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<td><span style="font-size: 15px;">The information in this Wiki Page describes how to install, configure and use '''Track Markers''' in '''TRS22''' and '''Trainz Plus''' using both '''Surveyor 2.0 (S20)''' and '''Surveyor Classic (S10)'''. The '''Surveyor Classic''' sections provide a basic guide only for '''TRS19''' and '''T:ANE'''.</span></td>
<td><span style="font-size: 15px;">The information in this Wiki Page describes how to install, configure and use '''Track Direction Markers''' in '''TRS22''' and '''Trainz Plus''' using both '''Surveyor 2.0 (S20)''' and '''Surveyor Classic (S10)'''. The '''Surveyor Classic''' sections provide a basic guide only for '''TRS19''' and '''T:ANE'''.</span></td>
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<td>'''Track Markers''' are red coloured track objects that are invisible in '''Driver''' but visible in '''Surveyor'''</td>
<td>'''Track Direction Markers''' are yellow coloured markers that are invisible in '''Driver''' but visible in '''Surveyor'''</td>
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<td>They are used as '''destinations''' or '''waypoints''' for '''AI''' driver commands</td>
<td>They are "One Way" signs that force trains under AI control to travel in a specific direction through the track section where they are placed</td>
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<td>They only work on '''AI''' controlled trains and have '''NO EFFECT''' on manually controlled trains</td>
<td>The direction they are pointing is the direction of travel through the track section</td>
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<td>The '''direction''' that the markers point has absolutely '''NO EFFECT''' on their operation</td>
<td>They only work on AI controlled trains and have '''NO EFFECT''' on manually controlled trains</td>
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<td>They can be placed in a '''Route''' or in a '''Session'''</td>
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<td align="center"><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">Navigation Icons used in this Document</span></td>
<td>The '''Trainz AI''' relies heavily on '''Track Markers''' to direct trains around a layout. They are only visible in '''Surveyor'''</td>
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<td colspan=2>'''Track Markers''' are the targets for:-</td>
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<td>at '''Chapter Headings''' to jump to the top/bottom of the document</td>
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<td>[[image:NextUp.png|link=#top|Next Up]]&#160;[[image:NextDown.png|link=#stepTools|link=|Next Down]]</td>
<td>destinations using '''Drive To Trackmark''' and '''Navigate To Trackmark''' driver commands</td>
<td>at '''Chapter Headings''' to jump to the next or previous '''Chapter'''<br>
e.g. '''1.''' to '''2.''' to '''3.''', etc</td>
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<td>waypoints using '''Drive Via Trackmark''' and '''Navigate Via Trackmark''' driver commands</td>
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<td>'''Internal link''' to another section within this document</td>
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<td>'''Track Direction Markers''' are yellow track objects that are only visible in '''Surveyor'''. They set the direction that AI trains are forc<span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;"></span>ed to travel along a section of track between junctions, industry tracks and crossings. They only work on AI controlled trains.<br>
<td>'''Track Markers''' can be placed in a '''Route Layer''' or in a '''Session Layer'''</td>
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While '''Track Markers''' can be used to direct trains around a layout, they must be added to the '''Driver Commands''' in the form of '''Drive Via''' commands, and similar, to individual train drivers to work.<br>
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'''Track Direction Markers''' can perform the same task without needing to be added to the command lists of drivers. Their disadvantage is that they will affect all AI controlled trains while '''Track Marks''' will only affect those AI trains where they appear in the driver command lists.<br>
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<td>A good place for '''Track Direction Markers''' is on industry track, changeover points between yards, sidings, mainline track and crossovers.</td>
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<td>Placing '''Track Markers''' in a '''Route layer''' (e.g. in the same layer as the track) will save them with the '''Route''' and they will be available in '''all Sessions''' created using that particular '''Route'''</td>
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<td>Placing '''Track Markers''' in a '''Session layer''' will save them with the current '''Session''' and they will only be available in that particular '''Session'''. This can be useful if two or more '''Sessions''' are being created and you want to use different '''Track Markers''' (destinations and waypoints) in each '''Session'''.
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* '''[[How to Use Layers]]'''
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'''Track Direction Markers''' set a direction for a '''TGL''' (Track Graph Line - the path for an AI train to follow). A '''TGL''' can be made up of many track segments, but they generally start and end as shown below.<br>
 
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<td><span style="font-size: 17px; font-weight: 700;">Notes:'''</span><br>
<td>an '''Industry Owned Track'''</td>
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A '''Track Marker''' has two important properties:-
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<td>its '''Effect Radius''' (the red "wings" shown in the image below, the radius value is shown below the '''Track Marker''' name). This controls how closely a consist (AI or manually controlled) has to approach the marker to activate it (smaller radius = closer to the marker)</td>
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<td><span style="font-weight: 700;">The direction that a Track Marker is pointing has <u>NO EFFECT</u> on its operation</span></td>
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<td>'''Surveyor Classic''' (or '''S10''') is the original '''Surveyor''' interface supplied with every version of '''Trainz''' and is available as an option in '''TRS22PE''' and '''Trainz Plus'''.</td>
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<td>'''Track Markers''' are destinations and waypoints for '''Driver Commands''' and placeholders for '''Navigation Points'''.</td>
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<td>'''Track Markers''' are '''Track Objects''' and have to be attached to a track segment. They can be moved along the track and moved to other tracks.</td>
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<td colspan=3>'''For Example:''' a '''Track Direction Marker''' placed on the track between a junction on one side and an industry track on the other side will set the '''AI controlled train direction''' for '''ALL''' the track segments between the two, not just the one it is attached to.</td>
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<td>When an AI driver plans a path it will query if it can enter a '''TGL'''. If the '''TGL''' contains a '''Track Direction Marker''' that is pointing against the planned path then that path will be rejected.</td>
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<td colspan=4><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">Steps:</span> To add a '''Track Marker''':-</td>
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<td><span style="font-size: 17px; font-weight: 700;">Notes:'''</span><br>
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If a train starts it's AI pathing already in a '''TGL''' with a '''Track Direction Marker''' then the marker will be ignored. Unlike '''[[How to Use Track Priority Markers|Priority Markers]]''', '''Track Direction Markers''' are absolute. An AI train will not enter a '''TGL''' where the '''Track Direction Marker''' is pointing against it.</td>
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<td colspan=2>Open the '''Tracks Tool''' Flyout (the <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; color: white; background-color: black;">&#160;F4&#160;</span> key) and <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">Left Click</span> on the '''Trackmark Mode''' button (the <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; color: white; background-color: black;">&#160;V&#160;</span> key)</td>
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<td>Avoid placing a '''Track Marker''' on a junction. You could accidentally place the '''Track Marker''' on the wrong junction branch which means that it will cause problems if the targetted train is directed to the other branch</td>
<td>Placing '''Track Direction Markers''' in a '''Route layer''' (e.g. in the same layer as the track) will save them with the '''Route''' and they will be available in '''all Sessions''' created using that particular '''Route'''</td>
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<td>Placing '''Track Direction Markers''' in a '''Session layer''' will save them with the current '''Session''' and they will only be available in that particular '''Session'''. This can be useful if two or more '''Sessions''' are being created and you do not want to use the same '''Track Direction Markers''' in each '''Session'''.
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<td colspan=2>This will place the '''Track Marker''' on the track and open its '''Properties Window''' (shown below). It will be given a default name and assigned to the currently active '''Layer'''.</td>
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<td>Information on '''Route Layers''' and '''Session Layers''' can be found at:-<br>
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<td>You can edit its '''Name'''. <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">This <span style="color: red;">WILL</span> affect its operation</span>. See the section [[image:PageLink.PNG|link=]]&#160;'''[[#Change its Name (S10)|Change its Name (S10)]]''' below for the details.</td>
='''Adding a Track Direction Marker'''=
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<td>You can change its assigned and bound '''Layers'''. See the section [[image:PageLink.PNG|link=]]&#160;'''[[#Assign it to Another Layer (S10)|Assign it to Another Layer (S10)]]''' below for the details.
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<td><span style="font-size: 15px; font-weight: 700;">WARNING:</span><br>
Switching an objects '''Assigned Layer''' between a '''Route Layer''' and a '''Session Layer''' will change where it is saved (in the '''Route''' or the '''Session''').</td>
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<td>You can reverse the direction it points. <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">This does NOT affect its operation</span>. See the section [[image:PageLink.PNG|link=]]&#160;'''[[#Change its Direction (S10)|Change its Direction (S10)]]''' below.</td>
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<td>You can adjust its position on the track by dragging it along the track or to another track. See the section [[image:PageLink.PNG|link=]]&#160;'''[[#Move it Along the Track (S10)|Move it Along the Track (S10)]]''' below.</td>
<td><span style="font-size: 17px; font-weight: 700;">Notes:'''</span><br>
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The only important property of a '''Track Direction Marker''' is the '''<u>direction it is pointing</u>'''. This is the direction that all '''AI controlled trains''' will be forced to take.
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<td>You can adjust its '''Effect Radius'''. <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">This <span style="color: red;">WILL</span> affect its operation</span>. See the section [[image:PageLink.PNG|link=]]&#160;'''[[#Set its Effect Radius (S10)|Set its Effect Radius (S10)]]''' below.</td>
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=='''In Surveyor Classic (S10)'''==
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<td>'''Surveyor Classic''' (or '''S10''') is the original '''Surveyor''' interface supplied with every version of '''Trainz''' and is available as an option in '''TRS22PE''' and '''Trainz Plus'''.</td>
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To delete a '''Track Marker''':-
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<td>The '''Surveyor Classic''' interface used here is the one found in '''Trainz Plus''' and '''TRS22PE'''. There are some differences from the '''Surveyor Classic''' interface found in older versions of '''Trainz'''.</td>
<td>If they are not already open and selected, open the '''Track Tools''' Flyout (the <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 17px; color: white; background-color: black;">&#160;F4&#160;</span> key) and the '''Trackmark Mode''' (the <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 17px; color: white; background-color: black;">&#160;V&#160;</span> key).</td>
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<td><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">Left Click</span> on the [[image:DeleteIcon.png|link=]] '''Delete Trackmark Tool''' (the <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 17px; color: white; background-color: black;">&#160;D&#160;</span> key).</td>
===Adding a Track Direction Marker (S10)===
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<td><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">Left Click</span> on the '''Track Marker''' to be deleted.</td>
<td>'''Track Direction Markers''' are '''Track Objects''' and have to be attached to a track segment. They can be moved along the track and to other tracks.</td>
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===Set its Name and Layers (S10)===
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<td colspan=4><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">Steps: To Add a Track Direction Marker:-</span></td>
<td>The name of a '''Track Marker''' is important. It is used to identify the marker for '''Session Rules''' and '''Driver Commands'''</td>
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<td>The '''Layer''' it is assigned to will decide if it will be saved in a '''Route''' or in a '''Session'''</td>
<td colspan=2>Open the '''Tracks Tool''' Flyout (the <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; color: white; background-color: black;">&#160;F4&#160;</span> key) and <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">Left Click</span> on the '''Trackmark Mode''' button (the <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; color: white; background-color: black;">&#160;V&#160;</span> key)</td>
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<td colspan=2>The '''Name''' and '''Layer Settings''' for a '''Track Marker''' are in its '''Properties Window'''.</td>
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<td><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">Left Click</span> on the '''Track Direction Marker''' object shown in the asset list</td>
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<td>The '''Properties Window''' will open as soon as a new '''Track Marker''' has been added to a track segment.</td>
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<td>To open the '''Properties Window''' for an existing '''Track Marker''':-</td>
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<td>Avoid placing a '''Track Direction Marker''' on a junction. You could accidentally place the '''Track Direction Marker''' on the wrong junction branch which means that it will have '''NO EFFECT''' if the targetted train is directed to the other branch</td>
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<td colspan=2>This will place the '''Track Direction Marker''' on the track but, unlike the other markers, it will '''NOT'''  open its '''Properties Window''' because the '''Track Direction Marker''' has no built-in properties that will affect its operation.</td>
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<td colspan=2><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">Steps:</span> To Open the '''Properties Window''' for an existing '''Track Marker''':-</td>
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<td colspan=2>In the '''Track Tools Flyout''' (the <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; color: white; background-color: black;">&#160;F4&#160;</span> key) select '''Trackmark Mode''' (the <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; color: white; background-color: black;">&#160;V&#160;</span> key).</td>
<td>You can edit the '''Name''' and/or '''Layers'''. <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">This does NOT affect its operation</span>. See the section [[image:PageLink.PNG|link=]]&#160;'''[[#Set its Name and Layers (S10)|Set its Name and Layers (S10)]]''' below.
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<td width=500>You can change its '''Layer''' and/or '''Bound Layer'''. See the section [[image:PageLink.PNG|link=]]&#160;'''[[#Set its Name and Layers (S10)|Set its Name and Layers (S10)]]''' below.</td>
<td bgcolor="Aquamarine">Information on the '''Layer''' and the '''Bound Layer''' settings can be found at:-<br>
[[image:WikiLink.PNG|link=]]&#160;'''[[How to Use Layers]]'''.</td>
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<td><span style="font-size: 15px; font-weight: 700;">WARNING:</span><br>
Switching an objects '''Layer''' between a '''Route Layer''' and a '''Session Layer''' will change where it is saved (in the '''Route''' or the '''Session''').</td>
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<td>You can reverse the direction it points. <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">This <span style="color: red;">WILL</span> affect its operation</span>. See the section [[image:PageLink.PNG|link=]]&#160;'''[[#Change its Direction (S10)|Change its Direction (S10)]]''' below.</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; color: white; background-color: black;">&#160;?&#160;</span> '''Edit Details Tool''' (the <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; color: white; background-color: black;">&#160;P&#160;</span> key).</td>
<td>You can adjust its position on the track by dragging it along the track or to another track. See the section [[image:PageLink.PNG|link=]]&#160;'''[[#Move it Along the Track (S10)|Move it Along the Track (S10)]]''' below.</td>
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<td><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">Left Click</span> on the '''Track Marker''' to open its '''Properties Window'''.</td>
<td>You can adjust its '''Effect Radius'''. <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">This does NOT affect its operation</span>. See the section [[image:PageLink.PNG|link=]]&#160;'''[[#Set its Effect Radius (S10)|Set its Effect Radius (S10)]]''' below.</td>
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<td>If they are not already open and selected, open the '''Track Tools''' Flyout (the <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 17px; color: white; background-color: black;">&#160;F4&#160;</span> key) and the '''Trackmark Mode''' (the <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 17px; color: white; background-color: black;">&#160;V&#160;</span> key).</td>
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<td><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">&#160;Left Click&#160;</span> on the [[image:DeleteIcon.png|link=]] '''Delete Trackmark Tool''' (the <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 17px; color: white; background-color: black;">&#160;D&#160;</span> key).</td>
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<td>'''Track Markers''' are used in '''Driver Commands''' and '''Session Rules''' so they '''<u>MUST</u>''' be given unique names.</td>
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<td>Use a simple but recognisable name for the '''Track Marker'''. It will help locate it in the '''Route''' or '''Session''' and make it easy to remember when used in '''Session Rules''' and '''Driver Commands'''.</td>
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<td>To change its '''Assigned Layer''' and/or its '''Bound Layer''' <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">Left Click</span> on the approprite layer text entry box (or use its scroll arrowheads) and select a new layer - see the '''Trainz Wiki Page''' [[image:WikiLink.PNG|link=]]&#160;'''[[How_to_Use_Layers|How to Use layers]]''' for more details on layers.
<td>The name of a '''Track Direction Marker''' is only needed to locate it in a route or session. It is not used in any '''Session Rules''' or '''Driver Commands'''</td>
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<td>The direction the '''Track Marker''' is pointing has '''NO EFFECT''' on its operation.</td>
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<td>If you need to change the direction of a '''Track Marker''' then:-
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<td colspan=2><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">Steps: To Open the Properties Window of a Track Direction Marker:-</span></td>
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<td colspan=2>In the '''Track Tools Flyout''' (the <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; color: white; background-color: black;">&#160;F4&#160;</span> key) select '''Trackmark Mode''' (the <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; color: white; background-color: black;">&#160;V&#160;</span> key)</td>
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<td>In the '''Track Tools Flyout''' (the <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; color: white; background-color: black;">&#160;F4&#160;</span> key) select '''Trackmark Mode''' (the <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; color: white; background-color: black;">&#160;V&#160;</span> key)</td>
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<td>Then select the '''Rotate Trackmark Tool''' (the <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; color: white; background-color: black;">&#160;R&#160;</span> key)</td>
<td><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">Left Click</span> on the <span style="font-weight: 700; color: white; background-color: black;">&#160;?&#160;</span> icon.</td>
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<td><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">&#160;Left Click&#160;</span> on the '''Track Marker'''</td>
<td><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">Left Click</span> on the '''Track Direction Marker''' to open its '''Properties Window'''.</td>
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===Move it Along the Track (S10)===
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<td>'''Track Markers''' can be dragged along the track and moved to other tracks.</td>
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<td>If you need to move a '''Track Marker''' then:-
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<td>To change the '''Track Direction Marker''' name <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">Left Click</span> on the name text entry box, delete the current name and enter a new name<br>
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<td colspan=2><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">Steps:</span> To move a '''Track Marker''' to a new position or to another track:-</td>
<td>[[image:PencilTips.PNG|link=]]</td>
<td>Use a name for the marker that will make it easy to remember and locate.</td>
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<td width=500>To change its '''Layer''' and/or its '''Bound Layer''' <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">&#160;Left Click&#160;</span> on the approprite layer text entry box (or use its scroll arrowheads) and select a new layer.</td>
<td>In the '''Track Tools Flyout''' (the <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; color: white; background-color: black;">&#160;F4&#160;</span> key) select '''Trackmark Mode''' (the <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; color: white; background-color: black;">&#160;V&#160;</span> key)</td>
<td bgcolor="Aquamarine">Information on the '''Layer''' and the '''Bound Layer''' settings can be found at:-<br>
[[image:WikiLink.PNG|link=]]&#160;'''[[How to Use Layers]]'''</td>
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<td>Then select the '''Move Trackmark Tool''' (the <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; color: white; background-color: black;">&#160;M&#160;</span> key)</td>
<td><span style="font-size: 15px; font-weight: 700;">WARNING:</span><br>
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Switching an objects '''Assigned Layer''' between a '''Route Layer''' and a '''Session Layer''' will change where it is saved (in the '''Route''' or the '''Session''').</td>
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<td><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">&#160;Left Click and Drag&#160;</span> on the '''Track Marker''' to its new position.<br>
It will follow track curves and height changes as it moves.</td>
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<td>To confirm the changes <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">Left Click</span> on the [[image:Tick.PNG|link=]] icon or the <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; color: white; background-color: black;">&#160;Save Changes&#160;</span> button (depending on your '''Trainz''' version) at the bottom of the window '''OR''' click on the [[image:Cross.PNG|link=]] icon or <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; color: white; background-color: black;">&#160;Cancel&#160;</span> button to cancel the changes. Both actions will close the '''Properties Window'''.</td>
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<td width=385 valign="top">[[image:TracksTrackmarkMode_S10.png|link=]]&#160;[[image:TracksTrackmarkModeMove_S10.png|link=]]</td>
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===Change its Direction (S10)===
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<td width=25>[[image:PencilTips.PNG|link=]]</td>
<td>When dragging a marker from one track to another it will not move until the mouse pointer is over, or very close to, the second track when the marker will instantly jump across.</td>
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<td width=50>&#160;</td>
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===Set its Effect Radius (S10)===


