attachment points (GMax)

[quicksilver1983]

sorry to be a complete pain in the you-know-what....but I have another question that kinda needs answering.

Attachment points for attaching tracks to say a station or bridge....would they named something like a.track0a / a.track0b, a.track1a / a.track1b, etc? is there a limit to how many points you can go up to?

For instance, one thing I am working on is a 4 - 8 track wide bridge, kinda based upon the one just immediately outside Cardiff Central Station in South Wales enroute to Grangetown, the Canton Sheds and onwards towards Bridgend, etc.

Haven't actually started in Gmax with the model yet, but I have got a few rough sketches on paper as to how I would do it.

Also, if I added the attachment points in Gmax model, do I have to include a kuid in the config.txt for tracks or can I just attach my own in Trainz using the attachment points created in Gmax?

Again, apologies for asking what is probably a very noob question, but I would like to know all these things before I commit and make something new.....

I am trying to google as much info as I can but I thought I would also ask the lovely Trainz people here...

 

[bnsf50]

sorry to be a complete pain in the you-know-what....but I have another question that kinda needs answering.

Attachment points for attaching tracks to say a station or bridge....would they named something like a.track0a / a.track0b, a.track1a / a.track1b, etc? is there a limit to how many points you can go up to?

For instance, one thing I am working on is a 4 - 8 track wide bridge, kinda based upon the one just immediately outside Cardiff Central Station in South Wales enroute to Grangetown, the Canton Sheds and onwards towards Bridgend, etc.

Haven't actually started in Gmax with the model yet, but I have got a few rough sketches on paper as to how I would do it.

Also, if I added the attachment points in Gmax model, do I have to include a kuid in the config.txt for tracks or can I just attach my own in Trainz using the attachment points created in Gmax?

Again, apologies for asking what is probably a very noob question, but I would like to know all these things before I commit and make something new.....

Your naming is correct, and as far as I am aware there is no limit on how many track attachments are allowed.
You do have to assign a track kuid to the attachment points in the config file. If you want the tracks to be what you attach to them in surveyor then I would assign an invisible track to them and check the box "Use Adjoining Track Type", this way what ever track you hook to them in surveyor then the invisible track will change to that type.

 

[quicksilver1983]

ok, I might try that.

Is there any specific way that I can orientate the tracks on say a bridge or station?

ie:

TRACK 1 ====>>>>====
TRACK 2 ====<<<<====

 

[bnsf50]

ok, I might try that.

Is there any specific way that I can orientate the tracks on say a bridge or station?

ie:

TRACK 1 ====>>>>====
TRACK 2 ====<<<<====

In order to be able to tilt the objects tracks in surveyor, to fit the lay of the terrain, keep the tracks running on the X axis to the right and left looking at them from the top view. You'll have to also add the rotate yz range tag with a -6 to +6, these figures are adjustable to suit, to activate the tilt feature, which can then be used by holding down the shift key while rotating the object. And be sure and place all of the attachments in the top view, but you probably already knew that.

Do not rotate the attachment points. You can move them as much as you want, but do not rotate them.

 

[quicksilver1983]

no no...i meant is there any way to orientate the tracks, say having track 1 running North-South, and track 2 running South-North, on a bridge/station?

Sorry, my bad for wording the question wrong....

 

[bnsf50]

no no...i meant is there any way to orientate the tracks, say having track 1 running North-South, and track 2 running South-North, on a bridge/station?

Sorry, my bad for wording the question wrong....

No. What you're talking about is all dependent on which way you lay the tracks in surveyor coming up to the object. the objects tracks will adapt suitably.

 

[marvschwenke]

Actually, the direction is from the 1st point to the 2nd point for each track in the config file.