VISSIM 5.30-05 User Manual

5 Base Data for Simulation
Element
grouping
Preview
(3D)
Section
Textures
Section Dimensions
You may combine multiple elements to form a group representing a vehicle.
● Show group elements: If this option is active, the selected elements
are displayed in the pane on the bottom of the window. These elements
are grouped automatically. Use the buttons to arrange them accordingly
prior to Preview (3D) display.
● ADD TO GROUP: This button is only provided if option Show group
elements is active. Click this button to add the selected file to the
Selected Model Elements section.
Vehicles that consist of more than one element (e.g. trams) can be
composed using ADD TO GROUP with a factor > 1 to combine the desired
vehicle elements.
The blinking cursor in the Selected Model Elements section indicates the
current insert position for the next ADD TO GROUP action. You can move
the cursor freely, even to the front position.
● The corresponding buttons underneath the Selected Model Elements
section allow for the following:
- Use or to move the selected element to the correct position.
- DELETE removes the selected element.
- CLEAR ALL removes all of the contained elements from the selection.
- PREVIEW shows the grouped elements in the Preview (3D) section.
As soon as the Select 3D Model window is closed, the length of the vehicle is
computed as the sum of the 3D elements. The length is shown in the Vehicle
Type window (cf. section 5.3.1).
For models of pedestrians, only the first element of the model is regarded.
Other model elements are ignored.
3D display of the selected model (or the model resulting from the grouped
elements respectively).
► Zoom: Use the mouse wheel to zoom in or out. The distance value on
top of the preview is adjusted accordingly.
Alternatively, you may change the View distance on top and confirm
ENTER. The unit of the View distance depends on the current settings via
menu VIEW – OPTIONS – [LANGUAGE & UNITS].
► Rotate: Left-click and keep the mouse-key pressed while moving the
model display in any direction.
For models which do not consist of grouped elements, the following details
are displayed:
● File size of the *.V3D file (Texture only, if applicable).
● The original model view.
For each model the Height, Width and Length data is displayed. In case of
grouped elements, the new values are calculated immediately.
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