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Instructions for making gradients
Here are some instructions I recently sent someone.
Hope this helps.
For the basis of this lesson we will be laying track in a West to East direction - that is, from left to right on the baseboard. I'm describing this from Trainz 2006 (TRS2006)
Here are some instructions I recently sent someone.
Hope this helps.
For the basis of this lesson we will be laying track in a West to East direction - that is, from left to right on the baseboard. I'm describing this from Trainz 2006 (TRS2006)
- Find a baseboard, or create a new one from the 'Surveyor' start page.
- When you have the baseboard you need to practice on displayed in front of you, open the track menu box at the right hand side of the screen, then click on the 'Advanced' tab at the bottom of it.
- Another box will slide out of the bottom that has all the buttons you need to put gradients into your track.
- Lay a length of track West to East on the baseboard - just anchored at both ends to the baseboard.
- Now, in the 'Advanced' box, there are two digital readouts with numbers in them, you need to left click on the top one - which is set in the middle row of buttons.
- This readout should now have turned blue, so you will be able to enter a set of numbers into it by using the keys on your good old plastic keyboard - the one you type with your fingers.
- At the right hand side of the numerical display you have just used there is a button that shows an angled slope, with a little white arrow pressing against it, this is the 'Apply Gradient' button, the button to the right hand side of that (The right most one) is the 'Remove Gradient' button. The button to the left most side, amongst this horizontal row of buttons, and numerical display is the 'Get Gradient' button.
- Left click the 'Apply Gradient' button, which should light up. (Also 'K' key on keyboard)
- Now, to apply a rising gradient of 2% from West to East on the track you have layed, left click on the track, just to the right hand side of the Western spline or anchor point of your track – about half an inch away from it - the Eastern end of the track length should pop up a little bit, just move about on the baseboard, so you can look underneath it......you may be able to discern a change of angle or gradient in the track. This is best done on a baseboard that has been textured – its harder to see this effect on a bare baseboard, with all the white lines set against the black background.
- To check this effect numerically, click on the 'Get Gradient' button previously described in point 8. (The right hand button on the horizontal row of buttons)
- Now click on the track starting away from the Western end, and the numerical display should read 2.0
- When you get past halfway along the tracks length, now in the Eastern part of it, if you click on the track with the 'Get gradient' button highlighted, the numerical display will change to read -2.0 . (Minus two point zero)
- This is a Negative value, because you have clicked on the descending half of the track. (Its going downwards) The Western half of the track is a Plus Value . (Its going upwards)
- To apply a gradient, of a Plus or Negative value, always click just to the side of the spline, or anchor point you wish to rise or fall AWAY FROM.
- When laying other track and applying gradients, if you suddenly want a descending gradient, after having applied a rising gradient for several spline points, or sections, its probably best to make the section beteween the rising and descending gradients – completely level – just a short section, so they fall away to each side of it.
Numbering awful
Sorry about the numbering at the beginning of each line.
This is what it should be:
For the basis of this lesson we will be laying track in a West to East direction - that is, from left to right on the baseboard. I'm describing this from Trainz 2006 (TRS2006)
3. Another box will slide out of the bottom that has all the buttons you need to put gradients into your track.
4. Lay a length of track West to East on the baseboard - just anchored at both ends to the baseboard.
5. Now, in the 'Advanced' box, there are two digital readouts with numbers in them, you need to left click on the top one - which is set in the middle row of buttons.
6. This readout should now have turned blue, so you will be able to enter a set of numbers into it by using the keys on your good old plastic keyboard - the one you type with your fingers.
7. Enter in to the readout display the value of 2.0 this will be a gradient of 2%.
8. At the right hand side of the numerical display you have just used there is a button that shows an angled slope, with a little white arrow pressing against it, this is the 'Apply Gradient' button, the button to the right hand side of that (The right most one) is the 'Remove Gradient' button. The button to the left most side, amongst this horizontal row of buttons, and numerical display is the 'Get Gradient' button.
