Route and Session Basics
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+ | The information in this Wiki Page applies to '''TRS19''', '''Trainz Plus''', '''TRS22''' and '''TRS22 Platinum'''. This page is intended to provide you with an overview of the properties and features of '''Routes''' and '''Sessions''' when creating layouts for Trainz. More detailed descriptions of these various features plus instructions on getting you started with creating '''Routes''' and '''Sessions''' can be found in the Trainz Wiki '''How To Guides''' - links are provided at the end of this document.</td> | ||
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The virtual worlds that Trainz creates can be classified as:-<br> | The virtual worlds that Trainz creates can be classified as:-<br> | ||
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− | <td colspan=2>A route (also known as a "Layout") consists of most of what you will see on the screen when using '''Surveyor''' and '''Driver'''. Things such as the landform or terrain, most (if not all) of the scenery items, the ground textures, the effect layers (TurfFX and Clutter), plus some "environmental" features.<br><br> | + | <td colspan=2>A route (also known as a "Layout") consists of most of what you will see on the screen when using '''Surveyor''' and '''Driver'''. Things such as the landform or terrain, most (if not all) of the scenery items, the ground textures, the effect layers (such as TurfFX and Clutter), plus some "environmental" features.<br><br> |
A route consists of two parts:-</td> | A route consists of two parts:-</td> | ||
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[[image:Woolshed_Route_Data.png|link=|alt=Route Data]] | [[image:Woolshed_Route_Data.png|link=|alt=Route Data]] | ||
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+ | <td colspan=2>'''Route Data''' contains:-</td> | ||
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<td width=10>[[image:DotPoint.JPG|10px|link=]]</td> | <td width=10>[[image:DotPoint.JPG|10px|link=]]</td> | ||
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− | <td>'''TurfFX, Clutter | + | <td>'''TurfFX, Clutter, Water, Color''' - found in the '''Effects Layers''' (the '''Color Effect Layer''' is only available in '''Trainz Plus''')</td> |
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<td>'''Environmental Settings''' - '''World Origin''' (latitude, longitude, altitude), '''Water Surface''' (rough/calm/etc), '''Snow Altitude''', '''Lighting''' (sun, ambient and water colours), '''Sky''' (clouds), '''Road Traffic''' (on/off), '''Date''' (day, month), '''Wind''' strength, '''Fog''' level, '''Weather''' (rain/fine/snow), '''Brightness''' level. You must edit and save the route for these settings to become part of the '''Route Data''' - see the Trainz Wiki page '''[[image:WikiLink.PNG|link=]] [[How_to_Use_Environment_Tools|How to Use the Environment Tools]]''' for more details.</td> | <td>'''Environmental Settings''' - '''World Origin''' (latitude, longitude, altitude), '''Water Surface''' (rough/calm/etc), '''Snow Altitude''', '''Lighting''' (sun, ambient and water colours), '''Sky''' (clouds), '''Road Traffic''' (on/off), '''Date''' (day, month), '''Wind''' strength, '''Fog''' level, '''Weather''' (rain/fine/snow), '''Brightness''' level. You must edit and save the route for these settings to become part of the '''Route Data''' - see the Trainz Wiki page '''[[image:WikiLink.PNG|link=]] [[How_to_Use_Environment_Tools|How to Use the Environment Tools]]''' for more details.</td> | ||
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− | All scenery assets are held in layers. '''Route Layers''' give you a way of organising or grouping the assets displayed in your route. | + | All scenery assets are held in layers. '''Route Layers''' (you can have many layers) give you a way of organising or grouping the assets displayed in your route. |
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+ | <td colspan=2>'''Route Layers''' contain:-</td> | ||
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<td>Trackmarks, Triggers, Direction and Priority Marks</td> | <td>Trackmarks, Triggers, Direction and Priority Marks</td> | ||
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− | <td>Scenery objects can also be stored in a session. This can cause confusion if you load a route without loading a session and find that some scenery items are "missing". See [[image:PageLink.PNG|link=]] '''[[#Loading an Existing Route|Loading an Existing Route]]''' below for how to deal with this | + | <td>Scenery objects can also be stored in a session. This can cause confusion if you load a route without loading a session and find that some scenery items are "missing". See [[image:PageLink.PNG|link=]] '''[[#Loading an Existing Route|Loading an Existing Route]]''' below for how to deal with this situation.</td> |
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='''Loading (and Creating) a Route'''= | ='''Loading (and Creating) a Route'''= | ||
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− | <td>can be loaded directly into ''' | + | <td>can be loaded directly into '''Surveyor''' from '''Content Manager'''. See [[image:PageLink.PNG|link=]] '''[[#Loading a Route Into Surveyor From Content Manager|Loading a Route Into Surveyor From Content Manager]]''' below</td> |
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− | <td colspan=2>In '''Driver/Surveyor''' a strip of thumbnails | + | <td colspan=2><br><br> |
+ | In '''Driver/Surveyor''' a strip of thumbnails of all the Routes, installed and available as '''DLC''', will be shown at the base of the screen. If there are too many to fit in the available space, just move the mouse pointer onto any thumbnail to reveal the scroll bar device as shown below.<br> | ||
+ | [[image:TRS19SelectRoute.png|link=|alt=TRS19 Main Screen Route Selection]]<br><br></td> | ||
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+ | <td colspan=2><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">Left Click and Drag</span> the scroll bar left or right to reveal the additional routes or use the '''Expand View''' button described below</td> | ||
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+ | <td>A <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">Left Click</span> on the <span style="color: white; background-color: black; font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;"> MAIN MENU </span> button (bottom left) will take you back to the starting or main screen.</td> | ||
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+ | <td>A <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">Left Click</span> on the <span style="color: white; background-color: black; font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;"> Sort By A-Z </span> button (top near right) will give you a drop down menu of sorting options for the thumbnail list.</td> | ||
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+ | <td>A <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">Left Click</span> on the '''Expand View''' [[image:MainScreenDownArrow.png|link=]] button (top right) will expand the thumbnail list to fill the screen - <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">Left Click</span> it again to return the thumbnails to the strip at the bottom of the screen.</td> | ||
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− | <td | + | <td width=200><span style="background-color: #ffae00;">            </span> <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">Payware on DLC</span></td> |
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<td>Must be purchased and downloaded, but some may be free - depending on your membership options. If you click a thumbnail with this colour a <span style="color: white; background-color: black; font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;"> DOWNLOAD </span> button will appear on the bottom right of the screen. If a price is included in the button then that is the purchase price (in $US)</td> | <td>Must be purchased and downloaded, but some may be free - depending on your membership options. If you click a thumbnail with this colour a <span style="color: white; background-color: black; font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;"> DOWNLOAD </span> button will appear on the bottom right of the screen. If a price is included in the button then that is the purchase price (in $US)</td> | ||
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− | <td | + | <td width=200><span style="background-color: #10c810;">            </span> <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">Payware installed</span></td> |
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<td>Already installed from the '''DLC'''. '''DLC''' items cannot be deleted. To remove them use the '''Uninstall''' option in the '''Content Store''' from the '''Launcher'''. You can reinstall them later without any additional cost</td> | <td>Already installed from the '''DLC'''. '''DLC''' items cannot be deleted. To remove them use the '''Uninstall''' option in the '''Content Store''' from the '''Launcher'''. You can reinstall them later without any additional cost</td> | ||
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− | <td | + | <td width=200><span style="background-color: #dbdbdb;">            </span> <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">Installed</span></td> |
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<td>Downloaded from the Download Station ('''DLS''') or created by you. This includes any cloned '''DLC''' Routes and Sessions (see [[image:PageLink.PNG|link=]] '''[[#Cloning a Route/Session|Cloning a Route/Session]]''' below)</td> | <td>Downloaded from the Download Station ('''DLS''') or created by you. This includes any cloned '''DLC''' Routes and Sessions (see [[image:PageLink.PNG|link=]] '''[[#Cloning a Route/Session|Cloning a Route/Session]]''' below)</td> | ||
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− | <td | + | <td width=200><span style="background-color: #848dff;">            </span> <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">Multiplayer</span></td> |
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<td>For simultaneous development by multiple players. Special conditions apply</td> | <td>For simultaneous development by multiple players. Special conditions apply</td> | ||
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=='''Creating a New Route'''== | =='''Creating a New Route'''== | ||
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− | <td colspan=2>In '''Surveyor Classic''' (also known as '''S10'''), which is supplied with '''TRS19''' and '''TRS22''' and is an option in '''Trainz Plus''', <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">Left Click</span> <span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;"> CREATE ROUTE </span>. This will start Trainz '''Surveyor''' and open the '''New Route Dialogue Window'''. | + | <td colspan=2>In '''Surveyor Classic''' (also known as '''S10'''), which is supplied with '''TRS19''' and '''TRS22''' and is an option in '''Trainz Plus/TRS22 Platinum''', <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">Left Click</span> <span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;"> CREATE ROUTE </span>. This will start Trainz '''Surveyor''' and open the '''New Route Dialogue Window'''. |
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<td>From the '''Edit''' menu select '''Edit Route''' or press <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;"><span style="color: white; background-color: black;"> Ctrl </span> + <span style="color: white; background-color: black;"> E </span></span><br><br> | <td>From the '''Edit''' menu select '''Edit Route''' or press <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;"><span style="color: white; background-color: black;"> Ctrl </span> + <span style="color: white; background-color: black;"> E </span></span><br><br> | ||
− | For more details see '''[[ | + | For more details see '''[[image:PageLink.PNG|link=]] [[#Editing a Route|Editing a Route]]''' below.</td> |
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− | <td>A session can always be deleted later if you have no interest in creating one for your route - see '''[[ | + | <td>A session can always be deleted later if you have no interest in creating one for your route - see '''[[image:PageLink.PNG|link=]] [[#Deleting Routes and Sessions|Deleting Routes and Sessions]]''' below. However a route with a session does have some important advantages - see '''[[image:PageLink.PNG|link=]] [[#What is a Session?|What is a Session?]]''' below.</td> |
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− | <td>In '''Surveyor 2.0''' (also known as '''S20'''), which is supplied with '''Trainz Plus | + | <td>In '''Surveyor 2.0''' (also known as '''S20'''), which is supplied with '''Trainz Plus/TRS22 Platinum''', <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">Left Click</span> <span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;"> CREATE ROUTE </span>. This will start Trainz '''Surveyor''' and move straight into the '''Surveyor World View''' screen.<br><br> |
− | If you | + | If you want to edit any of the '''Route''' settings then open the '''Route Editor''' (select <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; color: white; background-color: black;"> Edit Route </span>) from the '''Main Menu''' or press <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;"><span style="color: white; background-color: black;"> Ctrl </span> + <span style="color: white; background-color: black;"> E </span></span>.<br><br> |
+ | This will display the same '''Route Editor Dialogue Window''' as shown above but it will be named '''Edit Route'''.</td> | ||
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=='''The Surveyor World View'''== | =='''The Surveyor World View'''== | ||
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− | <td>Each baseboard will be made up of '''10m x 10m''' (32.8ft x 32.8ft), '''5m x 5m''' (16.4ft x 16.4ft) or '''0.125m x 0.125m''' (4.9in x 4.9in) grid squares depending on the grid size setting used. The smallest grid size (0.125m x 0.125m) is '''HD''' (High Definition) and is only available in '''Trainz Plus'''</td> | + | <td>Each baseboard will be made up of '''10m x 10m''' (32.8ft x 32.8ft), '''5m x 5m''' (16.4ft x 16.4ft) or '''0.125m x 0.125m''' (4.9in x 4.9in) grid squares depending on the grid size setting used. The smallest grid size (0.125m x 0.125m) is '''HD''' (High Definition) and is only available in '''Trainz Plus''' when using '''Surveyor 2.0''' (for the '''Surveyor 2.0''' details see '''[[image:PageLink.PNG|link=]] [[#BaseboardS20|In Surveyor 2.0 (S20)]]''' below)</td> |
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− | <td>The '''Geographic region''' | + | <td>The baseboard will be covered with a texture, such as grass or a grid pattern.<br> |
+ | This is set by the '''Geographic region''' and the selection made in the '''Ground''' option from the [[image:SurveyorDisplayIcon.png|link=]] '''Surveyor Display Menu''' - see '''[[image:PageLink.PNG|link=]] [[#skipDefaultGroundTexture|Default Baseboard Ground Texture]]''' below</td> | ||
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− | <td><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">Grid Size</span> - a pop-out menu will give you a choice of '''10m''' (the default) | + | <td><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">Grid Size</span> - a pop-out menu will give you a choice of '''10m''' (the default) or '''5m'''. The option for the '''HD Grid''' is only available in '''Surveyor 2.0''' in '''Trainz Plus'''. This sets the '''resolution''' of the baseboard. It does not alter the size of the grid squares which is actually a painted '''texture''' and will always stay at 10m x 10m. |
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===<span style="color: white; background-color: blue;"> In Surveyor 2.0 (S20) </span>=== | ===<span style="color: white; background-color: blue;"> In Surveyor 2.0 (S20) </span>=== | ||
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− | <td colspan=2>To add new baseboards:-</td> | + | <td colspan=2><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">Steps:</span> To add new baseboards:-</td> |
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=='''Default Baseboard Ground Texture'''== | =='''Default Baseboard Ground Texture'''== | ||
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=='''Loading an Existing Route'''== | =='''Loading an Existing Route'''== | ||
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− | <td width=50>[[image:SkipDown.png|link=#skipLoadRouteCM]]</td> | + | <td width=50>[[image:SkipDown.png|link=#skipLoadRouteCM|Skip Down]]</td> |
− | <td width=50>[[image:SkipUp.png|link=#skipDefaultGroundTexture]]</td> | + | <td width=50>[[image:SkipUp.png|link=#skipDefaultGroundTexture|Skip Up]]</td> |
<td width=46> </td> | <td width=46> </td> | ||
<td width=75> </td> | <td width=75> </td> | ||
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</table> <!-- END Nav Buttons Table --> | </table> <!-- END Nav Buttons Table --> | ||
