Category-class

CATEGORY CLASS

(Taken from Content Creators' Guide for Trainz Classics)

The Category Class is listed in the config.txt file of each item of content.

The classes represent a standardized system for referring to the various types of Locos, Rolling stock, Scenery, Spline and Industry assets.

The Category Classes are:

Class "A"        Motive Power
Class "B"        Buildings and Structures
Class "C"        Cabeese
Class "D"        Defence
Class "E"        Environment
Class "F"        Foliage
Class "G"        Ground
Class "H"        Mesh
Class "I"        Product
Class "J"        Texture
Class "L"        Light Rail & Monorail
Class "M"        Maintenance Of Way
Class "O"        Organism
Class "P"        Passenger & Mail Cars
Class "R"        Railcars & Multiple Unit Sets
Class "S"        Splines
Class "T"        Track
Class "V"        Vehicles
Class "W"        Wayside
Class "X"        Freight Cars
Class "Y"        Maps and Scenarios
Class "Z"        Train Parts

Each Category Class may have a number of subcategories as listed below. Please choose the most appropriate Category Class for your item. Select the Class from the Content Creator Plus drop down menu box - only one class may be selected for an asset.

Selecting a correct Category Class is important since Trainz will allow users to use the Category Class as a sort and selection criteria.

A ... MOTIVE POWER

AA      Electric Multi-current
AC      AC Electric
AD      DC Electric
AE      Experimental or Special 
AG      Gas Turbine
AH      Diesel Hydraulic
AL      Diesel & Diesel Electric
AM      Mammal
AS      Steam Loco & Tender
AT      Steam Tank

B ... BUILDINGS & STRUCTURES

BC      Commercial (scenery non-functional)
BI      Industrial (scenery non-functional)
BH      Home & Residential (scenery non-functional)
BR      Railway (scenery non-functional)
BS      Special (e.g. military) (scenery non-functional)
BT      Traffic & Streetscape (scenery non-functional)
BU      Utility (incl. Civil buildings) (scenery non-functional)
BIN     Industry asset with product processing functionality
BPF     Passenger Station with passenger processing functionality
BPN     Passenger Station (non-functional)
BB      Buildable (Kind Buildable)

C ... CABEESE

CB      Brake van
CC     Caboose

D ... DEFENCE

DA     Military motive power
DE     Military experimental & special vehicles
DP     Military equipment - lab & personnel vehicles
DX     Military equipment - freight

E ... ENVIRONMENT

ES     Sky
EW     Water

F ... FOLIAGE

FC     Cactii
FF     Flowers
FO     Orchards & Crops
FS     Shrub
FT     Trees

G ... GROUND

GA     Arid
GL     Lush
GS     Seasonal

H ... MESH

HM     Mesh

I ... PRODUCT

IC     Container Category
IP     Passenger Category
IB     Bulkload Category
IL     Liquid Category

J ... TEXTURE

JC     Corona
JI     Icon
JP     Particle Effects Texture
JO     Other Texture

L ... LIGHT RAIL & MONORAIL

LS     Articulated train sets
LT     Trolleys, trams & streetcars
LM     Monorail vehicles

M ... MAINTENANCE OF WAY

MA     Camp vehicles
MB     Ballast cars
MC     Cranes/lifting
MD     Diagnostic vehicles (e.g. dynamometer)
ME     Instructional vehicles
MF     Fire vehicles
MI     Inspection vehicles
MT     Track vehicles (e.g. tamper)
MP     Snow ploughs
MS     Section cars (e.g. fairmont)
MW     Weed spray
MX     Freight equipment (for MoW traffic)

O ... ORGANISM

OA     Animal Kingdom
OH     Human
OHD    Locomotive Driver

P ... PASSENGER & MAIL CARS

PA    Suburban/short haul (no W.C.)
PB    Baggage cars
PC    Coach/chair cars
PD    Dome cars
PH    Bar/cafeteria cars
PL    Lounge cars
PM    Mail cars
PO    Observation cars
PP    Power cars
PR    Buffet/dining/restaurant cars
PS    Sleeping cars
PU    Special cars (e.g. Gaming Cars)
PV    Private cars
PX    Composite passenger cars

R ... RAILCARS & MULTIPLE UNIT SETS

RA    AC electric
RC    DC electric
RD    Diesel & diesel electric
RH    Diesel hydraulic
RP    Petrol
RS    Steam

S ... SPLINES

SF    Fences
SR    Roads
SP    Platforms
SS    Structure
SV    Vegetation

T ... TRACK

TB    Bridge
TF    Fixed Track
TR    Rails
TT    Tunnel

V ... VEHICLES

VA    Air
VL    Land
VS    Sea

W ... WAYSIDE

WA    Signalling
WS    Trackside signage
WX    Accessories

X ... FREIGHT CARS

XA    Auto transporter
XAA   Open sides
XAB   Auto box car
XB    Box car/covered van
XBD   Dangerous goods
XBG   General service
XBI   Insulated
XF    Flat
XFA   Articulated
XFC   Intermodal
XFD   Depressed center
XFH    Heavy duty
XFM    General service
XG     Gondola/open wagon
XGB    Bottom dumping
XGC    Combination bottom/end/side dumping
XGE    End dumping
XGR    Rotary dumping
XGS    Side dumping
XGT    Covered
XH     Hopper
XHB    Bottom dumping
XHC    Combination bottom/end/side dumping
XHE    End dumping
XHR    Rotary dumping
XHS    Side dumping
XHT    Covered
XI     Foundry
XIB    Bottle/torpedo cars
XIT    Tipper/slag cars
XL     Livestock
XLA    Single deck
XLC    Multiple deck and convertible
XLH    Horse box
XR     Refrigerated
XRI    Ice chilled
XRM    Mechanically chilled
XS     Special
XSN    Novelty
XSU    Unclassified
XT     Tanker
XTA    Domeless
XTS    Single dome
XTM    Multiple dome
XV     Ventilated car/louvered van
XVG    General service
XVP    Produce service

Y ... MAPS & SCENARIOS

YM     Map
YS     Scenario
YP     Profile/Session
YR     Rule
YD     Driver Command
YH     HTML-Asset

Z ... TRAIN PARTS

ZB     Bogie/Truck
ZE     Enginespec
ZH     Hornsound
ZI     Interior
ZP     Pantographs
ZS     Enginesound
ZX     PaintShed-Template