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Pware at 00:15, 19 October 2026

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	<td>has been installed from a '''.cdp''' file (e.g. from a 3rd party web site) or from a '''content folder''' (e.g. on your HD) without also installing other assets it requires.<br>		<td>has been installed from a '''.cdp''' file (e.g. from a 3rd party web site) or from a '''content folder''' (e.g. on your HD) without also installing other assets it requires.</td>
	If an asset with '''Missing Dependencies''' has been installed using the <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">Import Content Files...</span> or <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">Import Content Folder...</span> options in the <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">File</span> menu of '''Content Manager''', then the missing dependencies may be on the '''DLS'''. When these two import methods are used '''Content Manager''' does not check the '''DLS''' for any missing dependencies.</td>		</tr>
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			<td>If an asset with '''Missing Dependencies''' has been installed using the <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">Import Content Files...</span> or <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">Import Content Folder...</span> options in the <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">File</span> menu of '''Content Manager''', then the missing dependencies may be on the '''DLS'''. When these two import methods are used '''Content Manager''' does not check the '''DLS''' for any missing dependencies.</td>
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	<td colspan=2><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">IF</span> any of the listed ~~assets~~ in the '''Status''' column of the new '''Content Manager''' window are labelled as '''Available for Download''' then select (highlight) them then <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;"> Right Click </span> on any one of them and select the option <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">Download</span>		<td colspan=2><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">IF</span> any of the listed dependencies in the '''Status''' column of the new '''Content Manager''' window are labelled as '''Available for Download''' then select (highlight) them then <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;"> Right Click </span> on any one of them and select the option <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">Download</span>
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	<td>If ~~an asset~~ has been '''Disabled''' then it is still installed but it is blocked from being used. Removing the block will make it available for use.</td>		<td>If a dependency has been '''Disabled''' then it is still installed but it is blocked from being used. Removing the block will make it available for use.</td>
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	<td><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">Steps: To Identify and Restore any Disabled ~~Assets~~ in Content Manager:-</span></td>		<td><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">Steps: To Identify and Restore any Disabled Dependencies in Content Manager:-</span></td>
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	<td>Scroll down through the entries in the '''Status''' column. Any ~~assets~~ that have been '''Disabled''' will appear at the end of each category. Select (highlight) the '''Disabled''' ~~assets~~.</td>		<td>Scroll down through the entries in the '''Status''' column. Any dependencies that have been '''Disabled''' will appear at the end of each category. Select (highlight) the '''Disabled''' dependencies.</td>
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	<td>If ~~an asset~~ has been '''Deleted''' then it is no longer installed. It can be reinstalled if it is on the '''DLS'''.</td>		<td>If a dependency has been '''Deleted''' then it is no longer installed. It can be reinstalled if it is on the '''DLS'''.</td>
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	<td><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">Steps: To Identify and Restore any Deleted ~~Assets~~ in Content Manager:-</span><br>		<td><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">Steps: To Identify and Restore any Deleted Dependencies in Content Manager:-</span><br>
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	<td>If ~~the~~ deleted ~~asset~~ is not on the '''DLS''' then this method will not locate and download it</td>		<td>If a deleted dependency is not on the '''DLS''' then this method will not locate and download it</td>
