Sychro - Beginning

Workshop | Available

Tickle Bldg - UT Dept of Civil and Environmental E Knoxville, TN 37996 United States
Room 402 Eastern Time
7/6/2026-7/7/2026
8:30 AM-3:30 PM on Mon Tue
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$400.00

Sychro - Beginning

Workshop | Available

WHAT THIS IS ABOUT

Synchro from CUBIC Corporation (via its subsidiary Trafficware) is a software suite for traffic signal timing, analysis, optimization, and simulation. It enables traffic engineers to model, animate, and optimize signalized, unsignalized intersections and roundabouts to improve traffic flow and safety.

This 4-day (in-person) training will cover Synchro Studio Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced topics as described in the agenda below.

AGENDA

Synchro Studio for Beginners

Day 1

1.Course Introduction

2.Map View Inputs

2.1. Background Map Setup

2.2. Building a Network

3.File Setup

3.1. Initial Setup

3.2. Scenario Manager

4.Data Entry

4.1. Lane Settings

4.2. Volume Settings

4.3. Timing Settings

4.4. Phasing Settings

4.5. Detector Settings

4.6. Signing Settings

4.7. Roundabout Settings

4.8. Simulation Settings

 

Synchro Studio for Beginners - continued

Day 2

5.Percentile Delay Analysis of Intersections

6.Program Reports

7.Optimization

7.1. Intersection Optimization

7.2. Network Optimization

7.3. Time-Space Diagram

8.Synchro Integration with SimTraffic

9.Warrants

10.3D Viewer

11.Comprehensive Example Problem


  • PDH Available   6 per day. 

    TRAINING TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS

    Participants are required to bring their own laptop with Windows 10 or Windows 11 installed.

    Access to download the SYNCHRO software will be provided.

    CANCELLATION POLICY

    Due to schedule commitments from our instructors, the registration fee is not refundable if a registrant withdraws less than 2 weeks before the workshop. Otherwise, a 35% administrative fee will be charged to any refunds. If you cannot attend, you may designate a substitute participant for the workshop at no additional cost (please notify us in advance if possible). If you have any questions, please contact us at akohls@utk.edu.

Michael Trueblood

Michael Trueblood, PE, PTOE

Michael has over 30 years of experience as a transportation engineer in the areas of traffic operations, traffic modeling, and traffic design. He currently is employed by WSP USA in Houston, TX and previously worked for Trafficware during development of Synchro 8 & 9.  He has conducted several Synchro/SimTraffic webinars and in-person training sessions.