Creating a single stair (Filter)
To create a single stair (Filter):
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Follow steps 1 to 5 in
Creating a single
stair (Target) .
You are prompted to "Create as Target or Filtering object? [F]/T".
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Filtering is the default choice, so just press
Enter to create the Stair as a filter object.
The Edit Stair dialog is displayed.
- Enter a meaningful name for the new stair in the 'Name' box.
- Select an 'Entity direction on stair':
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If you want to change the default 'Distance Factors', enter new
values in the boxes labelled:
For more information on these factors, see "Distance Factors for Stairs and Escalators" in Linking to Escalators .
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In the box labelled 'Link Properties', decide what Entities will
do when leaving the Stair:
- Do not change target – Entities keep same target
- Revert to final destination – Entities proceed to their Final Destination
- Specify links – add specific links using the available 'Links from Top' and 'Links from Bottom' tabs and by following Linking methods .
- If you need to test your model against required regulatory flow rates you may wish to set a maximum value for 'Flow Rate Limiting'. To do so, check the box Maximum and enter a value for people/minute in the adjacent field.
- Set the Stair's filter settings by clicking on 'Up Filter', 'Down Filter' (or both if it's a bidirectional Stair) and following the steps outlined in Specifying Filter Settings.
- To set Availability and possibly Condition parameters, follow the steps in Setting Availability parameters .
- Click OK to close the ‘Edit Stair’ dialog box.