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Hi Neo Thanks for that, it's something else to look forward to. Just out of curiosity, what percentage of members would you consider might constitute "being known more internationally"? I must admit that as a sad single language Brit I find it difficult to learn another language, I just don't have the ear for it, but as the alternative to German is already English in so many other areas of the program I am just a little surprised that you have not included this already in the areas that we are discussing. There again I know nothing of computer programming so am oblivious to the intricacies that would be required to make such alterations. Fingers crossed that you might find a way to introduce this sooner rather than later. Kind regards Pete

Hi Walter Many thanks for taking the trouble to reply. As you have no doubt seen from the reply by EASY he too has made the same observation. I think it's now simply a question of waiting to see if Neo has any thoughts. Cheers Pete Hallo Walter, Vielen Dank, dass Sie sich die Mühe gemacht haben, zu antworten. Wie Sie zweifellos aus der Antwort von EASY ersehen haben, hat auch er die gleiche Beobachtung gemacht. Ich denke, es ist jetzt einfach eine Frage des Abwartens, ob Neo irgendwelche Gedanken hat. Prost Pete

Hi EASY Thanks for that. I had concluded that it might be the modeller who created the text but clearly I was unaware of the single language restriction, although it does unfortunately make sense. I have been a member of this wonderful past time since April 2019 and have spent many hours experimenting with operational options or simply getting a Google translation. One of the benefits has been that, in time, I have got to understand quite a few German words and phrases, and that's great, but as I keep saying to other members, the little grey cells don't retain some things quite as well as they used to so I look for easier solutions now. If they are not available or possible then I'll simply keep cajoling said little grey cells to work a bit harder and stop going to sleep!!! I'll wait and see if Neo has any possible solution. Many thanks once again. Kind regards Pete Hallo EASY Danke dafür. Ich war zu dem Schluss gekommen, dass es der Modellierer sein könnte, der den Text erstellt hat, aber offensichtlich war mir die Beschränkung auf eine einzige Sprache nicht bewusst, obwohl sie leider Sinn macht. Ich bin seit April 2019 Mitglied dieser wunderbaren vergangenen Zeit und habe viele Stunden damit verbracht, mit operativen Optionen zu experimentieren oder einfach eine Google-Übersetzung zu erhalten. Einer der Vorteile war, dass ich mit der Zeit einige deutsche Wörter und Sätze verstanden habe, und das ist großartig, aber wie ich anderen Mitgliedern immer wieder sage, behalten die kleinen grauen Zellen einige Dinge nicht mehr ganz so gut wie früher, also suche ich jetzt nach einfacheren Lösungen. Wenn sie nicht verfügbar oder möglich sind, werde ich diese kleinen grauen Zellen einfach weiter überreden, ein bisschen härter zu arbeiten und nicht mehr einzuschlafen!! Ich werde abwarten und sehen, ob Neo eine mögliche Lösung hat. Nochmals vielen Dank. Herzliche Grüße Pete

@Neo Hi Neo I have addressed this enquiry to you but am not sure whether I am correct in doing so or whether it should be directed to the individual who created the model. That said the question really applies to all of the 3D models, so perhaps I am better asking you this question. Is it possible to have the various descriptive elements in English, or the facility to auto translate them from German to English, much as we are able to do in the forum. I realise that individual words can be copied and subsequently translated in numerous other media or that a trial and error principle can be applied to each of the alternatives on offer, but this is very time consuming so an option to translate in the program would be great. I have attached a screenshot to show what I am trying to explain. Kind regards Pete

Hallo Rolf Kein Problem, danke trotzdem. Ich bin mir nicht sicher, ob es sich um eine Anomalie im Programm handelt oder nur um etwas, das ich versehentlich erwischt habe und das dieses Problem verursacht. Beim Senden dieser Antwort hatte ich keine Probleme damit, dass der Cursor an den Anfang der Zeile zurücksprang, was ein Grund ist, warum ich absichtlich darauf geachtet habe, dass ich es geschafft habe, zwei Textzeilen zu vervollständigen, nur um es zu testen. Na ja, vielleicht ist es nur ein weiterer kleiner Gremlin, der beschlossen hat, aufzuwachen und jetzt wieder eingeschlafen ist. Prost Pete Hi Rolf No problem, thanks anyway. I'm not sure if it's an anomaly in the program or just something I accidentally caught that is causing this problem. When sending this answer, I had no problems with the cursor jumping back to the beginning of the line, which is one reason why I intentionally made sure that I managed to complete two lines of text just to test it out. Well, maybe it's just another little Gremlin who decided to wake up and has now fallen asleep again. Cheers Pete

