geophil wrote:
Hello Kurt,
Steps j - m: Check the common export/import folder. What's in there? Before "opening for edit" in Trainz Content Manager, make sure no route folder with the same name is found. In the ideal case you only have the scenery folder and no route folders at all. It's a Trainz Content Manager flaw that it always opens a route for editing, regardless of folders with the same name at the destination. In such a case it gives no hint at all, but simply creates a folder with a new cryptic name.
And it will be that folder with the cryptic name, that the commit function will be applied to. In TransDEM, however, you will export new UTM tiles to a route with a clear text name, not the one with the cryptic name. This means, TransDEM and Trainz Content Manager work on to different and independent instances of the same route.
Regarding long routes and a large number of ortho-images or map clippings: While TransDEM uses image compression internally, it will eventually run out of memory if you keep adding images or trying to export if memory usage is already critical.
You can export UTM tiles to an existing route in stages, with smaller export areas for each step. Load only as many ortho-images as needed for each step. From the Trainz Content Manager perspective, just leave the route open for editing as long as you are working on it with TransDEM.
Hello Roland,
a) Concerning my routes - all the names are unique - for example tram010412a - some changes in tram010412a were saved as tram010412b. When I would be working on tram010412b today - the changes in the route would be saved as tram080412a etc etc ...
b) Export to trainz settings : Export destination
Source folder for template UTM03 object : c:\program files(x86)\Ziegler-tools\UTM03
destination folder scenery objects : c:\auran\TS2010\Userdata\editing\scenery
c) I continued my tests and did the following.
I made the following routes using the simple route editor
Oostende to Wenduine, Wenduine to Zeebrugge and Zeebrugge to Knokke.
I noticed the following : Oostende to Wenduine, the orthophoto's were placed in the route
Wenduine to Zeebrugge : the trackarea Wenduine to Blankenberge - orthophoto's in the route, but from Blankenberge to Zeebrugge no orthophoto's were found.
Zeebrugge to Knokke : Some orthophoto's were placed, but on different parts of the track. Not consecutive.
I did the test several times, and I always removed the utm tiles from the scenery folder and removed the utm tiles from the content manager, before I redid the tests.
The results were the same.
During the tests, I received the window with the remarks :
No map source for utm tile : 465000 5657000. skipped.
No map source for utm tile : 465000 5658000. skipped.
No map source for utm tile : 465000 5659000. skipped. etc etc
d) And I also noticed something odd.
Sometimes, when I select an area ( part i to m of the above used procedure ) no utm folders appear in the scenery folder.
When I use the zoom option ( zoom 3 to 4 times ) and select the area again, when clicking on create UTM tile objects, and continue the process, the utm folders appear in the scenery folder.
I can't explain why this happens.
I also noticed that the text quote limitations applies unquote appears in the UTM Coordinates box ( just above the South box and under the North-South box
Best regards
Kurt