Content Creator's Guide

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Contents

Chapter 1: The basics

• Introduction
• New in TC
• The Basics of Content Creation
• KUID Numbering
  • KUID2 Format
  • User ID Number
  • Content ID Number
  • Version ID Number
• Trainz Build

Chapter 2: Introduction to Kinds, Containers, Tags, and Config.txt files

Kinds Config.txt Files Effects Kind: HTML-Asset Kind: Product Aviation Fuel Product Coal Product General Goods Product Crude Oil Product Diesel Fuel Product 20ft Container Product 40ft Container Product Lumber Product Petrol Fuel Product Water Product Woodchips Product Passenger Product Kind: Engine Diesel Engine File Breakdown Steam Engine File Breakdown Kind: Bogey Kind: Traincar

Kind: EngineSound Kind: HornSound Kind: DriverCharacter Kind: Interior Diesel Cab Diesel Cab Script Config.txt Breakdown Steam Cab Steam Cab Script Kind: Pantograph Kind: Environment Kind: Water2 Kind: Map Kind: Profile Kind: GroundTexture Kind: Scenery Kind: Industry Portal Multi Industry New Passenger Station Asset Passenger Vehicle Asset Kind: FixedTrack

Kind: Track Kind: Track (Rails) Kind: Track (Road) Kind: Bridge Kind: Bridge - Single Track Kind: Bridge - Tunnel Kind: Bridge - Double Track Kind: MOCrossing Kind: MOSpeedBoard Kind: MOSignal Kind: MOJunction Kind: Mesh Kind: TurnTable Kind: Activity Kind: Texture Kind: Buildable Miscellaneous Config.txt Tags

Chapter 3: Understanding and using Content Creator Plus

• Getting Started
• Using Content Creator Plus
• Inheritance Template

Chapter 4: Using Content Creator Plus to create a New Asset

• Creating a New Asset

Chapter 5: Common Containers and Tags

• Common Containers and Tags
• Common Containers
• Common Tags
• Other Regularly Used Containers
• Other Regularly Used Tags

Chapter 6: All Other Containers and Tags

All Other Containers and Tags Activity Behavior Bogey Bridge Buildable Chunky-Track DriverCharacter DriverCommand Double-Track Engine EngineSound Environment Fixed-Track GroundTexture

Hornsound HTML-Asset Industry Interior Library Mesh Mesh-Reducing-Track MOCrossing MOJunction MOSignal MOSpeedboard Paintshed-skin Paintshed-Template Pantograph Product

Product-Category Profile Region Scenery Scenery-Trackside Steam-Engine Texture Texture-Group Track TrackSound TrainCar Tunnel Turntable Water2

Chapter 7: Example Assets using each Kind

Kind Examples Activity Behavior Bogey Bogey (Animated Bogey) Bogey (Steam Bogey) Bridge Buildable Chunky-Track Double-Track DriverCharacter DriverCommand Engine (Diesel) Engine (Electric) EngineSound (Diesel\Electric) EngineSound (Steam) Environment Fixed Track (Simple) Fixed Track (Junction) GroundTexture GroundTexture (Clutter Mesh) HornSound (1 Part)

HornSound (2 Part) HornSound (3 Part) Html-Asset Industry (Multiple Industry) Industry (Coal Mine) Interior (Diesel) Interior Electric) Interior (Steam) Library Map Mesh Mesh-Reducing-Track MOCrossing MOJunction MOSignal MOSpeedBoard Pantograph Paintshed-Template Paintshed-Template Product (Coal Product) Product (General Goods Product) Product (Diesel Fuel Product)

Product (40Ft Container Product) Product (Lumber Product) Product (Passenger Product) Product-Category Profile Scenery Scenery-Trackside Steam-Engine Texture Texture-Group Track TrackSound TrainCar (Coal Hopper) TrainCar (Diesel Engine) TrainCar (Electric Engine) TrainCar (Rollingstock) TrainCar (Passenger Car) TrainCar (Steam Engine) Tunnel TurnTable (Animated) TurnTable (Not Animated) Water2 Displacements

Chapter 8: Modelling Guidelines

• Modelling:3DSMax Interface with Trainz
• Modelling:3DSMax Initial Setup
• Modelling:Merging and Exporting
• Modelling:Animation Requirements
• Modelling:Attachments
• Modelling:General Modelling Notes
• Modelling:Config.txt File
• Modelling:Problems with Model Exports
• Modelling:PolyCount
• Modelling:Trainz 3D Studio Max Model Guidelines
• Modelling:Attachment Points
• Modelling:Textures and File Sizes
• Modelling:Locomotive Numbering
• Modelling:Bump Mapping Information
• Modelling:Textures and Opacity Effects
• Modelling:Placement in 3DSMax
• Modelling:Opacity Fade Out
• Modelling:Alpha Channel Use
• Modelling:Applying Opacity to Models
• Modelling:Opacity Setting in 3DSMax
• Modelling:Opacity Interference
• Modelling:Reflection Materials
• Modelling:Opacity on Roads, Tracks and Bridges
• Modelling:Texture Bleeding
• Modelling:Texture Clarity
• Modelling:Textures for Tiling
• Modelling:Creating an Interior for Trainz
• Modelling:Steam Cab Interiors
• Modelling:Animated Levers
• Modelling:Steam Cab Fire and Coal Glow Effects
• Modelling:Researching Data and Testing a Steam Locomotive
• Modelling:Narrow Gauge Geared Locomotives
• Modelling:Tenders
• Modelling:Animation Events
• Modelling:Level of Detail Mesh Reduction
• Modelling:Load Texture Replacement
• Modelling:TrainCar Directory Structure
• Modelling:Aliasing Trains
• Modelling:Bogeys
• Modelling:Pantographs
• Modelling:Turntable (Transfer Table)
• Modelling:FixedTrack
• Modelling:FixedTrack Junctions
• Modelling:Chunky Mesh Track
• Modelling:TrainzOptions File
• Modelling:ViewPoints in Surveyor