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In anticipation of an upcoming trip, I decided to create a new route from Hiroshima to Okayama along the Shinkansen line that runs between those two cities. Hauled out my trusty TransDEM and after getting some DEM, I plugged everything in and out popped a new map with textures to guide the...

The next time you wish that Trainz had better graphics, have a look at this video which gives an inside the GPU view of what needs to happen to put the image on your screen. Luckily they use a train engine as an example so it is easy to relate. After I watched, all I can say is wow, that GPU...

An unannounced charge recently appeared on my credit card statement that purported to come from Trainz. After contacting the helpdesk, they were able to confirm that it was a legitimate charge and that it was for the renewal of my Trianz Plus membership. Too bad they didn't send a reminder like...

The way I usually make a new object is to start with a basic outline and then add new parts. Each iteration is imported into Trainz to see how it looks in game. I import the object folder into content manager. I import the modified object folder into content manager. The previous iteration is...

When faced with three spline junctions in a row, clicking on the middle one brings up the menu with several option, among them is Delete and Merge Splines. Either one will remove the extra junction and join the two segments together to make one continuous segment. Is there any functional...

One of the annoyances with TransDEM generating splines is that it inserts too many spline joints. When a curve doesn't follow a normal arc this is helpful but in many cases, I would rather have tracks follow their own path around a curve (never mind transitions and fixed radius) As per...

A little blast from the past, when the number of posts counted towards your ranking and the locomotive you got beside your name. Amazing how it only took 15,000 posts to be considered a Trainz Deity which means by today's counts, we have 5 in our midst. A moment to bow down. 🙏 Even CEOs and...

Just how critical is it to have a junction lever "Reattached to Track?" Even when not, it still shows the green/red arrows and the junction still works in that trains are directed to the correct track. Is it just a cosmetic / visual thing or are there other consequences down the track, so to speak?

Andi06's Junction Kit help screen mentions that there is a PDF on his website with more details on how to use them. Unfortunately Andi is not with us any more nor his his website. Does anyone know if the PDF is now located elsewhere. If would be a shame for his objects to fall into disuse just...

I seldom have a use for fixed track assets but a need recently arose. In S2.0, I placed a few pieces but couldn't get them to join. Switching back to Classic Surveyor and they all joined like they had little magnets at their ends. Is this an known issue with S2.0? Then how do I separate the...

One of the really nice features in TransDEM is that it can paint the ground with topographic details: roads, buildings, vegetation, etc. which helps when it is time to make the route look lived in. In my case that is a long way down the track. Then HD terrain came along and I thought it would...

Cute. 🤗 Can anyone else see which trophies I have been awarded. The criteria must be cummulative from the previous forum since I certainly didn't earn them here, yet.

Tried to access The TRS2006 home page and The TS2009 home page All I get is a 404 Not Found error. Are they also down or definitely gone?

While having the clock running during a session is fine, when testing a map, it would be handy to not have the clock running. So is there a way to stop time or at least slow it down to a point where it is effectively stopped during testing.

Working in a 85mb DEM generated route and have not experienced any issues. Everything seems to work as expected. One bit of an annoyance when creating a route from TransDEM is that a lot of extra track joints are created. Aesthetically, I don't like to see so many of them so I first go around...

While creating a route and testing the various track configurations, I will have consists going here, there and everywhere. While leaving the consists where they stopped is great for quickly fixing something and then continuing, it is a bit of a pain if I want to reset their locations...

I've got some tracks running through a DEM generated baseboard. I've set the track at a specific elevation as well as some roads that parallel the tracks. In some places the track is above the land surface and in other places it is below. In S2.0 I select several track segments in my route and...

How close do two spline points have to be before they join? Can this snap distance be user adjusted? When I have two tracks on the surface, they join pretty easily. Even when they are not very close. In fact sometimes they are too eager to join and I have to use Shift to stop them. When they...

My AI consist stopped and the error message that appears says: "Unable to plot route - junction is missing lever after junction junction 1" That's not a typo, "junction" is repeated. The problem is there is no junction 1 in my route so is that just a placeholder in build 122399? Or is the...

In S2.0, I set the Tool Properties Height to 3m. I then select multiple spline joints. I use Shift and left mouse click on one joint in order to keep them all selected. The function Apply Height to this Spline Endpoint only adjusts that one joint. Is there a way to adjust them all without...