Help:Surveyor Objects Spline Mode - Revision history

Builderbob: Edit Vertex Height

2019-03-31T08:05:55Z

Edit Vertex Height

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	Select the Get Vertex Height tool and Click LMB on a spline point. The height of that spline point will be displayed in the Height Value box.		Select the Get Vertex Height tool and Click LMB on a spline point. The height of that spline point will be displayed in the Height Value box.

			=== [[File:Height value field.jpg]] Edit Vertex Height ===
			As an alternative to the Get Vertex Height tool to select a Height Value, you can enter a specific height in the Height Value Field.

	=== [[File:Vertex height apply.jpg]] Apply Vertex Height ===		=== [[File:Vertex height apply.jpg]] Apply Vertex Height ===

Builderbob: Get to Pick List

2019-03-31T08:04:55Z

Get to Pick List

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	Select the Get Spline (G) tool and then click LMB on a spline object already placed on the terrain. That spline object will become the selected object in the objects list, and the Add Spline (A) tool will become the active tool.		Select the Get Spline (G) tool and then click LMB on a spline object already placed on the terrain. That spline object will become the selected object in the objects list, and the Add Spline (A) tool will become the active tool.

			=== Get to Pick List ===
			To access the Get to Pick List function, Right Click on the Get button, and the icon will then change to the Get to Pick List button. Now Left Click this button to select the Get to Pick List tool.

			The Get to Pick List tool allows you to 'get' any object on a route, and then add it to a [[Help/Content_Search_Filter#Pick_List\|Pick List]]. The Pick List that the item is added to is the current Pick List in the Content Search Filter window: be sure that the correct Pick List is the current Pick List before selecting the spline object with the Get to Pick List Tool.

	=== [[File:Area cancel.jpg]] Delete Spline ===		=== [[File:Area cancel.jpg]] Delete Spline ===

Builderbob: Adjust

2019-03-30T06:24:08Z

Adjust

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	This ~~button allows you~~ to manipulate scenery spline objects (~~fences, walls etc~~) ~~like add, rotate, delete etc~~.		This tab provides tools that are used to manipulate scenery spline objects. The Spline Mode (S) button is at the top right of the Objects (F3) tab.

	Splines are generally long thin		Splines are generally long thin objects such as roads, power lines, catenaries, fences, terrace houses and rows of trees. They consist of two or more “spline points” denoted by rotating circles. These spline points can be placed any distance apart and the spline object is then stretched and duplicated as needed between the spline points.
	objects such as roads, power lines,
	fences and rows of trees. They consist		Spline objects can be constructed with different features to accommodate the variety of objects that can be modelled as splines.
	of two or more “spline points” denoted
	by ~~white~~ circles. These spline points
	can be placed any distance apart and
	the spline object is then ~~“stretched”~~
	between the spline points ~~as you place~~
	~~them on the route~~.
	~~To enter Object Spline~~
	~~mode, Click LMB on~~
	~~the large~~ Spline ~~Mode~~
	~~(S) button at~~ the ~~top~~
	~~left~~ of ~~the tab menu~~.

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	== Advanced ==		== Advanced ==
	Click LMB on the Advanced Menu ~~(Shift F3)~~ to access ~~even~~		Click LMB on the Advanced Menu to access the advanced spline tools.
	~~more~~ tools~~. A drop down menu is then revealed~~.
	=== [[File:Spline height.jpg]] Spline Height ===		=== [[File:Spline height.jpg]] Spline Height ===
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	If a spline point height is already zero relative to the ground (white rotating circle) then this tool has no effect.		If a spline point height is already zero relative to the ground (white rotating circle) then this tool has no effect.

	~~=== [[File:Edit properties.jpg]] Edit Propertires ===~~
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	~~This can be used to name the spline and also set its~~
	~~layer.~~

	;<big> See Also </big>		;<big> See Also </big>

Builderbob: Rewrite.

2019-03-30T06:05:12Z

Rewrite.

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	=== [[File:Gradient remove.jpg]] Remove Gradient ===		=== [[File:Gradient remove.jpg]] Remove Gradient ===
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	~~Click LMB on~~ Remove Gradient and then Click LMB		Select the Remove Gradient tool and then Click LMB on a spline point to reset the height of the spline.
	on a spline ~~section~~ to ~~remove~~ the ~~gradient~~ between
	~~two~~ spline ~~points~~.		When a spline point is first added its height is zero relative to the ground at the point at which it is located, and its height follows any changes in the ground height. This is indicated by a white rotating circle. If the height is adjusted it becomes an absolute height, so that the height does not change with subsequent changes in ground height, and this is indicated by a yellow rotating circle. The Remove Gradient tool reverts the spline point height to its original state - zero relative to the ground and a white rotating circle. This change also restores some properties of certain splines - if the spline has been configured to follow the height and/or slope of the ground surface between spline points then this feature is restored to a spline section when the adjacent spline points are changed from absolute height to relative height.

			If a spline point height is already zero relative to the ground (white rotating circle) then this tool has no effect.

