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<td colspan=4><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">Steps: | <td colspan=4><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">Steps: To Add a Track Direction Marker:-</span></td> | ||
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<td colspan=2><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">Steps: | <td colspan=2><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">Steps: To Delete a Track Direction Marker:-</span></td> | ||
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<td colspan=2><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">Steps: | <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><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">Steps: | <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 colspan=2><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">Steps: | <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 colspan=2><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">Steps | <td colspan=2><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">Steps To Open the Advanced Tools Window:-:</span></td> | ||
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<td colspan=2><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">Steps: | <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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[[image:DotPoint1.JPG|link=]] In the | [[image:DotPoint1.JPG|link=]] In the <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; color: white; background-color: #797979;"> Filter Palette </span> either:- | ||
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<td>while holding down the <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; color: white; background-color: black;"> Alt </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 | <td>while holding down the <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; color: white; background-color: black;"> Alt </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;"> Assets Palette </span> and to select the '''Placement Tool'''. Release the key.</td> | ||
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If the | If the <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; color: white; background-color: #797979;"> Filter Palette </span> and the <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; color: white; background-color: #797979;"> Assets Palette </span> are not shown on the screen, then:- | ||
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<td>When you select any '''Track Object''' asset in the | <td>When you select any '''Track Object''' asset in the <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; color: white; background-color: #797979;"> Assets Palette </span> 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> on a track will add that asset to your '''Trainz World'''</td> | ||
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<td colspan=2><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">Steps: | <td colspan=2><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">Steps: To Delete a Track Direction Marker:-</span></td> | ||
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<td colspan=2><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">Steps: | <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><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">Steps: | <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>in the | <td>in the <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; color: white; background-color: #797979;"> Info Palette </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;"> 1 </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;"> Enter </span> key</td> | ||
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<td colspan=2><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">Steps: | <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 | <td colspan=2>In the <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; color: white; background-color: #797979;"> Info Palette </span>:-</td> | ||
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<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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What are Track Direction Markers? |
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| 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. |
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Route or Session? |
| Track Direction Markers can be placed in a Route Layer or in a Session Layer |
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| Information on Route Layers and Session Layers can be found at:- |
Adding a Track Direction Marker |
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In Surveyor Classic (S10) |
| 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)
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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. | ||||||||||||||
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Change its Direction (S10)
| The direction the marker is pointing is the direction AI trains will be forced to take. |
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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:-
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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... |
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| 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. |
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In Surveyor 2.0 (S20) |
| Surveyor 2.0 (or S20) is the latest Surveyor interface and is supplied with TRS22PE and Trainz Plus. |
Adding a Track Direction Marker (S20)
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Place the selected Track Direction Marker on the track.
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| 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 |
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. |
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Assign it to Another Layer (S20)
| The layer assigned to a marker will control where it is saved, in the Route or the Session. |
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Change its Direction (S20)
| The direction the marker is pointing is the direction AI controlled trains will be forced to take. |
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Move it Along the Track (S20)
| Markers can be moved along the track or moved to other tracks. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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... |
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Track Direction Marker Operation |
| 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. |

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

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. |

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. |

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