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<td>The '''Effect Radius''' sets how close a consist has to approach the marker to activate or complete its operation. The default value is '''20m'''.</td>
<td>The direction the marker is pointing is the direction '''AI trains''' will be forced to take.</td>
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<td>The '''Effect Radius''' controls for a '''Track Marker''' are in the '''Tools Menu Advanced Window'''.</td>
<td width=25>[[image:NotePad.PNG|link=]]</td>
<td>The direction that a '''Track Direction Marker''' points is its '''ONLY''' important feature.
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<td colspan=2><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">Steps:</span> To Open the '''Advanced Tools Window''':-</td>
<td colspan=2><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">Steps: To Reverse the Direction of a Track Direction Marker:-</span></td>
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<td>Then select the '''Rotate Trackmark Tool''' (the <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; color: white; background-color: black;">&#160;R&#160;</span> key)</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; color: white; background-color: black;">&#160;Advanced&#160;</span> label at the bottom of the '''Track Tools Flyout'''.<br>
<td><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">&#160;Left Click&#160;</span> on the '''Track Direction Marker'''</td>
This will open the '''Advanced Tools Window''' (shown below).</td>
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<td width=185>[[image:TracksTrackmarkAdvanced_S10.png|link=]]</td>
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===Move it Along the Track (S10)===
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<td>The '''Effect Radius''' is the size of red "effect wings" attached to both ends of the marker. This sets how close a consist has to approach the marker to complete certain driver commands such as '''Drive To Trackmark''' or to activate any '''Navigation Point''' attached to the marker. The smaller the radius the closer it must approach.</td>
<td width=10>[[image:BlueDot10x10.png|link=]]</td>
<td>'''Track Direction Markers''' can be dragged along the track and moved to other tracks.</td>
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<td>If you need to move a '''Track Direction Marker''' then:-
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<td colspan=2><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">Steps: To Move a Track Direction Marker to a New Position or to Another Track:-</span></td>
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<td>Other '''Track Objects''' that have an '''Effect Radius''' include:-
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<td>[[image:WikiLink.PNG|link=]]&#160;'''[[How_to_Use_Track_Triggers|Track Triggers]]'''</td>
<td>In the '''Track Tools Flyout''' (the <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; color: white; background-color: black;">&#160;F4&#160;</span> key) select '''Trackmark Mode''' (the <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; color: white; background-color: black;">&#160;V&#160;</span> key)</td>
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<td>[[image:DotPoint.JPG|10px|link=]]</td>
<td>[[image:DotPoint2.JPG|link=]]</td>
<td>[[image:WikiLink.PNG|link=]]&#160;'''[[How_to_Use_Track_Direction_Markers|Track Direction Markers]]'''</td>
<td>Then select the '''Move Trackmark Tool''' (the <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; color: white; background-color: black;">&#160;M&#160;</span> key)</td>
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<td>[[image:DotPoint3.JPG|link=]]</td>
<td>[[image:WikiLink.PNG|link=]]&#160;'''[[How_to_Use_Track_Priority_Markers|Track Priority Markers]]'''</td>
<td><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">&#160;Left Click and Drag&#160;</span> on the '''Track Direction Marker''' to its new position.<br>
It will follow track curves and height changes as it moves.</td>
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<td colspan=2><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">Steps:</span> To set a '''Track Marker''' Effect Radius:-</td>
<td width=25>[[image:PencilTips.PNG|link=]]</td>
<td>When dragging a marker from one track to another it will not move until the mouse pointer is over, or very close to, the second track when the marker will instantly jump across.</td>
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<td colspan=2>In the '''Advanced Tools'''  popout (see '''Steps''' above) you will have a choice of 4 methods to set and adjust the '''Effect Radius'''</td>
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<td colspan=2><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">Options:</span> Choose one of:-</td>
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<td width=46>[[image:SkipMinorDown.png|link=#skipAddingS20]][[image:SkipMinorUp.png|link=#skipMove10]]</td> <!-- for Top and Minor Up/Down -->
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<td width=10>[[image:BlueDot10x10.png|link=]]</td>
<td>To copy the '''Effect Radius''' of an existing '''Track Marker'''
<td>The '''Effect Radius''' sets the size of green "effect wings" attached to both ends of the '''Track Direction Marker'''.</td>
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<td width=25>[[image:DotPoint2.JPG|link=]]</td>
<td><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">Left Click</span> the '''Get Effect Radius''' icon</td>
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<td><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">Left Click</span> on the '''Track Marker''' whose radius you want to copy - the radius will be copied into the Effect Radius Value text box (the default value is 20.00 metres)</td>
<td>Its default value is '''20m'''. Changing it has '''NO EFFECT''' on its operation.</td>
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<td colspan=3>A '''Track Direction Marker''' will set the <span style="font-weight: 700; background-color: yellow;">&#160;allowed direction&#160;</span> of travel for '''ALL''' AI controlled trains travelling along a section of single line track. It has '''NO EFFECT''' on manually controlled trains. Placing a '''Track Direction Marker''' on a track segment will affect all connected track segments...</td>
<td>To apply the new value see option [[image:Cblue.png|link=]] below</td>
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<td>To apply the new value see option [[image:Cblue.png|link=]] below</td>
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<td colspan=2>'''Starting at any one of:-'''</td>
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<td>a '''Junction'''</td>
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<td>[[image:DotPoint.JPG|10px|link=]]</td>
<td>To apply a value in the '''Effect Radius Value''' text box (from methods [[image:Ablue.png|link=]], [[image:Bblue.png|link=]] or [[image:Dblue.png|link=]]) to another '''Track Marker'''
<td>an '''Industry Owned Track'''</td>
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<td><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">Left Click</span> the '''Copy Radius Value''' icon</td>
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<td>[[image:DotPoint.JPG|10px|link=]]</td>
<td><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">Left Click</span> on the '''Track Marker''' that is to receive the new value (you can click on more than one)</td>
<td>a '''Crossing'''</td>
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<td width=25 valign="top"><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;"><br>AND</span></td>
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<td>To adjust the Effect Radius value up or down
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<td colspan=2>'''Ending at any one of:-'''</td>
<td><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">Left Click</span> the '''Adjust Effect Radius''' button</td>
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<td>Select the '''Track Marker'''</td>
<td>the next '''Junction'''</td>
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<td><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">Left Click and Drag</span> '''Forward''' (to increase the value) or '''Backward''' (to reduce the value)</td>
<td>the next '''Industry Owned Track'''</td>
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<td>[[image:DotPoint.JPG|10px|link=]]</td>
<td>The new value will be immediately applied to the selected '''Track Marker''' as the mouse moves (but only one '''Track Marker''' at a time)</td>
<td>the next '''Crossing'''</td>
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<td>Changing the '''Effect Radius''' property of a '''Track Direction Marker''' has '''NO EFFECT''' on its operation but it allows you to keep its "visibility" clear of other track objects such as junctions and other markers.</td>
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<td colspan=3>'''For Example:''' a '''Track Direction Marker''' placed on the track between a junction on one side and an industry track on the other side will set the '''AI controlled train direction''' for '''ALL''' the track segments between the two, not just the one it is attached to. So its '''Effect Radius''' is actually the distance between those two points regardless of the number track segments.</td>
<td>Once you have an '''Effect Radius''' entered in the value box, you can apply it to any number of '''Track Markers''' by using method [[image:Cblue.png|link=]] shown above
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<td>The '''Effect Radius''' controls for a '''Track Direction Marker''' are in the '''Tools Menu Advanced Window'''.</td>
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<td>'''Surveyor 2.0''' (or '''S20''') is the latest '''Surveyor''' interface and is supplied with '''TRS22PE''' and '''Trainz Plus'''.</td>
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<td>In the '''Track Tools Flyout''' (the <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; color: white; background-color: black;">&#160;F4&#160;</span> key) select '''Trackmark Mode''' (the <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; color: white; background-color: black;">&#160;V&#160;</span> key)</td>
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===Adding a Track Marker (S20)===
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<td>'''Track Markers''' are destinations and waypoints for '''Driver Commands''' and placeholders for '''Navigation Points'''.</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; color: white; background-color: black;">&#160;Advanced&#160;</span> label at the bottom of the '''Track Tools Flyout'''.<br>
This will open the '''Advanced Tools Window''' (shown below).</td>
<td width=185>[[image:TracksTrackmarkAdvanced_S10.png|link=]]</td>
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<td>'''Track Markers''' are '''Track Objects''' and have to be attached to a track segment. The '''Track Marker''' object can be moved along the track and off the track (left, right, above, below) but its '''attachment point''' is always connected to a track segment.</td>
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<td><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">Steps:</span> To add a '''Track Marker''':-</td>
<td width=400>[[image:TrackMarkRadiusTools.png|link=]]<br>
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<td>[[image:DotPoint1.JPG|link=]] In the '''Filter Palette''' either:-</td>
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<td>Other '''Track Objects''' that have an '''Effect Radius''' include:-
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<td width=10>[[image:DotPoint.JPG|10px|link=]]</td>
[[image:FilterPaletteTrackObjectsSelected_S20.png|link=]]
<td>[[image:WikiLink.PNG|link=]]&#160;'''[[How_to_Use_Track_Triggers|Track Triggers]]'''</td>
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<td>[[image:DotPoint.JPG|10px|link=]]</td>
<td>[[image:WikiLink.PNG|link=]]&#160;'''[[How_to_Use_Track_Markers|Track Markers]]'''</td>
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<td>[[image:DotPoint.JPG|10px|link=]]</td>
[[image:FilterPaletteNoIconSelected_S20.png|link=]]<br>
<td>[[image:WikiLink.PNG|link=]]&#160;'''[[How_to_Use_Track_Priority_Markers|Priority Markers]]'''</td>
Then select '''Track Objects'''<br>
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<td colspan=2>[[image:PencilTips.PNG|link=]] <span style="font-size: 15px; font-weight: 700; color: white; background-color: blue;">&#160;Shortcut&#160;</span> If you already have a '''Track Marker''' placed in your route then:-</td>
<td colspan=2><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">Steps: To Set a Track Direction Marker Effect Radius:-</span></td>
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<td colspan=2>In the '''Advanced Tools'''  popout (see '''Steps''' above) you will have a choice of 4 methods to set and adjust the '''Effect Radius'''</td>
<td>move the tool pointer over the existing track marker object and hold down the <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; color: white; background-color: black;">&#160;Alt&#160;</span> key. The object name will appear in a '''ToolTip''' attached to the pointer</td>
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<td>while holding down the <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; color: white; background-color: black;">&#160;Alt&#160;</span> key <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">Left Click</span> on the track marker to identify it in the '''Assets Palette''' and to select the '''Placement Tool'''. Release the key.</td>
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<td colspan=2>Jump to '''Step [[image:DotPoint5.JPG|link=]]''' below.</td>
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<td>To copy the '''Effect Radius''' of an existing '''Track Direction Marker''':-
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<td width=25>[[image:DotPoint1.JPG|link=]]</td>
<td><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">Left Click</span> the '''Get Effect Radius''' icon</td>
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<td><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">Left Click</span> on the Direction Mark whose radius you want to copy - the radius will be copied into the Effect Radius Value text box (the default value is 20.00 metres)</td>
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<td>[[image:DotPoint3.JPG|link=]]</td>
<td>To apply the new value see option [[image:Cblue.png|link=]] below</td>
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<td>To manually alter the '''Effect Radius''' value
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<td width=25>[[image:DotPoint1.JPG|link=]]</td>
<td width=374><span style="font-size: 17px; font-weight: 700;">Notes:'''</span><br>
<td>Type the new value (in metres) into the '''Effect Radius''' setting box</td>
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If the '''Filter Palette''' and the '''Assets Palette''' are not shown on the screen, then:-
<td>To apply the new value see option [[image:Cblue.png|link=]] below</td>
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<td>open the [[image:SurveyorWindowIcon.png|link=]] '''Window Menu''' from the menu icons at the top of the screen</td>
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<td>To apply a value in the '''Effect Radius Value''' text box (from methods [[image:Ablue.png|link=]], [[image:Bblue.png|link=]] or [[image:Dblue.png|link=]]) to another '''Track Direction Marker'''
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<td>visible palettes have ticks next to their names</td>
<td><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">Left Click</span> the '''Copy Radius Value''' icon</td>
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<td>invisible (hidden) palettes have no ticks next to their names</td>
<td><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">Left Click</span> on the '''Track Direction Marker''' that is to receive the new value (you can click on more than one)</td>
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<td>if any required palette does not have a tick next to its name then <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">Left Click</span> on the name of the palette or on the empty [[image:BulletNoTick.png|link=]] box next to its name. This will add a [[image:BulletTick.png|link=]] and make the palette visible</td>
