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Pware at 00:08, 26 July 2026

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	The information in this Wiki Page applies to '''TANE''', '''TRS19''', '''Trainz Plus''' and '''TRS22'''. This guide ~~covers the use of procedural track in Trainz Surveyor,~~ not how to create procedural track assets - see '''Trainz Wiki Links''' at the bottom of this page.</td>		<table width=996 bgcolor=#ffffff cellpadding=2>
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			<td><span style="font-size: 15px;">The information in this Wiki Page covers the use of procedural track in '''Surveyor''' ('''Classic''' and '''Surveyor 2.0''') and applies to '''TANE''', '''TRS19''', '''Trainz Plus''' and '''TRS22'''. This guide does not show how to create procedural track assets. For information on creating procedural track assets see the '''Trainz Wiki Links''' at the bottom of this page.</span></td>
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	Some of the most common causes of '''red track spline circles''' are listed below. <span style="background-color: #ffffb0; font-weight: 700;"> Remember, the presence of procedural track errors will not stop track junctions from working correctly as normal (''non procedural'') track junctions. </span></td>		Some of the most common causes of '''red track spline circles''' (in Surveyor Classic) and '''red spline endpoint dots''' (in Surveyor 2.0) are listed below. <span style="background-color: #ffffb0; font-weight: 700;"> Remember, the presence of procedural track errors will not stop track junctions from working correctly as normal (''non procedural'') track junctions. </span></td>
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Pware: /* Laying Procedural Track */

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Laying Procedural Track

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	<td>A '''red track spline circle''' ~~in '''Surveyor Classic''' indicates that the procedural track junction is faulty</td>~~		<td>A '''red track spline circle''' or a '''red spline endpoint dot''' in '''Surveyor''' indicates that the procedural track junction is faulty</td>
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	~~<td>A~~ '''red ~~track~~ spline "dot"''' in '''Surveyor ~~2.0~~''' indicates that the procedural track junction is faulty~~. '''Surveyor 2.0''' is available in '''Trainz Plus''' and '''TRS22 Platinum''' only~~</td>
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			<td colspan=2>Another indicator is the absence of the moveable switch blade and the check rails/frogs in the junction.</td>
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	A faulty procedural track junction in '''Surveyor 2.0''' is shown as a <span style="color: red; font-weight: 700;">red</span> track spline point~~. A better indicator is the absence of the moveable switch blade and the check rails/frogs.~~</td>		A faulty procedural track junction in '''Surveyor 2.0''' is shown as a <span style="color: red; font-weight: 700;">red</span> track spline point</td>
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			<td colspan=2>Another indicator is the absence of the moveable switch blade and the check rails/frogs in the junction.</td>
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Pware: /* Identifying Procedural Track */

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	<td>All procedural track assets have a '''minimum build version''' of '''4.2''' - but this does not mean that any track with this build number (or above) will be procedural.</td>		<td>All procedural track assets have a '''minimum build version''' of '''4.2''' - but this <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">does not</span> mean that any track with this build number (or above) will be procedural.</td>
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	<td ~~colspan=2~~>~~Faulty procedural track junctions are indicted in '''Surveyor 2.0''' (shown below and in '''Trainz Plus''' and '''TRS22 Platinum''' only) by:-~~		<td>
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	~~<td>~~a ~~red~~ spline ~~endpoint dot~~</td>		A normal procedural track junction in '''Surveyor 2.0''' is shown as a '''black''' track spline point</td>
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	~~A normal procedural track junction in '''Surveyor 2.0''' is shown as a '''black''' track spline point</td>~~
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	A faulty procedural track junction in '''Surveyor 2.0''' is shown as a <span style="color: red; font-weight: 700;">red</span> track spline point. A better indicator is the absence of the moveable switch blade and the check rails/frogs.</td>		A faulty procedural track junction in '''Surveyor 2.0''' is shown as a <span style="color: red; font-weight: 700;">red</span> track spline point. A better indicator is the absence of the moveable switch blade and the check rails/frogs.</td>
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			<td colspan=2>Faulty procedural track junctions are indicted in '''Surveyor 2.0''' (shown left and in '''Trainz Plus''' and '''TRS22 Platinum''' only) by:-</td>
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 The information in this Wiki Page applies to '''TANE''', '''TRS19''', '''Trainz Plus''' and '''TRS22'''. This guide covers the use of procedural track in Trainz Surveyor, not how to create procedural track assets - see '''Trainz Wiki Links''' at the bottom of this page.
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 ='''What is Procedural Track?'''=
-Procedural track works just like the standard or non-procedural track that was the only type available before T:ANE. However, it provides additional cosmetic features (animated blades, frogs and check rails) to junctions. These features are built into the track asset and do not have to be manually added when laying track.
+Procedural track works just like the standard (or "non-procedural") track that was the only type available before '''T:ANE'''. However, it provides additional cosmetic features (animated blades, frogs and check rails) to junctions. These features are built into the track asset and do not have to be manually added when laying track.
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	Some of the most common causes of '''red track ~~splines~~''' are listed below. <span style="background-color: #ffffb0; font-weight: 700;"> Remember, the presence of procedural track errors will not stop track junctions from working correctly as normal (''non procedural'') track junctions. </span>		Some of the most common causes of '''red track spline circles''' are listed below. <span style="background-color: #ffffb0; font-weight: 700;"> Remember, the presence of procedural track errors will not stop track junctions from working correctly as normal (''non procedural'') track junctions. </span>

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