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Trainplayer/Tracklayer Manual TrainPlayer/TrackLayer Manual TrainPlayer / TrackLayer User's Manual Version 7.2 June, 2020 TrainPlayer/TrackLayer User's Manual copyright ©2005-20, TrainPlayer Software file:///E|/RRW/Doc72/index.htm7/2/2020 12:59:32 PM Contents TrainPlayer Contents Introduction Welcome to TrainPlayer What's New in Version 7.2 What For? About This Manual Where to Go for Help TrainPlayer Menu Reference Getting Started About Files Opening a Layout A Tour of the Screen Layout Properties About Sizes and Scales Adjusting the View Map View Layout Printing Exporting Images The Help Menu What's Next Running Trains About Trains The Train Control Bar The Train Window Moving Trains By Hand Yard Mode Switches Coupling and Uncoupling Horns and Sounds file:///E|/RRW/Doc72/Contents.html (1 of 6)7/2/2020 12:59:33 PM Contents Turntables and Transfer Tables Managing Cars About Cars Car Collections Default Car Sets Car Loads Car Properties Car Data Properties Collection Editors The Car Inventory Bar Building Trains Selecting Cars and Trains Adding Cars and Trains Removing Cars and Trains Relocating a Train Naming Trains Train Properties The Train Tree Operations About Ops Ops Central About AO Grids Further Reading Scripting About Scripting Scripting UI Devices Working With Scripts How to Get Started in Scripting TP Programming Language file:///E|/RRW/Doc72/Contents.html (2 of 6)7/2/2020 12:59:33 PM Contents Scheduling Clock Schedule Window Stations Station Properties Customizing Operation Preferences Switch Preferences General Preferences Track Preferences Train Preferences Style Preferences Sound Preferences Customizing Toolbars The Customize Dialog Windows and Views Road Styles TrackLayer Contents file:///E|/RRW/Doc72/Contents.html (3 of 6)7/2/2020 12:59:33 PM Contents Introduction Getting Started Starting the Program Layout and Image Files The Overall Process Tutorial The BN Cascade Mining Division Dimensions About the Grid Adjusting the Grid Resizing and Rescaling Straight Track and Switches Drawing Straight Track and Switches Editing Track Special Track Track Properties Curved Track Drawing Curves Editing a Curve Loops and S-Curves Helices Turntables and Transfer Tables Creating a Turntable Creating a Transfer Table Scenery Toolkit file:///E|/RRW/Doc72/Contents.html (4 of 6)7/2/2020 12:59:33 PM Contents About Scenery Tutorial: Jamestown Scenery UI Devices Choosing Scenery Drawing Scenery Editing Scenery Animated Scenery Managing Scenery Modular Railroading About Modules About Modular Layouts Modular Layout Tutorial Building a Modular Layout Building a Module The Module Manager Module Manager Settings Advanced Topics Debugging and Repairing Publishing Your Layout Importing CAD Layouts Dialogs Choosers Choosers Local Car Chooser Local Layout Chooser Local Scenery Chooser Local Sound Chooser Web Car Chooser Web Layout Chooser Web Scenery Chooser Web Sound Chooser Load Chooser Customize Customize Commands Customize Keyboard file:///E|/RRW/Doc72/Contents.html (5 of 6)7/2/2020 12:59:33 PM Contents Customize Menu Customize Options Customize Toolbars Scenery Scenery Preferences Scenery Properties: Background Scenery Properties: General Scenery Properties: Line Scenery Properties: Text Scenery Properties: Line Script Central Script Central SC Junction Actions Tab SC Reference Tab SC Scripts Tab SC Settings Tab SC Subroutines Tab SC Variables Tab Ops Central OC Advanced Tab Cars Grid Industries Grid Locations Grid Sequence Grid Switchlist Grid XO Cars Grid Scripting Script Editor Junction Action Editor Other Windows Route Finder Waybill Window Advanced Layout Properties Car Collection Publisher Control Panel Folder Properties Layout Link Properties Layout Publisher Missing Car/Scenery Alert Road Styles Dialog Track Checker The Train Toolbar Clock Settings file:///E|/RRW/Doc72/Contents.html (6 of 6)7/2/2020 12:59:33 PM Welcome to TrainPlayer Welcome to TrainPlayer! TrainPlayer simulates operating a model railroad layout on the computer. It is designed for all types of model railroad fan, from the one who has built a railroad empire in the basement, to the one who dreams of doing so, to the one who never will, but just likes to run trains. Opening a layout file in TrainPlayer is like walking into a room and finding a fully-built model railroad with clean tracks, attractive scenery, a couple of trains, and a control panel sitting in the corner. You nudge the speed dial and one of the trains starts to move. You form a smile and crank up the speed. Welcome to TrainPlayer. TrainPlayer works with pictures of track plans which have been specially prepared by the addition of electronic tracks. The pictures might be renderings by Kalmbach artists, or digital output from your favorite CAD program, or scanned-in drawings made with pencil and paper. A set