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<td><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">Left Click</span> the '''Adjust Effect Radius''' button</td>
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<td>Select the '''Track Direction Marker'''</td>
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<td><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">Left Click and Drag</span> '''Forward''' (to increase the value) or '''Backward''' (to reduce the value)</td>
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<td>The new value will be immediately applied to the selected '''Track Direction Marker''' as the mouse moves (but only one '''Track Direction Marker''' at a time)</td>
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There is a '''Trainz Wiki Page''' specifically covering the '''S20 Palettes''' at<br>[[image:WikiLink.PNG|link=]]&#160;'''[[How_to_Use_S20_Palettes|How to Use the Surveyor 2.0 Palettes]]'''
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[[image:DotPoint2.JPG|link=]] In the '''Assets Palette''' to narrow down the filter list, type "mark" ('''UPPER/lower''' case does not matter) in the '''Search Text Box'''<br>
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<td align="center">[[image:FilterPaletteSearchMark_S20.png|link=]]<br>'''Both pallets shown docked'''</td>
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<td>This will list all the '''Track Objects''' containing the text "mark" in their names or descriptions.</td>
<td>Once you have an '''Effect Radius''' entered in the value box, you can apply it to any number of '''Track Direction Markers''' by using method [[image:Cblue.png|link=]] shown above
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<td><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">Left Click</span> on the item name '''Track Marker''' - you may have to scroll down the list to find the asset.<br>
[[image:AssetPaletteSearchMarkScrolled_S20.png|link=]]
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=='''In Surveyor 2.0 (S20)'''==
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<td>When you select any asset in the '''Assets Palette''' list it will automatically select the '''Placement Tool''' so the next <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">Left Click</span> in your '''Trainz World''' will add that asset to your '''Trainz World'''</td>
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<td>'''Surveyor 2.0''' (or '''S20''') is the latest '''Surveyor''' interface and is supplied with '''TRS22PE''' and '''Trainz Plus'''.</td>
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[[image:DotPoint5.JPG|link=]] Place the '''Track Marker''' on the track.
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<td>'''Track Direction Markers''' are '''Track Objects''' and have to be attached to a track segment. The '''Track Direction Marker''' object can be moved along the track and off the track (left, right, above, below) but its '''attachment point''' is always connected to a track segment.</td>
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[[image:DotPoint1.JPG|link=]] In the <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; color: white; background-color: #797979;">&#160;Filter&#160;Palette&#160;</span> either:-
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To delete a '''Track Marker''':-
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<td width=340 align="center">[[image:Ablue.png|link=]] <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">Left Click</span> on the '''Track Objects''' icon<br>
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<td width=340 align="center">[[image:Bblue.png|link=]] <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">Left Click</span> on the '''Content Drop Down Box'''<br>
[[image:FilterPaletteNoIconSelected_S20.png|link=]]<br>
Then select '''Track Objects'''<br>
[[image:FilterSelectTrackObjects_S20.png|link=]]
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<td>move the tool pointer over the existing '''Track Direction Marker''' object and hold down the <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; color: white; background-color: black;">&#160;Alt&#160;</span> key. The object name will appear in a '''ToolTip''' attached to the pointer</td>
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<td>while holding down the <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; color: white; background-color: black;">&#160;Alt&#160;</span> key <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">Left Click</span> on the '''Track Direction Marker''' to identify it in the <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; color: white; background-color: #797979;">&#160;Assets&#160;Palette&#160;</span> and to select the '''Placement Tool'''. Release the key.</td>
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<td colspan=2><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">Steps:</span> To add a '''Track Marker''':-</td>
<td width=22>[[image:NotePad.PNG|link=]]</td>
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<td width=374><span style="font-size: 17px; font-weight: 700;">Notes:'''</span><br>
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<td>If, for some reason, the '''Placement Tool''' has not been selected then:-<br>
<span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">Left Click</span> on the [[image:S20_PlacementToolIcon.png|link=|20px]]&#160;'''Placement&#160;Tool''' (or press the <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; color: white; background-color: black;">&#160;E&#160;</span> key).</td>
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<td><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">Left Click</span> on the track at the position where you want to place the '''Track Marker'''.
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<td>Avoid placing a '''Track Marker''' on a junction. You could accidentally place the '''Track Marker''' on the wrong junction branch which means that could cause problems if the targetted train is directed to the other branch.</td>
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If the <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; color: white; background-color: #797979;">&#160;Filter&#160;Palette&#160;</span> and the <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; color: white; background-color: #797979;">&#160;Assets&#160;Palette&#160;</span> are not shown on the screen, then:-
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<td colspan=2>This will place the '''Track Marker''' on the track and open its '''Properties Window''' (shown below). It will be given a default name and assigned to the currently active '''Layer'''.</td>
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<td colspan=2 align="center">[[image:TrackMarkerProperties_S10.png|link=]]</td>
<td colspan=2><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;;">Steps: To Display Palettes:-</span></td>
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<td width=10>[[image:DotPoint.JPG|link=|10px]]</td>
<td width=20>[[image:DotPoint1.JPG|link=]]</td>
<td>You can edit its '''Name'''. <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">This <span style="color: red;">WILL</span> affect its operation</span>. See the section [[image:PageLink.PNG|link=]]&#160;'''[[#Change its Name (S20)|Change its Name (S20)]]''' below.</td>
<td>open the [[image:SurveyorWindowIcon.png|link=]] '''Window Menu''' from the menu icons at the top of the screen</td>
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<td>[[image:DotPoint.JPG|link=|10px]]</td>
<td>&#160;</td>
<td>You can change its assigned and bound '''Layers'''. See the section [[image:PageLink.PNG|link=]]&#160;'''[[#Assign it to Another Layer (S20)|Assign it to Another Layer (S20)]]''' below.
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<td width=10>[[image:BulletTick.png|link=]]</td>
<td>visible palettes have ticks next to their names</td>
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<td>[[image:BulletNoTick.png|link=]]</td>
<td><span style="font-size: 15px; font-weight: 700;">WARNING:</span><br>
<td>invisible (hidden) palettes have no ticks next to their names</td>
Switching an objects '''Assigned Layer''' between a '''Route Layer''' and a '''Session Layer''' will change where it is saved (in the '''Route''' or the '''Session''').</td>
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<td>[[image:DotPoint2.JPG|link=]]</td>
<td>You can reverse the direction it points. <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">This does NOT affect its operation</span>. See the section [[image:PageLink.PNG|link=]]&#160;'''[[#Change its Direction (S20)|Change its Direction (S20)]]''' below.</td>
<td>if any required palette does not have a tick next to its name then <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">Left Click</span> on the name of the palette or on the empty [[image:BulletNoTick.png|link=]] box next to its name. This will add a [[image:BulletTick.png|link=]] and make the palette visible</td>
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<td>[[image:DotPoint.JPG|link=|10px]]</td>
<td>You can adjust its position on the track by dragging it along the track or moving it to another track. See the section [[image:PageLink.PNG|link=]]&#160;'''[[#Move it Along the Track (S20)|Move it Along the Track (S20)]]''' below.</td>
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<td>[[image:DotPoint.JPG|link=|10px]]</td>
<td>You can adjust its '''Effect Radius'''. <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">This <span style="color: red;">WILL</span> affect its operation</span>. See the section [[image:PageLink.PNG|link=]]&#160;'''[[#Set its Effect Radius (S20)|Set its Effect Radius (S20)]]''' below.</td>
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There is a '''Trainz Wiki Page''' specifically covering the '''S20 Palettes''' at<br>[[image:WikiLink.PNG|link=]]&#160;'''[[How_to_Use_S20_Palettes|How to Use the Surveyor 2.0 Palettes]]'''
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<td>Once you have added a '''Track Marker''' and set its properties it can be quickly duplicated ('''Cloned''') in '''Surveyor 2.0''' with those properties and moved to a new location. You can then easily edit the name and properties of the clone at the new location. See [[image:WikiLink.PNG|link=]]&#160;'''[[How_to_Use_S20_Tools#Cloning_Objects|How to Use S20 Tools - Cloning Objects]]''' for the details</td>
<td>[[image:DotPoint2.JPG|link=]] In the <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; color: white; background-color: #797979;">&#160;Assets&#160;Palette&#160;</span> to narrow down the filter list, type "direction" ('''UPPER/lower''' case does not matter) in the '''Search Text Box'''.</td>
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===Change its Name (S20)===
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<td align="center">[[image:FilterPaletteSearchDirection_S20.png|link=]]<br>'''Both pallets shown docked'''</td>
<td>The name of a '''Track Marker''' is used to identify it for '''Driver Commands''' ('''Drive To Trackmark''', '''Navigate To Trackmark''', etc) and other operations (e.g. '''Navigation Points''').</td>
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<td>'''Track Markers''' can be renamed to give them a more recognisable identity (e.g. ""East Branch Down" instead of "Trackmark 4606").</td>
<td>[[image:DotPoint3.JPG|link=]]</td>
<td>This will list all the '''Track Objects''' containing the text "direction" in their names or descriptions.</td>
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<td><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">Left Click</span> on the item name '''Track Direction Marker''' or '''AI Routing Direction Marker''' - you may have to scroll down the list to find the asset.<br>
[[image:AssetsFilterPaletteSearchDirectionScrolled_S20.png|link=]]
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If you are not sure about an asset then <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">Double Left Click</span> on the name to bring up its image and description.<br>
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<td width=480>[[image:TrackmarkName_S20.png|link=]]</td>
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<td colspan=2><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">Steps:</span> To change the name of a '''Track Marker''':-</td>
<td width=25>[[image:NotePad.PNG|link=]]</td>
<td>When you select any '''Track Object''' asset in the <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; color: white; background-color: #797979;">&#160;Assets&#160;Palette&#160;</span> list it will automatically select the '''Placement Tool''' so the next <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">&#160;Left Click&#160;</span> on a track will add that asset to your '''Trainz World'''</td>
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<td width=25>[[image:DotPoint3Blue.png|link=]]</td>
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<td>using either the [[image:S20_FreeMoveToolIcon.png|link=|20px]]&#160;'''Free Move Tool''' or the [[image:S20_FineAdjustmentToolIcon.png|link=|20px]]&#160;'''Fine Adjustment Tool''' select (<span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">Left Click</span> on) the '''Track Marker''' to be renamed</td>
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<td>[[image:DotPoint4Blue.png|link=]]</td>
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<td>in the '''Info Palette''' (you may need to make this palette visible - see the '''Notes:''' for '''Adding a Track Marker - Step''' <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; color: white; background-color: red;">&#160;1&#160;</span> above) <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">Left Click</span> in the '''Name:''' entry box. Enter a name for the '''Track Marker''' and press the <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; color: white; background-color: black;">&#160;Enter&#160;</span> key.
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<td>Use a simple but recognisable name for the '''Track Marker'''. It will help locate it in the '''Route''' or '''Session''' and make it easy to remember when used in '''Session Rules''' and '''Driver Commands'''.</td>
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[[image:DotPoint5.JPG|link=]] Place the selected '''Track Direction Marker''' on the track.<br>
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<td width=480>[[image:DirectionmarkAdd_S20.png|link=]]
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<td><span style="font-size: 17px; font-weight: 700;">Notes: Deleting a Track Direction Marker</span><br>
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<td colspan=2><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">Steps: To Delete a Track Direction Marker:-</span></td>
<td>'''Track Markers''' used for '''Driver Commands''' and '''Session Rules''' '''<u>MUST</u>''' be given unique names.</td>
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<td width=25>[[image:DotPoint1.JPG|link=]]</td>
<td>select either the:-
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<td>[[image:S20_FreeMoveToolIcon.png|link=|20px]]&#160;'''Free Move Tool''' (or press the <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 17px; color: white; background-color: black;">&#160;S&#160;</span> key) <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">OR</span></td>
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<td>the [[image:S20_FineAdjustmentToolIcon.png|link=|20px]]&#160;'''Fine Adjustment Tool''' (or press the <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 17px; color: white; background-color: black;">&#160;D&#160;</span> key)</td>
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<td><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">&#160;Left Click&#160;</span> on the '''Track Direction Marker''' to be deleted</td>
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<td>press the <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 17px; color: white; background-color: black;">&#160;Delete&#160;</span> key</td>
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===Assign it to Another Layer (S20)===
 
