How to Backup a Picklist: Difference between revisions

From TrainzOnline
Jump to navigationJump to search
← Older editNewer edit →

Pware (talk | contribs)

26,544 edits
Pware (talk | contribs)
26,544 edits
mNo edit summary
Pware (talk | contribs)
26,544 edits
No edit summary
Line 5: Line 5:
<tr valign="middle">
<tr valign="middle">
<td width=35>[[image:Information.png|35px|link=]]</td>
<td width=35>[[image:Information.png|35px|link=]]</td>
<td><span style="font-size: 15px;">The information in this Wiki Page explains how to create and manage '''Portals''' in '''T:ANE''', '''TRS19''', '''TRS22''' and '''Trainz Plus''' using '''Surveyor Classic''' (all Trainz versions) and '''Surveyor 2.0''' ('''TRS22PE''' and '''Trainz Plus''').</span></td>
<td><span style="font-size: 15px;">This Wiki Page describes how to make backups of your Picklists and applies to '''Content Manager''' in '''T:ANE''', '''TRS19''', '''TRS22''' and '''Trainz Plus'''.</span></td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
</table>
Line 12: Line 12:
</table>
</table>
<br>
<br>
<table>
<table width=1000>
<tr valign="top">
<tr valign="top">
<td>
<td width=325>
__TOC__
__TOC__
</td>
</td>
<td width=700>
<table bgcolor="lightcyan" cellpadding=2>
<tr valign="top">
<td width=10>[[image:BlueDot10x10.png|link=]]</td>
<td>'''Portals''' are track objects that can add and remove trains during the running of a Session</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td>[[image:BlueDot10x10.png|link=]]</td>
<td>'''Portals''' can be used to move trains from one part of a Route to another</td>
</tr>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<br>
<table width=1000> <!-- BEGIN Nav Buttons Table -->
<tr valign="top">
<td width=729><span id="stepWhat"></span>&nbsp;</td>
<td width=46>[[image:BackToTop.png|link=#top|alt=Top|Top]]</td>
<td width=75>&nbsp;</td>
<td width=75>[[image:NextDown.png|link=#stepConfiguring|alt=Next Down|Next Down]]</td>
<td width=75>[[image:BackToBottom.png|link=#bottom|alt=Bottom|Bottom]]</td>
</tr>
</table> <!-- END Nav Buttons Table -->
='''What is a Portal?'''=
<table width=1000>
<tr valign="top">
<td>[[image:PortalTypeScreenShot.PNG|link=]]</td>
<td>
<td>
Portals come in a variety of forms - some resemble tunnels and others look like a section of normal track. One portal is a '''Track Marker'''.<br><br>
The basic portals supplied with Trainz can be configured to:-
<table>
<tr valign="top">
<td width=10>[[image:BlueDot10x10.png|link=]]</td>
<td>remove trains that are sent to them or pass through them (the portals that look like track can be used to let certain trains pass through while "swallowing" others).<br>
The removed trains can be:-
<table>
<tr valign="top">
<td width=10>[[image:BlueDot10x10.png|link=]]</td>
<td>removed permanently, or</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td>[[image:BlueDot10x10.png|link=]]</td>
<td>returned to the Session through the same portal or another portal after a set time delay</td>
</tr>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td>[[image:BlueDot10x10.png|link=]]</td>
<td>add new trains to the Session. The new trains:-
<table>
<tr valign="top">
<td>[[image:BlueDot10x10.png|link=]]</td>
<td>will have drivers with orders to follow</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td>[[image:BlueDot10x10.png|link=]]</td>
<td>can be randomly selected from available consists</td>
</tr>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<br>
<table bgcolor="lightcyan" cellpadding=2>
<table bgcolor="lightcyan" cellpadding=2>
<tr valign="top">
<tr valign="top">
<td width=10>[[image:BlueDot10x10.png|link=]]</td>
<td width=10>[[image:BlueDot10x10.png|link=]]</td>
<td>Portals can be "enhanced" by using '''Session Rules''' that add additional features and capabilities
<td>Picklists (as a '''list''' of assets) cannot be saved as '''.CDP''' files so they cannot be backed up using that method</td>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<br>
<table>
<tr valign="top">
<td>Enhanced portals can have features such as:-
<table>
<tr valign="top">
<td width=10>[[image:BlueDot10x10.png|link=]]</td>
<td>adding new trains to the Session according to a set schedule ranging from ''once only'', ''once per day'' or at ''set clock times''</td>
</tr>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<tr valign="top">
<td>[[image:BlueDot10x10.png|link=]]</td>
<td>[[image:BlueDot10x10.png|link=]]</td>
<td>varying the drivers of added trains and their commands according to a set schedule</td>
<td>Picklists can be '''saved as text files'''</td>
</tr>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<tr valign="top">
<td>[[image:BlueDot10x10.png|link=]]</td>
<td>[[image:BlueDot10x10.png|link=]]</td>
<td>varying the consists of added trains</td>
<td>Picklists can be '''imported from text files'''</td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
</table>
Line 110: Line 35:
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<br>
='''Adding a Portal'''=
=='''<span style="color: white; background-color: green;">&#160;In Surveyor Classic (S10)&#160;</span>'''==


