Moving camera.

[ideaman]

Hi every one. I am running the latest download and have figured out most of the controls. But for the life of me I cannot get the camera to go to the end of the train or to the last car that has been uncoupled like I could in MSTS. Is there a trick to this. Thanks for any help.Greg.

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Hi every one. I am running the latest download and have figured out most of the controls. But for the life of me I cannot get the camera to go to the end of the train or to the last car that has been uncoupled like I could in MSTS. Is there a trick to this. Thanks for any help.Greg.

Here are all the ORTS keys and what they do.

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[ideaman]

Thank you Otto. I have had OR for some time and 66 pages of documentation of version 360 and 2 pages key board commands but nothing on the numeric keypad. I assume that sence 360 came out that a lot of things have been updated. Anyhow Thanks for the quick start guide. Much appreciated. Greg

[longiron]

You can download the pdf from the OpenRails web site. It will be updated in the near future to reflect some enhancements in the software.

[twpol]

Thank you Otto. I have had OR for some time and 66 pages of documentation of version 360 and 2 pages key board commands but nothing on the numeric keypad. I assume that sence 360 came out that a lot of things have been updated. Anyhow Thanks for the quick start guide. Much appreciated. Greg

None of the commands require the use of the numeric keypad - although you may prefer to use it over the arrow keys and insert buttons. All the keys are listed in the F1/Help window in Open Rails itself, and a text document plus keyboard graphic can be saved if you press Alt-F1.

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None of the commands require the use of the numeric keypad.

Have you tried using some of the red key functions above which require the use of the NumKeypad with NUM-LOCK ON ?

Don't know how laptop users can manage using them all.

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[twpol]

Have you tried using some of the red key functions above which require the use of the NumKeypad with NUM-LOCK ON ?

I never use the numpad with Open Rails so I don't really know what you're talking about. You may only be able to use the numpad with num-lock in a paticular state, but you can always use the equivalent non-numpad keys.

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I never use the numpad with Open Rails so I don't really know what you're talking about. You may only be able to use the numpad with num-lock in a particular state, but you can always use the equivalent non-numpad keys.

What #9 or #3 key do you use to PAN IN or OUT in a Free #8 camera view ?

Using the external keyboard of a desktop computer these ORTS #9, #3 and other numpad keys work on it's numbers keypad only when NUMLOCK is OFF !

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[twpol]

What #9 or #3 key do you use to PAN IN or OUT in a Free #8 camera view ?

Page up and page down (might be labelled on your numpad - they are on mine). #7 and #1 are home and end.

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Page up and page down (might be labelled on your numpad - they are on mine).

These keys do not move the #8 FREE camera view unless NUMLOCK is OFF !

O t t o

[longiron]

These keys do not move the #8 FREE camera view unless NUMLOCK is OFF !

O t t o

Otto,
You can use the Home/End and Page Up/Down keys with the extended PC keyboard to control the camera. With the #8 camera, these work but you need to press ALT+Key for some controls. You can also use the NUMPAD equivalents. We try to offer the most flexibility to the community, but keyboard mapping is not a trival project with different international layouts and PC extended vs laptop keyboards.

That's why the OR team included the system's keyboard mapping in the F1 HUD.

[twpol]

These keys do not move the #8 FREE camera view unless NUMLOCK is OFF !

This is completely untrue for my keyboard, the normal (non-numpad) page up/down work no matter what state numlock is in. Only the keys on the numpad care what state numlock is in, which is as it should be.

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This is completely untrue for my keyboard, the normal (non-numpad) page up/down work no matter what state numlock is in. Only the keys on the numpad care what state numlock is in, which is as it should be.

The Page-Up and Page-Down keys on the Cursor Keypad do not move the camera when in #8 Free Camera mode.

The Page-Up / #9 and Page-Down / #3 keys do on the Numbers Keypad only when NUMLOCK is OFF.

Below is the programmers keyboard I use. Apart from the additional programmable 24 PF function keys it functions just like any standard keyboard.

Would anybody else like to comment on what their external keyboard's Cursor and Numbers keypads do when using these keys as described in the above ORTS manual ?

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[baldwin]

The free camera for me works without using the NumPad. The arrow or direction keys along with the Shift, Ctrl and Alt keys work as the key command list shows.

[longiron]

Works as described without using NumPad on my Logitech wireless keyboard

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