What is the 'Safe' and workable CDP size.
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shaneturner12
Tutorial Creator
I believe it's version and service pack dependent. For earlier versions, Trainz had problems with CDP files over 512MB, but newer ones may be able to handle up to 2GB from what I've gathered.
Shane
Shane
norfolksouthern37
what's a normal map?
use archives.
still best to split them up and keep them manageable.
still best to split them up and keep them manageable.
steamboateng
New member
I think CDP is the magic word here, guys! We're looking at transferring whole routes between users, and CDP is the way to go. NOT archive!
norfolksouthern37
what's a normal map?
hm, I did not get the impression... he sounded like he was storing things for later use, not distributing assets.
Hi Guys,
Thank you. I'll keep my CDP file no bigger than 512MB to be on the safe size as I heard that too regarding the size up to 2GB. What I don't want is create write-only files so I just wanted to make sure!
Yes, these will be for transfer between two or more of us during a project and this is good to know anyway especially because I am always backing up my working routes to CDP files. I don't care so much that the scenery items get tossed, but having a decade old route get munched is a bit disheartening to say the least.
John
Thank you. I'll keep my CDP file no bigger than 512MB to be on the safe size as I heard that too regarding the size up to 2GB. What I don't want is create write-only files so I just wanted to make sure!
Yes, these will be for transfer between two or more of us during a project and this is good to know anyway especially because I am always backing up my working routes to CDP files. I don't care so much that the scenery items get tossed, but having a decade old route get munched is a bit disheartening to say the least.
John
JamesMoody
Trainz Team
Depends what you are doing with them
If you are using them for archive, and you know the machine you'll be re-installing them on, you can test out what the limits are on that machine. If it's a 64 bit machine, you'll probably find the limit is somewhere around 1.2GiB to 1.4GiB.
If you are using them for distribution, then you need to think about all machines, not just one. In particular, 32 bit machines have a much lower limit - something around 900MiB. And each machine is different depending on hardware and drivers. We work with an 800MiB target max internally and don't see problems regularly distributing CDPs this large. We did see regular problem reports at significantly larger sizes (e.g. 1.1GiB).
If you ever get stuck with a CDP that you can't install in Content Manager, try the TrainzUtil command line installer. It has a slightly higher limit than Content Manager does, and that might get you out of trouble
John,
I've run into problems > 500 or so Gb, even on an x64 machine that runs Trainz like a breeze. That might have been with TS2010, I forget, but I think following your instinct is the safe way to go. It's better to have a too-small file that works than a too-big file that doesn't.
I've run into problems > 500 or so Gb, even on an x64 machine that runs Trainz like a breeze. That might have been with TS2010, I forget, but I think following your instinct is the safe way to go. It's better to have a too-small file that works than a too-big file that doesn't.
steamboateng
New member
Gentlemen, thanks for you responses. I think we can live with a 800Mb limit. If it fits the Trainz Team needs, I'm sure it'll fit ours. Specifically we're trying to figure out how to get several folks to work on a single route map. Best we can come up with is passing the map around, allowing each to do his/her thing and then passing it on.