What's New?
What's New in LEGION 2023?
What's New in LEGION CONNECT Edition Update 4
What's New in LEGION CONNECT Edition Update 3
What's New in LEGION CONNECT Edition Update 2
What's New in LEGION CONNECT Edition Update 1
What's New in LEGION CONNECT Edition
Introduction to LEGION Model Builder
Overview of LEGION Model Builder
Notes, Tips and Warnings
Menu Instructions
Menu items
Left and right-clicking
Installing LEGION Model Builder
Recommended Specifications
Subscription Entitlement Service
Checking for Software Updates
LEGION Concepts
Entities and populations
Entities
Entity Types
Supply Types
Accessible Space
CAD
Spatial Objects
Activity Objects
Analysis Objects
Layers
Data Profiles
Principles of movement in LEGION simulations
Navigation and minimum cost
Corners and edges
Automated Blockage Detection
Entities React to Temperature, Visibility and Toxicity
Using CAD
Preparing a CAD plan
Cleaning a CAD plan
Checking for Free-standing Objects
Importing a CAD plan into LEGION Model Builder (DGN, DWG, DXF)
Importing Files
Exporting CAD files
Drawing CAD objects
Transferring Entities between floor plans
IFC (industry file format) CAD
Some notes on IFC terminology
Importing IFC CAD
Selecting the IFC CAD file and its contents
Organising LEGION Layers
Quickly selecting layers
Proceeding with the IFC Import
CAD Colour Support
Placing IFC CAD layers into the model
Final Destinations
What is a Final Destination?
Importing Final Destinations
Assigning Final Destinations
Change Logs
Viewing a Change Log
Exporting the Change Log
LEGION Model Builder Basics
About LEGION Model Builder
The LEGION Model Builder Interface
LEGION Model Builder Components
Workspace
Changing the Workspace Background Colour
Main Menu Bar
Toolbars
Object Directory
Output Bar
Status Bar
The Layers Directory
Arranging windows
Moving and Hiding Components
Basic LEGION Model Builder tasks
Starting LEGION Model Builder
Opening a new model
Saving a model
LEGION Model File Properties
Backups of models
Auto-saving your work
Auto-recovering backup files
Importing a CAD file
Closing a model
Opening an existing model
Setting Model Properties
Panning and zooming in the workspace
Regenerating objects after zooming
Saving the Current View
Checking for errors
Viewing Accessible Space
Printing a model
Exporting a model as an ora file
Exporting a model for use with FDS
To export a model for use with FDS
To complete FDS Fire Settings
To complete FDS Outputs
Defining Analysis Project Settings
Using Help
Sending feedback
Entity and Supply Types
About Entity and Supply Types
Creating and Editing Entity Types
Creating an Entity Type
Applying a User-defined Speed Profile
Creating a Luggage Size Profile
Editing an Entity Type
Creating an Entity Size Profile
Creating and editing Supply Types
Creating a Supply Type
Editing a Supply Type
Exporting and Importing Supply Types
Creating Entity Colour Schemes
Demand - Data and Profiles
About Demand Data
About Data Profiles
Demand: Origin - Destination Matrices & Arrival Profiles
Creating an OD matrix
Exporting the current OD Matrix for auditing purposes
The Data Template Spreadsheet
What happens in the LEGION Model Builder after import?
