Merging routes - not the same elevation

[RJArtim]

I am trying to merge the Fort Liberty module from JR into the Marias Pass X45 by HP. I made copies of both and figured out how to merge them where I want them to be, but the merged in FT Liberty is about 500 feet lower than Marias Pass. How can I get the merged route to the correct elevation?

 

[oknotsen]

As far as I know, this is not possible.

 

[mikeaust]

You need to add more sections to one of the routes and then merge and create topography to get from one to the other.
Cheers,
Mike

 

[cascaderailroad]

Or separate the 2 routes by 1 baseboard spacing ... use a spiral helix, or use Portals, or iPortals

 

[RJArtim]

I appreciate the responses, but I am a total newby to this. However I am a quick learner. At the moment I do not even know how to add an other base board. I can not even find that function or is it an actual object like scenery? Creating topography? Hmmm, sounds interesting but no clue how to do it yet. I made 2 routes in Railworks using SRTM data. I don't even know how to lay track in TANE yet. Been hacking config files for trainz the last 7 months and finally have a nice working fleet.

At any rate I sent an email off to get the Transdem program. I assume that is going to work in raising the elevation of the one route.

As for a helix, it would need a mountain to climb up. Not really what I am looking for, but I like what Phil Skene did with Trinity Bay and its helixes. Might give that a try when I figure out how add some baseboards.

 

[Tokkyu40]

I only have TRS04 right now, so I don't know if they changed it, but in the older programs you would open one of the routes in Surveyor, go to the point where you want to merge the second route and then open the Topology menu (where you build terrain).
At the bottom of the Topology window I have a tab labeled Advanced. Click on that and it expands the window and you should find buttons for Extend and Delete. Click Extend and then click on the open air just off the edge of your route. Another baseboard will appear at elevation 0. Keep clicking until you have enough boards to make the transition.

 

[Tokkyu40]

Okay, I have t;ane and loaded it. The control to add baseboards is on the main Surveyor Topology menu on the lower left corner of the window.

 

[RJArtim]

OK I have successfully merged a few routes. If their elevation is set at 0 in the config file they merge just fine. I also found the add a baseboard function. Thanks for all the help so far to everyone who replied. I have not installed Transdem yet to try changing their elevations.

 

[mjolnir]

RJArtim, TRANSdem is a stand-alone program that creates data that can be used to create a route; you cannot open an existing route with TRANSdem in order to change the elevations.

ns

 

[geophil]

RJArtim, TRANSdem is a stand-alone program that creates data that can be used to create a route; you cannot open an existing route with TRANSdem in order to change the elevations.

Oh yes, you can, via Content Manager "Open for Edit". TransDEM has a specific function for this. And it does indeed aim at merging geo data based routes with non geo data routes, which are usually set at sea-level altitudes/elevations.

It may not always work or achieve 100% success since there are still a few unknowns hidden in the route files, but generally it should be able to raise or lower baseboards and the objects placed on them. It should also keep the route file version during the operation, a TS12 route won't become a T:ANE route this way.

 

[pware]

Oh yes, you can, ... TransDEM has a specific function for this.

Another TransDEM gem.