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Sourtoe: Make application to various versions clearer.

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Make application to various versions clearer.

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	==Viewpoints in Surveyor==		==Viewpoints in Surveyor==
	~~If you wish~~ to ~~move around easily in Surveyor, to take a screen shot for instance, there are two keyboard functions that are useful (not~~ available in <b>TANE</b> or <b>TRS2019</b>): ~~in surveyor, hold down~~ the Alt key ~~and type either u or y on the keyboard~~.		Methods described here apply to Trainz <b>TRS2012</b> and earlier; NOT available in <b>TANE</b> or <b>TRS2019</b>; instead see [[How to Make a Screen Shot\|Set up a Screen Shot]]. ''In TRS2004 these commands were Alt fly and Alt walk (typing the individual letters while holding the Alt key down).''

			If you wish to move around easily in Surveyor, to take a screen shot for instance, there are two keyboard functions that are useful (): in surveyor, hold down the Alt key and type either u or y on the keyboard.

	<font color="red">'''Alt u'''</font> - this allows you to move the viewpoint around the scenery to get in closer, or to frame a section for a screenshot. Use the keyboard scroll arrow keys and the Page Up and Page Down keys to move and zoom.		<font color="red">'''Alt u'''</font> - this allows you to move the viewpoint around the scenery to get in closer, or to frame a section for a screenshot. Use the keyboard scroll arrow keys and the Page Up and Page Down keys to move and zoom.

	This is the ~~most~~ useful, as you can move anywhere, and the compass point and menus are removed from the view, ~~for~~ a ~~clean~~ screenshot.		This method is the more useful, as you can move anywhere, and the compass point and menus are removed from the view, giving a cleaner screenshot.


	<font color="red">'''Alt y'''</font> - this allows you to walk around the scenery at ground level, the height is not adjustable.		<font color="red">'''Alt y'''</font> - this allows you to walk around the scenery at ground level, the height is not adjustable.

	Since the menus are removed, this is a mode only for viewing or taking a screenshot.		Since the menus are removed, this is a mode only for viewing or taking a screenshot.


	Press the <font color="red">'''Esc'''</font> key to exit either mode,		Press the <font color="red">'''Esc'''</font> key to exit either mode,


	~~''Note: in TRS2004 these commands were Alt fly and Alt walk (typing the individual letters while holding the Alt key down).''~~



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	PaintShopPro, PhotoShop, Gimp, IrfanView, or PEV's Images2TGA can change image formats.		PaintShopPro, PhotoShop, Gimp, IrfanView, or PEV's Images2TGA can change image formats.

Sourtoe: Applies only to versions TRS2012 and earlier

2020-10-11T17:17:06Z

Applies only to versions TRS2012 and earlier

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	==Viewpoints in Surveyor==		==Viewpoints in Surveyor==
	If you wish to move around easily in Surveyor, to take a screen shot for instance, there are two keyboard functions that are useful.		If you wish to move around easily in Surveyor, to take a screen shot for instance, there are two keyboard functions that are useful (not available in <b>TANE</b> or <b>TRS2019</b>): in surveyor, hold down the Alt key and type either u or y on the keyboard.

	In surveyor, hold down the Alt key and type either u or y on the ~~key board~~.

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==Viewpoints in Surveyor==
If you wish to move around easily in Surveyor, to take a screen shot for instance, there are two keyboard functions that are useful.

In surveyor, hold down the Alt key and type either u or y on the key board.

'''Alt u''' - this allows you to move the viewpoint around the scenery to get in closer, or to frame a section for a screenshot. Use the keyboard scroll arrow keys and the Page Up and Page Down keys to move and zoom.

This is the most useful, as you can move anywhere, and the compass point and menus are removed from the view, for a clean screenshot.

'''Alt y''' - this allows you to walk around the scenery at ground level, the height is not adjustable.

Since the menus are removed, this is a mode only for viewing or taking a screenshot.

Press the '''Esc''' key to exit either mode,

''Note: in TRS2004 these commands were Alt fly and Alt walk (typing the individual letters while holding the Alt key down).''

To take a '''SCREEN SHOT''' press the '''Print Screen''' key. The captured image is pasted to the clipboard and also placed in the C:\Program Files\Auran\TS2009\ScreenShots directory as a .tga image (for a default installation of Trainz).

The .tga image size depends on the set resolution of your screen. The .tga file is quite large, preserving the best quality. You should convert the images to a .jpg file if uploading to the forum, to reduce the image transfer size.

PaintShopPro, PhotoShop, Gimp, IrfanView, or PEV's Images2TGA can change image formats.

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