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You must first find and select the route to load from those already installed. At the top of the '''Driver/Surveyor''' screen the route search options are shown as a set of buttons. | You must first find and select the route to load from those already installed. At the top of the '''Driver/Surveyor''' screen the route search options are shown as a set of buttons. | ||
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=='''Loading a Route Into Surveyor From Content Manager'''== | =='''Loading a Route Into Surveyor From Content Manager'''== | ||
</td> | </td> | ||
− | <td width=50>[[image:SkipDown.png|link=#skipLoadShutdown]]</td> | + | <td width=50>[[image:SkipDown.png|link=#skipLoadShutdown|Skip Down]]</td> |
− | <td width=50>[[image:SkipUp.png|link=#skipLoadOldRoute]]</td> | + | <td width=50>[[image:SkipUp.png|link=#skipLoadOldRoute|Skip Up]]</td> |
<td width=46> </td> | <td width=46> </td> | ||
<td width=75> </td> | <td width=75> </td> | ||
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</table> <!-- END Nav Buttons Table --> | </table> <!-- END Nav Buttons Table --> | ||
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'''Trainz''' provides a shortcut that allows you to load an existing route directly into '''Surveyor''' for editing from '''Content Manager'''.<br> | '''Trainz''' provides a shortcut that allows you to load an existing route directly into '''Surveyor''' for editing from '''Content Manager'''.<br> | ||
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<td>[[image:CMOpenRouteSurveyor.png|link=|Load a route from CM]]</td> | <td>[[image:CMOpenRouteSurveyor.png|link=|Load a route from CM]]</td> | ||
<td> | <td> | ||
− | <table | + | <table bgcolor=#000000 cellpadding=2> |
− | + | ||
− | + | ||
− | + | ||
− | + | ||
<tr valign="top"> | <tr valign="top"> | ||
− | <td> | + | <td> |
− | <td><span style="font-size: 17px; font-weight: 700;">Steps:</span> | + | <table bgcolor=#ffffff cellpadding=2> |
+ | <tr valign="top"> | ||
+ | <td><span style="font-size: 17px; font-weight: 700;">Steps:</span> To load a route from '''Content Manager''':- | ||
<table> | <table> | ||
<tr valign="top"> | <tr valign="top"> | ||
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</td> | </td> | ||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
− | < | + | </table> |
− | + | </td> | |
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</tr> | </tr> | ||
</table> | </table> | ||
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=='''Loading After an Unexpected Shutdown'''== | =='''Loading After an Unexpected Shutdown'''== | ||
</td> | </td> | ||
− | <td width=50>[[image:SkipDown.png|link=#skipEditRoute]]</td> | + | <td width=50>[[image:SkipDown.png|link=#skipEditRoute|Skip Down]]</td> |
− | <td width=50>[[image:SkipUp.png|link=#skipLoadRouteCM]]</td> | + | <td width=50>[[image:SkipUp.png|link=#skipLoadRouteCM|Skip Up]]</td> |
<td width=46> </td> | <td width=46> </td> | ||
<td width=75> </td> | <td width=75> </td> | ||
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</tr> | </tr> | ||
</table> <!-- END Nav Buttons Table --> | </table> <!-- END Nav Buttons Table --> | ||
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<table width=1000> | <table width=1000> | ||
<tr valign="top"> | <tr valign="top"> | ||
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<td><span style="font-size: 17px; font-weight: 700;">Note:'''</span> | <td><span style="font-size: 17px; font-weight: 700;">Note:'''</span> | ||
---- | ---- | ||
− | A similar message will appear when you load a '''Driver Game''' (see '''[[ | + | A similar message will appear when you load a '''Driver Game''' (see '''[[image:PageLink.PNG|link=]] [[#Saving and Loading Sessions in Driver|Saving and Loading Sessions in Driver]]''' below) after editing the original route or session that was used to create the '''Driver Session'''.<br> |
It is possible that the changes you have made may affect the operation of the '''Driver Session'''.</td> | It is possible that the changes you have made may affect the operation of the '''Driver Session'''.</td> | ||
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=='''Editing a Route'''== | =='''Editing a Route'''== | ||
</td> | </td> | ||
− | <td width=50>[[image:SkipDown.png|link=# | + | <td width=50>[[image:SkipDown.png|link=#skipEditEnvironmentRoute|Skip Down]]</td> |
− | <td width=50>[[image:SkipUp.png|link=#skipLoadShutdown]]</td> | + | <td width=50>[[image:SkipUp.png|link=#skipLoadShutdown|Skip Up]]</td> |
<td width=46> </td> | <td width=46> </td> | ||
<td width=75> </td> | <td width=75> </td> | ||
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</tr> | </tr> | ||
</table> <!-- END Nav Buttons Table --> | </table> <!-- END Nav Buttons Table --> | ||
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<table width=1000 bgcolor="lightcyan" cellpadding=2> | <table width=1000 bgcolor="lightcyan" cellpadding=2> | ||
<tr valign="top"> | <tr valign="top"> | ||
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<table bgcolor=#fcbcbc> | <table bgcolor=#fcbcbc> | ||
<tr valign="top"> | <tr valign="top"> | ||
− | <td>[[ | + | <td>[[image:Stop.PNG|link=]]</td> |
<td> | <td> | ||
<span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">WARNING: Do not edit track in a Route that is occupied by consists in any of the Sessions based on the Route</span><br> | <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">WARNING: Do not edit track in a Route that is occupied by consists in any of the Sessions based on the Route</span><br> | ||
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</tr> | </tr> | ||
</table> | </table> | ||
+ | <br> | ||
+ | <table width=1000> <!-- BEGIN Nav Buttons Table --> | ||
+ | <tr valign="top"> | ||
+ | <td width=629><span id="skipEditEnvironmentRoute"></span> | ||
+ | =='''Editing the Environment of a Route'''== | ||
+ | </td> | ||
+ | <td width=50>[[image:SkipDown.png|link=#skipEffectLayers|Skip Down]]</td> | ||
+ | <td width=50>[[image:SkipUp.png|link=#skipEditRoute|Skip Up]]</td> | ||
+ | <td width=46> </td> | ||
+ | <td width=75> </td> | ||
+ | <td width=75> </td> | ||
+ | <td width=75> </td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | </table> <!-- END Nav Buttons Table --> | ||
+ | |||
<table width=1000> | <table width=1000> | ||
<tr valign="top"> | <tr valign="top"> | ||
<td width=350> | <td width=350> | ||
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You can edit the '''Environment Controls''' of a Route by selecting the <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; color: white; background-color: black;"> Edit Environment... </span> option from the '''Edit Menu'''.<br> | You can edit the '''Environment Controls''' of a Route by selecting the <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; color: white; background-color: black;"> Edit Environment... </span> option from the '''Edit Menu'''.<br> | ||
This will bring up the '''Edit Environment''' dialogue window, more commonly called the '''Environment Tools'''.<br> | This will bring up the '''Edit Environment''' dialogue window, more commonly called the '''Environment Tools'''.<br> | ||
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<td width=10>[[image:DotPoint.JPG|10px|link=]]</td> | <td width=10>[[image:DotPoint.JPG|10px|link=]]</td> | ||
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<td>lighting conditions</td> | <td>lighting conditions</td> | ||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
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<td>[[image:DotPoint.JPG|10px|link=]]</td> | <td>[[image:DotPoint.JPG|10px|link=]]</td> | ||
− | <td>water color and water surface (rough, calm, etc)</td> | + | <td>water color and water surface (rough, calm, etc) for '''Legacy Water''' only</td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr valign="top"> | <tr valign="top"> | ||
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<tr valign="top"> | <tr valign="top"> | ||
<td>[[image:DotPoint.JPG|10px|link=]]</td> | <td>[[image:DotPoint.JPG|10px|link=]]</td> | ||
− | <td>fog</td> | + | <td>fog and snow</td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr valign="top"> | <tr valign="top"> | ||
<td>[[image:DotPoint.JPG|10px|link=]]</td> | <td>[[image:DotPoint.JPG|10px|link=]]</td> | ||
<td>season (by the date and latitude)</td> | <td>season (by the date and latitude)</td> | ||
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</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr valign="top"> | <tr valign="top"> | ||
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<tr valign="top"> | <tr valign="top"> | ||
<td>[[image:DotPoint.JPG|10px|link=]]</td> | <td>[[image:DotPoint.JPG|10px|link=]]</td> | ||
− | <td> | + | <td>world origin (latitude, longitude, altitude)</td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
</table> | </table> | ||
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</tr> | </tr> | ||
</table> | </table> | ||
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<table bgcolor=#000000 width=1000 cellpadding=2> | <table bgcolor=#000000 width=1000 cellpadding=2> | ||
<tr valign="top"> | <tr valign="top"> | ||
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<tr valign="top"> | <tr valign="top"> | ||
<td width=629><span id="skipEffectLayers"></span> | <td width=629><span id="skipEffectLayers"></span> | ||
− | =='''Effect Layers'''== | + | =='''Edit Effect Layers'''== |
</td> | </td> | ||
− | <td width=50>[[image:SkipDown.png|link=#stepWhatSession]]</td> | + | <td width=50>[[image:SkipDown.png|link=#stepWhatSession|Skip Down]]</td> |
− | <td width=50>[[image:SkipUp.png|link=# | + | <td width=50>[[image:SkipUp.png|link=#skipEditEnvironmentRoute|Skip Up]]</td> |
<td width=46> </td> | <td width=46> </td> | ||
<td width=75> </td> | <td width=75> </td> | ||
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</tr> | </tr> | ||
</table> <!-- END Nav Buttons Table --> | </table> <!-- END Nav Buttons Table --> | ||
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<table width=1000 bgcolor="lightcyan" cellpadding=2> | <table width=1000 bgcolor="lightcyan" cellpadding=2> | ||
<tr valign="top"> | <tr valign="top"> | ||
<td width=10>[[image:BlueDot10x10.png|link=]]</td> | <td width=10>[[image:BlueDot10x10.png|link=]]</td> | ||
− | <td>The '''Effect Layers''' | + | <td>The '''Edit Effect Layers''' menu option allows you to add, remove and edit the special effect layers</td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
</table> | </table> | ||
<br> | <br> | ||
− | |||
<table width=1000> | <table width=1000> | ||
<tr valign="top"> | <tr valign="top"> | ||
− | <td width= | + | <td> |
− | <td>'''TurfFX''' - 3D animated grasses including crops (e.g. wheat) | + | <table width=400 bgcolor=#000000 cellpadding=2> |
+ | <tr valign="top"> | ||
+ | <td> | ||
+ | <table bgcolor=#ffffff cellpadding=2> | ||
+ | <tr valign="top"> | ||
+ | <td colspan=2>'''Effect Layers''' contain:-</td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr valign="top"> | ||
+ | <td>[[image:DotPoint.JPG|10px|link=]]</td> | ||
+ | <td>'''TurfFX''' - 3D animated grasses including crops (e.g. wheat)</td> | ||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr valign="top"> | <tr valign="top"> | ||
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<tr valign="top"> | <tr valign="top"> | ||
<td>[[image:DotPoint.JPG|10px|link=]]</td> | <td>[[image:DotPoint.JPG|10px|link=]]</td> | ||
− | <td>'''Water''' - | + | <td>'''Water''' - a layer of water that covers the entire route but its height can be set to different values to be hidden or revealed throughout the route. It is possible to set a slope on the water (perfect for a water skiing scene 😀)</td> |
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr valign="top"> | ||
+ | <td>[[image:DotPoint.JPG|10px|link=]]</td> | ||
+ | <td>'''Color''' - a transparent "skin" that covers the ground texture throughout the entire route. Different parts of this layer can be given different colors or "tints" to alter the appearance of the texture below. This is only available for '''Trainz Plus''' subscribers</td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr valign="top"> | ||
+ | <td colspan=2>You can have multiple effect layers of each type (except the color layer) in a route.</td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | </table> | ||
+ | </td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | </table> | ||
+ | </td> | ||
+ | <td> | ||
+ | <table width=600 bgcolor=#000000 cellpadding=2> | ||
+ | <tr valign="top"> | ||
+ | <td> | ||
+ | <table bgcolor=#ffffb0 cellpadding=2> | ||
+ | <tr valign="top"> | ||
+ | <td width=25>[[image:NotePad.PNG|link=]]</td> | ||
+ | <td><span style="font-size: 17px; font-weight: 700;">Notes:'''</span><br> | ||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | </td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr valign="top"> | ||
+ | <td>[[image:DotPoint.JPG|10px|link=]]</td> | ||
+ | <td>Currently, there are differences in the '''Effect Layers''' between '''Windows''' and '''MacOS''' versions of '''Trainz'''. Some of these differences are hardware ('''GPU''') dependant. This means that some of the effect layers or features will not work on the '''MacOS''' platform.</td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr valign="top"> | ||
+ | <td>[[image:DotPoint.JPG|10px|link=]]</td> | ||
+ | <td>'''TurfFX''' is hardware dependent and requires an '''Nvidia''' graphics card. '''TurfFX''' is an '''Nvidia''' software product and is not from '''N3V'''.</td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr valign="top"> | ||
+ | <td>[[image:DotPoint.JPG|10px|link=]]</td> | ||
+ | <td>The latest versions of '''Trainz''' are starting to eliminate these differences and, for performance improvements, are moving the implementation of some effect layers from the '''CPU''' to the '''GPU'''.</td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | </table> | ||
+ | </td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | </table> | ||
+ | </td> | ||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
</table> | </table> | ||
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<br> | <br> | ||
=='''Merging Routes'''== | =='''Merging Routes'''== | ||
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<td>[[image:DotPoint.JPG|10px|link=]]</td> | <td>[[image:DotPoint.JPG|10px|link=]]</td> | ||
− | <td>The '''Session Data''' and '''Session Layers''' in the first route can be saved in the merger | + | <td>The '''Session Data''' and '''Session Layers''' in the first route can be saved in the merger (if required) but those in the other route cannot</td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
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</td> | </td> | ||
<td width=50> </td> | <td width=50> </td> | ||
− | <td width=50>[[image:SkipUp.png|link=#skipEffectLayers]]</td> | + | <td width=50>[[image:SkipUp.png|link=#skipEffectLayers|Skip Up]]</td> |
<td width=46>[[image:BackToTop.png|link=#top|alt=Top|Top]]</td> | <td width=46>[[image:BackToTop.png|link=#top|alt=Top|Top]]</td> | ||
<td width=75>[[image:NextUp.png|link=#stepLoadRoute|alt=Next Up|Next Up]]</td> | <td width=75>[[image:NextUp.png|link=#stepLoadRoute|alt=Next Up|Next Up]]</td> | ||
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</tr> | </tr> | ||
</table> <!-- END Nav Buttons Table --> | </table> <!-- END Nav Buttons Table --> | ||
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<table width=1000 bgcolor="lightcyan" cellpadding=2> | <table width=1000 bgcolor="lightcyan" cellpadding=2> | ||
<tr valign="top"> | <tr valign="top"> | ||
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</tr> | </tr> | ||
</table> | </table> | ||
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[[image:Woolshed_Session_Data.png|link=|alt=Session Data]] | [[image:Woolshed_Session_Data.png|link=|alt=Session Data]] | ||
− | '''Session Data''' contains:- | + | <table width=1000 bgcolor=#000000 cellpadding=2> |
− | < | + | <tr valign="top"> |
+ | <td> | ||
+ | <table bgcolor=#ffffff cellpadding=2> | ||
+ | <tr valign="top"> | ||
+ | <td colspan=2>'''Session Data''' contains:-</td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
<tr valign="top"> | <tr valign="top"> | ||
<td width=10>[[image:DotPoint.JPG|10px|link=]]</td> | <td width=10>[[image:DotPoint.JPG|10px|link=]]</td> | ||
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<td>[[image:DotPoint.JPG|10px|link=]]</td> | <td>[[image:DotPoint.JPG|10px|link=]]</td> | ||
<td>'''Environmental Settings''' - '''Water Surface''' (rough/calm/etc), '''Snow Altitude''', '''Lighting''' (sun, ambient and water colours), '''Sky''' (clouds), '''Road Traffic''' (on/off), '''Date''' (day, month), '''Wind''' strength, '''Fog''' level, '''Weather''' (rain/fine/snow), '''Brightness''' level. You must edit and save the session for these settings to become part of the '''Session Data''' - see '''[[image:WikiLink.PNG|link=]] [[How_to_Use_Environment_Tools|How to Use Environment Tools]]''' for more details. If both a route and a session have saved '''Environmental Settings''', which do not have to be the same, then those in the session will be used. If the session does not have any saved '''Environmental Settings''' then those in the route will be used | <td>'''Environmental Settings''' - '''Water Surface''' (rough/calm/etc), '''Snow Altitude''', '''Lighting''' (sun, ambient and water colours), '''Sky''' (clouds), '''Road Traffic''' (on/off), '''Date''' (day, month), '''Wind''' strength, '''Fog''' level, '''Weather''' (rain/fine/snow), '''Brightness''' level. You must edit and save the session for these settings to become part of the '''Session Data''' - see '''[[image:WikiLink.PNG|link=]] [[How_to_Use_Environment_Tools|How to Use Environment Tools]]''' for more details. If both a route and a session have saved '''Environmental Settings''', which do not have to be the same, then those in the session will be used. If the session does not have any saved '''Environmental Settings''' then those in the route will be used | ||
