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.