Preparing FZP Files in Vissim

Importing traffic data from an FZP file can take less time if you export only the necessary Vissim vehicle attributes to begin with.

This table shows the vehicle attributes to export from Vissim. Additional vehicle attributes can be present in the FZP file, but they serve no purpose in Civil View and increase the file size, increasing import time.

Files generated from Vissim 5.4 and earlier

Vissim Attribute Short Name	Description	Comments
t	Simulation Time [s]	Required
VehNr	Number of Vehicle	Required
Type	Number of the Vehicle Type	Either the "Type" or the "VehTypeName" attribute must be present.
VehTypeName	Name of the Vehicle Type	Either the "Type" or the "VehTypeName" attribute must be present.
WorldX	World coordinate X (vehicle front end at the end of the simulation step)	Required
WorldY	World coordinate Y (vehicle front end at the end of the simulation step)	Required
WorldZ	World coordinate Z (vehicle front end at the end of the simulation step)	Required
RWorldX	World coordinate X (vehicle rear end at the end of the time step)	Required
RWorldY	World coordinate Y (vehicle rear end at the end of the time step)	Required
RWorldZ	World coordinate Z (vehicle rear end at the end of the time step)	Required

Files generated from Vissim 6.0 and later

Vissim Attribute Short Name	Description	Comments
SIMSEC	Simulation Time [s]	Required
NO	Number of Vehicle	Required
VEHTYPE\NAME	Name of the Vehicle Type (indirect attribute)	Recommended. Either the "VEHTYPE\NAME", "VEHTYPE\NO" or "VEHTYPE" attribute must be present.
VEHTYPE\NO	Number of the Vehicle Type (indirect attribute)	Either the "VEHTYPE\NAME", "VEHTYPE\NO" or "VEHTYPE" attribute must be present.
VEHTYPE	Number of the Vehicle Type (direct attribute)	Either the "VEHTYPE\NAME", "VEHTYPE\NO" or "VEHTYPE" attribute must be present.
COORDFRONT	World coordinate XYZ (vehicle front end at the end of the simulation step)	Required
COORDREAR	World coordinate XYZ (vehicle rear end at the end of the time step)	Required

Note: Requirements to export from Vissim 6.0 and later:

• Do not apply the Show Units option to export attributes.
• Apply the default formatting option to export attributes.