Help:Mobile Surveyor - Revision history

Tonyhilliam at 07:43, 14 August 2014

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	* "Help" - Displays the Trainz Mobile Wiki with full help details of every game function (option in Trainz Driver 2 only)		* "Help" - Displays the Trainz Mobile Wiki with full help details of every game function (option in Trainz Driver 2 only)
	* "Options" - Displays the game options dialog.		* "Options" - Displays the game options dialog.
	* "Account Details" - Allows editing of the [[Planet Auran]] account details.		* "Account Details" - Allows editing of the [[Planet_Auran_account\|Planet Auran]] account details.
	* "Achievements" - Shows the list of achievements, including the current progress toward further achievements.		* "Achievements" - Shows the list of achievements, including the current progress toward further achievements.
	* "Save" - Saves the current Surveyor route and/or session. If you are editing a new route or session, this will prompt you for an appropriate save name.		* "Save" - Saves the current Surveyor route and/or session. If you are editing a new route or session, this will prompt you for an appropriate save name.

Tonyhilliam at 06:46, 12 August 2014

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			Go back to: [[Platform-mobile]]

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	* Payware Sessions - Payware sessions cannot be edited.		* Payware Sessions - Payware sessions cannot be edited.
	* Download Station Content - Routes and Sessions downloaded from the Trainz Download Station must be cloned before editing. The main menu will prompt you about this if it is required. You do not need to take additional steps except where prompted.		* Download Station Content - Routes and Sessions downloaded from the Trainz Download Station must be cloned before editing. The main menu will prompt you about this if it is required. You do not need to take additional steps except where prompted.



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Tonyhilliam: /* Surveyor Overview */

2014-07-22T05:43:04Z

Surveyor Overview

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	= Surveyor Overview =		= Surveyor Overview =

	Surveyor provides a powerful set to tools that allow you to create incredibly detailed worlds. ~~You~~ can:		Surveyor provides a powerful set to tools that allow you to create incredibly detailed worlds. With practice, skill and patience you can:
	* Sculpt and paint terrain;		* Sculpt and paint terrain;
	* Populate the world with scenery items such as trees, cars and buildings;		* Populate the world with scenery items such as trees, cars and buildings;

Tonyhilliam at 05:41, 22 July 2014

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 = Surveyor Overview =
-Surveyor provides a powerful set to tools that allow you to create incredibly detailed worlds. You can sculpt and paint terrain; populate the world with scenery items such as trees, cars and buildings; lay "spline" objects such as tracks, roads, fences and catenary; add trackside objects such as signals; add trains to your tracks; even change the weather conditions. In Trainz Simulator you can also add and edit the Rules to create customized Driver Sessions. (Note that In Trainz Driver 2, you can issue Driver Commands to multiple trains through Quickdrive, but there is no Rules access in Surveyor).
+Surveyor provides a powerful set to tools that allow you to create incredibly detailed worlds. You can:
-The Surveyor Tools are colour coded Blue and Green.
+In Trainz Simulator you can also add and edit the Rules to create customized Driver Sessions. (Note that In Trainz Driver 2, you can issue Driver Commands to multiple trains through Quickdrive, but there is no access to Rules in Surveyor).
-Blue Tools = "Action".  When tapping a blue button something will happen such as a new menu opening, or, when items are selected, performing the action (such as copy or replace).
+= Surveyor Menu =
-Green Tools = "Mode". Tapping a green button highlights that button to show which mode is enabled. Then you tap, hold or drag in the 3D world to do something such as move, rotate, add or delete.
+The Surveyor menu is accessed through an omnipresent button at the bottom right of the screen. This button changes icon to show the current menu mode, but always has the same functionality: tap the button to reveal the menu buttons, and tap it again to hide them. Hiding the menu buttons does not deactivate the currently selected tools or options, it simply clears up some screen space so that you can work unrestricted.
-Other important general rules are:
+Tapping and holding any menu button causes a popover to open which both display help on the button in question, and also (where applicable) presents options that can be adjusted which relate to the button.
-* Tap the left-most button to close the current menu and return you to the previous menu.
-* Tap and hold the left-most button to bring up the Undo-Redo buttons
+[[File:mobile-surveyor-menu-help.png|222px]]
-* Tap the right-most button to hide the current tools menu
-* Tap and hold any button to display tool tips
+Each other button on the top-level menu represents one of the major categories of Surveyor editing tools. Tapping any of these buttons opens a separate menu of related tools. The Surveyor menu button icon will change to reflect your selected category. When in any sub-menu, the leftmost button is always a "back" button. The back button also offers "undo" and "redo" options.
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Tonyhilliam: /* Surveyor Menu */

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Surveyor Menu

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	= Surveyor Menu =		= Surveyor Menu =

