Opening a cloud model

You can open and edit a Vissim network stored as a cloud model on a cloud server in Vissim. You can then save the cloud model as a Vissim network file (*.inpx) locally or save it as a cloud model while uploading it to PTV Hub.

Notes:   To use cloud models, you must have a corresponding license. You must have a PTV user account for PTV Hub. You provide this data as part of the registration process for PTV Hub (Signing in to PTV Cloud with PTV user account). The first time you access PTV Hub, you are required to activate a subscription. The subscription is subject to a fee depending on its scope and content. Manage your subscriptions in your PTV user account.

Note: You can open cloud models or dashboards from PTV Hub in Visum even without a license, in demo mode. In that case, the applicable restrictions for the demo version apply (Using the demo version).

1.  Make sure that you have a PTV user account, e-mail address and password for PTV Hub and sign in.

You provide this data as part of the registration process for PTV Hub (Signing in to PTV Cloud with PTV user account).

2.  On the File menu, click > Open Cloud Model.

The Select model window is displayed.

3.  Make the desired settings:

Element	Description
Enter a search term	You can search for the name of the cloud model.
Workspace	List of available workspaces
Only display cloud models with the same release version of this desktop app	If this option is selected, only cloud models that match the currently open Vissim version will be displayed.
	View of the names of the cloud models and the Vissim version in which they are stored.
	View of the cloud models with details
Manage models in browser	The link opens a table listing all cloud models for the workspace selected under Workspace in PTV Hub.

4.  Select the desired cloud model and click Open.

If the Save working copies in the default working directory option is not selected in the user settings, the Select directory for working copy window opens (Using default working directories for working copies of cloud models).

You cannot open a cloud model that was saved in a version newer than the Vissim version currently open.

If you select a cloud model that was saved in a release version older than the Vissim release version currently open, you can open and display it in the current version, but you can no longer save it to the cloud. To edit the cloud model in the current version, first open the cloud model in PTV Hub and change its release version ( Models Help: Select a newer release version or restore a former release version). You can save the cloud model locally via the File > Save as menu without changing the release version.

5.  If the Select directory for working copy window opens, make the desired settings.

6.  Confirm with OK.

When you open the program for the first time, a local working copy of the cloud model is downloaded. If you reopen the cloud model for further editing, only the changes made since the last edit will be updated. You are marked as a user in PTV Hub. The marker is removed as soon as you sign out.

You can edit and save the cloud model (Saving a network file as cloud model) and immediately add a comment about the changes you made. You can view the model details and history in your browser (Adding a comment to the cloud model, showing model details and history).

Tip: When you click Manage models in browser, the Models app opens in PTV Hub. In Models, you can open the models listed directly in the desktop application: 1.  Point the mouse pointer to the link of your choice. 2.  Click the  Open in desktop app symbol.