Einführung

Map → Map Editor

With the aid of the map editor you can build up a new map of the railway system or edit existing ones. It is placed in the lower part of the main window.

The station icons are automatically added to the map if a new station is created in the diagram editor. (see subsection New Station).

Haltestelle bearbeiten   By using the toolbar button Edit Station in the map editor or the menu item Map → Edit Station you are able to move or delete stations. After the selection of the button or the menu item the map editor has changed into the modus Edit Station and the corresponding button icon in the toolbar is highlighted. In this modus a station can be moved by selecting the station icon and keeping the mouse button pressed. During the moving the x- and y-coordinate of the current position is displayed at the top of the icon (see Figure 19).

By selecting a station icon with the right mouse button you can delete the corresponding station. The deleted station will also be removed from the diagram.

Selbststudiumsansicht des Lernmoduls
Figure 19

Gleis bearbeiten   Via the toolbar button Edit Rail in the map editor or the menu item Map → Edit Rail you are able to interconnect stations via rails or delete a rail from the map.

After the selection of the button or the menu item the map editor has changed into the modus Edit Rail and the corresponding button icon in the toolbar is highlighted. In this modus a rail can be added by selecting a station icon with the left mouse button and moving the mouse cursor while keeping the mouse button pressed. If you release the mouse button over another station, the two stations will be interconnected by a rail (see Figure 20).

By selecting a rail with the right mouse button the rail is removed from the map.

Gleis anlegen
Figure 20

By using the menu item MapCheck Map you can check your current map of correctness and consistency with the diagram. After the selection of the menu item an annotation is shown in the online help frame which informs you about the result of the checking. For this feature the online help frame must be open first.

The next chapter decribes the visualisation of the timetable example. You will learn how to start and control the visualisation.

 
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