The route is still being built. But right now, I would like to hear everyone's opinion on this. A couple of weeks ago, I started using Transdem to make a DEM for my Major Tri State Area Project. About the last 5 or 6 screenshots I posted are in the DEM I am talking about. Last weekend, I took the time to look at the manual and the tutorials for transdem. I went to the seamless server and this time, I downloaded parts of NJ, NYC, upstate NY, Long Island, and Connecticut. I successfully got the DEM's that I wanted. The whole process involved merging DEM's and saving them in pieces to my computer. Getting the TIFF image and merging the DEM took a good amount of time to do. I think it has to do with the size of the DEM. Last night I finished the DEM and merging process. Earlier around 1:30, I decided to import the DEM to the Trainz CMP and at first, I got a fatal error for trainz 2009 but then the DEM continued it's import to trainz 2009. Right now, it is 5:06 and the DEM is still importing to trainz. It seems that my hard drive memory went decreased a good amount. Last weekend when I decided to use the Transdem program to make a new DEM that would consist of NJ, NY, and CT I had 97GB. Today, I have 78GB of free space. I know Transdem is a very good program if you are making a railroad in trainz but I am really debating if I should be using this on my laptop. My hard drive space has been decreasing and I don't want it to decrease to the point where I am going to have to buy a new hard drive. I wonder, should I store the Transdem program on a flash drive so when if I get a new computer soon hopefully, I can put it on there and use it. What does everyone think. Or should I do what I did in the first screenshots of the first Major Tri State Area a couple of months ago which was creating all the elevations and hills by hand. Something is telling me to go with hand creating the route on my laptop and and when I get a new computer hopefully, use transdem. I had no problems hand creating. I think it all has to do with patience because I think I could build the elevations just like transdem can but at a slower rate. Yep, I think I will go with hand creating for now and transdem for the desktop soon if I get one.
Also, if I am hand creating, could somebody tell me how to get the basemaps to appear high quality and remove the white or blue edges from the basemap. I also see that somebody by the name of Fishlipsatwork made a whole bunch of DEMs on the DLS that I could use for the Major Tri State Area Project such as Bronx East, Bronx North, and Port Jervis. How good are his DEM's. Since it is a prototypical railroad I am making, would his DEM's be good to use also. I would really like to hear everyone's opinion on how this is going to go. I also found the Major Tri State Area Project that I had when I first posted screenshots of the Major Tri State Area Project and the frame rates for that suprisingly are very good on my laptop. Very little lag and no stuttering whatsoever.Very smooth for a detailed route. So for now until I get a computer that is built for trainz, I think I will hand create my routes and use transdem in the future.