Traffic Signal Parameters Rollout

Provides controls for traffic signal objects.

• Civil View Explorer > Upper panel > Civil View Objects branch > Placed Objects branch > Select the Signs entry. > Object List rollout > Select a Traffic Signal object. > Traffic Signal Parameters rollout
• In a viewport, select a Traffic Signal object. > Civil View Explorer > Lower (context-sensitive) panel > Traffic Signal Parameters rollout

In general, when you use the Object Placement Style Editor to place a series of parametric objects in a single SOS element, the objects are linked as instances. This means that changing any of the following parameters affects all objects in the set. To unlink such instances, please refer to the topic Parameter Instancing.

Signal Face group

[preview]

Displays a thumbnail preview of the signal face bitmap.

[name]

Displays the name of the traffic signal style.

Other Signal Definitions

Click to display a Select Sign dialog, where you can choose a different signal object definition from any active Civil View Resource Kit.

Signal Phasing group

Parametric traffic signals in Civil View use a single sign face map that is divided into a number of separate horizontal segments. By varying the texture coordinates of the sign face geometry, Civil View displays only one of these segments at any moment. This makes it possible to switch between segments of the bitmap to create the illusion that the signal is changing. You can even animate these parameters.

Bitmap with three phases of a standard stoplight

This technique can be used to represent any sign that uses dynamic sign face content; for example, variable-message signs and matrix signs.

Phase Count

Sets the number of segments to divide the sign face bitmap into.

Current Phase

Sets the segment of the sign face bitmap that is currently displayed.

Signal Face Dimensions group

Width / Height

Set the size of a single sign face.

By default, these values are derived from the Civil View Sign Library INI file for the selected object.

• [Lock] When on, constrains the Width and Height values so the signal maintains a consistent aspect ratio.

Reset

Resets the signal sign face dimensions to those specified in the original INI file.

Post Dimensions group

Post Height

Sets the height of posts from ground level to the top of the signal sign face.

By default, this value is derived from the Civil View Sign Library INI file.

Ground Depth

Sets the depth of the supporting posts below ground level.

By default, this value is derived from the Civil View Sign Library INI file.

Note: For clarity, this portion of the object is not displayed in wireframe viewports.

Post Count

Sets the number of posts supporting the signal sign face.

Edge Offset

Sets the offset of posts from the outer edges of the signal sign face. When the signal has only one post, Civil View ignores this value.

Parameter Instancing group

Allows the parameters of a collection of objects of the same basic type to be shared or instanced.

See Parameter Instancing for further details.