Showing route bundle for area or ramp

In the network editor in 2D mode, the route bundle shows all static pedestrian routes for a selected area or ramp that are used by pedestrians to get to and/or leave this area or ramp. It also displays all static pedestrian routes used by these pedestrians when traveling to their final destination. This feature helps you get an overview of the pedestrian’s entire journey on the pedestrian routes that refer to the selected area or ramp. This is particularly helpful for complex networks. This reference can be direct or indirect:

• In the case of pedestrian routes with direct reference, the route decision, an intermediate destination or the route destination are located in the selected area. For a selected ramp, an intermediate destination is located on the ramp.
• For pedestrian routes with indirect reference, the route decision, intermediate destinations or the route destination are not located on the selected area or ramp. Pedestrians of pedestrian routes with indirect reference get to the selected area or ramp via other pedestrian routes.

In Vissim, the following pedestrian routes are displayed in the network editor with route bundle:

• Pedestrian routes whose routing decision or route destination is within the selected area
• Pedestrian routes that have an intermediate destination in the selected area or on the ramp
• Pedestrian routes that neither lead directly to the selected area, nor begin with a route decision in this area, nor lead across this area, but whose pedestrians have reached or left the selected area or ramp via other pedestrian routes.

The route bundle represents each static pedestrian route with an arrow band that is related to the selected area or ramp. The color and width of the arrow band always refer to the selected area or ramp.

The color differentiates between incoming and outgoing pedestrian routes.

In the network editor, green and red differentiate between different incoming and outgoing pedestrian routes or respective parts thereof:

• Green: The green part of the pedestrian route leads to the selected area or ramp. Green can also refer to the entire pedestrian route if an area is selected and the route destination is located in this area.
• Red: The red part of the pedestrian route leads away from the selected area or ramp. Red can also refer to the entire pedestrian route if an area is selected and the route decision is made in this area.

The width differentiates between direct or indirect reference to pedestrian route

The width of the arrow band indicates the relation of the pedestrian route to the selected area or ramp:

• wide: Pedestrians reach or leave the selected area or ramp directly on the marked pedestrian route or part thereof.
• If an area is selected, the route decision, an intermediate destination, or the pedestrian route destination are in the area.
• If a ramp is selected, an intermediate destination of the pedestrian route is on the ramp.
• narrow: Pedestrians reach or leave the selected area or ramp not directly on the narrowly marked pedestrian route or a part thereof, but on a broadly marked pedestrian route.
• If an area or ramp is selected, the pedestrian route has no intermediate destination on it.
• If an area is selected, the pedestrian route does not start or end in the selected area. However, pedestrians on the narrow pedestrian route reach the selected area or ramp via other pedestrian routes or use them after leaving the selected area.

Examples of the route bundle visualization in the Network Editor

The color of the background in the graphics of the following examples is white. By default, the background depends on the graphic parameters of the area and ramp.

Example:	Coding	Description
	outgoing: red, wide	The pedestrians leave the selected area or ramp on this pedestrian route. In the example, the pedestrian route starts at the route decision in the selected area.
	outgoing: red, narrow	After leaving the selected area or ramp on another pedestrian route, the pedestrians use the pedestrian route that crosses an unselected area or ramp. In the example, the pedestrian route starts at the route decision in an unselected area.
	incoming: green, wide	The pedestrians reach the selected area or ramp on this pedestrian route. In the example, the pedestrian route ends in the selected area.
	incoming: green, narrow	Before reaching the selected area or ramp on another pedestrian route, the pedestrians use the pedestrian route that crosses an unselected area or ramp. In the example, the pedestrian route ends in an unselected area.
	incoming green, wide and outgoing red, wide	The pedestrian route has an intermediate destination in the selected area or on the ramp.