Modeling the course of pedestrian routes using intermediate points

After you insert intermediate points, a pedestrian route, by default, has the following objects and is displayed as a line:

• a routing decision in the start area
• the pedestrian route location of the destination in the area where the pedestrian route ends
• The route course is shown as a yellow line.
• The yellow line contains a yellow dot in the center when the Pedestrian Routes network object type is selected in the network object bar. This point can be used to move and place the pedestrian route on a construction element. Only when you place this yellow dot on a construction element does it become a blue pedestrian route location.

You can insert an intermediate point of the route into each area you want the pedestrian route to traverse. You can move a pedestrian route location to a different area.

Examples of how to use intermediate points in pedestrian routes

• You want the pedestrian route to traverse certain construction elements, e.g. areas, ramps/stairs, moving walkways or escalators, and to insert additional destinations for the pedestrian routes or partial pedestrian routes.
• The course of the pedestrian route needs to be changed by allocating a pedestrian route location to another area or ramp.
• You want to edit attributes that have an impact on the pedestrian route of an area, e.g. Cell size, Obstacle distance, Potential calculation method, or attributes for dynamic potential.

Route locations define direction

Pedestrians can use a ramp or stairway in both directions, but a moving walkway or escalator can only be used in the direction in which the construction element was defined. This should be taken into consideration when defining pedestrian routes and intermediate points.

In the following cases, a route location on a ramp or stairway defines the direction that the pedestrian takes on the ramp or stairway. In these cases, the pedestrian uses the entire ramp or stairway:

• The previous pedestrian route location of the pedestrian route or the pedestrian’s routing decision must be on the same level of the ramp or stairway. This is the start or end level of the ramp or stairway.
• If the previous pedestrian route location is located on an area and the height of this area corresponds to the starting height or the end height of the ramp, the ramp must be crossed from the starting height to the end height. This also applies to crossing in the opposite direction from the end height to the starting height. For the first pedestrian route location of a pedestrian route, the height of the area is used to determine the direction in which the pedestrian route decision of the pedestrian route lies.
• The previous pedestrian route location of the pedestrian route must no be part of an area for which the Waiting area for elevators attribute is selected. Near these waiting areas, the pedestrian always uses the ramp or stairway towards the start - end level.

You can edit the attributes for each pedestrian route location (intermediate point or destination) (Attributes of pedestrian route locations).

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

2.   In the Network editor, click the destination of the desired pedestrian route.

A yellow band with a yellow dot in the middle is shown by default between the first routing point of the pedestrian route and the destination.

3.  Click the intermediate point, hold the mouse button down, and drag the point to the ramp, stairway or area of your choice.

4.  Release the mouse button.

The course of the pedestrian route is adjusted. The intermediate point is larger and displayed as a blue circle by default (in the figure in the middle of the upper area). Additional yellow points are displayed (in the figure on the left and right lower margin of the upper area). Using these points, you can model the pedestrian routes in more detail.

Note: Within a pedestrian area, there must not be two adjacent intermediate points of a static pedestrian route or a partial pedestrian route.