<table width=1000>
<table cellpadding=4 bgcolor="Aquamarine">
<tr valign="top">
<td>[[image:PortalSearchSettings.PNG|link=]]</td>
<td>The quickest way to find all the train producing and consuming portals in the '''Surveyor Object Tool''' window is to set up a search filter. This will sort the portals you want from all the objects named "portal" such as tunnel portals.
<table bgcolor=#000000 cellpadding=2>
<tr valign="top">
<tr valign="top">
<td>[[image:LinkWiki.PNG|link=]]</td>
<td>
<td>
<table bgcolor=#ffffff cellpadding=2>
* For instructions on how to '''manage''' a Picklist, see the Trainz Wiki page [[image:WikiLink.PNG|link=]]&#160;'''[[How_to_Manage_Filters_and_Picklists|How&#160;to&#160;Manage&#160;Filters&#160;and&#160;Picklists]]'''
<tr valign="top">
* For instructions on how to '''move''' a Picklist, see the Trainz Wiki page [[image:WikiLink.PNG|link=]]&#160;'''[[How_to_Move a Picklist|How&#160;to&#160;Move&#160;a&#160;Picklist]]'''
<td colspan=2><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">Steps: To Find a Portal Using Content Manager:-</span><br>
* For instructions on how to '''rename''' a Picklist, see the Trainz Wiki page [[image:WikiLink.PNG|link=]]&#160;'''[[How_to_Rename_a_Picklist|How&#160;to&#160;Rename&#160;a&#160;Picklist]]'''
Set an advanced search filter by:-</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td width=25>[[image:DotPoint1.JPG|link=]]</td>
<td>Pressing <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;"><span style="color: white; background-color: black;">&#160;Ctrl&#160;</span>&#160;+&#160;<span style="color: white; background-color: black;">&#160;Shift&#160;</span>&#160;+&#160;<span style="color: white; background-color: black;">&#160;F&#160;</span></span></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td>[[image:DotPoint2.JPG|link=]]</td>
<td><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">&#160;Left Click&#160;</span> <span style="color: white; background-color: black; font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; color: white; background-color: black;">&#160;+&#160;</span> and add the filter <span style="color: white; background-color: black; font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; color: white; background-color: black;">&#160;Name&#160;</span> and enter '''Portal''' (upper/lower case is not important) in its text entry box</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td>[[image:DotPoint3.JPG|link=]]</td>
<td><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">&#160;Left Click&#160;</span> <span style="color: white; background-color: black; font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; color: white; background-color: black;">&#160;+&#160;</span> and add the filter <span style="color: white; background-color: black; font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; color: white; background-color: black;">&#160;Category&#160;</span> and its sub-category '''Industry'''<br>
:The '''Objects''' selection window will now show only those objects that match your search criteria.</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td>[[image:DotPoint4.JPG|link=]]</td>
<td>Open the '''Object Tools''' "fly-out" (or press the <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; color: white; background-color: black;">&#160;F3&#160;</span> key)</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td colspan=2>The objects list will show all scenery assets that meet your entered search</td>
</tr>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</td>
</td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
</table>
<br>
<br>
<table bgcolor=#ff0000 width=1000>
<table width=1000> <!-- BEGIN Nav Buttons Table NO SKIPS -->
<tr valign="top">
<tr valign="top">
<td>
<td width=629><span id="stepCurrent"></span>
<table bgcolor=#fcbcbc>
='''Access Your Current Picklists'''=
<tr valign="top">
<td>[[image:Stop.PNG|link=]]</td>
<td>
The portals will '''NOT''' work correctly if the '''Trainz Settings - Dev Tab - Compatibility mode:''' from the '''Trainz Launcher''' is set to '''Maximize performance'''. This setting should be left at '''Maximize compatibility'''
</td>
</td>
<td width=50>&#160;</td> <!-- Skip Down -->
<td width=50>&#160;</td> <!-- Skip Up -->
<td width=46>[[image:BackToTop.png|link=#top|alt=Top|Top]]</td>
<td width=75>&#160;</td>
<td width=75>[[image:NextDown.png|link=#stepTransfer|alt=Next Down|Next Down]]</td>
<td width=75>[[image:BackToBottom.png|link=#bottom|alt=Bottom|Bottom]]</td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
</table> <!-- END Nav Buttons Table -->
</td>
</tr>
</table>


=='''<span style="color: white; background-color: blue;">&#160;In Surveyor 2.0 (S20)&#160;</span>'''==
<table width=1000 cellpadding=4 bgcolor=#ffffff> <!-- BEGIN Step table -->
 
<table width=1000 bgcolor=#000000 cellpadding=2>
<tr valign="top">
<tr valign="top">
<td>
<td colspan=2><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">Steps:</span></td>
<table width=996 bgcolor=#ffffff cellpadding=2>
<tr valign="top">
<td width=35>[[image:Information.png|35px|link=]]</td>
<td><span style="font-size: 15px;">'''Surveyor 2.0''' is currently only available for '''Trainz Plus''' and '''TRS22 Platinum Edition'''</span></td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<br>
<table width=1000>
<tr valign="top">
<tr valign="top">
<td colspan=2><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">Steps: To Find a Portal in the Assets Palette:-</span></td>
<td width=25>[[image:DotPoint1.JPG|link=]]</td>
</tr>
<td><span style="font-size: 17px; font-weight: 700;">Open Content Manager and Your Picklists</span><br>
<table width=975> <!-- BEGIN Step 1 table -->
<tr valign="top">
<tr valign="top">
<td width=25>[[image:DotPoint1.JPG|link=]]</td>
<td colspan=2>From the '''Trainz Launcher''' select <span style="color: white; background-color: black; font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">&#160;Manage Content&#160;</span></td>
<td>In the '''Filter Palette''' <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">&#160;Left Click&#160;</span> on the '''Scenery Objects''' icon or select '''Scenery Objects''' from the '''Content Drop Down''' box</td>
</tr>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<tr valign="top">
<td colspan=2>
<table>
<tr valign="top">
<td width=210>[[image:FilterAssetsPaletteSearchPortals_S20.png|link=]]</td>
<td>
<td>
<table width=786 bgcolor=#000000 cellpadding=2>
<table bgcolor=#000000 width=485> <!-- BEGIN TRS19 black border -->
<tr valign="top">
<tr valign="top">
<td>
<td>
<table width=782 bgcolor=#ffffb0 cellpadding=2>
<table width=481 bgcolor="white"> <!-- BEGIN TRS19 table -->
<tr valign="top">
<tr valign="top">
<td width=22>[[image:NotePad.PNG|link=]]</td>
<td bgcolor=#000000 align="center"><span style="color: white; font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">In TRS19 SP4, Trainz Plus SP4 (and later) and TRS22</span></td>
<td width=374><span style="font-size: 17px; font-weight: 700;">Notes:'''</span><br>
----
</td>
</tr>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<tr valign="top">
<td colspan=2>
If both the '''Filter Palette''' and '''Assets Palette''' are not shown on the screen, then:-
<table>
<tr valign="top">
<td width=175>[[image:WindowsMenu_S20.png|link=|alt=Windows Menu]]</td>
<td>
<td>
<table>
<table>
<tr valign="top">
<tr valign="top">
<td width=25>[[image:DotPoint1Blue.png|link=]]</td>
<td width=25>[[image:DotPoint1Blue.png|link=]]</td>
<td>open the [[image:SurveyorWindowIcon.png|link=]]&#160;'''Window&#160;Menu''' from the menu icons at the top of the screen</td>
<td>Open the '''Filter List'''<br>
[[image:PickListFilter.png|link=|alt=Pick List Filter]]</td>
</tr>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<tr valign="top">
<td>[[image:DotPoint2Blue.png|link=]]</td>
<td>[[image:DotPoint2Blue.png|link=]]</td>
<td>If either palette does not have a [[image:Tick.PNG|link=]] next to its name then <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">&#160;Left Click&#160;</span> on the palette name to add a [[image:Tick.PNG|link=]] and make it visible</td>
<td>Select the '''Picklist''' to be backed up. This will open the Picklist</td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
<table bgcolor=#ffffb0 cellpadding=2>
<tr valign="top">
<tr valign="top">
<td>[[image:DotPoint3Blue.png|link=]]</td>
<td width=25>[[image:NotePad.PNG|link=]]</td>
<td>If the palettes have ticks but are not visible then check the minimised area at the bottom of the list where '''Mini Map''' is located. If their names appear there then they have been minimised. To restore the palettes to the screen <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">&#160;Left Click&#160;</span> on the palette names in '''the minimised area''', '''NOT''' in the palette area above.</td>
<td>In '''TRS19 SP4''', '''Trainz Plus SP4''' (and later) and '''TRS22''' you '''CAN''' select and backup the '''Default Picklist'''</td>
</tr>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
</table>
Line 240: Line 106:
</td>
</td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
</table>
</td>
</td>
</tr>
<td width=20>&#160;</td>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<br>
<table width=1000>
<tr valign="top">
<td width=25>[[image:DotPoint2.JPG|link=]]</td>
<td>In the '''Assets Palette''' enter the text "portal" ('''UPPER/lower case''' does not matter) into the <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; color: white; background-color: black;">&#160;Search&#160;</span> text box</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td>[[image:DotPoint3.JPG|link=]]</td>
<td><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">&#160;Left Click&#160;</span> on an entry to select it. If you are not sure about an asset then <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">&#160;Double Left Click&#160;</span> on the name to bring up its image and description</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td>[[image:DotPoint4.JPG|link=]]</td>
<td><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">&#160;Left Click&#160;</span> in your '''Trainz World''' to add the portal to the scene</td>
</tr>
</table>
<br>
<table width=1000>
<tr valign="top">
<td>[[image:PortalObject_S20.png|link=|alt=Portal Context menu S20]]</td>
<td>
<td>
<table bgcolor=#000000 cellpadding=2>
<table bgcolor=#000000 width=485> <!-- BEGIN TANE black border -->
<tr valign="top">
<tr valign="top">
<td>
<td>
<table bgcolor=#ffffff cellpadding=2>
<table width=481 bgcolor="white"> <!-- BEGIN TANE table -->
<tr valign="top">
<tr valign="top">
<td colspan=2><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">Steps: To Open the Properties Window of an Asset in Surveyor 2.0</span></td>
<td bgcolor=#000000 align="center"><span style="color: white; font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">In T:ANE and TRS19 SP3, Trainz Plus SP3 and earlier Trainz versions</span></td>
</tr>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<tr valign="top">
<td width=25>[[image:DotPoint1.JPG|link=]]</td>
<td>
<td><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">&#160;Left Click&#160;</span> on its '''Context Icon''' as shown in the image left</td>
<table>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<tr valign="top">
<td>[[image:DotPoint2.JPG|link=]]</td>
<td width=25>[[image:DotPoint1Blue.png|link=]]</td>
<td><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">&#160;Left Click&#160;</span> on <span style="Font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; color: white; background-color: black;">&#160;Edit Properties&#160;</span> to configure the portal</td>
<td>in '''Content Manager''' open the '''Content''' menu</td>
</tr>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
<table> <!-- BEGIN Nav Buttons Table -->
<tr valign="top">
<tr valign="top">
<td width=729><span id="stepConfiguring"></span>&nbsp;</td>
<td>[[image:DotPoint2Blue.png|link=]]</td>
<td width=46>[[image:BackToTop.png|link=#top|alt=Top|Top]]</td>
<td>select '''Edit Picklist'''<br>
<td width=75>[[image:NextUp.png|link=#stepWhat|alt=Next Up|Top]]</td>
[[image:PickListEditPickList.png|link=]]</td>
<td width=75>[[image:NextDown.png|link=#stepEnhanced|alt=Next Down|Next Down]]</td>
<td width=75>[[image:BackToBottom.png|link=#bottom|alt=Bottom|Bottom]]</td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table> <!-- END Nav Buttons Table -->
='''Configuring a Basic Portal'''=
Open the properties window of a portal in the route.
<table>
<tr valign="top">
<tr valign="top">
<td>[[image:PortalProperties01.PNG|link=]]</td>
<td colspan=2>This will display all your current Picklists</td>
<td>
<table cellpadding=4 bgcolor=#eeeeee>
<tr>
<td colspan="2">
----</td>
</tr>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<tr valign="top">
<td>[[image:Gears.PNG|link=]]</td>
<td>[[image:DotPoint3Blue.png|link=]]</td>
<td><span style="font-size: 17px;">'''Settings:'''</span><br>
<td><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">Right Click</span> on the required Picklist</td>
This portal is set to:-
<table>
<tr valign="top">
<td width=10>[[image:BlackDot10x10.png|link=]]</td>
<td>Produce a train every 15 minutes (but the train consist has not yet been specified)</td>
</tr>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<tr valign="top">
<td>[[image:BlackDot10x10.png|link=]]</td>
<td>[[image:DotPoint4Blue.png|link=]]</td>
<td>Consume all trains that are sent to the portal or pass through the portal</td>
<td>select '''Open Picklist''' from the popup menu<br>
[[image:PickListOpenGrasses.png|link=]]</td>
</tr>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<tr valign="top">
<td>[[image:BlackDot10x10.png|link=]]</td>
<td colspan=2>This will open the Picklist</td>
<td>The consumed trains will not be returned to the Session</td>
</tr>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="2">
----</td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
</table>


