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Traffic Signal Software - User Guide

Synchro Studio 7

Synchro plus SimTraffic and 3D Viewer

Synchro Studio 7 User Guide
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Written By
David Husch
John Albeck

Published By
Trafficware, Ltd.
PO Box 499
Sugar Land, TX 77487-0499www.trafficware.com
(510) 526-5891

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Keeping Up to Date
To keep this information up to date, Trafficware might issue new printings of this manual. New
printings reflect minor changes and technical corrections. You can keep this information up to
date by visiting and installing the latest revision of the Trafficware software since this User
Guide is replicated in the Help Menu of theprogram. To find out if you have the latest revision
or build of the software visit our website at www.trafficware.com.

About the Authors
David Husch is the leading developer of the Synchro and SimTraffic software packages. Mr.
Husch has 19 years experience working with Transportation Engineering and Software
Development. The Synchro software is used by over 4000 agencies andconsultants throughout
North America and the world. In the course of supporting and updating the software, Mr. Husch
has encountered a huge variety of intersection configurations and special situations.
John Albeck is a Senior Transportation Engineer with 19 years of experience working in
Transportation Engineering. Mr. Albeck has gained experience at a state agency, a city and
consultingfirm. In this capacity, he has instructed numerous classes in the Transportation field,
written technical documentation and provided software support. In addition, he has served on a
variety of projects involving traffic capacity analysis, traffic operations analysis, traffic
forecasting, and traffic signal design.

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Table of Contents
Chapter 1 – Introduction.......................................................................................................... 1-1

Introduction.......................................................................................................................... 1-1

Chapter 2 – Map View and Layout .......................................................................................... 2-1

Map View............................................................................................................................ 2-1

Introduction to Links and Intersections................................................................................ 2-2

Mapping out Links and Intersections ................................................................................... 2-3

Link Settings...