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	<td><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;"> Left Click </span> on the <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">Status</span> column heading to sort the rows into category order (i.e. all the '''Available for Download''' ~~assets~~ together).<br>		<td><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;"> Left Click </span> on the <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">Status</span> column heading to sort the rows into category order (i.e. all the '''Available for Download''' dependencies together).<br>
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	<td>Scroll down through the entries in the '''Status''' column. Select (highlight) any ~~assets~~ that are ~~labled~~ '''Available for Download'''.</td>		<td>Scroll down through the entries in the '''Status''' column. Select (highlight) any dependencies that are labelled '''Available for Download'''.</td>
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	<td><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;"> Right Click </span> on any one of the selected ~~assets~~ and select the option <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">Download</span></td>		<td><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;"> Right Click </span> on any one of the selected dependencies and select the option <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">Download</span></td>
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	<td>has been downloaded from the '''DLS''' but contains ~~dependency assets~~ that are not on the '''DLS''' or '''built-in'''.<br>		<td>has been downloaded from the '''DLS''' but contains dependencies that are not on the '''DLS''' or '''built-in'''.</td>
	Downloaded assets can sometimes contain dependencies that are not on the '''DLS''' or '''Built-in''' (ones that came installed with '''Trainz'''). This can lead to frustrations especially if the creator of the downloaded asset has not provided any information on where these missing dependencies can be found. Even when the location, such as a 3rd party web site, has been identified that site may no longer exist.</td>		</tr>
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			<td>Downloaded assets can sometimes contain dependencies that are not on the '''DLS''' or '''Built-in''' (ones that came installed with '''Trainz'''). This can lead to frustrations especially if the creator of the downloaded asset has not provided any information on where these missing dependencies can be found. Even when the location, such as a 3rd party web site, has been identified that site may no longer exist.</td>
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	<td><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">If all attempts to locate the missing dependencies have failed then there are a few other options:-</span></td>		<td><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">If all attempts to locate the missing dependencies have failed then there are still a few other options:-</span></td>
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	<td>If an installed route has a particular scenery item, a tree, as a dependency but that exact ~~tree~~ is not installed in your copy of '''Trainz''', then the route will be listed as having a '''Missing dependency'''. The ~~tree asset~~ itself will be listed as being an '''Unknown asset''' or as having an '''Unknown location'''.</td>		<td>If an installed route has a particular scenery item, e.g. a tree, as a dependency but that exact object is not installed in your copy of '''Trainz''', then the route will be listed as having a '''Missing dependency'''. The dependency itself will be listed as being an '''Unknown asset''' or as having an '''Unknown location'''.</td>
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	<td>has been installed from a '''.cdp''' file (e.g. from a 3rd party web site) or from a '''content folder''' (e.g. on your HD) without also installing other assets it requires.<br>		<td>has been installed from a '''.cdp''' file (e.g. from a 3rd party web site) or from a '''content folder''' (e.g. on your HD) without also installing other assets it requires.<br>