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<td width=10>[[image:BlueDot10x10.png|link=]]</td>
<td>The layer assigned to a marker will control where it is saved, in the '''Route''' or the '''Session'''.</td>
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<td colspan=2>The '''Info Palette''' will show the layer assigned to the currently selected object. To the left of the layer name is a small arrowhead object.</td>
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<td>[[image:TrackmarkInfo_S20.png|link=|alt=Info palette]]<br><br>
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[[image:TrackmarkLayerInfo_S20.png|link=|alt=Layer control]]</td>
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<td colspan=2><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">Steps:</span> To assign a '''Track Marker''' to a layer:-</td>
<td colspan=2><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">Steps: To Add a Track Direction Marker:-</span></td>
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<td colspan=2>In the '''Info Palette''':-</td>
<td width=25>[[image:DotPoint1Blue.png|link=]]</td>
<td>If, for some reason, the '''Placement Tool''' has not been selected then <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">Left Click</span> on the '''Placement Tool''' or press the <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; color: white; background-color: black;">&#160;E&#160;</span> key.</td>
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<td width=25>[[image:DotPoint1.JPG|link=]]</td>
<td>[[image:DotPoint2Blue.png|link=]]</td>
<td><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">Left Click</span> the small arrowhead next to the layer name. This will open the layer properties for the selected object</td>
<td><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">Left Click</span> on the track at the position where you want to place the '''Track Direction Marker'''.
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<td>[[image:DotPoint2.JPG|link=]]</td>
<td width=25>[[image:PencilTips.PNG|link=]]</td>
<td><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">Left Click</span> the '''Layer''' drop down box to select a new layer for the object</td>
<td>Avoid placing a '''Track Direction Marker''' on a junction. You could accidentally place it on the wrong junction branch which means that it will '''NO EFFECT''' if the targetted train is directed to the other branch.</td>
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<td>[[image:DotPoint3.JPG|link=]]</td>
<td>if required, <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">Left Click</span> the '''Binding''' drop down box to select a new binding layer for the object. It cannot be bound to its own layer</td>
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<td>[[image:DotPoint4.JPG|link=]]</td>
<td>if required, <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">Left Click</span> the <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 17px; color: white; background-color: black;">&#160;Lock Layer&#160;</span> button to lock the selected layer. If the layer is already locked then this will be shown as an <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 17px; color: white; background-color: black;">&#160;Unlock Layer&#160;</span> button</td>
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<td>[[image:Stop.PNG|link=]]</td>
<td><span style="font-size: 15px; font-weight: 700;">WARNING:</span>
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<td colspan=2>This will place the '''Track Direction Marker''' on the track. It will be given a default name and assigned to the currently active '''Layer'''.</td>
<td>You will not be allowed to place a track object in a layer that is higher up the list than the layer containing the track</td>
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<td>[[image:DotPoint.JPG|10px|link=]]</td>
<td width=10>[[image:DotPoint.JPG|link=|10px]]</td>
<td>Moving an object from one layer group to another (e.g. from the '''Route Layer Group''' to the '''Session Layer Group''') will change where the object is saved (in the Route or in the Session)</td>
<td>You can edit its '''Name'''. <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">This does NOT affect its operation</span>. See the section [[image:PageLink.PNG|link=]]&#160;'''[[#Change its Name (S20)|Change its Name (S20)]]''' below.</td>
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<td>[[image:DotPoint.JPG|link=|10px]]</td>
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[[image:PageLink.PNG|link=]]&#160;'''[[#Assign it to Another Layer (S20)|Assign it to Another Layer (S20)]]''' below.</td>
<td bgcolor="Aquamarine">See [[image:WikiLink.PNG|link=]]&#160;'''[[How to Use Layers]]''' for information on the '''Layer''' and '''Binding Layer''' settings.</td>
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<td>[[image:Stop.PNG|link=]]</td>
<td><span style="font-size: 15px; font-weight: 700;">WARNING:</span><br>
Switching an objects '''Layer''' between a '''Route Layer''' and a '''Session Layer''' will change where it is saved (in the '''Route''' or the '''Session''').</td>
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<td>[[image:DotPoint.JPG|link=|10px]]</td>
<td>You can reverse the direction it points. <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">This <span style="color: red;">WILL</span> affect its operation</span>. See the section [[image:PageLink.PNG|link=]]&#160;'''[[#Change its Direction (S20)|Change its Direction (S20)]]''' below.</td>
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<td>[[image:DotPoint.JPG|link=|10px]]</td>
<td>You can adjust its position on the track by dragging it along the track or to another track. See the section [[image:PageLink.PNG|link=]]&#160;'''[[#Move it Along the Track (S20)|Move it Along the Track (S20)]]''' below.</td>
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<td>[[image:DotPoint.JPG|link=|10px]]</td>
<td>You can adjust its '''Effect Radius'''. <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">This does NOT affect its operation</span>. See the section [[image:PageLink.PNG|link=]]&#160;'''[[#Set its Effect Radius (S20)|Set its Effect Radius (S20)]]''' below.</td>
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<td>[[image:LinkWiki.PNG|link=]]</td>
<td>Information on layers can be found at:-<br>
* '''[[How to Use Layers]]'''
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<td>Once you have added a '''Track Priority Marker''' and set its properties it can be quickly duplicated ('''Cloned''') in '''Surveyor 2.0''' with those properties and moved to a new location. You can then easily edit the name and properties of the clone at the new location. See [[image:WikiLink.PNG|link=]]&#160;'''[[How_to_Use_S20_Tools#Cloning_Objects|How to Use S20 Tools - Cloning Objects]]''' for the details.</td>
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<td width=10>[[image:BlueDot10x10.png|link=]]</td>
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<td>The direction a '''Track Marker''' is pointing has '''NO EFFECT''' on its operation.</td>
<td>The name of the '''Track Direction Marker''' is only useful for finding it in the route. It is not needed for any operational purpose.</td>
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<td>If you need to rotate a '''Track Marker''' to face the opposite direction then:-<br>
<td width=480>[[image:DirectionmarkName_S20.png|link=]]</td>
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<td colspan=2><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">Steps:</span> to reverse the direction of a '''Track Marker''':-</td>
<td colspan=2><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">Steps: To Change the Name of a Track Direction Marker:-</span></td>
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<td width=25>[[image:DotPoint4Blue.png|link=]]</td>
<td>select the '''Track Marker''' then <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">Left Click</span> on its [[image:ContextIconTrackTrigger_S20.png|link=]]&#160;'''Context Menu Icon''' (or press the <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 17px; color: white; background-color: black;">&#160;T&#160;</span> key)</td>
<td>using either the '''Free Move Tool''' or the '''Fine Adjustment Tool''' select (<span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">Left Click</span> on) the '''Track Direction Marker''' to be renamed</td>
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<td>[[image:DotPoint5Blue.png|link=]]</td>
<td>from the popup menu select the <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; color: white; background-color: black;">&#160;Rotate Trackside&#160;</span> option</td>
<td>in the <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; color: white; background-color: #797979;">&#160;Info&#160;Palette&#160;</span> (you may need to make this palette visible - see the '''Notes:''' for '''Step''' <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; color: white; background-color: red;">&#160;1&#160;</span> above) <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">Left Click</span> in the '''Name:''' entry box. Enter a name for the '''Track Direction Marker''' and press the <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; color: white; background-color: black;">&#160;Enter&#160;</span> key</td>
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===Move it Along the Track (S20)===
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<td>Markers can be moved along the track or moved to other tracks.</td>
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<td width=480>[[image:TrackmarkMove_S20.png|link=]]</td>
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<td>The '''Name''' of a '''Track Direction Marker''' will not be shown above it in '''Surveyor'''. The name will appear in the <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; color: white; background-color: #797979;">&#160;Info&#160;Palette&#160;</span> if the object is selected.</td>
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<td colspan=2><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">Steps:</span> To move the '''Track Marker''':-</td>
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<td width=25>[[image:DotPoint6Blue.png|link=]]</td>
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<td><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">Left Click and Drag</span> '''Forward''' or '''Backward''' on the '''Yellow Dot''', its '''Attachment Point''', next to the '''Track Marker''' or drag the object itself (see '''Notes:''' below), to move it along the track or to another track</td>
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===Assign it to Another Layer (S20)===
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<td width=975><span style="font-size: 17px; font-weight: 700;">Notes:'''</span><br>
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<td width=46>[[image:SkipMinorDown.png|link=#skipSetDirection20]][[image:SkipMinorUp.png|link=#skipSetName20]]</td> <!-- for Top and Minor Up/Down -->
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<td>The layer assigned to a marker will control where it is saved, in the '''Route''' or the '''Session'''.</td>
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<td colspan=2>The '''Info Palette''' will show the layer assigned to the currently selected object. To the left of the layer name is a small arrowhead object.</td>
<td>If you drag the object itself and not its '''Attachment Point''' then it will stay at its original height as it is moved along the track. If the track is on a grade then the object will rise above or fall below the track as it is moved. To return the object to its correct height on the track see the next section [[image:PageLink.PNG|link=]]&#160;'''[[#Move the Track Marker Vertically (S20)|Move the Track Marker Vertically]]''' below.</td>
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<td>[[image:DotPoint.JPG|10px|link=]]</td>
<td>[[image:TrackmarkInfo_S20.png|link=|alt=Info palette]]<br><br>
<td>Dragging it by the attachment point will force it to stay at the height of the track as it is moved.</td>
[[image:TrackmarkLayerInfo_S20.png|link=|alt=Layer control]]</td>
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<td colspan=2><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">Steps: To Assign a Track Direction Marker to a Layer:-</span></td>
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<td colspan=2>In the <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; color: white; background-color: #797979;">&#160;Info&#160;Palette&#160;</span>:-</td>
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<td width=25>[[image:DotPoint1.JPG|link=]]</td>
<td><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">Left Click</span> the small arrowhead next to the layer name. This will open the layer properties for the selected object</td>
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<td>[[image:DotPoint2.JPG|link=]]</td>
<td><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">Left Click</span> the '''Layer''' drop down box to select a new layer for the object</td>
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<td>[[image:DotPoint3.JPG|link=]]</td>
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<td>if required, <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">Left Click</span> the '''Binding''' drop down box to select a new binding layer for the object. It cannot be bound to its own layer</td>
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<td width=25>[[image:PencilTips.PNG|link=]]</td>
<td>[[image:DotPoint4.JPG|link=]]</td>
<td>When dragging a marker from one track to another its '''Attachment Point''' will stay attached to its original track until the marker is moved closer to the second track. At that point the '''Attachment Point''' will instantly jump across to the second track.</td>
<td>if required, <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">Left Click</span> the <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 17px; color: white; background-color: black;">&#160;Lock Layer&#160;</span> button to lock the selected layer. If the layer is already locked then this will be shown as an <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 17px; color: white; background-color: black;">&#160;Unlock Layer&#160;</span> button</td>
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===Move it Vertically (S20)===
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<td>Markers can be physically placed above or below the track.</td>
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<td><span style="font-size: 15px; font-weight: 700;">WARNING:</span>
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<td>You will not be allowed to place a track object in a layer that is higher up the list than the layer containing the track</td>
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<td>[[image:DotPoint.JPG|10px|link=]]</td>
<td>Moving an object from one layer group to another (e.g. from the '''Route Layer Group''' to the '''Session Layer Group''') will change where the object is saved (in the Route or in the Session)</td>
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<td>This feature allow a marker to be placed, for example, above the track so that it will not be hidden in Surveyor if a consist is parked on the marker. A change in height will have '''NO EFFECT''' on its operation.</td>
<td>[[image:LinkWiki.PNG|link=]]</td>
<td>Information on layers can be found at:-<br>
* '''[[How to Use Layers]]'''
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===Change its Direction (S20)===
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<td width=50>&#160;</td>
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<td width=46>[[image:SkipMinorDown.png|link=#skipMove20]][[image:SkipMinorUp.png|link=#skipSetLayer20]]</td> <!-- for Top and Minor Up/Down -->
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<td width=310>[[image:TrackmarkFineAdjustVertical_S20.png|link=]]</td>
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<td>The direction the marker is pointing is the direction '''AI controlled trains''' will be forced to take.</td>
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<td><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">Steps:</span></td>
<td>To move a '''Track Marker''' vertically choose option [[image:Ablue.png|link=]] '''OR''' [[image:Bblue.png|link=]]:-</td>
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<td width=25>[[image:NotePad.PNG|link=]]</td>
<td width=25>[[image:NotePad.PNG|link=]]</td>
<td>Track Objects can be moved '''along''' the track using the method shown in the section [[image:PageLink.PNG|link=]]&#160;'''[[#Move it Along the Track (S20)|Move it Along the Track]]''' above <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">OR</span> '''sideways''' from the track using steps [[image:DotPoint8Blue.png|link=]] <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">OR</span> [[image:DotPoint9Blue.png|link=]] listed below.</td>
<td>The direction that a '''Track Direction Marker''' points is its '''ONLY''' important feature.
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<td width=25>[[image:DotPoint8Blue.png|link=]]</td>
<td width=480>[[image:DirectionmarkReverse_S20.png|link=]]</td>
<td>Select the [[image:S20_FineAdjustmentToolIcon.png|link=|20px]]&#160;'''Fine Adjustment Tool''' (the <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 17px; color: white;background-color: black;">&#160;D&#160;</span> key) and <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">Left Click and Drag</span> '''Forward''' or '''Backward''' on the <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; color: white; background-color: red;">&#160;Red&#160;</span> '''Horizontal Axis Line''' attached to the '''Track Trigger''' to move it left or right of the track</td>
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<td>[[image:DotPoint9Blue.png|link=]]</td>
<td>Select the [[image:S20_FineAdjustmentToolIcon.png|link=|20px]]&#160;'''Fine Adjustment Tool''' (the <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 17px; color: white;background-color: black;">&#160;D&#160;</span> key) and <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">Left Click and Drag</span> '''Forward''' or '''Backward''' on the <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; color: white; background-color: green;">&#160;Green&#160;</span> '''Horizontal Axis Line''' attached to the '''Track Trigger''' to move it forward or back in a straight line that will ignore any curves in the track</td>
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<td>[[image:PencilTips.PNG|link=]]</td>
<td>If you need to return the '''Track Marker''' to its original height then:-
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<td colspan=2><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">Steps:</span> To correctly reattach the '''Track Marker''' to the track:-</td>
<td colspan=2><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">Steps: To Reverse its Direction:-</span></td>
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<td width=25>[[image:DotPoint1.JPG|link=]]</td>
<td width=25>[[image:DotPoint3Blue.png|link=]]</td>
<td>select the object and open (<span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">Left Click</span> on) its [[image:ContextIconTrackTrigger_S20.png|link=]]&#160;'''Context Menu Icon''' (or press the <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 17px; color: white; background-color: black;">&#160;T&#160;</span> key)</td>
<td>select the '''Track Direction Marker''' and <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">Left Click</span> on its [[image:ContextIconTrackTrigger_S20.png|link=]]&#160;'''Context Menu Icon''' (or press the <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 17px; color: white; background-color: black;">&#160;T&#160;</span> key).<br>
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From the popup '''Context Menu''' select the <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; color: white; background-color: black;">&#160;Rotate Trackside&#160;</span> option</td>
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<td>from the popup menu select <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; color: white; background-color: black;">&#160;Reattach to Track&#160;</span></td>
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[[image:ContextMenuTrackObject_S20.png|link=]]</td>
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===Move it Horizontally (S20)===
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===Move it Along the Track (S20)===
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<td width=46>[[image:SkipMinorDown.png|link=#skipMoveVertically20]][[image:SkipMinorUp.png|link=#skipSetDirection20]]</td> <!-- for Top and Minor Up/Down -->
<td width=75>&#160;</td>
<td width=75>&#160;</td>
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<td width=10>[[image:BlueDot10x10.png|link=]]</td>
<td>Markers can be physically placed left or right of the track.</td>
<td>Markers can be moved along the track or moved to other tracks.</td>
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<td>This feature allow a marker to be placed so that it will not be hidden in Surveyor if a consist is parked on the marker. A change in position left or right will have '''NO EFFECT''' on its operation.</td>
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<td width=370>[[image:TrackmarkFineAdjustHorizontal_S20.png|link=]]</td>
<td width=480>[[image:DirectionmarkMove_S20.png|link=]]</td>
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<td colspan=2><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">Steps:</span> To move a '''Track Marker''' horizontally:-</td>
<td colspan=2><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">Steps: To Move the Track Direction Marker:-</span></td>
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<td width=25>[[image:NotePad.PNG|link=]]</td>
<td>Track Objects can be moved '''along''' the track using the method shown in the section [[image:PageLink.PNG|link=]]&#160;'''[[#Move it Along the Track (S20)|Move it Along the Track]]''' above <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">OR</span> '''sideways''' from the track using steps [[image:DotPoint8Blue.png|link=]] <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">OR</span> [[image:DotPoint9Blue.png|link=]] listed below.</td>
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<td width=25>[[image:DotPoint8Blue.png|link=]]</td>
<td width=25>[[image:DotPoint7Blue.png|link=]]</td>
<td><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">Left Click and Drag</span> '''Forward''' or '''Backward''' on the <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; color: white; background-color: red;">&#160;Red&#160;</span> '''Horizontal Axis Line''' attached to the '''Track Marker''' to move it left or right of the track</td>
<td><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">Left Click and Drag</span> '''Forward''' or '''Backward''' on the '''Yellow Dot''', its '''Attachment Point''', next to the '''Track Direction Marker''' or on the object itself (see '''Notes:''' below), to move it along the track or to another track</td>
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<td>[[image:DotPoint9Blue.png|link=]]</td>
<td><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">Left Click and Drag</span> '''Forward''' or '''Backward''' on the <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; color: white; background-color: green;">&#160;Green&#160;</span> '''Horizontal Axis Line''' attached to the '''Track Marker''' to move it forward or back in a straight line that will ignore any curves in the track</td>
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<td>[[image:PencilTips.PNG|link=]]</td>
<td width=25>[[image:NotePad.PNG|link=]]</td>
<td>If you need to return the '''Track Marker''' to its original position then:-
<td width=975><span style="font-size: 17px; font-weight: 700;">Notes:'''</span><br>
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<td colspan=2><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">Steps:</span> To correctly reattach the '''Track Marker''' to the track:-</td>
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<td width=25>[[image:DotPoint1.JPG|link=]]</td>
<td width=10>[[image:DotPoint.JPG|10px|link=]]</td>
<td>select the object and open (<span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">Left Click</span> on) its [[image:ContextIconTrackTrigger_S20.png|link=]]&#160;'''Context Menu Icon''' (or press the <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 17px; color: white; background-color: black;">&#160;T&#160;</span> key)</td>
<td>If you drag the object itself and not its '''Attachment Point''' then it will stay at its original height as it is moved along the track. If the track is on a grade then the object will rise above or fall below the track as it is moved. To return the object to its correct height on the track see the next section [[image:PageLink.PNG|link=]] '''[[#Move it Vertically (S20)|Move it Vertically (S20)]]''' below.</td>
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<td>[[image:DotPoint2.JPG|link=]]</td>
<td>[[image:DotPoint.JPG|10px|link=]]</td>
<td>from the popup menu select <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; color: white; background-color: black;">&#160;Reattach to Track&#160;</span></td>
<td>Dragging it by the attachment point will force it to stay at the height of the track as it is moved.</td>
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===Set its Effect Radius (S20)===
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<td>The '''Effect Radius''' sets how close a consist has to approach the marker to activate or complete its operation. The default value is '''20m'''.</td>
<td>When dragging a marker from one track to another its '''Attachment Point''' will stay attached to its original track until the marker is moved closer to the second track. At that point the '''Attachment Point''' will instantly jump across to the second track.</td>
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===Move it Vertically (S20)===
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<td width=50>&#160;</td>
<td width=46>[[image:SkipMinorDown.png|link=#skipMoveHorizontally20]][[image:SkipMinorUp.png|link=#skipMove20]]</td> <!-- for Top and Minor Up/Down -->
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<td>The '''Effect Radius''' is the size of red "effect wings" attached to both ends of the marker. This sets how close a consist has to approach the trigger to complete certain '''Driver Commands''' (such as '''Wait on Trigger''') or activate certain '''Session Rules''' (such as '''Wait on Navigation Point'''). The smaller the radius the closer it must approach.</td>
<td width=10>[[image:BlueDot10x10.png|link=]]</td>
<td>Markers can be physically placed above or below the track.</td>
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<td>In the image shown below, the approaching vehicle will "reach" the '''Track Marker''' when it is 20m away from it.</td>
<td>This feature allow a marker to be placed, for example, above the track so that it will not be hidden in Surveyor if a consist is parked on the marker. A change in height will have '''NO EFFECT''' on its operation.</td>
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<td width=480>[[image:TrackmarkRadius_S20.png|link=]]</td>
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<td colspan=2><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">Steps:</span> To adjust the '''Effect Radius''' of a '''Track Marker''':-</td>
<td colspan=2><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">Steps: To Move a Track Direction Marker Vertically</span> choose option [[image:Ablue.png|link=]] <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">OR</span> [[image:Bblue.png|link=]]:-</td>
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<td><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;"><span style="background-color: lightcyan;">Left Click and Drag</span></span> on the [[image:GreenDot10x10.png|link=]] '''Green Dot''' next to the '''Track Marker'''.
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<td>Drag it '''Left''' or '''Right''' (at 90&#176; to the direction of the track) to change its '''Effect Radius'''.</td>
<td>Using the [[image:S20_FineAdjustmentToolIcon.png|link=|20px]] '''Fine Adjustment Tool''' (press the <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; color: white; background-color: black;">&#160;D&#160;</span> key) <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">Left Click and Drag</span> '''Forward''' or '''Backward''' on the <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; color: white; background-color: blue;">&#160;Blue&#160;</span> '''Vertical Axis Line''' (labelled as [[image:DotPoint8Blue.png|link=]] in the image) to move it up or down '''OR'''</td>
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<td>The speed at which you drag it will set the speed at which the radius value will change - faster movements will give larger value changes.</td>
<td>In the <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; color: white; background-color: #797979;">&#160;Info&#160;Palette&#160;</span> enter a value in the <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; color: white; background-color: black;">&#160;Height&#160;</span> setting and press the <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; color: white; background-color: black;">&#160;Enter&#160;</span> key.<br>
<span style="background-color: yellow;"> '''NOTE:''' the height is measured from the absolute '''0m''' level and not from the current height of the object or the track.</span></td>
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<td>For the best results when adjusting the '''Effect Radius''' of any track object, move your camera POV (point of view) to directly '''above''' the object</td>
<td>If you need to return the '''Track Direction Marker''' to its original position then:-
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<td colspan=2><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">Steps: To Correctly Reattach the Track Direction Marker to the Track:-</span></td>
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<td>select the object and open (<span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">Left Click</span> on) its [[image:ContextIconTrackTrigger_S20.png|link=]]&#160;'''Context Menu Icon''' (or press the <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 17px; color: white; background-color: black;">&#160;T&#160;</span> key)</td>
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<td>Other '''Track Objects''' that have an '''Effect Radius''' include:-
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<td>[[image:WikiLink.PNG|link=]]&#160;'''[[How_to_Use_Track_Triggers|Track Triggers]]'''</td>
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<td>[[image:WikiLink.PNG|link=]]&#160;'''[[How_to_Use_Track_Direction_Markers|Track Direction Markers]]'''</td>
<td>from the popup menu select <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; color: white; background-color: black;">&#160;Reattach to Track&#160;</span></td>
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<td>[[image:WikiLink.PNG|link=]]&#160;'''[[How_to_Use_Track_Priority_Markers|Track Priority Markers]]'''</td>
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='''Track Marker Operation'''=
===Move it Horizontally (S20)===
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The most common use for '''Track Markers''' is as destinations for driver commands or as "way points" to direct a train to a destination via one or more intermediate places. They can also be used as the targets for Navigation Points and coupling operations.<br>
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=='''Driver Navigation Commands'''==
 
