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I get the above message when trying to run MSTS with a locomotive I've "reversed" using SFM (Shape File Manager). Other reversed locomotives I've created seem to be OK.The locomotive in question is a P42, with 12399 polygons. Using SFV (Shape File Viwer), the original (unreversed) locomotive displays fine with no errors; and also runs fine in MSTS. The reversed locomotive displays in SFV but I get an error message "Error 9 - Subscript out of range" where the number of kujus should be shown.Anyone have any ideas what is going on here?Thanks.
If you want to run that loco in reverse, why not just reverse it Conbuider or in AE, if it gives you trouble after doing it in SFM ??Stew aka 6330trainfan Albany WA Australia
Using AE or Conbuilder to reverse locomotives is fine EXCEPT that the reversed locomotives bogies (trucks) face or turn the wrong way when going around curves. Try it and look!Reversing locomotives using SFM (or equivalent) corrects that problem, so that the bogies turn the correct way when locomotives go around curves.
Using SFM v2.4 I reversed the NALW p42_Amtk_3_2.s and viewed it in the latest Sview and the ont that now comes with Route Riter with no problems. It seems that either the reversing process went awry, or the sfv that you have does not see the model correctly. What is the version number of the sfv you have.Beer is not a matter of life and death. It is much more serious than that. mervyn.
HiIt sounds as if the s file on your reversed loco has been corupted during the reversing process, does shape file viewer see the loco or not, the kuju comparision is comparing polys or points I think, so if you are in error there,the reverse process has probably gone astray, open the s. file and near the top (first few lines)there is a number of points count if this is hugh there is no way it will go in to MSTS i have had trouble with counts higher than 10000 points, note this is not a poly count.Peter
Corrupted .s file is what I suspect as well. I tried two times to reverse the locomotive file, but both of them are "corrupted".BTW, the locomotive I am trying to reverse is an Amtrak P42 #60 model by Robert Fontaine.The point count is 6167 for both normal and reversed locomotives.I don't fancy comparing .s files as there are literally hundreds or thousands of lines of code to check.SFM version I have is 2.4, SFV is version 1.0.95.
Something else about "Reversing" Locos was mentioned by EMU FARMER I hadn't noticed, SMOKE and LIGHTS:http://www.train-sim.com/dcforum/DCForumID3/22107.htmlThanks for all the comments here, it is giving me clues about what to watch out for the next time I "Reverse" a Loco or Trainset Unit ! O t t o
