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Right-click on the item.Select Arrange,Bring to Front.

1. Click the street.

2. Click again where thestriping is missing.

3. Uncheck the “hide stripes” box.

Create aturn bay 

Make anoverpass

2. ...draw the higherstreet on theSymbols layer.

 Alter a curb return

Click onthe curbreturn.

Make

somethingappearon top ofsomethingelse

Make anS-Curve(or worse)

Hold down thekey, then drag thevehicle to a new spot...

CTRL...and release themouse button.

Copy a vehicle(or anything)quickly 

Select astripe orroadedge, ora singlelane

1. Click the street.

2. Click directlyon the stripe...

Start yourdrawing overfrom scratch

1. On the toolbar, click the Eraser.

Draw anislandor anystrangeshape

Make stripesappear wheretwo streetsmeet

Makeunwantedstripingdisappear

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...or the lane.

1. Using the Streetstool...

Go to Drawing on the menu, and select Eraseand Start Over.

Right-click on the street. Pick SetProfile, Double (or Triple) Arc.

Click theShape tool (thePencil). SelectClosed Shape.Draw yourshape by aseries of clicks.

1. Select the stripe(see Tip 9 “Select a stripe”)

2. Drag the stripe s greencontrol triangles to open up theturn bay.

2. Drag the eraser along thestripe that you want to remove.

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Getting StartedPick a basic street layout

Modify the streets as needed

Move to the Symbols layer

Drag on vehicles and objects

Use the green handles

Use the properties bar

There are moretemplates inthe Curve andInterchangelists, and youcan scroll thelist down tosee othertemplates.

Select atemplate thatis close to thestreet layoutyou need.

Use the green squares to lengthen and angle the street.Use the green diamond to curve the street.

After selecting a street,click on one of its linesto change striping.

Use the properties bar atthe bottom of the screento change number oflanes, lane width, etc.

Objects are found at the right. If you want an object,simply drag it onto the crash scene – like this mid-sizedsedan.

 When you select an object, little green symbols appear,called handles. A green handle means you can alter theobject in some way...

Use the

circle torotate thesedan.

Use thesquares toshrink,

enlarge,fatten, orlengthen thesedan.

 – Name the sedan

 – Change its color – Flip it over, or on its side – ...and much more

To name a street, justselect it and start typing.

Getting Started

 Whenever you select an object, keep a close eye on theproperties bar at the bottom of the screen. From here, youcan make many changes on any object. For example, youcan:

Your drawing is created on three layers – the Streets layer,the Symbols layer and the Field Measurements layer. Onceyou have the streets the way you want them, click on theSymbols button to start putting down vehicles, signs, andother objects.