I've noticed that the SD40-2s from the Seligman Route, and the ones in the File Library as part of the Danny Beck ATSF set seem to float above the rails compared to the other locomotive's included in their respective packs. I was curious if anyone else experiences this, and if there is an easy way to correct the height of these locomotives.
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SFM25. Shape File Manager 25 will lower the units to the proper elevation.
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Thank you, shifting the locomotives with SFM was very straightforward. However the only downside is the axles are no longer rotating along their center, causing them to "float" for half of the rotation. Any ideas as to why?Comment
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The easiest way is to manually edit the bogie in SFM usually .03-.05 down to the tracks, this keeps the geometry of the wheels round. Just lowering the whole engine usually squishes the wheels into an oval.Comment
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Good to know, thank you. Lowering the bogeys themselves by editing the shape file is no problem, though in that case the locomotive itself is still raised. So is there a way to have the best of both worlds and bring everything down as a unit, or is having just the bogeys at track height my only option?Comment
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I have lowered the main in SFM but it doesn't seem to work with OR, might with MSTS. The auto lower in SFM always creats problems, Manual editing of the matrix files always works better for me.Comment
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Sounds good I appreciate the help, I'll give that a shot.Comment
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I've also had this same issue with these locomotives floating above track height. There was a post on Elvas a few years ago where someone had a similar issue, but editing the Matrices manually didn't have any effect in game.Comment
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TrainSimulations did release an updated SD40-2 model a while back. Might be worth the $13 to try out, and they have legacy ATSF units as well as BNSF and some patched units. A lot more detail than the Danny era models.
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Just to be clear - the "SD40 Engine Pack" is straight SD40s, NOT the Dash 2 model. I believe the last SD40-2 model we had was in the Conrail 2nd Gen pack.~Sean Kelly~
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Ah... my bad. You had SD40-2 in the description but only as a comparison.If you like what you see here at Trainsim.com, be it the discussions and knowledge in the forums, or items available in our library, I hope you'll consider a paid membership to help support keeping the site operating.... Thanks!Comment
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I actually picked those up not too long after they came out, and they're definitely great quality. As a way of bringing the older models up to standard, I've been reskinning the older ATSF units to match the colors on that pack and editing the .eng file as well. That left me with the ride height to wrap things up, but for now as a temporary solution I've just lowered the trucks via the shape file.TrainSimulations did release an updated SD40-2 model a while back. Might be worth the $13 to try out, and they have legacy ATSF units as well as BNSF and some patched units. A lot more detail than the Danny era models.
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