ISAT User Guide Table of Contents - Revision history

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‎Cell Operations: Best Practice Add write to a specific cell array element

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‎What is ISAT? add more info about isat

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‎What is ISAT? change NADS to DSRI

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‎Known Issues add blurb re: missing start or XD

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‎Conventions Used in this Document formatting, add : to list elements for legibility

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‎Who should use this document? Change NADS to DSRI

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‎Triggers formatting

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‎Triggers

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‎Roadpad Trigger

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	The same process applies to writing to cells. Use of variables can reduce the Cell Operations overhead greatly.		The same process applies to writing to cells. Use of variables can reduce the Cell Operations overhead greatly.
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		+	===How to write to a specific cell array element?===
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		+	To write to a specific cell array element, enclose the array element in square brackets as shown below:
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	==Before You Begin==		==Before You Begin==

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	'''Requires a roadmap (BLI)'''		'''Requires a roadmap (BLI)'''
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		+	ISAT uses resource files that are based on the model objects found in the miniSim. They are proxy objects for the real models used during simulation.
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		+	ISAT contains a rudimentary scripting language for automating some repetitive tasks. Scripting is an advanced topic. Because the scripting language is not well documented, it is recommended to copy existing scripts that perform similar functions and modify them.
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		+	Because ISAT scenarios are text, you can make some edits quickly and easily using any text editor.
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		+	'''However:
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		+	When editing a scenario as text, always work on a backup copy in case something goes wrong in the text editing process that invalidates the scenario file to the point where ISAT cannot read it!

	===ISAT is NOT:===		===ISAT is NOT:===

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 ===What is ISAT?===
-ISAT is the NADS Interactive Scenario Authoring Tool.  ISAT is used to create simulation scenarios:
+ISAT is the DSRI Interactive Scenario Authoring Tool.  ISAT is used to create simulation scenarios:
 *2D roadmap '''viewer'''

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 For example, to properly parse a specific transmission gear (Park):
 '''ReadCell('CFS_Auto_Transmission_Mode', 1) = ( 0 - 2 )'''
 =='''ISAT Overview & Interface Basics'''==

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 This section contains abbreviations and conventions used as a shortened description to make spelling out every step using text unnecessary.
-*BLI roadmap of the road network constructed using the Tile Mosaic Tool (TMT)
+*BLI: roadmap of the road network constructed using the Tile Mosaic Tool (TMT)
-*CTRL or Ctrl Press the Control (Ctrl) key
+*CTRL or Ctrl: Press the Control (Ctrl) key
-*CTL-<some other key> Press and hold the Ctrl and then press <some other key>.  Most typically used for copy (CTRL-C) or paste (CTRL-V).
+*CTL-<some other key>: Press and hold the Ctrl and then press <some other key>.  Most typically used for copy (CTRL-C) or paste (CTRL-V).
-*LMB Left mouse button
+*LMB: Left mouse button
-*DblClk Double click LMB
+*DblClk: Double click LMB
-*MMB Middle mouse button (or scroll wheel as button)
+*MMB: Middle mouse button (or scroll wheel as button)
-*RMB Right mouse button
+*RMB: Right mouse button
 Words or phrases separated by >> indicate the word or phrase after >> is a child of the word or phrase preceding these characters.  For example, to describe inserting a Traffic Source in ISAT from the Insert menu:

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 == Who should use this document? ==
-Anyone learning to use the NADS Interactive Scenario Authoring Tool (ISAT) to create scenarios for simulation, or who is interested in learning more about ISAT, ISAT elements or creating scenarios.
+Anyone learning to use the DSRI Interactive Scenario Authoring Tool (ISAT) to create scenarios for simulation, or who is interested in learning more about ISAT, ISAT elements or creating scenarios.
 This user guide contains an introduction to the ISAT interface and how to use ISAT for various tasks during the creation of scenario files (also known as scenario authoring).

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 ISAT has a long-standing bug which can reset your static object options when your scenario file is saved to disk.
-'''It is strongly recommended that you use external reference scenario files to avoid this.  '''ISAT does not reset static object options in the xref file.
+'''It is strongly recommended that you use [[#External_Reference|external reference scenario files]] to avoid this.  '''ISAT does not reset static object options in the xref file.
 Added 2021.12.29 Expression Triggers and Values

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 '''What trigger is appropriate?'''
 To determine which trigger is most appropriate, consider the task you are trying to accomplish.  '''The differences between triggers is their activation methods.'''
 '''Global Time Trigger'''

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	[[File:Screenshot (208).png\|800px]]		[[File:Screenshot (208).png\|800px]]
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	'''Note:''' The highlighted lane shows which lane is the '''activating lane'''. Other lane/s will not activate the trigger action stack.		'''Note:''' The highlighted lane shows which lane is the '''activating lane'''. Other lane/s will not activate the trigger action stack.