Creating a system route

Note: Please note the rules for editing line route items (Basic rules: Editing a route course).

1.  In the Network editor window, click the Insert mode icon .

2.  In the Network window, click the System routes button.

3.  Click in the network display.

The Create system route window opens.

4.  Make the desired changes.

Element	Description
Name	Enter a name for the system route
Transport system	Select a transport system for the system route

5.  Confirm with OK.

The Edit course window opens.

6.  Click the stop point where you want the system route to start and hold down the mouse button.

Note: A system route must start and end at a stop point.

7.  Drag the mouse to the next stop point or node, via which the system route shall run and release the mouse button.

The system route is highlighted.

Note: If required, click the Zoom button in the Edit course window to enlarge the section with the course.

8.  If required, proceed in the same manner to create any other sections you wish to create.

Notes: If required, click the Undo button in the Edit course window to delete the last section of the system route course. If a stop point or a node is traversed more than once, theEdit course window opens. In the window, select the passage that you want to traverse.

9.  Drag the mouse button to the desired end stop point of the system route and release the mouse button.

Tip: You can also drag the mouse directly from the first stop point to the desired end stop point. The program will then suggest the best path based on the set search criterion (Line routes: specifying parameters for the path search).

10.  In the Edit course window, click the OK button.

The system route is inserted.

Notes: You can create the opposite direction of the system route via the shortcut menu (Creating the opposite direction of a system route). You can edit the course of a system route later (Editing system route items).

System routes: Specifying parameters for the path search

1.  In the Edit course window, click the Parameters button.

The Parameters: System route course search window opens.

2.  Make the desired changes.

Element	Description
Use also closed links for routing	If the option has been selected, the links closed to the transport system will be taken into account, as if they were open to the transport system.
Use also closed turns for routing	If the option has been selected, the turns closed to the transport system will be taken into account, as if they were open to the transport system.
Search criterion	From the drop-down list, you can select a criterion for the path search. The search finds the best path each between two marked (fixed) stop points. Link length (direct distance) Direct distance link length from the origin to the destination stop point Link run time Is calculated from the transport system speed of the links Time from speed def. by link type Is calculated from the transport system speed specified for the respective link type Link length Calculated link length if not manually adjusted by the user

3.  Confirm with OK.