Railworks America

This by far is no promise but I have been studying up on route creation. My plans ( no promises) to create the AVR from Washington Pa. To Greenwood yard first. If and I mean if I can be successful will build all 75 miles worth.

OK, my progress. Really nothing. The route properties are set up but cant get Google Maps overlay to work. Terrain I have the proper folders and files installed into the folders but when I go to import them, nothing. They are the 1/3 arc .hgt files for the Pittsburgh area to include Washington Pa. So, trying to figure out what I need to do.

Still working this route. Building up my Maned KML and series KML files. I hope someone who has more experience can chime in.
I have RWTools which I already set up my route files. Now after building my KML files do I import those prior to importing my terrain data? I have REDem but I am not sure on my data yet.

Any comments appreciated.

Glenn

Be patient. I hope to learn route building one day soon too.

glenn68 wrote:Still working this route. Building up my Maned KML and series KML files. I hope someone who has more experience can chime in.
I have RWTools which I already set up my route files. Now after building my KML files do I import those prior to importing my terrain data? I have REDem but I am not sure on my data yet.

Any comments appreciated.

Glenn

I don't believe it matters whether you do the terrain first or use RWTools to massage the kml files. Whenever you're ready to do that, go into RWTools 'route building tools' menu, choose 'marker files' then 'convert markers direct to dcsv.' At least that's the way I did it.

gwgardner wrote:

glenn68 wrote:Still working this route. Building up my Maned KML and series KML files. I hope someone who has more experience can chime in.
I have RWTools which I already set up my route files. Now after building my KML files do I import those prior to importing my terrain data? I have REDem but I am not sure on my data yet.

Any comments appreciated.

Glenn

I don't believe it matters whether you do the terrain first or use RWTools to massage the kml files. Whenever you're ready to do that, go into RWTools 'route building tools' menu, choose 'marker files' then 'convert markers direct to dcsv.' At least that's the way I did it.

I agree, Going to allow RWTools and ReDem do their work.

Ok, right now I am close to importing all my data. I have my Name_AVR, Series_AVR and downloading the grid float for the area. Now what I don't understand, the grid float files at 1/3 arc/second looks like a huge file. plus when I got the download link, it showed me a kmz file of my downloaded area. Does it matter if the area that I get is way larger than I need. This was done on 24 on the download manager.

There is no downside to erring on the side of more area than you exactly need. From my experience if the polygon you draw for your route area even slightly enters the next lat/long 'square' , that whole square gets downloaded from the usgs site.