CMTM/Using in Driver
Car Movement and Traffic Management System (CMTM)
Using in Driver
When you left-mouse-click on a train car, the camera focuses on that train car. With CMTM installed, this also causes a window to be opened in the upper left corner of the display. This window gives the name of the vehicle and other pertinent data. Unfortunately, Trainz code does not recognize “&” as a valid text character so if the name of the train car is C&NW only C is shown. If the train car is not a freight car, it is so noted. If the train car is a freight car, it will state the name of the car as defined in its congif.txt file, its destination and whether it is loaded or empty.
At the bottom of the window are two user input choices - “Click here when car is delivered” and “Click here to add record to vehicle”. Although you may click on the first option at any time, it is only appropriate when the car has reached it’s destination.
When clicked, it starts a timer to track the loading or unloading time. If you select the car again, the window will tell you how much time is left until the car is loaded or unloaded. If the time has elapsed when you click on the car, the next destination will be displayed.
Clicking on the “add record to vehicle” option is functional only when the car is located on an ECS track. Given that, a new window will pop-up that displays all Car Movement records that are available for that type of freight car at that ECS location. Upon clicking on a displayed record, it is attached to the current freight car.
Keep your Trainz message window open and watch for conformation that various selections have been performed or why they have not been performed such as “Selected vehicle is not a freight car” or “Car has off road destination” or “Delivery Noted”, etc.
In Driver Mode - if you press ESC, the CMTM window will close, but will open again when you click on a new train car.
Remember: Accuracy in data between what you put in the CMTM Database and what is contained in the various config.txt files is most important.
If you click on a freight car and get the message that it is not a freight car, more than likely, the category-class for that car does not begin with an X. Not every car on the Download Station has all it’s data correctly entered.
Now, all that work pays off. Every freight car will have a destination and it is up to the Driver to make sure they all get to their destinations in a timely manner. Isn’t that what railroading is all about?
