HowTo/Build a Car for Traffic (stand-alone version) - Revision history

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	A more efficient way to have a group of carz on a route is to combine them into a mesh library. This method allows sharing of textures over a number of vehicles. [[HowTo/Build a Car for Traffic %28mesh library version%29]] describes the extra steps needed to implement this strategy.		A more efficient way to have a group of carz on a route is to combine them into a mesh library. This method allows sharing of textures over a number of vehicles. [[HowTo/Build a Car for Traffic %28mesh library version%29]] describes the extra steps needed to implement this strategy.

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2013-06-07T07:06:58Z

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	Copy the mesh, texture images and texture.txt files to this new folder.(its name doesn't matter). Also copy the sound file to this folder if you are including the sound option.		Copy the mesh, texture images and texture.txt files to this new folder.(its name doesn't matter). Also copy the sound file to this folder if you are including the sound option.

	Then ensure that the asset works and no textures are missing by opening the mesh in a Mesh Viewer ~~(see third party [[Tools]] for a download)~~. This step can save some pain later if some thing is missing. Any area that is rendered white has a missing texture,		Then ensure that the asset works and no textures are missing by opening the mesh in a Mesh Viewer. This step can save some pain later if some thing is missing. Any area that is rendered white has a missing texture,

	In CCP, right click on the tree view in the LHS pane and add a mesh-table container and then a "default" mesh container. Then add the "mesh" and "auto-create" (on) tags. Locate the mesh as prompted by CCP.		In CCP, right click on the tree view in the LHS pane and add a mesh-table container and then a "default" mesh container. Then add the "mesh" and "auto-create" (on) tags. Locate the mesh as prompted by CCP.
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	trigger "carz" ............................. ''the "car spawn" trigger''		trigger "carz" ............................. ''the "car spawn" trigger''
	repeat-delay 0,0 ............................. ''repeat-delay now has two values''		repeat-delay 0,0 ............................. ''repeat-delay now has two values''
	distance 1,50 ............................. ''determines the volume ~~a,d~~ fade distance''		distance 1,50 ............................. ''determines the volume and fade distance''

	sound		sound

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	==Load Model into Trainz==		==Load Model into Trainz==
	Trainz has some very specific requirements for traffic and care should be taken to get the correct entries in the config,txt file.		Trainz has some very specific requirements for traffic and care should be taken to get the correct entries in the config.txt file.

	To get our car into the game as a stand-alone item make the asset as follows.		To get our car into the game as a stand-alone item make the asset as follows.
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	The [[Content Creator Plus]] utility (CCP) will open a "'''New Asset'''" folder in the editing area of Trainz.		The [[Content Creator Plus]] utility (CCP) will open a "'''New Asset'''" folder in the editing area of Trainz.

	Copy the mesh, texture images and texture.txt files to this new folder.(its name doesn't matter).		Copy the mesh, texture images and texture.txt files to this new folder.(its name doesn't matter). Also copy the sound file to this folder if you are including the sound option.

	Then ensure that the asset works and no textures are missing by opening the mesh in a Mesh Viewer (see third party [[Tools]] for a download). This step can save some pain later if some thing is missing. Any area that is rendered white has a missing texture,		Then ensure that the asset works and no textures are missing by opening the mesh in a Mesh Viewer (see third party [[Tools]] for a download). This step can save some pain later if some thing is missing. Any area that is rendered white has a missing texture,
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	kind "scenery" ... ''the kind set by CCP''		kind "scenery" ... ''the kind set by CCP''
	trainz-build 3.3 ... ''trainz build for TS2010 set by CCP''		trainz-build 3.3 ... ''trainz build for TS2010 set by CCP''
	description "A ~~whopee~~ sedan in red for traffic in TS2010" .. ''our description of our car (start and end quotes are required)''		description "A whoopee sedan in red for traffic in TS2010" .. ''our description of our car (start and end quotes are required)''
	mesh-table		mesh-table
	{		{
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	license "No restrictions.....blah blah"		license "No restrictions.....blah blah"
	contact-email "me@braenet.com.au" ''etc for personal details.''		contact-email "me@braenet.com.au" ''etc for personal details.''

