How do I make, use and get basemaps?

[mitch456yui]

Hi,
I'm going to make a route out of my local railway. I runs from at town called Taree to Wingham, well, thats as much as i want to build. I need to make a basemap to replicate the line. How do I make one? How do I use it? And, Where do i get a map for a basemap?
EDIT: I'm using TS2009, if that makes any difference...
Thanks
Mitch

 

[cascaderailroad]

First you need a MS Snip image of Google Earth , or Topo image being of a particular 1km x 1km area.

Then you need "Basemap'(s)" asset...where you edit the BasemapA Square file using MS Paint, or Irfanview...etc..., and paste the 1km x 1km image onto that BasemapA Square image.

It sounds a little entailed...but the basics are easy to learn. Measuring the 1km x 1km image is the hardest part, and making that image go into Your Pictures file so that you can Paste From there.

A very long route will require dozens, or many hundereds of Basemaps A-Z & 0-9. I have well over 200 clones of BasemapA, which have all my topo images on.

I measured your route in kilometers, and it might take @ 15 Basemaps, or @25 Trainz baseboards, give or take a few. Perhaps it is easier to just quesstimate, and make the route somewhat prototypical, not exact, all by eye, using Trainz "Ruler" ?

 

[mitch456yui]

Perhaps it is easier to just quesstimate, and make the route somewhat prototypical, not exact, all by eye, using Trainz "Ruler" ?

Maybe, maybe...

 

[chefbyte]

Read this site if it helps

http://www.g0akh.f2s.com/Trainz/Basemap_tutorial.html

 

[Suren57]

Hello,
i think it would be easy if you use TranzDEM Trainz Edition,
it will help you in making any route