T2.01 How do I find out what version of TranEd I have?
To check the version of TranEd currently installed on your computer choose “About…” from the “Help” menu in TranEd.
T2.02 How do I find out exactly what version of TRANSYT I have?
TRANSYT 10:
The TRANSYT version number is displayed at the top of a TRANSYT output ‘.prt’ file.
TRANSYT 11 & 12:
To check the version of TRANSYT on your computer start TRANSYT outside of TranEd via the Windows ‘Start’ menu. Choosing ‘About TRANSYT…’ from the ‘Help’ menu will display the version of TRANSYT installed.
T2.03 What versions of TRANSYT will TranEd work with?
TranEd will link with TRANSYT versions 10,11 and 12 allowing the model being developed to be run from within TranEd. A full TRANSYT licence obtained from TRL Ltd, the authors of TRANSYT, must be held for each computer on which it is used regardless of whether TranEd is being used.
T2.04 I have previously used the TranEd Beta and now have a Network Unlimited Licence, but when I start TranEd a message appears saying there is a Site Conflict. How do I fix this?
Remains of the TranEd Beta activation code are interfering with TranEd obtaining a licence from the Network Unlimited Licence server. To remove any activation codes remaining from the TranEd Beta please contact us at support@jctconsultancy.co.uk for a removal tool.
T2.05 When attempting to load a TRANSYT file I get an error message “The file is not a valid TranEd file”. How do I load TRANSYT files?
TranEd uses its own file format which is designed to include much more information than TRANSYT, such as Intergreens and text labels. Files in TRANSYT format (or TranEd Version 1) therefore need to be imported into TranEd using the ‘Import TRANSYT file’ option on the ‘File’ menu. This will import the TRANSYT data into TranEd which can then be saved as TranEd format if desired. The original TRANSYT format file is not changed in any way. Remember if you then export the file back to TRANSYT format you will lose all the additional TranEd specific information, such as intergreens, which TRANSYT does not understand. It is therefore recommended you work with the file in TranEd format whenever possible.
T2.06 How do I enter the inflows and cruise times/speeds on links?
In TRANSYT speeds/times are defined on the connections between links rather than the links themselves. First you must define the connections between the links. To do so, first select “Link Connector Mode” from the View menu. When in link connector mode the cursor in the Network Layout View will become a cross-hair. You can now connect up your links by clicking on the end of one link and dragging to the start of another link. Each time you do this you create a new Link Connector.
Having created link connectors, you can select each connector and enter its inflow and cruise time/speed in the Item Edit Area located to the left of the Network Layout View.
T2.07 How do I move a link from one node to another?
Any link can be moved from one node to another, provided that it is a non-signalled link (Bottleneck, Priority, or Priority Bottleneck). This is done by first selecting the link. Then in the Item Edit Area, select the Link tab, and where the Controlling Node for that link is displayed there will be a “Change…” button. Click the “Change…” button to move the link to a different node.
If the link you wish to move is signalled (Signal Controlled or Signal and Priority Controlled), you must first change the link type to be non-signalled (Bottleneck or Priority Bottleneck, respectively). This is because signal data valid for a link on one node is unlikely to be valid when the link is moved to a different node.
T2.08 After running TRANSYT from within TranEd the message “An Error occurred updating the network from the TRANSYT run results” is displayed. What could have caused this?
This error indicates that TranEd has validated a TRANSYT run and is happy with it but TRANSYT has not run correctly for some reason. For example this error would occur if TRANSYT crashed for any reason.
One possible cause of this error occurs if a stage runs with a TranEd calculated minimum of zero seconds. TRANSYT sometimes (but not always) incorrectly outputs invalid green splits that either are not in sequence, or violate the minimums of other stages on the node. In this scenario, TranEd will not be able to correctly interpret these stage timings and will display “An Error occurred updating the network from the TRANSYT run results”.
You can check if this is indeed the case by viewing the TRANSYT output (.PRT) file (TranEd menu option TRANSYT->Show PRT Viewer), and verifying whether the stage timings that TRANSYT has generated are valid or not.
A workaround (provided that it is valid to do so for your particular network being modelled) is to force the calculated stage minimum to have a false minimum of 1 second by setting the Stage Minimum to 1 in the Stage View. Provided the actual optimised duration of the stage is longer than the minimum this should not affect the results.
We believe this TRANSYT error has been fixed in TRANSYT Version 11/AJ and later.
T2.09 After running TRANSYT from within TranEd the message “[filename.prt] was not found” is displayed. What could have caused this?
One common cause of this error is running TRANSYT 11 Versions AI, AH or AJ with Windows XP Service Pack 2. This is a TRANSYT compatibility issue with Windows XP which can be resolved by obtaining TRANSYT 11 Version AK from TRL Ltd.
Other causes are possible usually due to incorrect set up of the link between TRANSYT and TranEd. It is recommended that the link between TRANSYT and TranEd is checked in the ‘Program Options’ dialog box. If this does not resolve the problem please contact JCT Consultancy Software Support.
T2.10 How to I keep a view always visible on the screen without it being hidden behind my other views?
Each view in TranEd has a pushpin icon in the top right hand corner. When the pushpin is pressed, the view will remain on top of the other views, even when it is not the active view. This can be used, for example, to allow you to have smaller views such as the Link Intergreen View and the Error View always visible while you work in the Network Layout View.
T2.11 How do I add Link Delays to my links?
Link delays can be specified by selecting the relevant node and then selecting the Link Delays page in the Item Edit Area on the left.
T2.12 When I try to run my file through TRANSYT I get the error message “WARNING SECURITY FAILED”. What does this mean?
The later releases of TRANSYT 11 (release AK) and TRANSYT 12 (releases AC/3 and above) include some additional security checks to ensure that TRANSYT is correctly licensed. This relies on having started the TRANSYT 12 graphical interface.
This means that you need to ensure that the TRANSYT 12 graphical interface is open at the same time as using TranEd 2. Note that once the TRANSYT 12 graphical interface has been opened, it can then be minimised and no further interaction is required to continue using TranEd 2. No files need to be opened within the TRANSYT 12 graphical interface.
You can start the TRANSYT 12 graphical interface from the Windows Start Menu at :
Start -> Programs -> Transyt 12 -> Transyt 12
T2.13 After running TRANSYT from within TranEd the message “This application has failed to start because ERIS.dll was not found. Re-installing the application may fix this problem” is displayed, followed by “[filename.prt] was not found”. What has caused this?
This can occur if you are using TRANSYT 12.1 AF/6. This version of TRANSYT is only compatible with TranEd version 2.4.3.0 or above. Updating your version of TranEd to version 2.4.3.0 or above will solve the problem.