Prototype Public Transit Simulator

In the prototype's current state, the map, number of passengers, initial simulation speed, etc., are all hard-coded, and passengers choose destinations at random. Routes are required to be either simple or two-vertex cycles. No statistics are collected yet.

The simulation is also very processor-intensive. It's a good idea to pause it or even close it when you are not using it so that it's not taking up all of your CPU.

Looking Around

• Left-click and drag to move the map.
• Scroll to zoom in or out.

Changing the Simulation Speed

• Click the turtle icon one or more times to slow the simulation down.
• Click the rabbit icon one or more times to speed the simulation up.
• Click the pause icon to pause or unpause the simulation.

Selecting Objects

• Click on a passenger to select them (note that passengers are only shown when they are traveling).
• Click on a bus to select it.
• Click on a route to select it. If the route overlaps another route, you might have to click several times to select the right route.
• Click on the grass to select nothing.

Adding Routes

• Select nothing and then click "Add Route" to add a route:
  • Start the route by clicking a vertex.
  • Click another, unhighlighted vertex to extend the route (if possible). (This part of the code is a little buggy and sometimes extends the route in strange, roundabout ways.)
  • Click a highlighted vertex to retract the route.
  • Click the original vertex to complete the route (if possible) and then automatically select the completed route.

Changing Routes

• Select a route and then click "Change Route" to change it:
  • Start the new portion of the route by clicking a vertex on the route.
  • Click another, unhighlighted vertex to extend the new portion (if possible). (This part of the code is a little buggy and sometimes extends the new portion in strange, roundabout ways.)
  • Click a highlighted vertex to retract the new portion.
  • Click elsewhere on the route to complete the change (if possible).

Retiring Routes

• Select a route and then click "Retire Route" to retire it.

Adding Buses

• Select a route and then click "Add Buses" to add buses:
  • Click on the route to make a new bus appear.
  • Click "Done" to stop adding buses.

Stopping Buses

• Select a bus and click "Stop Bus" to stop it.