<table bgcolor=#000000 width=550>
<table bgcolor=#ffffb0 cellpadding=2>
<tr valign="top">
<tr valign="top">
<td>
<td width=25>[[image:NotePad.PNG|link=]]</td>
<table bgcolor=#ffffb0 width=546>
<td>In '''T:ANE''', '''TRS19/Trainz Plus SP3''' and earlier '''Trainz''' versions you '''CANNOT''' select and backup the '''Default Picklist'''</td>
<tr valign="top">
<td>[[image:NotePad.PNG|link=]]</td>
<td><span style="font-size: 17px;">'''Notes:'''</span><br>
----
In '''TRS19''', '''Trainz Plus''' and '''TRS22''' the time entered is in '''real minutes''' as determined by an external clock and not according to the '''Trainz Clock Time''' which may be set to run at a higher speed (e.g. 10X normal).
</td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
</table> <!-- END Dot Point table -->
</td>
</td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
</table> <!-- END TANE table -->
</td>
</td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
</table> <!-- END TANE black border -->
<br>
 
=='''Produce Trains'''==
 
<table>
<tr>
<td>[[image:PortalProduceNewTrains.PNG|link=]]</td>
<td>
 
<table bgcolor=#000000 cellpadding=2>
<tr valign="top">
<td>
<table bgcolor=#ffffff cellpadding=2>
<tr valign="top">
<td colspan=2><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">Steps: To Add Consists to be Produced by the Portal:-</span></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td width=25>[[image:DotPoint1.JPG|link=]]</td>
<td>[[image:CheckBox.PNG|link=]] '''Produce new trains'''</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td>[[image:DotPoint2.JPG|link=]]</td>
<td>set the desired time interval (in minutes) between the trains</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td>[[image:DotPoint3.JPG|link=]]</td>
<td><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">&#160;Left Click&#160;</span> the link '''<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Add new consist</span>'''</td>
</tr>
</table>
</td>
</td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
</table> <!-- END Step 1 table -->
</td>
</td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
</table>
<table>
<tr>
<td>[[image:PortalProperties02.PNG|link=]]</td>
<td>


 
<table width=1000>
<table bgcolor=#000000 cellpadding=2>
<tr valign="top">
<td width=25>[[image:DotPoint2.JPG|link=]]</td>
<td><span style="font-size: 17px; font-weight: 700;">Select the Picklist Contents:</span><br>
<table> <!-- BEGIN Step 2 table -->
<tr valign="top">
<tr valign="top">
<td>
<td>
<table bgcolor=#ffffff cellpadding=2>
<table>
<tr valign="top">
<tr valign="top">
<td colspan=2><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">Steps: To Manually Add Rolling Stock Objects:-</span></td>
<td width=25>[[image:DotPoint1Blue.png|link=]]</td>
<td><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">Left Click</span> on any one of the items</td>
</tr>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<tr valign="top">
<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;">&#160;Left Click&#160;</span> [[image:PortalPlusIcon.PNG|link=]] to manually '''construct a consist''' from the Session rolling stock list</td>
<td>press <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;"><span style="color: white; background-color: black;">&#160;Ctrl&#160;</span>&#160;+&#160;<span style="color: white; background-color: black;">&#160;A&#160;</span></span> to '''Select All''' the items<br>
</tr>
[[image:PickListSelectAll.png|link=]]</td>
<tr valign="top">
<td>[[image:DotPoint2.JPG|link=]]</td>
<td><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">&#160;Left Click&#160;</span> '''<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Add driver to consist</span>''' to '''add a driver''' from the Session list</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td>[[image:DotPoint3.JPG|link=]]</td>
<td><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">&#160;Left Click&#160;</span> '''<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Add an existing saved consist</span>''' to '''add a saved consist''' from those that you have already saved as '''Train Consist Assets'''</td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
</table>
</td>
</td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
</table> <!-- END Step 2 table -->
</td>
</td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
</table>
<br>
 