Hi Rolf What a brilliant solution, of course I am aware of each of the various components and their use but true to form I just didn't consider putting them together in order to create an answer to my problem. Hmmm, I'll take it as an age thing rather than anything else!! But note to self, think more outside the box in order to solve a problem. I'll definitely apply this suggestion to Trenton as well as trying to get to grip more with variables and route planning as has been recommended to me in earlier forum conversations. Oh, what a busy bee I am going to be!! As a final passing comment, I wonder whether you can throw any light on this somewhat irritating problem that has suddenly appeared when trying to reply to messages in the forum. I begin typing and at some point along either the first or second line the curser simply jumps back to the beginning of that line. No matter what I do I don't seem to be able to solve this little irritation other that type everything in Word and then copy and paste it back into the reply box in the forum. I am unaware of having done anything differently myself but who knows!! Cheers Pete Hallo Rolf Was für eine brillante Lösung, natürlich bin ich mir der verschiedenen Komponenten und ihrer Verwendung bewusst, aber wie es sich gehört, habe ich einfach nicht daran gedacht, sie zusammenzusetzen, um eine Antwort auf mein Problem zu finden. Hmmm, ich nehme es eher als eine Sache des Alters als irgendetwas anderes!! Aber notieren Sie sich selbst: Denken Sie mehr über den Tellerrand hinaus, um ein Problem zu lösen. Ich werde diesen Vorschlag auf jeden Fall auf Trenton anwenden und versuchen, mich mehr mit Variablen und Routenplanung auseinanderzusetzen, wie es mir in früheren Forengesprächen empfohlen wurde. Oh, was für eine fleißige Biene ich sein werde!! Als letzten Kommentar frage ich mich, ob Sie dieses etwas irritierende Problem beleuchten können, das plötzlich beim Versuch, auf Nachrichten im Forum zu antworten, aufgetreten ist. Ich fange an zu tippen und irgendwann springt der Cursor entweder in der ersten oder zweiten Zeile einfach zum Anfang dieser Zeile zurück. Egal, was ich tue, ich scheine nicht in der Lage zu sein, dieses kleine Ärgernis zu lösen, außer dass ich alles in Word eintippe und es dann kopiere und wieder in das Antwortfeld im Forum einfüge. Mir ist nicht bewusst, dass ich selbst etwas anders gemacht habe, aber wer weiß!! Prost Pete

Hi Many thanks for that, it just goes to show that you learn something new everyday. Cheers Pete

Well bit might be a bit unorthodox but I have solved my problem by using the wall section along with a colour yellow file that I created in 3Dpaint and saved as a png file, screenshot attached which I think looks much better and it lies flat to the ground. Pete

Hi Goetz Well bit might be a bit unorthodox but I have solved my problem by using the wall section along with a colour yellow file that I created in 3Dpaint and saved as a png file, screenshot attached which I think looks much better and it lies flat to the ground. Pete

Hi Goetz Just a thought, but as a possible alternative to the virtual tracks, there is a flexible wall with customisable functions for texture. However, there is nothing in the catalogue that would be suitable other than a rapeseed field, but that is not really good. Is there anyway for me to import a coloured texture, via the import from file option and if so how do I go about this please. I've attached a screenshot to show the effect. The wall has been reduced down to 0.2 Pete

Attached is a screenshot of my efforts thus far. Not a bad look although the curves are a bit bumpy. I've only recently picked up the comments Goetz has made about the virtual track turning invisible in simulation mode but as I mentioned to him it's not often I delve into such dark corners!!!! No doubt plenty to ponder on before I decide to make any more modifications. Cheers Pete

Hi Goetz Well that wasn't something that I had thought about, although I tend not to use simulation mode much, the blurry background plays havoc with my ageing eyesight, only if I am testing a crane movement do I use this mode and then get back out again as quickly as possible. I'm sending a screenshot to @cafe break to show the effect so far but I would really like to have much smoother curves than I have at the moment. Perhaps I might have to forego greater realism for now until there is an option to colour the road markings. Something for me to sleep on tonight!!! Pete

