STISIM Drive (SDL) - BLDG - Buildings

This is a new event that allows you to display a building in the display scene. Buildings are used to create cities or towns in the scenario. In previous versions of the software, buildings were created using multiple block commands. This is no longer necessary because you can use predefined 3D building models.

EVENT PARAMETERS:

PARAMETER 1:	The longitudinal distance, in feet, that the building is away from the driver when the building first appears. When specifying this parameter it is important to take into account the length of the building because the building's reference point is in the center of the building. Therefore for long buildings such as the block of offices, the corner closest to the driver as the driver approaches will be closer than the distance specified by this parameter.
PARAMETER 2:	Lateral position, in feet, from the roadway’s dividing line to bottom left corner of the building.
PARAMETER 3:	Building model index: 1 - Generic house #1 (25 feet long going down the roadway) 2 - Generic house #2 (25 feet) 3 - Generic house #3 (32 feet) 4 - Generic house #4 (32 feet) 5 - Generic house #5 (40 feet) 6 - Office #1 (50 feet) 7 - Office #2 (145 feet) 8 - Office #3 (145 feet) 9 - Grocery store (60 feet) 10 - Triangular hot dog stand (16 feet) 11 - Brick offices (60 feet) 12 - Block of offices (480 feet) 13 - Gas station (60 feet) You may assign a random building by using the following syntax notation: *[low range]~[high range] (for example *1~8) In this case, the program will randomly choose a building from all of the choices between the low range number and the high range number. In the example, a number between 1 and 8 (inclusive) would be used.

EXAMPLES:

1600,BLDG,1000,40,5
1600,BLDG,1000,-40,2

The two above events will put two buildings in the display scene 2600 feet from the start of the scenario. Both buildings will appear after the driver has driven 1600 feet. The first building will be located 40 feet to the right of the roadway center line (on the driver’s side of the road), and will use the fifth building model. The second building will be directly across the street from the first, 40 feet to the left of the roadway center line. It will use the second building model.