TSIS Next

A Quicker-and-Easier Version of TSIS

TSIS Next, a new user-interface for CORSIM, is now installed alongside the original TSIS.  TSIS Next contains the same type of functionality that can be seen in the TShell, TRAFED, and TRAFVU component programs; but with a completely different architecture, offering a unique set of advantages and limitations.  It is now possible to use either version of TSIS, depending on which features and functionality are desired.

TSIS Next version 6.2 now animates vehicles on the map, somewhat similar to TRAFVU.  This feature is a "work in progress", and does not draw laneage as accurately as TRAFVU.  An icon is available for switching between lane drawing mode (like TRAFVU) and the default link-node diagram mode (like TRAFED).  Version 6.2 also supports input data entry for the new two-lane rural highway feature, and the new vehicle type O-D feature.


TSIS Next


TSIS Next requires the Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 to be installed on the computer.  If not already installed on your computer, you can access the Microsoft .NET Framework from the Microsoft Windows Update site (check for Optional Updates, then look under Software).

TSIS Next is a relatively new application, so please send any problem reports and suggestions to McTrans.  Some advantages and limitations of TSIS Next, relative to the original TSIS, are listed below:

Advantages
  • One-touch simulation and animation
  • No need to create a TSIS "project file"
  • User-friendly scaling of bitmap backgrounds
  • Dot-net architecture offers improved look-and-feel
  • Interactive drawing of roadway curvature on the map
  • Offers more default traffic settings than TRAFED currently does
  • One-touch link to TRANSYT-7F optimization and summary reports
  • Modify XY coordinates for all nodes in the network, simultaneously
  • No need to switch back-and-forth between TNO and TRF file formats
  • Modify XY coordinates for a group of selected nodes, simultaneously
  • Properly handles lead-lag phasing for coordinated-actuated controllers
  • Output quick jump offers quick searching of the large CORSIM text report
  • Combined TShell, TRAFED, and TRAFVU functionality within one application
  • Modify all entry node volumes and/or turn movement volumes with a growth factor
  • Offers preset signal phasing for restricted users (TRAFED only offers this feature for power users and administrators)
Limitations
  • Cannot copy-and-paste two networks into one, like TRAFED can
  • No access to the Runtime Extension or Scripting Tool, like TShell has
  • No input dialogs for emissions data or traffic assignment data, like TRAFED has
  • Vehicle animation and laneage drawing are less precise than they are in TRAFVU
  • Cannot edit freeway incident detection and point processing data, like TRAFED can
  • Cannot automatically split one link into two by dropping a node in the middle, like TRAFED can