Network settings for the driving simulator

Notes:

You must have a license for the add-on module.
Verify that the connection to the driving simulator via the interface is configured correctly.
By default, information for developers in English is saved to the installation directory of your Vissim installation ..\API\DrivingSimulator_DLL\doc: PTV Vissim API - Driving Simulator Interface.pdf
You can find sample files by default in the installation directory of your Vissiminstallation: ..\API\DrivingSimulator_DLL\example\DrivingSimulatorTextClient

1. On the Base Data menu, click > Network Settings.

2. Select the Driving simulator tab.

3. Make the desired changes:

Element	Description
Driving simulator active	Select this option to activate the interface to your external driving simulator. Vehicles and pedestrians can be added to the simulation using a driving simulator. You must select a default vehicle type and pedestrian type to start a simulation. The following vehicle attributes control whether the vehicle is controlled via the driving simulator or solely by Vissim: ControlledByVissim is deselected: The vehicle is controlled via the driving simulator in Vissim. ControlledByVissim is selected: The vehicle drives on the route specified in the Route attribute if the route leads via the lane it is driving on, starting from the routing decision from the RoutingDecision attribute. When the ControlledByVissim attribute is deactivated again for the vehicle, the vehicle is again controlled by the driving simulator. Route: Vehicle route used by the vehicle as soon as ControlledByVissim is selected. RoutingDecision: Vehicle routing decision from which the vehicle uses the Vissim vehicle route
Vehicle type	Default vehicle type for vehicles used by your external driving simulator during simulation. This can be overridden by the driving simulator.
Pedestrian Type	Pedestrian type for pedestrians inserted by your external driving simulator at the beginning of the simulation and overridden during the simulation.

Element

Description

Driving simulator active

Select this option to activate the interface to your external driving simulator. Vehicles and pedestrians can be added to the simulation using a driving simulator. You must select a default vehicle type and pedestrian type to start a simulation.

The following vehicle attributes control whether the vehicle is controlled via the driving simulator or solely by Vissim:

ControlledByVissim is deselected: The vehicle is controlled via the driving simulator in Vissim.
ControlledByVissim is selected: The vehicle drives on the route specified in the Route attribute if the route leads via the lane it is driving on, starting from the routing decision from the RoutingDecision attribute. When the ControlledByVissim attribute is deactivated again for the vehicle, the vehicle is again controlled by the driving simulator.
Route: Vehicle route used by the vehicle as soon as ControlledByVissim is selected.
RoutingDecision: Vehicle routing decision from which the vehicle uses the Vissim vehicle route

Vehicle type

Default vehicle type for vehicles used by your external driving simulator during simulation. This can be overridden by the driving simulator.

Pedestrian Type

Pedestrian type for pedestrians inserted by your external driving simulator at the beginning of the simulation and overridden during the simulation.

Superordinate topic:

Selecting network settings