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This page lists available "How To" Guides which describe how to achieve certain tasks related to Trainz.  
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This page lists available "How To" Guides which describe how to achieve certain tasks in Trainz.  <b>HowTo</b> pages provide much detail on specific actions, whereas <b>Help</b> pages are intended to respond to in-game needs for help or as quick guides to specific actions. Help pages specifically for '''Trainz Railroad Simulator 2019''' or '''TRS19''' can be found at '''[http://online.ts2009.com/mediaWiki/index.php/Category:TRS19 Help:TRS19]'''
  
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Users are encouraged to add their own guides to this page in a similar fashion, or expand on existing guides. Please keep in mind that this site is dedicated to the current version of Trainz and that techniques used should relate to this version.
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Users are encouraged to add their own guides to this page in a similar fashion, or expand on existing guides. Please keep in mind that this site is dedicated to the current version of Trainz and that techniques used should relate to this version. Editors note: all pages here should fit the pattern "How to X", as in "How to place signals". Pages and topics which cannot be phrased in this manner do not belong on this page.
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==The Trainz Channel==
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{|
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|[[File:twitch.png|128px|link=https://www.twitch.tv/trainz_simulator|TheTrainzChannel on Twitch]]
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|Many [[Tutorial Videos]] have been recorded for Trainz users to watch and learn from.
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To keep up to date with all streams and videos visit [https://www.twitch.tv/trainz_simulator TheTrainzChannel] on Twitch.
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==Content Creation: Routes==
 
==Content Creation: Routes==
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* [[HowTo/Techniques,_tips,_and_tricks_for_route_builders]]
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<div style="column-count:2;-moz-column-count:2;-webkit-column-count:2">
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* [[HowTo/Create a Route in 10 Minutes]]
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* [[HowTo/Add Bumpy Track]]
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* [[/Add Bumpy Track/]]
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* [[HowTo/Make a Track Cutting]]
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* [[/Add thumbnail and preview images to your route/|Add Thumbnail and Preview images to your route]]
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* [[HowTo/Place Signals]]
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* [[/Configure an iPortal/]]
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* [[HowTo/Build a Bridge]]
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* [[/Configure An Interlocking Tower/]]
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* [[HowTo/Build a Tunnel]]
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* [[How to Create a Picklist|Create a PickList]]
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* [[HowTo/Build a Crossing]]
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* [[How to Create a Region Asset|Create a Region Asset]]
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* [[HowTo/Build Catenary]]
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* [[/Create_your_first_Route/]]
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* [[HowTo/Use Superelevation]]
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* [[/Create a Route in 10 Minutes/]]
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* [[HowTo/Use Trig Stations]]
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* [[/Make a Track Cutting/]] (Undercut)
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* [[HowTo/Configure an iPortal]]
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* [[How to Make a Screen Shot|Make a Screen Shot]]
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* [[HowTo/Configure An Interlocking Tower]]
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* [[How to Make Good Scenery|Making Better Scenery]]
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* [[How to Merge Routes|Merge Routes]]
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* [[How to Place and Use a Camera|Place Cameras along a Route]]
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* [[/Place Signals/]]
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* [[/Build a Bridge|Place a Bridge in your Route]]
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* [[/Build a Tunnel|Place a Tunnel in your Route]]
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* [[/Build a Crossing|Place a Crossing in your Route]]
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* [[/Build Catenary|Place Catenary in your Route]]
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* [[Route and Session Basics]]
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* [[How to Use Bulk Asset Update/Replace Tool|Use Bulk Asset Update/Replace Tool]]
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* [[How to Use Layers|Use Layers]]
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* [[Use Multiplayer Surveyor]]
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* [[How to Use Portals|Use Portals]]
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* [[How to Use Procedural Track|Use Procedural Track]]
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* [[How_to_Use_the_UDS_Interface|Use the UDS (Unified Driver Surveyor) Interface]]
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* [[/Use Superelevation/]]
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* [[/Use Trig Stations/]]
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==Content Creation: Sessions==
 
