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The information in this Wiki Page applies to Trainz Plus, TRS22 and TRS19. This page is intended to provide you with an overview of the properties and features of Routes and Sessions when creating layouts for Trainz. More detailed descriptions of these various features plus instructions on getting you started with creating Routes and Sessions can be found in the Trainz Wiki How To Guides are provided at the end of this document.

1 Trainz Worlds
2 What is a Route?
3 Loading (and Creating) a Route
4 What is a Session?
5 Loading (and Creating) a Session
6 Saving a Route and a Session
7 Exiting Surveyor
8 Exiting Driver
9 Cloning a Route/Session
- 9.1 Cloning Using Surveyor
- 9.2 Cloning Using Content Manager
10 Saving and Loading Games in Driver
11 Deleting Routes and Sessions
12 Trainz Wiki

Workflow Diagrams

Route Workflow diagram

[edit] Trainz Worlds

The virtual worlds that Trainz creates can be classified as:-

Routes

Routes are created in Surveyor and contain most (if not all) of what you will see in your virtual Trainz world. You can have many different routes, limited only by your storage space. They can be built to represent different geographical regions (real or imagined) and different periods of time (past, present, future). They also control the environment settings in your virtual world, such as your geographic location and altitude, the season of the year, lighting conditions and the weather. Each route can have multiple sessions.

Sessions

Sessions are also created in Surveyor but are designed to be run in Driver. They contain the instructions that will control your trains when they are operating in automatic or "AI" mode in your route. They also control the goods your trains will carry, load and unload at industries along the way. You can create different sessions for different aspects of your railway - freight, passenger, shunting or a mixture - or for different seasons of the year or times of the day. Sessions are where you can program the behaviour of objects in your virtual Trainz world. A session can also contain scenery items that are specific to a particular railway operation, season or time of day. Sessions also control the environment settings in your virtual world, such as lighting conditions and the weather. Each session can have multiple saved driver games.

Games (or Driver Games, Driver Sessions, Saved Games)

Games (also known as Driver Games, Driver Sessions, Saved Games) are created in Driver and save the "state of play" in a running session so you can restart it at the same point at a later time. They are optionally stamped with the date and time they were saved and the play duration.

[edit] What is a Route?

A route (also known as a "Layout") consists of most of what you will see on the screen when using Surveyor and Driver. Things such as the landform or terrain, most (if not all) of the scenery items, the ground textures, the effect layers (such as TurfFX and Clutter), plus some "environmental" features.

A route consists of two parts:-

	Route Data and
	Route Layers

When you save a Route, all items in the Route Data and Route Layers will be saved

Route Data:

The Route Data stores all those features that are painted into a layout using a brush tool and all the Environmental Data including the World Origin (latitude, longitude, altitude)

The Route Data includes the Terrain, Textures, Effect Layers, Legacy Water and the Environmental features.

Route Data

Route Data contains:-
	Landforms (Terrain) - baseboards and ground height
	Water height and spread for Legacy Water found in Surveyor Classic
	Ground Textures including the grid pattern which is a texture
	TurfFX, Clutter, Water, Color - found in the Effects Layers (the Color Effect Layer is only available in Trainz Plus when using High Definition (HD))
	Environmental Settings - World Origin (latitude, longitude, altitude), Water Surface (rough/calm/etc), Snow Altitude, Lighting (sun, ambient and water colours), Sky (clouds), Road Traffic (on/off), Date (day, month), Wind strength, Fog level, Weather (rain/fine/snow), Brightness level. You must edit and save the route for these settings to become part of the Route Data - see the Trainz Wiki page How to Use the Environment Tools for more details.

Route Layers:

Route Layers are used to hold the scenery assets that you want to appear in all sessions created for the route

All scenery assets are held in layers. Route Layers (you can have many layers) give you a way of organising or grouping the assets displayed in your route.

Route Layers

Route Layers contain:-
	Track and Track Objects (such as signals, switches, bridges, tunnels, speed signs, etc)
	Most (or all) scenery items (e.g. buildings, trees, rocks, active industries/stations) and scenery splines (e.g. roads, fences, etc)
	Rolling Stock (including locos) - Note: It is strongly recommended that all rolling stock be placed into a Session Layer
	Lineside and Fixed Cameras
	Trackmarks, Triggers, Direction and Priority Marks

Scenery objects can also be stored in a session. This can cause confusion if you load a route without loading a session and find that some scenery items are "missing". See

Loading an Existing Route below for how to deal with this situation.

A detailed description of Layers can be found on the Trainz Wiki Page:-

How to Use Layers

[edit] Loading (and Creating) a Route

The Main Menu screen is shown below. The first option (shown highlighted in the image) opens Driver/Surveyor with all its options including loading and creating a route.

Notes:

Routes:-
	are saved as entries in the Trainz Database, not as files on your hard drive. Loading a route will retrieve it from the database.
	can be loaded directly into Surveyor from Content Manager. See Loading a Route Into Surveyor From Content Manager below
	can be exported as files (in the Trainz .cdp file format) from Content Manager for backup or transfer.

Steps: To Load or Create a Route:-
	Left Click on the large Driver / Surveyor graphic shown highlighted in white in the image on the left

In the Driver/Surveyor screen a strip of thumbnails of all the Routes, installed and as well as available as DLC, will be shown at the base of the screen. If there are too many to fit in the available space, just move the mouse pointer onto any thumbnail to reveal the scroll bar device as shown below.

Left Click and Drag the scroll bar left or right to reveal the additional routes or use the Expand View button described below

	A Left Click on the MAIN MENU button (bottom left) will take you back to the starting or main screen.
	A Left Click on the Sort By A-Z button (top near right) will give you a drop down menu of sorting options for the thumbnail list.
	A Left Click on the Expand View button (top right) will expand the thumbnail list to fill the screen - Left Click it again to return the thumbnails to the strip at the bottom of the screen.

The thumbnail images are colour coded.

Payware on DLC	Must be purchased and downloaded, but some may be free - depending on your membership options. If you click a thumbnail with this colour a DOWNLOAD button will appear on the bottom right of the screen. If a price is included in the button then that is the purchase price (in $US)
Payware installed	Already installed from the DLC. DLC items cannot be deleted. To remove them use the Uninstall option in the Content Store from the Launcher. You can reinstall them later without any additional cost
Installed	Downloaded from the Download Station (DLS) or created by you. This includes any cloned DLC Routes and Sessions (see Cloning a Route/Session below)
Multiplayer	For simultaneous development by multiple players. Special conditions apply

[edit] Creating a New Route

When you create a new Route a new default Session will also be created for it. Sessions contain specific data that are not found in routes. See

What is a Session? below.

When you save the new route you will be given the opportunity to save the session as well. If you have not added anything to the session then saving it is optional.

WARNING:
If you have added anything to the session-layer or edited any session data (e.g. the products carried by a wagon) and do not save the Session as well as the Route then that data will be lost. See

Saving a Route and Session below for more information.

In both Surveyor Classic (also known as S1.0 or S10) and in Surveyor 2.0 (also known as S2.0 or S20) Left Click on CREATE ROUTE . This will start Trainz Surveyor and create a new blank route with a single baseboard using the Default settings which are usually those that were used when you last created and saved a route. The default settings may include a ground texture other than the grid pattern, for example - thick grass.

Surveyor 2.0 screen shown

	Notes: for Trainz Plus
	the default grid resolution for a new route is HD (High Definition) Grid
	to convert your new HD resolution route to 5m resolution or to 10m resolution, at any time, see The Marquee Tool for the details
	if you want to convert an existing 5m resolution or 10m resolution route entirely to HD resolution then see Upgrading a Route to HD for the details

	Notes: for TRS19 and TRS22
	the default grid resolution for a new route is 10m
	using Surveyor 2.0 (in TRS22PE) to convert your new 10m resolution route to 5m resolution, at any time, see The Marquee Tool for the details
	in Surveyor Classic to convert your new 10m resolution route to 5m resolution, at any time, you will need to individually convert each baseboard

You can easily edit the route settings at any time after the route has been created.

Steps: To edit the route details at any time:-

Open the

Edit menu from the top menu in Surveyor and select the Edit Route... option
The keyboard shortcut is Ctrl + E

It is recommended that you enter some details before you click the

icon to create the new route. A bare minimum is listed on the right that will save you some time and effort later, and you can always change them at any time.

Route name:	Enter a name for your new Route (keep it simple but descriptive)
Geographical region:	Select a region from the drop down list

A Left Click on the icon at the bottom right of the window will apply the new data settings to the single flat baseboard that you have just created.
A Left Click on the icon at the bottom right of the window will cancel the data entry and continue to use the default data settings (usually the settings entered for the last route you created) in the single flat baseboard currently on the screen.

Notes: Baseboard Texture

When a baseboard is added it will be covered with the Default Ground Texture which is usually the last one that you used. Selecting a Region (Point 3 in the Notes: Route Options on the right) will set the ground texture to be used in every baseboard added to the new route. Some regions have a standard grid pattern as their default ground texture - look on the DLS for region assets with TRS19 Grid in their titles. You can change the selected Region and its ground texture as often as you like but this will also change other properties of the route as described on the right.

