My own route

[Tony_Jeffs]

Hi, I need help with Trainz 2006 please. I have made my own rail track and saved it as filname.???
where has it been saved to and how can I get to it to copy it for future use.
Also where do I copy and paste the file if I need to use the backup after a reinstall of Trainz 2006?
Any help with my problem would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Kind regards to all, Tony Jeffs

 

[leeferr]

I'm a little confused. Did you create a mesh file in Gmax and now can't find it?
Mike

 

[Dermmy]

Not certain, but I think Tony is trying to find a saved route in TRS06....

If so, it was saved to the 'Local' folder in your trs06 directory, but unlike previous versions of trainz the file name is encrypted.

You can find it by your chosen route name in CMP. From there you can either save it to '.cdp' format or open the folder in Explorer and save it from there.

Andy

 

[Tony_Jeffs]

Hi Andy
Thank you for your reply. What I am trying to do in Trainz 2006 is to find where the route that I created in surveyer can be found after it was saved so that I can back it up to us later should I have to recover from a re-instal of Trainz.
I looked in the Local folder but my track wasn't there. Ther was no sign of a 'Routename.cmp' file in there. You say that the my file is probably encrypted, if it is how can I get round this?
I have spent a lot of time building my track and really don't want to lose it.
Many thanks again for your reply, and for any help that you can offer.
Tony

Not certain, but I think Tony is trying to find a saved route in TRS06....

If so, it was saved to the 'Local' folder in your trs06 directory, but unlike previous versions of trainz the file name is encrypted.

You can find it by your chosen route name in CMP. From there you can either save it to '.cdp' format or open the folder in Explorer and save it from there.

Andy

 

[Dermmy]

Bit of confusion here Tony....

There is no file called 'routename.cmp'

CMP is the content management utility that comes with TRS06. Start TRS06 in the usual way by clicking the TRS06 desktop shortcut. From the first menu select the option 'Manage Content'. If this is the first time you have run CMP it is quite possible that it will take a considerable time to open and while it is opening it will look like nothing is happening. Be patient!!

Once CMP fires up select the 'My Content' tab from the available options. This will list everything that you have created. The route you are seeking should be easily found. Backup the route by right-clicking on the route name and selecting 'Save to CDP' from the pop-up menu.

The 'CDP' file is a compressed version of your route that can be automatically re-installed simply by double-clicking the icon...

Hope this clarifies the procedure,

Andy

 

[themnax]

Hi Andy
Thank you for your reply. What I am trying to do in Trainz 2006 is to find where the route that I created in surveyer can be found after it was saved so that I can back it up to us later should I have to recover from a re-instal of Trainz.
I looked in the Local folder but my track wasn't there. Ther was no sign of a 'Routename.cmp' file in there. You say that the my file is probably encrypted, if it is how can I get round this?
I have spent a lot of time building my track and really don't want to lose it.
Many thanks again for your reply, and for any help that you can offer.
Tony

my guess is that the best way to do that would be to make a cdp of it. THOSE can then be readily backed up and reloaded into a new install or reinstall of trainz, for xample on a new computer or restoring from backups after a crash. i'm still new so i'm probably sticking my neck out to say that, but it looks like this is how auran had in mind to do that. just as a guess.

(once there's a cdp safely stored someplace, cmp can always install from cdp, then commit. you'll of course need cdp's of every asset used on it too. but if you've downloaded them by ftp and not deleted them, put them in a folder that can be saved or baked up, that's what i've done, (and backed up to removable media) so that if/when current hardware eventually crashes, all can be reinstalled without having to go back to dls and elsewhere to re get them)

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[PEV]

TRS06 has an excellent archive system as part of the Content Manager...

Just open the Content manager from the first screen and the click on the "my content" tab. Every thing you have created will be displayed.

This will include all of your routes, scenarios, scenery etc.. Any or all of this can be archived... Then backup the archive files to CD or network or what ever..

I have archived every thing I have downloaded from the DLS plus all of my own content on a regular basis. On the one occasion I had a crash, I was able to reload the archives with very little pain or loss.

Regards,

 

[mononlaf]

Hi Tony - a cdp file is a good way to go, especially if you have used only built-in content in building your route and if you want to save it as a separate file.

But, consider keeping TRS2006\Local backed up. Anything you build yourself or that you download from the DLS or any 3rd part assets you install goes into Local. If you keep this folder backed up on a separate drive or CD or DVD, every asset you have for Trainz 2006 will be available if you ever have to reinstall 2006.

Dick

 

[Tony_Jeffs]

My routes

Many thanks to Andy, Peter V, Dick and anyone else who replied to my request,
Things are now making sense and I found my two routes in CMP and backed them up as was suggested to one of my external hard drives.
My only problem now is, what are the steps that I need to follow the next time that, and I know it will happen, I need to reinstal my creations/files in order to get back to square one?
I am very new to Trainz, which facinates me having been a long time flight simmer, and really can't put it down.
The help that I have received so far is very much appreciated and I can't thank you enough.
I look forward to getting the answers to my latest request.
Regards to everyone,
Tony.
:wave:

 

[jytte]

Hi Tony,

I'm a newbie too, and it really is fascinating isn't it? Especially surveyor.

Anyways, I have a little batch file (dos) that I run before shutting my PC down every day, and via that I copy my entire Trainz "local folder" to an external usb drive. That way I always have an updated copy of everything I have made or downloaded, should I need to reinstall. Any kind of backup program will work too. Archiving is the easiest way to copy just one route (that way you get the dependencies as well), but does not copy all the "stuff" you may have taken pain to download, but hasn't used in a route yet.

You might have a look at this thread:
http://forums.auran.com/trainz/showthread.php?t=27640

Almost forgot: Let's just say you have a PC crash or whatever. Now that you have the entire "local folder" on a drive, you just copy that back into the Auran folder, after re-installing the program (and before you run Trainz), and CMP will automatically detect and install everything, and you have lost nothing.

Have fun,

Jytte

 

[Captain_Collins]

Hi Tony,

I'm a newbie too, and it really is fascinating isn't it? Especially surveyor.

Anyways, I have a little batch file (dos) that I run before shutting my PC down every day, and via that I copy my entire Trainz "local folder" to an external usb drive. That way I always have an updated copy of everything I have made or downloaded, should I need to reinstall. Any kind of backup program will work too. Archiving is the easiest way to copy just one route (that way you get the dependencies as well), but does not copy all the "stuff" you may have taken pain to download, but hasn't used in a route yet.

You might have a look at this thread:
http://forums.auran.com/trainz/showthread.php?t=27640

Almost forgot: Let's just say you have a PC crash or whatever. Now that you have the entire "local folder" on a drive, you just copy that back into the Auran folder, after re-installing the program (and before you run Trainz), and CMP will automatically detect and install everything, and you have lost nothing.

Have fun,

Jytte

If you do have to do this, then you also have to delete a little file called assets.tdx. This is the file that tells CMP where everything in the local folder is. Without it, CMP will just search the local folder and make a new one. If you keep it, however, CMP will just assume that everything in the folder is the same as it was last time you started.