Phrontistes

Hi Pete Nice layout, but that would be too confusing for me. I prefer to work with small layouts, but they should be right down to the last detail. The DONNER PASS is now also available as a video. Just look at my channel. https://www.youtube.com/@MBS-Phrontistes Kind regards Phrontistes

Hallo zusammen, das großartige Layout DONNER PASS von Ernest @ern45 aus Südafrika, welches ich mit mehreren Kameras in Szene gesetzt habe, steht jetzt auch als Video zur Verfügung. Damit können es auch diejenigen ansehen, die (noch) nicht mit V8 arbeiten wie z.B. @streit_ross, dem ich die Idee mit der bodennahen Kamera verdanke und Ernest selbst, der bei V7 bleiben will. Hi everybody The great layout DONNER PASS by Ernest from South Africa, which I staged with several cameras, is now also available as a video. This means that even those who don't (yet) work with V8 can see it, such as streitross, to whom I owe the idea with the ground-taking camera, and Ernest himself, who wants to stay with V7. Link to my Youtube-Channel Dort findet ihr auch den UFO-Flug. There you will also find the UFO flight. Beste Grüße / Kind regards Phrontistes

Hallo @Roter Brummer, nur als Hinweis zum Verteiler Hardingen: Bei der Dreiwegweiche sind die Weichensignale nicht mit der Weiche verbunden, bewegen sich also nicht wenn die Weiche umgestellt wird. An allen fünf Übergängen stimmt das Profil des Bahndammes nicht ganz. Man sieht einen Spickel der Bodenplatte des angeschlossenen Moduls (also Blickrichtung vom Verteiler weg). Ich hatte ja schon den armen Wolfgang @prinz in Verdacht, dass sein Profil an seinem Abzweig nicht stimmt. Dummerweise hatte ich sein Modul aber immer am Verteiler Hardingen angeflanscht statt es mal mit Deiner Standardgeraden zu probieren. Auch innerhalb des Verteilers Hardingen gibt es an einer Stelle wo zwei Bodenplatten aufeinandertreffen einen Versatz (siehe Bild). Wenn Du mal an dieses Modul gehst, kannst Du das vielleicht berichtigen. Im Übrigen sind Deine Module eine Supersache für den Anfänger, der erst mal lieber Steuerungen schreibt als Landschaft zu gestalten. Beste Grüße Phrontistes

Hi Pete Perhaps an addendum: I have dealt almost exclusively with the controls and stage layouts that others have made. For example, take a look at Ernest's DONNER PASS, which I have provided with camera work. ID: D37AE594-7955-4B19-9072-52FDB259742F. Best regards Phrontistes

Hi Pete Yes, stay tuned to understand routes and the event management. It's worth it, especially if you want to make videos, because that's the only way to get a smooth operation. Good luck! Best regards Phrontistes

Hi Pete Maybe I should explain what routes can and can't do. Routes are there to secure the path of a train. A requested route will therefore only be released and blocked if there is no train on the route and no other route has been previously released that collides with the requested route. With the release of the route, all signals (as defiend in the routes-constructor) and switches are set. All this makes the program independent. In the case of requested and colliding routes, it is a coincidence which route is released first. Routes are not there to decide which train should go from where to where. You make this decision by that you request the route required for the desired trip set the train in motion to the starting point of the route (by hand or by EM). I hope again this will get you a little further. Best regards Phrontistes

Hi Pete, I think not only a little while. It took me a few weeks to get to where I am now. About your EM: So it won't work out for logical reasons. I'll describe what you're doing here, namely a pointless roundabout: You evaluate the event, a specific route has been activated/deactivated – but without querying whether it has just been activated or deactivated. Regardless of whether it is activated or deactivated, you activate exactly this route under certain conditions, so you either activate it for the second time (don't do it because of the stack!) or you just deactivate it again. It may be that you have to evaluate the event Route has been activated/deactivated, but firstly you have to evaluate the condition "Route is active" (or not) and secondly you do something afterwards that should follow and do not manipulate the triggering route. Evaluate when a train enters a track contact and then decide which route should be activated (once!). I hope this will get you a little further. Best regards Phrontistes

Ja ja, schon gut, auch wenn ich hin und wieder wechsle um unseren englischsprachigen Kollegen etwas zu zeigen. Aber ich lasse es jetzt wahrscheinlich einfach auf englisch, da sind mir die Begriffe ohnehin eingängiger. Beste Grüße Phrontistes

