VISWALK 5.40 Highlights
The new VISWALK 5.40 is released now. The highlights include:
Importing CAD files
Importing CAD files
- CAD Import
Setting up a model is often a time-consuming process. At the same time, CAD models are often already available for buildings and other infrastructures.
VISWALK enables the import of *.dwg files. This allows you to use existing CAD models and to use CAD programs as editors to create simulation models. During import, the user can define how the CAD layers are mapped to VISWALK objects, display types and levels. This provides complete flexibility to the user.
Escalators and moving walkways
Escalators and moving walkways
Escalators and moving walkways are important elements in pedestrian infrastructures. They play an essential role in how pedestrians select their routes and how pedestrians actually move along their paths.. Essentially, escalators and moving walkway have a significant impact on key indicators like travel time, level of service and capacity. In VISSIM, escalators and moving walkways can be configured with respect to all relevant parameters such as speed and step width. In addition to realistic modelling, of course, the new objects also result in improved, more realistic visual appearance.
Origin-destination matrix dialog for entering the demand
Origin-destination matrix dialog for entering the demand
- Pedestrian OD Matrix
Pedestrian demand can now be entered in the form of origin-destination matrices. These can be specified for the entire simulation period (static) or for specific time intervals (dynamic).
Specifying demand in origin-destination matrices offers many advantages. For example, when OD matrices are already available in an external tool (e.g. MS Excel), they can easily be transferred to VISSIM using Copy&Paste. Moreover, the shortest routes for the origin-destination relationships are created automatically. Manual entry of routes is made much easier or avoided entirely.
Origin-destination analysis of journey times and delay times
Origin-destination analysis of journey times and delay times
Analyses can be generated in origin-destination matrix form if pedestrian demand is provided as an OD matrix. The output file (*.csv) contains data for journey time, time delay, relative time delay and volume. The analysis includes both the entire evaluation period and each time interval.
