Setting user preferences

In the user preferences, you can make the following basic settings:

For the graphical user interface:

• Select the language of the user interface of Vissim and the fallback language (Selecting the language of the user interface)
• Select the country for which specific information is displayed on the start page (Selecting the country for regional information on the start page)

• Specifying the functionality of the Escape key

• Restore default settings (Defining default values)
• Settings for video compression and 3D mode (Selecting the 3D mode and 3D recording settings)
• Select function for the right mouse button (Right-click behavior and action after creating an object)
• Select the command you want executed after a new network object has been created (Right-click behavior and action after creating an object):
• Open the window with the attributes of the network object
• Open the list with network objects of the network object type including the network objects' attributes
• None of the two commands
• Define how quick infos are displayed in the Network editor (Showing and hiding object information in the network editor)
• Select type of detector activation in the test mode (Defining click behavior for the activation of detectors in test mode)
• Specify default short name or long name for column headers (Showing short or long names of attributes in column headers)
• Select map service of the background map (Managing map services of the background map)

For Files:

• General: Save network file (inpx) in newer version without prompting (Checking and selecting the network with simulation start)
• Define automatic saving of the layout file *.layx (Specifying automatic saving of the layout file *.layx)
• Collect usage data (Allowing the collection of usage data)

For the working environment:

• Define the number of functions last performed that are to be saved (Configuring command history)
• Set the saving of working copies of cloud models in the default working directory (Using default working directories for working copies of cloud models)

For the network check, default values and usage data:

• Check network at start of simulation (Checking and selecting the network with simulation start)
• Define default values for lane width, minimum gap time and minimum clearance (Defining default values)
• Collect usage data (Allowing the collection of usage data)