	=== [[File:Edit properties.jpg]] Edit Propertires ===		=== [[File:Edit properties.jpg]] Edit Propertires ===
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Builderbob: Rewrite,

2019-03-30T05:38:00Z

Rewrite,

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	=== [[File:Vertex height apply.jpg]] Apply Vertex Height ===		=== [[File:Vertex height apply.jpg]] Apply Vertex Height ===
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	~~Click LMB on~~ Apply Vertex Height then Click LMB on		Select the Apply Vertex Height tool then Click LMB on a spline point. The height of the spline point is adjusted to the height displayed in the Height Value text box.
	~~another~~ spline point. The spline point is ~~raised~~ to
	the ~~same~~ height ~~as you first vertex~~.
	=== [[File:Gradient remove.jpg]] Remove Gradient ===		=== [[File:Gradient remove.jpg]] Remove Gradient ===
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Builderbob: Correct.

2019-03-30T05:34:54Z

Correct.

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	=== [[File:Vertex height get.jpg]] Get Vertex Height ===		=== [[File:Vertex height get.jpg]] Get Vertex Height ===
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	~~Click LMB on~~ the Get Vertex Height and Click LMB on		Select the Get Vertex Height tool and Click LMB on a spline point. The height of that spline point will be displayed in the Height Value box.
	~~the highest~~ spline point ~~on your spline~~. The height is
	displayed in the Height Value box.
	=== [[File:Vertex height apply.jpg]] Apply Vertex Height ===		=== [[File:Vertex height apply.jpg]] Apply Vertex Height ===
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Builderbob: Clarify

2019-03-30T05:31:47Z

Clarify

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	=== [[File:Spline smooth.jpg]] Smooth Spline ===		=== [[File:Spline smooth.jpg]] Smooth Spline ===
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	Smooth Spline (S) ~~levels~~ the ~~track between two~~ spline ~~points,~~		Select the Smooth Spline (S) tool then click LMB on a section of spline to adjust the ground level to the height of the spline. Multiple clicks (up to about 6) will increase the smoothness of the adjacent terrain.
	~~bringing the land~~ up ~~or down~~ to ~~match~~ the ~~levelled spline~~.
	=== [[File:Vertex height get.jpg]] Get Vertex Height ===		=== [[File:Vertex height get.jpg]] Get Vertex Height ===
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Builderbob: Standardize.

2019-03-30T05:23:17Z

Standardize.

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	=== [[File:Spline point insert.jpg]] Insert Spline Point ===		=== [[File:Spline point insert.jpg]] Insert Spline Point ===
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	~~Click LMB on~~ Insert Spline Point (I) then ~~Click~~ LMB		Select the Insert Spline Point (I) tool then click LMB between two existing spline points. A new spline point will be created at the click location, and the spline path will be adjusted. The height of the new spline point will be calculated from the slope of the existing section. If the section had been straightened it may be necessary to re-do the straightening.
	between two existing spline points. ~~Notice that a~~
	new spline point is created.
	=== [[File:Spline smooth.jpg]] Smooth Spline ===		=== [[File:Spline smooth.jpg]] Smooth Spline ===
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Builderbob: Clarification.

2019-03-30T05:16:36Z

Clarification.

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	=== [[File:Spline point delete.jpg]] Delete Spline Point ===		=== [[File:Spline point delete.jpg]] Delete Spline Point ===
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	~~Click LMB on~~ Delete Spline Point (X) and then ~~Click~~		Select the Delete Spline Point (X) tool and then click LMB on a spline point to delete that point. The two adjacent segments will become a single segment, and the spline path will be adjusted. You cannot delete an end spline point but you can delete an end section using the Delete Spline (D) tool. You cannot delete a spline point that is a junction.
	LMB on a ~~white~~ spline ~~circle~~ to ~~remove unwanted~~
	spline ~~points~~. You cannot delete an end spline point,
	but you can delete ~~the whole~~ section using the Delete Spline
	(D) tool.
	=== [[File:Spline point insert.jpg]] Insert Spline Point ===		=== [[File:Spline point insert.jpg]] Insert Spline Point ===
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Builderbob: Rewrite.

2019-03-30T05:10:16Z

Rewrite.

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	=== [[File:Spline height.jpg]] Spline Height ===		=== [[File:Spline height.jpg]] Spline Height ===
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	~~The~~ Spline Height (H) tool ~~can be used~~ to raise or		Select the Spline Height (H) tool and then LMBH and drag on a spline point to raise or lower that point. The adjacent sections of the spline will be adjusted to the new height according to the properties of the spline. The rotating circle marking the spline point will be changed from white to yellow, indicating that the height is now absolute, not relative to the local ground level. Note that the spline point height will become an absolute height even if the height doesn't actually change.
	lower the height of ~~certain types of splines (for~~
	~~example catenaries or road bridges)~~. ~~Click LMB on~~		The height of the spline point will be displayed as it is adjusted. Press and hold the Ctrl key to adjust the height in smaller increments.
	~~Spline Height then Click LMB+H on a~~ spline point (the ~~white~~
	~~circle)~~ and ~~drag~~ the ~~mouse forward or backwards~~.
	=== [[File:Spline point delete.jpg]] Delete Spline Point ===		=== [[File:Spline point delete.jpg]] Delete Spline Point ===
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