VISSIM 5.30-05 User Manual

2 Program Installation
2.4 The Distributable VISSIM Viewer
Amendatory to your VISSIM installation, there is also a restricted VISSIM
version (= VISSIM Demo version without demo examples) that VISSIM users
can hand out to the clients along with VISSIM project data.
These are the main restrictions of this version:
► Network files cannot be saved.
► Evaluation files cannot be generated.
► Simulation runs are possible only for the first 1800s. This period cannot
be extended in order to show longer simulation runs. If it is necessary to
show the visualization of vehicles and/or pedestrians beyond the first
1800s, animation files (*.ANI) can be used. For animation files there is no
time limit.
► The COM interface cannot be used.
How to install the VISSIM-Viewer
Follow the steps outlined below for a download of the VISSIM Viewer setup
package:
1. Click www.ptv‐vision.com/download
The Traffic Customer Service Download area opens.
2. Enter guest and click the LOG-IN button.
The list of available downloads appears.
3. Select the recent version of VIEWER_VISSIM_CD.ZIP and click the
DOWNLOAD button.
The authentication window appears.
4. Enter guest twice and confirm OK.
Save the *.ZIP file to your hard disk.
5. Extract the *.ZIP file and start a VISSIM Viewer session.
For instructions on how to create a CD for your clients that contains the
distributable VISSIM version along with project data please refer to the file
README.TXT which is contained in the downloaded *.ZIP file.
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