Different ways to electrify rail

[MrPineapple]

Hey everybody,

There's been something on my mind for a while now. Electrifying rail in Trainz is either difficult, tedious, or both. It never seems it can be either. What I want to know is how everyone else electrifys railway. I use this method:

I click the tracks tab, then the trackside objects tab. I usually use the HP Pylon C, then, going back to the objects tab, then to the object splines tab, I use the HP wire 40 and manually line them up with the pylons.

However, I know there are also Pylon splines in the Object Splines tab too, although for me, these are hard to use and incredibly inaccurate. So how does everybody else do it? Is there an easier way to do it than the two I just listed? Because if there were an easier way, i'd be a very happy camper.

Cheers.

 

[Wessex_Electric_Nutter]

However, I know there are also Pylon splines in the Object Splines tab too, although for me, these are hard to use and incredibly inaccurate. So how does everybody else do it? Is there an easier way to do it than the two I just listed? Because if there were an easier way, i'd be a very happy camper.

With a lot of paitence. I sometiems use a catenary height tool (i.e. one of my own trams with the pantograph stuck firmly in the up position) to help me in areas where there are gaps or runs through the pantograph. Using lineside objects also helps, especailly when the wire is cut to the length from pylon to pylon, it will have less tendencies to take the shortest route.

3rd rail is a bit different, it involves for Mike10s rails, to make sure the con rail sits 0.08m above the trackbed then running a train alongside it to make sure the shoes touch.

 

[MrPineapple]

While building routes, I've found that electrifying bridges that have varied heights is very difficult, with both trackside objects & splines. I wonder if it would be possible to create a trackside object that also acts as a spline following the track, so the track is electrified automatically. That would be the lazy man's way out.

 

[jalleballe]

bumping this one....
is there somebody ho have made some electric splines? that follow the track??

 

[NSWGR_46Class]

Have a look at Motorman1066's range of track that has the over head wire built into the track spline, all you have to do then is add you over head support where required.

 

[jdenm8]

Some creators, like Motorman1066, have it built-into the mesh. Others, like WilliamG have the spline attached to the mesh. An example of this would be his Japanese double track. Look in the 'Japanese Projects' thread in the 'Freeware Announcements' forum for a link. I use it a fair bit. The only downside is that, like tracks like Motorman1066's, the height of the catenary is completely fixed.

 

[Yakutsky]

Googled for this, and found this.

Can't seem to electrify track, anyone has some good tips by now?