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Re: How to produce building outlines
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I uploaded a new version. I would be curious if it handles your roundhouse correctly, now.
-- Russell Shilling http://shilling-or.com
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File //DxfToXtp - R Shilling/DxfToXtp.zip updated
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Re: How to produce building outlines
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Russell,
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Thanks for the clarification...and for the tool. The fact it didn't do a great job with the track in the RH is small potatoes in my opinion. The idea that I can layout my structure outlines full size in a real CAD application and pass it through your tool and get what I need to put into XTrkCAD just makes life so much easier. As I said, the only thing that would make it better is if there was a version for Linux. ;o) Perhaps it would be worthwhile to add this clarification to your readme or the PDF. Just a thought. Bill Lugg
On 6/14/21 6:12 PM, Russell Shilling wrote:
The DxfToXtp tool attempts to find the track segments that would form a single path. It was written to make the creation of a bridge easier. The picture shows a bridge made with the tool, with the track and the structure both defined as an XTrackCAD "turnout". Because the DXF format doesn't have a great ability to form connected lines and curves, it just takes a guess at finding the (single) connected path, starting from lower-left and proceeding to upper-right. The code isn't sophisticated enough to tease out a 27-stall roundhouse from the individual tracks. Though that would be extra nifty!
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Re: How to produce building outlines
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Thanks Dwyane. That work made all the difference.
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Bill Lugg
On 6/14/21 3:48 PM, Dwyane Ward via groups.io wrote:
Bill,
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Re: Strange behaviour when Grouping a drawing using 5.22 beta 1
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I just checked, it is the version dated 17 February.
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Re: How to produce building outlines
#HowTo
The DxfToXtp tool attempts to find the track segments that would form a single path. It was written to make the creation of a bridge easier. The picture shows a bridge made with the tool, with the track and the structure both defined as an XTrackCAD "turnout". Because the DXF format doesn't have a great ability to form connected lines and curves, it just takes a guess at finding the (single) connected path, starting from lower-left and proceeding to upper-right. The code isn't sophisticated enough to tease out a 27-stall roundhouse from the individual tracks. Though that would be extra nifty!
-- Russell Shilling http://shilling-or.com
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Re: Strange behaviour when Grouping a drawing using 5.22 beta 1
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Dwyane Ward
Ian,
Attached is the new minitrix file. -- Dwyane Ward
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Re: How to produce building outlines
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Dwyane Ward
Bill,
I have rework you file (attached) to fix the errors you noted. You can compare to yours to see the differences. -- Dwyane Ward
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Re: Strange behaviour when Grouping a drawing using 5.22 beta 1
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5.22 beta 1. If that helps. I have not done any code building for years so all I have is the public release. Sorry.
On Mon, 14 Jun 2021, 14:04 Adam Richards, <adamjmrichards@...> wrote:
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Re: Strange behaviour when Grouping a drawing using 5.22 beta 1
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Many thanks, Dwayne.
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Re: Layer colours
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Tony Scott
Thanks for the explanation Adam. I fixed it with Rob's reply yesterday.