You can create your own Region with your preferred ground texture and other features - see the Trainz Wiki Page How to Create a Region Asset for the details

	Notes: Route Options
	Enter a Route name for the route - keep it simple but as descriptive as possible (without writing an essay). This will be the first thing that users will see when looking for a route to download from the DLS.
	Enter a Route description for the route. At the starting stage this is basically a "memory jogger" for you so a basic description would be sufficient but before you release the finished route (e.g. to the DLS) it should contain some critical information such as Trainz Plus only, "high detail assets used" and the source(s) of any non-DLS dependencies
	Setting a Region sets some basic features of the route - such as its latitude (used to determine the season of the year), the altitude (in metres) of the first baseboard, the number and types of moving road vehicles (if any) and the side of the road they drive on, to name a few. If none of the installed regions are suitable you can download others from the DLS or create a region of your own - see the Trainz Wiki Page How to Create a Region Asset
	Create a Route thumbnail image. At the starting stage this is less important but at some point, before the route is released, select a suitable camera view point and Left Click on the Set Thumbnail button. The thumbnail is an advertisement for the route and many potential users will judge the quality of your work by the thumbnail when deciding whether to download or not
	The Working scale provides measurements that are comparable to model railroading dimensions, but the actual (physical) sizes of the layout and its assets are not altered or scaled down. It is only the Surveyor Ruler and its measurements that will be affected. The choices are between Real scale (which is the default), G scale (100m real scale = 4.4m G scale), HO scale (100m real scale = 1.1m HO scale) and many other options.
	The Working units provides a choice between Metric (metres, kilometres) and Imperial (yards, miles) which only affects measurements used by rulers (in Surveyor 2.0 separate metric and imperial rulers are available), track distances and train speeds (km/h or mph). Note that track speed signs are always locked at either metric (km/h) or imperial (mph) - there are separate speed signs available for each. The signs will not be altered by this selection but their values will be converted. So a track speed sign that is set at 40 mph, for example, will still be displayed as 40 but it will be read as 64.3 km/h in Driver if the Working Units have been set to metric. So it will be less confusing if you use speed signs that are in the same working units as your route, for example use a metric sign showing 65 km/h instead of an imperial sign showing 40 mph. Altitudes are always measured and displayed using metric units (metres).
	The Route Edit Detail in Trainz Plus only. This sets the minimum ground brush size when working with HD resolution. It can be swapped between the two settings at anytime when editing. See SD/HD Options below for more details
	The Draw distance cap sets how far away from the camera that scenery objects will be drawn. A high setting, particularly the Disabled option (which means no draw distance cap), could affect the game performance, including the fps rate (frames per second), on some systems

SD/HD Options

This option, available in Trainz Plus only, allows you to set the route detail when working in HD resolution to the default HD (High Definition) or to a lower SD (Standard Definition) which is easier to work with over larger areas.

The distinction between these two options is:-
HD	This is the full HD Mode where the minimum brush size is 0.12m (12cm) - HD Mode is only available in Trainz Plus
SD	This is a reduced HD Mode where the minimum brush size is 2m
Both options are using HD resolution and have all the HD controls and features. Both SD and HD can be used in the same baseboard

The setting can be switched during editing without affecting or altering the existing terrain. For example:-
	you can start editing the terrain using the HD Mode to give you the highest level of precision in one area of a baseboard
	then switch to SD Mode to work in another area of the same (or a different) baseboard at a lower level of precision - which would be faster than using the HD Mode
	then switch back to HD Mode to continue working in the same, or another, high precision area

Steps: To switch between HD and SD modes at any time:-

	Left Click on the Main Menu Edit Menu and select the Edit Route... option. The keyboard shortcut is Ctrl + E
	Left Click on either the SD or the HD button
	Left Click on the icon to make the switch

[edit] The Surveyor World View

Notes:

The terms Grid Size and Grid Resolution when used in this document refer to the following:-

Grid Size: - the size of the yellow grid squares shown in an untextured baseboard. The grid squares are always 10m x 10m in size regardless of the Working Scale (Real Scale, G Scale, HO Scale, etc) or the Working Units (metric or imperial). When a ruler object is used to measure the squares it will show their size using the selected Working Scale and Working Units

Grid Resolution: - a measure of the level of detail that can be shown when using the Ground Height and Ground Texture brush tools.

	A 10m Grid Resolution will allow the use of a brush of radius 10m without restrictions anywhere in the baseboard. Smaller brushes can be used but with restrictions that will increase as the brush size is reduced.
	A 5m Grid Resolution will allow the use of a brush of radius 5m without restrictions anywhere in the baseboard. Smaller brushes can be used but with restrictions that will increase as the brush size is reduced.
	A HD Grid Resolution will allow the use of a brush of radius as small as 0.12m (12cm) without any restrictions anywhere in the baseboard - HD Grid Resolution is only available in Trainz Plus.

Depending on the Route Editor settings and the version of Trainz you are using, you may see or be affected by the following factors:-

Baseboards and Grid Squares:

	Each Baseboard is always 720m x 720m (2362.2ft x 2362.2ft) regardless of the Working scale and Working units you have selected
	Baseboards without any applied ground texture will be covered with grid squares. Each yellow Grid Square is always 10m x 10m (32.8ft x 32.8ft) regardless of the Working scale and Working units you have selected
But in both cases the distance measurement shown by a ruler object will depend on the Working scale and Working units selected
Grid Resolution: See Notes: above
	10m resolution - the default setting for new baseboards created using TRS19 and TRS22 OR
	5m resolution - at 4x the resolution of 10m. You can have a mixture of 10m and 5m resolution baseboards in the same route OR
	HD (High Definition) resolution - at 6400x the resolution of 10m and 1600x the resoltion of 5m this resolution is only available in Trainz Plus. It is the default setting for new baseboards created using Trainz Plus and it is NOT recommended that HD baseboards be mixed with 10m/5m baseboards in the same route
Baseboards can be converted between these resolution settings at any time
Baseboard Altitude:
	The altitude (in metres) of the first baseboard will depend on the Geographic region you have selected but the default value is 0m
Baseboard Texture:
	The baseboard will be covered with a texture, such as grass or a grid pattern. This is set by the Geographic region and the selection made in the Ground option from the Surveyor Display Menu - see Default Baseboard Ground Texture below

[edit] In Surveyor Classic (S10)

Surveyor Classic or S10 is the version of Surveyor found in TRS19, TRS19PE and TRS22. It is one of two versions of Surveyor available in TRS22PE and Trainz Plus.

In Surveyor Classic the baseboards are controlled using the Topology Tools. To open the tools fly-out either Left Click the Topology Tool Tab or press the F1 key.

The Key Topology Tools, as shown in the diagram above, are:-

Add New Baseboard - Left Click (it will stay active until another button is clicked) and then Left Click in a blank area outside the baseboard to add a new baseboard in that position. Each click will add a new baseboard at the same altitude as the first

Delete Baseboard - Left Click (it will stay active until another button is clicked) and then Left Click anywhere on a baseboard to delete that baseboard. You will get a warning dialogue window - you CANNOT undo this operation to restore a deleted baseboard

Grid Resolution - a pop-out menu will give you a choice of 10m (the default) or 5m. The option for the HD resolution is only available in Trainz Plus. This sets the resolution of the baseboard. It does not alter the size of the grid squares which is actually a painted texture and will always stay at 10m x 10m.

	With a 10m resolution the smallest area in which you can set a height is 10m x 10m
	With a 5m resolution that becomes 5m x 5m, so 4 different height values can be set in each 10m grid. This allows you to create more accurate topology features such as railway cuttings and embankments but it has a penalty, significantly larger route map files
	With HD resolution (in Trainz Plus only) the smallest area (resolution) in which you can set a height is 0.125m x 0.125m. This allows you to create even more accurate topology features but it has a penalty, enormously larger route sizes - on average 5x or more larger than 10m resolution maps
	Each new baseboard you add will have its resolution set to the selected value. You can have different baseboards set to each resolution - for example: baseboards used by the track set at 5m and those further out at 10m This control is also used to change an existing baseboard from one resolution to the other.

Advanced - this will open another window in the Topology Tab that will allow you to select a grey scale bit map image to set the height of each grid

[edit] In Surveyor 2.0 (S20)

Surveyor 2.0 or S20 is an alternative version of Surveyor found in TRS22PE and Trainz Plus. Surveyor Classic is also available as an option in both TRS22PE and Trainz Plus.
In Surveyor 2.0 there is no separate Topology Tools fly-out. A single Tools Palette replaces all the separate tools "fly-outs" found in the original Surveyor Classic.

Steps: To add new baseboards:-
	select the Marquee Tool from the Tools Palette (or press the F key).
Note that in S20 you can add and delete multiple baseboards in a single step, not just one-at-a-time.
	Left Click and Drag (using the Left mouse button) to draw out an area where the new baseboards will be added. This area can include the current baseboard.

The Marquee area, shown with a green border in the image below right, shows the positions where 3 new baseboards will be created to add to the existing baseboard. The Marquee area has a Context Menu icon as shown in the image.

Left Click on the Context Menu icon or press the T key to open up the Marquee Context Menu.

The main Marquee Baseboard Operations, as shown in the Marquee Context Menu above, are:-

Set Marquee to Brush Height

to create new baseboards in the selected area. The Brush Height is the value stored in the Height setting in the Tool Options Palette . This value will be used to set the height of the new baseboards. Any part of the initial baseboard that is covered by the marquee will also have its height set to the brush height

Convert Baseboards to

a pop-out menu will give the options, 10m, or 5m or (for Trainz Plus only) HD resolution. Selecting one of the options will create the new baseboards in the selected resolution. This tool is also used to convert existing baseboards from one resolution to the other.

WARNING:

It is NOT RECOMMENDED that you mix HD resolution baseboards with 5m or 10m baseboards in the same route. It should be ALL HD or none.

See

S20 Tools - Upgrading a Route to HD for more details.

Delete Baseboards in Marquee

to delete the selected baseboards. The Undo command Ctrl + Z will restore the deleted baseboards

[edit] Default Baseboard Ground Texture

When a new route is created or a new baseboard is added in both Surveyor Classic and Surveyor 2.0 it will be covered with the ground texture for the selected Region or the default texture/grid if no region has been set. This can be changed to a different texture (including to the standard TRS19/TRS22 grid pattern).

Steps: To disable the current default ground texture (easiest method):-
	open the Surveyor Display Menu
	select the Ground option
	select the Grid sub-option. This will use the current grid texture.

A more complex solution is to edit an existing Region or create one of your own to add your preferred ground texture (such as the standard TRS22 grid pattern) to each new route you create and every new baseboard that you add.

Notes:

The Baseboard Ground Texture, chosen from the Surveyor Display Menu or by specifying a Region, will become the default for every new route you create and every new baseboard you add, until you change it to something else.

Information on creating and editing Region assets can be found on the Trainz Wiki at:-

How to Create a Region Asset

[edit] Loading an Existing Route

When you load an existing Route without also loading a Session, a new default Session will be created for it. Sessions contain specific data that are not found in routes. See

What is a Session? below.

