Help with gradients

[couttsse6]

I am trying to replicate a prototypical route, but have stumbled across a problem early in the process.
I am in the UK, and so the gradient profile is written by how far the line travels to rise/drop one foot.
What I want to know is, how does this translate in to the gradients used in trainz?
Hope you understand what I am asking, and any help appreiciated

 

[clam1952]

Trainz uses the percentage gradient so a 2% gradient = 1 in 50 or 1/50 x 100 =2%

 

[cascaderailroad]

Just as using the US Imperial system, is out of date, inaccurate, and is a pain to convert to the metric system ... You too should totally forget about the antiquated 1 in 50, chains, fathoms, etc ... and learn to deal directly with using the metric system and %, as Trainz is based totally on the metric system.

 

[leeferr]

Percent is percent, whether it be feet, yards, meters or anything else. A rise of 1 meter in 50 meters is the same grade as 1 foot in 50 feet. Percentage is not some secret reserved to the metric system.

Mike

 

[H222]

http://www.trainman.id.au/grade.htm

 

[couttsse6]

Ok, Thanks all. That will help with getting the route as accurate as possible!