==Content Creation: Sessions==
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* [[HowTo/Techniques,_tips,_and_tricks_for_session_developers]]
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<div style="column-count:2;-moz-column-count:2;-webkit-column-count:2">
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* [[How to Use Message Popup Rule|Adding Message Popups]]
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* [[How to Use Message Popup Rule (Applications)|Adding Message Popups - Sample Applications]]
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* [[How to Use Navigation Point Rules|Adding Navigation Points]]
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* [[How to Use Navigation Point Rules (Applications)|Adding Navigation Points - Sample Applications]]
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* [[How to Create a HTML Asset|Adding a Session Introduction Page and In Game Messages]]
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* [[How to Use Driver Setup Rule|Configuring the Driver Setup Rule]]
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* [[How to Use Environment Tools|Configuring the Environment Tools]]
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* [[How to Control Junctions in Sessions|Controlling Junctions in Sessions]]
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* [[How to Control Signals in Sessions|Controlling Signals in Sessions]]
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* [[How to Create a Message Popup Icon|Creating a Message Popup Icon]]
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* [[Parent Rule List|List of Parent Rules]]
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* [[How to Use Parent and Child Rules|Parent and Child Rules (Session Editor)]]
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* [[Route and Session Basics]]
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* [[How to Use Portals|Using Portals]]
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* [[How to Use Session Editor|Using the Session Editor]]
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* [[How_to_Use_the_UDS_Interface|Using the UDS (Unified Driver Surveyor) Interface]]
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* [[How to Use Track Markers|Using Track Markers]]
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* [[How to Use Track Direction Markers|Using Track Direction Markers]]
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* [[How to Use Track Priority Markers|Using Track Priority Markers]]
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* [[How to Use Track Triggers|Using Track Triggers]]
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* [[How to Use Variables in Sessions (Examples)|Using Variables in Sessions - Sample Applications]]
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==Using "Manage Content" in TANE or newer==
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* [[/Download an Asset from the Download Station/]]
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* [[/View by thumbnail images/]]
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* [[/Fix Errors and Warnings/]]
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* [[/Finding Missing Dependencies/]]
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* [[How to Backup a Picklist]]
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* [[How to Create a Picklist]]
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* [[How to Manage Backups]]
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* [[How to Move a Picklist]]
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* [[How to Rename a Picklist]]
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* [[How to Perform Database Repairs]]
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* [[Using Content Manager to Update Assets]]
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See also [[Help:Content_Manager]]
  
