Tunnels

[AreJay2010]

Hey Guys can anybody explain how i go about putting a tunnel into my layouts cause they look good on some of the default routes on the game and i want to be able to put some in any help wouls be appreciated

 

[Dug]

Most tunnels, but not all, are installed the same as rail. Chose the tunnel you want to use. Click on the terrain where you want the tunnel to start move cursor to where you want it to end and click again, Then attach your track to the tunnel ends. If you have a mountain, place the tunnel ends on opposite sides of the mountain and the tunnel will go thru it. Or you can lay out the tunnel on level ground then use the raise terrain tool to create the terrain over the tunnel.

 

[bboz55]

I have a question about making tunnels. When I do make one the ends of it are always filled in by the terrain. How can I get it to show as an open tunnel?

Thanks

 

[lewisner]

Look in Objects (House Symbol in Surveyor) and you have a multi coloured square called "Hole Punch". If you click on your baseboard the Hole Punch will knock out two Grid Squares leaving a hole.Then you move the tunnel mouth over the hole and use "UK Tunnel Grass Spline" or similar to make up any gaps above the tunnel mouth.
If you have Hawes Junction in TRS2010 take one of the Tunnel Mouths apart to practise.

 

[bboz55]

Thanks for trying to help Lewisner but I click on "Objects / F3" the house symbol and I do not see any "Hole punch , multi coloured square" you mention here. I am using Trainz 2010 EE with SP4 upgrade. So, now what am I doing wrong?
I do not have any of the objects you mention either.

 

[lewisner]

If you don't have the Hole Punch (it's in TRS2009 + 2006) go to the DLS and get "AJS Dighole" KUID2: 122285:1010:1 , "UK Tunnel 1Track Stone" KUID2: 60850:37903:2 and that'll be a start. I can't understand how these things aren't in 2010. If you search for "AJS" he has a ready made kit of tunnels which work like this.

 

[bboz55]

Thanks again for your help. I downloaded the files and it is telling me they are already installed... ok but it doesn't say where to find them. I'll keep looking, maybe something is not on and showing me all my content?

Ok, I found the dighole in objects , some how it magically appeared.

 

[lewisner]

Have you checked to make sure the assets you downloaded have been commited? By clicking the "Open For Edit" tab in CMP?

 

[bboz55]

Ahh I found out why... and to other new users... Make sure you have a CLEAR content search from the upper left pull down menu area.
I did find them after that.

Thanks for your help.