Overview of toolbars

By default, Vissim allows you to call functions via the following toolbars:

File toolbar

Button / hotkey Name Description

New

If no network has been opened and the tab on the Start page has been moved to the foreground, the tab is moved to the background and the network editor is displayed in foreground.

If a network has been opened, it is closed. You can create a new network.

If you have changed data, you are prompted whether you want to first save the network file. In any case, the user interface settings, graphic parameters of the network editors and list settings are saved in a layout file with the same name as the network file if this option is activated under User Preferences (Specifying automatic saving of the layout file *.layx).

Ctrl+O

Open
  • Open the file type of the saved Vissim network. If in the same directory there is a layout file of the same name, it is also read in.

Ctrl+S

Save

Save the Vissim network. In addition, the settings for the user interface, graphic parameters of the network editors, and the settings of lists are saved in a layout file of the same name as the network file (if this option is activated under User Preferences.

Edit toolbar

Symbol Description

  • Undo with the name of the last function performed: discards this function.
  • Undo with a list box if several functions can be discarded.

  • Redo with the name of the last function performed: performs this function again.
  • Redo with a list box if several functions can be restored.

Time interval after which the display of the continuous simulation is updated. Value range: Each 0.1 simulation second (each time step) up to the entire 100 simulation seconds (all 1,000 time steps) depending on the simulation parameter Simulation resolution (Defining simulation parameters)

Toggle Quick Mode (Using the Quick Mode)

Toggle Simple Network Display (Selecting simple network display)

Simulation toolbar

Start and stop simulation (Running a simulation)

Symbol Name Description Key

Simulation continuous

Starts continuous simulation run or switches from Simulation single step mode to Simulation continuous mode.

 F5

Simulation single step

Starts simulation in Simulation single step mode or switches from Simulation continuous mode to Simulation single step mode or executes the next single step.

 F6

Stop simulation

Stop started simulation run. Result attributes of the current time interval might not be updated immediately, but only at the end of the time interval.

 Esc

Run control toolbar

Symbol Name Description

Simulation break at

Stops the simulation run at the time entered in the Simulation break at box. You can enter the time in the following formats:

Animation toolbar

Start and stop animation (Running the animation) This toolbar is hidden in the default layout.

  • ►  To show the Animation toolbar, in the shortcut menu, right-click next to the toolbars (Adapting the toolbar).
Symbol Name Description

Animation single step reverse Stops running animation and shows last step before the current simulation second.

Animation continuous reverse

 Stops running animation and plays animation in continuous reverse order.

Animation continuous
  • When no animation run is started: Opens a window in which you can select the *.ani file of your choice. Then starts the continuous animation run.
  • When the Animation single step mode is started: Lets animation run continuously.

Animation single step
  • When no animation run is started: Opens a window in which you can select the *.ani file of your choice. Then starts the animation run and shows the step of the first simulation second.
  • When the Animation continuous mode is started: Stops animation run and show next single step.

Stop animation Finish animation run

 

Go to second list

During an animation run, jump to the entered time from simulation second NULL of the animation run.

Possible input formats:

  • Simulation second, can be entered in unit [s] or without a unit
  • Point in time, can be entered with or without a unit [hh:mm:ss.f]. You can also enter minutes and/or seconds for this point in time. Enter a unit if this makes the entry unambiguous.

Test toolbar

Test signal control logic without simulated vehicles (Testing logics without traffic flow simulation). This toolbar is hidden in the default layout.

  • ►  To show the Test toolbar, in the shortcut menu, right-click next to the toolbars (Adapting the toolbar).
Symbol Name Description

Test run continuous

Starts continuous test run or switches from Test run single step mode to continuous mode.

Test run single step

Starts simulation in Test run single step mode or switches from Test run continuous to Test run single step mode or executes the next single step.

Stop test run

Quit test run

View toolbar

If you have opened multiple windows, you can switch between them to place another window in the foreground (Switching between windows).

Toolbar in Network Editors

Change network display and navigate in the network (Network editor toolbar)

Toolbar in lists

Change list layout and export data (List toolbar)