of features known as TrackLayer -- described in the second half of this manual -- is used to apply the track, switches, and turntables. In TrainPlayer, you add trains, cars, and stations, and you're ready to run. What's New in Version 7.2 What For? About This Manual Where to Go for Help TrainPlayer Menu Reference file:///E|/RRW/Doc72/TrainPlayer%20Intro.htm7/2/2020 12:59:33 PM What's New in 7.2 What's New in Version 7.2 ● Digital clock -- we finally did some modernizing of this device ● Route Finder improvements -- now faster and more useful, can now throw switches along route ● Advances in Advanced Ops -- more flexible dispatching, multiple start / finish locations ● All-new AO documentation, dozens of new ready-to-operate layouts ● Modifiable font for loads -- see Text Loads Style ● Switchlist Robot: complete the deliveries in your AO session with one click ● 1:1 Scale -- now simulate a full-size model ● Track capacity calculator, available via new script function $CAPAC ● Many tweaks and fixes throughout file:///E|/RRW/Doc72/Whats%20New%20in%2072.htm (1 of 2)7/2/2020 12:59:34 PM What's New in 7.2 What Was New in 7.1 ● Car Swap -- drag-and-drop replacement of existing cars with new models ● AAR Override-- change a car's AAR code to whatever it needs for special ops purposes ● Full-screen view -- enjoy the layout without the toolbars and distractions ● Overpass track -- instant over-under configurations ● Sound Preferences tab -- improved sounds, adjustable channel volumes ● Straight track draw -- strictly horizontal or vertical ● Train toolbar -- new icon buttons for train operation ● Car shift -- reorder trains easily file:///E|/RRW/Doc72/Whats%20New%20in%2072.htm (2 of 2)7/2/2020 12:59:34 PM What For What For? Q: Is there any point to moving little make-believe trains around an image of a model pretending to be a railroad? A: Sure. ● Explore layout designs. When you're thinking about designing a railroad, there is nothing handier than a book of track plans. Well-designed plans give you ideas about how different track configurations might work with your theme and fit in the space you have. Attractive artwork inspires you to think about the terrain and the scenery. TrainPlayer brings you some great track plans to browse, appreciate, and try. ● Develop operating plans. If you had an operating railroad and an unlimited supply of rolling stock, how would you go about running it? You need to figure out how to deliver goods and passengers for your customers, what cars you need to run on what schedule, how to avoid delaying the express while the local is tying up the main line. With TrainPlayer, you can develop timetables and schedules by driving the layout and letting the program keep track of times and distances. ● Test your equipment. Do you already have a collection of cars? Customize the ones in the program so they match yours, and see if your 86-foot flatcars look realistic going around the 16-inch curves on your target plan. ● Learn train moves. It isn't obvious how to shuffle a dense yard of cars when you have a schedule to meet. With TrainPlayer, you can learn by practicing. Figure out how to classify cars so they're on the right tracks at the right time. Learn to minimize the number of moves it takes. Try your hand at a switching puzzle. ● Teach train moves. If you're already a skilled operator, use TrainPlayer to spread your knowledge. Use the recorder to capture a sequence of moves, and play it back for the learners. Demonstrate how to handle a meet on the main line, or switch an industrial siding. ● Share your layout. If you have a layout that welcomes visiting operators, TrainPlayer is an excellent introduction and training tool for them. Send them a copy of your layout before their visit and they'll feel far more comfortable operating with you! Or post a copy of the file on your website and allow people to experience your railroad from a distance. and of course ● Play with trains. file:///E|/RRW/Doc72/What%20For.htm7/2/2020 12:59:35 PM About This Manual About This Manual This manual is in two parts. The first covers TrainPlayer, and describes how to run trains on prepared layouts. The second covers TrackLayer, and describes how to prepare the layouts. We don't really expect you to read the manual. Most of what you need to know about TrainPlayer you can figure out by opening a layout and running trains. But you might glance through to pick up tips which could enhance your enjoyment. TrackLayer is a little more involved, so it is recommended that you at least go through the TrackLayer tutorial. The manual is organized by topic. The first chapter tells how to open a layout, what you'll see, and how you can adjust the screen as you like. The next two chapters describe how to run trains, and how to assemble and dismantle them.
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