Lively would certainly be the case. Unfortunately, unless I am overlooking something I need to use this effect in "3D model only" mode, otherwise it simply drops back to size 1 as soon as it gets near all other tracks and makes a real mess, so it would seem that my best bet is to use it as an overlay only as I was doing with the road markings, the tricky bit is making the right calculations so that it lays over the actual track properly. Unfortunately simply dividing the actual track specs by 10 doesn't work so it's quite a long winded job, but I'm getting there slowly. I'll send you a screenshot once I have something to show. Cheers Pete

After a bit of trial and error I think that increasing to size 10 and then burying most of it into the ground is giving the best result. An acceptable width to the yellow line with the most acceptable hump caused by the curvature of the track, so many thanks for your suggestion. I'll implement it onto the rest of the airport layout which will give a bit more realism. Cheers Pete

Hi Cafepause Many thanks for your suggestion. I hadn't considered a length of virtual track but having tried it I can see your point. My main concern is that it is round and therefore in order to get a reasonable visual effect it is necessary to push the size up quite a bit, possible 5 or more and then bury much of it in the ground. So far I have tried 3 but it's not enough, even after burying much of it I am still left with quite a curved surface, so I'll keep experimenting and see what size proves ti be best. I'll let you know. Cheers Pete

Hi to all I am, what many might consider to be a tight fisted Yorkshire man, I prefer to think that I am simply considerate when it comes to spending hard earned money. However, I have to also conclude that for me to spend £53 or 60 euros for 12 months, absolute enjoyment is but a drop in the ocean and a decision that takes but a split second to implement. I know we are currently in the beta phase and that I could have been activated to use this +package facility without cost, but Neo has spent considerable time developing this program so that we can all the derive such pleasure from it that for me it made simple sense just to pay the 60 euros and get on with my life. So guys lets not loose sight of the many hours of enjoyment we get from all of Neo's efforts. 60 EURO's divided by 365 makes for a pretty cheap daily entertainment!! Cheers Pete

Hallo Rolf Schön, dass Ihnen das Layout bisher gefallen hat. Leider müssen Sie darauf hinweisen, dass nur Flüge innerhalb Europas verfügbar sind und Sie äußerst klein sein müssen, um diese zu erwischen. Seit ich Ihnen die Screenshots geschickt habe, war ich damit beschäftigt, Änderungen vorzunehmen, es gibt jetzt 5 Flüge, die die Passagiergangway haben, und jeder hat jetzt Passagiere, die während der Ausschiffung und später bei der Einschiffung erscheinen. Während ich das geklärt habe, muss ich sagen, dass ich sehr beeindruckt war von Ihrer Fähigkeit, all die verschiedenen Komponenten zu finden und zusammenzubauen, um diese Passagierstege zu schaffen. Es braucht mehr als nur ein wenig Fantasie, um jede Komponente zu finden und auszuwählen, um ein so großartiges Endprodukt zu schaffen. Ich ziehe meinen Hut vor euch!! Das einzige andere Element, von dem ich auf meinem Layout etwas enttäuscht bin, ist die Möglichkeit, Rollweglinien in Gelb zu erstellen. Ich stelle fest, dass Ihre alle gerade Linien sind, was in Ordnung ist, ich kann sehen, wie ich diese erreichen kann, aber meine müssen gekrümmt sein, da mein Flughafen ziemlich verdichtet ist, also muss ich die Straßenmarkierungen verwenden, die natürlich nur weiß sind, ich habe noch keinen anderen Artikel im Katalog gefunden, der angemessen wäre. Ein weiteres Detail, das mir bisher entgangen ist, ist, dass das Gepäck die Rolltreppe des Gepäckwagens hinauffährt. Es ist kein Problem, die Rolltreppe in Bewegung zu setzen, aber bisher habe ich nicht herausgefunden, wie ich die verschiedenen Gegenstände nach oben und in das Flugzeug bringen kann. Ein bisschen mehr Kopfkratzen ist erforderlich, denke ich, wenn es überhaupt möglich sein wird. Prost Pete