+ | </td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | </table> | ||
</td> | </td> | ||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
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<tr valign="top"> | <tr valign="top"> | ||
<td width=500> | <td width=500> | ||
− | '''Session Layers''' can contain:- | + | <table width=500 bgcolor=#000000 cellpadding=2> |
+ | <tr valign="top"> | ||
+ | <td> | ||
+ | <table bgcolor=#ffffff cellpadding=2> | ||
+ | <tr valign="top"> | ||
+ | <td>'''Session Layers''' can contain:-</td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr valign="top"> | ||
+ | <td> | ||
<table> | <table> | ||
<tr valign="top"> | <tr valign="top"> | ||
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<td>[[image:DotPoint.JPG|10px|link=]]</td> | <td>[[image:DotPoint.JPG|10px|link=]]</td> | ||
<td>Trackmarks, Triggers, Direction and Priority Markers</td> | <td>Trackmarks, Triggers, Direction and Priority Markers</td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | </table> | ||
+ | </td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | </table> | ||
+ | </td> | ||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
</table> | </table> | ||
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='''Loading (and Creating) a Session'''= | ='''Loading (and Creating) a Session'''= | ||
</td> | </td> | ||
− | <td width=50>[[image:SkipDown.png|link=#skipLoadOldSession]]</td> | + | <td width=50>[[image:SkipDown.png|link=#skipLoadOldSession|Skip Down]]</td> |
<td width=50> </td> | <td width=50> </td> | ||
<td width=46>[[image:BackToTop.png|link=#top|alt=Top|Top]]</td> | <td width=46>[[image:BackToTop.png|link=#top|alt=Top|Top]]</td> | ||
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</tr> | </tr> | ||
</table> <!-- END Nav Buttons Table --> | </table> <!-- END Nav Buttons Table --> | ||
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=='''Creating a New Session'''== | =='''Creating a New Session'''== | ||
<table width=1000 bgcolor="lightcyan" cellpadding=2> | <table width=1000 bgcolor="lightcyan" cellpadding=2> | ||
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A new session can be created in two ways:-<br> | A new session can be created in two ways:-<br> | ||
− | <table bgcolor=#0000ff | + | <table bgcolor=#0000ff cellpadding=2> |
<tr valign="top"> | <tr valign="top"> | ||
<td> | <td> | ||
− | <table bgcolor=#ffffff cellpadding= | + | <table bgcolor=#ffffff cellpadding=2> |
<tr valign="top"> | <tr valign="top"> | ||
− | + | <td colspan=2>[[image:Ablue.png|link=]] <span style="font-size: 17px; font-weight:700; color: white; background-color: black"> Automatically When a New Route is Created </span></td> | |
− | + | ||
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− | <td colspan=2 | + | |
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− | </td> | + | |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr valign="top"> | <tr valign="top"> | ||
− | <td width= | + | <td width=390>[[image:RouteSARWindow.png|link=|alt=Route Details]]</td> |
<td> | <td> | ||
<br> | <br> | ||
− | Follow the steps shown in the section '''[[ | + | Follow the steps shown in the section '''[[image:PageLink.PNG|link=]] [[#Creating a New Route|Creating a New Route]]''' above. |
<table> | <table> | ||
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<td>[[image:DotPoint5.JPG|link=]]</td> | <td>[[image:DotPoint5.JPG|link=]]</td> | ||
<td>'''Working scale''' and '''Working units'''</td> | <td>'''Working scale''' and '''Working units'''</td> | ||
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</tr> | </tr> | ||
</table> | </table> | ||
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</table> | </table> | ||
<br> | <br> | ||
− | <table bgcolor=#0000ff | + | <table bgcolor=#0000ff cellpadding=2> |
<tr valign="top"> | <tr valign="top"> | ||
<td> | <td> | ||
− | <table bgcolor=#ffffff cellpadding= | + | <table bgcolor=#ffffff cellpadding=2> |
<tr valign="top"> | <tr valign="top"> | ||
− | <td | + | <td colspan=2>[[image:Bblue.png|link=]] <span style="font-size: 17px; font-weight:700; color: white; background-color: black;"> Adding a Session to an Existing Route </span></td> |
− | + | ||
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− | </td> | + | |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr valign="top"> | <tr valign="top"> | ||
− | <td | + | <td colspan=2> |
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<table bgcolor=#ffffb0 cellpadding=2> | <table bgcolor=#ffffb0 cellpadding=2> | ||
<tr valign="top"> | <tr valign="top"> | ||
<td>[[image:NotePad.PNG|link=]]</td> | <td>[[image:NotePad.PNG|link=]]</td> | ||
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<td>A route can have many individual sessions so a new session can be added to a route that already has sessions</td> | <td>A route can have many individual sessions so a new session can be added to a route that already has sessions</td> | ||
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</tr> | </tr> | ||
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<tr valign="top"> | <tr valign="top"> | ||
− | <td colspan=2><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">Steps:</span></td> | + | <td colspan=2><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">Steps:</span> To add a new session to an existing route:-</td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr valign="top"> | <tr valign="top"> | ||
<td width=25>[[image:DotPoint1.JPG|link=]]</td> | <td width=25>[[image:DotPoint1.JPG|link=]]</td> | ||
− | <td>Locate (but do not load) the route as described in the section '''[[ | + | <td>Locate (but do not load) the route as described in the section '''[[image:PageLink.PNG|link=]] [[#Loading an Existing Route|Loading an Existing Route]]''' above</td> |
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[[image:SessionButtonsCreate.png|link=|alt=Create Session]]</td> | [[image:SessionButtonsCreate.png|link=|alt=Create Session]]</td> | ||
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=='''Loading an Existing Session'''== | =='''Loading an Existing Session'''== | ||
</td> | </td> | ||
− | <td width=50>[[image:SkipDown.png|link=#skipLoadSessionCM]]</td> | + | <td width=50>[[image:SkipDown.png|link=#skipLoadSessionCM|Skip Down]]</td> |
− | <td width=50>[[image:SkipUp.png|link=#stepLoadSession]]</td> | + | <td width=50>[[image:SkipUp.png|link=#stepLoadSession|Skip Up]]</td> |
<td width=46> </td> | <td width=46> </td> | ||
<td width=75> </td> | <td width=75> </td> | ||
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There are two different ways to load existing sessions into '''Surveyor'''.<br> | There are two different ways to load existing sessions into '''Surveyor'''.<br> | ||
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<tr valign="top"> | <tr valign="top"> | ||
<td> | <td> | ||
− | <table bgcolor=#ffffff cellpadding= | + | <table bgcolor=#ffffff cellpadding=2> |
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<td><span style="color: white; background-color: black; font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;"> Type: </span> </td> | <td><span style="color: white; background-color: black; font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;"> Type: </span> </td> | ||
− | <td><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;"> ROUTES </span> is the default selection. | + | <td><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;"> ROUTES </span> is the default selection. <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">Left Click</span> on the button to change it to <span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;"> SESSIONS </span>.</td> |
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<td>[[image:DotPoint.JPG|10px|link=]]</td> | <td>[[image:DotPoint.JPG|10px|link=]]</td> | ||
− | <td>can be loaded directly into ''' | + | <td>can be loaded directly into '''Surveyor''' from '''Content Manager'''. See [[image:PageLink.PNG|link=]] '''[[#Loading a Session Into Surveyor From Content Manager|Loading a Session Into Surveyor From Content Manager]]''' below.</td> |
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− | <td | + | <td width=200><span style="background-color: #ffae00;">            </span> <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">Payware on DLC</span></td> |
− | < | + | <td>Must be purchased and downloaded, but some may be free - depending on your membership options. If you click a thumbnail with this colour a <span style="color: white; background-color: black; font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;"> DOWNLOAD </span> button will appear on the bottom right of the screen. If a price is included in the button then that is the purchase price (in $US)</td> |
− | <td>Must be purchased and downloaded, but some may be free - depending on your membership options. If you | + | |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
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− | <td | + | <td width=200><span style="background-color: #10c810;">            </span> <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">Payware installed</span></td> |
− | < | + | |
<td>Already installed from the '''DLC'''. '''DLC''' items cannot be deleted. To remove them use the '''Uninstall''' option in the '''Content Store''' from the '''Launcher'''. You can reinstall them later without any additional cost</td> | <td>Already installed from the '''DLC'''. '''DLC''' items cannot be deleted. To remove them use the '''Uninstall''' option in the '''Content Store''' from the '''Launcher'''. You can reinstall them later without any additional cost</td> | ||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr valign="top"> | <tr valign="top"> | ||
− | <td | + | <td width=200><span style="background-color: #dbdbdb;">            </span> <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">Installed</span></td> |
− | < | + | |
<td>Downloaded from the Download Station ('''DLS''') or created by you. This includes any cloned '''DLC''' Routes and Sessions (see [[image:PageLink.PNG|link=]] '''[[#Cloning a Route/Session|Cloning a Route/Session]]''' below)</td> | <td>Downloaded from the Download Station ('''DLS''') or created by you. This includes any cloned '''DLC''' Routes and Sessions (see [[image:PageLink.PNG|link=]] '''[[#Cloning a Route/Session|Cloning a Route/Session]]''' below)</td> | ||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr valign="top"> | <tr valign="top"> | ||
− | <td | + | <td width=200><span style="background-color: #848dff;">            </span> <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">Multiplayer</span></td> |
− | < | + | |
<td>For simultaneous development by multiple players. Special conditions apply</td> | <td>For simultaneous development by multiple players. Special conditions apply</td> | ||
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<td>[[image:NotePad.PNG|link=]]</td> | <td>[[image:NotePad.PNG|link=]]</td> | ||
<td> | <td> | ||
− | If the <span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;"> EDIT SESSION </span> option is not present then the selected session is a saved '''Driver Game''' (a "game" saved when in '''Driver''') and cannot be edited. See the section '''[[ | + | If the <span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;"> EDIT SESSION </span> option is not present then the selected session is a saved '''Driver Game''' (a "game" saved when in '''Driver''') and cannot be edited. See the section '''[[image:PageLink.PNG|link=]] [[#Saving and Loading Sessions in Driver|Saving and Loading Sessions in Driver]]''' below. |
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<br> | <br> | ||
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<tr valign="top"> | <tr valign="top"> | ||
<td> | <td> | ||
− | <table bgcolor=#ffffff cellpadding= | + | <table bgcolor=#ffffff cellpadding=2> |
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<td width=25>[[image:DotPoint1.JPG|link=]]</td> | <td width=25>[[image:DotPoint1.JPG|link=]]</td> | ||
− | <td>Select the route as described in the section '''[[ | + | <td>Select the route as described in the section '''[[image:PageLink.PNG|link=]] [[#Loading an Existing Route|Loading an Existing Route]]''' above. Then <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">Left Click</span> on the <span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;"> VIEW SESSIONS </span> button. |
[[image:RouteButtonsView.png|link=|alt=View Sessions]] | [[image:RouteButtonsView.png|link=|alt=View Sessions]] | ||
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<td>[[image:NotePad.PNG|link=]]</td> | <td>[[image:NotePad.PNG|link=]]</td> | ||
<td> | <td> | ||
− | If the <span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;"> EDIT SESSION </span> option is not present then the selected session is a saved '''Driver Game''' (a "game" saved when in '''Driver''') and cannot be edited. See the section '''[[ | + | If the <span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;"> EDIT SESSION </span> option is not present then the selected session is a saved '''Driver Game''' (a "game" saved when in '''Driver''') and cannot be edited. See the section '''[[image:PageLink.PNG|link=]] [[#Saving and Loading Sessions in Driver|Saving and Loading Sessions in Driver]]''' below. |
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<td width=629><span id="skipLoadSessionCM"></span> | <td width=629><span id="skipLoadSessionCM"></span> | ||
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=='''Loading a Session Into Surveyor From Content Manager'''== | =='''Loading a Session Into Surveyor From Content Manager'''== | ||
</td> | </td> | ||
− | <td width=50>[[image:SkipDown.png|link=#skipLoadDriver]]</td> | + | <td width=50>[[image:SkipDown.png|link=#skipLoadDriver|Skip Down]]</td> |
− | <td width=50>[[image:SkipUp.png|link=#skipLoadOldSession]]</td> | + | <td width=50>[[image:SkipUp.png|link=#skipLoadOldSession|Skip Up]]</td> |
<td width=46> </td> | <td width=46> </td> | ||
<td width=75> </td> | <td width=75> </td> | ||
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</table> <!-- END Nav Buttons Table --> | </table> <!-- END Nav Buttons Table --> | ||
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'''Trainz''' provides a shortcut that allows you to load an existing session directly into '''Surveyor''' for editing from '''Content Manager'''.<br> | '''Trainz''' provides a shortcut that allows you to load an existing session directly into '''Surveyor''' for editing from '''Content Manager'''.<br> | ||
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<td>[[image:CMOpenSessionSurveyor.png|link=|Load a session from CM]]</td> | <td>[[image:CMOpenSessionSurveyor.png|link=|Load a session from CM]]</td> | ||
<td> | <td> | ||
− | <table | + | <table bgcolor=#000000 cellpadding=2> |
− | + | ||
− | + | ||
− | + | ||
− | + | ||
<tr valign="top"> | <tr valign="top"> | ||
− | <td> | + | <td> |
− | <td><span style="font-size: 17px; font-weight: 700;">Steps:</span> | + | <table bgcolor=#ffffff cellpadding=2> |
+ | <tr valign="top"> | ||
+ | <td><span style="font-size: 17px; font-weight: 700;">Steps:</span> To load a session into Surveyor:- | ||
<table> | <table> | ||
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<td>[[image:DotPoint4.JPG|link=]]</td> | <td>[[image:DotPoint4.JPG|link=]]</td> | ||
− | <td>select | + | <td>select <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; color: white; background-color: black;"> Open... </span>, then select <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; color: white; background-color: black;"> Edit Asset in Surveyor </span></td> |
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | </table> | ||
+ | Both the route and the session will be loaded into '''Surveyor''' for editing.</td> | ||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
</table> | </table> | ||
</td> | </td> | ||
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</tr> | </tr> | ||
</table> | </table> | ||
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=='''Loading a Session into Driver From Surveyor'''== | =='''Loading a Session into Driver From Surveyor'''== | ||
</td> | </td> | ||
− | <td width=50>[[image:SkipDown.png|link=#skipLoadDriverCM]]</td> | + | <td width=50>[[image:SkipDown.png|link=#skipLoadDriverCM|Skip Down]]</td> |
− | <td width=50>[[image:SkipUp.png|link=#skipLoadSessionCM]]</td> | + | <td width=50>[[image:SkipUp.png|link=#skipLoadSessionCM|Skip Up]]</td> |
<td width=46> </td> | <td width=46> </td> | ||
<td width=75> </td> | <td width=75> </td> | ||
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</table> <!-- END Nav Buttons Table --> | </table> <!-- END Nav Buttons Table --> | ||