When you save the route you will be given the opportunity to save the new default session as well. If you have not added anything to the session then saving it is optional.

WARNING:
If you have added anything to the session-layer or edited any session data (e.g. the products carried by a wagon) and do not save the Session as well as the Route then that data will be lost. See

Saving a Route and Session below for more information.

You must first find and select the route to load from those already installed. At the top of the Driver/Surveyor screen the route search options are shown as a set of buttons.

Type:	ROUTES is the default selection. No need to change this.
Source:	PURCHASED is the default selection, Click and change to MY CONTENT for a route you have created (or already modified) or to INSTALLED for one you have downloaded from the DLS.
Region:	ALL is the default selection. You can select a particular geographic region if required and IF the route had a geographic region set when it was created.
Search:	You can narrow down the list of routes by typing the first few letters of its name (e.g. SA) as shown in the image above.

This will produce a display of thumbnails at the bottom of the screen.

Existing Routes

Left Click on the thumbnail for the route you want to load, then Left Click on the EDIT ROUTE button to load the route into Surveyor.

Notes: Routes and Sessions - An Endless Source of Confusion

	Scenery objects that have been placed in a session will NOT APPEAR if the route has been loaded into Surveyor without also loading the session
	If scenery objects have mysteriously vanished when you reload a route into Surveyor it is highly likely that those objects have been saved in a session. You must load the session into Surveyor to make them visible again
	You can easily move most scenery objects from a session into a route if needed - see the Trainz Wiki Page How to Use the Bulk Asset Update/Replace Tool for more details

[edit] Loading a Route Into Surveyor From Content Manager

Trainz provides a shortcut that allows you to load an existing route directly into Surveyor for editing from Content Manager.

Steps: To load a route from Content Manager:-

	in Content Manager select the filter Routes & Sessions
	select the route to be edited
	Right Click to open the Command Menu
	select Open..., then select Edit Asset in Surveyor

[edit] Loading After an Unexpected Shutdown

If you select a route for loading after an unexpected shutdown of Trainz then any route (or route and session) that was open and running in Trainz Surveyor or Driver will be left marked as Open for Edit. When you attempt to load this route into Surveyor or Driver you will see a message listing the route and session (if any) that were affected.

The message is saying that the assets in the list may have been changed since the last time you loaded them and exited Trainz normally. For example if you had been editing the route and/or session and had experienced a crash to the desktop or had used Windows Task Manager to terminate the program.

Note:

A similar message will appear when you load a Game (see Loading Games below) after editing the original route or session that was used to create the Game.

It is possible that the changes you have made may affect the operation of the saved game.

The options you will see are:-

Use changes	Use the edited/changed versions that are in the open database assets. Note: there is a possibility that these assets may have been damaged during the shutdown and may be corrupted
Revert changes	Ignore the edited/changed versions and load the previous versions instead
Cancel	Cancel the Load and return to the Surveyor/Driver menu screen
You could also use the Content Manager program (select Manage Content from the Trainz Launcher) to Submit the open route or route and session assets. This has the risk of replacing the last good copy of that asset or assets with a possibly faulty copy.

[edit] Editing a Route

When a Route is loaded or a new Route is created all the assets you add will be automatically placed into a Route Layer

When you create a new route, or load an existing route without a session, and start adding scenery assets they will automatically be placed into a Route Layer. See How to Use Layers for more details.

Any ground textures, effect layers (e.g. TurfFX, Water, Clutter) you add, or terrain changes (including new baseboards) you make, will be added to the Route Data.

WARNING: Do not edit track in a Route that is occupied by consists in any of the Sessions based on the Route

Moving or deleting a section of track in a Route that is occupied by a consist in a Session can cause the consist to become a "missing asset". This can happen if you load the Route only and not the Session. If a consist becomes a "missing asset" then the only immediate solution is to use the Delete missing assets command from the Tools menu in Surveyor.

Prevention:

if you have the consists placed in a Session then always load the Session, not just the Route, and move or delete any consists BEFORE editing the track they are occupying.

You can edit the Route Characteristics at any time by selecting the Edit Route... option from the

Edit Menu OR simply by pressing the Ctrl + E keys.
This will bring up the Edit Route dialogue window (shown below).

Route Characteristics:-

	Name and Description
	assigned Geographic Region, which sets a number of different features
	Thumbnail image
	Working Scale and Working Units
	Draw Distance

	Route name . Editing this will change the route username in the config.txt file but it will not alter the route <kuid> value
	Route description . Edit to include additional information or describe changes that have been made
	Region . Changing the region (the Geographic region) selected could affect other features such as the moving road traffic, season of the year (through the latitude tag) and altitude
	Route thumbnail . Left Click on the Set Thumbnail button to take a snapshot using the current camera view which will be used as the new thumbnail. The image shown in the example on the left has been edited.
	Working scale . Changing this will only affect the measurement shown in the Surveyor Ruler tool
	Working units . Switching between Metric and Imperial will change how train speeds are calculated and displayed in Driver (in km/h or mph) and the units used by track speed signs
	Route Edit Detail in Trainz Plus only. This sets the minimum ground brush size when working with HD resolution. It can be swapped between the two settings at anytime when editing. See SD/HD Options below for more details

	Draw distance cap will affect how far away from the camera that scenery objects will be drawn. A high setting, particularly the Disabled option (which means no draw distance cap), could affect the game performance, including the fps rate (frames per second), on some systems
	Left Click on the icon to save the entered values and exit back to Surveyor. Left Click on the icon to cancel any entered values and exit back to Surveyor

SD/HD Options

The Surveyor Route Editor will allow you to switch between two minimum brush sizes when working with HD resolution routes.

This option, available in Trainz Plus only, allows you to set the brush detail to the default HD (High Definition) or to a lower SD (Standard Definition) which is easier to work with over larger areas.

The distinction between these two options is:-

HD

This is the full HD Mode where the minimum brush size is 0.12m (12cm). This is the default selection

SD

This is a reduced HD Mode where the minimum brush size is 2m

Both modes:-

	have all the normal HD controls and features
	will work anywhere within the grid squares of a HD resolution route and are not restricted to the grid lines or intersections
	can be used in different areas of the same baseboard

The setting can be switched during editing without affecting or altering the existing terrain. For example:-
	you can start editing the terrain using the HD Mode to give you the highest level of precision in one area of a baseboard
	then switch to SD Mode to work in another area of the same (or a different) baseboard at a lower level of precision - which would be faster than using the HD Mode
	then switch back to HD Mode to continue working in the same, or another, high precision area

Steps: To switch between HD and SD modes at any time:-

	Left Click on the Main Menu Edit Menu and select the Edit Route... option Shortcut: Press Ctrl + E
This will open the Route Editor dialogue window which, in Trainz Plus only, has an additional control, the Route Edit Detail

	Left Click on either the SD or the HD button
	Left Click on the icon at the bottom right of the dialogue window to make the switch

When using SD mode brush sizes less than 2m will be ignored and a 2m brush size will be used instead. Larger brush sizes can be set and used

[edit] Adding Terrain Height, Textures, Effect Layers in a Route

	Terrain, Textures, Effect Layers can only be added to a route not a session
	The height of the terrain can be adjusted to represent hills, valleys, plains, slopes
	The Terrain can be painted with textures to represent real ground surfaces
	Effect Layers (grasses, rocks, water, etc) can be added to the terrain to enhance its appearence. The types of effect layers that are available will depend on your Trainz version, GPU and Operating System

The Ground Height and Ground Texture are kept in special layers that cannot be renamed, moved, deleted or merged with other layers

The Effect Layers (TurfFX, Clutter, Water and Color) are found:-

	in the Advanced Topology Tools (press the F1 key and open the Advanced tab) in Surveyor Classic
	as layers in the Layers Palette in Surveyor 2.0

They can be deleted and renamed but cannot be moved or merged with other layers

[edit] In Surveyor Classic (S10)

In Surveyor Classic (S10) the tools and objects are in tabbed icons on the right of the screen which can be opened by a Left Click on the icon or by pressing its Function Key

	F1	The Terrain Height, Legacy Water and Effect Layers are added and manipulated by tools in the Topology icon (the F1 key). For the Effect Layers you will also need to open the Advanced tab
	F2	The Ground Texture is added and manipulated by tools in the Paint icon (the F2 key)
Opening each tool will reveal a selection list of assets and/or a set of tools for applying and manipulating the selected feature

[edit] In Surveyor 2.0 (S20)

In Surveyor 2.0 (S20) there is a single set of common tools that can add and manipulate objects of any type. Select a tool by a Left Click on its icon in the Tools Palette or by pressing its key. You can also select multiple objects, that can be of different types, and manipulate them (move, rotate, delete) as if they were a single object.

	W	The Brush Tool in the Tools Palette sets the Terrain Height, paints the Ground Textures and adds/edits Effect Layers (including Water). The textures and effect layers are selected using the Filter Palette and the Assets Palette
There is a Wiki Page that covers in great detail the use of the Surveyor 2.0 tools at How to Use S20 Tools with specific sections dealing with Ground Height, Ground Terrain and Effect Layers

Effect Layers

The Effect Layers are TurfFX (grasses, bushes, crops, etc), Clutter (small ground cover such as grasses and stones), Water and Color
	The TurfFX Effect Layer is only available if you have an NVidia Graphics Card (e.g. a GTX or RTX) and Windows OS (Windows 10 or 11)
	The Color Effect Layer is only available in Trainz Plus when using the High Definition (HD) mode

[edit] Adding Assets to a Route

	Assets include all visible objects (trees, buildings, roads, tracks, signals, rolling stock, etc) and invisible objects (track triggers, track marks, etc) that can be added to your route
	Objects added to your route will be present in all sessions created using that route

[edit] In Surveyor Classic (S10)

In Surveyor Classic (S10) the tools and objects are in tabbed icons on the right of the screen which can be opened by a Left Click on the icon or by pressing its Function Key.

