VISSIM 5.30-05 User Manual

Table of Contents
Important Notice to Users of Previous VISSIM Versions 17
Versions Previous to 5.30 17
Versions Previous to 5.20 17
Versions Previous to 5.10 18
Versions Previous to 5.00 18
VISSIM Quick Start Checklist 19
1 Introduction 21
1.1 What is VISSIM? 22
1.2 The Traffic Simulation Model 23
2 Program Installation 27
2.1 System Requirements 28
2.2 Installation and Deinstallation of VISSIM 30
2.3 Access to the EXAMPLES folder 31
2.4 The Distributable VISSIM Viewer 32
3 Program Handling 33
3.1 The VISSIM Desktop 34
3.1.1 The VISSIM Menus 35
3.1.1.1 Default Menus 35
3.1.1.2 Customizing Menus 40
3.1.2 The VISSIM Toolbars 41
3.1.2.1 Default Toolbars 41
3.1.2.2 Customizing Toolbars 44
3.1.3 How to Reset Customized Menus, Toolbars and Windows 45
3.1.4 The VISSIM Status Bar: Data Output 46
3.2 Keyboard and Mouse Operation 47
3.2.1 General Behavior 47
3.2.2 The VISSIM Shortcuts (Hotkeys) 47
3.2.2.1 Default Shortcuts 48
3.2.2.2 Customizing Shortcuts 49
3.3 Selection of Network Elements 51
3.3.1 Standard (Single-Select) Mode 51
3.3.2 Multi-Select Mode (2D only) 52
3.3.2.1 Multiselection of Network Elements 52
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