==='''Construct a Consist'''===
<table width=1000>
<table>
<tr valign="top">
<td>[[image:PortalProperties04.PNG|link=]]</td>
<td>
<table cellpadding=4 bgcolor=#eeeeee>
<tr>
<td colspan="2">
----</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<tr valign="top">
<td>[[image:Gears.PNG|link=]]</td>
<td width=25>[[image:DotPoint3.JPG|link=]]</td>
<td><span style="font-size: 17px;">'''Settings:'''</span><br>
<td><span style="font-size: 17px; font-weight: 700;">Copy the List to a New Window:</span>
For each vehicle in the consist you can specify:-
<table>
<table>
<tr valign="top">
<tr valign="top">
<td width=10>[[image:BlackDot10x10.png|link=]]</td>
<td width=25>[[image:DotPoint1Blue.png|link=]]</td>
<td>how many to add (they will be coupled together)</td>
<td><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">Right Click</span> on any one of the items</td>
</tr>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<tr valign="top">
<td>[[image:BlackDot10x10.png|link=]]</td>
<td>[[image:DotPoint2Blue.png|link=]]</td>
<td>the direction the vehicle(s) will face</td>
<td>select '''List Assets in New Window''' from the popup menu</td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
</table>
You can also:-
<br>
<table>
<table> <!-- BEGIN Step 3 Side tables -->
<tr valign="top">
<tr valign="top">
<td width=10>[[image:BlackDot10x10.png|link=]]</td>
<td>[[image:PickListListinNewWindow.png|link=]]</td>
<td>delete vehicles or the entire consist</td>
<td>
</tr>
<table bgcolor=#000000 width=500>
<tr valign="top">
<td>[[image:BlackDot10x10.png|link=]]</td>
<td>insert additional vehicles ''inside'' the consist</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td>[[image:BlackDot10x10.png|link=]]</td>
<td>add additional vehicles at the end of the consist</td>
</tr>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table bgcolor=#000000 width=550>
<tr valign="top">
<tr valign="top">
<td>
<td>
<table bgcolor=#ffffb0 width=546>
<table bgcolor=#ffffb0 width=496>
<tr valign="top">
<tr valign="top">
<td width=25>[[image:NotePad.PNG|link=]]</td>
<td>[[image:NotePad.PNG|link=]]</td>
<td><span style="font-size: 17px;">'''Notes:'''</span><br>
<td><span style="font-size: 17px; font-weight: 700;">Notes:'''</span><br>
----
----
</td>
The option <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">Export to CDP</span> does appear in the menu list but this will export all the selected assets (with '''ALL''' their meshes, textures, config.txt files, etc) and not just a list of '''&lt;kuids&gt;'''. The resulting '''.cdp''' file can easily be many megabytes in size.</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td colspan=2>
<table>
<tr valign="top">
<td width=10>[[image:DotPoint.JPG|10px|link=]]</td>
<td>the first vehicle in the list will be the first vehicle produced by the portal</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td>[[image:DotPoint.JPG|10px|link=]]</td>
<td>it is NOT possible to easily reorder the vehicles in a consist</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td>[[image:DotPoint.JPG|10px|link=]]</td>
<td>to add more of the same vehicles in a different location in the consist, add the vehicles as a separate entry in the list</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td>[[image:DotPoint.JPG|10px|link=]]</td>
<td>add another consist and driver by a <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">&#160;Left Click&#160;</span> on the '''<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Add new consist</span>''' link again</td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
</table>
Line 506: Line 229:
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
</table>
<br>


==='''Add a Saved Consist'''===
<table width=1000>
If you have already saved your consists in Trainz using the '''Trainz Tool''' then those consists can be quickly and easily added to the portal consist list.
<br>
<table>
<tr valign="top">
<tr valign="top">
<td>[[image:PortalExitingConsist.PNG|link=]]</td>
<td width=25>[[image:DotPoint4.JPG|link=]]</td>
<td>
<td><span style="font-size: 17px; font-weight: 700;">Copy Assets in Picklist:</span><br>
 
<table> <!-- BEGIN Step 4 table -->
<table bgcolor=#000000 cellpadding=2>
<tr valign="top">
<tr valign="top">
<td>
<td>
<table bgcolor=#ffffff cellpadding=2>
<table>
<tr valign="top">
<tr valign="top">
<td colspan=2><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">Steps: To Add a Saved Consist to a Portal:-</span></td>
<td colspan=2>The Picklist assets will be listed by their kuids in the '''Asset KUID''' box of a new search filter<br>
[[image:PickListSelectListofAssetsSelected.png|link=]]</td>
</tr>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<tr valign="top">
<td width=25>[[image:DotPoint1.JPG|link=]]</td>
<td width=25>[[image:DotPoint1Blue.png|link=]]</td>
<td>Scroll through the list to find the saved consist</td>
<td><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">Left Click</span> inside the '''Asset KUID''' box and press <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;"><span style="color: white; background-color: black;">&#160;Ctrl&#160;</span>&#160;+&#160;<span style="color: white; background-color: black;">&#160;A&#160;</span></span> to select them '''ALL'''</td>
</tr>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<tr valign="top">
<td>[[image:DotPoint2.JPG|link=]]</td>
<td>[[image:DotPoint2Blue.png|link=]]</td>
<td>Select the consist, then either:-
<td>copy the asset list to your operating system clipboard (press <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;"><span style="color: white; background-color: black;">&#160;Ctrl&#160;</span>&#160;+&#160;<span style="color: white; background-color: black;">&#160;C&#160;</span></span>)</td>
<table>
<tr valign="top">
<td width=25>[[image:Ablue.png|link=]]</td>
<td><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">&#160;Left Click&#160;</span> the [[image:Tick.PNG|link=]] icon to accept the selection and load it into the portal consist list, <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">OR</span></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td>[[image:Bblue.png|link=]]</td>
<td><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">&#160;Left Click&#160;</span> the [[image:Cross.PNG|link=]] icon to reject the selection and return to the previous screen</td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
</table>
</td>
</td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
</table> <!-- END Step 4 table -->
</td>
</td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
</table> <!-- END Step Table -->
<br>
<table width=1000> <!-- BEGIN Nav Buttons Table NO SKIPS -->
<tr valign="top">
<td width=629><span id="stepTransfer"></span>
='''Transfer the List to Notepad (or Any Text Editor)'''=
</td>
</td>
<td width=50>&#160;</td> <!-- Skip Down -->
<td width=50>&#160;</td> <!-- Skip Up -->
<td width=46>[[image:BackToTop.png|link=#top|alt=Top|Top]]</td>
<td width=75>[[image:NextUp.png|link=#stepCurrent|alt=Next Up|Next Up]]</td>
<td width=75>[[image:NextDown.png|link=#stepRestore|alt=Next Down|Next Down]]</td>
<td width=75>[[image:BackToBottom.png|link=#bottom|alt=Bottom|Bottom]]</td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
</table> <!-- END Nav Buttons Table -->
<br>


