You can select and directly edit transfer nodes, edge courses, and access points of vehicle journeys in the schematic line diagram. You can post-process the diagram as follows:
- Creating transfer nodes as intermediate stops
- Moving a transfer node
- Enlarging a transfer node
- Reducing a transfer node to its minimum size
- Placing transfer nodes to adjacent nodes as in network
- Rearranging edge courses and slots at nodes
- Arranging edge courses at right angles or at right angles and diagonally
- Moving edge courses in parallel
- Deleting a transfer node
- Repositioning the access points of vehicle journeys
- Bundling edges
- Editing the courses of edges
- Separating edges
- Deleting vehicle journeys from the display
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Note: You can center the display of a desired transfer node or vehicle journey using the Find transfer node or Find vehicle journey function in the Schematic line diagram menu. |
Creating transfer nodes as intermediate stops
You can create hidden transfer nodes as intermediate stops on an edge course. Bundled edges generally are not separated in this case. A separation would be necessary, for example, if a part of the bundled vehicle journeys does not call at the new transfer node.
1. Select the desired edge course.
2. Right-click the selected edge course.
A shortcut menu opens.
3. Select the Create intermediate stops entry.
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Note: The entry Create intermediate stops is active only if there are hidden transfer nodes on the selected edge course. |
The Create intermediate stops window opens.
4. If required, select the option Show only those stops where boarding or alighting is permitted to restrict the number of displayed transfer nodes.
5. Select the desired transfer node in the column Create transfer node in the list of possible transfer nodes.
6. Confirm with OK.
The transfer nodes are displayed as intermediate stops.
Moving a transfer node
You can move transfer nodes in the display as follows.
1. Click the desired transfer node and hold down the mouse button.
2. Drag the transfer node to the desired position.
The transfer node is shifted to the new position. The edge courses are automatically adjusted.
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Notes: You can shift several transfer nodes at the same time if you hold down the Ctrl key while marking the transfer nodes. If you hold down the Shift key while shifting the transfer nodes, depending on the shifting direction, all transfer nodes to the left or to the right, respectively, and those located on the same coordinate will also be shifted. This way, the distances between the transfer nodes are retained. |
Enlarging a transfer node
You can enlarge the transfer node as follows.
1. Click a corner of the desired transfer node and hold down the mouse button.
2. Drag the corner until the transfer node has reached the desired size.
The transfer node is enlarged.
Reducing a transfer node to its minimum size
You can minimize a transfer node as follows. The size of the transfer node is then reduced in such a way that all access points of vehicle journeys can still be displayed.
1. Right-click the desired transfer node.
A shortcut menu opens.
2. Select the Minimum size entry.
The transfer node is minimized.
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Note: You can minimize several transfer nodes at the same time if you hold down the Ctrl key while marking the transfer nodes. |
Placing transfer nodes to adjacent nodes as in network
You can place a transfer node relative to its adjacent nodes in the network if the transfer node has at least two adjacent nodes.
1. Right-click the desired transfer node.
A shortcut menu opens.
2. Select the Compared to next node(s), place as in network entry.
The transfer node is positioned in the network relative to its adjacent nodes.
Rearranging edge courses and slots at nodes
You can optimize the positions of edge courses and slots at the transfer nodes, for example after having moved a transfer node.
1. Right-click the desired transfer node.
A shortcut menu opens.
2. Select the Rearrange edge courses and slots at nodes entry.
The edges and slots are rearranged at the marked node.
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Note: You can rearrange the slots and edges of several transfer nodes simultaneously if you keep the Ctrl key pressed when marking the transfer nodes. |
Moving edge courses in parallel
You can move one or several marked edge courses at the same time using drag and drop. The marked edge courses need to meet the following conditions:
- All are located between the same two transfer nodes.
- The sides of the transfer nodes where the edge courses are connected have the same orientation (all vertical or horizontal):
- If the transfer point is located at the top of the first transfer node, the transfer point of the second transfer node is located at the bottom (or vice versa).
