Linsig Version 3 User Guide

LinSig 3.2 User Guide JCT Consultancy Ltd. LinSig House Deepdale Enterprise Park, Nettleham, Lincoln LN2 2LL Tel: +44 (0)1522 751010 Email: [email protected] , [email protected] , [email protected] Website: www.jctconsultancy.co.uk © JCT Consultancy Ltd 2009-2021 Ver. 3.2/E | March 2021 This User Guide is Copyright by JCT Consultancy Ltd. All copying of this document is prohibited except in the following circumstances: • Licensed Users of LinSig Version 3 and unlicensed users trialling the software may copy a single copy of the document to their computer when installing the software. • Licensed users of LinSig Version 3 may copy this document within their own company an unlimited number of times provided it is copied in full and no fee or other charge is made for any copies. • Employees of licensed users of LinSig Version 3 may make a single copy of this document for use at home provided it is only used for personal study or in connection with their employer’s business. • Licensed users of LinSig Version 3 may use small extracts from the document for use in technical reports provided the source of the extract is fully acknowledged. This does not include course notes used for commercial training. All Requests for copying other than the above should be made to JCT Consultancy Ltd. in writing. Windows, Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 10, Microsoft Office, Word, Excel and PowerPoint are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. WinZip is a registered trademark of WinZip International LLC. SCOOT is a registered trademark of Siemens Plc, TRL Limited and Peek Traffic Ltd. SCATS™ is a trade mark of the Roads and Traffic Authority of New South Wales, Australia. Google™ is a trademark of Google Inc. Ver. 3.2/E | March 2021 Contents 1. Introduction ....................................................................................... 1 1.1. What is LinSig? ........................................................................................................... 1 1.2. What’s New in Version 3 of LinSig .............................................................................. 2 1.3. Software Support ........................................................................................................ 3 1.3.1. Accessing Software Support ................................................................................ 3 1.3.2. International Software Support ............................................................................. 3 1.4. Training ...................................................................................................................... 4 1.5. Model Auditing ............................................................................................................ 4 1.6. Consult-Assist............................................................................................................. 4 2. LinSig Basics .................................................................................... 5 2.1. Definitions ................................................................................................................... 5 2.2. Working with LinSig Files ............................................................................................ 9 2.2.1. Creating a new LinSig File ................................................................................... 9 2.2.2. Opening an existing LinSig 3 File ......................................................................... 9 2.2.3. Saving LinSig Files ............................................................................................... 9 2.2.4. Loading and Converting LinSig files from Earlier Versions ................................... 9 2.2.5. Importing and Merging LinSig Files .................................................................... 13 2.3. The LinSig User Interface ......................................................................................... 14 2.3.1. Useful User Interface Concepts .......................................................................... 14 2.3.2. New User Interface Concepts in LinSig 3 to Watch Out for ................................ 15 2.3.3. Important LinSig User Interface Components ..................................................... 15 2.4. International Options ................................................................................................ 21 2.5. The LinSig Modelling Process .................................................................................. 21 2.5.1. Modelling Sequence using Lane Based Flows ................................................... 21 2.5.2. Modelling Sequence using Matrix Based Flows ................................................. 24 2.5.3. Modelling Combinations of Matrix Based and Lane Based Flows ....................... 28 3. Essential Background .................................................................... 29 3.1. The LinSig Traffic Model ........................................................................................... 29 3.2. Network Structure & Defining Traffic Flows in LinSig ................................................ 37 3.2.1. Background and Version Differences ................................................................. 37 3.2.2. Flow Definition Methods ..................................................................................... 37 3.2.3. Using both Matrix Based and Lane Based Methods in the same Model ............. 39 3.3. Give-Way Lanes in LinSig ........................................................................................ 42 3.3.1. The LinSig Give Way Model ............................................................................... 42 3.3.2. The LinSig Right Turn Model .............................................................................. 43 4. View Reference ............................................................................... 47 4.1. General View Features ............................................................................................. 49 4.1.1. Always on Top ................................................................................................... 49 4.1.2. Zoom and Pan ................................................................................................... 49 4.1.3. Defaults, Colours and Visual Settings ................................................................ 50 4.2. Using International Options....................................................................................... 51 4.2.1. Using Drive-on-the-Right for Graphical Views .................................................... 51 4.2.2. Using SCATS™-Based Controllers and Terminology ......................................... 51 4.3. Network Layout View ................................................................................................ 52 4.3.1. Network Building Overview ................................................................................ 52 4.3.2. LinSig Network Structure .................................................................................... 53 4.3.3. Specifying Network Information .......................................................................... 56 4.3.4. Working with Junctions....................................................................................... 57 4.3.5. Working with Arms ............................................................................................. 61 4.3.6. Working with Lanes ............................................................................................ 63 Ver. 3.2/E | March 2021 4.3.7. Joining Lanes with Lane Connectors .................................................................. 88 4.3.8. Defining Network Entry and Exit Points using Zones .......................................... 95 4.3.9. Working with Lane Based Flows ........................................................................ 99 4.3.10. Working with Pedestrian Links ....................................................................... 119 4.3.11. Joining Pedestrian Links with Link Connectors ............................................... 121 4.3.12. Defining Pedestrian Start and End Points using Pedestrian Zones................. 124 4.3.13. Displaying Signal Staging on the Network Layout View .................................. 127 4.3.14. Annotating the Network Layout View .............................................................. 129 4.3.15. Displaying and Using Timing Dials ................................................................. 132 4.3.16. Displaying Lane Bandwidths on the Network Layout View ............................. 134 4.3.17. Rotating and Scaling Network Items ............................................................... 137 4.4. Traffic Flows View .................................................................................................. 138 4.4.1. Defining Traffic Flows in LinSig ........................................................................ 138 4.4.2. Defining Pedestrian Flows in LinSig ................................................................. 138 4.4.3. Managing Flow Groups using the Traffic Flow Group List ................................ 139 4.4.4. Working with the Origin-Destination Matrices ................................................... 143 4.5. The Route List View ............................................................................................... 146 4.5.1. Working with Routes in LinSig .........................................................................

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