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<td>Information on adding driver commands can be found at:-<br>
<td>Markers can be physically placed left or right of the track.</td>
* '''[[How_to_Use_Driver_Setup_Rule|How to Use the Driver Setup Rule]]'''
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<td>This feature allows markers to be placed, for example, beside the track so that they will not be hidden in '''Surveyor''' if a consist is parked on the '''Track Direction Marker'''.</td>
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<td colspan=2><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">Steps: To Move a Track Direction Marker Horizontally:-</span></td>
<td><span style="font-size: 17px;">'''Notes:'''</span><br>
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<td>Track Objects can be moved '''along''' the track using the method shown in the section [[image:PageLink.PNG|link=]]&#160;'''[[#Move it Along the Track (S20)|Move it Along the Track]]''' above <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">OR</span> '''sideways''' from the track using steps [[image:DotPoint9Blue.png|link=]] <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">OR</span> [[image:DotPoint10Blue.png|link=]] listed below.</td>
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<td>'''Drive To Trackmark''' and '''Drive Via Trackmark''' commands will '''NOT''' force the AI to find an alternative clear path to the '''Track Marker''' if the shortest path is blocked</td>
<td><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">Left Click and Drag</span> '''Forward''' or '''Backward''' on the <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; color: white; background-color: red;">&#160;Red&#160;</span> '''Horizontal Axis Line''' attached to the '''Track Direction Marker''' to move it left or right of the track</td>
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<td>'''Navigate To Trackmark''' and '''Navigate Via Trackmark''' commands will force the AI to find an alternative clear path to the '''Track Marker''' if the shortest path is blocked. '''The path chosen may not be ''prototypical'''''</td>
<td><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">Left Click and Drag</span> '''Forward''' or '''Backward''' on the <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; color: white; background-color: green;">&#160;Green&#160;</span> '''Horizontal Axis Line''' attached to the '''Track Direction Marker''' to move it forward or back in a straight line that will ignore any curves in the track</td>
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<td><span style="font-size: 17px; font-weight: 700;">Drive To Trackmark</span><br>
<td>If you need to return the '''Track Direction Marker''' to its original position then:-
Instructs the AI driver to Drive, via the shortest available path, to the designated '''Track Marker'''. '''The AI will noticeably slow the train as it approaches the Track Mark'''. Switches ahead of the train that are not locked against the AI will be set to allow the train to proceed and reset after the train has cleared the switch. The AI driver will '''NOT''' attempt to find a way around blockages when calculating the shortest path to the '''Track Marker'''. All signals and speed signs along the route are obeyed.<br>
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This command is built in to '''Trainz'''<br><br></td>
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<td colspan=2><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">Steps: To Correctly Reattach the Track Direction Marker to the Track:-</span></td>
<td><span style="font-size: 17px; font-weight: 700;">Drive Via Trackmark</span><br>
Instructs the AI driver to Drive, via the shortest available path, to and '''through''' the designated '''Track Marker'''. If there are no further navigation commands (e.g. '''Drive To''', etc) then the AI '''will halt the train after passing the Track Mark'''. If there are further navigation commands then the AI will proceed through the '''Track Marker''' to the next '''Track Marker''' or Industry at normal speed. Switches ahead of the train that are not locked against the AI will be set to allow the train to proceed and reset after the train has cleared the switch. The AI driver will '''NOT''' attempt to find a way around blockages when calculating the shortest path to the '''Track Marker'''. All signals and speed signs along the route are obeyed.<br>
 
