Overhead wire stanchions split and change angle

[simonis]

I posted this in the wrong section. Trying again.
I installed my favorite TRS2004/2006 route into TS12. Now a small portion of different type stanchions have changed angle. I have tried to find a way of fixing this in Surveyor, but have not yet identified how to do this correctly.
I have looked at manuals and some of the helpful items in this blog. The lock picture appears to indicate editing the route is unlocked. I have taken a picture in wire frame mode and will try to attach it.
Any help will be appreciated.
14/5/16 I have now identified that the overhead wire stanchions/poles or whatever they are called, and have split into two parts, one part on the correct angle, the other faulty part lined up with the base board grid lines. Hope you experts out there can make something of that. Also could there be a hidden layer in this route? Two show in surveyor and both are unlocked.
21/05/16 Put picture in correctly, note in Surveyor and wire frame mode. Also answer to the kuid question.
The Route is All Amsterdam 3 by Jan Andree and the kuid is: kuid2:45977:100800:3

Regards,

Lou Simonis

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Last edited by simonis; May 14th, 2016 at 11:47 AM.
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[Saieditor]

Lou, a word to help you:

put your image up on http://hostthenpost.org/
(its free)

get the url to place between the tags we use here.
Edit your post above with the new image location.

Then we can see the stanchion standing awry ...
Then you can get some advice!
:D

 

[SailorDan]

I installed my favorite TRS2004/2006 route into TS12. Now a small portion of different type stanchions have changed angle. I have tried to find a way of fixing this in Surveyor, but have not yet identified how to do this correctly.

If you would like assistance with this issue, please quote the KUID of the route and the assets in question. The current description is too vague to be useful.

 

[simonis]

Thanks very much, learned some more.
Lou

 

[simonis]

Hi SailorDan,

I have edited my original post, thanks for the advice.
See my issue in the photo, it happens in a small number of locations throughout the route, sometimes the posts are in the middle of the track and when running a session the train goes right through it.

 

[SailorDan]

Hi SailorDan,

I have edited my original post, thanks for the advice.
See my issue in the photo, it happens in a small number of locations throughout the route, sometimes the posts are in the middle of the track and when running a session the train goes right through it.

Taking a guess from your image, I think the asset is NS Cat 2t 5x40m cnt,<kuid:49267:37022> or one of its variants. Or perhaps all that series have the same problem. They are very old assets and are not compatible with TS12. They need to be upgraded.

Below is a simple transliteration of the asset config.txt from build 1.3 to 3.5 - the pattern will be the same for all of them.

kuid                                    <kuid2:49267:37022:1>
username                                "NS Cat 2t 5x40m cnt"
kind                                    "track"
trainz-build                            3.5
mesh-table
{
  default
  {
    mesh                                "default.im"
  }
  
  start
  {
    mesh                                "start\start.im"
  }
  
  end
  {
    mesh                                "end\end.im"
  }
}
istrack                                 0
endcap-prev
{
  track-lod-tree
  {
    mesh                                "start"
  }
  mesh-length                           0.1
}
endcap-next
{
  track-lod-tree
  {
    mesh                                "end"
  }
  mesh-length                           0.1
}
track
{
  track-lod-tree
  {
    mesh                                "default"
  }
  mesh-length                           40
  dont-scale-mesh-to-fit-length         1
}
category-class                          "SS"
category-era                            "1980s"
category-region                         "NL"
description                             "NS Catenary 2 track 40m, 5 meters apart, starting and ending with normal poles"
author                                  "Gertjan van Harskamp"
license                                 "Use at your own risk.
Do not re-distribute for commercial purposes.
Please ask permission before you distribute a repaint."
contact-website                         "[URL="http://www.xs4all.nl/~gjvh/trainz"]www.xs4all.nl/~gjvh/trainz[/URL]"
contact-email                           "[EMAIL="gjvh@xs4all.nl"]gjvh@xs4all.nl[/EMAIL]"
thumbnails
{
  0
  {
    image                               "$screenshot$.jpg"
    width                               240
    height                              180
  }
}
kuid-table
{
}

 

[simonis]

Hi SailorDan,

Thanks for that, I will check each asset in that category as you suggest.
Did not think about individual assets being the problem, thought it was a fault with the route.

22/05/16 That was very helpful advice. Thanks for the sample "config.txt" file. I have now applied that to another a single pole this time, which had similar problems. So now I have fixed a double pole stanchion and a single pole stanchion, to date.
Although I have updated other types of config.txt files etc. in the past, I don't believe I could have fixed this one without your help.THANKS
Is there a manual or other item from which I can learn more about this subject?


Lou Simonis