==='''Add a Driver'''===
<table width=1000 cellpadding=4 bgcolor=#ffffff> <!-- BEGIN Step table -->
<table>
<tr valign="top">
<tr valign="top">
<td>[[image:PortalProperties03.PNG|link=]]</td>
<td colspan=2><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">Steps:</span></td>
<td>
<table cellpadding=4 bgcolor=#eeeeee>
<tr>
<td colspan="2">
----</td>
</tr>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<tr valign="top">
<td>[[image:Gears.PNG|link=]]</td>
<td width=25>[[image:DotPoint1.JPG|link=]]</td>
<td><span style="font-size: 17px;">'''Settings:'''</span><br>
<td><span style="font-size: 17px; font-weight: 700;">Open Notepad or Any Other Suitable Text Editor:</span>
You can:-
<table>
<table>
<tr valign="top">
<tr valign="top">
<td width=10>[[image:BlackDot10x10.png|link=]]</td>
<td width=25>[[image:DotPoint1Blue.png|link=]]</td>
<td>Select a new driver and icon</td>
<td>open your favourite text editor (MS Notepad, Notepad++, etc)</td>
</tr>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<tr valign="top">
<td>[[image:BlackDot10x10.png|link=]]</td>
<td>[[image:DotPoint2Blue.png|link=]]</td>
<td>Rename the driver</td>
<td><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">Left Click</span> inside the Notepad window and then press <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;"><span style="color: white; background-color: black;">&#160;Ctrl&#160;</span>&#160;+&#160;<span style="color: white; background-color: black;">&#160;V&#160;</span></span> (paste)
</tr>
[[image:PickListNotepad01.png|link=]]</td>
<tr valign="top">
<td>[[image:BlackDot10x10.png|link=]]</td>
<td>Add driver commands</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td>[[image:BlackDot10x10.png|link=]]</td>
<td>Delete the driver</td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
</table>
</td>
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td colspan="2">
----</td>
</tr>
</table></td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
</table>


<table cellpadding=4 bgcolor="Aquamarine">
<table width=1000>
<tr valign="top">
<tr valign="top">
<td>[[image:LinkWiki.PNG|link=]]</td>
<td>[[image:DotPoint2.JPG|link=]]</td>
<td>
<td><span style="font-size: 17px; font-weight: 700;">Save the Picklist as a Text (.txt) File:</span>
For information on adding driver commands see the '''Trainz Wiki Page''' at:-
* '''[[How to Use Driver Setup Rule|Driver Setup Rule]]'''</td>
</tr>
</table>
<br>
=='''Consume Trains'''==
To remove trains from the Session<br>
<table>
<table>
<tr valign="top">
<tr valign="top">
<td>[[image:PortalAcceptAllTrains.PNG|link=]]</td>
<td width=25>[[image:DotPoint1Blue.png|link=]]</td>
<td>
<td>from the Notepad File menu select '''Save''' or press <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;"><span style="color: white; background-color: black;">&#160;Ctrl&#160;</span>&#160;+&#160;<span style="color: white; background-color: black;">&#160;S&#160;</span></span>. If you are not using Notepad, make sure that the file format is '''text''' (.txt) for compatibility</td>
<table cellpadding=4 bgcolor=#ffffff>
<tr>
<td colspan="2">
----</td>
</tr>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<tr valign="top">
<td>[[image:Choices.PNG|link=]]</td>
<td>[[image:DotPoint2Blue.png|link=]]</td>
<td><span style="font-size: 17px;">'''Choices:'''</span><br>
<td>select a suitable backup location for the backup file</td>
[[image:CheckBox.PNG|link=]] '''Consume trains''' then either
:[[image:PortalOptionButtonEmpty.PNG|link=]] '''Accept all trains''' to remove any and all trains that enter the portal, <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">OR</span>
:[[image:PortalOptionButtonEmpty.PNG|link=]] '''Accept trains matching specific criteria''' to only remove certain trains that enter the portal</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="2">
----</td>
</tr>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
<table bgcolor=#000000 width=800>
<tr valign="top">
<tr valign="top">
<td>
<td>[[image:DotPoint3Blue.png|link=]]</td>
<table bgcolor=#ffffe0 width=796>
<td>enter a filename - the same name as the Picklist would be a good idea - then save</td>
<tr valign="top">
<td>[[image:PencilTips.PNG|link=]]</td>
<td>For "dead end" portals (those that have no exit) the '''Accept all trains''' option is the option that ''should'' be used
</td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
</table>
</td>
</td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
</table> <!-- END Step 2 table -->
<br>
<br>
==='''Consume Only Specific Trains'''===
<table width=1000> <!-- BEGIN Nav Buttons Table NO SKIPS -->
After selecting the option '''Accept trains matching specific criteria''' a new set of controls will appear<br>
<table width=1000>
<tr valign="top">
<tr valign="top">
<td>[[image:PortalAcceptAllTrainsOpen.PNG|link=]]</td>
<td width=629><span id="stepRestore"></span>
<td>
='''How to Restore a Picklist'''=
<table cellpadding=4 bgcolor=#eeeeee>
</td>
<tr>
<td width=50>&#160;</td> <!-- Skip Down -->
<td colspan="2">
<td width=50>&#160;</td> <!-- Skip Up -->
----</td>
<td width=46>[[image:BackToTop.png|link=#top|alt=Top|Top]]</td>
<td width=75>[[image:NextUp.png|link=#stepTransfer|alt=Next Up|Next Up]]</td>
<td width=75>&#160;</td>
<td width=75>[[image:BackToBottom.png|link=#bottom|alt=Bottom|Bottom]]</td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table> <!-- END Nav Buttons Table -->
<table width=1000 bgcolor="lightcyan" cellpadding=2>
<tr valign="top">
<tr valign="top">
<td>[[image:Gears.PNG|link=]]</td>
<td width=10>[[image:BlueDot10x10.png|link=]]</td>
<td><span style="font-size: 17px;">'''Settings:'''</span><br>
<td>Restoring a Picklist basically involves reversing the above two steps</td>
[[image:PortalOptionButtonFilled.PNG|link=]] '''Accept trains matching specific criteria'''
<table>
<tr valign="top">
<td width=10>[[image:BlackDot10x10.png|link=]]</td>
<td>You can set any one, any two or all three of the '''consist selection criteria'''</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td>[[image:BlackDot10x10.png|link=]]</td>
<td>Any train that matches the entered settings will be removed from the Session as it enters the portal, other trains will be ignored</td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
</table>
<span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">Control Options:-</span>
 