@opax Hi Rolf I have had to move our conversation into the general forum in order to attach the promised screenshots. I hope you find them interesting. Well I have your passenger gangway system working beautifully now, albeit on just 2 planes at the moment, so attached are a couple of screenshots for you to take a look at. The layout is called Trenton. It's only about 60% complete. I've attach a few extra screenshots to give you an overall idea of the layout. I hope you find them interesting Cheers Pete Hallo Rolf Ich musste unsere Konversation in das allgemeine Forum verlegen, um die versprochenen Screenshots anzuhängen. Ich hoffe, Sie finden sie interessant. Nun, ich habe Ihr Passagier-Gangway-System jetzt wunderbar funktionieren, wenn auch im Moment nur in 2 Flugzeugen, also sind ein paar Screenshots beigefügt, die Sie sich ansehen können. Das Layout heißt Trenton. Es ist nur zu etwa 60 % fertig. Ich habe ein paar zusätzliche Screenshots beigefügt, um Ihnen eine allgemeine Vorstellung vom Layout zu geben. Ich hoffe, Sie finden sie interessant. Prost Pete

Hi Phrontistes I fully understand. Kingston, the screenshots that I attached is one of my less complicated layouts. Fairmont, my first is the most complex followed by Portland which has a fully functioning lock. Trenton, the one that I am working on now, will I hope, be somewhat more perfect as far as operational function is concerned as I plan to spend time experimenting with routes and the airport operation will be much slicker. My smallest layout "Woodridge" might be one of the first to get a routes makeover once I have got that element mastered. All the very best. Cheers Pete

Hi Phrontistes Thanks for that I'll take a look. In the meantime I have attached a few screenshots of one of my layouts that I hope you might find interesting. Whilst most of it works it certainly needs a lot of streamlining which may well bring it down in size but until I have gained enough expertise it will have to wait. Cheers Pete

Hi Phrontistes Well at least now I know why it didn't work. That you took a few weeks to achieve your results and knowledge is quite impressive. Without a clear manual to suggest different steps it all becomes a bit of a guessing game, but in a way that is party of the appeal although my real interest is in designing the layout, getting things to work properly is the icing on the cake. Thus far I have designed 4 layouts and am now on my 5th. In each many elements work, to a point, but the overall effect of the layout is, I think quite good. In each I try to introduce something different from knowledge that I have gained but in doing so I tend to put to the back of my mind improvements to my EV knowledge. However as I gain more experience I do keep returning to the original layouts and making adjustments. My only pit fall is the size that each layout becomes. The smallest is just shy of 3000kb and the largest is over 5300kb. My computer copes well with all of these but It does restrict what I can share unless a member is happy for me to send a layout via email as an *.mbp. One other element that also restricts sharing is that on some of the layouts I have some bespoke trucks and trailers, courtesy of another member but they are too large to be considered for the catalogue. My ultimate aim is to produce video's of each so that they can be posted on YouTube, but that's for another day. Anyway I digress. When I look at some of the EV that you and other members produce I cannot but wonder just how you found the elements to choose in order to achieve your results. As you have already seen from my attempt to solve the routes issue, I simply started to look through the various sections of EV to try to find something that resembled a possible result. Clearly the obvious to me was not the answer. Now however, with your advice I might just get it sorted. Once again many thanks Kind regards Pete

Hi Phrontistes Well you make it all seem so simple and very much more reliable and professional than my feeble attempt using lots of signals, timing and switches. It is, however going to take me a little while to work through all of the information that you have sent to me and to watch the video so I didn't want you to think that I was ignoring your most generous advice. Since our last conversation I did try to come up with a solution myself, attached screenshot, but alas it didn't work so hopefully with your guidance and advice I'll get this issue sorted finally and in doing so add considerably to my knowledge base. Many thanks once again. Cheers Pete

I'm confused, and clearly not using "routes" correctly. I assumed that setting a route simply meant clicking on the routes icon at the bottom of the screen, select the train and then simply list the route by means of moving from one signal or TC, (waypoints) to another until that part of the route in question was complete. I have set the route for each train in 2 parts. One leaves the terminal and ends just before the first VD. The second starts after the train has left the last VD and runs through to the freight terminal. Each train begins once it's relevant signal has been switched. I was unaware that it was to activate said route in the EV as well. I can now see the relevant section for activate or deactivate a route but no where have I come across the defer picture that you have sent. Once again I have attached two more screenshot of one of the routes and would welcome your further advice as to the proper method of activating both. Cheers Pete

Thanks for that. At least I can now utilise F12 fully. That said on the rare occasions that I have used it, nothing came up red. Pete

Simply because I have found that after setting a route, with trains in particular, that junctions are more often than not ignored. I've taken another screenshot, this time of the junction in question and showing the route for a particular train, the last one to negotiate this junction. When it arrived at said junction it simply followed the path of the previous train. Pete