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Add a railway to your multimodal simulation model.
Type:
Tutorial
Length:
4 min.
Transcript
00:03
Train networks are fundamental components of many multimodal simulations.
00:09
In InfraWorks, the process of adding a railway to a simulation model begins with adding and connecting railway segments.
00:17
Begin with a new InfraWorks Mobility Simulation model open, and ensure you are working in Orthographic mode.
00:25
On the Layer tab, under the first Aspect column, 0 – General, ensure the following layers are turned on:
00:34
Walk Centrelines, Walk Connections, Walk Edges, Handle – End, and Handle – Other.
00:42
Also, since you are working with rails and lanes, select Links, Lane Streams, and Lane Midlines to turn these on as well.
00:51
You are now ready to start adding rail segments.
00:55
Use the ViewCube to orient the model to plan view, then zoom out a bit with the cursor at the desired location of the first rail.
01:03
Right-click and select Rail > New Rail at Cursor.
01:08
This opens the Parameters for New Rail dialog.
01:12
Here, you can specify the class, length, direction, number of lanes, lane width, and speed limit for the railway.
01:22
In this example, leave the default settings, and click OK.
01:27
The railway segment now displays in the Mobility Simulation model.
01:32
On your keyboard, press ESC.
01:35
Next, pick the rail, move it down below the viewport, and use the ViewCube to rotate the rail segment into a more complex angle.
01:44
Repeat the process to create another rail segment.
01:48
Right-click the location you want, then select Rail > New Rail at Cursor.
01:54
You are now ready to connect the two railway segments.
01:58
Use the ViewCube to zoom in to your model.
02:01
Here, there are design entities you need to be aware of.
02:05
The blue lines on the rails are links and the yellow circles on each end are nodes.
02:11
Multi-select the nodes on the two facing segment ends you want to connect.
02:16
Once selected, the nodes turn from yellow to red.
02:20
Now, right-click and select Node > Combine.
02:25
A blue line appears connecting the node at the top end of the upper rail to the top end of the lower rail.
02:32
Currently, the blue line appears outside of the top rail, but that will be corrected once the two rail lanes are connected.
02:40
At the top end of the lower rail, click the left lane, and then, on the bottom end of the upper rail, click the corresponding lane.
02:49
Right-click and select Lane > New Stream.
02:53
You can see that the two left rail lanes are now connected.
02:57
On your keyboard, press ESC, and then repeat the process for the other side.
03:03
Select the lanes to connect, then right-click and select Lane > New Stream.
03:09
If the rail lines do not connect properly, as in this case, press CTRL+Z to remove the last connection.
03:17
Then, right-click again and select Lane > New Stream to create a proper connection.
03:24
In InfraWorks Mobility Simulation,
03:27
adding and connecting railways to a model is an important first step for building a multimodal simulation model.
Video transcript
00:03
Train networks are fundamental components of many multimodal simulations.
00:09
In InfraWorks, the process of adding a railway to a simulation model begins with adding and connecting railway segments.
00:17
Begin with a new InfraWorks Mobility Simulation model open, and ensure you are working in Orthographic mode.
00:25
On the Layer tab, under the first Aspect column, 0 – General, ensure the following layers are turned on:
00:34
Walk Centrelines, Walk Connections, Walk Edges, Handle – End, and Handle – Other.
00:42
Also, since you are working with rails and lanes, select Links, Lane Streams, and Lane Midlines to turn these on as well.
00:51
You are now ready to start adding rail segments.
00:55
Use the ViewCube to orient the model to plan view, then zoom out a bit with the cursor at the desired location of the first rail.
01:03
Right-click and select Rail > New Rail at Cursor.
01:08
This opens the Parameters for New Rail dialog.
01:12
Here, you can specify the class, length, direction, number of lanes, lane width, and speed limit for the railway.
01:22
In this example, leave the default settings, and click OK.
01:27
The railway segment now displays in the Mobility Simulation model.
01:32
On your keyboard, press ESC.
01:35
Next, pick the rail, move it down below the viewport, and use the ViewCube to rotate the rail segment into a more complex angle.
01:44
Repeat the process to create another rail segment.
01:48
Right-click the location you want, then select Rail > New Rail at Cursor.
01:54
You are now ready to connect the two railway segments.
01:58
Use the ViewCube to zoom in to your model.
02:01
Here, there are design entities you need to be aware of.
02:05
The blue lines on the rails are links and the yellow circles on each end are nodes.
02:11
Multi-select the nodes on the two facing segment ends you want to connect.
02:16
Once selected, the nodes turn from yellow to red.
02:20
Now, right-click and select Node > Combine.
02:25
A blue line appears connecting the node at the top end of the upper rail to the top end of the lower rail.
02:32
Currently, the blue line appears outside of the top rail, but that will be corrected once the two rail lanes are connected.
02:40
At the top end of the lower rail, click the left lane, and then, on the bottom end of the upper rail, click the corresponding lane.
02:49
Right-click and select Lane > New Stream.
02:53
You can see that the two left rail lanes are now connected.
02:57
On your keyboard, press ESC, and then repeat the process for the other side.
03:03
Select the lanes to connect, then right-click and select Lane > New Stream.
03:09
If the rail lines do not connect properly, as in this case, press CTRL+Z to remove the last connection.
03:17
Then, right-click again and select Lane > New Stream to create a proper connection.
03:24
In InfraWorks Mobility Simulation,
03:27
adding and connecting railways to a model is an important first step for building a multimodal simulation model.
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