	F3	Scenery objects (e.g. buildings) and splines (e.g. roads) are added and manipulated by tools in the Objects icon (the F3 key)
	F4	Railroad tracks and track objects (e.g. signals, switches, etc) are added and manipulated by tools in the Tracks icon (the F4 key)
	F7	Rolling stock (locomotives, wagons) are added and manipulated by tools in the Trains icon (the F7 key)
Opening each tool will reveal a selection list of assets and a set of tools for applying and manipulating the selected asset

[edit] In Surveyor 2.0 (S20)

In Surveyor 2.0 (S20) there is a single set of common tools that can add and manipulate objects of any type. Select a tool by a Left Click on its icon in the Tools Palette or by pressing its key. You can also select multiple objects, that can be of different types, and manipulate them (move, rotate, delete) as if they were a single object.

	E	The Placement Tool adds ALL objects (scenery, splines, track and track objects, rolling stock) selected using the Filter Palette and the Assets Palette
	S	The Free Move Tool moves ALL objects, either individually or as a group, to anywhere on the surface
	D	The Fine Adjustment Tool moves and rotates ALL objects, either individually or as a group, in small movements to anywhere on, below or above the surface
There is a Wiki Page that covers in great detail the use of the Surveyor 2.0 tools at How to Use S20 Tools

[edit] Editing the Environment of a Route

You can edit the Environment Controls of a Route by selecting the Edit Environment... option from the Edit Menu.
This will bring up the Edit Environment dialogue window, more commonly called the Environment Tools.

For more details on editing the Environment see the Trainz Wiki Page at The Environment Tools

Environment Controls in a Route:-

	lighting conditions
	weather and cloud cover
	water color and water surface (rough, calm, etc) for Legacy Water only
	wind speed (for SpeedTree assets only)
	fog and snow
	season (by the date and latitude)
	road traffic (on or off only)
	world origin (latitude, longitude, altitude)

Notes:

It is possible (and sometimes even expected) that a Route and its Sessions will have different environmental settings - for example the Route may have been created for the summer season but one Session may be set in winter and will require an overcast sky, snow, fog and generally lower light levels. See the Trainz Wiki Page at The Environment Tools for more details.

	When a route is created all the Environmental Settings will be set to their default values and they will remain at those values when the route is saved unless they are changed.
	Most Environmental Settings are found in both the Route and the Session. An edited setting in the Session (e.g. Weather) will always take priority over the same setting, edited or default, in the Route. See Edit the Environment of a Session for the details.

[edit] Edit Effect Layers

The Edit Effect Layers menu option allows you to add, remove and edit the special effect layers

Effect Layers contain:-
	TurfFX - 3D animated grasses including crops (e.g. wheat)
	Clutter - rocks, stones, small clumps of plants (grasses, flowers, etc)
	Water - a layer of water that covers the entire route but its height can be set to different values to be hidden or revealed throughout the route. It is possible to set a slope on the water (perfect for a water skiing scene 😀)
	Color - a transparent "skin" that covers the ground texture throughout the entire route. Different parts of this layer can be given different colors or "tints" to alter the appearance of the texture below. This is only available for Trainz Plus subscribers when using HD terrain
You can have multiple effect layers of each type (except the color layer) in a route.

	Notes:
	Currently, there are differences in the Effect Layers between Windows and MacOS versions of Trainz. Some of these differences are hardware (GPU) dependant. This means that some of the effect layers or features will not work on the MacOS platform.
	TurfFX is hardware dependent and requires an Nvidia graphics card. TurfFX is an Nvidia software product and is not from N3V.
	The latest versions of Trainz are starting to eliminate these differences and, for performance improvements, are moving the implementation of some effect layers from the CPU to the GPU.

[edit] Merging Routes

Two (or more) separate routes can be joined together (merged) to create a new route

There are some important restrictions on the merging of two routes:-

	Payware (DLC) routes cannot be merged with Freeware (DLS) or other Payware routes
	The Session Data and Session Layers in the first route can be saved in the merger (if required) but those in the other route cannot
	There may be a significant height difference between the two routes and this may not be easy to overcome
	The orientation of the two routes (East-West or North-South) cannot be changed (it is possible but will usually require a lot of time, effort and patience)

A detailed description of the process of Merging Routes can be found on the Trainz Wiki Page:-

How to Merge Routes

[edit] What is a Session?

	A Session is always a part of an existing Route - you cannot have a Session that does not belong to a Route
	If you create a Route without a Session then ALL the active industries and rolling stock, time, environmental conditions, etc, will revert to their original (default) values. There will be no AI drivers and drivers will have a very limited set of available commands for manual driving

In general, while a route provides the physical structures (or "hardware"), a session provides the services (or "software"). While you can easily have a route without a session, it could be a very limited (or even a boring) experience.

A single route can have multiple sessions, or none, but a session must always belong to a route. To put it into Trainz terminology, a session has a route as a dependency.

A session consists of two parts:-

	Session Data and
	Session Layers

When you save a Session, all items in the Session Data and Session Layers will be saved

Session Data:

Session Data are often the "invisibles" that control the operation of a session. Session rules, driver orders and loco assignments, commodities (loaded, unloaded and carried) and most of the Environmental Settings are examples of Session Data.

Session Data

Session Data contains:-
	Drivers (names, AI commands and assigned locos)
	Driver Commands - those available for AI and manual driving
	Session Rules
	Industry Settings (commodities consumed and produced)
	Consist Settings (commodities carried)
	Consist Locations - this is stored in the session even if the consists are placed in the route
	Switch Settings (left/right) - but the default switch direction is stored in the route. See Setting Switch Directions in Routes and Sessions for more information on this
	Environmental Settings - Water Surface (rough/calm/etc), Snow Altitude, Lighting (sun, ambient and water colours), Sky (clouds), Road Traffic (on/off), Date (day, month), Wind strength, Fog level, Weather (rain/fine/snow), Brightness level. You must edit and save the session for these settings to become part of the Session Data - see How to Use Environment Tools for more details. If both a route and a session have saved Environmental Settings, which do not have to be the same, then those in the session will be used. If the session does not have any saved Environmental Settings then those in the route will be used

Session Layers:

Session Layers are used to hold the scenery assets that you want to only appear in that particular Session and not in all Sessions. The Session Layers can be left empty and the Route Layers can contain all the scenery assets

Session layers

Session Layers give you a way of organising or grouping the assets displayed in your session.

Session Layers can contain any assets that will be unique to that Session:-

	Scenery
	Rolling Stock (including locos) - Note: It is strongly recommended that all rolling stock be placed into a Session Layer
	Trackmarks, Triggers, Direction and Priority Markers

WARNING:
While it is possible to add track and track objects (bridges, tunnels, turntables, signals, switches, etc) to Session Layers it is NOT RECOMMENDED. These assets should always be placed into Route Layers Group and, preferably, into the route-layer itself.

A detailed description of Layers can be found on the Trainz Wiki Page:-

How to Use Layers

Notes:

Scenery, Rolling Stock, Triggers and Markers (Track, Direction, Priority) can be used in both Route Layers and Session Layers. Assets placed in a Route Layer will appear in all sessions that are based on the route. The vast majority of (if not all) scenery items will be placed in Route Layers. Assets placed in a Session Layer will only appear in the currently loaded session.

Examples of assets that would be placed in a Session Layer instead of a Route Layer would include:-

	products waiting at a factory for pickup in an industrial session that would not be present in a weekend or holiday passenger session
	signallers holding lanterns in a night session only or standing alongside manual track switch levers in a daylight shunting session
	trackmarks and triggers that are only required in one session but not in all sessions
	crowds of onlookers alongside the track in a session recreating an historic steam train run, together with
	historic rolling stock in a special vintage train session running on a modern route

[edit] Loading (and Creating) a Session

[edit] Creating a New Session

To create a new Session you must first create a new Route or load an existing Route

A route can have many individual sessions so a new session can be added to a route that already has sessions

Steps: To add a new session to an existing route:-
	Locate (but do not load) the route as described in the section Loading an Existing Route above
	Once you have selected the route from its thumbnail, Left Click on the VIEW SESSIONS button
	Then Left Click on the CREATE SESSION button. If no other session exists for this route then this will be the only choice available to you

[edit] Loading an Existing Session

There are two different ways to load existing sessions into Surveyor.

Search For the Session

The easiest way to load an existing session is to use the search tools at the top of the Driver/Surveyor screen.

Type:	ROUTES is the default selection. Left Click on the button to change it to SESSIONS .
Source:	PURCHASED is the default selection, Left Click on the button to change it to MY CONTENT for a session you have created (or already modified) or to INSTALLED for one you have downloaded from the DLS.
Gameplay:	ALL is the default selection. There is no need to change this
Search:	If required you can narrow down the list of sessions by typing the first few letters of its name.

Notes:

Sessions:-
	are saved as entries in the Trainz Database, not as files on your hard drive. Loading a session will retrieve it from the database.
	can be loaded directly into Surveyor from Content Manager. See Loading a Session Into Surveyor From Content Manager below.
	can be exported as files (in the Trainz .cdp file format) from Content Manager for backup or transfer.

This will produce a list of session thumbnails at the bottom of the screen. As with the route thumbnails, the list can be scrolled horizontally.

Existing Sessions

The same colour coding system used in the route thumbnails also applies to session thumbnails.

Payware on DLC	Must be purchased and downloaded, but some may be free - depending on your membership options. If you click a thumbnail with this colour a DOWNLOAD button will appear on the bottom right of the screen. If a price is included in the button then that is the purchase price (in $US)
Payware installed	Already installed from the DLC. DLC items cannot be deleted. To remove them use the Uninstall option in the Content Store from the Launcher. You can reinstall them later without any additional cost
Installed	Downloaded from the Download Station (DLS) or created by you. This includes any cloned DLC Routes and Sessions (see Cloning a Route/Session below)
Multiplayer	For simultaneous development by multiple players. Special conditions apply

Left Click on the thumbnail for the session you want to load and then Left Click on the EDIT SESSION button. This will load BOTH the route and the session into Surveyor.

