Trip Meter in HUD

[caspar1946]

When building routes I often used the Trip meter function to work out distance between points as the ruler only works for straight lines. As the HUD is now a built in unit and does not have this function I now use the "mc Custom Hud V2" but this still hass no trip meter Is there a HUD with this function. The reset trip control is still listed so it should be available somewhere.

 

[PC_Ace]

If you look closely at the track profile whilst tracking one of your locos, you'll see the odometer reading for that consist showing elapsed mileage/ kms at 1 mile or 1 kilometer intervals below the line.

 

[cascaderailroad]

Why do need to know how far a train has traveled ?

A real train just goes from point to point, and when the crew time expires, a new crew takes over the trip.

Making 1 mile long (1km long) consist (measured out on a straight track, with the Trainz ruler), and placing a brightly colored railcar on each end, makes for an accurate mileage meter, and for placing mileposts ... you can add 100, one mile long consists, to measure 100 miles ... Each and every mile does not necessarily have an actual milepost marker ... just as, each and every turnout does not necessarily have a visible set of signals, or illuminated switch lamps (as some trackage is "Dark Territory")

 

[pware]

Why do need to know how far a train has traveled ?

During the development stage of a session it can be useful to know the exact point in a journey where an event occurs.

 

[PC_Ace]

Some of my AI sessions run autonomously for hours on end - the trip odometer is a handy guide to how far a consist has travelled in performing its assigned tasks and, occasionally, a guide to whether or not a loco's tender needs refueling, etc.​

 

[caspar1946]

I used to use the trip meter for calculating grades (distance traveled v height change). When route building this is often quite important ... i now have to rely on the mc Custom HUD odometer and whilst it works it is more cumbersome that the Tripmeter
The built-in HUD is not accurate enough to give good results. And as I pointed out the control settings are still in place.

 

[Lewiscc65]

I place on of these on the track to place mile markers: <kuid:394799:100305> 1/4 Mile Distance Measurement, <kuid:394799:100081> 1 Mile Distance Measurement<kuid:394799:100077> or 1/2 Mile Distance Measurement

 

[RHKluckhohn]

See <kuid2:117746:23230:1> Track Scanner. Very handy way to measure miles or meters between any two points (provided the switches are lined for the route) and count various assets in between. Works as late as T:ANE SP4.

:B~)

 

[johnarran]

Just tested Track Scanner in TRS22. Works fine. Very handy.

 

[Lewiscc65]

Just tested Track Scanner in TRS22. Works fine. Very handy.

You learn something new every day. I did not know that it was out there since 2005, LOL Will give it a look.