F7 and F9 views in OR

[prr4ever]

Are there any plans in the future to rework both the F9 and F7 views? Specifically, as in MSTS, in the F7 view all the car numbers appear both the player and the static displays. This helps a lot in working complex yard work. As they are now, once you uncouple cars they display only player. The number and text lines are far too long when not close to the string of cars. In other words they stretch high in the air and are not able to be seen without changing the view angles.

In F9 the view resets to the engine side of the consist every time you couple or uncouple a stack of cars. I then have to slowly move back to the rear of that consist to work other cars. I have not discovered a way to move along the consist in F9 by sliding the slider. It only moves by holding down the mouse key with the mouse on the far end arrow point.

Hope I am not sounding too muddled here?

[Darter7]

If you hit shift+F7, all car numbers will be visible.

[prr4ever]

F7/f9

Thanks, I probably should have known that!! Bad me....

[Rick-MONON]

Speaking of views, when I press 2 in OR it places me right in the middle of the first engine, is there a key combo to move the 2 to view to start or move to a few cars behind the first engine?

[ideaman]

That's not what the man asked. He wanted to know if the car numbers could be brought down to a more reasonable height. I find them way to high also. Greg

[crstagg]

Speaking of views, when I press 2 in OR it places me right in the middle of the first engine, is there a key combo to move the 2 to view to start or move to a few cars behind the first engine?

Do you want fish or the fishing pole? Here is the fishing pole:

F1 key which brings up the Keyboard cheat sheet. Look for "Car Next"

[sidp]

There's also a description of the effects of all of the "view" keys in Section 7.9 of the Manual. ORTS is similar to MSTS, but also has some significant differences and extra features.

[prr4ever]

F7/f9

Thanks Charles.

You always give me good answers. Now how about F9 and moving along the consist? Every time I uncouple, F9 jumps back to the engine and I have to s l o w l y one car at a time work it back to the end car.

[crstagg]

Thanks Charles.

You always give me good answers. Now how about F9 and moving along the consist? Every time I uncouple, F9 jumps back to the engine and I have to s l o w l y one car at a time work it back to the end car.

Click on the right or left arrow and it moves slowly. Click just inside the Arrows and it moves quicker.

[prr4ever]

F&/f9

Thanks Charles!

Both questions solved.

I have been clicking on just the arrows. Not like MSTS where you can drag the slider.