The Data Template spreadsheet
Entity profiles worksheet
Entities worksheet
OD matrix worksheet
Pasting OD matrix data into the spreadsheet
Different Entity Types/Supplies per origin
Creating Population Profiles Automatically
Data profiles worksheet
Creating Arrival Profiles automatically
Creating an Arrival Profile manually
Defining precise Arrival Profile data
Creating Availability Profiles
Creating Event Profiles
Creating Exit Profiles
Creating Delay Profiles
Creating Population Profiles Manually
Delay Profiles
To create a Delay Profile (single period of time)
To create a Delay Profile (three periods of time)
Fixed and Variable Delays
'Delay until' Delays
Deleting, renaming and copying Delay Profiles
Locking Delay Profiles
Gate Control Profiles
Creating Gate Control Profiles
Gates, Gatelines, Gate Control Profiles and Availability Profiles
To Create a Gate Control Profile from one or more Availability Profiles
To Create one or more Availability Profiles from a Gate Control Profile
Origin Settings worksheet
Adding and restoring Origin Tables
Origin Settings: Some labels and concepts
Splitting an Origin into Suborigins
Creating Arrival Patterns using Frequency Based Data
Ignoring Type IDs
Using Type Ids
Creating Availability Profiles (Frequency based settings)
Importing a completed template
File Selection icons
Updating and Restoring Imported Data
A note on importing Origin Settings data
Platform Train Settings Worksheet
Platform Entry Distributions Worksheet
Exporting a Data Template
Manually Creating and Editing Profiles
Creating a new Arrival or Event Profile
Creating a new Availability Profile
Creating a User-defined Speed Profile
The Edit Data Profile dialog
Entering data into a graph
Free-drawing data
Editing data in a graph’s cells
Pasting data into a graph
Changing the graph view
Selecting entries in the graph
Importing data for a single Arrival or Event Profile
Checking and updating imported file properties
Cutting, copying and pasting demand data
Repeated pasting of data
Deleting demand data from a Data Profile (Arrival or Event)
Copying a Data Profile (Arrival or Event)
Renaming a Data Profile
Deleting a Data Profile
Passenger Distributions
Modifying Arrival, Availability or Event Profile data
Manipulating demand data (Arrival, Availability and Event Profiles)
Applying Pulse
Applying Pulse to Availability Profiles
Applying Spread
Applying Interpolation
Applying Random Noise
Applying Split
Scenarios
Base Scenario
Scenario Manager
Adding a scenario
Editing a Scenario
General remark on scenarios
Exporting models as ora files
Exporting Model Data
Spatial Objects Basics
Types of Spatial Object
Activity Objects
Analysis Objects
The form of Spatial Objects
How Focal Segments work
Drawing and placing Spatial Objects
Placing a Focal Segment
Drawing Spatial Objects using commands
Deleting Spatial Objects
The size of Spatial Objects
Entities' scanning ability
Visibility-based Analysis Zones
To draw a visibility-based Analysis Zone for a point
To draw a visibility-based Analysis Zone for a segment
Setting the parameters of Spatial Objects
Grouping Spatial Objects
Target Parameters
Refining the drawing of Spatial Objects
Using the Grid
Using Snaps
Selecting Spatial Objects
Cutting, Copying, and Pasting Spatial Objects
Moving Spatial Objects
Changing the shape of Spatial Objects
Rotating Spatial Objects
Scaling Spatial Objects
Trimming Spatial Objects
Creating a Rectangular Array
Creating a Polar Array
Mirroring Spatial Objects
Measuring distances
The Find Tool
Search criteria
Selecting Criteria
Using Wildcards
Searching with the Output bar
Examples of searches using commands
Search Results
Copying the geometry of Spatial Objects
Editing Spatial Objects
Renaming Spatial Objects
Layers
About layers
Types of layer
Properties of layers
Working with Layers
Layers Directory
Active Layers Toolbar
Adding layers
Changing the properties of a CAD Layer
CAD Layers and Availability Profiles
Making layers active
Selecting a target for the Partition Layer
Duplicating layers
Cutting, copying and pasting layers
Deleting Layers
Moving and copying objects to other layers
Moving and copying to layers using the Command line
Dragging and dropping objects into other layers
Layer Views
Loading older model files
Linking and Filtering
Linking
Linking methods