<table>
<table width=1000 cellpadding=4 bgcolor=#ffffff>
<tr valign="top">
<td width=10>[[image:DotPointBlack.JPG|10px|link=]]</td>
<td>'''Specific Vehicles''' - normally used to specify just ''one'' particular train in the Session
<table>
<tr valign="top">
<tr valign="top">
<td width=10>[[image:BlackDot10x10.png|link=]]</td>
<td colspan=2><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">Steps:</span></td>
<td>You must select, from the Session list, the '''exact name''' given to a vehicle. This is the name that has been entered into the property window of that vehicle</td>
</tr>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<tr valign="top">
<td>[[image:BlackDot10x10.png|link=]]</td>
<td width=25>[[image:DotPoint1.JPG|link=]]</td>
<td>The order of the vehicles, if there is more than one, is not important</td>
<td><span style="font-size: 17px; font-weight: 700;">Open Your Text Editor:</span>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td>[[image:BlackDot10x10.png|link=]]</td>
<td>You only need to select enough names to correctly identify the consist that contains the vehicle or vehicles (the locomotive name is ''usually'' sufficient)</td>
</tr>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
 
<table>
<table>
<tr valign="top">
<tr valign="top">
<td width=10>[[image:DotPointBlack.JPG|10px|link=]]</td>
<td width=25>[[image:DotPoint1Blue.png|link=]]</td>
<td>'''Vehicles Types''' - normally used to specify a number of different trains in the session e.g. all trains with a particular type of coal wagon
<td>open your favourite text editor (MS Notepad, Notepad++, etc)</td>
<table>
<tr valign="top">
<td>[[image:BlackDot10x10.png|link=]]</td>
<td>You must select, from the Session list, the '''general name''' of the type of vehicle or vehicles - this is the name shown in the Trains Tool when the vehicle is added to a layout</td>
</tr>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<tr valign="top">
<td>[[image:BlackDot10x10.png|link=]]</td>
<td>[[image:DotPoint2Blue.png|link=]]</td>
<td>If you have identified '''Specific Vehicles''' (above) then you would normally not need to set this option</td>
<td>locate and load the saved Picklist text file into your text editor</td>
</tr>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<tr valign="top">
<tr valign="top">
<td width=10>[[image:DotPointBlack.JPG|10px|link=]]</td>
<td>[[image:DotPoint3Blue.png|link=]]</td>
<td>'''Drivers''' - used to specify trains driven by particular drivers
<td>select all the text - press <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;"><span style="color: white; background-color: black;">&#160;Ctrl&#160;</span>&#160;+&#160;<span style="color: white; background-color: black;">&#160;A&#160;</span></span></td>
<table>
<tr valign="top">
<td>[[image:BlackDot10x10.png|link=]]</td>
<td>Select the driver or drivers from the Session driver list</td>
</tr>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<tr valign="top">
<td>[[image:BlackDot10x10.png|link=]]</td>
<td width=25>[[image:DotPoint4Blue.png|link=]]</td>
<td>If your drivers change trains or consists during a Session then it '''may''' be useful to combine this with one of the other two options</td>
<td>copy the text to your operating system clipboard - press <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;"><span style="color: white; background-color: black;">&#160;Ctrl&#160;</span>&#160;+&#160;<span style="color: white; background-color: black;">&#160;C&#160;</span></span></td>
</tr>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="2">
----</td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
</table>
Line 736: Line 366:
</table>
</table>
<br>
<br>
'''An example:-'''
<table width=1000>
<table width=1000>
<tr valign="top">
<tr valign="top">
<td>[[image:PortalAcceptAllTrainsSpecifics.PNG|link=]]</td>
<td>&#160;</td>
<td>
<td width=25>[[image:DotPoint2.JPG|link=]]</td>
<table bgcolor=#000000 width=500>
<td><span style="font-size: 17px; font-weight: 700;">Open CM in the Destination Trainz and Create a New Filter:</span><br>
<table> <!-- BEGIN Step 2 table -->
<tr valign="top">
<tr valign="top">
<td>
<td width=25>[[image:DotPoint1Blue.png|link=]]</td>
<table bgcolor=#ffffb0 width=496>
<td>in the copy of Trainz where the Picklist is being restored or transferred, open '''Content Manager'''</td>
<tr valign="top">
<td>[[image:NotePad.PNG|link=]]</td>
<td><span style="font-size: 17px;">'''Notes:'''</span><br>
----
In this example, the portal will remove ''any'' train that:-
<table>
<tr valign="top">
<td width=10>[[image:DotPoint.JPG|10px|link=]]</td>
<td>contains locomotive '''BR HST 125''' with the running number '''253007'''</td>
</tr>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<tr valign="top">
<td colspan=2><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">OR</span> has ''any of'' the following vehicles:-</td>
<td width=25>[[image:DotPoint2Blue.png|link=]]</td>
<td>start a new filter, select '''Custom'''</td>
</tr>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<tr valign="top">
<td>[[image:DotPoint.JPG|10px|link=]]</td>
<td>[[image:DotPoint3Blue.png|link=]]</td>
<td>'''BR HST MK3 TF''' with ''any'' running numbers</td>
<td>paste (<span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;"><span style="color: white; background-color: black;">&#160;Ctrl&#160;</span>&#160;+&#160;<span style="color: white; background-color: black;">&#160;V&#160;</span></span>) the asset list into the '''Asset KUID''' box</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td>[[image:DotPoint.JPG|10px|link=]]</td>
<td>'''BR HST MK3 TRUK''' with ''any'' running numbers</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td colspan=2>
<span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">OR</span> is driven by ''any of'' the following drivers:-</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td>[[image:DotPoint.JPG|10px|link=]]</td>
<td>'''Alan'''</td>
</tr>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<tr valign="top">
<td>[[image:DotPoint.JPG|10px|link=]]</td>
<td>[[image:DotPoint4Blue.png|link=]]</td>
<td>'''Andrea'''</td>
<td>delete from the filter the line '''Installed''' - this will ensure that any Picklist assets that are on the '''DLS''' but not installed on your system will be identified<br>
</tr>
[[image:DotPoint.JPG|10px|link=]] if any assets are identified as '''Available for download''' (i.e. they are not installed) then download and install them first<br><br>
</table>
[[image:PickListSelectListofAssets.png|link=]]<br><br>
</td>
</td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
</table> <!-- END Step 2 table -->
</td>
</td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<br>


