measuring height

[rjw1975]

what unit of measurement does trs2006 use for height? For example ,if I adjust the height of the ground up 10, is it 10 feet, meters, or what? I tried to model a bridge that I have the length and height for and don`t know how to measure the height other than to adjust the height of the ground.

 

[narrowgauge]

Height in Trainz is measured in metres even if you have set to feet. I'm not sure I understand the rest of your question.

Peter

 

[rjw1975]

ok, for example if I lower the ground to a height of -10 then now know that thats -10 meters. I need to measure a height of 195 feet, so is there another way to know how tall that is on my route other than to convert that to meters and drop the bottom of the valley to that height since the ruler won`t work vertically.

 

[narrowgauge]

That is one way you can do it. 195 feet = 59.4 metres. Set the height as a negative then use the plateau tool.

Another way would be to run a track allong the line of the valley, set the Vertex height to -59.4, then click on the vertices. Then use the smoothing tool to create the valley

Peter

 

[cascaderailroad]

These are roughly rounde off measurements that I use for determining track heights on a DEM
2200' = 671 m
2180' = 665 m
2160' = 659 m
2140' = 652 m
2120' = 646 m
2100' = 640 m
2080' = 634 m
2060' = 628 m
2040' = 622 m
2020' = 616 m
2000' = 610 m
1980' = 604 m
1960' = 598 m
1940' = 591 m
1920' = 585 m
1900' = 579 m
1880' = 573 m
1860' = 567 m
1840' = 561 m
1820' = 555 m
1800' = 549 m
1780' = 543 m
1760' = 537 m
1740' = 530 m
1720' = 524 m
1700' = 518 m
1680' = 512 m
1660' = 506 m
1640' = 500 m
1620' = 494 m
1600' = 488 m
1580' = 482 m
1560' = 476 m
1540' = 469 m
1520' = 462 m
1500' = 457 m
1480' = 451 m
1460' = 445 m
1440' = 439 m
1420' = 433 m
1400' = 427 m
1380' = 420 m
1360' = 415 m
1340' = 408 m
1320' = 402 m
1300' = 396 m
1280' = 390 m
1260' = 384 m
1240' = 378 m
1220' = 372 m
1200' = 366 m
1180' = 360 m
1160' = 354 m
1140' = 347 m
1120' = 341 m
1100' = 335 m
1080' = 329 m
1060' = 323 m
1040' = 317 m
1020' = 311 m
1000' = 305 m
980' = 299 m
960' = 293 m
940' = 286 m
920' = 280 m
900' = 274 m
880' = 268 m
860' = 262 m
840' = 256 m
820' = 250 m
800' = 244 m
780' = 236 m
760' = 232 m
740' = 226 m
720' = 220 m
700' = 213 m
680' = 207 m
660' = 201 m
640' = 195 m
620' = 189 m
600' = 183 m
580' = 177 m
560' = 171 m
540' = 165 m
520' = 159 m
500' = 152 m
480' = 146 m
460' = 140 m
440' = 134 m
420' = 128 m
400' = 122 m
380' = 116 m
360' = 110 m
340' = 104 m
320' = 98 m
300' = 91 m
280' = 65 m
260' = 79 m
240' = 73 m
220' = 67 m
200' = 61 m
180' = 55 m
160' = 49 m
140' = 43 m
120' = 37 m
100' = 30 m
95' = 28.96 m
90' = 27.44 m
85' = 25.91 m
80' = 24.39 m
75' = 22.87 m
70' = 21.34 m
65' = 10.82 m
60' = 18.29 m
55' = 17.77 m
50' = 15.24 m
45' = 13.72 m
40' = 12.20 m
35' = 10.67 m
30' = 9.15 m
25' = 7.62 m
20' = 6.10 m
15' = 4.57 m
10' = 3.04 m
9' = 2.74 m
8' = 2.43 m
7' = 2.13 m
6' = 1.82 m
5' = 1.52 m
4' = 1.22 m
3' = 0.91 m
2' = 0.61 m
1' = 0.30 m
6" = 0.15 m
3" = 0.91 m

As Altoona Pa is roughly 1000' above sea level...the Trainz metric height would be 305m above sea level.