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To start '''Driver''' simply select a session as described above in '''Loading an Existing Session''' and <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">Left Click</span> on the <span style="font-weight: 700; background-color: black; color: white; font-size: 15px;"> DRIVE SESSION </span> button.<br> | To start '''Driver''' simply select a session as described above in '''Loading an Existing Session''' and <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">Left Click</span> on the <span style="font-weight: 700; background-color: black; color: white; font-size: 15px;"> DRIVE SESSION </span> button.<br> | ||
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This will load both the session and the route into '''Driver'''.<br> | This will load both the session and the route into '''Driver'''.<br> | ||
− | You can save your "game play" in '''Driver''' at anytime. See '''[[ | + | You can save your "game play" in '''Driver''' at anytime. See '''[[image:PageLink.PNG|link=]] [[#Saving and Loading Sessions in Driver|Saving and Loading Sessions in Driver]]''' below. |
<br> | <br> | ||
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=='''Loading a Session into Driver From Content Manager'''== | =='''Loading a Session into Driver From Content Manager'''== | ||
</td> | </td> | ||
− | <td width=50>[[image:SkipDown.png|link=#skipEditSession]]</td> | + | <td width=50>[[image:SkipDown.png|link=#skipEditSession|Skip Down]]</td> |
− | <td width=50>[[image:SkipUp.png|link=#skipLoadDriver]]</td> | + | <td width=50>[[image:SkipUp.png|link=#skipLoadDriver|Skip Up]]</td> |
<td width=46> </td> | <td width=46> </td> | ||
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'''Trainz''' provides a shortcut that allows you to load an existing session directly into '''Driver''' from '''Content Manager'''.<br> | '''Trainz''' provides a shortcut that allows you to load an existing session directly into '''Driver''' from '''Content Manager'''.<br> | ||
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<td>[[image:CMOpenSessionDriver.png|link=|Load a session from CM]]</td> | <td>[[image:CMOpenSessionDriver.png|link=|Load a session from CM]]</td> | ||
<td> | <td> | ||
− | <table | + | <table bgcolor=#000000 cellpadding=2> |
− | + | ||
− | + | ||
− | + | ||
− | + | ||
<tr valign="top"> | <tr valign="top"> | ||
− | <td> | + | <td> |
− | <td><span style="font-size: 17px; font-weight: 700;">Steps:</span> | + | <table bgcolor=#ffffff cellpadding=2> |
+ | <tr valign="top"> | ||
+ | <td><span style="font-size: 17px; font-weight: 700;">Steps:</span> To load a session into Driver from '''Content manager''':- | ||
<table> | <table> | ||
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<td>[[image:DotPoint4.JPG|link=]]</td> | <td>[[image:DotPoint4.JPG|link=]]</td> | ||
− | <td>select | + | <td>select <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; color: white; background-color: black;"> Open... </span>, then select <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; color: white; background-color: black;"> Open Asset in Driver </span></td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
</table> | </table> | ||
+ | Both the session and its parent route will be loaded into '''Driver''' and the simulation will be started. | ||
</td> | </td> | ||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
− | < | + | </table> |
− | + | </td> | |
− | + | ||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
</table> | </table> | ||
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</td> | </td> | ||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
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=='''Editing a Session'''== | =='''Editing a Session'''== | ||
</td> | </td> | ||
− | <td width=50>[[image:SkipDown.png|link=# | + | <td width=50>[[image:SkipDown.png|link=#skipEditEnvironmentSession|Skip Down]]</td> |
− | <td width=50>[[image:SkipUp.png|link=#skipLoadDriverCM]]</td> | + | <td width=50>[[image:SkipUp.png|link=#skipLoadDriverCM|Skip Up]]</td> |
<td width=46> </td> | <td width=46> </td> | ||
<td width=75> </td> | <td width=75> </td> | ||
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</table> <!-- END Nav Buttons Table --> | </table> <!-- END Nav Buttons Table --> | ||
− | + | ||
− | <table width=1000 bgcolor= | + | <table width=1000 bgcolor=#ff0000 cellpadding=2> |
<tr valign="top"> | <tr valign="top"> | ||
− | <td width= | + | <td> |
− | <td>''' | + | <table width=996 bgcolor=#fcbcbc cellpadding=2> |
+ | <tr valign="top"> | ||
+ | <td>[[image:Stop.PNG|link=]]</td> | ||
+ | <td><span style="font-size: 15px; font-weight: 700;">WARNING:</span><br> | ||
+ | When a '''Session''' is loaded into Surveyor or a new '''Session''' is created all the assets you add will be '''AUTOMATICALLY placed into a Session Layer'''. To place them in a different layer, for example a '''Route Layer''', change the '''Active Layer''' to the required layer before adding them to the route. See the '''Trainz Wiki Page [[image:WikiLink.PNG|link=]] [[How_to_Use_Layers|How to Use Layers]]''' for more details.</td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | </table> | ||
+ | </td> | ||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
</table> | </table> | ||
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− | <td> | + | <td>Any changes made to the '''Session Rules''' (including drivers and their commands), the '''Environment Tools''', '''Industry''' or '''Rolling Stock''' settings, will be added to the '''Session Data'''.<br> |
− | + | <br> | |
− | Any changes made to the '''Session Rules''' (including drivers and their commands), the '''Environment Tools''', '''Industry''' or '''Rolling Stock''' settings, will be added to the '''Session Data'''.<br> | + | There are other changes that will also be added to the '''Session Data'''.</td> |
− | + | ||
− | There are | + | |
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You can edit the '''Session Characteristics''' at any time by selecting the <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; color: white; background-color: black;"> Edit Session... </span> option from the '''Edit Menu''' or by simply pressing <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;"><span style="color: white; background-color: black;"> Ctrl </span> + <span style="color: white; background-color: black;"> R </span></span>.<br> | You can edit the '''Session Characteristics''' at any time by selecting the <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; color: white; background-color: black;"> Edit Session... </span> option from the '''Edit Menu''' or by simply pressing <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;"><span style="color: white; background-color: black;"> Ctrl </span> + <span style="color: white; background-color: black;"> R </span></span>.<br> | ||
This will bring up the '''Edit Session''' dialogue window which is more commonly called the '''Session Editor''' (shown below).<br> | This will bring up the '''Edit Session''' dialogue window which is more commonly called the '''Session Editor''' (shown below).<br> | ||
− | For more details on editing a Session see the '''Trainz Wiki Page''' at '''[[image:WikiLink.PNG|link=]] [[How_to_Use_Session_Editor|The Session Editor]]'''.</td> | + | For more details on editing a Session see the '''Trainz Wiki Page''' at '''[[image:WikiLink.PNG|link=]] [[How_to_Use_Session_Editor|The Session Editor]]''' - screenshot shown below.</td> |
<td width=170>[[image:SessionEdit.png|link=|alt=Session edit]]</td> | <td width=170>[[image:SessionEdit.png|link=|alt=Session edit]]</td> | ||
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− | <td width=10>[[image: | + | <td width=10>[[image:RedDot10x10.png|link=]]</td> |
<td>drivers and their consists</td> | <td>drivers and their consists</td> | ||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr valign="top"> | <tr valign="top"> | ||
− | <td>[[image: | + | <td>[[image:RedDot10x10.png|link=]]</td> |
<td>driver commands</td> | <td>driver commands</td> | ||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr valign="top"> | <tr valign="top"> | ||
− | <td>[[image: | + | <td>[[image:RedDot10x10.png|link=]]</td> |
<td>time of day/night</td> | <td>time of day/night</td> | ||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
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− | <td>[[image: | + | <td>[[image:RedDot10x10.png|link=]]</td> |
<td>events</td> | <td>events</td> | ||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
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− | <td>[[image: | + | <td>[[image:RedDot10x10.png|link=]]</td> |
<td>and much, much more</td> | <td>and much, much more</td> | ||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
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</tr> | </tr> | ||
</table> | </table> | ||
+ | <br> | ||
+ | <table width=1000> <!-- BEGIN Nav Buttons Table --> | ||
+ | <tr valign="top"> | ||
+ | <td width=629><span id="skipEditEnvironmentSession"></span> | ||
+ | =='''Editing the Environment of a Session'''== | ||
+ | </td> | ||
+ | <td width=50>[[image:SkipDown.png|link=#stepSaving|Skip Down]]</td> | ||
+ | <td width=50>[[image:SkipUp.png|link=#skipEditSession|Skip Up]]</td> | ||
+ | <td width=46> </td> | ||
+ | <td width=75> </td> | ||
+ | <td width=75> </td> | ||
+ | <td width=75> </td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | </table> <!-- END Nav Buttons Table --> | ||
<table width=1000> | <table width=1000> | ||
<tr valign="top"> | <tr valign="top"> | ||
<td width=350> | <td width=350> | ||
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You can edit the '''Environment Controls''' of a Session by selecting the <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; color: white; background-color: black;"> Edit Environment... </span> option from the '''Edit Menu'''.<br> | You can edit the '''Environment Controls''' of a Session by selecting the <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; color: white; background-color: black;"> Edit Environment... </span> option from the '''Edit Menu'''.<br> | ||
This will bring up the '''Edit Environment''' dialogue window, more commonly called the '''Environment Tools'''.<br> | This will bring up the '''Edit Environment''' dialogue window, more commonly called the '''Environment Tools'''.<br> | ||
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<td>[[image:DotPoint.JPG|10px|link=]]</td> | <td>[[image:DotPoint.JPG|10px|link=]]</td> | ||
− | <td>water color and water surface (rough, calm, etc)</td> | + | <td>water color and water surface (rough, calm, etc) for '''Legacy Water''' only</td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
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='''Saving a Route and a Session'''= | ='''Saving a Route and a Session'''= | ||
</td> | </td> | ||
− | <td width=50>[[image:SkipDown.png|link=#skipSaveNew]]</td> | + | <td width=50>[[image:SkipDown.png|link=#skipSaveNew|Skip Down]]</td> |
− | <td width=50>[[image:SkipUp.png|link=# | + | <td width=50>[[image:SkipUp.png|link=#skipEditEnvironmentSession|Skip Up]]</td> |
<td width=46>[[image:BackToTop.png|link=#top|alt=Top|Top]]</td> | <td width=46>[[image:BackToTop.png|link=#top|alt=Top|Top]]</td> | ||
− | <td width=75>[[image:NextUp.png|link=# | + | <td width=75>[[image:NextUp.png|link=#stepLoadSession|alt=Next Up|Next Up]]</td> |
− | <td width=75>[[image:NextDown.png|link=# | + | <td width=75>[[image:NextDown.png|link=#stepExit|alt=Next Down|Next Down]]</td> |
<td width=75>[[image:BackToBottom.png|link=#bottom|alt=Bottom|Bottom]]</td> | <td width=75>[[image:BackToBottom.png|link=#bottom|alt=Bottom|Bottom]]</td> | ||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
</table> <!-- END Nav Buttons Table --> | </table> <!-- END Nav Buttons Table --> | ||
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'''Routes''' and '''Sessions''' are saved from the '''System Menu''' on the '''Surveyor''' screen. | '''Routes''' and '''Sessions''' are saved from the '''System Menu''' on the '''Surveyor''' screen. | ||
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<td>[[image:DotPoint.JPG|10px|link=]]</td> | <td>[[image:DotPoint.JPG|10px|link=]]</td> | ||
− | <td>can be loaded directly into ''' | + | <td>can be loaded directly into '''Surveyor''' from '''Content Manager'''. See [[image:PageLink.PNG|link=]] '''[[#Loading a Route Into Surveyor From Content Manager|Loading a Route Into Surveyor From Content Manager]]''' and [[image:PageLink.PNG|link=]] '''[[#Loading a Session Into Surveyor From Content Manager|Loading a Session Into Surveyor From Content Manager]]''' below.</td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
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=='''Saving a New Route and Session'''== | =='''Saving a New Route and Session'''== | ||
</td> | </td> | ||
− | <td width=50>[[image:SkipDown.png|link=#skipSaveExistingRoute]]</td> | + | <td width=50>[[image:SkipDown.png|link=#skipSaveExistingRoute|Skip Down]]</td> |
− | <td width=50>[[image:SkipUp.png|link=#stepSaving]]</td> | + | <td width=50>[[image:SkipUp.png|link=#stepSaving|Skip Up]]</td> |
<td width=46> </td> | <td width=46> </td> | ||
<td width=75> </td> | <td width=75> </td> | ||
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</table> <!-- END Nav Buttons Table --> | </table> <!-- END Nav Buttons Table --> | ||
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If you have created a new route and select '''Save''' or '''Save As...''', then you will be presented with the following '''Save Route Dialogue Windows'''. | If you have created a new route and select '''Save''' or '''Save As...''', then you will be presented with the following '''Save Route Dialogue Windows'''. | ||
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=='''Saving an Existing Route'''== | =='''Saving an Existing Route'''== | ||
</td> | </td> | ||
− | <td width=50>[[image:SkipDown.png|link=#skipSaveExistingRouteSession]]</td> | + | <td width=50>[[image:SkipDown.png|link=#skipSaveExistingRouteSession|Skip Down]]</td> |
− | <td width=50>[[image:SkipUp.png|link=# | + | <td width=50>[[image:SkipUp.png|link=#skipSaveNew|Skip Up]]</td> |
<td width=46> </td> | <td width=46> </td> | ||
<td width=75> </td> | <td width=75> </td> | ||
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</table> <!-- END Nav Buttons Table --> | </table> <!-- END Nav Buttons Table --> | ||
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If you have loaded the route only and not the session and '''<u>HAVE NOT</u>''' edited any '''Session Data''' or '''Session Layers''', then selecting '''Save''' will produce the following '''Save Route Dialogue Window'''. | If you have loaded the route only and not the session and '''<u>HAVE NOT</u>''' edited any '''Session Data''' or '''Session Layers''', then selecting '''Save''' will produce the following '''Save Route Dialogue Window'''. | ||
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:[[image:White_Select_Dot.png|link=]] '''Overwrite existing route and:''' | :[[image:White_Select_Dot.png|link=]] '''Overwrite existing route and:''' | ||
::[[image:White_Select_Dot.png|link=]] '''Do not save session''' | ::[[image:White_Select_Dot.png|link=]] '''Do not save session''' | ||
− | ::[[image: | + | ::[[image:BlackDot10x10.png|link=]] the route will be saved ('''overwritten''' using its current name) but no session will be saved. |
<span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;"><span style="color: white; background-color: black;"> Option </span> [[image:Bblue.png|link=]]  Overwrite Route and Create a New Session</span>. Tick the box [[image:Grey_Select_Dot.png|link=]] '''Create new session'''. | <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;"><span style="color: white; background-color: black;"> Option </span> [[image:Bblue.png|link=]]  Overwrite Route and Create a New Session</span>. Tick the box [[image:Grey_Select_Dot.png|link=]] '''Create new session'''. | ||
:[[image:White_Select_Dot.png|link=]] '''Overwrite existing route and:''' | :[[image:White_Select_Dot.png|link=]] '''Overwrite existing route and:''' | ||
::[[image:White_Select_Dot.png|link=]] '''Create new session:''' | ::[[image:White_Select_Dot.png|link=]] '''Create new session:''' | ||
− | ::[[image: | + | ::[[image:BlackDot10x10.png|link=]] enter a name for the session (the suggested name '''Default''' is '''NOT''' recommended). |
− | ::[[image: | + | ::[[image:BlackDot10x10.png|link=]] the route will be saved ('''overwritten''' using its current name). |
− | ::[[image: | + | ::[[image:BlackDot10x10.png|link=]] a new session will be created using the name you enter and it will be added to the route. |
− | ::[[image: | + | ::[[image:BlackDot10x10.png|link=]] because you did not originally load a session, the new session will be saved with '''default''' values for all its settings. |
<span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;"><span style="color: white; background-color: black;"> Option </span> [[image:Cblue.png|link=]] Create a New Route and a "Default Session"</span>. Tick the box [[image:Grey_Select_Dot.png|link=]] '''Save new route and session'''. | <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;"><span style="color: white; background-color: black;"> Option </span> [[image:Cblue.png|link=]] Create a New Route and a "Default Session"</span>. Tick the box [[image:Grey_Select_Dot.png|link=]] '''Save new route and session'''. | ||
:[[image:White_Select_Dot.png|link=]] '''Save new route and session:''' | :[[image:White_Select_Dot.png|link=]] '''Save new route and session:''' | ||
