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How to use Topo Maps in Trainz by colorado71 A. USING OF GLOBAL MAPPER 1. Configuration of Global Mapper Install Global Mapper on your computer. Download custom_shaders rar from http://trainz.uv.ro/tutorial/files/custom_shaders.rar Unpack the archive and copy the file custom_shaders.txt in the installation folder of Global Mapper. Run Global Mapper and select the option spectrum_trainz from "shader" bar on the program's tool bar. 2. Georeference your topo map Select the map (scanned map, satellite image, topo map etc.) you want to reproduce in trainz. You must know the geographical coordinates (latitude and longitude) of two points on it, so you can georeference it with Global Mapper. From the File Menu of Global Mapper select "Rectify (Georeference) Imagery" click OK and select your image. Open it and the dialog box "Image Rectifier" will appear. Zoom the image over the first point of which coordinates you know, select it, insert its latitudinal and longitudinal position as __/__/___ (for example 21/38/45) and press "add GCP to list." Proceed in the same manner with the second point. Save the image as GeoTIFF. 3. Select your future trainz map a) Open the map thus created with GlobalMapper. From the File Menu select "Export Raster and Elevation Data" - "Export GeoTIFF." In the dialog box which appear select "Export Bounds" and press "Draw a Box." Select the area of your future trainz map and save it as GeoTIFF. b) From the File Menu select "Download Online Imagery/Topo/Terrain Maps" (or simple open the DEM map for the area of your image map). Select the server from which you want to download the digital elevation map (http://seamless.usgs.gov/ or http://srtm.csi.cgiar.org/ for example) and then press OK. From the File Menu select "Export Raster and Elevation Data" - "Export DEM," then select "Export Bounds" in the dialog box, and finally, press "Reset to Last Exported Bounds." B. USING OF MICRODEM 1.

Why not boot up Google Earth and try the first bit. Zoom into the start of your area at 500m and then place a placemark, and name it "1", hit CTRL+S to save the current screen, and then hit ALT+CTRL+S to save the Placemark. That part of the task takes 10-20 seconds, so it's not too bad. The next part of the stage you'd need to purchase TransDem. In TransDem you'd then hit: SHIFT+O (Load the Google Earth image) - couple of seconds ALT+R ( Load the Google Earth placemark) - couple of seconds SHIFT+U ( Convert to UTM) - between 5 and 10 seconds to complete ALT+S (Saves 2 files that TransDem uses in the final stage when it creates your route in Trainz) - couple of seconds As you can see, converting to UTM takes the longest, and when you have a load of them to do, that's the one that becomes the bottle-neck. I did all the Google Earth stuff first and only when I had all the pictures and placemarks I needed did I start the TransDem part. You can get free Dem data from http://netgis.geo.uw.edu.pl/srtm/Europe/ If the site is down, try searching on Google for "srtm dem" and you should find a link to the official Nasa site for Dem. Have fun. Smiley.

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This announcement is a little slow since some of you have already noticed (like in this thread, for example), but I've released the first batch of my road models. A kazillion roads have already been created for Trainz but, nevertheless, none of them seem to meet everyone's needs. So I've created Yet Another Road Network -- a set of models mostly suited for modeling U.S. roads. These probably won't meet everyone's needs either, but hopefully some people will find them useful

Hump yards Hi all is there a track object that slows down wagons whilst going over humps in hump freight yards (its a system where a shunter would shunt a number of wagons up an incline then as they near the top the wagons roll away from the rest of the train with the use of gravity then the system on the track slows wagons which then sorted in to differant sections of track.

mapselow are a set of screenshots demonstrating a few of the various capabilities of Global Mapper. To view a full-size version of any screenshot, simply click on the image. Global Mapper's 3D View window displaying several USGS 24K DLG files draped over a USGS 24K USGS DEM for Blue Springs, MO.

What I tend to do, and it works fairly well, is to run my track out first. I then use apply Vertex height or apply gradient to position my track at the proper gradient and height. That is stage 1. Stage 2 is where I use Smooth spline height on the track sections, to bring the land up to my track. I then use the 'Get height' in Topography, and 'Use height' to play a large flat area spanning the full width of the baseboard, at the level of the track. Every 5 or 10 meters in height, I lay down a new flat section at the new height. I make sure I am careful not to allow the sensitivity of the Topo radius brush over ride my neighboring lower or higher section. I make nice gradual transitions between each section level.

This is an old request. On the old forum i did a single route with twenty trains running around and around without conflicts. The easiest rule is not to put signals on the single track. Put a signal at the end of the loop before the train re-enters the single line. Set the junctions for trains to enter the loop in the direction of travel. UK Sample train drives along single track (no signals) the junction lever was set left at default so train enters left loop and encounters signal at end of loop. If another train is between that signal and the next, the signal will remain red until the train ahead clears the next signal or an oncoming train enters the other loop. __________________ http://www.auran.com/TRS2004/DLS.php...textsearchID=1

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This tunnel is based on photos of tunnels that were built in the western United States in the late 1800's to early 1900's. It is not a representation of any particular tunnel and should be generic enough to use on layouts for various parts of the world.

Videos and Movies These are videos of areas modeled in the Tall Trees route. The 'MOVIES' are of various engines and scenic views of the Tall Trees route.

I think you can define blocks as between signals, as Frosty90 does in her/his reply. But the turnouts do have some sort of overriding function if they have, as they should, a signal protecting the opposite direction of travel. This feature sometimes, but not with all consists, holds following trains at a red until the consist in front has cleared the "opposite direction" signal at the next turnout, even if that is miles down the track. I have found the only reliable solution is to take away the "opposite direction" signal. But, of course, you can't do that if you have a loop, as in this query, or you want two-way working. Somebody, somewhere, must know the rules that are programmed in (TRS04). I am going only from reading the manual, the forum and experimenting.

OK, folks, I found this set up to WORK after a year of experimenting. I don't know the proper terms to use so bare with me and if anybody tried to explain this to me earlier, I'm sorry for not understanding it. Here goes,

Hi, Thanks for reply. I,ve managed to do what I wanted after reading another thread. This was the procedure I did. Opened up CMP - disabled the built-in asset I wanted to get rid of - then opened that asset for editing. Opened up Windows Explorer - found the open asset in the 2006 editing file - cut and pasted the asset folder to My Documents and then deleted the folder. (It does not work if you try and delete the folder directly from the editing file) Re-0pened CMP and then started up trainz from CMP. Loaded up the route - every instance of that asset will have disappeared - then click "Delete Missing Assets" and save. Tidy up CMP by using the "revert" option on the asset. Is there an easier way of doing this??? Regards, John (My apologies to the member who give me this idea. I cannot 'refind' the thread to give you acknowledgement.)

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