VISSIM 5.30-05 User Manual

The Pedestrians Editor (Add-on)
To the right, the displayed properties of the selected type of pedestrians can
be edited.
Closing the dialog:
► CANCEL or ⌧ in the top right corner of the window will discard any
changes.
► OK saves all modifications.
7.1.2.2 Properties & Options
● No.: Unique identification of the type of pedestrians
● Name: Any name or comment
● Behaviour parameter file: Enter or select path and name of the
pedestrain behavior parameter file *.XML, cf. section 7.1.9.1. For global
parameters, the values specified in the behavior parameter file for the
pedestrian type having the smallest type no. are used, cf. section 7.6.2.
● Maximum acceleration: Function for computation of the maximum
acceleration (not dependent of the speed). For more information cf.
section 5.1. This information is not used in the Social Force Model, i.e.
it does not have an effect currently.
● Weight: This distribution determines the mass of newly created
pedestrians of this type and can be edited. For further details cf. section
5.2.2.
● Model distribution: Defines the shape and the parameters length, width
and height of the type of pedestrians by selection of one of the defined
model distributions. New models cannot be defined directly within the
type data but in the 3D model distribution via BASE DATA - DISTRIBUTIONS
– 2D/3D MODEL.
● Model length from - to: Data from 3D model parameters (empty=0).
Distribution of pedestrian object dimensions in direction of traffic.
Identical height is not required for the first point and last point to be
considered for an object dimension.
● Dimension variance: Scaling ranges for object dimensions (refers to the
3D model).
- Length +/-: Scaling range for object length (refers to the 3D model
width, e.g. from the tip of the toe of the front foot to the heel of the
back foot).
- Width +/-: Scaling range for object width (refers to the 3D model
width, e.g. shoulder width).
- Height +/-: Scaling range for object height (refers to the 3D model
height, e.g. adults only or children and adults).
● Color: These distributions determine the colors for 3D display of the
four main components of a pedestrian of the selected type for all
objects of the current type of pedestrians. Prerequisite: Via menu BASE
DATA - PEDESTRIAN CLASSES, option Color determined by Pedestrian
type has to be checked. This way, colors defined via add-on “VISSIM
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