Help with Bridge Making

[Len12]

I've searched but nothing on steps for bridge making here. I've tried to follow the directions in the 400 plus page manual but I'm obviously too dense to get it. Below is the bridge I'm trying to make. I've created the initiator and terminator being simply the ends of the bridge. You can see the files plus the config file..and the pathetic end product.:hehe: Any help or direction would be appreciated. It's intended to be a freeway type bridge actually.

 

[bpk_2007]

Bridge

The bridge must be build in the Y direction, every bit of the bridge starting at zero and towards the minus direction.
- If the bridge are 10m long it starts in zero and ends in -10m.
- If the indicator and the terminator are 5 m they starts in zero and ends in -5m.

You must make a piece for each part of the bridge, indicator, bridge and terminator, if it is possible to use the same part for both indicator and terminator i do not know .

Have uploaded a couple of pictures to illustrate it. (Hope it helps)

Hope it helps you a bit of the way

bpk_2007

 

[Len12]

Beautiful bpk_2007 this is part of the problem I thought - making it on the wrong axis. And thanks for the very helpful pics. Thank you very much!:wave:

 

[Len12]

bpk_2007

Would I be able to look at what your config file looks like?

 

[bpk_2007]

Bridge

It looks like this:


kuid <kuid:351675:2330>
kind "bridge"
length 25
bridgetrack <kuid:63290:38076>
trackoffsets 0.001
height -24
casts_shadows 0
istrack 1
initiator "bridge_indicator"
terminator "bridge_terminator"
endlength 10
obsolete-table {
}
description "Standard gauge steel bridge"
asset-filename "bridge"
category-class "TB"
category-region-0 "US"
category-era-0 "1980s"
category-era-1 "1990s"
category-era-2 "2000s"
trainz-build 2
username "BPK Steel Bridge 1T"
license
kuid-table {
0 <kuid:63290:38076>
}

bpk_2007

 

[Len12]

Thanks for that!

 

[bendorsey]

While not normally done, the initiator and terminator can look different as long as they are the same length. The center (repeating) section can look different (it usually does) and be either the same or different length.

Splines are strange beasties, lol.

Ben

 

[Len12]

Well here is the finished product without the initiator/terminator - which isn't needed unless either ends are different than the main bridge which for this one would not be. I used an alpha texture for the railings. It'll need a bit more work but I've got the idea. Thanks for all the help guys.