− | ::[[image: | + | ::[[image:BlackDot10x10.png|link=]] enter a new name for the route. The route will be saved with its new name. |
− | ::[[image: | + | ::[[image:BlackDot10x10.png|link=]] the original route will not be changed. |
− | ::[[image: | + | ::[[image:BlackDot10x10.png|link=]] a new session will be created using the name '''Default''' and it will be added to the new route. |
− | ::[[image: | + | ::[[image:BlackDot10x10.png|link=]] because you did not originally load a session, the new session will be saved with the '''default''' values for all its settings. |
</td> | </td> | ||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
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:[[image:White_Select_Dot.png|link=]] '''Overwrite existing route and:''' | :[[image:White_Select_Dot.png|link=]] '''Overwrite existing route and:''' | ||
::[[image:White_Select_Dot.png|link=]] '''Create new session:''' | ::[[image:White_Select_Dot.png|link=]] '''Create new session:''' | ||
− | ::[[image: | + | ::[[image:BlackDot10x10.png|link=]] enter a name for the session (the suggested name '''Default''' is '''NOT''' recommended). |
− | ::[[image: | + | ::[[image:BlackDot10x10.png|link=]] the route will be saved ('''overwritten''' using its current name). |
− | ::[[image: | + | ::[[image:BlackDot10x10.png|link=]] a new session will be created using the name you enter and it will be added to the route. The new session will have the settings and changes you have made. |
<span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;"><span style="color: white; background-color: black;"> Option </span> [[image:Bblue.png|link=]] Overwrite Route Only</span>. Tick the box [[image:Grey_Select_Dot.png|link=]] '''Do not save session'''. | <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;"><span style="color: white; background-color: black;"> Option </span> [[image:Bblue.png|link=]] Overwrite Route Only</span>. Tick the box [[image:Grey_Select_Dot.png|link=]] '''Do not save session'''. | ||
:[[image:White_Select_Dot.png|link=]] '''Overwrite existing route and:''' | :[[image:White_Select_Dot.png|link=]] '''Overwrite existing route and:''' | ||
::[[image:White_Select_Dot.png|link=]] '''Do not save session''' | ::[[image:White_Select_Dot.png|link=]] '''Do not save session''' | ||
− | ::[[image: | + | ::[[image:BlackDot10x10.png|link=]] the route will be saved ('''overwritten''' using its current name) but no session will be saved. |
− | ::[[image: | + | ::[[image:BlackDot10x10.png|link=]] if you have edited the session and later exit the program without saving those edits (you will be prompted to save the session) then any changes you have made to the session will be lost. |
<span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;"><span style="color: white; background-color: black;"> Option </span> [[image:Cblue.png|link=]] Create a New Route and a "Default Session"</span>. Tick the box [[image:Grey_Select_Dot.png|link=]] '''Save new route and session'''. | <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;"><span style="color: white; background-color: black;"> Option </span> [[image:Cblue.png|link=]] Create a New Route and a "Default Session"</span>. Tick the box [[image:Grey_Select_Dot.png|link=]] '''Save new route and session'''. | ||
:[[image:White_Select_Dot.png|link=]] '''Save new route and session:''' | :[[image:White_Select_Dot.png|link=]] '''Save new route and session:''' | ||
− | ::[[image: | + | ::[[image:BlackDot10x10.png|link=]] enter a new name for the route. The route will be saved with its new name. |
− | ::[[image: | + | ::[[image:BlackDot10x10.png|link=]] the original route will not be changed. |
− | ::[[image: | + | ::[[image:BlackDot10x10.png|link=]] a new session will be created using the name '''Default''' and it will be added to the new route. The new session will have the settings and changes you have made. |
</td> | </td> | ||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
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=='''Saving an Existing Route and Session'''== | =='''Saving an Existing Route and Session'''== | ||
</td> | </td> | ||
− | <td width=50>[[image:SkipDown.png|link=#skipSaveUDS]]</td> | + | <td width=50>[[image:SkipDown.png|link=#skipSaveUDS|Skip Down]]</td> |
− | <td width=50>[[image:SkipUp.png|link=#skipSaveExistingRoute]]</td> | + | <td width=50>[[image:SkipUp.png|link=#skipSaveExistingRoute|Skip Up]]</td> |
<td width=46> </td> | <td width=46> </td> | ||
<td width=75> </td> | <td width=75> </td> | ||
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</table> <!-- END Nav Buttons Table --> | </table> <!-- END Nav Buttons Table --> | ||
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<table width=1000> | <table width=1000> | ||
<tr valign="top"> | <tr valign="top"> | ||
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:[[image:White_Select_Dot.png|link=]] '''Overwrite existing route and:''' | :[[image:White_Select_Dot.png|link=]] '''Overwrite existing route and:''' | ||
::[[image:White_Select_Dot.png|link=]] '''Overwrite existing session:''' | ::[[image:White_Select_Dot.png|link=]] '''Overwrite existing session:''' | ||
− | ::[[image: | + | ::[[image:BlackDot10x10.png|link=]]both the route and the session will be saved ('''overwritten''' using their current names). |
<span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;"><span style="color: white; background-color: black;"> Option </span> [[image:Bblue.png|link=]] Overwrite Existing Route and Create a New Session</span>. Tick the box [[image:Grey_Select_Dot.png|link=]] '''Create new session'''. | <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;"><span style="color: white; background-color: black;"> Option </span> [[image:Bblue.png|link=]] Overwrite Existing Route and Create a New Session</span>. Tick the box [[image:Grey_Select_Dot.png|link=]] '''Create new session'''. | ||
:[[image:White_Select_Dot.png|link=]] '''Overwrite existing route and:''' | :[[image:White_Select_Dot.png|link=]] '''Overwrite existing route and:''' | ||
::[[image:White_Select_Dot.png|link=]] '''Create new session:''' | ::[[image:White_Select_Dot.png|link=]] '''Create new session:''' | ||
− | ::[[image: | + | ::[[image:BlackDot10x10.png|link=]] enter a new name for the session. |
− | ::[[image: | + | ::[[image:BlackDot10x10.png|link=]] the route will be saved ('''overwritten''' using its current name). |
− | ::[[image: | + | ::[[image:BlackDot10x10.png|link=]] a new session will be created using the name you enter and it will be added to the existing route. |
− | ::[[image: | + | ::[[image:BlackDot10x10.png|link=]] the original session will not be changed. |
<span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;"><span style="color: white; background-color: black;"> Option </span> [[image:Cblue.png|link=]] Overwrite Route Only</span>. Tick the box [[image:Grey_Select_Dot.png|link=]] '''Do not save session'''. | <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;"><span style="color: white; background-color: black;"> Option </span> [[image:Cblue.png|link=]] Overwrite Route Only</span>. Tick the box [[image:Grey_Select_Dot.png|link=]] '''Do not save session'''. | ||
:[[image:White_Select_Dot.png|link=]] '''Overwrite existing route and:''' | :[[image:White_Select_Dot.png|link=]] '''Overwrite existing route and:''' | ||
::[[image:White_Select_Dot.png|link=]] '''Do not save session''' | ::[[image:White_Select_Dot.png|link=]] '''Do not save session''' | ||
− | ::[[image: | + | ::[[image:BlackDot10x10.png|link=]] the route will be saved ('''overwritten''' using its current name) but no session will be saved. |
− | ::[[image: | + | ::[[image:BlackDot10x10.png|link=]] if you have edited the session and later exit the program without saving those edits (you will be prompted to save the session) then any changes you have made to the session will be lost. |
<span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;"><span style="color: white; background-color: black;"> Option </span> [[image:Dblue.png|link=]] Create a New Route and a New Session</span>. Tick the box [[image:Grey_Select_Dot.png|link=]] '''Save new route and session'''. | <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;"><span style="color: white; background-color: black;"> Option </span> [[image:Dblue.png|link=]] Create a New Route and a New Session</span>. Tick the box [[image:Grey_Select_Dot.png|link=]] '''Save new route and session'''. | ||
:[[image:White_Select_Dot.png|link=]] '''Save new route and session:''' | :[[image:White_Select_Dot.png|link=]] '''Save new route and session:''' | ||
− | ::[[image: | + | ::[[image:BlackDot10x10.png|link=]] enter a new name for the route. |
− | ::[[image: | + | ::[[image:BlackDot10x10.png|link=]] the route will be saved with its new name. |
− | ::[[image: | + | ::[[image:BlackDot10x10.png|link=]] a new session will be created using the same name as the original session and it will be added to the new route. |
− | ::[[image: | + | ::[[image:BlackDot10x10.png|link=]] the original session and route will not be changed. |
</td> | </td> | ||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
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<span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;"><span style="color: white; background-color: black;"> Option </span> [[image:Ablue.png|link=]] Overwrite the Session Only</span>. This is the '''default''' selection so there is nothing to change. | <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;"><span style="color: white; background-color: black;"> Option </span> [[image:Ablue.png|link=]] Overwrite the Session Only</span>. This is the '''default''' selection so there is nothing to change. | ||
:[[image:White_Select_Dot.png|link=]] '''Overwrite existing session''' | :[[image:White_Select_Dot.png|link=]] '''Overwrite existing session''' | ||
− | :[[image: | + | :[[image:BlackDot10x10.png|link=]] the session will be saved ('''overwritten''' using its current name). |
− | :[[image: | + | :[[image:BlackDot10x10.png|link=]] the original route will not be changed. |
<span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;"><span style="color: white; background-color: black;"> Option </span> [[image:Bblue.png|link=]] Create a New Session</span>. Tick the box [[image:Grey_Select_Dot.png|link=]] '''Create new session'''. | <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;"><span style="color: white; background-color: black;"> Option </span> [[image:Bblue.png|link=]] Create a New Session</span>. Tick the box [[image:Grey_Select_Dot.png|link=]] '''Create new session'''. | ||
:[[image:White_Select_Dot.png|link=]] '''Create new session:''' | :[[image:White_Select_Dot.png|link=]] '''Create new session:''' | ||
− | :[[image: | + | :[[image:BlackDot10x10.png|link=]] you can enter a new name for the session or use the suggested name which will include the date, time and session runtime. |
− | :[[image: | + | :[[image:BlackDot10x10.png|link=]] a new session will be created using the name you enter and it will be added to the existing route. |
− | :[[image: | + | :[[image:BlackDot10x10.png|link=]] the original route and session will not be changed. |
</td> | </td> | ||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
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=='''Saving a Route and Session Using the UDS'''== | =='''Saving a Route and Session Using the UDS'''== | ||
</td> | </td> | ||
− | <td width=50>[[image:SkipDown.png|link=#stepExit]]</td> | + | <td width=50>[[image:SkipDown.png|link=#stepExit|Skip Down]]</td> |
− | <td width=50>[[image:SkipUp.png|link=#skipSaveExistingRouteSession]]</td> | + | <td width=50>[[image:SkipUp.png|link=#skipSaveExistingRouteSession|Skip Up]]</td> |
<td width=46> </td> | <td width=46> </td> | ||
<td width=75> </td> | <td width=75> </td> | ||
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</table> <!-- END Nav Buttons Table --> | </table> <!-- END Nav Buttons Table --> | ||
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<table width=1000 bgcolor="lightcyan" cellpadding=2> | <table width=1000 bgcolor="lightcyan" cellpadding=2> | ||
<tr valign="top"> | <tr valign="top"> | ||
<td width=10>[[image:BlueDot10x10.png|link=]]</td> | <td width=10>[[image:BlueDot10x10.png|link=]]</td> | ||
− | <td>The '''UDS''' feature is available in '''TRS19 Platinum Edition''', '''Trainz Plus''' and '''TRS22''' | + | <td>The '''UDS''' feature is available in '''TRS19 Platinum Edition''', '''Trainz Plus''', '''TRS22''' and '''TRS22 Platinum'''</td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
</table> | </table> | ||
− | The '''UDS''' ('''<u>U</u>'''nified '''<u>D</u>'''river '''<u>S</u>'''urveyor) Interface allows you to quickly switch from '''Driver''' to '''Surveyor''' and back to '''Driver''' again without having to restart the session from the beginning. You can edit a route and session while in '''Surveyor''' and then switch back to '''Driver''' to continue the session where you left it.< | + | <table width=1000> |
− | + | <tr valign="top"> | |
+ | <td>The '''UDS''' ('''<u>U</u>'''nified '''<u>D</u>'''river '''<u>S</u>'''urveyor) Interface allows you to quickly switch from '''Driver''' to '''Surveyor''' and back to '''Driver''' again without having to restart the session from the beginning. You can edit a route and session while in '''Surveyor''' and then switch back to '''Driver''' to continue the session where you left it.</td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | </table> | ||
+ | <br> | ||
<table bgcolor=#ff0000 cellpadding=2 width=1000> | <table bgcolor=#ff0000 cellpadding=2 width=1000> | ||
<tr valign="top"> | <tr valign="top"> | ||
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<table bgcolor=#fcbcbc> | <table bgcolor=#fcbcbc> | ||
<tr valign="top"> | <tr valign="top"> | ||
− | <td>[[ | + | <td>[[image:Stop.PNG|link=]]</td> |
<td><span style="font-size: 15px; font-weight: 700;">WARNING:</span><br> | <td><span style="font-size: 15px; font-weight: 700;">WARNING:</span><br> | ||
This powerful ability does come with a warning. If you save the edited session before switching back into '''Driver''' then all the moving consists will be saved in their new positions. Other changes, such as the status of '''Session Rules''', will also be saved in their new states. See the '''Trainz Wiki Page [[image:WikiLink.PNG|link=]] [[How_to_Use_the_UDS_Interface|How to Use the UDS Interface]]''' for more details. | This powerful ability does come with a warning. If you save the edited session before switching back into '''Driver''' then all the moving consists will be saved in their new positions. Other changes, such as the status of '''Session Rules''', will also be saved in their new states. See the '''Trainz Wiki Page [[image:WikiLink.PNG|link=]] [[How_to_Use_the_UDS_Interface|How to Use the UDS Interface]]''' for more details. | ||
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</table> | </table> | ||
<br> | <br> | ||
− | + | <table width=1000> | |
− | + | ||
− | <table | + | |
<tr valign="top"> | <tr valign="top"> | ||
− | <td>[[ | + | <td>Most of the problems users seem to be experiencing with the '''UDS''', judging from the posts in the Trainz Forums, is when saving their edited '''Driver''' session after switching to '''Surveyor''' mode.</td> |
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | </table> | ||
+ | <br> | ||
+ | <table width=1000 bgcolor=#000000 cellpadding=2> | ||
+ | <tr valign="top"> | ||
+ | <td> | ||
+ | <table width=996 bgcolor=#ffffb0 cellpadding=2> | ||
+ | <tr valign="top"> | ||
+ | <td width=25>[[image:NotePad.PNG|link=]]</td> | ||
+ | <td><span style="font-size: 17px;">'''Notes:'''</span><br> | ||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | </td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr valign="top"> | ||
+ | <td>[[image:DotPoint.JPG|10px|link=]]</td> | ||
<td>Using '''Driver Mode''' involves driving consists (either manually or through the AI) and activating rules. '''These will change the session parameters'''</td> | <td>Using '''Driver Mode''' involves driving consists (either manually or through the AI) and activating rules. '''These will change the session parameters'''</td> | ||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr valign="top"> | <tr valign="top"> | ||
− | <td>[[ | + | <td>[[image:DotPoint.JPG|10px|link=]]</td> |
− | <td>'''Overwriting the Session will save the consist | + | <td>'''Overwriting the Session will save the consist in their new positions and the Session Rules in their new (completed/not completed) conditions'''</td> |
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr valign="top"> | ||
+ | <td>[[image:DotPoint.JPG|10px|link=]]</td> | ||
+ | <td>When you are in '''Driver Mode''' at least one of the consists will probably be moving. Some of the Session rules may have already been completed while others may still be running or waiting for events (e.g. triggers to be activated)</td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr valign="top"> | ||
+ | <td>[[image:DotPoint.JPG|10px|link=]]</td> | ||
+ | <td>If, after switching to '''Surveyor Mode''', you then choose to save using the '''Overwrite existing session''' option then you will be replacing your original starting Session with a new one with the consists saved in their new positions and the Session rules saved in their new states. So when you later load and restart the Session things will not be the same as they were in the original or starting Session.</td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | </table> | ||
