Saving and importing a layout of the user interface

When you rearrange program elements, such as network editors, lists, the Quick view, the Smart Map or toolbars, or when you edit graphic parameters of network editors or column settings of a list, you can save these settings in a *.layx file. You can re-import this layout and use it for the user interface.

When you save a *.inpx file, the current layout is automatically saved under the same name as the *.layx file, if this option is activated in the User Preferences (Specifying automatic saving of the layout file *.layx).

When you open a *.inpx network file, the layout is automatically imported from the *.layx file, if it has the same file name as the network file and has been saved to the same directory. If you cancel the import of the *.inpx network file or Vissim aborts the import, Vissim will not import the *.layx file.

The default network file defaults.inpx is read in and provides predefined base objects when you start Vissim or on the File menu, click > New. The default layout file defaults.layx is read in when you start Vissim. Both files are saved in the following directory:

C:\Users\<Username>\AppData\Roaming\PTV Vision\PTV Vissim

If the default network file and/or the default layout file are deleted, they are copied from the Exe subdirectory of the Vissim installation to the aforementioned directory when you start the program.

You can save the settings for the layout of each network editor and list into a named layout and apply them later (Using named Network editor layouts), (Using named list layouts). All named layouts are saved with their settings in the *.layx file when you save the user interface layout.

You can also choose to only additionally read in named Network editor layouts or list layouts from the layout file.

Note: Your user preferences are automatically saved in the registry of your computer. These cannot be selected and imported in Vissim.