	If an asset with '''Missing Dependencies''' has been installed using the <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">Import Content Files...</span> or <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">Import Content Folder...</span> options in the <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">File</span> menu of '''Content Manager''', then the missing ~~assets~~ may be on the '''DLS'''. When these two import methods are used '''Content Manager''' does not check the '''DLS''' for any missing dependencies.</td>		If an asset with '''Missing Dependencies''' has been installed using the <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">Import Content Files...</span> or <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">Import Content Folder...</span> options in the <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">File</span> menu of '''Content Manager''', then the missing dependencies may be on the '''DLS'''. When these two import methods are used '''Content Manager''' does not check the '''DLS''' for any missing dependencies.</td>
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	<td>has been downloaded from the '''DLS''' but contains dependency assets that are not on the '''DLS''' or '''built-in'''.<br>		<td>has been downloaded from the '''DLS''' but contains dependency assets that are not on the '''DLS''' or '''built-in'''.<br>
	Downloaded assets can sometimes contain dependencies that are not on the '''DLS''' or '''Built-in''' (ones that came installed with '''Trainz'''). This can lead to frustrations especially if the creator of the downloaded asset has not provided any information on where these missing ~~assets~~ can be found. Even when the location, such as a 3rd party web site, has been identified that site may no longer exist.</td>		Downloaded assets can sometimes contain dependencies that are not on the '''DLS''' or '''Built-in''' (ones that came installed with '''Trainz'''). This can lead to frustrations especially if the creator of the downloaded asset has not provided any information on where these missing dependencies can be found. Even when the location, such as a 3rd party web site, has been identified that site may no longer exist.</td>
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	<td>If the missing ~~assets~~ are not on the '''DLS''' then fixing this may not be easy. Possible solutions are:-</td>		<td>If the missing dependencies are not on the '''DLS''' then fixing this may not be easy. Possible solutions are:-</td>
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	<td width=975><span style="font-size: 17px; font-weight: 700;">Notes:'''</span><br>		<td width=975><span style="font-size: 17px; font-weight: 700;">Notes:'''</span><br>
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	Replacing missing ~~assets~~ is not always simple. The '''Bulk Asset Update/Replace Tool''' in '''Surveyor Classic''' and the '''Bulk Replace Filtered Assets''' in '''Trainz Plus Surveyor 2.0''' will not allow missing ~~assets~~ to be selected and replaced. Instead you must find each missing asset ~~in a layout or session~~ for manual replacement.</td>		Replacing missing dependencies is not always simple. The '''Bulk Asset Update/Replace Tool''' in '''Surveyor Classic''' and the '''Bulk Replace Filtered Assets''' in '''Trainz Plus Surveyor 2.0''' will not allow missing dependencies to be selected and replaced. Instead you must find each missing asset for manual replacement.</td>
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	<td>Locating these objects in a layout can give you useful clues as to what the missing ~~assets~~ are (e.g. trees/bushes, cars, buildings, signals, wagons, etc).		<td>Locating these objects in a layout can give you useful clues as to what the missing dependencies are (e.g. trees/bushes, cars, buildings, signals, wagons, etc).
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	<td>With the '''Show missing assets''' check box set on, each scenery object that is missing ~~from the route or session~~ will be shown as an '''Orange Wire Frame Box''' in '''Surveyor'''~~. They~~ will still be invisible in '''Driver'''.</td>		<td>With the '''Show missing assets''' check box set on, each scenery object that is missing will be shown as an '''Orange Wire Frame Box''' in '''Surveyor''' but will still be invisible in '''Driver'''.</td>
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	From its size, shape and location, the missing ~~asset~~ (or ~~assets~~ - there may be several different ~~missing assets~~) is most likely a tree. If deleted it will leave gaps in the forest but it will not affect the operation of sessions that use this route, just their appearance.<br>		From its size, shape and location, the missing dependency (or dependencies - there may be several different ones) is most likely a tree. If deleted it will leave gaps in the forest but it will not affect the operation of sessions that use this route, just their appearance.<br>
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	It could be replaced by any suitable similar sized tree asset.</td>		It could be replaced by any suitable similar sized tree asset.</td>
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Pware: /* Deleting Missing Dependencies */

