creating to scale

[trainman1963]

maybe i looked past any posts on this, but when creating a new route, how to i create to scale? if i drive a mile in trainz 12, it's the same (time and distance) as driving a mile in reality. also, how to make heights as close to scale as possible.

 

[oknotsen]

As far as I know, a mile is a mile as long as you put the "Working scale" to "Real scale".
Real is as close as it gets.

 

[Dermmy]

Not sure I understand the OP, but in any practical sense there is really no such thing as 'scale' in Trainz. True the opening dialogue box when you create a new route allows you to select several 'scales' but only one thing changes when you change 'scales' and that is the measurements on the rulers. Everything else stays exactly the same. The 'scale' thing is a hangover from the original concept of Trainz as a model railway simulator, but it has long since evolved towards a true real-world sim. It's not quite there yet, but it's getting close. Work in 1:1...

 

[Dap]

. . . also, how to make heights as close to scale as possible.

How close do you want to make heights? Keep in mind that height is measured in meters. If you want to adjust something vertical, click on the height adjust button, click on the object and move the mouse. If you hold down the shift key, it will allow you much more precision.

 

[GeorgeCW]

As the others above not quit sure what you mean, hope this is some help; meters to feet, F=M X 3.28 or M=F / 3.28. Not exact but close, for rivet conters you can go out ten places.

 

[trainman1963]

im planning to model a small short line in my city, so im just making sure that if my train registered a mile in ts12 i want that to equal a mile in the "real world". as far as height, im also modeling some bridges and i know what their height is and i want them to be as close in ts12 as i can to the"real world" heights. i hope i kinda explained better what im trying to do.
thanks

 

[mjolnir]

A trainz baseboard is 720 x 720 Trainz units. To get closest to scale, assume the Trainz units are meters, in which case a level, straight track exactly parallel to one of the edges of the baseboard, with a length of 2.23520447040894 baseboards, is almost a mile long. Keep in mind, too, that distances do not take to account the additional distances caused by the track going up and down hills.

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