 
==Content Creation: Assets==
 
==Content Creation: Assets==
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* [[HowTo/Make your first Trainz Asset]]
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<font size=3>'''General'''</font>
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* [[HowTo/Export from Max]]
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* [[HowTo/Export from Blender]]
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* [[/Make your first Trainz Asset/]]
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* [[HowTo/Solve Blender Modelling Problems]]
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* [[/Build a Car for Traffic (stand-alone version)/]]
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* [[HowTo/Scaling setup in Blender]]  
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* [[/Build a Car for Traffic (mesh library version)/]]
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* [[HowTo/Build normal maps in Max]]
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* [[/Build a cab interior/]]
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* [[HowTo/Localize an Asset]]
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* [[/Build a drivable car/]]
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* [[HowTo/Build a scripted asset]]
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* [[/Build Passenger Enabled Assets/]]
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* [[HowTo/Reskin an Asset]]
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* [[/Create a High Voltage Power Line Spline/]]
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* [[HowTo/Reskin an Asset using an alias]]
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* [[/Create a Fence Spline Featuring LOD and Random Meshes/]]
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* [[HowTo/Build a Car for Traffic (stand-alone version)]]
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* [[How to Create a Message Popup Icon|Create a Message Popup Icon]]
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* [[HowTo/Build a Car for Traffic (mesh library version)]]
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* [[How to Create a Region Asset|Create a Region Asset]]
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* [[HowTo/Build a cab interior]]
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* [[/Create a Neon Font Effect with PhotoShop C4/]]
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* [[HowTo/Build a drivable car]]
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* [[/Build Procedural Track for T:ANE/]]
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* [[HowTo/Render to Texture]]
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* [[/Update your auto-generated next KUID/]]
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* [[HowTo/Build a simple animated scenery asset in Blender]]
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* [[How to Create a HTML Asset|Create a HTML Asset (Session Introduction Page and In Game Messages)]]
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* [[HowTo/Build Passenger Enabled Assets]]
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* [[Updating_Steam_Locos_to_TC3_Standards]]
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* [[HowTo/Create a High Voltage Power Line Spline]]
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* [[How_to_add_collision_to_an_asset]]
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* [[HowTo/Create transparent windows in Blender]]
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* [[Getting_Started_in_TrainzScript]]
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* [[HowTo/Create a Fence Spline Featuring LOD and Random Meshes]]
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* [[HowTo/Create a Neon Font Effect with PhotoShop C4]]
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<font size=3>'''Scripting and Config.txt'''</font>
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* [[HowTo/Build an animated Neon Sign]]
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* [[HowTo/Configure a spline for collisions]]
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* [[/Localize an Asset/]]
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* [[How_To/Build_Procedural_Track_for_T:ANE]]
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* [[/Build a scripted asset/]]
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* [[HowTo/Update your auto-generated next KUID]]
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* [[/Example_Vehicle_Config.txt/]]
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* [[/Example_Station_Script/]]
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* [[/Configure a spline for collisions/]]
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* [[Adding the Native Automatic Running Numbers system to a traincar]]
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* [[/Add a config.txt syntax highlighter to Notepad++/]]
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</div>
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<font size=3>'''3D Modelling'''</font>
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* [[/Export from 3DS Max using FBX/]]
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* [[/Export from Blender using FBX/]]
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* [[/Export Blender FBX Animation/]]
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* [[/Solve Blender Modelling Problems/]]
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* [[/Scaling setup in Blender/]]  
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* [[/Build normal maps in Max/]]
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* [[/Render to Texture/]]
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* [[/Build a simple animated scenery asset in Blender/]]
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* [[/Create transparent windows in Blender/]]
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* [[/Build an animated Neon Sign/]]
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* [[HowTo/Create_a_3D_Avatar|Create a 3D Avatar (Driver Character)]]
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* [[How_To/Use_GIMP_to_create_a_PBRMetal_parameters_image|Create a PBRMetal parameters image in GIMP]]
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* [[Muti-materials on a single object with Substance Painter]]
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</div>
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<font size=3>'''Reskining'''</font>
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* [[/Reskin an Asset/]]
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* [[/Reskin an Asset using an alias/]]
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</div>
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<font size=3>'''Content Manager'''</font>
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* [[/Create a displacement map/]]
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</div>
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==Content Creation: Scripting==
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* [[/Your first Trainz Script/]]
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* [[/Hide- & Unhide Meshes/]]
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* [[/Search for objects in the world/]]
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* [[/Search for installed assets/]]
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* [[/Asynchronous Route Streaming/]]
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* [[/Debug Scripts/]]
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== List of Driver Commands==
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*[[Driver_Commands_List|Driver Commands List]]
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== List of Session Rules==
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*[[Session Rule List with Parameters|Session Rules (Alphabetical Order)]]
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*[[Session Rules By Categories With Properties|Session Rules (Category Order)]]
  
