Quick start guide - Creating a network and starting simulation

The Quick start guide shows you the most important steps that allow you to define base data, create a network, make the necessary settings for simulation, and start simulation.

1.  Opening Vissim and saving a new network file (Program start and start screen)

2.  Defining simulation parameters (Defining simulation parameters)

3.  Defining desired speed distribution (Using desired speed distributions)

4.  Defining vehicle types (Using vehicle types)

5.  Defining vehicle compositions (Modeling vehicle compositions)

6.  Loading the project area map as a background image (Inserting a background image)

7.  Positioning, scaling, and saving the background image (Positioning background image). Scaling as precisely as possible (Scaling the background image).

8.  Drawing links and connectors for lanes and crosswalks (Modeling links for vehicles and pedestrians), (Modeling connectors)

9.  Entering vehicle inputs at the end points of the network (Modeling vehicle inputs for private transportation). If you are using pedestrian simulation: defining pedestrian flows at crosswalks (Modeling pedestrian inputs).

10.  Entering routing decisions and the corresponding routes (Modeling vehicle routing decision, vehicle routes and partial vehicle routes). If you are using pedestrian simulation, you can also specify the following for pedestrians (Properties of static pedestrian routes and pedestrian routing decisions).

11.  If you want to limit the speed in certain areas of the Vissim network in addition to the automatic speed limitation in curves, define the desired speed distribution or reduced speed areas for this purpose (Changing the desired speed).

12.  Editing conflict areas at non-signalized intersections (Using conflict areas). You may enter priority rules for special cases (Modeling priority rules).

13.  Defining stop signs at non-signalized intersections (Modeling stop signs and toll counters)

14.  Defining signal controllers with signal groups, entering or selecting times for fixed time controllers, e.g. VAP or RBC (Modeling signal controllers)

15.  Inserting signal heads (Modeling signal groups and signal heads)

16.  Creating detectors at intersections with traffic-actuated signal control (Using detectors)

17.  Inserting stop signs for right turning vehicles at red light (Using stop signs for right turning vehicles even if red)

18.  Entering priority rules for left turning vehicles in conflict at red light and crosswalks (Modeling priority rules).

19.  Defining dwell time distributions (Using time distributions). Inserting PT stops in the network (Modeling PT stops)

20.  Defining PT lines (Modeling PT lines)

21.  Activating evaluations, e.g. travel times, delays, queue counter, measurements (Performing evaluations)

22.  Performing simulations (Selecting the number of simulation runs and starting simulation)