Attempting to add a thumbnail to CM v3.6 "FMA instant grass a 30x20" v2.0

[xcrossi]

Hello and good morning:

Attempting to add a thumbnail to CM v3.6 "FMA instant grass a 30x20" v2.0

I open AssetX and add and edit the thumbnail container- commit.


Thumbnail shows up ..but with warnings and no show in surveyor


Warning: This asset uses an obsolete trainz-build number.
Trainz-build numbers below 2.7 are no longer supported.


Warning: Required tag 'length' was missing and
has been set to default.


Warning: Required tag 'width' was missing and
has been set to default.


I re-load to AssetX and run update to 2.7 and 1_Tradis scripts.


Still no show in surveyor


Warning: Required tag 'length' was missing and
has been set to default.


Warning: Required tag 'width' was missing and
has been set to default.


Re-load to AssetX And attempt to add length and width containers.
length and width containers not listed in AssetX tag menu.


length and width containers not listed in CC+ tag menu

length and width containers not in any 2.7+ spline cfg I looked at.



I have doz of spline type assets of trz v 2.6 and below that I cannot up-date
or just add a thumbnail.


Just for starters how do I add a CM v3.6 thumbnail to a 2.0 spline asset without
errors.



Gerry

 

[pware]

DELETED - I did not read the original post correctly - a heavy night last night !

 

[Dinorius_Redundicus]

I just used AssetX to add a thumbnails container via its menu; Repair\Update Thumbnail Table.

Whatever way you do it, manually or with AssetX, the container should end up with a structure like this;

thumbnails {
  0 {
    image                                 "$screenshot$.jpg"
    width                                 240
    height                                180
  }
}

In this case, the asset already had a thumbnail image called $screenshot$.jpg in the same folder as the config.txt file. That may have been a requirement to make the AssetX thumbnails script work properly, I'm not sure.

 

[slabay]

You will have a thumbnail file in the root of your asset, in the case below, $screenshot$.jpg

Then you will need this:

thumbnails
{
  0
  {
    image                               "$screenshot$.jpg"
    width                               240
    height                              180
  }
}

Where width and height are the dimensions of your image.

 

[xcrossi]

Sorry ..your not reading my post correctly.

I know how to add a thumbnail.

May I suggest that you DL "FMA instant grass a 30x20" v2.0

and add a thumbnail with AssetX / commit and see if you can place the asset in surveyor.

Bet you can't....

 

[Dermmy]

It's been a while, but iirc for trainzbuild 2.0 there was no mention of thumbnails in the config. All that was needed was a 180 x 240 $screenshot$.jpg in the asset's root folder and Content Dispatcher sorted things out. How that translates into error-free content in later trainz versions I have no idea, but I suspect if you want to include a thumbnail 'container' in the config you will need to up the trainzbuild number.....

 

[clam1952]

Sorry but I have just added a thumbnail and it works in TS12, just the two warning, one about versions below 2.7 not supported,
the other refers to bendy 3 being a non boolean value. There is no such value as 3 it has to be bendy 1 or bendy 0 as it's boolean value ie on or off 1 or 0.
All I did was create the thumbnail as $screenshot$.jpg using images2tga and then open in AssetX and add the thumbnail container, I did not touch anything else. It is still Trainz build 2

If you want to get rid of the not supported warning you will need to change to build 2.7 or 2.8 and use 2.7 compatible config with a mesh table, if you want it at build 3.6 for TS12 you will have to use a stitched mesh config as old style splines are rejected.

 

[xcrossi]

Ok Ill try it but Ive been up since 3am, time for a nap.
Thanks for all tips and help..

 

[xcrossi]

Thanks, But:
Bendy 1 or 0 ?

How do I make a :

" 2.7 compatible config with a mesh table"

and/or

" build 3.6 for TS12 you will have to use a stitched mesh config "

Thanks to all for help
Gerry

 

[clam1952]

Thanks, But:
Bendy 1 or 0 ?

How do I make a :

" 2.7 compatible config with a mesh table"

and/or

" build 3.6 for TS12 you will have to use a stitched mesh config "

Thanks to all for help
Gerry

Bendy 1 means it will bend, bendy 0 means it will won't

Note there are no quotes round 1 so it reads

bendy                   1

For 2.7 or 2.8, all you need to do after adding the thumbnail is change the build to 2.8 and add a mesh table. Do not use AssetX on splines, as it removes required tags and won't create a mesh table, splines need to be done manually. Just copy and paste this bit at the bottom of the config.

mesh-table
{
   default
  {
     mesh                             "grass.im"
     auto-create                    1
    }
}

Stitched mesh, is somewhat complicated and probably something to leave alone until absolutely needed.

 

[xcrossi]

Thanks so much.

Sometimes it takes just the right explanation to sink in.

I really got it this time and now correcting all kinds of splines
I've stored for months.

Do not use AssetX on splines, as it removes required tags and won't create a mesh table

As applied to this problem AssetX was not the right app to use.


I'm saving all info

Very grateful
Gerry

 

[Dinorius_Redundicus]

"Do not use AssetX on splines, as it removes required tags and won't create a mesh table"

I wish that warning had been in huge red letters on the opening screen for Asset-X !
I ruined so many splines before I realised Asset-X doesn't know what its doing with this kind of object.