I have a request for DEM in eastern PA. Tremont, PA in Schuylkill County to Elizabethtown, PA in Lancaster County following former Reading and PRR railroad lines. It's for a project. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanon_and_Tremont_Branch#/map/0
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DEM request
- Thread starter rwk
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JackDownUnder
Well-known member
Anyone with the Trainz version of TranzDEM is not allowed to produce DEM's with their licence other than for the construction of their own route which of course may be uploaded to the DLS.
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I've always had an issue with that. To me, thats like saying someone with Photoshop can't make a graphic or someone with 3ds can't make a model for someone. Just my opinion.Anyone with the Trainz version of TranzDEM is not allowed to produce DEM's with their licence other than for the construction of their own route which of course may be uploaded to the DLS.
Last I checked, Transdem was USD$28 ... but that might be out of date.
The market for a program like Transdem is fairly limited. A handful of people producing terrain for others could completely wipe out sales.
The program has many features and abilities designed for international users that I've never tested. But they are part of the program for people who do need them.
Transdem has greatly increased my enjoyment of Trainz.
Predictably, the first project for me was the UP/SP trackage through my hometown.
Followed by anything that catches my fancy. At one point I even tried some of the late Ish6's content on a rather low resolution terrain map of Mars from NASA.
Many months ago we had a discussion about a train blocking a crossing when that was the only road into a neighborhood for an emergency vehicle responding to a call. I made a crude copy of that siding and the mainline to see the situation more clearly.
The market for a program like Transdem is fairly limited. A handful of people producing terrain for others could completely wipe out sales.
The program has many features and abilities designed for international users that I've never tested. But they are part of the program for people who do need them.
Transdem has greatly increased my enjoyment of Trainz.
Predictably, the first project for me was the UP/SP trackage through my hometown.
Followed by anything that catches my fancy. At one point I even tried some of the late Ish6's content on a rather low resolution terrain map of Mars from NASA.
Many months ago we had a discussion about a train blocking a crossing when that was the only road into a neighborhood for an emergency vehicle responding to a call. I made a crude copy of that siding and the mainline to see the situation more clearly.
BlackDiamond1964
Shadow Banned By N3V
Wow, that pretty much ends my route building in Trainz.Anyone with the Trainz version of TranzDEM is not allowed to produce DEM's with their licence other than for the construction of their own route which of course may be uploaded to the DLS.
Sek_Hakuna
Active member
This is news to me. I first purchased transdem in ?2014? I contacted geophil to specifically ask about this sharing of routes created with his software. His response was "yes of course you can share your route creations". I took a browse through his forum pages but could not find any info about it.
What would be the difference? A fleshed out route with track, trees and trainz and a bare route?
Randall
What would be the difference? A fleshed out route with track, trees and trainz and a bare route?
Randall
Nothing has changed. And, of course, you can share your routes based on TransDEM generated terrain with others and publish them. If you want to do that commercially, then please purchase a commercial TransDEM license. Otherwise, the only thing I ask is that you actually build a route of your own, and surpass a "threshold of originality" (copyright law terminology). And I do not object you working in a route builder team, with one of you doing the geo data stuff and exchange TransDEM output with other team members, but please keep it within your team.
This discussion comes up every other year. TransDEM for Trainz has celebrated its 20th anniversary this year. And there could be a reason why it is living so long and I have not given up on this project. My tiny cottage industry is a one person enterprise. Billion dollar companies like Adobe, mentioned in a post above, may have different license policies. I am not competing with them.
This discussion comes up every other year. TransDEM for Trainz has celebrated its 20th anniversary this year. And there could be a reason why it is living so long and I have not given up on this project. My tiny cottage industry is a one person enterprise. Billion dollar companies like Adobe, mentioned in a post above, may have different license policies. I am not competing with them.
BlackDiamond1964
Shadow Banned By N3V
That was close...everything I work on has a TransDEM origin. I couldn't see me packing my bags after as much time as I've spent creating content in Trainz.
BlackDiamond1964
Shadow Banned By N3V
I think I have something already made, but it doesn't go as far a Lancaster County. I would have to look at my collection.So what, asking someone to make a DEM for you is against the terms of service of TransDEM or is it allowed? BlackDiamond, I was almost going to ask you if you could do it.
Sek_Hakuna
Active member
BlackDiamond1964
Shadow Banned By N3V
PM SentBlackDiamond, even if you had Tremont to Lebanon I would take that. I have a DEM from Lebanon to the south from the DLS.
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