Note: Please archive your master line layer before using the tools!!!

           We cannot be held responsible for the data that may be lost while using those tools!

• Click here to download the zip file that contains the general version of the tools (Jan. 19, 2005 release), then extract the files and double click on the file “tpbToolsSetup.bat” to install the tools.

• Click here to download the zip file that contains the version for Triangle Regional Model (Apr. 8, 2005 release), then extract the files and double click on the file “tpbToolsSetup.bat” to install the tools.

• You need to setup the add-ins in TransCAD to run the tool only if this is your first time using the tool. That is, if you have done the setup previously, you don't have to do it again for the new installation. For the setup instructions, click here.

• To learn more about the tools, click here .

• Data Manager Tool Box provides a user interface for entering highway attribute data and to provide a data management system for handling multiple model alternatives. The advantage of this approach is that all data can be maintained in one master file. The benefits of such a tool are reduced user error, increased efficiency in managing different model alternatives, elimination of duplicate data reducing the amount of disk space needed for storing model data, and maintaining consistency of model data through standardization of data inputs.

• Model Validation Tool provides user with Highway Assignment Validation. It calculates the difference between the traffic flow and traffic count divided by the traffic count by functional class, traffic count and screen line.

• Calculate VMT Tool calculates VMT by functional class.

• Screen Line Overlay Tool fills the Screenline data field in your roads layer with the screen line id of the screen line that crosses the roads links.

• Calculate Screen Line-Summary Tool calculates the total traffic flow, total traffic count and diffsum% ((total traffic flow - total traffic count)/ total traffic count %) for each screen line, and displays the results in a dataview table.

• Calculate Screen Line-Details Tool performs screen line calculation ((traffic flow - traffic count)/ traffic count %) for each link that crosses a screen line.