Shapes
Description
Shapes represent the paths covered by the vehicle on a route.
Consult the shapes
You can consult the list of existing shapes in the "Topological Referential" of each Workgroup.
For each shape, ID and Name are displayed.
Shapes can be filtered by ID or Name.
You can open a shape's page by clicking on its name.
Managing shapes
For each Shape the star wheel of every line allows to launch the accessible actions (see, edit, remove).
“See" option opens a shape page. "Edit" allows you to modify the shape’s name.
A shape can be imported into Chouette using a file, or created manually in Chouette interface.
In the case of import, shape data will be automatically integrated into the Topological Referential.
If you wish to create a shape manually, you can do it by editing the appropriate journey pattern.
The star wheel of the journey pattern display the allowed actions for the shape.
By clicking on "Create a shape" a new window will open, suggesting a shape drawn on the map with the list of journey pattern stops.