Allows you to load place name and street name dictionaries that GuideSIGN Plus will use for compiling the name list in the Name Suggestions dialog box.

Place Names tab

To load the desired place name dictionaries which you can use for creating guide signs, select the corresponding check boxes under Place Names.

Note: The AASHTO Control Cities dictionary shipped with GuideSIGN Plus is selected by default.

Street Names tab

To load the desired street name dictionaries which you can use for creating street name signs, select the corresponding check boxes under Street Names.

Place Name and Street Name Dictionaries

A name dictionary is a vertical line delimited text file. You can create and edit custom dictionary files using any text editor (e.g. Microsoft® Notepad). The following are dictionary file content examples.

Place Name Dictionary Content Example

Feature_Name|County|Class

Autauga County Airport|Autauga|Airport

Gholson Bar|Autauga|Bar

Autauga County Courthouse|Autauga|Building

Big Springs Cemetery|Autauga|Cemetery

Allen Chapel|Autauga|Church

Autauga County Medical Center|Autauga|Hospital

Alpha Springs|Autauga|Locale

Bell Park|Autauga|Park

Autaugaville|Autauga|Populated Place

Interstate Dictionary Content Example

Control City|Interstate Direction

Tampa|4-0

Orlando|4-1

Daytona Beach|4-2

San Diego|5 NB-0

Santa Ana|5 NB-1

Los Angeles|5 NB-2

San Francisco|5 NB-3

Sacramento|5 NB-4

Redding|5 NB-5

Street Name Dictionary Content Example

STREET_NAME

1ST

2ND

A

ABBAS

ABBEY

ABBINGTON

ABBOTT

B

BABROF

Note: The first line in each file is intended for the table headings in the Name Suggestions dialog box list.

The place name and street name dictionaries supplied with GuideSIGN Plus are installed to the Dictionary folder located in the Program Files folder (see GuideSIGN Configuration Utility). The Dictionary folder has the Place Name and Street Name subfolders for storing respective dictionaries. Each dictionary file is located in its own folder (e.g., the Alabama place name dictionary AL.txt file is located in the Alabama folder, the Alaska place name dictionary AK.txt file is located in the Alaska folder, etc.). GuideSIGN Plus uses the names of the folders for the names of the dictionaries displayed under Place Names and Street Names in the Dictionary category.

To add a custom name dictionary, save the file to a folder created with the same name as the dictionary file in the User Data Dictionary folder (create the Dictionary folder first if it has not been created previously). Use GuideSIGN Configuration Utility to point the software to the Dictionary location. When the software is run again, the name dictionary will be displayed in the lists in this category and in the Name Suggestions dialog box.