Revision as of 00:41, 3 February 2011

Auran-provided Tools

The following executable tools are made available to Trainz users.

Content Manager - Auran's included content management GUI, which provides functionality for downloading, installing, managing and building custom content.

Content Creator Plus - Auran's included content creation GUI, which provides functionality for creating, editing, viewing and validating asset configurations.

Trainz Mesh Importer - An xml-to-im converter that can be used to simplify conversion of models from various formats into Trainz .im format.

TrainzUtil - A command line content management tool.

Third-party Tools

The following Trainz-related tools are maintained by Trainz 3rd-party developers.

Trainz Tools by PEV - View all image types used Trainz, and convert them to TGA files using "Images2TGA", or convert PM's to IM's with "PM2IM", or view object meshes with "Trainz Mesh Viewer".

More TBD

Native APIs

Auran provides some native (C++) libraries which allow Trainz 3rd-party developers to access specific Trainz internal files and functionality which are otherwise opaque. These are provided in DLL form within the Trainz installation, and should not be redistributed as their implementation is specific to each Trainz install version.

TrainzNativeInterface - A helper DLL which provides the basic functionality for communication between Trainz executables and third-party DLLs.

Documentation

Command Line Guidelines - Details guidelines for developing Trainz-related command-line utilities with the intention of creating a standardised, easy-to-use interface.

TBD