Tools
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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 images of all texture types used in TS2009, and convert them to BMP files using "Texture Viewer", or convert any texture file to a TGA with appropriate texture.txt file with "Texture2TGA", or convert PM's to IM's with "PM2IM".
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
