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 Path tool is running, the Current Session tab displays by default and shows all relevant information concerning the ongoing Path session. For managing other sessions in the drawing, simply switch to the Other Sessions tab. The Current Session tab contains three columns with information concerning the session, elements, and properties (for each element) respectively, and the General tools area. Under the Drawings Settings tab, there are further tabs with settings for the clearance box and terrain.
The Session column shows the structure of the 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 Path session consists of one or more sections. Initially, the Path session will have one section (Section 1). On this level in the tree, right-clicking displays a shortcut menu with the following options:
After you click Split section on the shortcut menu, a section "splitter" must be placed in the drawing. Initially, objects will be shown in magenta and 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:
Note: When a section (name) is selected in the Session column, it is highlighted in the drawing.
See 2D/3D Planning & Visualization for more information regarding the interaction between technical planning and visualization.
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 is changed, a dialog box will display to confirm whether the new session layer should replace all existing layers or just those where the Layer 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.
This is a list which facilitates the addition of static objects at points or intervals along a path/route.
The following options are available:
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 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 path, as well as any static airplanes that have been placed along the path.
Set the properties for the selected element; for example, 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.
When the Airplane element is selected in the Elements column, the Service Arrangement property is available in the Properties column. This list is set to None as a standard, but as soon as the default (where available) has been selected, or a user-defined service arrangement has been created and saved using the Service Editor tool for the selected airplane, it will be available for selection in this list. To apply a user-defined service arrangement, click it in the list and click Apply. Thereafter it will be possible to turn individual vehicles on/off in the Service Arrangement section of the Elements column.
Once applied, service arrangements can be configured (edited) by clicking the Configure service arrangement button to the right of the selection box. The current session dialog box will close, and the Service editor dialog box will display. After changes have been made to the service arrangement, click the Update button to see the resulting changes in the drawing. Continue with the configuration or click OK to apply the current configuration to the session. After you click OK, the Service editor dialog box will close, and the Command dialog box will reopen, and the selected and configured service arrangement name will be preceded with "C."
Configured service arrangements are session specific, and they are not available for selection in other sessions. If, however, you wish to apply a configured service arrangement to other sessions, click the Configure service arrangement button to open the Service editor. In the upper left corner, click the Save as button to create a user-defined (object) version of the current configuration.
In the Drawings Settings tab, there are further tabs with settings for clearance box offset values and terrain. Changes made here modify the drawing settings defaults from that moment 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.
Sets the terrain used by the Path, Stand, and Park tools. Use the Select Terrain tool to select a surface, mesh, or 3D Face as usable terrain objects.
This tool requires that a supported user-drawn Civil 3D® or MicroStation® surface exists in the drawing or as a reference (Civil 3D only).
Note: In Civil 3D, a reference can be created to an existing surface in a data shortcut or a vault project. The surface reference is a lightweight read-only copy of the original, but it gives access to surface data for other objects such as alignments and profiles. Further information and instructions are available through the Autodesk Knowledge Network (recommended search: "Create Surface References").
Set the MESHTYPE system variable to 0 to create compatible polygon or polyface surface objects.
Note: This tool requires that a supported user-drawn mesh or 3D Face object exists in the drawing (see Supported Surface and Mesh Objects below and Terrain - Surface and Mesh Objects).
AutoCAD®/Civil 3D®/BricsCAD®:
MicroStation®: