How to Create a Picklist

Error creating thumbnail: /bin/bash: line 1: /usr/bin/convert: No such file or directory Error code: 127 This Wiki Page describes how to create a Picklist and applies to using Content Manager and Surveyor Classic in T:ANE, TRS19, TRS22 and Trainz Plus. For information on using Surveyor 2.0 refer to the more recent document at  How to Manage Search Filters and Picklists

Key Points:- A Picklist is a user created list of selected assets (e.g. houses, track objects, fences, textures, rolling stock, etc) You can create multiple specialised picklists for quicker selection

Using Surveyor Classic

Steps: To Select a Picklist or Create a New Picklist In Surveyor Classic:-
	Open the Picklist Window: From Surveyor Classic press  Ctrl  +  Shift  +  F  to open the Full Search Filter tool (Note: pressing  Ctrl  +  F  will only open the find named asset filter tool). If you already have one or more Picklists then the currently selected Picklist will be shown in the Picklist Window. An empty Picklist Window indicates that no Picklist has been created

Select a Picklist or Create a New Picklist: Steps: To Switch to a Different Picklist or To Create a New One:- Left Click on the down arrowhead icon shown in the image on the left to open the Picklist Menu Left Click either:-  Change pick list >  to select a different list Select an existing Picklist from the list shown, OR  Create pick list  to create a new one Enter a name for the new list then Left Click the button.

Add Assets to the Picklist: Options: Choose one of two methods OR :-

Steps: Using the Asset List:- Use this method if the asset you want to add to the new Picklist is not already in the route or is not present in the Surveyor scene in front of you. Open the tool selection window for the types of assets to be added. For example: the Object Tool Window ( F3  key) Scroll down the selection window to an asset that is to be added to the Picklist Left Click and Drag the asset from the selection window to the Picklist window Repeat as required Steps: Using the Object Picker:- Use this method if the asset you want to add to the new Picklist is already in the route and is present in the Surveyor scene in front of you. Open the tool selection window for the types of assets to be added. For example: the Object Tool Window ( F3  key) Right Click the Get Object tool to change it to a Picklist tool ... and then simply Left Click on each object in Surveyor to add it to the current Picklist When finished, Right Click on the tool again to restore it to its Get Object state To close the Search Filter/Picklist Tool:- Error creating thumbnail: /bin/bash: line 1: /usr/bin/convert: No such file or directory Error code: 127 In TANE press the  ESC  (escape) key Error creating thumbnail: /bin/bash: line 1: /usr/bin/convert: No such file or directory Error code: 127 In TRS19 and later versions press  Ctrl  +  Shift  +  F  again

Notes: In both methods and :- Error creating thumbnail: /bin/bash: line 1: /usr/bin/convert: No such file or directory Error code: 127 Each asset is automatically saved to the Picklist when it is added into the Picklist Window Error creating thumbnail: /bin/bash: line 1: /usr/bin/convert: No such file or directory Error code: 127 If an added asset does not appear in the window, then it usually means that the asset is already present in the list Error creating thumbnail: /bin/bash: line 1: /usr/bin/convert: No such file or directory Error code: 127 To remove an asset simply drag it out of the Picklist Window onto the Surveyor screen

Using Content Manager (CM)

Steps: To Create a New Picklist in Content Manager:-

Select the Assets: From the Trainz Launcher select  Manage Content  to open Content Manager (optional step) in Content Manager select a filter or create a custom filter to show the assets you want to add to a Picklist hold down either the  Ctrl  key OR the  Shift  key while you Left Click on each asset that is to be added to the Picklist Only assets that are currently installed on your system can be added to a Picklist. They can be built-in, base, payware, packaged or installed from the DLS

Add the Assets to the Picklist: Right Click on any one of the highlighted assets Left Click the option  Add to Picklist  from the popup menu select either:- Left Click on an existing Picklist name (if any are present) to add the assets to that Picklist, OR Left Click the option  New Picklist  to create a new list Notes: Error creating thumbnail: /bin/bash: line 1: /usr/bin/convert: No such file or directory Error code: 127 In T:ANE, TRS19 SP3 and Trainz Plus SP3 the Default Picklist should only be used for temporary assets that are used in the current project because this list cannot be backed up or moved to another installation of Trainz Error creating thumbnail: /bin/bash: line 1: /usr/bin/convert: No such file or directory Error code: 127 This limitation has been removed in TRS19 SP4, Trainz Plus SP4 and TRS22

Enter Picklist Name (for New Picklist Option Only): type a name for the new Picklist Left Click the  OK  button

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Trainz Wiki

More Tutorials and Guides to Using Trainz How to Guides Driver Commands List Session Rules List (Alphabetical) with Parameters Session Rules List (Categories) With Parameters

Related Links How to Backup a Picklist How to Move a Picklist How to Manage Search Filters and Picklists How to Rename a Picklist (for TRS19 SP3 and earlier versions)

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This page was created by Trainz user pware in January 2019 and was last updated as shown below.

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