Trains using common.cab technique not visible in locomotive list - OR V1.0

[belgian62]

Hello,

I have a few trains which are using the common.cab/common sound technique. After installation, and looking into the locomotive section of open rail V1.0, those trains are not in the list. What could be the reason?

Best regards

Kurt

[crstagg]

Hello,

I have a few trains which are using the common.cab/common sound technique. After installation, and looking into the locomotive section of open rail V1.0, those trains are not in the list. What could be the reason?

Best regards

Kurt

Do you know for certain that a Consist exists with that (those) Engine(s) as the lead engine of a consist? I just tested one of my engines that uses a Common.Cab CVF file and it was present in the OR list.

BTW I tried a little test. I temporally deleted the CFV file from the folder to see if the Engine was still in the list. It was. So apparently all OR looks for to create the list is a CabView line in the ENG file.

[belgian62]

Do you know for certain that a Consist exists with that (those) Engine(s) as the lead engine of a consist? I just tested one of my engines that uses a Common.Cab CVF file and it was present in the OR list.

BTW I tried a little test. I temporally deleted the CFV file from the folder to see if the Engine was still in the list. It was. So apparently all OR looks for to create the list is a CabView line in the ENG file.

Hello Charles,

Thank you for your reply.
All trains have a consist - but perhaps something is wrong within the cfv or other related file.

I will do some rechecking.

Best regards

Kurt

[crstagg]

Hello Charles,

Thank you for your reply.
All trains have a consist - but perhaps something is wrong within the cfv or other related file.

I will do some rechecking.

Best regards

Kurt

Kurt,

It is only after OR loads and starts the display in the #2 view instead of in the Cab in the #1 view that you will notice something wrong with the CFV. Then you need to look in the Log file for the error. Unlike MSTS which just says it can't create the cabview and crashes.

[belgian62]

Kurt,

It is only after OR loads and starts the display in the #2 view instead of in the Cab in the #1 view that you will notice something wrong with the CFV. Then you need to look in the Log file for the error. Unlike MSTS which just says it can't create the cabview and crashes.

Hello Charles,

Thank you for the extra information.

I'm using the context program and Route control and hopefully both programs will give some extra information.

Also I have found the following within some consists file :

for example

name of the consists file = klassiekje groen.con , but when opening the klassiekje groen.con file I see the following

Train (
TrainCfg ( "test klassiekje groen"

Could this be the problem?

Best regards

Kurt

[crstagg]

Hello Charles,

Thank you for the extra information.

I'm using the context program and Route control and hopefully both programs will give some extra information.

Also I have found the following within some consists file :

for example

name of the consists file = klassiekje groen.con , but when opening the klassiekje groen.con file I see the following

Train (
TrainCfg ( "test klassiekje groen"

Could this be the problem?

Best regards

Kurt

That is EXACTLY your problem. Just like the Engine line in ENG files the TrainCfg line must be an exact duplicate of the CON file filename. If you want more description than the filename, you add a Name line to the CON file. Like this
Train (
TrainCfg ( NS_yard_goat
Name ( "Yard Duty w/GP40" )
Serial ( 1 )

[belgian62]

That is EXACTLY your problem. Just like the Engine line in ENG files the TrainCfg line must be an exact duplicate of the CON file filename. If you want more description than the filename, you add a Name line to the CON file. Like this
Train (
TrainCfg ( NS_yard_goat
Name ( "Yard Duty w/GP40" )
Serial ( 1 )

Hello Charles,

OK - thank you for the info.

I corrected the consists files, but unfortunately the specific trains are still not appearing into the locomotive list.

I will continue my research.

Best regards

Kurt

[belgian62]

Hello Charles,

In some eng files I have also found some strange elements.

For example - I did find AM 62-208 ABDx - but when doing a search, I simply cannot find a file with the specific AM 62-208 ABDx filename

Best regards

Kurt