transcad provides a built-in procedure for trip balancing. With TAZ as the working layer, go to [Page]Planning / Balance and open the Vector Balancing dialog box. Enter the following values:
- Dataview: TAZ
- Records: All records
- Select FHBW_P from the pull down list next to Vector 1 Field. FHBW_A is automatically added as Vector 2 Field
- Method: Hold Vector 1
- Click at the [Add] button. A new row being added to the Vector list (but ID is selected as Vector 1 by default).
- Select FHBO_P as Vector 1
- Method: Hold Vector 1
Repeat this procedure to add FNHB_P and FNHB_A to the third row in the balancing vector list.
Click the [Options...] button. Make sure Write new table file and store as [Real] is selected as an Output option. Click OK and save file as trips.bin.
The results are displayed in the TAZ+TRIPS dataview. Set the TAZ+TRIPS as the active Window and go to File / Save as. Select Dataview file (*.dvw) as the file type and enter balanced.dvw as the file name.
Again, a text file tcw_rep.txt can be looked at by clicking on Show Report. After reviewing the contents of this file, you can close it without saving.
Modeling Concepts: Tri
