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smmille1Charter Member · 553 posts

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Got myself an ocitrol and phase 1 style headlamps among other things on the TA/Kuju SD40-2 courtesy of freightanim().Now who can I find that might light this?
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CoonskinMember since Aug-1-02 · 2136 posts

RE: Ah, the joys of freightanim()

Indeed, a very nice unit.WHERE is this freightanim() line at? I have some rollingstock with loads on them, and I can't find that line anywhere. Where does this line appear, how do you make it work?Andre

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smmille1Charter Member · 553 posts

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It only appears if specified.
Most people don't use it, let alone know what it is/what it does.
It's only partly functional as compared with what it's speculated to be intended for. What it allows is to add another shape file to rollingstock. It supposed to also allow animated loads, but I think that only works on steam tenders (or was that tank engines). I'm not even sure about that - I only learned as much as I needed to know to do what I wanted. Anyway, the line gets added to a .eng/.wag file, and the syntax is
freightanim(<shapefile> <val1> <val2>)
<shapefile> is the extra shape to be added
<val1> and <val2> are numbers, and I don't know what they're for. I've been using 1 and 1, and that seems to keep it happy. The shape file has to have the same pivot as the rollingstock it's attached to, or else it displays in strange places. That's about the extent of my knowledge on this subject.

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CoonskinMember since Aug-1-02 · 2136 posts

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snmille1 posted:<snip: some good info about freightanim()>"That's about the extent of my knowledge on this subject"Well, it's more than I knew!Thanks!Andre

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np2156Charter Member · 94 posts

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The two values are the height in meters of the starting (full) and ending (empty) positions of the FreightAnim object when it represents the coal load in a steam locomotive tender. As the coal supply runs down, the FreightAnim object is simply lowered inside the tender, giving the illusion of a depleting coal load (unless of course the empty value is set too low and you end up with a coal load floating around the tender wheels!) I'm not sure if this animation actually functions for other vehicle types, but if you specify the same starting and ending position, the FreightAnim object will appear as if it were permanently attached to the vehicle. I have been experimenting with using it to attach extra details to a diesel locomotive, and it appears that the FreightAnim object will not display with the values set to 0,0. 1,1 works fine though.

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DRGWK36Charter Member · 419 posts

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Where does the load shape file go? Is it in the TRAINSET folder or does it go in the same folder as the loco or car you're adding it to?Andy

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ace6879Charter Member · 1653 posts

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howdy, As far as I knew I was doing the lighting for ya!! I have all the coding in, and should have it done over the weekend. Drop me a line when ya get a chance OK??Thanks!
Kelley D. Ellison
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smmille1Charter Member · 553 posts

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I sent ya an email on Wednesday. Is that good enough? Edit: eleven words and I still screw one up.

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ace6879Charter Member · 1653 posts

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Howdy, Update from the Ellison light works this is the "pre-number model" Ocitrol DELUX!! (the vertical dark line is the nose, as ther headlight is offset like it should be!!! this model was a PLEASURE to light!!)Enjoy!Kelley D. Ellison
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