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Cheers Tony
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From: "Adam Richards" <adamjmrichards@gmail.com> To: main@xtrackcad.groups.io Sent: 14/06/2021 2:11:17 PM Subject: Re: [xtrackcad] Layer colours Colors work like this -
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Re: How to produce building outlines
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A Compound is the root object. It can either be a Structure (no tracks) or a Turnout (has tracks and can also have draw elements). If a Turnout, it is expecting there to be Path elements that define how the track segments work to link endpts (like any track). This is more than simply including track elements. So you can decide. If you want to include tracks it may be easiest to define the pure structure and then add it to a layout, draw the tracks, and then Group it. The Group will create the Path and EndPt definitions dynamically and spit out a working Turnout definition. Note that the turnout will be defined with any switchable elements that go from one end pt to another (and will draw a switch in Train mode) this may not be what you want. Adam
On Sun, Jun 13, 2021 at 5:38 PM Bill Lugg <luggw1@...> wrote: So, I've spent a little time fiddling with this tool (very handy, by the --
Adam Richards
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Re: Strange behaviour when Grouping a drawing using 5.22 beta 1
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There was a bug fix for Grouping objects that did not contain any track (aka all Draw objects) a little ago. What level of code are you at? Adam
On Sun, Jun 13, 2021 at 5:38 PM Ian <ilox11@...> wrote:
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Re: Layer colours
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Colors work like this - Either the layer provides the color, or the object (but not both) for each object. There are two master settings in Options->Display that control which schemes are adopted. One for Tracks and one for Draw objects. The settings are "layer provides color" or "object provides color" for each type of object. If the setting is "layer provides color", the "Use Color" tickbox setting on each layer must also be on - this means that the color applies to THIS layer. (That is each layer can opt in or out of layer coloring). This allows some layers to do it and some not which is handy for some pre-colored structures, etc, as otherwise the color is a single color for that layer. So, for your case, where you want the layers to provide color, you need to turn it on both in the master switch and in the layer switch for all affected layers. This is clearly not done for you yet, so you are in "object provides color"or "Use Color" is not set and so the object setting determines the color instead. Turn on the switch(es) in Settings and the layer(s) color tickbox(es) and all should be well. Adam
On Sat, Jun 12, 2021 at 7:32 PM Tony Scott <tonyandlynne@...> wrote: I recently downloaded ver 5.2.1a onto a new laptop and then copied all --
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Re: Strange behaviour when Grouping a drawing using 5.22 beta 1
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Dwyane Ward
Ian,
Working on it. should have an update tomorrow. -- Dwyane Ward
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Re: Strange behaviour when Grouping a drawing using 5.22 beta 1
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So this time, after a couple of crashes, I was able to get it loaded again. Made the change to the Labelling and Grouped it properly. All Good. Then Exported into the attached XTI. So that seems to be working OK again. Sigh. Dwayne, if this is OK maybe it could be added to the Minitrix Param file? Which by the way is still in German if that could be translated would that be a good thing too?
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Re: Strange behaviour when Grouping a drawing using 5.22 beta 1
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This just gets better and better. When I restarted I was asked if I wanted to Resume from the previous Plan. Saying "Yes" it crashed. Log attached.
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Re: Strange behaviour when Grouping a drawing using 5.22 beta 1
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And just got another strange crash with this model, and the rebuilt XTI was going well too. Sigh. This time I started out with the actual Minitrix length of Track before adding the Decoupler bits. Log and other files attached.
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Strange behaviour when Grouping a drawing using 5.22 beta 1
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Trying to make an XTI for the Trix 4969 Remote Electric Uncoupler (I couldn't find one in the Param file) and suddenly get a message saying that it cannot do something with the piece of track. It worked OK when the image was straight and then I angled it and tried to make a new one. Is that what I have done wrong? Something else I have done wrong? If you are trying to reproduce the problem, the piece is up in the open, towards the top center, just above the Top Station. -- -- Ian
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Re: How to produce building outlines
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So, I've spent a little time fiddling with this tool (very handy, by the way - too bad there's not a Linux version) and I ended up laying out a couple of structures from the Laramie engine facility, the water plant, consisting of a water storage tank and an Infilco water softener and the 27 stall roundhouse. For the roundhouse, since the tool allows for the inclusion of track elements, I decided to include the stall tracks. Much to my surprise, when I ran the tool on it, it defined the RH as a turnout instead of a structure. When I include it in XTrkCAD, I get a "Not connected" error and it asks if I want to continue. I answer yes and the RH is there with all the tracks, but only two have connectable ends...at the wrong end.
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So, my question is can structures have tracks? If not, is there a better thing than a turnout that this could be called to prevent the error and possibly make the tracks actually work correctly? I'm putting the xtp file in the files section for the perusal of anyone interested. Thanks Bill Lugg
On 6/2/21 5:42 AM, Dwyane Ward via groups.io wrote:
Bill,
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