AviPLAN Airside Pro 2024 Help
The Session Manager dialog box is a so-called 'floating' dialog box that can display at any time in parallel with the active design tool if you click the Session Manager button on the Quick Access toolbar.
The Session Manager dialog box contains three tabs: Current Session, Other Sessions (if multiple sessions have been saved in the drawing), and Drawing Settings. When the Group Path tool is running, the Current Session tab displays by default and shows all relevant information concerning the ongoing Group Path session. The Current Session tab contains three columns with information concerning the session, elements, and properties (for each element) respectively and the General tools area. For managing the display of other sessions in the drawing, simply switch to the Other Sessions tab. In the Drawings Settings tab, there are further tabs with the clearance box offset values and terrain and conflict analysis settings.
The Session column shows the structure of the Group Path session. At any level, when an item is selected, the Elements column is populated with elements that can be controlled on that level. Session items (e.g., airplanes) that display in blue are those currently not shown in the drawing.
A Group Path session consists of one or more sections. Initially, the Group Path session will have one section (Section 1). On this level in the tree, right-clicking displays a shortcut menu with the following options:
Note: When a section (name) is selected in the Session column, the section will be highlighted in the drawing.
After clicking Split section on the shortcut menu, a section "splitter" must be placed in the drawing. Initially, objects will be shown in magenta, and they can be dragged back and forth along the path. Once the desired splitter placement location has been identified, click to confirm the splitter placement, and a red circle will display at the selected point. Once a path is split into multiple sections, it is possible to display section specific elements and properties - for example, to display the transition from Breakaway engine thrust in (Section 1) to Idle engine thrust in (Section 2).
When more than one section is available on the Section level in the tree, right-clicking displays a shortcut menu with the following additional options:
Displays the layer/level initially applied to all AviPLAN Airside Pro 2024 elements in the selected session(s). By default, this is set to layer/level AviPLAN-Default, but any layer/level from the drawing can be made the active layer/level.
Note: CAD files must contain at least one layer. By default, DWG files have the layer 0; in DGN files, the standard level is Default. It is not recommended to actively use these layers/levels for AviPLAN Airside Pro 2024 sessions, as these layers/levels are used by the software internally for the display of ghosted images during construction, movement, or editing of sessions. Choose any other layer/level or create a new one to set as the session layer.
New CAD layers/levels can be created using the Session Manager dialog box by clicking Add Layer/Level in the list. After that, the new layer/level will be added to the drawing and set as the session layer/level.
Besides selecting a fixed existing drawing layer/level in the drawing, it is also possible to select a floating layer/level by clicking Active Layer/Level in the list. If selected, active sessions will adopt the layer/level currently active in the CAD drawing as the session layer/level.
If layers/levels other than the session layer/level have been explicitly assigned to any subset of elements in a session, when the session layer/level is changed, a dialog box will display to confirm whether the new session layer/level should replace all existing layers/levels or just those where the Layer/Level property has not been explicitly set.
Displays the template that is applied (by default, the Standard AviPLAN Airside Pro template is applied). A template contains properties for selected elements within a session. For example, it is possible to create a template that shows Breakaway jet blast for the first 45 meters (150 ft) and thereafter Idle jet blast (section splits are saved in a template). When changes are made in the Session, Elements, and Properties columns, an asterisk will be added after the template name to indicate that the content of the columns no longer corresponds to the content of the template.
The Standard template cannot be modified or deleted, but new templates can be created and updated using the Save and Save As buttons on the right of the Template layer list. When multiple templates are available, the default template can be changed. To set a template as the default one, click it in the list (click to confirm), right-click in the box and click Set as default.
Selecting or clearing the Elements checkboxes shows or hides graphic elements in the drawing in accordance with the level of hierarchy selected in the Session column. For example, if Group Path is selected in the Session column, and Clearance box is selected in the Elements column, clearance boxes will display around airplanes at the start and end of the group path.
Set the properties for the selected element (e.g. color, line width, etc). Some elements can be filled with color by selecting the Fill checkbox and clicking Apply. Clicking the color icon will display the color table where you can select the desired color and level of transparency.
Note: Certain properties are shared by multiple elements (identified by the 
icon). Moving the pointer over this icon provides a tooltip listing the elements which share the given property value.
In the Drawings Settings tab, there are further tabs with clearance box offset values and conflict analysis layer/level assignment settings. Changes made here change the drawing settings defaults from that point on.
Clearance distances are shown for each ICAO or EASA Code Letter or FAA Airplane Design Group depending on which regulation is active.
The distances are shown in the same unit as the drawing and are respectively:
Type the desired value in a box to change the default value.
Project or client specific dimension settings can be saved as a template to be applied in other drawings. Templates can also be shared via the Data Manager.
Note: ICAO, EASA, and FAA do not provide recommendations for the dimensions of a complete clearance box. Please refer to the respective regulation for guidance.
Layers are assigned to be used by the conflict analysis. Layer assignment is separated into tabs for:
OR
Note: Analysis remains inactive until at least one layer/level has been selected. For analysis of pavement edges, shoulder edges, and apron boundaries, the lines on the defined layer(s)/level(s) must be continuous or connected for the entire length of the area being assessed for conflicts.
To remove layers/levels from a list, click the layer/level for removal in the list and click the Remove layer button.
Layers/Levels assigned to elements in AviPLAN Airside Pro 2024 sessions cannot be selected for conflict analysis.