Help/Trains Tab

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= Train Mode =

Clicking LMB on
the Train Mode
(T) button in this
tab allows you to
assemble consists. A list of all
engines and rolling stock is
displayed below this button.
Below the list are selection
lists for Train Origin and Train
Company. If “All” is selected in both of these lists, all consists
and rolling stock will be displayed. By selecting a region or
company in these lists the list displayed can be restricted to
just that company or just that region or both.

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== [[File:object add.jpg]] Add Train ==
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Click on Add Train (A) to enable the building of a
consist. Click LMB on the engine or rolling stock asset
in the list that you would like to place on the route.
A picture of the asset appears in the Train Viewer
window in the bottom of the tab. Click LMB on the
asset in the Train Viewer window, the picture will rotate to
show you different views of the selected item. Click RMB+H
on the item in the picture and move your mouse forward and
back to increase and decrease the size of the item in the Train
Viewer window.
Click on a location on a track in your route and your item will
be placed at that point.
To add items to your cosist Click LMB on
one end of the consist or the other . The Red and Green arrows adjust to mark the ends of
the consist. If you Click LMB too far away from the
end of the consist, a new one will be created.
== [[File:object move.jpg]] Move Train ==
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Click LMB on Move Train (M) then LMB+H a train car.
You can then drag the mouse to move the traincar
anywhere that there is track.
== [[File:reload page.jpg]] Rotate Train ==
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Click LMB on Rotate Train (R) to enable rotation of
the engine or cars in a consist. Once enabled, Click
LMB on any engine or car in a consist to change the
direction in which it is facing.
== [[File:object get.jpg]] Get Train ==
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Once Get Train (G) is selected, Click LMB
on any car in any consist on the route and that car will be
selected from the list in the Trains tab and displayed in the
Train Viewer window. Then Click LMB on Add Train to place it.
== [[File:area cancel.jpg]] Delete Train ==
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Click LMB on Delete Train (D), then Click LMB on any engine
or car in a consist on the route and that engine or car will
be deleted. The consist will shorten if necessary to close the
space taken by the car or engine and keep the consist intact.
== [[File:train decouple.jpg]] Decouple Carriage ==
Click LMB on Decouple Carriage (X) and then move
the cursor to a point near the connection between
two items in a consist until an image (colored Red)
of a coupler appears. Click LMB on the coupler and it will be
seen to open. Additional Green and Red arrows will appear
above the point of uncoupling to mark off the two consists
that have now been made from the one original consist.
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== [[File:edit properties.jpg]] Edit Properties ==
Each engine or car in TS12 can be assigned
properties. Click LMB on Edit Properties (P) to enable
the setting of properties for engines and vehicles.
A name will be assigned to the engine or car by adding a
number to its name, which can be customized, as found in the list of locos and cars.
Names for locos and rolling stock persist only for this
particular session.
Running numbers for an engine or
car can be changed by Clicking LMB on the underlined text after the words
Running Number. A new window opens in which you may
enter the number of your choice. If the engine or car has been
designed with a number that is changeable, the number will
change to match your selection.

= Consist Mode =
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Click LMB on Consist Mode (C), one of two large
buttons at the top of the tab, to enable the
placing of complete consists available in the list
of consists below the button.
A consist window appears at the bottom of the screen which
display the currently selected consist in the list at the top of
the tab.
Click LMB on any consist in the list and it will appear in the
consist window for your reference.
You can Click LMB on any of the vehicles in the consist
window to change their direction. Click LMB and hold on a
vehicle and drag it outside of the consist window to remove
it from the consist.
== [[File:Rename.jpg]] Rename Consist Template ==
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Click LMB on the Rename Consist Template
button to rename the '''Custom'''
consist currently selected in the list. A window will open up
in which you may do the renaming.
== [[File:Delete.jpg]] Delete Consist Template ==
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Click LMB on the Delete Consist Template
button to delete the '''Custom''' consist currently
selected in the list. A window will open up in which you will
click on the Yes or No button to confirm or deny the deletion.
== [[File:object add.jpg]] Add Consist ==
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Click LMB on Add Consist (A) to add one of your
chosen consists to your route. Click LMB at any point
on the track to place the complete consist there.
== [[File:object move.jpg]] Move Consist ==
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Click LMB on Move Consist (M) to enable you to move any
consist on your route along the track to adjust its
starting position. Click LMB+H on any consist to
move it back and forth along the track.
To join two separate consists together, move one consist
along the track until it touches the other then release LMB.
The two sets of associated Red and Green arrows that marked
out the will then combine into one set for the new consist.
== [[File:reload page.jpg]] Rotate Consist ==
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Click LMB on Rotate Consist (R) to enable the
rotation of any consist so that it is pointed in the
other direction. Click LMB on the consist to change
its direction. The Red and Green arrows will also switch
positions to reflect the rotation.
== [[File:change heading.jpg]] Change Heading ==
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Click LMB on the Change Heading (H) button to
enable the changing of the heading of a consist.
Then Click LMB on any consist and the Green and
Red arrows will move to opposite ends of the consist setting
the direction that will be forward when the consist is started
in Driver mode.
== [[File:object get.jpg]] Get Consist ==
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Click LMB on Get Consist (G) to add new consists to
the consist list. This also allows the quick selection
and replication of consists already within the route.
If the consist is already in the consist list, it will be selected.
== [[File:area cancel.jpg]] Delete Consist ==
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Click LMB on the Delete Consist (D) button (not to
be confused with the big gray colored Delete Train
Template button in the middle of the Tab) to enable
the deletion of consist placed on the track. Then Click LMB on
any consist to remove it.
== [[File:train decouple.jpg]] Decouple Carriage ==
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Click LMB on the Decouple Carriage (X) button to
enable the decoupling of parts of a consist. Then Click LMB on
the coupler icon that will appear when you move the cursor
between cars or engines in a consist. You will see that the red
and Green arrows will show that you now have two consists.

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