Open Rails only shapes

[kraus]

A few shape files have been released that work in Open Rails but do not work in Train Simulator. These shapes have been claimed to have been designed for Open Rails.

Open Rails does not currently have an Activity Editor or Consist Editor. These Open Rails only shapes do not work in Consist Editor. The image of the shape does not appear and selecting other items is also affected. So Open Rails only shapes don't actually work for Open Rails.

Deksosoft GP30.jpg

The first image is an Open Rails only shape that has been corrected to work in Train Simulator and the second image is an original Open Rails only shape.

To correct the shape, use MSTS Shape Fixer.

[kraus]

Why not both? How this was made to work is left as an exercise for the reader.

These three values should all be the same to work in Train Simulator. Open Rails needs to be a bit more exact.

Wagon ( dash9-Or-Special

Engine ( dash9-Or-Special

Wagon ( dash9-Or-Special )

Dash 9 OR Special.jpg

[kraus]

I don't think that Open Rails should crash when presented with malformed data. I would like to see it report an error describing what is wrong with the file and reject the malformed file. This would prompt the file to be corrected.

[kraus]

Hi Charles,
That was a very subtle test - I actually found two errors in your file, but only one caused MSTS to choke!! I also found what might be called a missing parameter, which didn't cause trouble for MSTS or OR, but probably would if that function was used in an activity.

Cheers,
Ged

Hi Ged,

Could you post your findings?

[kraus]

You both spoiled the contest for everyone else. Why did I even bother to post:

There was a contest? What did we win?