+ | </td> | ||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
</table> | </table> | ||
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
<br> | <br> | ||
<span style="font-size: 17px; background-color: yellow; font-weight: 700"> Unless you have a particular reason for overwriting the original Session then the recommended save options are:-</span><br> | <span style="font-size: 17px; background-color: yellow; font-weight: 700"> Unless you have a particular reason for overwriting the original Session then the recommended save options are:-</span><br> | ||
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</table> | </table> | ||
− | If you | + | <table width=1000> |
+ | <tr valign="top"> | ||
+ | <td> | ||
+ | If you have '''NOT''' edited anything while in '''Surveyor''' and select <span style="font-weight: 700; color: white; background-color: black; font-size: 15px;"> Save </span> then you will be shown the '''Save Driver Session''' dialogue window to save the session in its current state as a '''Driver Game''' (also called a '''Game''' or '''Driver Game'''). This is exactly the same as pressing <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;"><span style="color: white; background-color: black;"> Ctrl </span> + <span style="color: white; background-color: black;"> S </span></span> while in '''Driver'''.<br> | ||
[[image:RouteSARSaveDriverSession.png|link=|alte=Save Driver Session]]<br> | [[image:RouteSARSaveDriverSession.png|link=|alte=Save Driver Session]]<br> | ||
− | The '''Driver Game''' will appear in the '''Select Session''' menu for the route. Loading it will resume '''Driver''' at the point where it was saved. | + | The '''Driver Game''' will appear in the '''Select Session''' menu for the route. Loading it will resume '''Driver''' at the point where it was saved.</td> |
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | </table> | ||
+ | |||
<br> | <br> | ||
<table width=1000> <!-- BEGIN Nav Buttons Table --> | <table width=1000> <!-- BEGIN Nav Buttons Table --> | ||
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</td> | </td> | ||
<td width=50> </td> | <td width=50> </td> | ||
− | <td width=50>[[image:SkipUp.png|link=#skipSaveUDS]]</td> | + | <td width=50>[[image:SkipUp.png|link=#skipSaveUDS|Skip Up]]</td> |
<td width=46>[[image:BackToTop.png|link=#top|alt=Top|Top]]</td> | <td width=46>[[image:BackToTop.png|link=#top|alt=Top|Top]]</td> | ||
<td width=75>[[image:NextUp.png|link=#stepSaving|alt=Next Up|Next Up]]</td> | <td width=75>[[image:NextUp.png|link=#stepSaving|alt=Next Up|Next Up]]</td> | ||
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</table> <!-- END Nav Buttons Table --> | </table> <!-- END Nav Buttons Table --> | ||
− | + | ||
<table width=1000 bgcolor="lightcyan" cellpadding=2> | <table width=1000 bgcolor="lightcyan" cellpadding=2> | ||
<tr valign="top"> | <tr valign="top"> | ||
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<td>[[image:MainMenuExitSurveyor.png|link=]]</td> | <td>[[image:MainMenuExitSurveyor.png|link=]]</td> | ||
<td> | <td> | ||
− | <table | + | <table bgcolor=#000000 cellpadding=2> |
− | <tr | + | <tr valign="top"> |
− | + | <td> | |
− | + | <table bgcolor=#ffffff cellpadding=2> | |
− | < | + | |
<tr valign="top"> | <tr valign="top"> | ||
− | |||
<td><span style="font-size: 17px; font-weight: 700;">Steps:</span><br> | <td><span style="font-size: 17px; font-weight: 700;">Steps:</span><br> | ||
<table> | <table> | ||
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<td>[[image:DotPoint2.JPG|link=]]</td> | <td>[[image:DotPoint2.JPG|link=]]</td> | ||
− | <td>select the | + | <td>select the <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; color: white; background-color: black;"> Exit Surveyor </span> option</td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
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<td>[[image:DotPoint3.JPG|link=]]</td> | <td>[[image:DotPoint3.JPG|link=]]</td> | ||
− | <td>select the | + | <td>select the <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; color: white; background-color: black;"> Exit Game </span> option</td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
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</td> | </td> | ||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
− | < | + | </table> |
− | + | </td> | |
− | + | ||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
</table> | </table> | ||
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<td>[[image:Bblue.png|link=]]</td> | <td>[[image:Bblue.png|link=]]</td> | ||
− | <td> <span style="font-weight: 700; color: white; background-color: black; font-size: 15px;"> Save </span> will exit '''Surveyor''' to either the '''Main Menu Screen''' or to your OS Desktop after saving. You will be prompted to select what to save as described in the section '''[[ | + | <td> <span style="font-weight: 700; color: white; background-color: black; font-size: 15px;"> Save </span> will exit '''Surveyor''' to either the '''Main Menu Screen''' or to your OS Desktop after saving. You will be prompted to select what to save as described in the section '''[[image:PageLink.PNG|link=]] [[#Saving a Route and a Session|Saving a Route and a Session]]''' above</td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr valign="top"> | <tr valign="top"> | ||
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</table> <!-- END Nav Buttons Table --> | </table> <!-- END Nav Buttons Table --> | ||
− | + | ||
<table width=1000 bgcolor="lightcyan" cellpadding=2> | <table width=1000 bgcolor="lightcyan" cellpadding=2> | ||
<tr valign="top"> | <tr valign="top"> | ||
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<td>[[image:MainMenuExitDriver.png|link=]]</td> | <td>[[image:MainMenuExitDriver.png|link=]]</td> | ||
<td> | <td> | ||
− | <table | + | <table bgcolor=#000000 cellpadding=2> |
− | + | ||
− | + | ||
− | + | ||
− | + | ||
<tr valign="top"> | <tr valign="top"> | ||
− | <td> | + | <td> |
− | <td><span style="font-size: 17px; font-weight: 700;">Steps:</span | + | <table bgcolor=#ffffff cellpadding=2> |
+ | <tr valign="top"> | ||
+ | <td><span style="font-size: 17px; font-weight: 700;">Steps:</span> | ||
<table> | <table> | ||
<tr valign="top"> | <tr valign="top"> | ||
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<td>[[image:DotPoint2.JPG|link=]]</td> | <td>[[image:DotPoint2.JPG|link=]]</td> | ||
− | <td>select the | + | <td>select the <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; color: white; background-color: black;"> Exit Driver </span> option</td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
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<td>[[image:DotPoint3.JPG|link=]]</td> | <td>[[image:DotPoint3.JPG|link=]]</td> | ||
− | <td>select the | + | <td>select the <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; color: white; background-color: black;"> Exit Game </span> option</td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
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</td> | </td> | ||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
− | < | + | </table> |
− | + | </td> | |
− | + | ||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
</table> | </table> | ||
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<td>[[image:Bblue.png|link=]]</td> | <td>[[image:Bblue.png|link=]]</td> | ||
− | <td> <span style="font-weight: 700; color: white; background-color: black; font-size: 15px;"> Save </span> will exit '''Driver''' to either the '''Main Menu Screen''' or to your OS Desktop sfter saving. You will be prompted to enter a name for your saved '''Driver Game'''. See the section '''[[ | + | <td> <span style="font-weight: 700; color: white; background-color: black; font-size: 15px;"> Save </span> will exit '''Driver''' to either the '''Main Menu Screen''' or to your OS Desktop sfter saving. You will be prompted to enter a name for your saved '''Driver Game'''. See the section '''[[image:PageLink.PNG|link=]] [[#Saving Driver Games|Saving Driver Games]]''' below for more details.</td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
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='''Cloning a Route/Session'''= | ='''Cloning a Route/Session'''= | ||
</td> | </td> | ||
− | <td width=50> | + | <td width=50>[[image:SkipDown.png|link=#skipCloneSurveyor|Skip Down]]</td> |
<td width=50> </td> | <td width=50> </td> | ||
<td width=46>[[image:BackToTop.png|link=#top|alt=Top|Top]]</td> | <td width=46>[[image:BackToTop.png|link=#top|alt=Top|Top]]</td> | ||
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</tr> | </tr> | ||
</table> <!-- END Nav Buttons Table --> | </table> <!-- END Nav Buttons Table --> | ||
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<table width=1000 bgcolor="lightcyan" cellpadding=2> | <table width=1000 bgcolor="lightcyan" cellpadding=2> | ||
<tr valign="top"> | <tr valign="top"> | ||
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</table> | </table> | ||
<br> | <br> | ||
− | <table width=1000 bgcolor=# | + | <table width=1000 bgcolor=#000000 cellpadding=2> |
<tr valign="top"> | <tr valign="top"> | ||
<td> | <td> | ||
− | <table> | + | <table width=996 bgcolor=#ffffb0 cellpadding=2> |
+ | <tr valign="top"> | ||
+ | <td width=25>[[image:NotePad.PNG|link=]]</td> | ||
+ | <td><span style="font-size: 17px;">'''Notes:'''</span><br> | ||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | </td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
<tr valign="top"> | <tr valign="top"> | ||
<td width=25>[[image:Ablue.png|link=]]</td> | <td width=25>[[image:Ablue.png|link=]]</td> | ||
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<td>[[image:DotPoint.JPG|10px|link=]]</td> | <td>[[image:DotPoint.JPG|10px|link=]]</td> | ||
− | <td>You can delete the original '''DLS''' route if you wish and your cloned version will NOT be affected | + | <td>You can delete the original '''DLS''' route if you wish and your cloned version will NOT be affected</td> |
− | </td> | + | |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
</table> | </table> | ||
</td> | </td> | ||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
− | |||
− | |||
<tr valign="top"> | <tr valign="top"> | ||
<td>[[image:Bblue.png|link=]]</td> | <td>[[image:Bblue.png|link=]]</td> | ||
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<td>[[image:DotPoint.JPG|10px|link=]]</td> | <td>[[image:DotPoint.JPG|10px|link=]]</td> | ||
− | <td>When an approved '''DLC''' route is | + | <td>When an approved '''DLC''' route is cloned it will be given a new '''<kuid>''' that will include your personal identity code, so it will become '''Your Content''' and can be found using the <span style="color: white; background-color: black; font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;"> MY CONTENT </span> search option</td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr valign="top"> | <tr valign="top"> | ||
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<td>[[image:DotPoint.JPG|10px|link=]]</td> | <td>[[image:DotPoint.JPG|10px|link=]]</td> | ||
− | <td>You | + | <td>You can upload, depending on '''permissions''', your edited clone of a '''Payware''' route to the '''DLS''' but it can only be used by other users who also have the same original (unedited) '''DLC Payware''' route installed</td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
</table> | </table> | ||
</td> | </td> | ||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
− | |||
− | |||
<tr valign="top"> | <tr valign="top"> | ||
<td>[[image:Cblue.png|link=]]</td> | <td>[[image:Cblue.png|link=]]</td> | ||
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<td>[[image:DotPoint.JPG|10px|link=]]</td> | <td>[[image:DotPoint.JPG|10px|link=]]</td> | ||
− | <td>When an approved '''DLC''' session is | + | <td>When an approved '''DLC''' session is cloned it will be given a new '''<kuid>''' that will include your personal identity code, so it will become '''Your Content''' and can be found using the <span style="color: white; background-color: black; font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;"> MY CONTENT </span> search option</td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr valign="top"> | <tr valign="top"> | ||
<td>[[image:DotPoint.JPG|10px|link=]]</td> | <td>[[image:DotPoint.JPG|10px|link=]]</td> | ||
− | <td>The original ''' | + | <td>The original '''DLC''' or '''DLS''' session will not be altered or replaced by your new version</td> |
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr valign="top"> | ||
+ | <td>[[image:DotPoint.JPG|10px|link=]]</td> | ||
+ | <td>You can, if you decide, safely delete the original '''DLS''' session but not the original '''DLS''' route</td> | ||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr valign="top"> | <tr valign="top"> | ||
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<td>[[image:DotPoint.JPG|10px|link=]]</td> | <td>[[image:DotPoint.JPG|10px|link=]]</td> | ||
− | <td>You | + | <td>You can upload, depending on '''permissions''', your edited clone of a '''Payware''' session to the '''DLS''' but it can only be used by other users who also have the same original (unedited) '''DLC Payware''' installed.</td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
</table> | </table> | ||
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</table> | </table> | ||
<br> | <br> | ||
+ | <table width=1000> <!-- BEGIN Nav Buttons Table --> | ||
+ | <tr valign="top"> | ||
+ | <td width=629><span id="skipCloneSurveyor"></span> | ||
=='''Cloning Using Surveyor'''== | =='''Cloning Using Surveyor'''== | ||
+ | </td> | ||
+ | <td width=50>[[image:SkipDown.png|link=#skipCloneCM|Skip Down]]</td> | ||
+ | <td width=50>[[image:SkipUp.png|link=#stepCloning|Skip Up]]</td> | ||
+ | <td width=46> </td> | ||
+ | <td width=75> </td> | ||
+ | <td width=75> </td> | ||
+ | <td width=75> </td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | </table> <!-- END Nav Buttons Table --> | ||
+ | |||
'''Routes''' and '''Sessions''' that have been loaded into '''Surveyor''' can be cloned using the <span style="color: white; background-color: black; font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;"> Save As... </span> command from the '''Surveyor''' <span style="color: white; background-color: black; font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;"> System Menu </span><br> | '''Routes''' and '''Sessions''' that have been loaded into '''Surveyor''' can be cloned using the <span style="color: white; background-color: black; font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;"> Save As... </span> command from the '''Surveyor''' <span style="color: white; background-color: black; font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;"> System Menu </span><br> | ||
<table> | <table> | ||
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</table> | </table> | ||
<br> | <br> | ||
+ | <table width=1000> <!-- BEGIN Nav Buttons Table --> | ||
+ | <tr valign="top"> | ||
+ | <td width=629><span id="skipCloneCM"></span> | ||
=='''Cloning Using Content Manager'''== | =='''Cloning Using Content Manager'''== | ||
+ | </td> | ||
+ | <td width=50>[[image:SkipDown.png|link=#stepGames|Skip Down]]</td> | ||
+ | <td width=50>[[image:SkipUp.png|link=#skipCloneSurveyor|Skip Up]]</td> | ||
+ | <td width=46> </td> | ||
+ | <td width=75> </td> | ||
+ | <td width=75> </td> | ||
+ | <td width=75> </td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | </table> <!-- END Nav Buttons Table --> | ||
+ | |||
[[image:DotPoint1.JPG|link=]] <span style="color: white; background-color: black; font-weight: 700; font-size: 17px;"> Select the Route or Session to Clone </span> | [[image:DotPoint1.JPG|link=]] <span style="color: white; background-color: black; font-weight: 700; font-size: 17px;"> Select the Route or Session to Clone </span> | ||
<br> | <br> | ||
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<td>[[image:RouteClone.png|link=|alt=Cloning a route]]</td> | <td>[[image:RouteClone.png|link=|alt=Cloning a route]]</td> | ||
<td> | <td> | ||
− | <table | + | <table bgcolor=#000000 cellpadding=2> |
− | + | ||
− | + | ||
− | + | ||
− | + | ||
<tr valign="top"> | <tr valign="top"> | ||
− | <td> | + | <td> |
− | <td><span style="font-size: 17px; font-weight: 700;">Steps:</span | + | <table bgcolor=#ffffff cellpadding=2> |
+ | <tr valign="top"> | ||
+ | <td><span style="font-size: 17px; font-weight: 700;">Steps:</span> | ||
<table> | <table> | ||
<tr valign="top"> | <tr valign="top"> | ||
− | <td width=25>[[image: | + | <td width=25>[[image:DotPoint1Blue.png|link=]]</td> |
<td>In '''Content Manager''' select the filter '''Routes & Sessions'''</td> | <td>In '''Content Manager''' select the filter '''Routes & Sessions'''</td> | ||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr valign="top"> | <tr valign="top"> | ||
− | <td>[[image: | + | <td>[[image:DotPoint2Blue.png|link=]]</td> |
<td>select the route or session to be cloned</td> | <td>select the route or session to be cloned</td> | ||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr valign="top"> | <tr valign="top"> | ||
− | <td>[[image: | + | <td>[[image:DotPoint3Blue.png|link=]]</td> |
<td>then either:-<br> | <td>then either:-<br> | ||