If the EDIT SESSION option is not present then the selected session is a saved Game (a "game" saved when in Driver) and cannot be edited. See the section Loading Games below.

OR

Select the Route First

Steps:
	Select the route as described in the section Loading an Existing Route above. Then Left Click on the VIEW SESSIONS button. This will display a list of thumbnails for all the sessions in that route.
	Select the session thumbnail you need and then Left Click on the EDIT SESSION button.

If the EDIT SESSION option is not present then the selected session is a saved Game (a "game" saved when in Driver) and cannot be edited. See the section Loading Games below.

Both

and

will load the route and session into Surveyor.

[edit] Loading a Session Into Surveyor From Content Manager

Trainz provides a shortcut that allows you to load an existing session directly into Surveyor for editing from Content Manager.

Steps: To load a session into Surveyor:-

	in Content Manager select the filter Routes & Sessions
	select the session to be loaded and edited in Surveyor
	Right Click to open the Command Menu
	select Open... , then select Edit Asset in Surveyor

Both the route and the session will be loaded into Surveyor for editing.

[edit] Loading a Session into Driver From Surveyor

To start Driver simply select a session as described above in Loading an Existing Session and Left Click on the DRIVE SESSION button.

This will load both the session and the route into Driver.

You can save your "game play" in Driver at anytime. See Loading Games below.

[edit] Loading a Session into Driver From Content Manager

Trainz provides a shortcut that allows you to load an existing session directly into Driver from Content Manager.

Steps: To load a session into Driver from Content manager:-

	in Content Manager select the filter Routes & Sessions
	select the session to drive
	Right Click to open the Command Menu
	select Open... , then select Open Asset in Driver

Both the session and its parent route will be loaded into Driver and the simulation will be started.

[edit] Editing a Session

WARNING:
When a Session is loaded into Surveyor or a new Session is created all the assets you add will be AUTOMATICALLY placed into a Session Layer. To place them in a different layer, for example a Route Layer, change the Active Layer to the required layer before adding them to the route. See the Trainz Wiki Page How to Use Layers for more details.

Any changes made to the Session Rules (including drivers and their commands), the Environment Tools, Industry or Rolling Stock settings, will be added to the Session Data.

There are other changes that will also be added to the Session Data.

You can edit the Session Characteristics at any time by selecting the Edit Session... option from the Edit Menu or by simply pressing Ctrl + R .
This will bring up the Edit Session dialogue window which is more commonly called the Session Editor (shown below).

For more details on editing a Session see the Trainz Wiki Page at The Session Editor - screenshot shown below.

Session Characteristics:-

Name and Description

Session Rules which set:-

	drivers and their consists
	driver commands
	time of day/night
	events
	and much, much more


	You can edit the Name of the Session. This will change the session username in the config.txt file but it will not alter the session <kuid> value
	You can edit the Session Description
	You can add, delete and edit the Session Rules

[edit] Adding Assets to a Session

	Assets include all visible objects (trees, buildings, roads, tracks, signals, rolling stock, etc) and invisible objects (track triggers, track marks, etc) that can be added to your session
	Any objects added to a session will only be available in that session

[edit] In Surveyor Classic (S10)

In Surveyor Classic (S10) the tools and objects are in tabbed icons on the right of the screen which can be opened by a Left Click on the icon or by pressing its Function Key

	F3	Scenery objects (e.g. buildings) and splines (e.g. roads) are added and manipulated by tools in the Objects icon (the F3 key)
	F4	Railroad tracks and track objects (e.g. signals, switches, etc) are added and manipulated by tools in the Tracks icon (the F4 key)
	F7	Rolling stock (locomotives, wagons) are added and manipulated by tools in the Trains icon (the F7 key)
Opening each tool will reveal a selection list of assets and a set of tools for applying and manipulating the selected asset

[edit] In Surveyor 2.0 (S20)

In Surveyor 2.0 (S20) there is a single set of common tools that can add and manipulate objects of any type. Select a tool by a Left Click on its icon in the Tools Palette or by pressing its key. You can also select multiple objects, that can be of different types, and manipulate them (move, rotate, delete) as if they were a single object.

	E	The Placement Tool adds ALL objects (scenery, splines, track and track objects, rolling stock) selected using the Filter Palette and the Assets Palette
	S	The Free Move Tool moves ALL objects, either individually or as a group, to anywhere on the surface
	D	The Fine Adjustment Tool moves and rotates ALL objects, either individually or as a group, in small movements to anywhere on, below or above the surface
There is a Wiki Page that covers in great detail the use of the Surveyor 2.0 tools at How to Use S20 Tools

Setting Different Switch Directions in Routes and Sessions

Steps: To Save the Default Switch Direction in the Route:-

Set the switch to the desired direction for the route. If the switch is already in that direction then change something in the route (e.g. move a tree a few centimetres) to make sure that the route has been edited

Save ( Ctrl + S or select Save from the

System Menu)

In the Save Dialogue Window, make sure that the options

	Overwrite existing route and
	Do not save session

...are selected and then save

Steps: To Save a Different Switch Direction in a Session:-

Set the switch to the desired direction for the Session

Save ( Ctrl + S or select Save from the

System Menu)

The Save Dialogue Window SHOULD only contain the options

	Overwrite existing session
	Create new session

Select one of the options and then save

[edit] Editing the Environment of a Session

Environmental settings in a Session will have priotity over those in a Route

You can edit the Environment Controls of a Session by selecting the Edit Environment... option from the Edit Menu.
This will bring up the Edit Environment dialogue window, more commonly called the Environment Tools.
For more details on editing the Environment see the Trainz Wiki Page at The Environment Tools

The only difference between the Environment Controls in a Route and a Session is that the route has the World Origin control.

Environment Controls ina Session:-

	lighting conditions
	weather and cloud cover
	water color and water surface (rough, calm, etc) for Legacy Water only
	wind speed (for SpeedTree assets only)
	fog and snow
	season (by the date and latitude)
	road traffic (on or off only)

Notes: Environment Settings in Routes and Sessions

It is possible (and often even expected) that a Route and its Sessions will have different environmental settings - for example the Route may have been created for the summer season but one Session may be set in winter and will require an overcast sky, snow, fog and generally lower light levels. See the Trainz Wiki Page at The Environment Tools for more details.

There is an order of priority with the Environmental Settings in Routes and Sessions

	If an Environmental Control (e.g. Weather or Date) is set in both the Route and the Session, then the Session setting will take priority over the setting in the Route
	If an Environmental Control is set in the Route but NOT in the Session, then the Route setting will take priority
	if an Environmental Control is NOT set in both the Route and the Session, then the default value for that setting will be used. The default value for the Date is today's date
The World Origin is only found in a Route. If the World Origin is not set in the Route then its default setting of 52.45°N 13.3°E (Berlin, Germany) will be used

[edit] Saving a Route and a Session

Routes and Sessions are saved from the System Menu on the Surveyor screen.

Selecting Save or pressing Ctrl + S will save the route, or the route and the session, with the previously entered name(s) when they were loaded or created. You will be asked to confirm both the names (and can change them if you wish) and the Save command.

Selecting Save As... will save the route, or the route and the session, with the previously entered name(s) when they were loaded or created. You will be asked to confirm both the names (and can change them if you wish) and the Save As command.

Notes:

Routes and Sessions:-
	are saved as entries in the Trainz Database, not as files on your hard drive. Loading a route or a session will retrieve it from the database.
	can be loaded directly into Surveyor from Content Manager. See Loading a Route Into Surveyor From Content Manager and Loading a Session Into Surveyor From Content Manager below.
	can be exported as files (in the Trainz .cdp file format) from Content Manager for backup or transfer.

Notes on Saving DLS/DLC Routes and Sessions:

DLS Routes and Sessions can be modified and saved as new routes and sessions

Modifying and Creating:-

	if you have modified a DLS route then you can delete the original route if you no longer need it and your modified version will not be affected
	if you have modified a DLS session then you can delete the original session if you no longer need it and your modified version will not be affected. However, if you delete the original DLS route then your modified session will not work
	you can create a completely new and original session for a DLS route but it will not work if the original DLS route is deleted
	the original DLS routes and sessions will not be altered or replaced by your modified versions

Saving:-

when saved, modified DLS routes and sessions will become Your Content and can be found using the MY CONTENT search option in Surveyor/Driver

Uploading:-

	you can only upload your modified DLS route and session to the DLS if you have the permission of the original creator
	if you have created a completely original session based on a DLS route then you can upload the session as it is your creation

DLC Routes and Sessions can also be modified and saved as new routes and sessions ONLY if the creators of the original DLC content have allowed it - see

Cloning a Route/Session below for more details

Modifying and Creating:-

	some DLC routes and sessions are encrypted and cannot be modified - that is a decision made by the content creator
	your modified DLC route or session will become an alias of the original and will need the original route and session to be present on your system to work
	if you delete or disable the original DLC route or session then your modified versions will not work
	you can create a completely new and original session for a DLC route but it will not work if the original DLC route is deleted or disabled
	the original DLC routes and sessions will not be altered or replaced by your modified versions

Saving:-

	when saved, a modified DLC route or session will become Your Content and can be found using the MY CONTENT search option in Surveyor/Driver
	the original DLC route and session will not be altered or replaced by your modified versions

Uploading:-

you can upload your modified DLC route or session to the DLS but it can only be used by those who also have the same original (unmodified) DLC version installed

[edit] Saving a New Route and Session

If you have created a new route and select Save or Save As..., then you will be presented with the following Save Route Dialogue Windows.


In both cases the name of the route that was entered when it was created will be shown and you can change the name, even in the Save option. However, there is no option in either case to change the name of the created session because the other options have been greyed out and cannot be selected.

[edit] Saving an Existing Route

If you have loaded the route only and not the session and HAVE NOT edited any Session Data or Session Layers, then selecting Save will produce the following Save Route Dialogue Window.


