Message Areas - "Dynamic Track? wot is it and how does it work?"

Train-Sim.Com Message Areas

"Dynamic Track? wot is it and how does it work?"

Email this topic to a friend
Printer-friendly version of this topic
Bookmark this topic (Registered users only)
Previous Topic | Next Topic Conferences MSTS Route Design (Protected) Original message
nickcritchell (3 posts)
Mar-21-02, 01:57 PM (EST) "Dynamic Track? wot is it and how does it work?" I havn't used dynamic track yet and wondered how it helps and how to use it.If anyone can help...Thanx
Nick Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top
Table of Contents

Subject Author Message Date ID RE: Dynamic Track? wot is it and ho... DKlemm Mar-21-02 1 RE: Dynamic Track? wot is it and ho... LooseCannon17 Mar-21-02 2 RE: Dynamic Track? wot is it and ho... davidbeach Mar-21-02 3

Lobby | Topics | Previous Topic | Next Topic
Messages in this topic
DKlemm (1291 posts)
Mar-21-02, 02:45 PM (EST) 1. "RE: Dynamic Track? wot is it and how does it work?" Dynamic track allow you to make non standard sizes. For example, the shortest straight piece I think is 10m, or maybe it is 7m. With Dynamic you start off at 2m. Also allows you to make curves at any radius you want.David Klemm
Illinois Central Route
Illinois and St Louis Divisions
Ver 0.7 uploaded
Decatur IL 51% done, off playing with trains and doing research for the next update!
Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top
LooseCannon17 (24 posts)
Mar-21-02, 04:53 PM (EST) 2. "RE: Dynamic Track? wot is it and how does it work?" Dynamic TrackWhat a wondeful thing it is. Here is how it works, just so you don't have to figure it out too much.You have a 3.5m section of track to fill. If you put in you 7m piece, it overlaps, causing an error in the track database files if you try to run on your route.So you go and open up your objects menu, and choose Dynamic Track. You then place you dynamic track piece, then what? There is a window in the top of your route editor that is usually hidden for dynamic track. Open this window. You will see a start length, a middle length, and a end length. Just below that you will see first curve and second curve. Dynamic track only curves to the right, keep this in mid at all times when filling the gaps. If you enable the first curve, the radius will be 25, and the angle will be .010. What does this mean. If you have to curve the dynamic track to make it fit, adding to your middle length makes the curve longer. Adding more angle means that when your track connects to the end of the orther piece, if is is on an angle you will be able to line it up. I could go on for hours about this dynamic track, as could others. Keep this in mind. Play around with your other track pieces so that you only have to use the dynamic track piece as a straight line piece. If you put too much curve in it, or the angle on the end isn't correct, you trail will derail. Many other people will say it is easy to use, I am one of them, as long as you know how to use it.Have fun and do brakestands.Loose Cannon 17 Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top
davidbeach (105 posts)
Mar-21-02, 11:49 PM (EST) 3. "RE: Dynamic Track? wot is it and how does it work?" Actually, dynamic track, like all curved sections, initially curves to the left. Use the T key to flip it end to end to get a curve to the right. Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top

Lock | Archive | Remove

Lobby | Topics | Previous Topic | Next Topic