Railworks America

If there is any route makers out there not doing any thing at the moment i need some help creating some terrain, there is really no specific type of terrain besides that at a certain point the ocean will start. If you are interested the PM me in RWA .

Is this terrain for a real world location? I can knock out DEM / SRTM terrain pretty fast if yes.

BoostedFridge wrote:Is this terrain for a real world location? I can knock out DEM / SRTM terrain pretty fast if yes.

No but i have tried to get my game to load terrian in from DEM but it wont work how did you do it

OregonRider wrote:No but i have tried to get my game to load terrian in from DEM but it wont work how did you do it

There are several threads about how to do this with pictures and directions here in the forum. There is an excellent tutorial by bnsfsubdivision. That is what I first used. Getting basic 1 arc second terrain in the game using this tutorial shouldn't take you any longer than an hour for a very large area.

If you aren't modelling a real location, and still want to avoid SRTM/DEM terrain then you would be making your terrain using the tools in the editor, starting from a 'flat world'. This might seem easier at first, but is a complete pain in the butt to create grades and scenery on anything but very flat, and small route.

If you want to model something along the coast pick an area and have him make the terrain for you and then build your railroad around it.

BoostedFridge wrote:

OregonRider wrote:No but i have tried to get my game to load terrian in from DEM but it wont work how did you do it

There are several threads about how to do this with pictures and directions here in the forum. There is an excellent tutorial by bnsfsubdivision. That is what I first used. Getting basic 1 arc second terrain in the game using this tutorial shouldn't take you any longer than an hour for a very large area.

If you aren't modelling a real location, and still want to avoid SRTM/DEM terrain then you would be making your terrain using the tools in the editor, starting from a 'flat world'. This might seem easier at first, but is a complete pain in the butt to create grades and scenery on anything but very flat, and small route.

This is not my first route but this is my first mixed terrain route. Thanks for telling me about the threads it will aid in a secret route i am working on. Now if only i could get my google earth working.

buzz456 wrote:If you want to model something along the coast pick a area and have him make the terrain for you and then build your railroad around it.

I would but i already have the terrain started. But i am considering starting completely over and loading terrain in.

BoostedFridge wrote:

OregonRider wrote:No but i have tried to get my game to load terrian in from DEM but it wont work how did you do it

There are several threads about how to do this with pictures and directions here in the forum. There is an excellent tutorial by bnsfsubdivision. That is what I first used. Getting basic 1 arc second terrain in the game using this tutorial shouldn't take you any longer than an hour for a very large area.

If you aren't modelling a real location, and still want to avoid SRTM/DEM terrain then you would be making your terrain using the tools in the editor, starting from a 'flat world'. This might seem easier at first, but is a complete pain in the butt to create grades and scenery on anything but very flat, and small route.

I can't find the thread

[quote="bnsfsubdivision"]http://railworksamerica.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=6151

The program in drop box does what exactly?

OregonRider wrote:

bnsfsubdivision wrote:http://railworksamerica.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=6151

The program in drop box does what exactly?

It's the tutorial. Old link expired so I reuploaded it.

Oh ok

bnsfsubdivision wrote:

OregonRider wrote:

bnsfsubdivision wrote:http://railworksamerica.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=6151

The program in drop box does what exactly?

It's the tutorial. Old link expired so I reuploaded it.

The pdf wont load

Have you unpacked the rar file?

bnsfsubdivision wrote:Have you unpacked the rar file?

USGS wont allow any data downloads any more