Defining boarding delay types

You can define, edit or delete boarding delay types, summarize the properties that affect the time it takes pedestrians of selected pedestrian classes to board a public transport vehicle or enter an elevator.

To assign the desired pedestrian class and boarding delay function to a boarding delay type, use the relation Boarding delay type elements (Using the Boarding Delay function).

  • For a PT vehicle, go to the Doors relation, then to 2D/3D model segment to assign a boarding delay type to the respective doors (Editing doors of public transport vehicles).
  • For an elevator, go to the Doors relation to assign a boarding delay type to the respective doors (Elevator door attributes). The boarding delay has no effect when selecting the Capacity is exact attribute for the elevator.

1.  On the Base Data menu, click > Boarding delay types.

The Boarding delay types list opens.

By default, you can edit the list (Using lists).

Note: In lists, you can use the  Attribute selection icon to show and hide attribute values (Selecting attributes and subattributes for columns of a list).

In the Attributes list, you can define new objects and edit attribute values.

The objects of this object type may have relations to other objects. This is why the attributes list is shown as part of a coupled list (on the left). In the Relations list box, to the right of the list on the left, you can show the coupled list with the attributes of the relation of your choice (Using coupled lists).

2.  Right-click in the list.

3.  On the shortcut menu, click Add.

A new row with default data is inserted.

4.  Enter the desired data.

Element Description

No.

Unique number of the boarding delay type

Name

Name of boarding delay type

Using a relation to assign boarding delay type elements

The attribute and attribute values of this base data type are shown in the list on the left, which consists of two coupled lists.

1.  In the list on the left, click the desired entry.

2.  On the list toolbar, in the Relations list, click Boarding delay type elements.

The list on the right contains attributes and attribute values of the area behavior type elements.

3.  Right-click the row header in the right-hand list.

4.  On the shortcut menu, click Add.

A new row with default data is inserted.

By default, you can edit the list (Using lists).

5.  Enter the desired data.

Element Description

PedClass

Pedestrian class on which the boarding delay function shall have an impact (Using pedestrian classes). When assigning pedestrian types to multiple pedestrian classes for a boarding delay type, make sure that the pedestrian classes you use have the same boarding delay functions. Otherwise, Vissim will not be able to unambiguously assign the pedestrian type a boarding delay function.

BoardDelType

The boarding delay type selected in the list on the left

BoardDelFunc

Boarding delay function which defines the duration of boarding depending on the maximum capacity of the public transport vehicle (Using the Boarding Delay function)

The data is allocated.