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8.4.4 Menu Item: People > Characteristics

This command allows you to define the characteristics of individuals or groups of people. The following characteristics can be specified:
1.       The body type (will govern the dimensions of the bodies).
2.       The distance map (will govern which route-to-exit the occupant(s) take).
3.       The response time. This is defined by using one of 3 distributions, with you specifying the mean response time, and the limits (plus or minus a specified amount from the mean) within which the distribution will lie. If random distribution is chosen, then the response times will be distributed randomly amongst between the limits. Triangular Distribution and Normal Distribution also involve random distribution, but the speeds are distributed with a weighting to create the specified distribution type. In the case of the normal distribution, the plus / minus limits represent a value of 3 standard deviations from the mean.
The characteristic settings remain in place for any number of groups and individuals defined afterwards, until you want to change them again with this menu item.