			soundscript ............................. ''optional soundscript container''
			{
			daysingle
			{
			trigger "carz" ............................. ''the "car spawn" trigger''
			repeat-delay 0,0 ............................. ''repeat-delay now has two values''
			distance 1,50 ............................. ''determines the volume a,d fade distance''

			sound
			{
			0 "car_4.wav" ............................. ''the car sound file must be this asset folder''
			}
			}
			}

	thumbnails		thumbnails
	{		{

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2011-11-14T21:35:53Z

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	}		}
	}		}
	height-range -10,50 .............................. ''recommended to have this tag''		height-range -10,50 ............................. ''recommended to have this tag''
	nightmode "car" .............................. ''the new nightmode setting for traffic''		nightmode "car" ............................. ''the new nightmode setting for traffic''
	''if you have lights''		''if you have lights''
	trackside 0.01 .............................. ''the new setting for carz to run on roads''		trackside 0.01 ............................. ''the new setting for carz to run on roads''
	category-era "1950s;1960s"		category-era "1950s;1960s"
	category-region "AU;UK"		category-region "AU;UK"
			category-class "VL" ............................. ''for Land Vehicles''
	author "MyName"		author "MyName"
	license "No restrictions.....blah blah"		license "No restrictions.....blah blah"

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Pev at 12:33, 1 June 2011

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	Then ensure that the asset works and no textures are missing by opening the mesh in a Mesh Viewer (see third party [[Tools]] for a download). This step can save some pain later if some thing is missing. Any area that is rendered white has a missing texture,		Then ensure that the asset works and no textures are missing by opening the mesh in a Mesh Viewer (see third party [[Tools]] for a download). This step can save some pain later if some thing is missing. Any area that is rendered white has a missing texture,

	In CCP, right click on the tree view in the LHS pane and add a mesh-table ~~conatiner~~ and then a "default" mesh container. Then add the "mesh" and "auto-create" (on) tags. Locate the mesh as prompted by CCP.		In CCP, right click on the tree view in the LHS pane and add a mesh-table container and then a "default" mesh container. Then add the "mesh" and "auto-create" (on) tags. Locate the mesh as prompted by CCP.

	Now '''save and exit''' from Content Creator Plus. The rest must be done manually as CCP does not support the traffic tags as yet.		Now '''save and exit''' from Content Creator Plus. The rest must be done manually as CCP does not support the traffic tags as yet.

Pev at 12:24, 1 June 2011

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Pev at 06:18, 1 June 2011

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	The car is now ready to be added to a route or region to become live traffic. Refer to [[HowTo/Add Carz Traffic to a Route]]		The car is now ready to be added to a route or region to become live traffic. Refer to [[HowTo/Add Carz Traffic to a Route]]

	A more efficient way to have a group of carz on a route is to combine them into a mesh library. This method allows sharing of textures over a number of vehicles. [[HowTo/~~Build_a_Car_for_Traffic_~~%~~28mesh_library_version~~%29]] describes the extra steps needed to implement this strategy.		A more efficient way to have a group of carz on a route is to combine them into a mesh library. This method allows sharing of textures over a number of vehicles. [[HowTo/Build a Car for Traffic %28mesh library version%29]] describes the extra steps needed to implement this strategy.

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Pev at 06:09, 1 June 2011

2011-06-01T06:09:18Z

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	Re-commit the car into the game and ensure there are no errors.		Re-commit the car into the game and ensure there are no errors.

	The car is now ready to be added to a route or region to become live traffic. ~~(TBD howto add carz~~ to a ~~route and enable traffic)~~		The car is now ready to be added to a route or region to become live traffic. Refer to [[HowTo/Add Carz Traffic to a Route]]

	A more efficient way to have a group of carz on a route is to combine them into a mesh library. This method allows sharing of textures over a number of vehicles. [[HowTo/Build_a_Car_for_Traffic_%28mesh_library_version%29]] describes the extra steps needed to implement this strategy.		A more efficient way to have a group of carz on a route is to combine them into a mesh library. This method allows sharing of textures over a number of vehicles. [[HowTo/Build_a_Car_for_Traffic_%28mesh_library_version%29]] describes the extra steps needed to implement this strategy.

