Create Mobility Simulation Areas

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Mobility Simulation is an integrated multimodal mobility simulation engine for InfraWorks.

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One way to use Mobility Simulation is to create animated simulations of pedestrian movement.

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In InfraWorks, Person-Trips are defined between Areas.

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Each trip defines a door-to-door journey for a person, which uses one or more modes of transport.

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Once you have created a model and a walkway is placed, you can add an area from which pedestrians travel.

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With the model containing the walkway open in the Mobility Simulation window,

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pan the view so the end handle is centered in the viewport a little past the cursor.

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Then, right-click and select Area > New Area at Cursor.

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The area appears with the walkway embedded within it.

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It is critical that the walkway and area intersect in this manner, so that a connection is established between the two.

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To confirm this connection, on your keyboard, press ESC to deselect any previously selected objects,

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including the walkway and the new area.

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Then, select the area.

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The walkway should automatically be selected as well, confirming that the connection is established.

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Deselect the objects again, and then select only the walkway.

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Notice in the data display, the walkway is indicated as being “Inside Area 1”.

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Again, this confirms the established connection.

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Pan to the other side of the walkway and place another area.

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Again, ensure the area and walkway connect.

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Placing areas in InfraWorks is a simple task necessary to begin simulating mobility.