The Crosswalk tool is a handy tool that creates crosswalks on any road that you draw. There are a few options available when editing the crosswalk. You can change the crosswalk width and type to parallel or hatched. The stripe width and spacing can also be changed to accommodate your specifications. All of this can be changed in the crosswalk Properties.
The real power of RapidPlan Online lies in its ability to quickly create intersections. They are formed by adding new roads to existing ones. RapidPlan Online will automatically remove edge lines, shoulders, and sidewalks to blend at the intersecting point where a road is overlapping another road.
Turning Lanes
The real power of RapidPlan lies in its ability to quickly create intersections. They are formed by "adding" new roads to existing ones. RapidPlan will automatically remove edge lines, shoulders, and sidewalks to blend at the intersecting point where a road is overlapping another road.
Crossroads are similar to T-Intersections in many regards. Our simple crossroad will be a 4-lane east-west and 3-lane north-south junction.
There are two ways to make divided roadways. The first method is simply to draw another carriageway next to your first. The second method, which we will describe is more powerful.
Components of the RapidPlan Road
Like any other object in RapidPlan Online, the shape of the road can be edited by shifting it's control points. Also akin to other objects in RapidPlan Online - its Properties can be changed as well.
Like any other object in RapidPlan, the shape of the road once drawn can very easily be edited by shifting it's control points.
The Intersections Editor tool can be used to create complex intersections with just a few mouse clicks. The editor will assist you in adding corners, turn lanes, markings, crosswalks and lane symbols, automatically aligning them with underlying roads. Once created, an intersection remains fully adjustable and editable, or it can be ungrouped for custom adjustments of the individual elements.
There will be times when you need to adjust road, sidewalk or shoulder widths. Rather than going to the road properties you can adjust them on the road itself.
By using the marked path tool you can outline the way a direction of traffic will flow in a clear and easy to read visual.
Often, the Road tool alone will be all you need to create your roadway. Other times you will need some extra pieces to make your road look the way it should. RapidPlan has many more tools which compliment the Road tool and allow you more options in your plan creation. They can be found in the Roads tab of the Tools palette.
Whilst being one of the least frequently created arrangements, understanding how bridges and underpasses are constructed is important because it demonstrates how ordering roads on the canvas can be used to achieve certain effects.
These tools enable you to add infrastructure to your road plans. They can be found in the Infrastructure tab of the Tools palette.
Lane Marker tool
These road masking and marking tools are necessary if you need to remove and/or change lane markings on the road. All of these tools can be found in the Markings tab of the Tools palette.
Using the Road tool is very simple. As you move the mouse after you have clicked to start drawing, the roadway will "snake" behind the cursor. Each time you click the mouse on the canvas, a new control point for the road is placed.
Of all the tools in RapidPlan, the Road has by far the most power and flexibility. Accordingly, there are a great many settings you can alter to set your road up as you require. You can change:
One of the most important skills in RapidPlan is learning to make slip lanes. Fortunately, they are very simple to do.
T-intersections are the easiest of intersections to create in RapidPlan because the Roads tools make the task of joining roads at angles simple.
This article covers five different intersections of increasing complexity. It assumes that you already understand the required road tools and editing workflows.