==='''Return Consumed Trains'''===
<table width=1000 bgcolor="lightcyan" cellpadding=2>
<tr valign="top">
<td width=10>[[image:BlueDot10x10.png|link=]]</td>
<td>A train that has been returned after entering a portal will return to the Session with any remaining driver commands still in its Driver Schedule. It will then immediately start obeying those commands</td>
</tr>
</table>
<br>
To return consumed trains back into the Session<br>
<table width=1000>
<table width=1000>
<tr valign="top">
<tr valign="top">
<td>[[image:PortalAcceptTrainReturns.PNG|link=]]<br><br>
<td>&#160;</td>
<table cellpadding=4 bgcolor=#eeeeee>
<td>[[image:DotPoint3.JPG|link=]]&#160;<span style="font-size: 17px; font-weight: 700;">Create a New Picklist:</span><br>
<tr>
<td colspan="2">
----</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td>[[image:Gears.PNG|link=]]</td>
<td><span style="font-size: 17px;">'''Settings:'''</span><br>
To return the train from a different portal:-
<table>
<table>
<tr valign="top">
<tr valign="top">
<td width=10>[[image:BlackDot10x10.png|link=]]</td>
<td colspan=2>[[image:PickListTRS19Paste.png|link=]]</td>
<td>Set [[image:CheckBox.PNG|link=]] '''Train returns through alternate portal''', and</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td>[[image:BlackDot10x10.png|link=]]</td>
<td>Enter the exact name of the alternate portal</td>
</tr>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<tr valign="top">
<td colspan="2">
<td width=25>&#160;</td>
----</td>
</tr>
</table></td>
<td>
<td>
<table cellpadding=4 bgcolor=#eeeeee>
<tr>
<td colspan="2">
----</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td>[[image:Gears.PNG|link=]]</td>
<td><span style="font-size: 17px;">'''Settings:'''</span>
<table>
<table>
<tr valign="top">
<tr valign="top">
<td width=10>[[image:BlackDot10x10.png|link=]]</td>
<td width=25>[[image:DotPoint1Blue.png|link=]]</td>
<td>Set [[image:CheckBox.PNG|link=]] '''Train returns after ...''' and</td>
<td>select an entry and then select all (<span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;"><span style="color: white; background-color: black;">&#160;Ctrl&#160;</span>&#160;+&#160;<span style="color: white; background-color: black;">&#160;A&#160;</span></span>)</td>
</tr>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<tr valign="top">
<td>[[image:BlackDot10x10.png|link=]]</td>
<td>[[image:DotPoint2Blue.png|link=]]</td>
<td><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">&#160;Double Left Click&#160;</span> on '''<u>5 real minutes</u>''' to set the time delay (in '''real minutes''', not '''Trainz Clock minutes''') between the train being consumed and produced, then select '''one option''' from:-</td>
<td><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">Right Click</span> on any entry and select <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; color: white; background-color: black;">&#160;Add to Picklist&#160;</span> and then <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; color: white; background-color: black;">&#160;New Picklist&#160;</span> from the popup menus<br><br>
</tr>
[[image:PickListTRS19NewList.png|link=]]<br><br>
</table>
</td>
</td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
</table> <!-- END Step 3 table -->
<table cellpadding=4 bgcolor=#ffffff>
<tr valign="top">
<td>[[image:Choices.PNG|link=]]</td>
<td><span style="font-size: 17px;">'''Choices:'''</span><br>
:[[image:PortalOptionButtonEmpty.PNG|link=]] '''Train is not loaded or unloaded''' - no changes will be made to the loads carried in each vehicle
:[[image:PortalOptionButtonEmpty.PNG|link=]] '''Train is loaded only''' - each vehicle will be loaded when it exits the portal
:[[image:PortalOptionButtonEmpty.PNG|link=]] '''Train is unloaded only''' - each vehicle will be unloaded when it exits the portal
:[[image:PortalOptionButtonEmpty.PNG|link=]] '''Empty trains are loaded, other trains are unloaded''' - vehicles that are empty when entering the portal will be loaded when they exit the portal, all other vehicles will be unloaded</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="2">
----</td>
</tr>
</table></td>
</tr>
</table>
<br>
<table bgcolor="red" width=900>
<tr valign="top">
<td>
<table bgcolor=#fcbcbc width=896>
<tr valign="top">
<td>[[image:Stop.PNG|link=]]</td>
<td>
If the driver command that sent a train to the consuming portal was the '''final command''' in its schedule, then it will emerge from the portal with an '''empty Driver Schedule'''. It will come to a halt immediately after leaving the portal.
</td>
</td>
</tr>
</tr>
Line 882: Line 426:
</table>
</table>
<br>
<br>
<table> <!-- BEGIN Nav Buttons Table -->
<tr valign="top">
<td width=729><span id="stepEnhanced"></span>&nbsp;</td>
<td width=46>[[image:BackToTop.png|link=#top|alt=Top|Top]]</td>
<td width=75>[[image:NextUp.png|link=#stepConfiguring|alt=Next Up|Top]]</td>
<td width=75>&nbsp;</td>
<td width=75>[[image:BackToBottom.png|link=#bottom|alt=Bottom|Bottom]]</td>
</tr>
</table> <!-- END Nav Buttons Table -->
='''Configuring an Enhanced Portal'''=
<table width=1000>
<table width=1000>
<tr valign="top">
<tr valign="top">
<td>There are a number of portals available on the DLS that have additional features or capabilities that are not found in the basic portals built into Trainz. There are also Session Rules available on the DLS that will give additional features or capabilities to the basic portals.</td>
<td width=25>[[image:DotPoint4.JPG|link=]]</td>
</tr>
<td><span style="font-size: 17px; font-weight: 700;">Name the Picklist:</span><br>
</table>
<table>  
 
=='''Quick Portal Manager Standard Edition Rule (SP2 and later)'''==
 
<table width=1000>
<tr valign="top">
<tr valign="top">
<td>This is a Session Rule, by '''pguy''', that manages the portals and adds flexible timetables to their operations. It is available on the DLS.
<td>Enter a name for the Picklist (the same name as the original would be a good idea) and <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">Left Click</span> the <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">OK</span> button (for '''T:ANE''' and '''TRS19''') or the <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; color: white; background-color: blue;">&#160;Save&#160;</span> button (for '''Trainz Plus''' and '''TRS22''')<br>
 
[[image:PickListTRS19NewListName.png|link=]]</td>
*'''&lt;kuid2:61392:5011:45&gt;''' - correct at the time this document was written</td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
</table>
 
</td>
='''Portals and the UDS (Unified Driver Surveyor) Interface'''=
 
<table width=1000>
<tr valign="top">
<td>The '''UDS''' is an option for rapid switching, in both directions, between '''Driver''' and '''Surveyor'''. It is available in '''TRS19 Platinum Edition''' and later versions of '''Trainz'''. The '''UDS''' does not affect the operation of portals but it has revealed one previously unnoticed property of portals.<br>
 
A train that is driven into a portal and later returned to the layout will be returned in the same layer as the portal and not in the trains originally assigned layer. Trains that are produced by a portal will be assigned to the same layer as the portal. This has <span style="background-color: yellow; font-weight: 700;">&nbsp;possibly always been the case with portals&nbsp;</span> but was probably unnoticed until the arrival of the '''UDS'''. It seems to have no other noticeable effect on trains.<br>
 