This command is built in to '''Trainz'''<br><br></td>
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<td><span style="font-size: 17px; font-weight: 700;">Navigate To Trackmark</span><br>
<td>select the object and open (<span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">Left Click</span> on) its [[image:ContextIconTrackTrigger_S20.png|link=]]&#160;'''Context Menu Icon''' (or press the <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 17px; color: white; background-color: black;">&#160;T&#160;</span> key)</td>
Instructs the AI driver to Drive, via the shortest available path, to the designated '''Track Marker'''. '''The AI will noticeably slow the train as it approaches the Track Mark'''. Switches ahead of the train that are not locked against the AI will be set to allow the train to proceed and reset after the train has cleared the switch. The AI driver will attempt to find a way around blockages when calculating the shortest path to the '''Track Marker'''. All signals and speed signs along the route are obeyed.<br>
 
This command is built in to '''Trainz'''<br><br></td>
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<td><span style="font-size: 17px; font-weight: 700;">Navigate Via Trackmark</span><br>
<td>from the popup menu select <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; color: white; background-color: black;">&#160;Reattach to Track&#160;</span></td>
Instructs the AI driver to Drive, via the shortest available path, to and '''through''' the designated '''Track Marker'''. If there are no further navigation commands (e.g. '''Navigate To''', etc) then the AI '''will halt the train after passing the Track Mark'''. If there are further navigation commands then the AI will proceed through the '''Track Marker''' to the next '''Track Marker''' or Industry at normal speed. Switches ahead of the train that are not locked against the AI will be set to allow the train to proceed and reset after the train has cleared the switch. The AI driver will attempt to find a way around blockages when calculating the shortest path to the '''Track Marker'''. All signals and speed signs along the route are obeyed.<br>
 
This command is built in to '''Trainz'''<br><br></td>
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=='''Navigation Points'''==
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<td>Navigation Points can be attached to '''Track Markers''' to provide users with session instructions.</td>
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<td>Information on navigation points can be found at:-<br>
===Set its Effect Radius (S20)===
* '''[[How_to_Use_Navigation_Point_Rules|How to Use Navigation Points]]
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=='''Coupling Operations'''==


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<td>An AI controlled train can be issued with a driver command to couple with the consist located at a specified '''Track Marker'''.</td>
<td>The '''Effect Radius''' sets the size of green "effect wings" attached to both ends of the '''Track Direction Marker'''.</td>
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<td>Its default value is '''20m'''. Changing it has '''NO EFFECT''' on its operation.</td>
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<td colspan=3>A '''Track Direction Marker''' will set the <span style="font-weight: 700; background-color: yellow;">&#160;allowed direction&#160;</span> of travel for '''ALL''' AI controlled trains travelling along a section of single line track. It has '''NO EFFECT''' on manually controlled trains. Placing a '''Track Direction Marker''' on a track segment will affect all connected track segments...</td>
<td>The AI driver moves the train (or just the locomotive if it is by itself) to couple with the wagon that is closest to a specified '''Track Marker'''. More information on this command can be found at [[image:PageLink2.PNG|link=]] '''[[Driver_Commands_List#Couple_At_Trackmark|Couple At Trackmark]]'''<br><br>
 
This command must be downloaded from the DLS and installed in '''Trainz'''<br><br></td>
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<td>Information on adding driver commands can be found at:-<br>
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* '''[[How_to_Use_Driver_Setup_Rule|How to Use the Driver Setup Rule]]'''
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<td>Changing the '''Effect Radius''' property of a '''Track Direction Marker''' has '''NO EFFECT''' on its operation but it allows you to keep its "visibility" clear of other track objects such as junctions and other markers.</td>
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<td colspan=3>'''For Example:''' a '''Track Direction Marker''' placed on the track between a junction on one side and an industry track on the other side will set the '''AI controlled train direction''' for '''ALL''' the track segments between the two, not just the one it is attached to. So its '''Effect Radius''' is actually the distance between those two points regardless of the number track segments.</td>
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<td><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">Left Click and Drag</span> '''Forward''' or '''Backward''' on the '''Green Dot''' next to the '''Track Direction Marker''' to increase or reduce its '''Trigger Radius'''
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<td>For the best results when adjusting the '''Effect Radius''' of any track object, move your camera POV (point of view) to directly '''above''' the object</td>
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<td>Other '''Track Objects''' that have an '''Effect Radius''' include:-
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<td>[[image:WikiLink.PNG|link=]]&#160;'''[[How_to_Use_Track_Triggers|Track Triggers]]'''</td>
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<td>[[image:WikiLink.PNG|link=]]&#160;'''[[How_to_Use_Track_Markers|Track Markers]]'''</td>
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<td>[[image:WikiLink.PNG|link=]]&#160;'''[[How_to_Use_Track_Priority_Markers|Priority Markers]]'''</td>
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='''Track Direction Marker Operation'''=
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<td>'''Track Direction Markers only work on AI controlled trains.''' They have '''NO EFFECT''' on manually controlled trains</td>
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<td>Consider the situation represented in the diagrams below. An AI controlled train is moving left to right towards a junction and a loop line. A '''Track Direction Marker''' (yellow triangle) has been set on the main line which only allows AI trains traveling right-to-left to pass along that section of track.</td>
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<td>In '''Figure 2''' below, the train has been forced to take the loop line to avoid the section controlled by the '''Track Direction Markers'''.</td>
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Error creating thumbnail: /bin/bash: line 1: /usr/bin/convert: No such file or directory Error code: 127 The information in this Wiki Page describes how to install, configure and use Track Direction Markers in TRS22 and Trainz Plus using both Surveyor 2.0 (S20) and Surveyor Classic (S10). The Surveyor Classic sections provide a basic guide only for TRS19 and T:ANE.