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	<td>Missing ~~assets~~ throughout a route can be deleted by a command found in the '''Tools''' menu of '''Surveyor'''~~</td>~~		<td>Missing dependencies throughout a route can be deleted by a command found in the '''Tools''' menu of '''Surveyor'''</td>
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	The command is labelled <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">Delete Missing Assets</span><br>		The command is labelled <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">Delete Missing Assets</span><br>
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	This is also the command in ~~'''~~TRS22~~'''~~ and ~~'''~~Trainz Plus~~'''~~ versions upto '''SP6'''		This is also the command in <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">TRS22</span> and <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">Trainz Plus</span> versions upto '''SP6'''
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Pware: /* Deleting Missing Dependencies */

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	<td><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">The command used to delete missing assets is found in the Tools menu of Surveyor. ~~The~~ command will be different depending on which version and SP update of Trainz you are using.</span></td>		<td><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">The command used to delete missing assets is found in the Tools menu of Surveyor. This command will be different depending on which version and SP update of Trainz you are using.</span></td>
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	~~The~~ command ~~is labelled~~ '''~~Delete Missing Assets~~'''</td>		This is also the command in '''TRS22''' and '''Trainz Plus''' versions upto '''SP6'''
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			<td><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 17px; color: white; background-color: black;"> Delete Missing Assets </span><br>
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			If this option is shown in the '''Surveyor Tools''' menu then <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;"> Left Click </span> on the option. '''ALL''' missing dependencies will be deleted from the route with no options.<br>
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			<span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 17px; color: white; background-color: black;"> Validate Route Data... </span><br>
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			If this option is shown in the '''Surveyor Tools''' menu then <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;"> Left Click </span> on the option to open up its dialogue window.</td>
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	<td>When as asset is installed from the '''DLS''', '''Content Manager''' will automatically look for, download and install any dependencies that are stored on the '''DLS''' ~~so these steps are not necessary for~~ '''DLS''' ~~downloads~~.</td>		<td>When an asset is installed from the '''DLS''', '''Content Manager''' will automatically look for, download and install any of its dependencies that are stored on the '''DLS'''. <br>
			If a '''DLC''' asset is downloaded and installed from the '''Trainz Content Store''' it will automatically have all of its dependencies downloaded and installed from the '''DLC''' and the '''DLS'''.</td>
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	<td colspan=2><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">IF</span> any of the listed assets in the '''Status''' column of the new '''Content Manager''' window are labelled as '''Available for Download''' then <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;"> Right Click </span> on them and select the option <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">Download</span>		<td colspan=2><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">IF</span> any of the listed assets in the '''Status''' column of the new '''Content Manager''' window are labelled as '''Available for Download''' then select (highlight) them then <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;"> Right Click </span> on any one of them and select the option <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">Download</span>
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	<td>There is a very long thread in the '''Trainz Forum''' where you ~~can~~ find posts looking for ~~the same~~ missing~~/unknown assets~~. See [[file:WikiLink.PNG\|link=]] '''[https://forums.auran.com/trainz/showthread.php?111942 Missing kuids? Post them here]'''</td>		<td>There is a very long thread in the '''Trainz Forum''' where you will find posts looking for missing dependencies. See [[file:WikiLink.PNG\|link=]] '''[https://forums.auran.com/trainz/showthread.php?111942 Missing kuids? Post them here]'''</td>
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	<td>[[image:DotPoint.JPG\|10px\|link=]]</td>		<td>[[image:DotPoint.JPG\|10px\|link=]]</td>
	<td>You can try contacting the ~~route~~ creator via email (their address may be in the '''config.txt''' file) or by a '''Direct Message''' through the '''Trainz Forum'''</td>		<td>You can try contacting the asset creator via email (their address may be in the '''config.txt''' file) or by a '''Direct Message''' through the '''Trainz Forum'''</td>
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	<td colspan=2>Neither is a guaranteed solution.</td>		<td colspan=2>'''Neither is a guaranteed solution'''</td>
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	<td><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">If all attempts to locate ~~and install~~ the missing dependencies have failed then there are ~~further~~ options:-</span></td>		<td><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">If all attempts to locate the missing dependencies have failed then there are a few other options:-</span></td>
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	<td>'''Delete and Ignore the Missing Dependency:''' If the missing dependency is part of a route but is not crucial to the route, e.g. one type of tree in a forest, then it could be deleted from the route and ignored. The option ~~below~~ is also a possibility.</td>		<td>'''Delete and Ignore the Missing Dependency:''' If the missing dependency is part of a route but is not crucial to the route, e.g. one type of tree in a forest, then it could be deleted from the route and ignored. The next option is also a possibility.</td>
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	<td>'''Delete and Replace the Missing Dependency:''' If the missing dependency is part of a route or session ~~and has a role in that route or session, e.g. a track object or a rolling stock asset,~~ then it might be possible to delete it and replace it with a similar asset.</td>		<td>'''Delete and Replace the Missing Dependency:''' If the missing dependency is part of a route or session then it might be possible to delete it and replace it with a similar asset but this could involve a lot of extra work.</td>
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Pware: /* Missing Scenery Objects (incl Rolling Stock and Track Objects) */

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Missing Scenery Objects (incl Rolling Stock and Track Objects)

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	Because of its position on the track the missing asset is clearly a track object and almost certainly a track switch. If deleted it '''COULD''' affect the operation of the session depending on the type of track object (~~switch~~ track ~~objects~~ '''WILL''' have an effect while caution and whistle signs will probably not).<br>		Because of its position on the track the missing asset is clearly a track object and almost certainly a track switch. If deleted it '''COULD''' affect the operation of the session depending on the type of track object (track switches '''WILL''' have an effect while caution and whistle signs will probably not).<br>
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	It could be replaced by an alternative track object asset but existing '''Session Rules''' and '''Driver Commands''' may have to be edited.</td>		It could be replaced by an alternative track object asset but existing '''Session Rules''' and '''Driver Commands''' may have to be edited.</td>
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Pware at 06:05, 18 October 2026

