VISSIM 5.30-05 User Manual

Stretch or
compress
a signal
program
Extract and
save
interstage
Signal Controllers
While shifting, the pointer may not be removed from the particular section.
Otherwise shifting is cancelled.
The duration of each amber state can be edited separately in the table of the
currently edited signal program if the duration differs from the user-defined
default value of this signal group (e.g. adverse weather settings). For display
of special programs, you may also edit the stage sequence.
Follow the steps outlined below to stretch (or compress) a signal program:
1. Click the STRETCH/COMPRESS icon. This functionality you may also
select in the context menu.
2. As long as the pointer is moved in the time axis labels section, you may
select one of the options:
View Description
Compressing a signal program: Within the time axis label
section, move the pointer to the left while holding the left
mouse-key down. The section highlighted in red will be cut
out.
Stretching a signal program: Within the time axis label
section, move the pointer to the right while holding the left
mouse-key down. The duration of the section highlighted in
green will be added in front of the section marked in green.
If this operation cannot be perfomed (e.g. for minimum
duration violation) the marked section is displayed with a
gray background.
To cancel a STRETCH/COMPRESS operation, release the mouse-key outside
of the time axis label section.
Follow the steps outlined below to cut a signal program:
1. Click the EXTRACT INTERSTAGE icon. This functionality you may also
select in the context menu.
2. In the time axis labels section, move the pointer to the right while
holding down the left mouse-key:
View Description
Valid interstage: Indicated by a green background.
Release the mouse-key while the pointer is in the time axis
label section to skip to the interstage editing view
automatically. The interstage is stored.
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