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Key Points:-
Track Direction Markers are yellow coloured markers that are invisible in Driver but visible in Surveyor
They are "One Way" signs that force trains under AI control to travel in a specific direction through the track section where they are placed
The direction they are pointing is the direction of travel through the track section
They only work on AI controlled trains and have NO EFFECT on manually controlled trains
They can be placed in a Route or in a Session


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What are Track Direction Markers?

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Track Direction Markers are yellow track objects that are only visible in Surveyor. They set the direction that AI trains are forced to travel along a section of track between junctions, industry tracks and crossings. They only work on AI controlled trains.


While Track Markers can be used to direct trains around a layout, they must be added to the Driver Commands in the form of Drive Via commands, and similar, to individual train drivers to work.

Track Direction Markers can perform the same task without needing to be added to the command lists of drivers. Their disadvantage is that they will affect all AI controlled trains while Track Marks will only affect those AI trains where they appear in the driver command lists.

A good place for Track Direction Markers is on industry track, changeover points between yards, sidings, mainline track and crossovers.
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How Do They Work?


Track Direction Markers set a direction for a TGL (Track Graph Line - the path for an AI train to follow). A TGL can be made up of many track segments, but they generally start and end as shown below.

Starting at any one of:-
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Error creating thumbnail: /bin/bash: line 1: /usr/bin/convert: No such file or directory Error code: 127 an Industry Owned Track
Error creating thumbnail: /bin/bash: line 1: /usr/bin/convert: No such file or directory Error code: 127 a Crossing

AND
Ending at any one of:-
Error creating thumbnail: /bin/bash: line 1: /usr/bin/convert: No such file or directory Error code: 127 the next Junction
Error creating thumbnail: /bin/bash: line 1: /usr/bin/convert: No such file or directory Error code: 127 the next Industry Owned Track
Error creating thumbnail: /bin/bash: line 1: /usr/bin/convert: No such file or directory Error code: 127 the next Crossing
For Example: a Track Direction Marker placed on the track between a junction on one side and an industry track on the other side will set the AI controlled train direction for ALL the track segments between the two, not just the one it is attached to.
When an AI driver plans a path it will query if it can enter a TGL. If the TGL contains a Track Direction Marker that is pointing against the planned path then that path will be rejected.


Notes:

If a train starts it's AI pathing already in a TGL with a Track Direction Marker then the marker will be ignored. Unlike Priority Markers, Track Direction Markers are absolute. An AI train will not enter a TGL where the Track Direction Marker is pointing against it.


Route or Session?

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Track Direction Markers can be placed in a Route Layer or in a Session Layer


Notes:

Error creating thumbnail: /bin/bash: line 1: /usr/bin/convert: No such file or directory Error code: 127 Placing Track Direction Markers in a Route layer (e.g. in the same layer as the track) will save them with the Route and they will be available in all Sessions created using that particular Route
Error creating thumbnail: /bin/bash: line 1: /usr/bin/convert: No such file or directory Error code: 127 Placing Track Direction Markers in a Session layer will save them with the current Session and they will only be available in that particular Session. This can be useful if two or more Sessions are being created and you do not want to use the same Track Direction Markers in each Session.


Information on Route Layers and Session Layers can be found at:-


Adding a Track Direction Marker

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Notes:

The only important property of a Track Direction Marker is the direction it is pointing. This is the direction that all AI controlled trains will be forced to take.


In Surveyor Classic (S10)

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Surveyor Classic (or S10) is the original Surveyor interface supplied with every version of Trainz and is available as an option in TRS22PE and Trainz Plus.
The Surveyor Classic interface used here is the one found in Trainz Plus and TRS22PE. There are some differences from the Surveyor Classic interface found in older versions of Trainz.


Adding a Track Direction Marker (S10)

         
Track Direction Markers are Track Objects and have to be attached to a track segment. They can be moved along the track and to other tracks.


Steps: To Add a Track Direction Marker:-
Open the Tracks Tool Flyout (the  F4  key) and Left Click on the Trackmark Mode button (the  V  key)
Left Click on the Track Direction Marker object shown in the asset list
Left Click the  +  Add Object button - it may already be selected - or press the  A  key
Left Click on the track location where the Track Direction Marker is to be placed
Avoid placing a Track Direction Marker on a junction. You could accidentally place the Track Direction Marker on the wrong junction branch which means that it will have NO EFFECT if the targetted train is directed to the other branch
This will place the Track Direction Marker on the track but, unlike the other markers, it will NOT open its Properties Window because the Track Direction Marker has no built-in properties that will affect its operation.
Error creating thumbnail: /bin/bash: line 1: /usr/bin/convert: No such file or directory Error code: 127 You can edit the Name and/or Layers. This does NOT affect its operation. See the section  Set its Name and Layers (S10) below.
You can change its Layer and/or Bound Layer. See the section  Set its Name and Layers (S10) below. Information on the Layer and the Bound Layer settings can be found at:-
 How to Use Layers.
WARNING:
Switching an objects Layer between a Route Layer and a Session Layer will change where it is saved (in the Route or the Session).
Error creating thumbnail: /bin/bash: line 1: /usr/bin/convert: No such file or directory Error code: 127 You can reverse the direction it points. This WILL affect its operation. See the section  Change its Direction (S10) below.
Error creating thumbnail: /bin/bash: line 1: /usr/bin/convert: No such file or directory Error code: 127 You can adjust its position on the track by dragging it along the track or to another track. See the section  Move it Along the Track (S10) below.
Error creating thumbnail: /bin/bash: line 1: /usr/bin/convert: No such file or directory Error code: 127 You can adjust its Effect Radius. This does NOT affect its operation. See the section  Set its Effect Radius (S10) below.


Notes: Deleting a Track Direction Marker

Steps: To Delete a Track Direction Marker:-
If they are not already open and selected, open the Track Tools Flyout (the  F4  key) and the Trackmark Mode (the  V  key).
 Left Click  on the Delete Trackmark Tool (the  D  key).
 Left Click  on the Track Direction Marker to be deleted.


Set its Name and Layers (S10)

         
The name of a Track Direction Marker is only needed to locate it in a route or session. It is not used in any Session Rules or Driver Commands
The Layer it is assigned to will decide if will be saved in a Route or in a Session


The Name and Layer Settings for a Track Direction Marker are in its Properties Window.
Error creating thumbnail: /bin/bash: line 1: /usr/bin/convert: No such file or directory Error code: 127 To open the Properties Window of a Track Direction Marker:-
Steps: To Open the Properties Window of a Track Direction Marker:-
In the Track Tools Flyout (the  F4  key) select Trackmark Mode (the  V  key)
 
Left Click on the  ?  icon.
Left Click on the Track Direction Marker to open its Properties Window.



To change the Track Direction Marker name Left Click on the name text entry box, delete the current name and enter a new name
Use a name for the marker that will make it easy to remember and locate.
To change its Layer and/or its Bound Layer  Left Click  on the approprite layer text entry box (or use its scroll arrowheads) and select a new layer. Information on the Layer and the Bound Layer settings can be found at:-
 How to Use Layers
WARNING:
Switching an objects Assigned Layer between a Route Layer and a Session Layer will change where it is saved (in the Route or the Session).
To confirm the changes Left Click on the icon or the  Save Changes  button (depending on your Trainz version) at the bottom of the window OR click on the icon or  Cancel  button to cancel the changes. Both actions will close the Properties Window.


Change its Direction (S10)

         
The direction the marker is pointing is the direction AI trains will be forced to take.


The direction that a Track Direction Marker points is its ONLY important feature.


Steps: To Reverse the Direction of a Track Direction Marker:-
In the Track Tools Flyout (the  F4  key) select Trackmark Mode (the  V  key)
Then select the Rotate Trackmark Tool (the  R  key)
 Left Click  on the Track Direction Marker
 


Move it Along the Track (S10)

         
Track Direction Markers can be dragged along the track and moved to other tracks.


If you need to move a Track Direction Marker then:-
Steps: To Move a Track Direction Marker to a New Position or to Another Track:-
In the Track Tools Flyout (the  F4  key) select Trackmark Mode (the  V  key)
Then select the Move Trackmark Tool (the  M  key)
 Left Click and Drag  on the Track Direction Marker to its new position.
It will follow track curves and height changes as it moves.
 


When dragging a marker from one track to another it will not move until the mouse pointer is over, or very close to, the second track when the marker will instantly jump across.


Set its Effect Radius (S10)

         
The Effect Radius sets the size of green "effect wings" attached to both ends of the Track Direction Marker.
Its default value is 20m. Changing it has NO EFFECT on its operation.


A Track Direction Marker will set the  allowed direction  of travel for ALL AI controlled trains travelling along a section of single line track. It has NO EFFECT on manually controlled trains. Placing a Track Direction Marker on a track segment will affect all connected track segments...
Starting at any one of:-
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Error creating thumbnail: /bin/bash: line 1: /usr/bin/convert: No such file or directory Error code: 127 an Industry Owned Track
Error creating thumbnail: /bin/bash: line 1: /usr/bin/convert: No such file or directory Error code: 127 a Crossing

AND
Ending at any one of:-
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Error creating thumbnail: /bin/bash: line 1: /usr/bin/convert: No such file or directory Error code: 127 the next Industry Owned Track
Error creating thumbnail: /bin/bash: line 1: /usr/bin/convert: No such file or directory Error code: 127 the next Crossing
Changing the Effect Radius property of a Track Direction Marker has NO EFFECT on its operation but it allows you to keep its "visibility" clear of other track objects such as junctions and other markers.
For Example: a Track Direction Marker placed on the track between a junction on one side and an industry track on the other side will set the AI controlled train direction for ALL the track segments between the two, not just the one it is attached to. So its Effect Radius is actually the distance between those two points regardless of the number track segments.
The Effect Radius controls for a Track Direction Marker are in the Tools Menu Advanced Window.


Steps To Open the Advanced Tools Window:-:
In the Track Tools Flyout (the  F4  key) select Trackmark Mode (the  V  key)
Left Click on the  Advanced  label at the bottom of the Track Tools Flyout.
This will open the Advanced Tools Window (shown below).



Other Track Objects that have an Effect Radius include:-
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Error creating thumbnail: /bin/bash: line 1: /usr/bin/convert: No such file or directory Error code: 127  Track Markers
Error creating thumbnail: /bin/bash: line 1: /usr/bin/convert: No such file or directory Error code: 127  Priority Markers
Steps: To Set a Track Direction Marker Effect Radius:-
In the Advanced Tools popout (see Steps above) you will have a choice of 4 methods to set and adjust the Effect Radius
Options: Choose one of:-
To copy the Effect Radius of an existing Track Direction Marker:-
Left Click the Get Effect Radius icon
Left Click on the Direction Mark whose radius you want to copy - the radius will be copied into the Effect Radius Value text box (the default value is 20.00 metres)
To apply the new value see option below
To manually alter the Effect Radius value
Type the new value (in metres) into the Effect Radius setting box
To apply the new value see option below
To apply a value in the Effect Radius Value text box (from methods , or ) to another Track Direction Marker
Left Click the Copy Radius Value icon
Left Click on the Track Direction Marker that is to receive the new value (you can click on more than one)
To adjust the Effect Radius value up or down
Left Click the Adjust Effect Radius button
Select the Track Direction Marker
Left Click and Drag Forward (to increase the value) or Backward (to reduce the value)
The new value will be immediately applied to the selected Track Direction Marker as the mouse moves (but only one Track Direction Marker at a time)


Once you have an Effect Radius entered in the value box, you can apply it to any number of Track Direction Markers by using method shown above


In Surveyor 2.0 (S20)

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Surveyor 2.0 (or S20) is the latest Surveyor interface and is supplied with TRS22PE and Trainz Plus.


