Testing v8.005

**eric** · 03-07-2025, 12:17

The latest testing version is up and available, adding text to interactives and adding the Properties panel for hazards.

There's also a behind the scenes change which fixes a 20 year old typo.

Hazzard will now be corrected to Hazard in W files when TSRE finds the misspelling. That was easier than finding an appropriate animation for a '69 Dodge Charger....

**eric** · 03-19-2025, 21:18

Testing 8.005u is available in the top of this thread. This includes the TDB rebuild....

I cannot stress how destructive a TDB rebuild is if it's done casually or out of curiousity. Don't use it unless you understand all the risks involved.

**scottb613** · 03-21-2025, 05:36

Hi Eric,

Downloaded and testing U.

Testing TDB rebuild. My WIP route with 30 miles of track - no interactives - no scenery.

One little housekeeping issue - the "TDB Rebuild" window does not come to the front - might confuse some people.

How long should the TDB Rebuild take - ten minutes so far - just sitting there - noticed all the yellow TDB lines are down.

================================================== ================================================== ====

Separate Issue - DM Terrain does not seem to work - never switches the terrain - I went back to ver 7 and it works there with the same "settings" file.

================================================== ================================================== ====

Minor - the marker labels seem randomly launched on massive altitude excursions - launch TSRE one time - the label is where it should be - launch another - it's in outer space. Whether you set the marker options in settings - or leave vanilla - has no effect.

Thanks.

Regards,
Scott

**scottb613** · 03-21-2025, 05:47

Hi Eric,

Here is where it sits:
Image2.jpg

Code:

// REBUILD TDB
unsafemode = true                                // Only set to true for risky features
routeRebuildTDB = true                           // Requires unsafemode

Regards,
Scott

**scottb613** · 03-21-2025, 06:57

Hi Eric,

Just one more symptom I noticed - the TDB file was empty.

No biggie - this was a test and I have good backups.

I can send you the original route if needed.

Regards,
Scott

**eric** · 03-21-2025, 09:26

TDB rebuild progress bar should disappear before the render window comes up. If it's not, that's interesting... because it means the process was hung on one of the tiles. With Debug output on, you should see the TDB rebuild progress in the log.

It's possible you'll have an empty TDB if you don't save the route after you run the update. There should be a TDB backup in your route folder - you can try to delete and rename the backup.

I'd like to run the route in the pre-rebuild state if you can zip it up for me along with the settings file. If it's the same SCO_LHR, I was able to run that thru the rebuild a couple times with no issues other than those NAN tracks that were being ignored for no XYZQ data.

**eric** · 03-21-2025, 09:28

Marker labels shouldn't be at an altitude higher than about 10m from the X/Y that they're located at. They don't have a Z coordinate for height.

**scottb613** · 03-21-2025, 09:53

Hi Eric,

Markers should be on top of the magenta pole - agree.

Here is what I get using 50 meters - most markers are right where they should be - then I get a couple like this. Sometimes the label is thousands of meters up. Start TSRE again - a different set of markers will be the problem. In the first shot you can see the end of the magenta pole - right where it belongs.

Image1.jpg

Image2.jpg

================================================== ================================================== =================

My Settings:
settings.txt

My Route (greatly expanded from my last - pre TDB work):
https://mega.nz/file/khBCgAxC#US4Pc1p1AikOGMga4DtbW_QMVTbgr7vBRfTRPBDLo mI

Regards,
Scott

Attached Files

**geepster775** · 03-22-2025, 07:35

I tried the 8.005U version, every route I open tries to merge with IRM and when I say no, it crashes to desktop. Commenting things out does not change outcome. The default settings.txt that comes with U seems to be rather customized.

**scottb613** · 03-22-2025, 08:00

Hi…

Yep - can’t use the settings.txt that came with U - same result. Eric clearly tried to label all the params in this version which is massively helpful. You might want to take a look at the settings.txt I uploaded above - I tried to organize all the params in a logical manner - there might be only one or two things you need to change - like path to your route folder.

Regards,
Scott

**eric** · 03-22-2025, 16:44

I'll try rebuilding tonight. It seems an override for testing might still be in place..

**eric** · 03-23-2025, 08:57

I'm able to replicate what you guys are seeing. Gonna take a little digging.

Sent from my SM-S911U using Tapatalk

**scottb613** · 03-23-2025, 10:30

Hi Eric,

No worries - no rush - I was merely trying to test the program after all your hard work.

Regards,
Scott

**eric** · 03-23-2025, 17:28

Yeah, it's likely a static variable being used before it's initialized.. Lots of things NetBeans will catch. That's not one of them...

Sent from my SM-S911U using Tapatalk

**eric** · 03-24-2025, 07:20

Guys, if you don't mind, can you delete the Settings file that came with the 8.005u zip, and try launching the app? It will rebuild one if it's missing.