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    • fionmacoolF Offline
      fionmacool
      last edited by

      Apologies if this has been already covered but I can't find a reference.
      How do I change the train direction? Both when placing the train and when the train has been placed already?

      Zere are still some architectes zat do not know ow to use ze SketchUp..... Zis is unbelievable....

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      • eneroth3E Offline
        eneroth3
        last edited by

        @fionmacool said:

        Apologies if this has been already covered but I can't find a reference.
        How do I change the train direction? Both when placing the train and when the train has been placed already?

        To go backwards you set the speed to zero and the reverse button gets enabled in the drive dialog. To place it the other way around I think you should press tab. I'm currently at my frinds house and don't have Sketchup or the plugin installed here but the status bar text in add rolling stock tool should say what key to press.

        @deaneau said:

        about jPod is this a station or is this only a solar panele?

        i cant see elevators or escalators

        [attachment=1:3s1hozl4]<!-- ia1 -->_2014.08.02_04h49m09s_024_00922.jpg<!-- ia1 -->[/attachment:3s1hozl4]

        Link Preview Image
        JPods - Wikipedia

        favicon

        (en.wikipedia.org)

        looks nice.

        this could be design in a game too

        Google Search

        favicon

        (www.google.de)

        will be different colors of cars a different line?
        like this

        [attachment=0:3s1hozl4]<!-- ia0 -->_2014.08.02_05h19m08s_025_00923.jpg<!-- ia0 -->[/attachment:3s1hozl4]

        do you know more about this system? ok elecrical (solar). in berlin we have had monorail

        M-Bahn - Die Magnetbahn Referenzstrecke in Berlin - Nahverkehrstechnologie Entwickelt in Berlin - www.berliner-verkehrsseiten.de

        favicon

        (www.berliner-verkehrsseiten.de)

        http://www.berliner-verkehrsseiten.de/m-bahn/M-Bahn-1988.jpg

        That's a solar panel. There wont be different lines. The pod goes all the way to the station you want it to go to.

        My website: http://julia-christina-eneroth.se/

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        • deaneauD Offline
          deaneau
          last edited by

          thanks Christina,
          without Sketchup? wow. some times sketchup is a drug, and the sketchucation server was down here. some bad minutes or houres.

          _2014.08.03_19h12m42s_001_00899.jpg
          http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hl-Signalsystem

          and a little movie

          _2014.08.03_19h15m43s_002_00900.wmv

          ...
          _2014.08.03_19h22m02s_004_00902.jpg

          _2014.08.03_19h23m41s_005_00903.jpg

          trigger and contacts to switch sinals and brake shoe
          _2014.08.03_20h02m59s_008_00906.jpg

          _2014.08.03_19h25m08s_007_00905.jpg

          _2014.08.03_21h29m53s_010_00908.jpg

          MADE, BORN AND LIVING IN BERLIN
          Big Thank You to all Programmers
          Some German words are so long that they have a perspective. M.Twain

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          • eneroth3E Offline
            eneroth3
            last edited by

            Dean:

            Do you have the specifications this model is drawn after? I'd like to know the width of where the catenary can be and the default height. Measurements of the catenary support structure would be very useful too. Also if there's a specific color used on these that color code would be useful for drawing own catenary.

            My website: http://julia-christina-eneroth.se/

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            • deaneauD Offline
              deaneau
              last edited by

              @eneroth3 said:

              Dean:

              Do you have the specifications this model is drawn after? I'd like to know the width of where the catenary can be and the default height. Measurements of the catenary support structure would be very useful too. Also if there's a specific color used on these that color code would be useful for drawing own catenary.

              do you talking about a german system, or what? we have in europe many different systems...

              when you can waiting a little time, i will search all about this. my information is based on german system.

              here a page about Swiss, Austria and Germany

              however geman language

              http://homepage.hispeed.ch/wili-the-wire/

              sorry, tecknical publications will be very rare and this special in english is more than rare.

              the table is spliited in Text, Drawing(blueprints) and photos. i think the Drawings will be important for you. dont wondering that some pictures in this page is before 1945,too.

              EDIT:
              dean

              MADE, BORN AND LIVING IN BERLIN
              Big Thank You to all Programmers
              Some German words are so long that they have a perspective. M.Twain

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              • eneroth3E Offline
                eneroth3
                last edited by

                I haven't had time to check out the link until now. Some of the drawings seem really useful πŸ˜„ . I'm mostly interested in the German system but it seems to be quite similar the Swedish one.

