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Route building blunder

Posted:
Sat Mar 16, 2024 4:00 pm
by RAILSOHIO
So I have decided to get serious about the Ohio route I have been working on since 2010. I decided to clean up the route and streamline the number of providers by unchecking the ones I am not using. Besides helping the idea that will not have to look through so many assets in the process. Also,as an FYI,I purchased a new gaming PC about a year ago. I cloned the whole installation,and installed it on an external SSD. So my older computer does have the non updated version of my route. What has happened is that I lost all of the track after unchecking many providers. So I went back through and enabled EVERYTHING. No luck. So when you unload a set of blueprints,is it actually erased? No I did not create restore points on the SSD. Is there an alternative to overwriting the new one with the old? I used mostly Scale Rail track,and a variety of track rules. And there is no place on the whole route where any track shows. I hope there is a good fix for this. Joe
Re: Route building blunder

Posted:
Sat Mar 16, 2024 4:33 pm
by buzz456
My first question is have you looked in the route (new) xml to make sure that the 3D stuff is there?
Re: Route building blunder

Posted:
Sat Mar 16, 2024 5:13 pm
by RAILSOHIO
So I never unchecked the 3DTS. But I still reviewed all providers on my running through and rechecking them all. Also I decided I really want to use the High Line track,as it has embankments built in. So I had placed a few miles of that track. And it is gone. Makes me think it is a track rule. But as I said,multiple TR's are used,and nothing shows.
Re: Route building blunder

Posted:
Sun Mar 17, 2024 6:54 am
by buzz456
You didn't answer my question.
Re: Route building blunder

Posted:
Sun Mar 17, 2024 9:44 am
by RAILSOHIO
Buzz with the exception of reskinning,and the initial set up of the folder structure,back in 2011,I am have little experience with the file structure/hierarchy. Are we talking under Content/Routes ? I was not ignoring you,sorry it came across that way.
Re: Route building blunder

Posted:
Sun Mar 17, 2024 9:07 pm
by buzz456
In content routes your route whatever its number is there is a file called RouteProperties.xml. In there it lists all of the providers assigned to the route. Are the proper 3D track files all listed there?
Re: Route building blunder

Posted:
Sun Mar 17, 2024 10:28 pm
by RAILSOHIO
So I have kept the new gaming PC as pristine as possible. I have not even installed TS tools on it. I opened TS Tools on the old PC and found and opened the file. So I know what you mean now. However there is good news. I have two SSD's,and one of them still has the route updates from a few weeks ago. So I will no long have to "fix"the latest one. When I get a chance I will see if I can find the problem on the installation on the other drive. I consider this problem solved, at this point. Thanks for your help!
Re: Route building blunder

Posted:
Mon Mar 18, 2024 9:11 am
by buzz456
Good for you. If you want to share I'd be happy to poke around and see if I could figure out what's going on but in any event carry on.