 
==Creating and Configuring Content In-game==
 
==Creating and Configuring Content In-game==
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* [[HowTo/Create an Interactive Session]]
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* [[HowTo/Add Carz Traffic to a Route]]
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* [[/Create an Interactive Session/]]
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* [[HowTo/Tune a Steam Locomotive Enginespec]]
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* [[/Add Carz Traffic to a Route/]]
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* [[HowTo/Configure an Interactive Industry]]
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* [[/Use Digholes to Create Tunnel entries/]]
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* [[HowTo/Implement a Destination Sign System]]
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* [[/Tune a Steam Locomotive Enginespec/]]
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* [[HowTo/Upload a new asset to the DownloadStation]]
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* [[/Tune a DCC EngineSpec/]]
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* [[HowTo/Update an existing asset on the DownloadStation]]
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* [[/Tune a Diesel EngineSpec/]]
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* [[HowTo/Download an asset from the Download Station]]
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* [[/Configure an Interactive Industry/]]
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* [[/Implement a Destination Sign System/]]
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* [[/Upload a new asset to the DownloadStation/]]
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* [[/Update an existing asset on the DownloadStation/]]
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</div>
  
 
==Documentation Suggestions==
 
==Documentation Suggestions==
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* [[/Build normal maps in Blender/]]
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* [[/Build a house/]] - See discussion page
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* [[/Build a tree/]]
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* [[/Build a track/]]
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* [[/Build a tunnel/]]
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* [[/Build a hedge/]]
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* [[/Build a fence/]]
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* [[/Build a road/]]
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* [[/Build a road crossing/]]
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* [[/Build a train car/]]
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* [[/Build a bogey/]]
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* [[/Build a ground texture/]]
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* [[/Build an interactive industry/]]
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* [[/Add attached track/]]
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* [[/Register with Planet Auran/]]
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* [[/Create an Achievement/]]
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* [[/Use a map to create a baseboard/]]
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</div>
  
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* [[HowTo/Build normal maps in Blender]]
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==Trainz Wiki==
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* [[HowTo/Build a house]]
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*[[HowTo/Create_a_Help_Page|How to Create a Trainz Wiki page]]
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* [[HowTo/Build a tree]]
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* [[HowTo/Build a track]]
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* [[HowTo/Build a bridge]]
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* [[HowTo/Build a tunnel]]
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* [[HowTo/Build a hedge]]
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* [[HowTo/Build a fence]]
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* [[HowTo/Build a road]]
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* [[HowTo/Build a road crossing]]
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* [[HowTo/Build a train car]]
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* [[HowTo/Build a bogey]]
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* [[HowTo/Build a ground texture]]
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* [[HowTo/Build an interactive industry]]
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* [[HowTo/Add attached track]]
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* [[HowTo/Add an intro page to a session]]
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* [[HowTo/Register with Planet Auran]]
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* [[HowTo/Create an Achievement]]
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* [[HowTo/Use a map to create a baseboard]]
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* [[HowTo/Create a displacement map]]
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== See Also==
 
== See Also==

Revision as of 10:44, 17 September 2021

This page lists available "How To" Guides which describe how to achieve certain tasks in Trainz. HowTo pages provide much detail on specific actions, whereas Help pages are intended to respond to in-game needs for help or as quick guides to specific actions. Help pages specifically for Trainz Railroad Simulator 2019 or TRS19 can be found at Help:TRS19

Users are encouraged to add their own guides to this page in a similar fashion, or expand on existing guides. Please keep in mind that this site is dedicated to the current version of Trainz and that techniques used should relate to this version. Editors note: all pages here should fit the pattern "How to X", as in "How to place signals". Pages and topics which cannot be phrased in this manner do not belong on this page.


Contents

The Trainz Channel

TheTrainzChannel on Twitch Many Tutorial Videos have been recorded for Trainz users to watch and learn from.

To keep up to date with all streams and videos visit TheTrainzChannel on Twitch.

Content Creation: Routes

Content Creation: Sessions

Using "Manage Content" in TANE or newer

See also Help:Content_Manager

Content Creation: Assets

General


Scripting and Config.txt


3D Modelling


Reskining


Content Manager

Content Creation: Scripting

List of Driver Commands

List of Session Rules

Creating and Configuring Content In-game

Documentation Suggestions

Trainz Wiki

See Also

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