<span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">Options:-</span><br> | <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">Options:-</span><br> | ||
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<td width=25>[[image:Ablue.png|link=]]</td> | <td width=25>[[image:Ablue.png|link=]]</td> | ||
− | <td>from the '''Content Menu''' select | + | <td>from the '''Content Menu''' select <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; color: white; background-color: black;"> Clone </span> <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">OR</span></td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
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<td>press <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;"><span style="color: white; background-color: black;"> Ctrl </span> + <span style="color: white; background-color: black;"> D </span></span></td> | <td>press <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;"><span style="color: white; background-color: black;"> Ctrl </span> + <span style="color: white; background-color: black;"> D </span></span></td> | ||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
− | < | + | </table> |
− | + | </td> | |
− | + | ||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
</table> | </table> | ||
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The newly cloned Route will be shown in '''Content Manager''' as a '''New Asset''' that is '''Open for Editing'''.<br> | The newly cloned Route will be shown in '''Content Manager''' as a '''New Asset''' that is '''Open for Editing'''.<br> | ||
− | <table | + | <table bgcolor=#000000 cellpadding=2> |
− | <tr | + | <tr valign="top"> |
− | + | <td> | |
− | + | <table bgcolor=#ffffff cellpadding=2> | |
− | < | + | |
<tr valign="top"> | <tr valign="top"> | ||
− | |||
<td><span style="font-size: 17px; font-weight: 700;">Steps:</span><br> | <td><span style="font-size: 17px; font-weight: 700;">Steps:</span><br> | ||
<table> | <table> | ||
<tr valign="top"> | <tr valign="top"> | ||
− | <td width=25>[[image: | + | <td width=25>[[image:DotPoint1Blue.png|link=]]</td> |
<td>close the '''Task Window'''</td> | <td>close the '''Task Window'''</td> | ||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr valign="top"> | <tr valign="top"> | ||
− | <td>[[image: | + | <td>[[image:DotPoint2Blue.png|link=]]</td> |
<td>select the '''Open for Editing''' filter.</td> | <td>select the '''Open for Editing''' filter.</td> | ||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
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</td> | </td> | ||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
− | < | + | </table> |
− | + | </td> | |
− | + | ||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
</table> | </table> | ||
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<br> | <br> | ||
You can give the cloned Route or Session a new name and a new description. Note that these changes will not appear until after the '''New Asset''' has been submitted.<br> | You can give the cloned Route or Session a new name and a new description. Note that these changes will not appear until after the '''New Asset''' has been submitted.<br> | ||
− | <table | + | |
− | <tr | + | <table bgcolor=#000000 cellpadding=2> |
− | + | <tr valign="top"> | |
− | + | <td> | |
− | < | + | <table bgcolor=#ffffff cellpadding=2> |
<tr valign="top"> | <tr valign="top"> | ||
− | + | <td><span style="font-size: 17px; font-weight: 700;">Steps:</span> | |
− | <td><span style="font-size: 17px; font-weight: 700;">Steps:</span | + | |
<table> | <table> | ||
<tr valign="top"> | <tr valign="top"> | ||
− | <td width=25>[[image: | + | <td width=25>[[image:DotPoint1Blue.png|link=]]</td> |
<td><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">Right Click</span> the '''New Asset'''</td> | <td><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">Right Click</span> the '''New Asset'''</td> | ||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr valign="top"> | <tr valign="top"> | ||
− | <td>[[image: | + | <td>[[image:DotPoint2Blue.png|link=]]</td> |
− | <td>select | + | <td>select <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; color: white; background-color: black;"> Open... </span></td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr valign="top"> | <tr valign="top"> | ||
− | <td>[[image: | + | <td>[[image:DotPoint3Blue.png|link=]]</td> |
− | <td>select | + | <td>select <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; color: white; background-color: black;"> Edit Config File Text </span></td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
</table> | </table> | ||
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<table> | <table> | ||
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− | <td width=25>[[image: | + | <td width=25>[[image:DotPoint4Blue.png|link=]]</td> |
<td>locate the line that starts with '''username'''</td> | <td>locate the line that starts with '''username'''</td> | ||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
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<td>edit the text on that line between the '''Quote''' (") marks (but do not delete the quote marks) to change it to the new name of this Route/Session</td> | <td>edit the text on that line between the '''Quote''' (") marks (but do not delete the quote marks) to change it to the new name of this Route/Session</td> | ||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
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<td>locate the line that starts with '''description'''</td> | <td>locate the line that starts with '''description'''</td> | ||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
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<td>edit the text on that line between the '''Quote''' (") marks (but do not delete the quote marks) to edit the description of this Route/Session</td> | <td>edit the text on that line between the '''Quote''' (") marks (but do not delete the quote marks) to edit the description of this Route/Session</td> | ||
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<td>save (usually <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;"><span style="color: white; background-color: black;"> Ctrl </span> + <span style="color: white; background-color: black;"> S </span></span>)</td> | <td>save (usually <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;"><span style="color: white; background-color: black;"> Ctrl </span> + <span style="color: white; background-color: black;"> S </span></span>)</td> | ||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
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− | <td> | + | <td> |
− | <td><span style="font-size: 17px; font-weight: 700;">Steps:</span | + | <table width=996 bgcolor=#ffffff cellpadding=2> |
+ | <tr valign="top"> | ||
+ | <td><span style="font-size: 17px; font-weight: 700;">Steps:</span> | ||
<table> | <table> | ||
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− | <td width=25>[[image: | + | <td width=25>[[image:DotPoint1Blue.png|link=]]</td> |
<td><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">Right Click</span> on the '''New Asset'''</td> | <td><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">Right Click</span> on the '''New Asset'''</td> | ||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
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− | <td>[[image: | + | <td>[[image:DotPoint2Blue.png|link=]]</td> |
− | <td>select | + | <td>select the option <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; color: white; background-color: black;"> Submit Edits </span></td> |
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</table> | </table> | ||
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<td><span style="font-size: 17px; font-weight: 700;">Notes:'''</span><br> | <td><span style="font-size: 17px; font-weight: 700;">Notes:'''</span><br> | ||
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='''Saving and Loading Driver Games in Driver'''= | ='''Saving and Loading Driver Games in Driver'''= | ||
</td> | </td> | ||
− | <td width=50> | + | <td width=50>[[image:SkipDown.png|link=#skipSaveDriver|Skip Down]]</td> |
− | <td width=50> | + | <td width=50>[[image:SkipUp.png|link=#skipCloneCM|Skip Up]]</td> |
<td width=46>[[image:BackToTop.png|link=#top|alt=Top|Top]]</td> | <td width=46>[[image:BackToTop.png|link=#top|alt=Top|Top]]</td> | ||
<td width=75>[[image:NextUp.png|link=#stepCloning|alt=Next Up|Next Up]]</td> | <td width=75>[[image:NextUp.png|link=#stepCloning|alt=Next Up|Next Up]]</td> | ||
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</table> <!-- END Nav Buttons Table --> | </table> <!-- END Nav Buttons Table --> | ||
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+ | <tr valign="top"> | ||
+ | <td width=629><span id="skipSaveDriver"></span> | ||
=='''Saving Driver Games'''== | =='''Saving Driver Games'''== | ||
+ | </td> | ||
+ | <td width=50>[[image:SkipDown.png|link=#skipLoadDriverGames|Skip Down]]</td> | ||
+ | <td width=50>[[image:SkipUp.png|link=#stepGames|Skip Up]]</td> | ||
+ | <td width=46> </td> | ||
+ | <td width=75> </td> | ||
+ | <td width=75> </td> | ||
+ | <td width=75> </td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | </table> <!-- END Nav Buttons Table --> | ||
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+ | <table width=1000> <!-- BEGIN Nav Buttons Table SKIPS NO SECTIONS --> | ||
+ | <tr valign="top"> | ||
+ | <td width=629><span id="skipLoadDriverGames"></span> | ||
=='''Loading Driver Games'''== | =='''Loading Driver Games'''== | ||
+ | </td> | ||
+ | <td width=50>[[image:SkipDown.png|link=#skipEditDriver|Skip Down]]</td> | ||
+ | <td width=50>[[image:SkipUp.png|link=#skipSaveDriver|Skip Up]]</td> | ||
+ | <td width=46> </td> | ||
+ | <td width=75> </td> | ||
+ | <td width=75> </td> | ||
+ | <td width=75> </td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | </table> <!-- END Nav Buttons Table --> | ||
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− | <td> | + | <td>Saved driver games will be shown with their sessions for a selected route. The section '''[[image:PageLink.PNG|link=]] [[#Loading an Existing Session|Loading an Existing Session]]''' shows two different methods of displaying saved sessions and their driver games. <br> |
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− | Saved driver games will be shown with their sessions for a selected route. The section '''[[ | + | |
'''Method''' [[image:Ablue.png|link=]] will display '''ALL''' the saved sessions and driver games which may be a very long list.<br> | '''Method''' [[image:Ablue.png|link=]] will display '''ALL''' the saved sessions and driver games which may be a very long list.<br> | ||
'''Method''' [[image:Bblue.png|link=]] will display '''ALL''' the saved sessions and driver games for a selected route, which should be a much shorter list.<br> | '''Method''' [[image:Bblue.png|link=]] will display '''ALL''' the saved sessions and driver games for a selected route, which should be a much shorter list.<br> | ||
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+ | <tr valign="top"> | ||
+ | <td width=629><span id="skipEditDriver"></span> | ||
=='''Editing Driver Games'''== | =='''Editing Driver Games'''== | ||
+ | </td> | ||
+ | <td width=50>[[image:SkipDown.png|link=#stepDeleting|Skip Down]]</td> | ||
+ | <td width=50>[[image:SkipUp.png|link=#skipLoadDriverGames|Skip Up]]</td> | ||
+ | <td width=46> </td> | ||
+ | <td width=75> </td> | ||
+ | <td width=75> </td> | ||
+ | <td width=75> </td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | </table> <!-- END Nav Buttons Table --> | ||
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− | <td>It is possible to load and edit a saved '''Driver Game''' in versions of '''Trainz''' that have the '''UDS''' ('''<u>U</u>'''nified '''<u>D</u>'''river '''<u>S</u>'''urveyor) interface - these versions are '''TRS19 Platinum''', '''Trainz Plus''' and '''TRS22'''. However, when you save your edit, it will '''NOT''' be saved as an update to the loaded '''Driver Game'''. Instead it will be saved as a '''Session'''. You can select to create a new session or to overwrite the original session.</td> | + | <td>It is possible to load and edit a saved '''Driver Game''' in versions of '''Trainz''' that have the '''UDS''' ('''<u>U</u>'''nified '''<u>D</u>'''river '''<u>S</u>'''urveyor) interface - these versions are '''TRS19 Platinum''', '''Trainz Plus''', '''TRS22''' and '''TRS22 Platinum'''. However, when you save your edit, it will '''NOT''' be saved as an update to the loaded '''Driver Game'''. Instead it will be saved as a '''Session'''. You can select to create a new session or to overwrite the original session.</td> |
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<td width=46>[[image:BackToTop.png|link=#top|alt=Top|Top]]</td> | <td width=46>[[image:BackToTop.png|link=#top|alt=Top|Top]]</td> | ||
<td width=75>[[image:NextUp.png|link=#stepGames|alt=Next Up|Next Up]]</td> | <td width=75>[[image:NextUp.png|link=#stepGames|alt=Next Up|Next Up]]</td> | ||
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<td>'''If you delete a Route you will also delete all the Sessions and Driver Games created using that Route''' | <td>'''If you delete a Route you will also delete all the Sessions and Driver Games created using that Route''' | ||
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*'''[[Session Rule List with Parameters|Session Rules List (Alphabetical) with Parameters]]''' | *'''[[Session Rule List with Parameters|Session Rules List (Alphabetical) with Parameters]]''' | ||
*'''[[Session Rules By Categories With Properties|Session Rules List (Categories) With Parameters]]''' | *'''[[Session Rules By Categories With Properties|Session Rules List (Categories) With Parameters]]''' | ||
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+ | <span style="font-size: 17px;">'''Related Links'''</span><br> | ||
+ | *'''[[How_to_Create_a_Region_Asset|How to Create a Region Asset]]''' | ||
+ | *'''[[How_to_Merge_Routes|How to Merge Routes]]''' | ||
+ | *'''[[How_to_Use_Layers|How to Use Layers]]''' | ||
+ | *'''[[How_to_Use_S20_Palettes|How to Use Surveyor 2.0 Palettes]]''' | ||
+ | *'''[[How_to_Use_S20_Tools|How to Use Surveyor 2.0 Tools]]''' | ||
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Revision as of 23:12, 22 June 2024
The information in this Wiki Page applies to TRS19, Trainz Plus, TRS22 and TRS22 Platinum. This page is intended to provide you with an overview of the properties and features of Routes and Sessions when creating layouts for Trainz. More detailed descriptions of these various features plus instructions on getting you started with creating Routes and Sessions can be found in the Trainz Wiki How To Guides - links are provided at the end of this document. |
Trainz Worlds |
The virtual worlds that Trainz creates can be classified as:-
Routes are created in Surveyor and contain most (if not all) of what you will see in your virtual Trainz world. You can have many different routes, limited only by your storage space. They can be built to represent different geographical regions (real or imagined) and different periods of time (past, present, future). They also control the environment settings in your virtual world, such as your geographic location and altitude, the season of the year, lighting conditions and the weather. Each route can have multiple sessions.
Sessions are also created in Surveyor but are designed to be run in Driver. They contain the instructions that will control your trains when they are operating in automatic or "AI" mode in your route. They also control the goods your trains will carry, load and unload at industries along the way. You can create different sessions for different aspects of your railway - freight, passenger, shunting or a mixture - or for different seasons of the year or times of the day. Sessions are where you can program the behaviour of objects in your virtual Trainz world. A session can also contain scenery items that are specific to a particular railway operation, season or time of day. Sessions also control the environment settings in your virtual world, such as lighting conditions and the weather. Each session can have multiple saved driver games.
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What is a Route? |
A route (also known as a "Layout") consists of most of what you will see on the screen when using Surveyor and Driver. Things such as the landform or terrain, most (if not all) of the scenery items, the ground textures, the effect layers (such as TurfFX and Clutter), plus some "environmental" features. A route consists of two parts:- |
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Route Layers |
When you save a Route, all the items in the Route Data and Route Layers will be saved |
Route Data:
The Route Data stores all those features that are painted into a layout using a brush tool and all the Environmental Data including the World Origin (latitude, longitude, altitude) |
The Route Data includes the Terrain, Textures, Effect Layers, Legacy Water and the Environmental features.
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Route Layers:
Route Layers are used to hold the scenery assets that you want to appear in all sessions created for the route |
All scenery assets are held in layers. Route Layers (you can have many layers) give you a way of organising or grouping the assets displayed in your route.