	Settings: Option Overwrite Route Only. This is the default selection so there is nothing to change. Overwrite existing route and: Do not save session the route will be saved (overwritten using its current name) but no session will be saved. Option Overwrite Route and Create a New Session. Tick the box Create new session. Overwrite existing route and: Create new session: enter a name for the session (the suggested name Default is NOT recommended). the route will be saved (overwritten using its current name). a new session will be created using the name you enter and it will be added to the route. because you did not originally load a session, the new session will be saved with default values for all its settings. Option Create a New Route and a "Default Session". Tick the box Save new route and session. Save new route and session: enter a new name for the route. The route will be saved with its new name. the original route will not be changed. a new session will be created using the name Default and it will be added to the new route. because you did not originally load a session, the new session will be saved with the default values for all its settings.
After you have made your selections, Left Click on to Accept or to Cancel

If you have loaded the route only and not the session and HAVE edited Session Data or Session Layers, then selecting Save will produce the following Save Route Dialogue Window.


	Settings: Option Overwrite Route and Create a New Session. This is the default selection so there is nothing to change. Overwrite existing route and: Create new session: enter a name for the session (the suggested name Default is NOT recommended). the route will be saved (overwritten using its current name). a new session will be created using the name you enter and it will be added to the route. The new session will have the settings and changes you have made. Option Overwrite Route Only. Tick the box Do not save session. Overwrite existing route and: Do not save session the route will be saved (overwritten using its current name) but no session will be saved. if you have edited the session and later exit the program without saving those edits (you will be prompted to save the session) then any changes you have made to the session will be lost. Option Create a New Route and a "Default Session". Tick the box Save new route and session. Save new route and session: enter a new name for the route. The route will be saved with its new name. the original route will not be changed. a new session will be created using the name Default and it will be added to the new route. The new session will have the settings and changes you have made.
After you have made your selections, Left Click on to Accept or to Cancel

	Notes:
	If you have edited any session Data or Layers but have selected the option Do not save session then later, before you exit the program, you will be prompted to save the edited session by the appearance of the Save Session dialogue box (see below).
	If you decide to create a new session and leave its name as Default then a new Default Session will be created to add to any others also named Default that may already be present in a route and this will cause confusion. This is why it is not a good idea to use Default as a session name.

[edit] Saving an Existing Route and Session

If you have loaded a route and a session and have edited the route OR both the route AND the session, then selecting Save will produce the following Save Route Dialogue Window.


	Settings: Option Overwrite Route and Session. This is the default selection so there is nothing to change. Overwrite existing route and: Overwrite existing session: both the route and the session will be saved (overwritten using their current names). Option Overwrite Existing Route and Create a New Session. Tick the box Create new session. Overwrite existing route and: Create new session: enter a new name for the session. the route will be saved (overwritten using its current name). a new session will be created using the name you enter and it will be added to the existing route. the original session will not be changed. Option Overwrite Route Only. Tick the box Do not save session. Overwrite existing route and: Do not save session the route will be saved (overwritten using its current name) but no session will be saved. if you have edited the session and later exit the program without saving those edits (you will be prompted to save the session) then any changes you have made to the session will be lost. Option Create a New Route and a New Session. Tick the box Save new route and session. Save new route and session: enter a new name for the route. the route will be saved with its new name. a new session will be created using the same name as the original session and it will be added to the new route. the original session and route will not be changed.
After you have made your selections, Left Click on to Accept or to Cancel

	Notes:
	If you have edited any session Data or Layers but have selected the option Do not save session then later, before you exit the program, you will be prompted to save the edited session by the appearance of the Save Session dialogue box (see below).
	If you decide to create a new session and leave its name as Default then a new Default Session will be created to add to any others also named Default that may already be present in a route and this will cause confusion. This is why it is not a good idea to use Default as a session name.
	There is a BUG in Trainz Plus and TRS22 that will treat changing the name of a Track Object (e.g. a signal, track mark, switch, etc) as a change to the session and not to the route. If you have not edited anything else in the route then you will see the Session Save dialogue window (see Saving an Edited Session Only below) to save the session and not the route. The workaround is to make a change to the route (e.g. move a tree a few centimetres) and select save again.

[edit] Saving an Edited Session Only

If you have only edited the session then you will be given the option to save the Session only

If you have loaded a route and a session and have edited the session (Data or Layers) only and not the route, or have already saved the route but not the session, then selecting Save will produce the following Save Session Dialogue Window.


	Settings: Option Overwrite the Session Only. This is the default selection so there is nothing to change. Overwrite existing session the session will be saved (overwritten using its current name). the original route will not be changed. Option Create a New Session. Tick the box Create new session. Create new session: you can enter a new name for the session or use the suggested name which will include the date, time and session runtime. a new session will be created using the name you enter and it will be added to the existing route. the original route and session will not be changed.
After you have made your selections, Left Click on to Accept or to Cancel

[edit] Saving a Route and Session Using the UDS

The UDS feature is available in TRS19 Platinum Edition, Trainz Plus, TRS22 and TRS22 Platinum

The UDS (Unified Driver Surveyor) Interface allows you to quickly switch from Driver to Surveyor and back to Driver again without having to restart the session from the beginning. You can edit a route and session while in Surveyor and then switch back to Driver to continue the session where you left it.

WARNING:

This powerful ability does come with a warning. If you save the edited session before switching back into Driver then all the moving consists will be saved in their new positions. Other changes, such as the status of Session Rules, will also be saved in their new states. See the Trainz Wiki Page How to Use the UDS Interface for more details.

Most of the problems users seem to be experiencing with the UDS, judging from the posts in the Trainz Forums, is when saving their edited Driver session after switching to Surveyor mode.

	Notes:
	Using Driver Mode involves driving consists (either manually or through the AI) and activating rules. These will change the session parameters
	Overwriting the Session will save the consist in their new positions and the Session Rules in their new (completed/not completed) conditions
	When you are in Driver Mode at least one of the consists will probably be moving. Some of the Session rules may have already been completed while others may still be running or waiting for events (e.g. triggers to be activated)
	If, after switching to Surveyor Mode, you then choose to save using the Overwrite existing session option then you will be replacing your original starting Session with a new one with the consists saved in their new positions and the Session rules saved in their new states. So when you later load and restart the Session things will not be the same as they were in the original or starting Session.

Unless you have a particular reason for overwriting the original Session then the recommended save options are:-

Option

Do Not Save the Session

Steps: To save the Route only:-
	Left Click the checkbox Do not save session

This will save the Route only, using its existing name and it will overwrite the original route. This will save any edits that you have made to the Route but not to the Session.

Option

Create a New Session

Steps: To save the Route and a NEW Session:-
	Left Click the checkbox Create new session
	Enter a name for the new session

This will save the Route using its existing name and it will overwrite the original route. It will also save the Session using the name you enter in the text box below the checkbox (Stage 3 in the example shown). The original Session will not be altered. This is useful when you want to test out changes to consists, industry settings, Rules, driver commands, etc but do not want to destroy the original Session.

If you have NOT edited anything while in Surveyor and select Save then you will be shown the Save Driver Session dialogue window to save the session in its current state as a Game (also called a Driver Game). This is exactly the same as pressing Ctrl + S while in Driver.
alte=Save Driver Session

The Game will appear in the Select Session menu for the route. Loading it will resume Driver at the point where it was saved.

[edit] Exiting Surveyor

If you exit Surveyor after editing without saving then you will be prompted to Save.

Steps:

	Open the Main Menu
	select the Exit Surveyor option
Another option is to exit Trainz completely
	select the Exit Game option
Regardless of which option you take, if you have unsaved work you will be prompted to save before you exit

Unsaved Route	Unsaved Session

Options:
	Don't Save will exit Surveyor to either the Main Menu Screen or to your OS Desktop without saving. Any changes you have made will be lost.
	Save will exit Surveyor to either the Main Menu Screen or to your OS Desktop after saving. You will be prompted to select what to save as described in the section Saving a Route and a Session above
	Cancel will cancel the Exit command and return you to Surveyor.

[edit] Exiting Driver

If you exit Driver after running a session you will be prompted to Save the current Game

Steps:

	Open the Main Menu
	select the Exit Driver option
Another option is to exit Trainz completely
	select the Exit Game option
Regardless of which option you take, if your Session Data has changed then you will be prompted to save before you exit

Options:
	Don't Save will exit Driver to either the Main Menu Screen or to your OS Desktop without saving. The current state of the session (positions and movements of the consists, commodity levels, time of day, etc) will be lost.
	Save will exit Driver to either the Main Menu Screen or to your OS Desktop sfter saving. You will be prompted to enter a name for your saved Game. See the section Saving Games below for more details.
	Cancel will cancel the Exit command and return you to Driver.

[edit] Cloning a Route/Session

	A Clone is an exact or duplicate copy of an asset. Some Payware routes and sessions cannot be cloned
	Cloned routes and sessions can be edited and saved as Your Content

Cloning a Route or a Session allows you to work on a duplicate copy of the original. All changes that you make will be saved in the cloned copy leaving the original copy unchanged.

Cloned assets are subject to copyright laws and they remain the property of the original creator

Notes:

Freeware routes, that have been downloaded and installed from the DLS, can be cloned and saved as new routes.

	They are saved with a new <kuid> that will include your personal identity code, so they will become Your Content and can be found using the MY CONTENT search option
	The original route from the DLS will not be altered or replaced by your new version
	You can delete the original DLS route if you wish and your cloned version will NOT be affected

Payware Routes, that have been downloaded and installed from the DLC, can also be cloned as new routes if the creators of the routes allow it.

	Some Payware routes are encrypted and cannot be cloned
	When an approved DLC route is cloned it will be given a new <kuid> that will include your personal identity code, so it will become Your Content and can be found using the MY CONTENT search option
	The original Payware route will not be altered or replaced by your new version
	If you delete or disable the original DLC route then your cloned route will NOT work
	You can upload, depending on permissions, your edited clone of a Payware route to the DLS but it can only be used by other users who also have the same original (unedited) DLC Payware route installed

Sessions that have been downloaded and installed from the DLS (freeware) or DLC (payware) follow the same rules as described for DLS and DLC routes above

	Some Payware sessions are encrypted and cannot be cloned
	When an approved DLC session is cloned it will be given a new <kuid> that will include your personal identity code, so it will become Your Content and can be found using the MY CONTENT search option
	The original DLC or DLS session will not be altered or replaced by your new version
	You can, if you decide, safely delete the original DLS session but not the original DLS route
	If you delete or disable the original DLC session or the original DLC route then your cloned session will NOT work
	You can upload, depending on permissions, your edited clone of a Payware session to the DLS but it can only be used by other users who also have the same original (unedited) DLC Payware installed.