Vertauschung: Sprache ist auf DE: links Textfelder für DE, rechts Textfelder für EN Sprache ist auf EN: links Textfelder für EN, rechts Textfelder für DE Im Bild ist es richtig - weil ich die Texte manuell verschoben habe . Ablauf: Sonst alles ok, Du sollst beim Wechsel der Sprache ja "nur" auch den ggf. schon vorhandenen (lokal hinterlegten) Inhalt mitnehmen. Beste Grüße Phrontistes

Von der beim Publizieren: Du vertauschst links und rechts - aber ohne die darin enthaltenen Texte. Beste Grüße Phrontistes

Hallo @Neo, beim Wechsel der Bedienungssprache vertauscht Du bei der Beschreibung die Eingabe von DE-EN. Du solltest schon vorhandene Texte dabei aber auch tauschen sonst stehen sie danach im falschen Feld. Beste Grüße Phrontistes

Hallo @EASY, Guckst Du hier im Katalog: Beste Grüße Phrontistes

Hi Pete, Setting is ok, but means to construct a route for further use. No, a route can serve any train coming to the startpoint. To activate a (beforehand constructed) Route use the EM (perferred) like this: In this example, I ensure that trains enter a double-track station primarily on track 1, otherwise on track 2, but prevent two trains from occupying the two tracks in the same direction because that led to a deadlock if a countertrain comes. But that's just an example of how routes can be activated under certain conditions with the help of the EM. Or - second possibility - you click here to activate a route (once because of the stack): Do so by EM. Here one more example: Look here, what happens when the Timer expires, the blocked-variable gets false (because the countertrain has retracted) and the direction-variable is set to depot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flw_ZIcrabk Here you can see, that there is a stack. Route 6-1 and routes 1 C-->E / 2 E-->C are crossing (see video). They are therefore only released one after the other by the program. And it is possible that the next train again reserves Route 6-1 (Stack!), which will be released as recently as the Train from the Depot is back on the countertrack. Here the same situation as mbp: Routes Example.mbp Open the routes-window (F5) and watch the trains move. Variable names and comments are largely (but not entirely) in English. I hope I was able to promote your understanding of routes. Routes are great and reliably prevent trains from colliding. No signals or switches have to be set manually or via EM. Kind regards Phrontistes

I can imagine where the problem lies. With routes, you have to be very careful to only activate them once and not (accidentally) multiple times. If you have set the defer request option (see picture), the program puts all requests on a stack and processes then stack. This has (supposedly) strange consequences. The routes work absolutely flawlessly if you use them correctly. Kind regards Phrontistes

Hello everyone, Pete may have a logic problem that cannot be pinpointed with event tracking, which reveals syntactical errors. Incidentally, you would recognize an error in the event tracking immediately, because it then stops and shows you the error in red. If you click on the red line, you are in the event where the error is. Kind regards Phrontistes

Hallo @Neo, der Blick aus dem Cockpit ist immer aus Führerstand 1, auch dann, wenn das Fahrzeug Führerstand 2 voraus, also rückwärts fährt. Bei einem Triebwagen fällt es besonders auf. Ich weiß mir schon zu helfen, trotzdem die Frage, ob das sinnvoll ist, so wie es ist. Beste Grüße Phrontistes

Hi Pete Why do you have to switch switches when you use routes? I think it would be easier you set routes depending on the train. It can end in chaos if you activate routes and switch switches at the same time. Best regards Phrontistes

In the english version shown as "[empty]" . Best regards Phrontistes

Hi Wolfgang, You never stop learning. I've always wondered what that's good for . Now I know it . Kind regards Phrontistes

Hi Pete, Are you using version 8? Then it should always work because the 3D Train Studio is backwards compatible. I think it's more convenient than Herman's suggestion not to start 3D Train Studio and simply double-click on the downloaded file, then the program opens immediately with the file. Send a screenshot, maybe we can help you. Opening an mbp file is actually not a problem. Kind regards Phrontistes

Hi Pete, this ist also very important: First check whether the variable exists. Kind regards Phrontistes

Hello @Herman, I already hinted at that but variables aren't his thing Kind regards Phrontistes

Hi Pete, That's not the solution because you have still empty vehicle-objects. In general, you drive a hell of an effort to switch switches. Use the routes to switch signals and switches, then you won't have any more problems. I never switch a signal or a switch with the event management, but always by route. Kind regards Phrontistes

Here you have a problem: This is not allowed. You may not target a vehicle object when the vehicle could be in a depot. Kind regards Phrontistes

Hallo @Markus Meier, guckst Du hier: und hier: Beste Grüße Phrontistes