Link by Percentage Weighting
Link by Entity Type
Link by Entity Choice
Link by Final Destination
Link operations
Adding a link
Adding several links at once
Editing a link
Deleting links
Copying links from another object
Copying links to another object
Stealing links
Inspecting Links
Filtering
Specifying Filter Settings
Creating Named Filters
Viewing Links, Target Filters and Final Destinations
Specifying how Links, Target Filters and Final Destinations are drawn
Advanced Filtering
About advanced filtering
Principles of advanced filtering
Entering advanced filters
The filter control boxes
Entering a filter using the control boxes
Typing an advanced filter directly
Switching Between Target and Filtering
Conditions in Models
About Conditions
Setting up Conditions
Restrictions
Creating Condition Objects
Exporting Conditions
Importing Conditions
Spatial Objects In Detail
About Spatial Object parameters
Comprehensive guide to Spatial Objects
Entrances
Setting Entrance parameters
Exits
Populated Zones
Evacuation Zones
Pre-movement settings
Evacuation Zone Summary
Level Exits and Level Entrances
Stairs
Notes about Stairs
Splitting a stair across separated CAD
Creating a single stair (Target)
Creating a single stair (Filter)
Creating a Stair with a landing
Changing the direction of Entities in a Stair object
Stairs and links
Escalators
Splitting an Escalator across separated CAD
Creating an Escalator
Linking to Escalators
Gates
To Draw a Gate
To Set an IN Gate's Parameters
To Set an OUT Gate’s Parameters
To set a Switch Gate's parameters
Platform-Train Interface (PTI)
Introduction and Motivation
Workflow
High Level Objects
Carriage
Carriage Parameters
Door Markings and Join Points
Train
Service
Platform
Define Platform Edge
Yellow Line
Platform Area
Platform-Service Pairing
Restrictions for Platforms
Modifying Platforms
Data Template Setting
Train Arrival Times
Appendix: Entity Behavior
Entity Behaviour Modification Options
Delay Points
Drawing Delay Points
Setting Delay Point Parameters
Setting Waiting Location parameters
Setting Additional Parameters
Setting Dispersal Point parameters
Adding and deleting Dispersal Points
Setting Availability parameters
Target Parameters
Queues
Creating a Queue
Setting Queue parameters
Linking a Queue to a Delay Point
Setting Availability parameters
Queue Groups
Creating a Queue Group
Setting Queue Group Members
Setting Queue Management
Waiting Zones
Drawing Waiting Zones
Setting Waiting Zone parameters
Setting Additional Parameters
Direction Modifiers
Setting Direction Modifier Parameters
Setting Target Rules
Placing a Selection Segment within a Direction Modifier
Focal Nodes
Drift Zones
Setting Speed Change parameters
Setting Direction Change parameters
Setting Stairs and Escalators parameters
Setting Additional Parameters
Setting Availability parameters
Focal Drift Zones
Interactive Focal Drift Zone partitioning
Batch FDZ partitioning
Spatial conflicts
Placing an Individual Focal Drift Zone
Using Partition Guides
Potential problem with the first Focal Drift Zone
Setting Focal Drift Zone parameters
Route Guides
Mesoscopic Transition Zone
Drawing a Mesoscopic Transition Zone
Setting Mesoscopic Transition Zone Parameters
Multipath Zone
Creating Group Objects
Managing links into a Group Object
Managing links out from a Group Object
LEGION Social Distancing
Social Distancing Tools
Delay Point and Waiting Zone Capacity by Density
Capacity Calculator
To Use the Capacity Calculator
Socially-Distanced Waiting Area
To Create a Socially-Distanced Waiting Area
Socially-Distanced Queue Tool
To Create a Socially-Distanced Queue
Occupancy Estimator
To Create an Occupancy Estimation with Occupancy Estimator
Social Distancing Metrics
Using Entity Proximity Metrics
Object Catalogues and the Object Store
About Object Catalogues and the Object Store
Creating a Catalogue
Making Catalogues Available
Adding Objects to a Catalogue
Using Stored Objects
Removing Stored Objects
Object Template Catalogue
Maps and Ranges
About Maps and Value Ranges
Environment Maps
Using Alternative Value Ranges
Colour Ranges
Value and Colour Ranges
Weighted Value Ranges
Environment Maps
Custom Ranges
Map Parameters
Deleting, renaming and copying maps
Map Exclusions
Entity Filters
Legal
Trademark Notice
Copyright Notice
Appendix: LEGION Model Builder Commands
Per-entity Data