[edit] Cloning Using Surveyor

Routes and Sessions that have been loaded into Surveyor can be cloned using the Save As... command from the Surveyor System Menu

Enter a new name or edit the original name (as shown above) for your cloned route or session.

Options:

If the first option (

Save new route and session) is selected then the Route will be cloned using your new or edited name. The Session will be also cloned using its original name but it will use the newly cloned Route as a dependency instead of the original Route.

	If the original route is Freeware (e.g. from the DLS) and you do not want to keep it then it can be safely deleted, which will also delete the original session but the new cloned route and session will remain active on your system
	If the original route is Payware (e.g. from the DLC) then deleting or disabling it will disable your cloned route and session. When Payware is cloned it must remain active on your system for the clone to work.

If the second option (

Save new session) is selected then only the Session will be cloned using your new or edited name (make sure that you change the "Default" to something else) but it will still use the original (uncloned) Route as a dependency - so it is vital that you DO NOT DELETE the original route.

	If the original session is Freeware then it can be safely deleted if you no longer need it
	If the original session is Payware then deleting or disabling it will also disable your cloned session

[edit] Cloning Using Content Manager

Select the Route or Session to Clone

Steps:

In Content Manager select the filter Routes & Sessions

select the route or session to be cloned

then either:-

Options:-

	from the Content Menu select Clone OR
	press Ctrl + D

A Task Window will open to display the result.

Clone task completed

In the image above the original Route has been cloned and given a new <kuid> value.

The newly cloned Route will be shown in Content Manager as a New Asset that is Open for Editing.

Steps:

	close the Task Window
	select the Open for Editing filter.

Rename the Clone (an Optional Step)

You can give the cloned Route or Session a new name and a new description. Note that these changes will not appear until after the New Asset has been submitted.

Steps:

	Right Click the New Asset
	select Open...
	select Edit Config File Text

The config.txt file will open in your default text editor. You can then edit both the Title (username) and the Description of the Route or Session

	locate the line that starts with username
	edit the text on that line between the Quote (") marks (but do not delete the quote marks) to change it to the new name of this Route/Session
	locate the line that starts with description
	edit the text on that line between the Quote (") marks (but do not delete the quote marks) to edit the description of this Route/Session
	save (usually Ctrl + S )
	exit the text editor

Submit the Clone (a Necessary Step)

When submitted a cloned DLC Route or Session will be described as Payware, Modified while a cloned DLS Route or Session will be described as Modified

Steps:

	Right Click on the New Asset
	select the option Submit Edits

The New Asset entry will vanish from the Open for Editing display. Open the Content Manager filter Today to check that it has been correctly submitted. If you have renamed the clone then it should appear using its new name.

Notes:

You can rename a cloned Route or a cloned Session in Surveyor but the clone would still have to be submitted in Content Manager first using its original name and then loaded into Surveyor. You would then have two Routes or Sessions with the same name to select from - one would be the original and the other the clone, and telling them apart may not be simple. You can use the Driver/Surveyor main screen MY CONTENT source filter to locate and load the correct cloned Route or Session because the clone will have your <kuid> code and not its original code.

Load the cloned Route or Session into Surveyor, then

	to rename a route open the Edit menu and select the Edit Route... option, OR press Ctrl + E - see Editing a Route above
	to rename a session open the Edit menu and select Edit Session, or press Ctrl + R - see Editing a Session above

Both will also allow you to edit the Name and Description of the cloned Route/Session.

[edit] Saving and Loading Games in Driver

	Games (sometimes called "Saved Games" or "Driver Games") are the state of play when a route and session is saved while in Driver Mode
	A Game can be loaded back into Trainz to continue running from the point where it was saved

Notes:

Games:-
	like routes and sessions, are saved as entries in the Trainz Database, not as files on your hard drive. Loading a driver game will retrieve it from the database.
	can be loaded directly into Driver from Content Manager in exactly the same way that Sessions can be loaded directly into Driver from Content Manager
	can be exported as files (in the Trainz .cdp file format) from Content Manager for backup or transfer.

[edit] Saving Games

Games save the "state of play" in Driver. Once saved, the Game can be loaded back into Driver to continue the play at the point where it was saved.

The Game will be saved with:-

	consists in their positions and states (stationary or moving, loads carried, driver commands) at the time of the save
	industries and rolling stock in their conditions (product levels) at the time of the save
	switches in their state at the time of the save
	session rules in their state (completed or not completed) at the time of the save
	the game clock showing the game time at the time of the save

When you are in Driver select Save from the System Menu or press Ctrl + S .

This will display the Save Driver Session dialogue window showing the name of the current session with a date and time stamp (shown left below). If you Left Click on the icon then this will be the name used for the saved game. Alternatively, you could enter your own unique name (shown right below) and then Left Click on the icon.

The space below the entered name will display any other saved driver games for that session.

Notes:

If you edit a Session and then start Driver without first saving your edits, then every save you make in Driver will save the Session and not the current Game.

To avoid this always save your Session Edits before switching to Driver - you can use a different session name if you don't want to overwrite the original session. The Games that you save will be attached to the Session name you use.

[edit] Loading Games

Saved driver games will be shown along with all the sessions for a selected route. The section Loading an Existing Session shows two different methods of displaying saved sessions and their driver games.

Method will display ALL the saved sessions and driver games which may be a very long list.
Method will display ALL the saved sessions and driver games for a selected route, which should be a much shorter list.

If using Method

select the route first and then click the VIEW SESSIONS button. This will display a list of thumbnails for all the sessions and driver games in that route.

Load Driver Game

	Notes:
	Where a route has multiple sessions and driver games they will all be shown by their thumbnails with no way of telling which driver games belong to which session.
	It can also be difficult to tell which thumbnail is a Session and which is a Game, especially if you have removed the date/time stamp Trainz automatically adds to the name of a Game. A simple way to tell is to Left Click on a thumbnail to see if the EDIT SESSION button is still visible. If it is not, because games cannot be edited, then the thumbnail is for a Game.

Where there is only one session in a route, the session will be the first thumbnail shown in the list followed by the driver games. Note that the session is selected by default.

Select (hightlight) the Game you want to load and then Left Click on the DRIVE SESSION button.

This will load the saved Game, the session and the route into Driver.

If you load a Game after you have edited the original route or session that was used to create it, then you will receive a message warning you that changes have been made to the original assets. The changes could affect the operation of the Game.

If you have opened the Game in Driver directly from Content Manager then you will not be given this warning

Options:-

	Cancel - the Game will NOT be loaded, OR
	Ok - load the Game wirh the changes

If the changes to the route or session have been:-

	minor and non-operational, such as scenery assets (trees, buildings, etc) then the Game can be safely loaded.
	more significant operational changes, such as triggers, trackmarks, active industries, consists, tracks, etc, then it may NOT be wise to load and run the Game.

Only you can be the judge but I would err on the side of caution

[edit] Editing Games

You can edit a saved Game using the UDS (Unified Driver Surveyor) interface. However:-

	if you edit the the Route then those edits will be saved as a Route, not a Game. You can select to create a new route or overwrite (update) the original route
	if you edit the Session then those edits will be saved as a Session, not a Game. You can select to create a new session or to overwrite (update) the original session

In both cases the changes you make will appear in the Game when you use the UDS to return to Driver and will be part of the Game when you next save.

Steps: To Edit a Game:-
	Use the UDS to switch from Driver to Surveyor. The game will be immediately paused so that nothing will be moving while you are in Surveyor (do not switch OFF the Pause function)
	Edit the Route and/or Session as you normally would in Surveyor. Save if you want to make the changes permanent
	Use the UDS to switch back to Driver. Press the P key to cancel the Pause and resume game play

[edit] Deleting Routes and Sessions

	Deleting a Route will delete that Route, all its Sessions and all its saved Games (if any)
	Deleting a Session will delete that Session and its saved Games (if any). It will NOT delete the Route it was created from. It will NOT delete other Sessions created for that Route. It will NOT delete any other Games created for those other Sessions
	Deleting a Game will only delete that Game. It will NOT delete the Route or Session it was created from or any other Games from that Session

All the Surveyor and Driver screens for loading routes and sessions have a DELETE ... button as an option.

	WARNING:
	If you delete a Route you will also delete all the Sessions and Games created using that Route
	If you delete a Session you will also delete all the Games created using that Session

If you need a more selective way of deleting routes, sessions and driver games, then use Content Manager from the Trainz Launch Screen. Select the Filter Routes & Sessions.

CM list of routes and sessions

The Type column will identify each entry as a route, session or Misc. Misc in this case means a saved Game.

You can delete routes and/or sessions individually but if you delete a route by itself then its dependant sessions and driver games will be shown as faulty with Missing dependencies. Likewise, if you delete a session by itself then its dependant driver games will be shown as faulty with Missing dependencies.

[edit] Trainz Wiki

Route and Session Building Guides

More Tutorials and Guides to Using Trainz

Related Links

This page was created by Trainz user pware in September 2021 and was last updated as shown below.