Adding a Track Direction Marker (S20)

         
Track Direction Markers are Track Objects and have to be attached to a track segment. The Track Direction Marker object can be moved along the track and off the track (left, right, above, below) but its attachment point is always connected to a track segment.


In the  Filter Palette  either:-

Left Click on the Track Objects icon

OR
Left Click on the Content Drop Down Box


Then select Track Objects

 Shortcut  If you already have a Track Direction Marker placed in your route then:-
move the tool pointer over the existing Track Direction Marker object and hold down the  Alt  key. The object name will appear in a ToolTip attached to the pointer
while holding down the  Alt  key Left Click on the Track Direction Marker to identify it in the  Assets Palette  and to select the Placement Tool. Release the key.
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Notes:

If the  Filter Palette  and the  Assets Palette  are not shown on the screen, then:-

Windows Menu
Steps: To Display Palettes:-
open the Window Menu from the menu icons at the top of the screen
 
visible palettes have ticks next to their names
invisible (hidden) palettes have no ticks next to their names
if any required palette does not have a tick next to its name then Left Click on the name of the palette or on the empty box next to its name. This will add a and make the palette visible

There is a Trainz Wiki Page specifically covering the S20 Palettes at
 How to Use the Surveyor 2.0 Palettes


In the  Assets Palette  to narrow down the filter list, type "direction" (UPPER/lower case does not matter) in the Search Text Box.



Both pallets shown docked


This will list all the Track Objects containing the text "direction" in their names or descriptions.
Left Click on the item name Track Direction Marker or AI Routing Direction Marker - you may have to scroll down the list to find the asset.


If you are not sure about an asset then Double Left Click on the name to bring up its image and description.

When you select any Track Object asset in the  Assets Palette  list it will automatically select the Placement Tool so the next  Left Click  on a track will add that asset to your Trainz World

Place the selected Track Direction Marker on the track.


Notes: Deleting a Track Direction Marker

Steps: To Delete a Track Direction Marker:-
select either the:-
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the Error creating thumbnail: /bin/bash: line 1: /usr/bin/convert: No such file or directory Error code: 127 Fine Adjustment Tool (or press the  D  key)
 Left Click  on the Track Direction Marker to be deleted
press the  Delete  key
Steps: To Add a Track Direction Marker:-
If, for some reason, the Placement Tool has not been selected then Left Click on the Placement Tool or press the  E  key.
Left Click on the track at the position where you want to place the Track Direction Marker.
Avoid placing a Track Direction Marker on a junction. You could accidentally place it on the wrong junction branch which means that it will NO EFFECT if the targetted train is directed to the other branch.
This will place the Track Direction Marker on the track. It will be given a default name and assigned to the currently active Layer.
Error creating thumbnail: /bin/bash: line 1: /usr/bin/convert: No such file or directory Error code: 127 You can edit its Name. This does NOT affect its operation. See the section  Change its Name (S20) below.
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You can open its Layer and/or its Binding Layer and select new layers. See the section
 Assign it to Another Layer (S20) below.
See  How to Use Layers for information on the Layer and Binding Layer settings.
WARNING:
Switching an objects Layer between a Route Layer and a Session Layer will change where it is saved (in the Route or the Session).
Error creating thumbnail: /bin/bash: line 1: /usr/bin/convert: No such file or directory Error code: 127 You can reverse the direction it points. This WILL affect its operation. See the section  Change its Direction (S20) below.
Error creating thumbnail: /bin/bash: line 1: /usr/bin/convert: No such file or directory Error code: 127 You can adjust its position on the track by dragging it along the track or to another track. See the section  Move it Along the Track (S20) below.
Error creating thumbnail: /bin/bash: line 1: /usr/bin/convert: No such file or directory Error code: 127 You can adjust its Effect Radius. This does NOT affect its operation. See the section  Set its Effect Radius (S20) below.


Once you have added a Track Priority Marker and set its properties it can be quickly duplicated (Cloned) in Surveyor 2.0 with those properties and moved to a new location. You can then easily edit the name and properties of the clone at the new location. See  How to Use S20 Tools - Cloning Objects for the details.


Change its Name (S20)

         
The name of the Track Direction Marker is only useful for finding it in the route. It is not needed for any operational purpose.


Steps: To Change the Name of a Track Direction Marker:-
using either the Free Move Tool or the Fine Adjustment Tool select (Left Click on) the Track Direction Marker to be renamed
in the  Info Palette  (you may need to make this palette visible - see the Notes: for Step  1  above) Left Click in the Name: entry box. Enter a name for the Track Direction Marker and press the  Enter  key


The Name of a Track Direction Marker will not be shown above it in Surveyor. The name will appear in the  Info Palette  if the object is selected.


Assign it to Another Layer (S20)

         
The layer assigned to a marker will control where it is saved, in the Route or the Session.


The Info Palette will show the layer assigned to the currently selected object. To the left of the layer name is a small arrowhead object.
Info palette

Layer control
Steps: To Assign a Track Direction Marker to a Layer:-
In the  Info Palette :-
Left Click the small arrowhead next to the layer name. This will open the layer properties for the selected object
Left Click the Layer drop down box to select a new layer for the object
if required, Left Click the Binding drop down box to select a new binding layer for the object. It cannot be bound to its own layer
if required, Left Click the  Lock Layer  button to lock the selected layer. If the layer is already locked then this will be shown as an  Unlock Layer  button


WARNING:
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Error creating thumbnail: /bin/bash: line 1: /usr/bin/convert: No such file or directory Error code: 127 Moving an object from one layer group to another (e.g. from the Route Layer Group to the Session Layer Group) will change where the object is saved (in the Route or in the Session)


Information on layers can be found at:-


Change its Direction (S20)

         
The direction the marker is pointing is the direction AI controlled trains will be forced to take.


The direction that a Track Direction Marker points is its ONLY important feature.


Steps: To Reverse its Direction:-
select the Track Direction Marker and Left Click on its  Context Menu Icon (or press the  T  key).
From the popup Context Menu select the  Rotate Trackside  option



Move it Along the Track (S20)

         
Markers can be moved along the track or moved to other tracks.


Steps: To Move the Track Direction Marker:-
Left Click and Drag Forward or Backward on the Yellow Dot, its Attachment Point, next to the Track Direction Marker or on the object itself (see Notes: below), to move it along the track or to another track


Notes:

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Error creating thumbnail: /bin/bash: line 1: /usr/bin/convert: No such file or directory Error code: 127 Dragging it by the attachment point will force it to stay at the height of the track as it is moved.


When dragging a marker from one track to another its Attachment Point will stay attached to its original track until the marker is moved closer to the second track. At that point the Attachment Point will instantly jump across to the second track.


Move it Vertically (S20)

         
Markers can be physically placed above or below the track.


This feature allow a marker to be placed, for example, above the track so that it will not be hidden in Surveyor if a consist is parked on the marker. A change in height will have NO EFFECT on its operation.
Steps: To Move a Track Direction Marker Vertically choose option OR :-
Using the Error creating thumbnail: /bin/bash: line 1: /usr/bin/convert: No such file or directory Error code: 127 Fine Adjustment Tool (press the  D  key) Left Click and Drag Forward or Backward on the  Blue  Vertical Axis Line (labelled as in the image) to move it up or down OR
In the  Info Palette  enter a value in the  Height  setting and press the  Enter  key.
NOTE: the height is measured from the absolute 0m level and not from the current height of the object or the track.
If you need to return the Track Direction Marker to its original position then:-
Steps: To Correctly Reattach the Track Direction Marker to the Track:-
select the object and open (Left Click on) its  Context Menu Icon (or press the  T  key)
from the popup menu select  Reattach to Track 


Move it Horizontally (S20)

         
Markers can be physically placed left or right of the track.


This feature allows markers to be placed, for example, beside the track so that they will not be hidden in Surveyor if a consist is parked on the Track Direction Marker.
Steps: To Move a Track Direction Marker Horizontally:-
Track Objects can be moved along the track using the method shown in the section  Move it Along the Track above OR sideways from the track using steps OR listed below.
Left Click and Drag Forward or Backward on the  Red  Horizontal Axis Line attached to the Track Direction Marker to move it left or right of the track
Left Click and Drag Forward or Backward on the  Green  Horizontal Axis Line attached to the Track Direction Marker to move it forward or back in a straight line that will ignore any curves in the track


If you need to return the Track Direction Marker to its original position then:-
Steps: To Correctly Reattach the Track Direction Marker to the Track:-
select the object and open (Left Click on) its  Context Menu Icon (or press the  T  key)
from the popup menu select  Reattach to Track 


Set its Effect Radius (S20)

         
The Effect Radius sets the size of green "effect wings" attached to both ends of the Track Direction Marker.
Its default value is 20m. Changing it has NO EFFECT on its operation.


A Track Direction Marker will set the  allowed direction  of travel for ALL AI controlled trains travelling along a section of single line track. It has NO EFFECT on manually controlled trains. Placing a Track Direction Marker on a track segment will affect all connected track segments...
Starting at any one of:-
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Error creating thumbnail: /bin/bash: line 1: /usr/bin/convert: No such file or directory Error code: 127 an Industry Owned Track
Error creating thumbnail: /bin/bash: line 1: /usr/bin/convert: No such file or directory Error code: 127 a Crossing

AND
Ending at any one of:-
Error creating thumbnail: /bin/bash: line 1: /usr/bin/convert: No such file or directory Error code: 127 the next Junction
Error creating thumbnail: /bin/bash: line 1: /usr/bin/convert: No such file or directory Error code: 127 the next Industry Owned Track
Error creating thumbnail: /bin/bash: line 1: /usr/bin/convert: No such file or directory Error code: 127 the next Crossing
Changing the Effect Radius property of a Track Direction Marker has NO EFFECT on its operation but it allows you to keep its "visibility" clear of other track objects such as junctions and other markers.
For Example: a Track Direction Marker placed on the track between a junction on one side and an industry track on the other side will set the AI controlled train direction for ALL the track segments between the two, not just the one it is attached to. So its Effect Radius is actually the distance between those two points regardless of the number track segments.


Steps: To Adjust the Effect Radius of a Track Direction Marker:-
Left Click and Drag Forward or Backward on the Green Dot next to the Track Direction Marker to increase or reduce its Trigger Radius
For the best results when adjusting the Effect Radius of any track object, move your camera POV (point of view) to directly above the object


Other Track Objects that have an Effect Radius include:-
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Error creating thumbnail: /bin/bash: line 1: /usr/bin/convert: No such file or directory Error code: 127  Track Markers
Error creating thumbnail: /bin/bash: line 1: /usr/bin/convert: No such file or directory Error code: 127  Priority Markers


Track Direction Marker Operation

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Track Direction Markers only work on AI controlled trains. They have NO EFFECT on manually controlled trains
If the set path is blocked, then the AI will NOT attempt to find another path
A set path will be ignored if a shorter path is available


Consider the situation represented in the diagrams below. An AI controlled train is moving left to right towards a junction and a loop line. A Track Direction Marker (yellow triangle) has been set on the main line which only allows AI trains traveling right-to-left to pass along that section of track.


In Figure 1 below, The train approaches the junction at the start of the one way section.


Direction Map - approach
Figure 1


In Figure 2 below, the train has been forced to take the loop line to avoid the section controlled by the Track Direction Markers.


Direction Map - bypass
Figure 2


In Figure 3 below, the loop line has been blocked by another train. The moving train will attempt to use the loop line but it will be halted and will not attempt to find another path.


Direction Map - blocked
Figure 3


Track Direction Markers can be ignored by the AI
In Figure 4 below, the Track Direction Marker has been placed on the loop line and is pointing in the same direction as the moving train. However, the mainline path represents the shorter route for the consist so the "preferred" direction, as indicated by the Track Direction Markers, is ignored. Placing a Track Direction Marker is no guarantee that the path will be followed if more suitable paths are available.


Direction Map - path ignored
Figure 4




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