                My website: http://julia-christina-eneroth.se/

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                • deaneauD Offline
                  deaneau
                  last edited by

                  @eneroth3 said:

                  I haven't had time to check out the link until now. Some of the drawings seem really useful πŸ˜„ . I'm mostly interested in the German system but it seems to be quite similar the Swedish one.

                  i could look, to find some informations about differences. hight over rail head (SO in german). etc.

                  ok is not your question however could look good in ERS

                  https://www.htw-dresden.de/uploads/tx_templavoila/E-Highway.jpg

                  dean

                  MADE, BORN AND LIVING IN BERLIN
                  Big Thank You to all Programmers
                  Some German words are so long that they have a perspective. M.Twain

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                  • eneroth3E Offline
                    eneroth3
                    last edited by

                    The typical height of the catenary would be useful to know. I know it's not constant in real life and can be lower under bridges for instance but since it would be constant in the plugin it would be useful to know what value to set it to.

                    I don't have the time myself to draw lines for trucks but if I get the catenary to work any user could add it. I'll focus mostly on rail transport which is what the plugin is designed for and I've already proved it can be used for roads too even if that really should have its own plugin with features such as changing lane anywhere and driving manually.

                    The main focus for the next release will be a new track drawing mode for continuous rail lines connecting points selected by the user. This will be much faster than the current method of adding short track segments and manually reposition them to desired length and angle. It will also support transition curves to reduce jerk when entering or leaving a curve.

                    transition curve.png

                    main line.png

                    transition_example.png

                    My website: http://julia-christina-eneroth.se/

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                    • deaneauD Offline
                      deaneau
                      last edited by

                      @eneroth3 said:

                      The typical height of the catenary would be useful to know. I know it's not constant in real life and can be lower under bridges for instance but since it would be constant in the plugin it would be useful to know what value to set it to.

                      I don't have the time myself to draw lines for trucks but if I get the catenary to work any user could add it. I'll focus mostly on rail transport which is what the plugin is designed for and I've already proved it can be used for roads too even if that really should have its own plugin with features such as changing lane anywhere and driving manually.

                      The main focus for the next release will be a new track drawing mode for continuous rail lines connecting points selected by the user. This will be much faster than the current method of adding short track segments and manually reposition them to desired length and angle. It will also support transition curves to reduce jerk when entering or leaving a curve.

                      [attachment=2:28av6pjt]<!-- ia2 -->transition curve.png<!-- ia2 -->[/attachment:28av6pjt]

                      [attachment=1:28av6pjt]<!-- ia1 -->main line.png<!-- ia1 -->[/attachment:28av6pjt]

                      [attachment=0:28av6pjt]<!-- ia0 -->transition_example.png<!-- ia0 -->[/attachment:28av6pjt]

                      hi Christina, yes thats right about different height.

                      i the pictures you can see the red area, over the clearance diagram (blue /yellow) this is the room that can move the pantograph. in the short movie, you can see the movement of the wire along the pantograph (zig zag). when you will have the clearance diagram and the catenary i can send this via PM.
                      MIBA have a german seria about railroad infrastructure (signals, catenary etc.)

                      do you want remove complete the old system, laying out the tracks? this system was good for people will using your plugin for planing the modelrail road πŸ˜‰

                      for example. if you want plan a mΓ€rklin board, this could build first in 1:1 and than, if i finished..you can scale this down to the H0,TT,N scale. ok than withot driving trains.

                      https://shop.vgbahn.info/miba/shop/elektrische+fahrleitungen-_197.html

                      https://shop.vgbahn.info/miba/shop/signale++band+1-_194.html

                      MIBA have specialist literature not only for model railroader.

                      however only in german πŸ˜‰

                      actually i work on signals

                      http://www.elektrische-bahnen.de/technik/ol_aufbau_1930.jpg

                      dean

                      MADE, BORN AND LIVING IN BERLIN
                      Big Thank You to all Programmers
                      Some German words are so long that they have a perspective. M.Twain

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                      • eneroth3E Offline
                        eneroth3
                        last edited by

                        The latest version with the new track drawing mode is now published. In Add Track Tool you can now click points in the model that will be connected with a continuous railroad line. Curves with customizable radius and curvature change rate will be automatically added at the corners. The old 'From Scratch' mode is of course kept but now called 'Junction' to distinguish it from the mode for drawing lines.