- If the transfer point is located on the right side of the first transfer node, the transfer point at the second transfer node is located on the left side (or vice versa).
1. Click the desired edge courses and hold down the Ctrl key, if required.
2. Drag the edge courses parallel to the previous position.
3. Release the mouse button.
The edge courses are moved to the new position.
Arranging edge courses at right angles or at right angles and diagonally
Within the transfer nodes, all edges can be drawn at right angles (90° angle only) or at right angles and diagonally (90° and 45° angles). This leads to a clearer representation.
1. Right-click the transfer node whose edge courses you want to arrange at right angles or at right angles and diagonally.
2. Depending on the desired layout, select the entry Arrange edge courses inside nodes at right angles or Arrange edge courses inside nodes at right angles or diagonally.
The edge courses of the transfer node are arranged according to your setting.
Deleting a transfer node
You can delete transfer nodes in the display as follows.
1. Right-click the desired transfer node.
A shortcut menu opens.
2. Select the Delete entry.
The transfer node is deleted.
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Note: You can delete several transfer nodes at the same time if you hold down the Ctrl key while marking the transfer nodes. |
Repositioning the access points of vehicle journeys
You can reposition the access points of vehicle journeys as follows.
1. Click the desired access point of a transfer node of a vehicle journey.
The access point is displayed as a square of the size of a screen dot.
2. Click the square and hold down the mouse button.
3. Drag the square to the desired position.
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Note: You can shift the square exclusively along the frame of the marked transfer node. |
The new position is indicated by a square.
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Note: You can shift several access points of a transfer node at the same time if you hold down the Ctrl key while marking the access points. |
4. Release the mouse button.
The access point is moved to its new position.
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Note: If an access point is shifted to a different access point, the edges remain separate and the access points are shifted. If you hold down the Shift key, the corresponding edges are bundled. |
Bundling edges
If an access point is shifted to the position of another access point, the associated edges are merged if they have the same start and end transfer nodes.
1. Click the desired access point of a transfer node of a vehicle journey.
The access point is displayed as a square of the size of a screen dot.
2. Drag the square to the position of the access point whose edges you want to merge with the edges of the selected access point.
The edges are bundled.
Editing the courses of edges
You can edit the course of an edge as follows.
1. Right-click the edge course that you want to edit.
A shortcut menu opens.
2. Choose Edit course.
Small squares are displayed on the selected edge course. You select the points at which the edge course can be changed.
3. On the edge, click the point that you want to shift and hold down the mouse button.
4. Drag the point to the new position.
5. If required, drag further points to new positions.
6. Delete existing points, if required, by pressing the Ctrl key and clicking the polygon point.
7. Insert further points, if required, by pressing the Ctrl key and clicking the edge.
8. Press the Enter key.
The course of the edge is changed.
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Notes: The edge courses are always aligned with the grid points, and thus Visum adds additional points if necessary and adjusts the edge course accordingly (Showing help grids). If you change an edge course within a transfer node, note that you cannot shift the intermediate points outside of the transfer node. If you realign the edge courses with a transfer node (Rearranging edge courses and slots at nodes) all edge courses are also realigned within the transfer node and the intermediate points are omitted within the transfer node. If you move the transfer node, the intermediate points in the node remain unchanged. If you change the size of the transfer node, all intermediate points that are then outside the node are deleted. |
Separating edges
If several edges belong to an edge course, they can be separated.
1. Right-click the desired edge course in the display.
A shortcut menu opens.
2. Select the Separate edges entry.
The edges of the edge course are separated.
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Tip: Alternatively, you can separate all edges of all edge courses (Separating all edges). |
Deleting vehicle journeys from the display
You can remove vehicle journeys from the display as follows.
1. Right-click the desired edge.
A shortcut menu opens.
2. Select the Delete vehicle journeys from the selection entry.
All vehicle journeys associated with the edge will be deleted from the vehicle journey selection.