	~~[[File:mobile-surveyor-menu.png\|right]]~~

	The Surveyor menu is accessed through an omnipresent button at the bottom right of the screen. This button changes icon to show the current menu mode, but always has the same functionality: tap the button to reveal the menu buttons, and tap it again to hide them. Hiding the menu buttons does not deactivate the currently selected tools or options, it simply clears up some screen space so that you can work unrestricted.		The Surveyor menu is accessed through an omnipresent button at the bottom right of the screen. This button changes icon to show the current menu mode, but always has the same functionality: tap the button to reveal the menu buttons, and tap it again to hide them. Hiding the menu buttons does not deactivate the currently selected tools or options, it simply clears up some screen space so that you can work unrestricted.
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	* Blue - The blue buttons are commands. Tapping the button will have an immediate effect, whether this is to open a sub-menu or to perform a set action.		* Blue - The blue buttons are commands. Tapping the button will have an immediate effect, whether this is to open a sub-menu or to perform a set action.
	* Green - The green buttons are tools. Tapping the button will activate the tool, but will not have any immediate effect. You can then tap in the 3D world to utilise the button. In some cases you may need to customise the tool options by pressing and holding on the tool's button. The currently active tool has a brighter-colored button background.		* Green - The green buttons are tools. Tapping the button will activate the tool, but will not have any immediate effect. You can then tap in the 3D world to utilise the button. In some cases you may need to customise the tool options by pressing and holding on the tool's button. The currently active tool has a brighter-colored button background.


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Tonyhilliam at 05:36, 22 July 2014

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Tonyhilliam at 04:09, 22 July 2014

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	== System Menu ==		== System Menu ==
	[[File:Surveyor system.PNG\|250px]]		[[File:Surveyor system.PNG\|250px]]{{Clear}}
			*Tap on the System Menu button to open a new menu with a range of system options.
	[[File:Surveyor system tools.PNG\|250px]]		[[File:Surveyor system tools.PNG\|250px]]
			*Tap and hold to bring up a tool tip that describes each of the tools.
			* Many of these tools can be accessed directly from the Main Menu opened by tapping on the Pause icon in the top left corner.

	== Ground Menu ==		== Ground Menu ==

Tonyhilliam at 04:05, 22 July 2014

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	The Surveyor Module provides a set of tools that enable anyone to create their own [[Help:Route\|Route]] and [[Help:Session\|Sessions]]. This can be a simple looped track or a prototypical masterpiece using real-world data and accurately modeled and placed track and scenery.		The Surveyor Module provides a set of tools that enable anyone to create their own [[Help:Route\|Route]] and [[Help:Session\|Sessions]]. This can be a simple looped track or a prototypical masterpiece using real-world data and accurately modeled and placed track and scenery.

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	= Getting Started =		= Getting Started =
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	* "Edit Session" - Available from the Session sub-menu after selecting "View sessions" from the Routes menu. This opens the selected gameplay session for editing in Surveyor. By default, any edits occur in the session layer.		* "Edit Session" - Available from the Session sub-menu after selecting "View sessions" from the Routes menu. This opens the selected gameplay session for editing in Surveyor. By default, any edits occur in the session layer.

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	= Overview =		= Surveyor Overview =

	Surveyor provides a powerful set to tools that allow you to create incredibly detailed worlds. You can sculpt and paint terrain; populate the world with scenery items such as trees, cars and buildings; lay "spline" objects such as tracks, roads, fences and catenary; add trackside objects such as signals; add trains to your tracks; even change the weather conditions. In Trainz Simulator you can also add and edit the Rules to create customized Driver Sessions. (Note that In Trainz Driver 2, you can issue Driver Commands to multiple trains through Quickdrive, but there is no Rules access in Surveyor).		Surveyor provides a powerful set to tools that allow you to create incredibly detailed worlds. You can sculpt and paint terrain; populate the world with scenery items such as trees, cars and buildings; lay "spline" objects such as tracks, roads, fences and catenary; add trackside objects such as signals; add trains to your tracks; even change the weather conditions. In Trainz Simulator you can also add and edit the Rules to create customized Driver Sessions. (Note that In Trainz Driver 2, you can issue Driver Commands to multiple trains through Quickdrive, but there is no Rules access in Surveyor).

Tonyhilliam at 04:05, 22 July 2014

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	~~===Edit Route===~~
	~~tbd~~

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	* Payware Sessions - Payware sessions cannot be edited.		* Payware Sessions - Payware sessions cannot be edited.
	* Download Station Content - Routes and Sessions downloaded from the Trainz Download Station must be cloned before editing. The main menu will prompt you about this if it is required. You do not need to take additional steps except where prompted.		* Download Station Content - Routes and Sessions downloaded from the Trainz Download Station must be cloned before editing. The main menu will prompt you about this if it is required. You do not need to take additional steps except where prompted.

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