Connect pedestrian areas to walkways in your InfraWorks traffic simulation model

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After you place crosswalks and connect walkways in your InfraWorks Mobility Simulation model,

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the last thing you need to do to prepare for simulating pedestrian movement is to add individual areas from which pedestrians travel.

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Begin with a model containing a connected pedestrian walkway open in the Mobility Simulation application window.

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Zoom into a walkway within the network, and, for better visibility,

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from the Tabs panel, open the Layer tab and deselect Images to turn off the background.

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Zoom in to the darkened model and pan the view so that the end handle of the walkway 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 new pedestrian area appears next to the walkway, but notice the walkway is not highlighted.

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InfraWorks brought the area in at a lower elevation than the walkway, so you must adjust the elevation manually.

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To save time, place a second area first, and then make all your changes at once.

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At the opposite end of the walkway, again, pan the view so that the end handle is centered in the viewport a little past the cursor.

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Right-click and select Area > New Area at Cursor.

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Now, adjust the elevations.

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Select both pedestrian areas, then right-click and select Adjust.

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For this example, in the Adjust dialog, select Apply to All.

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Then, set the Base to “62” and the Height to “5”.

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Click Apply.

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As you can see, both walkways connected to the pedestrian areas are now highlighted.

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This confirms that the two areas are at the correct elevation and the walkways are properly embedded within them.

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Click Close.

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Press ESC to deselect all items, then pan and zoom to see the completed pedestrian network and crosswalk.

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In the Tabs panel, Layer tab, select Images to turn them back on.

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With a completed pedestrian network successfully added to your model,

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you are ready to combine pedestrian traffic with vehicle traffic in your InfraWorks Mobility Simulation model.