                        From now on I'm also publishing the plugin without translations included since waiting for it to be translated has delayed the publishing process previously. Also I don't want to put pressure on the translators to finish their translations if they are busy or away from home. However I hope the translators will post their translations here once they've had the time to complete them πŸ˜„ . In the plugin's lang folder there's a file called template.txt that contains all strings to translate. By comparing this, eg. with the notepad++ compare plugin, to the old translation file you can see what strings has been added or removed.

                        My website: http://julia-christina-eneroth.se/

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                        • deaneauD Offline
                          deaneau
                          last edited by

                          cool idea Christina, this will done more than fast.

                          thank you πŸ‘

                          dean

                          MADE, BORN AND LIVING IN BERLIN
                          Big Thank You to all Programmers
                          Some German words are so long that they have a perspective. M.Twain

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                          • deaneauD Offline
                            deaneau
                            last edited by

                            Hello Christina,

                            i would insert platform stairs,, is this better as structure?

                            VIZ_0074.jpg

                            VIZ_0075.jpg

                            here a Plateform Name Sign

                            VIZ_0073.jpg

                            Ersingburg Hbf. this Name is fictive.. other Name like Ersingen and Ersing etc will be real.

                            E-R-S...ingburg Hbf
                            E-R-S...Eneroth Railroad System

                            Plateform with Roof
                            VIZ_0076.jpg

                            VIZ_0077.jpg

                            MADE, BORN AND LIVING IN BERLIN
                            Big Thank You to all Programmers
                            Some German words are so long that they have a perspective. M.Twain

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                            • eneroth3E Offline
                              eneroth3
                              last edited by

                              A platform and its roof is typically made as a structure so it can easily be used in multiple places and even in curves. The stairs could be made as structure ends (similar to a tunnel portal) if it will always be at both ends of the platform. Otherwise you can have a normal component for it.

                              My website: http://julia-christina-eneroth.se/

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                              • deaneauD Offline
                                deaneau
                                last edited by

                                @eneroth3 said:

                                A platform and its roof is typically made as a structure so it can easily be used in multiple places and even in curves. The stairs could be made as structure ends (similar to a tunnel portal) if it will always be at both ends of the platform. Otherwise you can have a normal component for it.

                                ah ok, the stair i will be more in the middle.

                                thank you

                                dean

                                MADE, BORN AND LIVING IN BERLIN
                                Big Thank You to all Programmers
                                Some German words are so long that they have a perspective. M.Twain

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                                • eneroth3E Offline
                                  eneroth3
                                  last edited by

                                  In that case I'd make the stairs as cut-opening components. You can look i the example model how it's done.

                                  My website: http://julia-christina-eneroth.se/

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                                  • deaneauD Offline
                                    deaneau
                                    last edited by

                                    @eneroth3 said:

                                    In that case I'd make the stairs as cut-opening components. You can look i the example model how it's done.

                                    ah ok i have seen..

                                    thank you

                                    dean

                                    MADE, BORN AND LIVING IN BERLIN
                                    Big Thank You to all Programmers
                                    Some German words are so long that they have a perspective. M.Twain

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                                    • eneroth3E Offline
                                      eneroth3
                                      last edited by

                                      These elevated tracks are really lovely. I especially like the second to last image with the small windows to the right breaking the symmetry.

                                      My website: http://julia-christina-eneroth.se/

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                                      • deaneauD Offline
                                        deaneau
                                        last edited by

                                        @eneroth3 said:

                                        These elevated tracks are really lovely. I especially like the second to last image with the small windows to the right breaking the symmetry.

                                        we have so many different "S-Bahn-Bogen". If you search this via Goggle you will see so different version.

                                        MADE, BORN AND LIVING IN BERLIN
                                        Big Thank You to all Programmers
                                        Some German words are so long that they have a perspective. M.Twain

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                                        • OxerO Offline
                                          Oxer
                                          last edited by

                                          I have translated the plugin to Spanish Language, here is the file:

                                          Spanish Language File v0.1.15

                                          "The result is the end what is important is the process" by Oxer
                                          [http://www.oxervision.blogspot.com/(http://www.oxervision.blogspot.com/)]

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                                          • eneroth3E Offline
                                            eneroth3
                                            last edited by

                                            @oxer said:

                                            I have translated the plugin to Spanish Language, here is the file:

                                            [attachment=0:1kf36y3w]<!-- ia0 -->es.l10n.zip<!-- ia0 -->[/attachment:1kf36y3w]

                                            πŸ‘ πŸ‘

                                            My website: http://julia-christina-eneroth.se/

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