Pev at 10:46, 31 May 2011

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	The car is now ready to be added to a route or region to become live traffic. (TBD howto add carz to a route and enable traffic)		The car is now ready to be added to a route or region to become live traffic. (TBD howto add carz to a route and enable traffic)

	A more efficient way to have a group of carz on a route is to combine them into a mesh library. This method allows sharing of textures over a number of vehicles. ~~TBD~~ HowTo/~~Build a car for Traffic (mesh library version)~~ describes the extra steps needed to implement this strategy.		A more efficient way to have a group of carz on a route is to combine them into a mesh library. This method allows sharing of textures over a number of vehicles. [[HowTo/Build_a_Car_for_Traffic_%28mesh_library_version%29]] describes the extra steps needed to implement this strategy.

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	==Make the Model Mesh==		==Make the Model Mesh==
	Then in our modelling program (3DSMax, Blender) attach the texture to a plane and adjust the size so the the side view of the car is full size for the vehicle.		Then in our modelling program (3DSMax, Blender, or even GMax) attach the texture to a plane and adjust the size so the the side view of the car is full size for the vehicle.

	Create our mesh by tracing around the various parts of the car in side view. Be systematic here so we can line up the vertices. Change view to top and join up the vertices with polys to create surfaces.		Create our mesh by tracing around the various parts of the car in side view. Be systematic here so we can line up the vertices. Change view to top and join up the vertices with polys to create surfaces.

	This is not a lesson in modelling, so sufficient to say that the model mesh should have welded vertices and you only make one half, then mirror it to get the other half.		This is not a lesson in modelling, so sufficient to say, that the model mesh should have welded vertices and you only make one half, then mirror it to get the other half.

	The model should then be texture mapped and hopefully we end up with a good representation of the pictured vehicle.		The model should then be texture mapped and, hopefully, we end up with a good representation of the pictured vehicle.

	Example from Mesh Viewer:<br><br>		Example from Mesh Viewer:<br><br>
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	To get our car into the game as a stand-alone item make the asset as follows.		To get our car into the game as a stand-alone item make the asset as follows.

	In ~~'''~~Content Manager~~'''~~, click on New Asset in the main menu and make a scenery item as a new asset. We can change the kind later if you make a mistake.		In [[Content Manager]], click on ''New Asset'' in the main menu and make a ''kind'' '''scenery''' item as a new asset. We can change the kind later if you make a mistake.

	The ~~'''~~Content Creator Plus~~'''~~ utility (CCP) will open a "'''New Asset'''" folder in the editing area of Trainz.		The [[Content Creator Plus]] utility (CCP) will open a "'''New Asset'''" folder in the editing area of Trainz.

	Copy the mesh, texture images and texture.txt files to this new folder.(its name doesn't matter).		Copy the mesh, texture images and texture.txt files to this new folder.(its name doesn't matter).
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	Then ensure that the asset works and no textures are missing by opening the mesh in a Mesh Viewer (see third party [[Tools]] for a download). This step can save some pain later if some thing is missing. Any area that is rendered white has a missing texture,		Then ensure that the asset works and no textures are missing by opening the mesh in a Mesh Viewer (see third party [[Tools]] for a download). This step can save some pain later if some thing is missing. Any area that is rendered white has a missing texture,

	In CCP, right click on the tree view in the LHS pane and add a "default" mesh container ~~then~~ add the "mesh" and "auto-create" (on) tags. Locate the mesh as prompted by CCP.		In CCP, right click on the tree view in the LHS pane and add a mesh-table conatiner and then a "default" mesh container. Then add the "mesh" and "auto-create" (on) tags. Locate the mesh as prompted by CCP.

	Now '''save and exit''' from Content Creator Plus. The rest must be done manually as CCP does not support traffic as yet.		Now '''save and exit''' from Content Creator Plus. The rest must be done manually as CCP does not support the traffic tags as yet.

	Commit the asset into the Game and re-open for ~~edit~~ using Content Manager.		Commit the new asset into the Game and then re-open it for ''Edit in Explorer'' using Content Manager.

	Open the config.txt in NotePad and edit it so that it is as follows.		Open the ''config.txt'' in NotePad and edit it so that it is as follows.