2026-10-18T06:05:34Z

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	<td>If an installed locomotive has a particular bogie as a dependency but that bogie is not installed in your copy of '''Trainz''', then the locomotive will be listed as having a '''Missing dependency'''. The bogie asset itself will be listed as being an '''Unknown asset''' or as having an '''Unknown location'''.</td>		<td>If an installed locomotive has a particular bogie as a dependency but that exact bogie is not installed in your copy of '''Trainz''', then the locomotive will be listed as having a '''Missing dependency'''. The bogie asset itself will be listed as being an '''Unknown asset''' or as having an '''Unknown location'''.</td>
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	<td>If an installed route has a particular scenery item, a tree, as a dependency but that ~~particular~~ tree is not installed in your copy of '''Trainz''', then the route will be listed as having a '''Missing dependency'''. The tree asset itself will be listed as being an '''Unknown asset''' or as having an '''Unknown location'''.</td>		<td>If an installed route has a particular scenery item, a tree, as a dependency but that exact tree is not installed in your copy of '''Trainz''', then the route will be listed as having a '''Missing dependency'''. The tree asset itself will be listed as being an '''Unknown asset''' or as having an '''Unknown location'''.</td>
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	<td colspan=2><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">Steps:</span> '''If you have used either of these methods to install an asset, then:-'''</td>		<td colspan=3><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">Steps:</span> '''If you have used either of these methods to install an asset, then:-'''</td>
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	<td width=25>[[image:DotPoint1.JPG\|link=]]</td>		<td width=25>[[image:DotPoint1.JPG\|link=]]</td>
	<td>Select (highlight) the newly installed assets that have been marked as having '''Missing Dependencies'''</td>		<td>Select (highlight) the newly installed assets that have been marked as having '''Missing Dependencies'''</td>
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			<td>When as asset is installed from the '''DLS''', '''Content Manager''' will automatically look for, download and install any dependencies that are stored on the '''DLS''' so these steps are not necessary for '''DLS''' downloads.</td>
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	<td><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;"> Right Click </span> on any one of the highlighted assets and select the option <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">List Dependencies</span></td>		<td><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;"> Right Click </span> on any one of the highlighted assets and select the option <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">List Dependencies</span></td>
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	<td><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">IF</span> any of the listed assets in the '''Status''' column of the new '''Content Manager''' window are labelled as '''Available for Download''' then <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;"> Right Click </span> on them and select the option <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">Download</span>		<td colspan=2><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">IF</span> any of the listed assets in the '''Status''' column of the new '''Content Manager''' window are labelled as '''Available for Download''' then <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;"> Right Click </span> on them and select the option <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">Download</span>
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	<td>If the <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">Status</span> column is not present in '''Content Manager''' then refer to the '''Tips''' in the '''Steps''' below</td>		<td>If the <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">Status</span> column is not present in '''Content Manager''' then refer to the '''Tips''' in the '''Steps''' below</td>
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	==='''Missing Textures'''===		==='''Missing Ground Textures'''===

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	The false blue colour indicates that the missing asset is a ground texture. If deleted it will not affect the operation of the route, just its appearance.<br>		The false blue colour indicates that the missing asset is a ground texture. If deleted it will not affect the operation of the route, just its appearance.<br>
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	It could be replaced by any suitable ground texture or you could leave ~~any~~ pre-existing texture in place.<br>		It could be replaced by any suitable ground texture or, if there is another ground texture already in place (Trainz does not delete an underlying texture when you paint over it with another texture), you could ignore the missing texture and leave the pre-existing texture in place.<br>

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	==='''Missing Scenery Objects (incl Rolling Stock and Track Objects)'''===		==='''Missing Scenery Objects (incl Rolling Stock and Track Objects)'''===

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