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A detailed description of Layers can be found on the Trainz Wiki Page:- |
Loading (and Creating) a Route |
The Main Menu screen is shown below. The first option (shown highlighted in the image) opens Driver/Surveyor with all its options including loading and creating a route. | ||||||||||||
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In Driver/Surveyor a strip of thumbnails of all the Routes, installed and available as DLC, will be shown at the base of the screen. If there are too many to fit in the available space, just move the mouse pointer onto any thumbnail to reveal the scroll bar device as shown below. |
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Left Click and Drag the scroll bar left or right to reveal the additional routes or use the Expand View button described below |
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The thumbnail images are colour coded.
Payware on DLC | Must be purchased and downloaded, but some may be free - depending on your membership options. If you click a thumbnail with this colour a DOWNLOAD button will appear on the bottom right of the screen. If a price is included in the button then that is the purchase price (in $US) |
Payware installed | Already installed from the DLC. DLC items cannot be deleted. To remove them use the Uninstall option in the Content Store from the Launcher. You can reinstall them later without any additional cost |
Installed | Downloaded from the Download Station (DLS) or created by you. This includes any cloned DLC Routes and Sessions (see Cloning a Route/Session below) |
Multiplayer | For simultaneous development by multiple players. Special conditions apply |
Creating a New Route |
On the Driver/Surveyor screen the route options are shown as a set of buttons at the bottom of the screen.
In Surveyor Classic (S10)
In Surveyor Classic (also known as S10), which is supplied with TRS19 and TRS22 and is an option in Trainz Plus/TRS22 Platinum, Left Click CREATE ROUTE . This will start Trainz Surveyor and open the New Route Dialogue Window.
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A Left Click on the icon at the bottom right of the New Route window will create a new route with a single flat baseboard using the data settings you have entered. A Left Click on the icon on the top right of the New Route window will cancel the data entry and create a new route with a single flat baseboard using the default data settings (usually the settings entered for the last route you created). |
In Surveyor 2.0 (S20)
In Surveyor 2.0 (also known as S20), which is supplied with Trainz Plus/TRS22 Platinum, Left Click CREATE ROUTE . This will start Trainz Surveyor and move straight into the Surveyor World View screen. If you want to edit any of the Route settings then open the Route Editor (select Edit Route ) from the Main Menu or press Ctrl + E . |
The Surveyor World View |
Depending on the Route Editor settings and the version of Trainz you are using, you may see the following (shown below right but without the added yellow and white labels and descriptive objects). | |||||||||
In Surveyor Classic (S10)In Surveyor Classic the baseboards are controlled using the Topology Tools. To open the tools fly-out either Left Click the Topology Tool Tab or press the F1 key. |
The Key Topology Tools, as shown in the diagram above, are:- | |||||||||
Add New Baseboard - Left Click (it will stay active until another button is clicked) and then Left Click in a blank area outside the baseboard to add a new baseboard in that position. Each click will add a new baseboard at the same altitude as the first | |||||||||
Delete Baseboard - Left Click (it will stay active until another button is clicked) and then Left Click anywhere on a baseboard to delete that baseboard. You will get a warning dialogue window - you CANNOT undo this operation to restore a deleted baseboard | |||||||||
Grid Size - a pop-out menu will give you a choice of 10m (the default) or 5m. The option for the HD Grid is only available in Surveyor 2.0 in Trainz Plus. This sets the resolution of the baseboard. It does not alter the size of the grid squares which is actually a painted texture and will always stay at 10m x 10m.
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Advanced - this will open another window in the Topology Tab that will allow you to select a grey scale bit map image to set the height of each grid |
In Surveyor 2.0 (S20)
In Surveyor 2.0 there is no separate Topology Tools fly-out. A single Tools Palette replaces all the separate tools "fly-outs" found in the original Surveyor Classic.
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The Marquee area, shown with a green border in the image below right, shows the positions where 3 new baseboards will be created to add to the existing baseboard. The Marquee area has a Context Menu icon as shown in the image. | |||
Left Click on the Context Menu icon or press the T key to open up the Marquee Context Menu. |
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Default Baseboard Ground Texture |
When a new route is created or a new baseboard is added in both Surveyor Classic and Surveyor 2.0 it will be covered with the ground texture for the selected Region or the default texture/grid if no region has been set. This can be changed to a different texture (including to the standard TRS19/TRS22 grid pattern). | ||||||||||
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A more complex solution is to edit an existing Region or create one of your own to add your preferred ground texture (such as the standard TRS22 grid pattern) to each new route you create and every new baseboard that you add. |
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Information on creating and editing Region assets can be found on the Trainz Wiki at:- |
Loading an Existing Route |
You must first find and select the route to load from those already installed. At the top of the Driver/Surveyor screen the route search options are shown as a set of buttons.
Type: | ROUTES is the default selection. No need to change this. |
Source: | PURCHASED is the default selection, Click and change to MY CONTENT for a route you have created (or already modified) or to INSTALLED for one you have downloaded from the DLS. |
Region: | ALL is the default selection. You can select a particular geographic region if required and IF the route had a geographic region set when it was created. |
Search: | You can narrow down the list of routes by typing the first few letters of its name (e.g. SA) as shown in the image above. |
This will produce a display of thumbnails at the bottom of the screen.
Left Click on the thumbnail for the route you want to load, then Left Click on the EDIT ROUTE button to load the route into Surveyor.
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Loading a Route Into Surveyor From Content Manager |
Trainz provides a shortcut that allows you to load an existing route directly into Surveyor for editing from Content Manager.
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Loading After an Unexpected Shutdown |
If you select a route for loading after an unexpected shutdown of Trainz then any route (or route and session) that was open and running in Trainz Surveyor or Driver will be left marked as Open for Edit. When you attempt to load this route into Surveyor or Driver you will see a message listing the route and session (if any) that were affected. | ||||
The message is saying that the assets in the list may have been changed since the last time you loaded them and exited Trainz normally. For example if you had been editing the route and/or session and had experienced a crash to the desktop or had used Windows Task Manager to terminate the program.
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The options you will see are:-
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Editing a Route |
When a Route is loaded or a new Route is created all the assets you add will be automatically placed into a Route Layer |
When you create a new route (with or without a named session), or load an existing route without a session, and start adding scenery assets they will automatically be placed into a Route Layer. See How to Use Layers for more details. Any ground textures, water, effect layers (turfFX and clutter) you add, or terrain changes (including new baseboards) you make, will be added to the Route Data. |
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Editing the Environment of a Route |
You can edit the Environment Controls of a Route by selecting the Edit Environment... option from the Edit Menu. |
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Edit Effect Layers |
The Edit Effect Layers menu option allows you to add, remove and edit the special effect layers |
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Merging Routes
Two (or more) separate routes can be joined together (merged) to create a new route |
There are some important restrictions on the merging of two routes:-
Payware (DLC) routes cannot be merged with Freeware (DLS) or other Payware routes | |
The Session Data and Session Layers in the first route can be saved in the merger (if required) but those in the other route cannot | |
There may be a significant height difference between the two routes and this may not be easy to overcome | |
The orientation of the two routes (East-West or North-South) cannot be changed (it is possible but will usually require a lot of time, effort and patience) |
A detailed description of the process of Merging Routes can be found on the Trainz Wiki Page:- |
What is a Session? |
A Session is always a part of an existing Route - you cannot have a Session that does not belong to a Route | |
If you create a Route without a Session then ALL the active industries and rolling stock, time, environmental conditions, etc, will revert to their original (default) values. There will be no AI drivers and drivers will have a very limited set of available commands for manual driving |
In general, while a route provides the physical structures (or "hardware"), a session provides the services (or "software"). While you can easily have a route without a session, it could be a very limited (or even a boring) experience. A single route can have multiple sessions, or none, but a session must always belong to a route. To put it into Trainz terminology, a session has a route as a dependency. A session consists of two parts:- |
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Session Layers |
When you save a Session, all the items in the Session Data and Session Layers will be saved |
Session Data:
Session Data are often the "invisibles" that control the operation of a session. Session rules, driver orders and loco assignments, commodities (loaded, unloaded and carried) and most of the Environmental Settings are examples of Session Data. |
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Session Layers are used to hold the scenery assets that you want to only appear in that particular Session and not in all Sessions. The Session Layers can be left empty and the Route Layers can contain all the scenery assets |
Session Layers give you a way of organising or grouping the assets displayed in your session.
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A detailed description of Layers can be found on the Trainz Wiki Page:- |
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Loading (and Creating) a Session |
Creating a New Session
To create a new Session you must first create a new Route or identify an existing Route |
A new session can be created in two ways:-
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Both and will load or create the route in Surveyor and create a new session with all its values/parameters set at the default levels. |
Loading an Existing Session |
There are two different ways to load existing sessions into Surveyor.
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Both and will load the route and session into Surveyor. |
Loading a Session Into Surveyor From Content Manager |
Trainz provides a shortcut that allows you to load an existing session directly into Surveyor for editing from Content Manager.
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Loading a Session into Driver From Surveyor |
To start Driver simply select a session as described above in Loading an Existing Session and Left Click on the DRIVE SESSION button.
This will load both the session and the route into Driver.
You can save your "game play" in Driver at anytime. See Saving and Loading Sessions in Driver below.
Loading a Session into Driver From Content Manager |
Trainz provides a shortcut that allows you to load an existing session directly into Driver from Content Manager.
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Editing a Session |
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Any changes made to the Session Rules (including drivers and their commands), the Environment Tools, Industry or Rolling Stock settings, will be added to the Session Data.
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You can edit the Session Characteristics at any time by selecting the Edit Session... option from the Edit Menu or by simply pressing Ctrl + R . |
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Editing the Environment of a Session |
You can edit the Environment Controls of a Session by selecting the Edit Environment... option from the Edit Menu. |
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Saving a Route and a Session |
Routes and Sessions are saved from the System Menu on the Surveyor screen.
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Notes on Saving DLS/DLC Routes and Sessions: |
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Saving a New Route and Session |
If you have created a new route and select Save or Save As..., then you will be presented with the following Save Route Dialogue Windows.
In both cases the name of the route that was entered when it was created will be shown and you can change the name, even in the Save option. However, there is no option in either case to change the name of the created session because the other options have been greyed out and cannot be selected. |
Saving an Existing Route |
If you have loaded the route only and not the session and HAVE NOT edited any Session Data or Session Layers, then selecting Save will produce the following Save Route Dialogue Window.
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If you have loaded the route only and not the session and HAVE edited Session Data or Session Layers, then selecting Save will produce the following Save Route Dialogue Window.
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Saving an Existing Route and Session |
If you have loaded a route and a session and have edited the route or the route and the session then selecting Save will produce the following Save Route Dialogue Window. |
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If you have loaded a route and a session and have edited the session (Data or Layers) only and not the route, or have already saved the route but not the session, then selecting Save will produce the following Save Session Dialogue Window. |
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Saving a Route and Session Using the UDS |
The UDS feature is available in TRS19 Platinum Edition, Trainz Plus, TRS22 and TRS22 Platinum |
The UDS (Unified Driver Surveyor) Interface allows you to quickly switch from Driver to Surveyor and back to Driver again without having to restart the session from the beginning. You can edit a route and session while in Surveyor and then switch back to Driver to continue the session where you left it. |
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Most of the problems users seem to be experiencing with the UDS, judging from the posts in the Trainz Forums, is when saving their edited Driver session after switching to Surveyor mode. |
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Unless you have a particular reason for overwriting the original Session then the recommended save options are:-
Option Do Not Save the Session | ||||||||
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This will save the Route only, using its existing name and it will overwrite the original route. This will save any edits that you have made to the Route but not to the Session. |
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This will save the Route using its existing name and it will overwrite the original route. It will also save the Session using the name you enter in the text box below the checkbox (Stage 3 in the example shown). The original Session will not be altered. This is useful when you want to test out changes to consists, industry settings, Rules, driver commands, etc but do not want to destroy the original Session. |
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If you have NOT edited anything while in Surveyor and select Save then you will be shown the Save Driver Session dialogue window to save the session in its current state as a Driver Game (also called a Game or Driver Game). This is exactly the same as pressing Ctrl + S while in Driver. |
Exiting Surveyor |
If you exit Surveyor after editing without saving then you will be prompted to Save. |
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Unsaved Route | Unsaved Session |
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Exiting Driver |
If you exit Driver after running a session you will be prompted to Save a Driver Game. |
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Cloning a Route/Session |
A Clone is an exact or duplicate copy of an asset. Some Payware routes and sessions cannot be cloned | |
Cloned routes and sessions can be edited and saved as Your Content |
Cloning a Route or a Session allows you to work on a duplicate copy of the original. All changes that you make will be saved in the cloned copy leaving the original copy unchanged.
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Cloning Using Surveyor |
Routes and Sessions that have been loaded into Surveyor can be cloned using the Save As... command from the Surveyor System Menu
Enter a new name or edit the original name (as shown above) for your cloned route or session.
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Cloning Using Content Manager |
Select the Route or Session to Clone
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A Task Window will open to display the result.
In the image above the original Route has been cloned and given a new <kuid> value.
The newly cloned Route will be shown in Content Manager as a New Asset that is Open for Editing.
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Rename the Clone (an Optional Step)
You can give the cloned Route or Session a new name and a new description. Note that these changes will not appear until after the New Asset has been submitted.
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Submit the Clone (a Necessary Step)
When submitted a cloned DLC Route or Session will be described as Payware, Modified while a cloned DLS Route or Session will be described as Modified |
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Saving and Loading Driver Games in Driver |
Driver Games (sometimes called "Saved Games" or "Driver Sessions") are "Game States" saved while in Driver Mode |
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Saving Driver Games |
Driver Games save the "state of play" in Driver - the position of consists, the commodities and levels in rolling stock and industries, the state of the Driver Command queues, Session Rules, clock time, etc. Once saved, the Driver Game can be loaded back into Driver to continue the play at the point where it was saved. When you are in Driver select Save from the System Menu or press Ctrl + S . This will display the Save Driver Session dialogue window showing the name of the current session with a date and time stamp (shown left below). If you Left Click pn the Tick then this will be the name used for the saved game. Alternatively, you could enter your own unique name (shown right below). The space below the entered name will display any other saved driver games for that session. |
Loading Driver Games |
Saved driver games will be shown with their sessions for a selected route. The section Loading an Existing Session shows two different methods of displaying saved sessions and their driver games. Method will display ALL the saved sessions and driver games which may be a very long list. |
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Where there is only one session in a route, the session will be the first thumbnail shown in the list followed by the driver games. Note that the session is selected by default.
Select (hightlight) the Driver Game you want to load and then Left Click on the DRIVE SESSION button.
This will load the Driver Game, the session and the route into Driver.
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Editing Driver Games |
It is possible to load and edit a saved Driver Game in versions of Trainz that have the UDS (Unified Driver Surveyor) interface - these versions are TRS19 Platinum, Trainz Plus, TRS22 and TRS22 Platinum. However, when you save your edit, it will NOT be saved as an update to the loaded Driver Game. Instead it will be saved as a Session. You can select to create a new session or to overwrite the original session. |
The Session will be saved with all the:-
consists in their positions and states (stationary or moving) at the time of the save | |
industries and rolling stock in their conditions (e.g. product levels) at the time of the save | |
switches in their state at the time of the save, and | |
session rules in their state (completed or not completed) at the time of the save |
Deleting Routes and Sessions |
Deleting a Session will delete that Session and its Driver Games (if any), not the Route it was created from or any other Sessions | |
Deleting a Driver Game will only delete that Driver Game, not the Route or Session it was created from or any other Driver Games |
All the Surveyor and Driver screens for loading routes and sessions have a DELETE ... button as an option.
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If you need a more selective way of deleting routes, sessions and driver games, then use Content Manager from the Trainz Launch Screen. Select the Filter Routes & Sessions.
The Type column will identify each entry as a route, session or Misc. Misc in this case means a saved Driver Game. |
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This page was created by Trainz user pware in September 2021 and was last updated as shown below.