is shown.

2.  Click Vehicle Routes again.

A list box opens.

3.  Then select Static.

Tip: Alternatively to the following steps, to insert a routing decision, on the shortcut menu, click Static vehicle routing decision.

4.  Hold down the Ctrl key and in the Network Editor right-click the desired link or connector on the desired position of the routing decision cross section.

5.  Release the keys.

By default, a purple bar is inserted. If for this start section you want to insert multiple destination sections, carry out the following steps accordingly. Thereby you can insert a destination section and subsequently define each of its attributes.

If you would like to insert a destination section for this start section, execute the next steps only once.

6.  On the desired link, point the mouse pointer to the desired position of the first destination section.

If Vissim does not find a valid link sequence, neither a yellow band nor a turquoise bar are displayed, or the band might be interrupted. Select another destination link or a new position for the destination section or correct the Vissim network, for example if a link is not connected properly with a connector.

If Vissim finds a valid connection via a link sequence, between the start section and the position the mouse pointer is pointing to, the link sequence is displayed as a yellow band by default.

On the edge of the link, which you are pointing to with the mouse pointer, a black arrow is shown in the direction of travel. A turquoise bar shows the possible position of the destination section. Thereby you can select links from the different types of links, which are added in the next step of the destination section.

7.   Right-click this position.

The shortcut menu opens.

8.   When you are done inserting additional destination sections, on the shortcut menu, click Add static vehicle route: Define end.

9.  To insert addition destination sections, click the desired positions.

10.  If you do not want to add any additional destination sections, in the Network editor, click in an empty area.

A turquoise bar is added for the destination section by default. The Static vehicle routing decision list opens if automatic opening of a list after object generation is selected (Right-click behavior and action after creating an object). The attribute and attribute values of this network object type are shown in the list on the left, which consists of two coupled lists.

11.  Edit the attributes (Attributes of static vehicle routing decisions), (Attributes of static vehicle routes).

Tip: You can subsequently assign another destination section to a routing decision and thus define another route: Option 1: 1.  In the Network Editor, right-click the routing decision. 2.  On the shortcut menu, click Add Vehicle Route. Option 2: 1.  On the network object sidebar, click Vehicle Routes. 2.  Click the vehicle routing decision. 3.  Hold down the Ctrl key and on the link, click the desired position. 4.  Release the keys.