Hi everyone & happy new year 2010!! I was wondering if I can get some kind of help on making smooth grade inclines & declines up & down.When I make my grade its all sloppy and chunky.I want my stations at 0.0 grade and when it leaves I want it to go up at a steady but not steep incline.I need help creating something smooth like this.Help would be appreciated.I'll show a screenshot of what I mean.Thanks!
Embankments & Grades
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SantaFebuff
That's So Trainz Forum
I would use the 'Apply Gradient' tool. You can find this under Tracks>Advanced Options.
You have to type in the gradient percentage, though. Two percent is considered remarkably steep for Class I railroads. A 1.5% grade wouldn't be that bad. A 1%, is a common gradient. I depends though, what your looking for. Steep gradients can be used for inter-city routes, while nice and gentle to represent long distant Class I routes.
Now that I've covered grades a bit, type in "FMA" and search is via "Title" on the Download Station. You'll find an entire elevated trackage system that is an embankment spine system that you can do just about everything with. The only problem would be the texture, it is predetermined, so if your doing a certain region with dirt, that wouldn't do. However, if winter is your choice, they offer a winter series that will do perfectly. I would also look at their other offerings, they do make top-notch content that I've got all of. I can say, they do know how to make content.
If you don't find the system to your use, you can always use the "Smooth Spine" feature for trackage. Go to Track>Advanced Options and the icon is a flat line with a red and white pattern. What this will do is smoothen the height of the landscape to conform to your trackage height. Click on a section to try it out. If it seems too steep of an embankment, click on it until you either max out the amount of smoothness or you find your proper embankment. Note that it'll only go so close to the track. You'll have to lower your track 0.2 units of height for it to be on the embankment top properly. Otherwise, your track will hover 0.2 units high. That's not all that noticeable from the top, but it clearly visible when viewing up the embankment or next to it.
Cheers,
Joshua
You have to type in the gradient percentage, though. Two percent is considered remarkably steep for Class I railroads. A 1.5% grade wouldn't be that bad. A 1%, is a common gradient. I depends though, what your looking for. Steep gradients can be used for inter-city routes, while nice and gentle to represent long distant Class I routes.
Now that I've covered grades a bit, type in "FMA" and search is via "Title" on the Download Station. You'll find an entire elevated trackage system that is an embankment spine system that you can do just about everything with. The only problem would be the texture, it is predetermined, so if your doing a certain region with dirt, that wouldn't do. However, if winter is your choice, they offer a winter series that will do perfectly. I would also look at their other offerings, they do make top-notch content that I've got all of. I can say, they do know how to make content.
If you don't find the system to your use, you can always use the "Smooth Spine" feature for trackage. Go to Track>Advanced Options and the icon is a flat line with a red and white pattern. What this will do is smoothen the height of the landscape to conform to your trackage height. Click on a section to try it out. If it seems too steep of an embankment, click on it until you either max out the amount of smoothness or you find your proper embankment. Note that it'll only go so close to the track. You'll have to lower your track 0.2 units of height for it to be on the embankment top properly. Otherwise, your track will hover 0.2 units high. That's not all that noticeable from the top, but it clearly visible when viewing up the embankment or next to it.
Cheers,
Joshua
American_Connections
AC MonkeyWrench Models
Slopes
Use my terrain tool to slope your ground. You can alos set my hillside road under your track to get a fill base, both will make things look as the real world is as best can be done with the trainz program limitations.
Use my terrain tool to slope your ground. You can alos set my hillside road under your track to get a fill base, both will make things look as the real world is as best can be done with the trainz program limitations.
SantaFebuff
That's So Trainz Forum
I have some screenshots for you to look at if further help is required. Click to enlarge.
Cheers,
Joshua
Cheers,
Joshua
These are perfect examples and everyone else thanks for the support.I can never get a smooth incline like that its always too steep or chunky.I have some screenshots for you to look at if further help is required. Click to enlarge.
Cheers,
Joshua