This could become an issue if you make the switch from '''Driver''' to '''Surveyor''' after a train has been '''returned''' to the layout from a portal. For example, if a train is originally in a '''Session Layer''' then it is part of a '''Session'''. If it is returned from a portal then it will now be in a '''Route Layer''' and will be part of the '''Route'''. If you then switch from '''Driver''' to '''Surveyor''' and save the '''Route''' then the train will be saved in the '''Route''' not in the '''Session'''. If this is an issue then the remedy is to open the property dialogue window of any wagon in the train after it has left the portal and change its assigned layer to the correct one. This will set all vehicles in that train to the same correct layer.</td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
</table>
<br>
<br>
<table> <!-- BEGIN Nav Buttons Table -->
<table width=1000> <!-- BEGIN Nav Buttons Table NO SKIPS -->
<tr valign="top">
<tr valign="top">
<td width=729><span id="bottom"></span>&nbsp;</td>
<td width=629><span id="bottom"></span></td>
<td width=50>&#160;</td> <!-- Skip Down -->
<td width=50>&#160;</td> <!-- Skip Up -->
<td width=46>[[image:BackToTop.png|link=#top|alt=Top|Top]]</td>
<td width=46>[[image:BackToTop.png|link=#top|alt=Top|Top]]</td>
<td width=75>[[image:NextUp.png|link=#stepEnhanced|alt=Next Up|Top]]</td>
<td width=75>[[image:NextUp.png|link=#stepRestore|alt=Next Up|Next Up]]</td>
<td width=75>&nbsp;</td>
<td width=75>&#160;</td>
<td width=75>&nbsp;</td>
<td width=75>&#160;</td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table> <!-- END Nav Buttons Table -->
</table> <!-- END Nav Buttons Table -->
----
----
----
----
='''Trainz Wiki'''=
='''Trainz Wiki'''=
<table cellpadding=4 bgcolor=#ffffff>
<table width=1000>
<tr valign="top">
<td>
<table width=600 cellpadding=2 bgcolor=#ffffff>
<tr valign="top">
<tr valign="top">
<td>[[image:TrainzWiki.png|link=]]</td>
<td width=80>[[image:TrainzWiki.png|link=]]</td>
<td>
<td>
<span style="font-size: 17px;">'''More Tutorials and Guides to Using Trainz'''</span><br>
<span style="font-size: 17px;">'''More Tutorials and Guides to Using Trainz'''</span><br>
Line 944: Line 466:
*'''[[Session Rule List with Parameters|Session Rules List (Alphabetical) with Parameters]]'''
*'''[[Session Rule List with Parameters|Session Rules List (Alphabetical) with Parameters]]'''
*'''[[Session Rules By Categories With Properties|Session Rules List (Categories) With Parameters]]'''
*'''[[Session Rules By Categories With Properties|Session Rules List (Categories) With Parameters]]'''
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</td>
<td>
<table width=400 cellpadding=4 bgcolor="aquamarine">
<tr valign="top">
<td width=50>[[image:LinkWiki.PNG|link=]]</td>
<td>
<span style="font-size: 17px;">'''Related Links'''</span><br>
* '''[[How_to_Manage_Filters_and_Picklists|How&#160;to&#160;Manage&#160;Filters&#160;and&#160;Picklists]]'''
* '''[[How_to_Move a Picklist|How&#160;to&#160;Move&#160;a&#160;Picklist]]'''
* '''[[How_to_Rename_a_Picklist|How&#160;to&#160;Rename&#160;a&#160;Picklist]]'''
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</td>
</td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
</table>
----
----
This page was created by Trainz user '''<span class="plain;">[http://online.ts2009.com/mediaWiki/index.php/User:Pware pware]</span>''' in July 2018 and was last updated as shown below.
This page was created by Trainz user '''<span class="plain;">[http://online.ts2009.com/mediaWiki/index.php/User:Pware pware]</span>''' in January 2019 and was last updated as shown below.
----
----
[[Category:How-to guides]]
[[Category:How-to guides]]

Revision as of 10:10, 8 September 2026

Error creating thumbnail: /bin/bash: line 1: /usr/bin/convert: No such file or directory Error code: 127 This Wiki Page describes how to make backups of your Picklists and applies to Content Manager in T:ANE, TRS19, TRS22 and Trainz Plus.


Picklists (as a list of assets) cannot be saved as .CDP files so they cannot be backed up using that method
Picklists can be saved as text files
Picklists can be imported from text files


Access Your Current Picklists

     Top   Next Down Bottom
Steps:
Open Content Manager and Your Picklists
From the Trainz Launcher select  Manage Content 
In TRS19 SP4, Trainz Plus SP4 (and later) and TRS22
Open the Filter List
Pick List Filter
Select the Picklist to be backed up. This will open the Picklist
In TRS19 SP4, Trainz Plus SP4 (and later) and TRS22 you CAN select and backup the Default Picklist
 
In T:ANE and TRS19 SP3, Trainz Plus SP3 and earlier Trainz versions
in Content Manager open the Content menu
select Edit Picklist
This will display all your current Picklists
Right Click on the required Picklist
select Open Picklist from the popup menu
This will open the Picklist
In T:ANE, TRS19/Trainz Plus SP3 and earlier Trainz versions you CANNOT select and backup the Default Picklist
Select the Picklist Contents:
Left Click on any one of the items
press  Ctrl  +  A  to Select All the items
Copy the List to a New Window:
Right Click on any one of the items
select List Assets in New Window from the popup menu


Notes:
The option Export to CDP does appear in the menu list but this will export all the selected assets (with ALL their meshes, textures, config.txt files, etc) and not just a list of <kuids>. The resulting .cdp file can easily be many megabytes in size.
Copy Assets in Picklist:
The Picklist assets will be listed by their kuids in the Asset KUID box of a new search filter
Left Click inside the Asset KUID box and press  Ctrl  +  A  to select them ALL
copy the asset list to your operating system clipboard (press  Ctrl  +  C )


Transfer the List to Notepad (or Any Text Editor)

     Top Next Up Next Down Bottom
Steps:
Open Notepad or Any Other Suitable Text Editor:
open your favourite text editor (MS Notepad, Notepad++, etc)
Left Click inside the Notepad window and then press  Ctrl  +  V  (paste)
Save the Picklist as a Text (.txt) File:
from the Notepad File menu select Save or press  Ctrl  +  S . If you are not using Notepad, make sure that the file format is text (.txt) for compatibility
select a suitable backup location for the backup file
enter a filename - the same name as the Picklist would be a good idea - then save


How to Restore a Picklist

     Top Next Up   Bottom
Restoring a Picklist basically involves reversing the above two steps
Steps:
Open Your Text Editor:
open your favourite text editor (MS Notepad, Notepad++, etc)
locate and load the saved Picklist text file into your text editor
select all the text - press  Ctrl  +  A 
copy the text to your operating system clipboard - press  Ctrl  +  C 


  Open CM in the Destination Trainz and Create a New Filter:
in the copy of Trainz where the Picklist is being restored or transferred, open Content Manager
start a new filter, select Custom
paste ( Ctrl  +  V ) the asset list into the Asset KUID box
delete from the filter the line Installed - this will ensure that any Picklist assets that are on the DLS but not installed on your system will be identified

Error creating thumbnail: /bin/bash: line 1: /usr/bin/convert: No such file or directory Error code: 127 if any assets are identified as Available for download (i.e. they are not installed) then download and install them first
   Create a New Picklist:
 
select an entry and then select all ( Ctrl  +  A )
Right Click on any entry and select  Add to Picklist  and then  New Picklist  from the popup menus


Name the Picklist:
Enter a name for the Picklist (the same name as the original would be a good idea) and Left Click the OK button (for T:ANE and TRS19) or the  Save  button (for Trainz Plus and TRS22)


    Top Next Up    

Trainz Wiki

More Tutorials and Guides to Using Trainz

Related Links

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

Retrieved from "https://wiki.trainzsimulator.com/index.php?title=How_to_Backup_a_Picklist&oldid=47529"