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Elevator properties
Once an elevator is created, the elevator’s properties can be edited by first selecting it from the
navigation view or by ALT-clicking one of its rooms from the 2D or 3D view. Its properties can be edited
in the property panel as shown in Figure 3-34.
Figure 3-34: Elevator property panel
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Nominal Load – the number of people in a full elevator load (estimated). Please read the
Nominal Load section below for details.
Open Delay – the minimum amount of time an elevator’s doors will stay open on a pickup floor.
Close Delay – a delay for closing the elevator doors.
Discharge Floor – the floor at which occupants will discharge during an evacuation.
Floor Priority – the priority of the floors for pickup. By default this is top-down. This can be
changed, however by clicking the text, which will show the Floor Priority dialog as shown in
Figure 3-35. This allows the simulation of a fire floor.
Level Data – click the button to edit timing for each floor. This will open the Elevator Levels
dialog as shown in Figure 3-36.
o Delay – the time delay from the start of the simulation for when the elevator can start
picking up occupants from a floor. This value does not affect the discharge floor.
o Open+Close Time – the total of the door opening and closing time for this floor.
o Pickup Time – the time for the elevator to travel from the discharge to the pickup floor.1
o Discharge Time – the time for the elevator to travel from the pickup to the discharge
floor.1
o Reset – By selecting the Reset… option at the bottom of the dialog, an Elevator Timing
dialog will open, allowing automated recalculation of the Level Data parameters. The
timing options shown are the same as those shown when creating the elevator.
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The pickup and discharge times are calculated from the timing parameters entered in the New Elevator dialog
when the elevator is created.
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