9. Left click the 'Apply Gradient' button, which should light up. (Also 'K' key on keyboard)
10. Now, to apply a rising gradient of 2% from West to East on the track you have layed, left click on the track, just to the right hand side of the Western spline or anchor point of your track – about half an inch away from it - the Eastern end of the track length should pop up a little bit, just move about on the baseboard, so you can look underneath it......you may be able to discern a change of angle or gradient in the track. This is best done on a baseboard that has been textured – its harder to see this effect on a bare baseboard, with all the white lines set against the black background.
11. To check this effect numerically, click on the 'Get Gradient' button previously described in point 8. (The right hand button on the horizontal row of buttons)
12. Now click on the track starting away from the Western end, and the numerical display should read 2.0
13. When you get past halfway along the tracks length, now in the Eastern part of it, if you click on the track with the 'Get gradient' button highlighted, the numerical display will change to read -2.0 . (Minus two point zero)
14. This is a Negative value, because you have clicked on the descending half of the track. (Its going downwards) The Western half of the track is a Plus Value . (Its going upwards)
15.To apply a gradient, of a Plus or Negative value, always click just to the side of the spline, or anchor point you wish to rise or fall AWAY FROM.
16.When laying other track and applying gradients, if you suddenly want a descending gradient, after having applied a rising gradient for several spline points, or sections, its probably best to make the section beteween the rising and descending gradients – completely level – just a short section, so they fall away to each side of it.
Sorry about the numbering at the beginning of each line.
This is what it should be:
For the basis of this lesson we will be laying track in a West to East direction - that is, from left to right on the baseboard. I'm describing this from Trainz 2006 (TRS2006)
- Find a baseboard, or create a new one from the 'Surveyor' start page.
3. Another box will slide out of the bottom that has all the buttons you need to put gradients into your track.
4. Lay a length of track West to East on the baseboard - just anchored at both ends to the baseboard.
5. Now, in the 'Advanced' box, there are two digital readouts with numbers in them, you need to left click on the top one - which is set in the middle row of buttons.
6. This readout should now have turned blue, so you will be able to enter a set of numbers into it by using the keys on your good old plastic keyboard - the one you type with your fingers.
7. Enter in to the readout display the value of 2.0 this will be a gradient of 2%.
8. At the right hand side of the numerical display you have just used there is a button that shows an angled slope, with a little white arrow pressing against it, this is the 'Apply Gradient' button, the button to the right hand side of that (The right most one) is the 'Remove Gradient' button. The button to the left most side, amongst this horizontal row of buttons, and numerical display is the 'Get Gradient' button.
9. Left click the 'Apply Gradient' button, which should light up. (Also 'K' key on keyboard)
10. Now, to apply a rising gradient of 2% from West to East on the track you have layed, left click on the track, just to the right hand side of the Western spline or anchor point of your track – about half an inch away from it - the Eastern end of the track length should pop up a little bit, just move about on the baseboard, so you can look underneath it......you may be able to discern a change of angle or gradient in the track. This is best done on a baseboard that has been textured – its harder to see this effect on a bare baseboard, with all the white lines set against the black background.
11. To check this effect numerically, click on the 'Get Gradient' button previously described in point 8. (The right hand button on the horizontal row of buttons)
12. Now click on the track starting away from the Western end, and the numerical display should read 2.0
13. When you get past halfway along the tracks length, now in the Eastern part of it, if you click on the track with the 'Get gradient' button highlighted, the numerical display will change to read -2.0 . (Minus two point zero)
14. This is a Negative value, because you have clicked on the descending half of the track. (Its going downwards) The Western half of the track is a Plus Value . (Its going upwards)
15.To apply a gradient, of a Plus or Negative value, always click just to the side of the spline, or anchor point you wish to rise or fall AWAY FROM.
16.When laying other track and applying gradients, if you suddenly want a descending gradient, after having applied a rising gradient for several spline points, or sections, its probably best to make the section beteween the rising and descending gradients – completely level – just a short section, so they fall away to each side of it.