CCG/Track

Note: This page describes obsolete asset formats (trainz-build prior to 2.9) and should be removed. The current equivalent of this format is KIND Track.

KIND: TRACK

Description

Variable length spline based track, roads, and other scenery items. Tracks may include initiator and terminator segments, and are height adjustable. Other uses for this kind include fences, power lines and hedges.

Container Structure

A well formed track kind has the following container structure:

See Chapter 7 for an example asset of this kind.

A TYPICAL ASSET OF THIS KIND MAY HAVE THE FOLLOWING TAGS:

track
  
bendy                       data
carrate                     data
casts_shadows               data
endlength                   data
grounded                    data
isroad                      data
istrack                     data
length                      data
repeats                     data
rgb                         data
shadows                     data
upright                     data
visible-on-minimap          data
invisible                   data
width                       data
kuid                        kuid
trainz-build                data
category-class              data
category-region             data
category-era                data
username                    data
kind                        data
bridgetrack                 kuid
height                      data
trackoffsets                data
kuid-table
0                           kuid
thumbnails
0
image                       file
width                       data
height                      data

TAGS AND CONTAINERS

The following tags are further defined in Chapter 5:

kuid

Generated automatically by Content Manager.

trainz-build

Automatically set to 2.7 for TC assets.

category-class

Should be "TR – Rails". See the "Track" section of Category Class.

category-region

See Category Region for a list of valid category-region values.

category-era

See Category Era for a list of valid category-era values.

username

Asset username. This will be the name that appears in the surveyor menu.

kind

Must be "track".

rgb

This value should be left as default.

Additional Containers

As well as containing all of the common tags and containers detailed in Chapter 5 , the track kind also contains additional containers and tags that are specialised to the requirements of the kind.

Additional Tags

bendy

Switches how track is bent on corners, set as 1 allows the mesh to be deformed as the spline is bent around corners.

carrate

Defines traffic density on road (minimum seconds between each car generated).

0 = No traffic.

Number must be greater than 3, for traffic to flow.

casts_shadows

Toggles whether the shadow model is displayed.

endlength

Length in metres of the initiator and terminator models.

grounded

Height in metres for the road to be offset from terrain.

isroad

Specifies track is a road with cars, set to 1 for cars to appear on road.

istrack

0 = This is not rail track.

1 = This is rail track. (isroad must be 0 or omitted)

length

Length of track segment in metres.

repeats

The number of times the mesh is placed between spline points

shadows

Leave as default 0 (unticked box).

upright

Specifies whether the bridge "legs"

0 = perpendicular to the spline.

1 = point vertically,

visible-on-minimap

Specifies if the object\track is displayed on the minimap.

width

Width of track mesh in metres.

bridgetrack

Kuid for the type of rail or road used on bridge.

height

Height in metres from the track level to the base, should be negative.

trackoffsets

Distance in metres the rail/s are attached to the center of the spline. Any number of tracks can be attached to the spline, only splines with the same track offsets can be connected together.

divider

Name of the model to use as the middle bridge section. Placed in a subfolder with same name. dont-flip-terminator Terminator model isn't mirrored on one side.

hidden

Prevents the spline from being rendered.

initiator

Name of model to use at start of bridge, placed in subfolder with same name.

invisible

Specifies if the object is invisible in driver or not (invisible track for planes, ships).

terminator

Name of model to use at end of bridge, placed in subfolder with same name.

uncached_alphas

This is used in certain situations to improve alpha sorting. This should only be set to 1 for tracks that use an alpha texture and are always placed flat near the ground.

kuid-table

The kuid of the track\road used in the asset should be present here, as should those of any other referenced assets.

THIS KIND SUPPORTS THE FOLLOWING:

CONTAINERS

Track Sound, String Table, Chinese String Table, Czech String Table, Dutch String Table, French String Table, German String Table, Italian String Table, Polish String Table, Russian String Table, Spanish String Table, KUID Table, Obsolete Table, Thumbnails, Privileges, Extensions.

TAGS

bendy, carrate, casts_shadows, endlength, grounded, isroad, istrack, length, repeats, rgb, shadows, upright, visible-on-minimap, width, kuid, trainz-build, category-class, category-region, category-era, username, kind, alias, author, category-keyword, contact-email, contact-website, description, description-cn, description-cz, description-de, description-es, description-fr, description-it, description-pl, description-nl, description-ru, divider, dont-flip-terminator, hidden, initiator, invisible, license, light, organisation, terminator, uncached_alphas, username-cn, username-cz, username-de, username-es, username-fr, username-it, username-nl, username-pl, username-ru.

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