TrainArtisan SD40-2 invisible in ORTS

[johnnyboy99]

So I installed ORTS for the first time today and I installed the MSTS V1.2 update with the SD40-2. I have a problem where the SD40-2 is completely invisible except for the headlights and smoke. How do I fix this?

[Lonewolf2777]

The shape file is uncompressed it needs to compressed in order for it to work on OR

[bootednancy]

Also, in the "S" file of the SD402, there is a glitch which Kuju put in the file that prevents it from being compressed and displaying in a consist.

Scroll near the bottom of the file: anim_node WIPERBLADELEFT1 (
controllers ( 2
tcb_rot ( 5
tcb_key ( 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 )
tcb_key ( 1 0 0 0.382683 0.92388 0 0 0 0 0 )
tcb_key ( 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 )
tcb_key ( 3 0 0 0.382683 0.92388 0 0 0 0 0 )
tcb_key ( 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 )\***++++++++++++++++++ this "back slash" is your culprit................delete it, then the file will compress
)
linear_pos ( 5

[frliss]

I think we have been through this once before, just a few months ago. There are a lot of SD40-2s in the file library that have this back slash in the shape file and cannot be compressed. They work fine in MSTS but not in OR.

Fred

[oper190]

I had the same problem with that engine and others. I've delated them and replaced those I could with other models. There are many alternate models in the library that can be used as replacements or as additional engines.

[frliss]

Simply search for the for the back slash in the uncompressed .s file and delete it. Then the file can be compressed.

Fred

[DuctTapeGuru]

On the topic of invisible rolling stock, does anyone know why the USSpinecar (ttrx53_2.zip) doesn't show up in ORTS?

[slipperman]

Hi,

On the topic of invisible rolling stock, does anyone know why the USSpinecar (ttrx53_2.zip) doesn't show up in ORTS?

Is it just one or two of the wagons, or all 40 of them?

If it's all of them :
1. have you ensured that the USSpineCar folder is a sub-folder your TRAINSET folder.
2. Have you created a consist to contain the cars you wish to use, following the instructions in the readme?

Open Rails (stable v1.5.1) displays the wagons correctly for me.

Cheers,
Ged

[wmuzeke]

I'm using T1.5.1-1783-g77-a649f09 and none of the spine cars show up from the set mentioned. A few of the parts of the truck trailers are visible, though. The error log says that it can't load the shapes and that the shape files may be corrupt.

[DuctTapeGuru]

It's all 40 of them. Same result as wmuzeke, save that I'm using a slightly older testing version (T1.51-1627). They used to show up in OR1.5.1, but don't seem to be supported in the testing versions. Installed into <Trainset> as per the readme

[slipperman]

Hi,
My apologies. I have just tried T1.5.1-1732 and no wagons are shown.
This needs further investigation - I only used 3 wagons but all the shape files have been rejected.
Log file is attached.

Cheers,
Ged
OpenRailsLog.zip

[johnnyboy99]

they show up fine for me

[slipperman]

Hi,

they show up fine for me

Which version of Open Rails are you using, please?
I have already reported that the Stable version 1.5.1 displays the wagons correctly.

Cheers,
Ged

UPDATE : ORNYMG 164 displays the wagons correctly.
I may not have all the released Testing and Unstable versions, but of those I have :
(a) The last Unstable version to display the wagons was U2025.01.03-0823
(b) The last Testing version to display the wagons was T1.5.1-1462

UPDATE 2 - I have reported the problem to "Maybe it's a bug" on Elvastower.com.

[DuctTapeGuru]

The problem with these cars is in the distance levels. To fix it:

In line 3818 of the shape file is the entry distance_levels ( 1

lod_controls ( 1
lod_control (
distance_levels_header ( 0 )
distance_levels ( 1 <-------- change the "1" to "4"
distance_level (
distance_level_header (
dlevel_selection ( 2000 )
hierarchy ( 7 -1 0 1 1 0 4 4 )
)

The shape file lists one distance level when there are actually four. Changing the one to four will make the cars show up.

[slipperman]

Hi,
Thanks, dfalshaw, I can confirm that changing the distance_levels value to 4 results in the wagons being displayed in all versions of Open Rails.

Cheers,
Ged