how to: view .im files to check what they are

[nitroline]

hi all

i am in the process of renaming all of my files.
this way i can find what i need when i want it.
the problem is that my viewers do not support the dot.im files

does anybody know of a program that will just show me the pictures?
irfanviewer does not have this capabilty

your help is appreciated

thanks
steven

 

[narrowgauge]

You could stuff up your entire content if you do something so foolish and unecessary.

Why rename the .im files? They are files internal to the content and will have no relevance to your renaming system The assets need the names the creator gave them, leave them alone.

By the way, opening an .im file is reverse-engineering and any discussion will get you banned from the forum.

Cheers

Narrowgauge

 

[Callum027]

It can?

-Callum

 

[rweber95]

FileViewer 3.14.2 from http://users.bigpond.net.au/Creator3D/ will display .pm and .im files in 4 viewing windows like Gmax. Lets you view the meshes and attachment points. The perspective window shows the model with textures, as long as the textures are .bmp or .tga. Older Trainz models with .texture textures will not be textured. None the less it is a great viewing tool. You can't reverse engineer with this version, its for viewing only.

Bob

 

[nitroline]

narrowgauge

would you like to re-read what i wrote
i do not wish tor reverese engineer anything
NOR do i wish to alter .IM files

i merely wish to view them so that i know what it looks like without having to go from cmp into surveyor for every object

rweber95
thanks for the link bob
it will save me hours of to-ing anf fro-ing

cheers mate

steven

 

[narrowgauge]

nitroline

Your post could be read several ways. I read it this way.

You start with

i am in the process of renaming all of my files.

and then you ask about .im files, it is natural to assume that the .im files are included in your 'all' that you want to rename. If that is not the case then please ignore my post. Your intention was not clear.

Cheers

Narrowgauge

 

[nitroline]

hi narrowgauge

i am renaming them so that in surveyor
i can find what i need when i want it
and not have to look through nearly all my content

i am putting them in cars, trucks, semi,s houses, businesses, factories, flats, recreation,
this is sofar
there will be more, but i have not got that far as yet

cheers
steven

 

[Dinorius_Redundicus]

Nitroline

Don't forget good old Trainz Object Explorer (TOE) which was available from the TrainzLuvr site (I hope it still is). I think it handles .im files but not .pm files

TOE sometimes can read textures that FileViewer has trouble with, so it's worthwhile having both viewers on hand.

Did you also know that you can 'point' Trainzobjectz to the location of either the TOE or Fileviewer exe files so that you can view whatever object is currently selected in Trainzobjectz? Very handy when you're re-naming objects. Unless of course, you are using TRS2006/CMP, which can't do this.

Cheers

- Deane

 

[teddytoot]

nitroline

Look at this thread for some more information.

 

[nitroline]

hi Dinorius_Redundicus + teddytoot

thanks for that

i use 2006 only and i had been told in the old fortum that TOE only wrks with 2004

but thanks for the help.

i am slowly getting through the heap

cheers
steven