Typography and conventions

To make it easier for you to identify individual GUI elements in the manual, we have used the following typography throughout the document.

Element	Description
Program elements	Elements of the graphical user interface are bold-formatted: Names of windows and tabbed pages Entries in menus and selection lists Names of options, window sections, buttons, input fields and symbols
Input data, output data, Code examples	Data that is entered, output or used as a code example is formatted in a different font.
Keys	Keys you need to press are printed in capital letters, e.g. Ctrl + C.
Path and file name data	Directory paths and file names are printed in italics, e.g. C:\Program Files\PTV Vision\PTV Vissim 2024\Doc\.

Prompts for actions and results of actions

• ►  If just a single step is required to solve a task, the paraphrase is indicated by an arrow.

1.  In case of multiple steps to be done, these are numbered consecutively.

If the prompt for an action is followed by a visible intermediate result this result is listed in italic format.

Also the final result of an action appears in italic format.

Warnings, notes and tips for using the program

Warning: Warnings might indicate data loss.

 

Note: Notes provide either information on possible consequences caused by an action or background information on the program logic.

 

Tip: Tips contain alternative methods for operating the program.

Using the mouse buttons

By default, click means left mouse click, e.g.:

2.  Click the Open button.

If you need to use the right mouse button, you are explicitly asked to do so, e.g.:

• ►  Right-click in the list.

Tip: In Network editors, by default a right-click opens the shortcut menu. However, you can choose to have a network object inserted instead. The right-click was used to insert network objects in versions prior to Vissim 6 (Right-click behavior and action after creating an object).

Names of network object attributes

The attributes of network objects that are displayed by default in the windows of the program interface or in the attribute lists are described in tables. The first column lists the attribute name as used in the program interface, e.g. Vehicle record. If the short or long name of the attribute is different, these names are listed in the other columns together with a description of the attribute, e.g. Vehicle record active (VehRecAct). In the attribute lists provided of the user interface, you can show additional or hide existing attributes (Selecting attributes and subattributes for columns of a list).

Attribute.xlsx file: Overview of all tables, attributes, enumeration types and relations

By default, a list of all tables, attributes, enumeration types and relations of Vissim is located in the Vissim installation directory, under ..\Doc\Eng\, in the attribute.xlsx file.

Screenshots, version information, code examples and build numbers

Screenshots, version specifications, code examples, build numbers and other content (in particular the examples of evaluation output data) may have been created with previous versions of the software and thus may not correspond to the current software version.