PTV Vissim - Graphics

Question Is there a way to apply background images or objects in 3D mode? Answer Yes, any background graphics that are loaded in 2D are also visible in…

Question Is there a quick way to find the delay(s) at any given intersection without inputting travel time measurements for each movement? Answer Yes, using the node evaluation.…

Question When switching to 3D mode, the simulation becomes slow even though I have a good graphics card. What can I do to get the best…

Question Can PTV Vissim use vector formats as background graphics? Answer Yes, among several bitmap formats (e.g. jpg, tif, bmp) also vector formats (e.g. wmf, dxf/dwg, shp, Mr.…

Question When I load a DWG file as a background image in PTV Vissim, I don't get the desired layout. Why? Answer AutoCAD® DWG files can store multiple…

Question Which graphics card has the best performance with PTV Vissim 3D? Answer We recommend NVIDIA graphics cards since PTV Vissim 10 DirectX can be used in addition…

Symptom The creation of an AVI recording leads to a crash with the error message:"ExceptionCode = -1073741819ExceptionFlags = 0ExceptionAddress = 0x7f8411a9" Cause The error code may indicate a…

Symptom Switching to 3D mode results in the following error message: "3D is not available for this window. Updating your graphic card driver might solve this…

Question Can I use Sketchup® files with PTV Vissim? Answer Yes. You can import Sketchup® files as static 3D objects and (from PTV Vissim 10 onwards) also as…

Question Is there a recommended video codec for recording AVI files?   Answer   Since version 2022 PTV Vissim doesn’t use the Windows-internal service ‘Video for Windows’ (VfW) anymore but…

Symptom In the 2020 releases or older a map service is set as background map but is not shown. In PTV Vissim: Network Editor -> Edit basic…