I am attempting my first route in TSRE and cannot figure out the shorthand used to identify track sections. I have gathered the A1, A2, etc signifies single or double track and the length is part of the description. What I cannot determine is turnout size and direction or radius of curves. I would be great if the image of the item showed before selecting and placing but I have been trying to do this by trial and error. My plan is to create a representation of one of the isolated NY Harbor freight terminals as a first attempt. Specifically the Harlem Terminal. This had no run around but it did have curved switches and tight radius curves. What should I be looking at to determine the track pieces required?
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Switch radius can be a mystery. Normally I use A1tPnt10d150r L and R Mnl for yard and industrial switches. The 10 actually does stand for 1o degrees of 150 m radius for the diverging route. Most switches in the library aren't that simple to figure out, so it's trial and error for the most part.
For tight street switches you probably will want to use A1t30dtram.. Ltf or Rgt for switches. Not 100% sure of the radius but it's around 25 m. They are found in the section of the lst with the straight and curved pieces, nit with the rest of the switches. There are also "Tramcrv" (30 degrees at 25 m radius), TramYs. There are a few strange ones like TramYAuto but have no idea what they are... spring switches maybe.
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Thank you both. The links were helpful and I saved each to a file for future reference. I also learned I could open a known route in the editor and select a track item. That item is identified in the editor so I can deduce the naming convention. After a few selections I was able to figure it out easily. Since my trial route will be a tiny test endeavor I won't need a wide selection of tracks anyway if I follow the prototype. Once the track is in place I can take my time placing objects, sounds, etc to make it visually appealing. I figure with no signals, manual turnouts and no interactives it should go well. Thanks again.Comment
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Good luck. ATracks in the library here uses the XTracks naming but will look way better.
Start small, figure things out, and add on later.
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TSRE has a shape view window that can be turned on via the tools menu. However, it is small and many shapes don't show well there.Comment
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