User Interface & Running the Model

1. Click on Zones to turn on the zones layer

2. Right-click the Zones layer and select Edit graphic parameters

3. Navigate to Zones → Display

4. Select Uniform display

5. Select Draw object, Draw point object and Draw surfaces

6. Click OK

1. Click Connectors layer to turn on the connectors layer

2. Right-click Connectors, under Graphic parameters click on Display 

3. Navigate to Connectors → Display

4. Select Uniform display and Draw object

5. Click OK

1. Click on Zones to turn on the zones layer

2. Click on the “+” sign to turn on Insert Mode

3. Zoom in to the location for the new zone and click once, then the center of the zone will be added to network

4. Set the boundary of the zone by consecutive clicks (counterclockwise) around the zone number

5. Press Enter to confirm the new zone placement

1. Click on Zones to turn on the zones layer

2. Click on Edit Mode

3. Click and drag the points to adjust zonal area

4. Zone is adjusted

(Note: please refer to the next section on how to edit the XY Coordinates of the node)

1. Right-click the Zones layer in Network Tool window and click List 

2. Double-click X-coordinate and Y-coordinate to add the X-coordinate and Y-coordinate to the list

3. Click OK to finish the attribute selection  

4. Double-click the cell to change the coordination

1. Right-click Zones in the Network Tool window and click on List

2. The zonal data will appear in a table format

3. Find the TAZ number (row) and attribute name (column) and update the cell value

If you don’t see the attribute name you are looking for, 

1. Click on the Select attributes… icon

2. Search for the attribute name 

3. Select the attribute (hold on to CTRL and select multiple attributes at once)

4. Click on the green right-arrow to add the selected attributes to the table

5. Click OK

1. In the Network Tool window, click on Nodes to turn on the nodes layer

2. In the Network editor window, click on Insert mode 

3. In the Network editor window, click where you want to insert the node

1. In the Network tool window, click on Links to turn on the links layer

2. In the Network editor window, click on Insert mode 

3. In the Network editor window, click on the node to set the start of the new link (=From node)

4. Click on the node to set the end of the link (=End node)

5. The Create Link window will pop-up, click OK to create link (Link will be created for both directions, unless we select Close opposite direction)

6. New link is created

1. In the Network tool window, click on Links to turn on the links layer 

2. In the Network editor window, click on Edit mode

3. In the Network editor window, right-click on the link and select Copy attributes 

4. Right-click on the link and select Paste attributes 

5. For two-way links, make sure to paste attributes to the other direction as well (*link direction is indicated by the arrow)

(Note: Please refer to next slide on how to check the link attributes for each link to make sure the attributes were pasted correctly.)

1. In the Network tool window, click on Links to turn on the links layer

2. Scroll up or down to zoom in or zoom out within the network

3. Double-click specific object in the network to review the detailed information

1. In the Network tool window, click on Connectors to turn on the connectors layer

2. In the Network editor window, click on Insert mode

3. Click on the centroid to set the starting point of the connector (=From node)

4. Click on the node to set the starting point of the connector (=From node)

Note: connector attributes can be copied the same way as links

1. In the Network tool window, click on the Stop points layer

2. In the Network editor window, click on Insert mode

3. Click on the node where you want to add new stops

1. Click on Lines in the Network Tool Window 

2. Double-click on the specific line name 

3. Find the Stop Point Number and uncheck the boxes for Board and Alight to remove the stop

1. Click on Lines in the Network Tool Window 

2. Select the line name 

3. Click on Zoom 

4. In the Network Tool Window turn on the Nodes and Stop points layers 

5. Zoom into the specific node to add the stop 

6. Click on the “+” sign then click on the node 

7. Click on Yes to confirm

8. Click on the select icon next to the “+” sign to exit Stop points editing mode

9. Click on Lines in the Network Tool Window 

10. Double-click on the line name

11. Find the Stop Point Number (Node Number) 

12. Check the boxes for Board and Alight to add this stop

1. In the Network Editor window, click the Insert mode symbol 

2. In the Network Tool window, click the Lines button 

3. Select Line to create a line, then click any area within the Network editor 

4. Enter/Select line information: Name, Transportation system, Standard operator 

5. Click OK 

6. Select Line route to create a route for the line, then click any area within the Network editor 

7. Enter/select route information: select Line, enter name and select direction

8. Press OK

9. Select Parameters

10. Select Use also closed links for routing

11. Click OK

12. Click and drag mouse from start stop to end stop

13. All stops can be added separately. Click Fix all profile points to save current route

14. Click and drag mouse again to preferred route

15. Click OK

16. Click Yes

1. Right-click Lines 

2. Select Lists → Line routes 

3. The added line routes should be in the list

1. In the Network window, open Turns list 

2. Click on the TsysSet field 

3. Select TsysSet and click OK

Example: Adding 100 households to a TAZ 

1. Right-click Zones and click on List 

2. Adjust the dwelling units and population number for the specific TAZ as needed

Example: Adding 500 employment to a TAZ 

1. Right-click Zones and click on List 

2. Adjust the employment number for the specific TAZ as needed

Adding 500 attractions to outlet mall 

1. Navigate to Lists → User-defined tables → Table entries to open the table entry 

2. Click on the top button above table (e.g. Area Type Definition) 

3. Select the table SPGEN and click Confirm selection 

4. Find the column VALUEA (attraction total) and DESCRIPTION of OUTLET MALL and change number from 0 to 500

1. Click on Lists → User-defined tables → Table entries 

2. Select TOLLLINK table 

3. Click on Confirm selection 

4. Add a new record in the table and enter information; and the network will look up attribute values of FNODE and TNODE and add corresponding information to the network

1. Click File → Export → Shapefile.. 

2. Enter File name 

3. Click Save to export the network 

4. Select Nodes and Links to export to shapefile 

5. Click OK 

6. Shapefiles will be saved separately by layer

1. Click File → Import → Shapefile 

2. Choose the Shapefile and click Open 

3. Choose the Read as layer (e.g. links) and click OK 

4. Click Generate to create user-defined attribute that are not allocated yet 

5. Click OK

1. Copy a version file and rename the version file 

2. Click Lists → User-defined tables → Table entries 

3. Select the KEYS table → click on Confirm selection 

4. Enter User-defined scenario name (VALUE) for the parameter SCENARIO_DIR (e.g. Base2020_S1)

1. Navigate to File - Project directories - Edit project directories

2. Click Set path for all types and navigate to the current model folder location

1. Navigate to Calculate, and then Procedure Sequence 

2. Click on Set all active button to select all procedures 

3. Confirm that all the procedures are checked

Click the Run button under Procedure Sequence to start model run