Defining a vehicle route of the type closure

To define a vehicle route of the type Closure, insert a routing decision on a link and a destination section on a destination link. You may also define multiple destination links or connectors for a routing decision. The routing decision or destination section may also lie on connectors.

Notes:   You can specify that you need not press the Ctrl key when adding network objects (Right-click behavior and action after creating an object). For some network objects there are windows in which the attributes of a network object can be defined and edited. There are lists for this, for all network objects. You can choose whether you want to open a window, a list or neither of the two for the definition of network objects in the Network Editor (Right-click behavior and action after creating an object).

1.  On the network object sidebar, click Vehicle Routes.

The button is highlighted. The variant of the network object type is displayed in parentheses and the button is shown.

2.  Click Vehicle Routes again.

A list box opens.

3.  Then select Closure.

Tip: Alternatively to the following steps, to insert a routing decision, on the shortcut menu, click Vehicle route closure decision.

4.  Hold down the Ctrl key and in the Network Editor right-click the desired link or connector on the desired position of the routing decision cross section.

5.  Release the keys.

By default, a purple bar is inserted. If for this start section you want to insert multiple destination sections, carry out the following steps accordingly. Thereby you can insert a destination section and subsequently define each of its attributes.

If you would like to insert a destination section for this start section, execute the next steps only once.

6.  On the desired link, point the mouse pointer to the desired position of the first destination section.

If Vissim does not find a valid link sequence, neither a red band nor a turquoise bar are displayed, or the band might be interrupted. Select another destination link or a new position for the destination section or correct the Vissim network, for example if a link is not connected properly with a connector.

If Vissim finds a valid connection via a link sequence, between the start section and the position the mouse pointer is pointing to, the link sequence is displayed as a red band by default.

On the edge of the link, which you are pointing to with the mouse pointer, a black arrow is shown in the direction of travel. A turquoise bar shows the possible position of the destination section. Thereby you can select links from the different types of links, which are added in the next step of the destination section.

7.   Right-click this position.

The shortcut menu opens.

8.   When you are done inserting additional destination sections, on the shortcut menu, click Add vehicle route closure: Define end.

9.  To insert addition destination sections, click the desired positions.

10.  If you do not want to add any additional destination sections, in the Network editor, click in an empty area.

A turquoise bar is added for the destination section by default. The Vehicle route closure decision list opens if automatic opening of a list after object generation is selected (Right-click behavior and action after creating an object). The attribute and attribute values of this network object type are shown in the list on the left, which consists of two coupled lists.

11.  Edit the attributes (Attributes of route closure decisions), (Attributes of route closures).

Tip: You may assign a routing decision to a destination section later on: 1.  On the network object sidebar, click Vehicle Routes. 2.  Hold down the Ctrl key. 3.  In the Network Editor, right-click the routing decision. 4.  Release the keys. 5.  Right-click the position on the link where you want to add the destination section. 6.  On the shortcut menu, click Add vehicle route: Define end.