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+<td>The information in this Wiki Page applies to '''Trainz Plus''', '''TRS22''' and '''TRS19'''. This page is intended to provide you with an overview of the properties and features of '''Routes''' and '''Sessions''' when creating layouts for Trainz. More detailed descriptions of these various features plus instructions on getting you started with creating '''Routes''' and '''Sessions''' can be found in the Trainz Wiki '''How To Guides''' are provided at the end of this document.</td>
-The information in this Wiki Page applies to '''Trainz Plus''', '''TRS22''' and '''TRS19'''. This page is intended to provide you with an overview of the properties and features of '''Routes''' and '''Sessions''' when creating layouts for Trainz. More detailed descriptions of these various features plus instructions on getting you started with creating '''Routes''' and '''Sessions''' can be found in the Trainz Wiki '''How To Guides''' are provided at the end of this document.</td>
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-The virtual worlds that Trainz creates can be classified as:-<br>
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+<td>The virtual worlds that Trainz creates can be classified as:-</td>
+</tr>
+</table>
+<br>
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-<td><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 17px;">Driver Games (or Driver Sessions or Saved Games)</span></td>
+<td><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 17px;">Games (or Driver Games, Driver Sessions, Saved Games)</span></td>
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-'''Driver Games''' (also known as '''Driver Sessions''' and '''Saved Games''') are created in '''Driver''' and save the "state of play" in a running session so you can restart it at the same point at a later time. They are optionally stamped with the date and time they were saved and the play duration.</td>
+'''Games''' (also known as '''Driver Games''', '''Driver Sessions''', '''Saved Games''') are created in '''Driver''' and save the "state of play" in a running session so you can restart it at the same point at a later time. They are optionally stamped with the date and time they were saved and the play duration.</td>
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-[[image:Ablue.png|link=]] <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 17px; color: white; background-color: black;">&#160;Route Data:&#160;</span>
+<table width=1000>
+<tr valign="top">
+<td>[[image:Ablue.png|link=]] <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 17px; color: white; background-color: black;">&#160;Route Data:&#160;</span></td>
+</tr>
+</table>
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-The '''Route Data''' includes the '''Terrain''', '''Textures''', '''Effect Layers''', '''Legacy Water''' and the '''Environmental''' features.
+<table width=1000>
+<tr valign="top">
+<td>The '''Route Data''' includes the '''Terrain''', '''Textures''', '''Effect Layers''', '''Legacy Water''' and the '''Environmental''' features.</td>
+</tr>
+</table>
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-[[image:Bblue.png|link=]] <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 17px; color: white; background-color: black;">&#160;Route Layers:&#160;</span>
+<table width=1000>
+<tr valign="top">
+<td>[[image:Bblue.png|link=]] <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 17px; color: white; background-color: black;">&#160;Route Layers:&#160;</span></td>
+</tr>
+</table>
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+<table width=1000>
-All scenery assets are held in layers. '''Route Layers''' (you can have many layers) give you a way of organising or grouping the assets displayed in your route.
+<tr valign="top">
+<td>All scenery assets are held in layers. '''Route Layers''' (you can have many layers) give you a way of organising or grouping the assets displayed in your route.</td>
+</tr>
+</table>
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-<td width=25>[[image:DotPointBox.png|link=]]</td>
+<td width=25>[[image:DotPoint1.JPG|link=]]</td>
 <td><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">&#160;Left Click&#160;</span> on the large <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">Driver / Surveyor</span> graphic shown highlighted in white in the image on the left</td>
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+<table width=1000>
-The thumbnail images are colour coded.<br>
+<tr valign="top">
+<td>The thumbnail images are colour coded.</td>
+</tr>
+</table>
+<br>
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 </tr>
 </table>								<!-- END Nav Buttons Table -->
+<table width=1000 bgcolor=#000000 cellpadding=2>
+<tr valign="top">
+<td>
+<table bgcolor=#ffffff cellpadding=2>
+<tr valign="top">
+<td width=35>[[image:Information.png|35px|link=]]</td>
+<td>When you create a new '''Route''' a new default '''Session''' will also be created for it. Sessions contain specific data that are not found in routes. See [[image:PageLink.PNG|link=]]&#160;'''[[#What is a Session?|What is a Session?]]''' below.<br>
+When you save the new route you will be given the opportunity to save the session as well. If you have not added anything to the session then saving it is optional.
+<table bgcolor=#fcbcbc cellpadding=2>
+<tr valign="top">
+<td>[[image:Stop.PNG|link=]]</td>
+<td><span style="font-size: 15px; font-weight: 700;">WARNING:</span><br>
+If you have added anything to the '''session-layer''' or edited any session data (e.g. the products carried by a wagon) and do not save the '''Session''' as well as the '''Route''' then that data will be lost. See [[image:PageLink.PNG|link=]]&#160;'''[[#Saving_a_Route_and_a_Session|Saving a Route and Session]]''' below for more information.</td>
+</tr>
+</table>
+</td>
+</tr>
+</table>
+</td>
+</tr>
+</table>
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-<td width=25>[[image:DotPointBox.png|link=]]</td>
+<td width=25>[[image:DotPoint1.JPG|link=]]</td>
 <td>Open the [[image:EditMenu_S20.png|link=]] '''Edit''' menu from the top menu in Surveyor and select the <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; color: white; background-color: black;">&#160;Edit&#160;Route...&#160;</span> option<br>
 The keyboard shortcut is <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;"><span style="color: white; background-color: black;">&#160;Ctrl&#160;</span>&#160;+&#160;<span style="color: white; background-color: black;">&#160;E&#160;</span></span></td>
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-You must first find and select the route to load from those already installed. At the top of the '''Driver/Surveyor''' screen the route search options are shown as a set of buttons.
+<table width=1000 bgcolor=#000000 cellpadding=2>
+<tr valign="top">
+<td>
+<table bgcolor=#ffffff cellpadding=2>
+<tr valign="top">
+<td width=35>[[image:Information.png|35px|link=]]</td>
+<td>When you load an existing '''Route''' without also loading a '''Session''', a new default '''Session''' will be created for it. Sessions contain specific data that are not found in routes. See [[image:PageLink.PNG|link=]]&#160;'''[[#What is a Session?|What is a Session?]]''' below.<br>
+When you save the route you will be given the opportunity to save the new default session as well. If you have not added anything to the session then saving it is optional.
+<table bgcolor=#fcbcbc cellpadding=2>
+<tr valign="top">
+<td>[[image:Stop.PNG|link=]]</td>
+<td><span style="font-size: 15px; font-weight: 700;">WARNING:</span><br>
+If you have added anything to the '''session-layer''' or edited any session data (e.g. the products carried by a wagon) and do not save the '''Session''' as well as the '''Route''' then that data will be lost. See [[image:PageLink.PNG|link=]]&#160;'''[[#Saving_a_Route_and_a_Session|Saving a Route and Session]]''' below for more information.</td>
+</tr>
+</table>
+</td>
+</tr>
+</table>
+</td>
+</tr>
+</table>
+<table width=1000>
+<tr valign="top">
+<td>You must first find and select the route to load from those already installed. At the top of the '''Driver/Surveyor''' screen the route search options are shown as a set of buttons.</td>
+</tr>
+</table>
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-This will produce a display of thumbnails at the bottom of the screen.<br>
+<table width=1000>
+<tr valign="top">
+<td>This will produce a display of thumbnails at the bottom of the screen.</td>
+</tr>
+</table>
+<br>
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-<span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">Left Click</span> on the thumbnail for the route you want to load, then <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">Left Click</span> on the <span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">&#160;EDIT ROUTE&#160;</span> button to load the route into '''Surveyor'''.
+<table width=1000>
+<tr valign="top">
+<td><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">Left Click</span> on the thumbnail for the route you want to load, then <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">Left Click</span> on the <span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">&#160;EDIT ROUTE&#160;</span> button to load the route into '''Surveyor'''.</td>
+</tr>
+</table>
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-'''Trainz''' provides a shortcut that allows you to load an existing route directly into '''Surveyor''' for editing from '''Content Manager'''.<br>
+<table width=1000>
+<tr valign="top">
+<td>'''Trainz''' provides a shortcut that allows you to load an existing route directly into '''Surveyor''' for editing from '''Content Manager'''.</td>
+</tr>
+</table>
+<br>
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 ----
-A similar message will appear when you load a '''Driver Game''' (see '''[[image:PageLink.PNG|link=]]&#160;[[#Saving and Loading Sessions in Driver|Saving and Loading Sessions in Driver]]''' below) after editing the original route or session that was used to create the '''Driver Session'''.<br>
+A similar message will appear when you load a '''Game''' (see '''[[image:PageLink.PNG|link=]]&#160;[[#skipLoadDriverGames|Loading Games]]''' below) after editing the original route or session that was used to create the '''Game'''.<br>
-It is possible that the changes you have made may affect the operation of the '''Driver Session'''.</td>
+It is possible that the changes you have made may affect the operation of the saved game.</td>
 </tr>
 </table>
@@ Line 1,205: / Line 1,290: @@
 </table>
 <br>
-The options you will see are:-<br>
+<table width=1000>
+<tr valign="top">
+<td>The options you will see are:-</td>
+</tr>
+</table>
+<br>
 <table bgcolor=#000000 width=1000 cellpadding=2>
 <tr valign="top">
@@ Line 1,581: / Line 1,671: @@
 <tr valign="top">
 <td width=10>[[image:RedDot10x10.png|link=]]</td>
-<td>in the '''Advanced Topology Tools''' (press the <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; color: white; background-color: black;">&#160;F1&#160;</span> key and open the <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; color: white; background-color: black;">&#160;Advanced&#160;</span> tab) in '''Surveyor Classic'''</td>
+<td>in the '''Advanced Topology Tools''' (press the <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; color: white; background-color: black;">&#160;F1&#160;</span> key and open the <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; color: white; background-color: black;">&#160;Advanced&#160;</span> tab) in <span style="font-weight: 700; color: white; background-color: green;">&#160;Surveyor Classic&#160;</span></td>
 </tr>
 <tr valign="top">
 <td>[[image:RedDot10x10.png|link=]]</td>
-<td>as layers in the <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; color: white; background-color: #797979;">&#160;Layers&#160;Palette&#160;</span> in '''Surveyor 2.0'''</td>
+<td>as layers in the <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; color: white; background-color: #797979;">&#160;Layers&#160;Palette&#160;</span> in <span style="font-weight: 700; color: white; background-color: blue;">&#160;Surveyor 2.0&#160;</span></td>
 </tr>
 </table>
@@ Line 1,672: / Line 1,762: @@
 <tr valign="top">
 <td width=10>[[image:DotPoint.JPG|10px|link=]]</td>
-<td>The '''TurfFX Effect Layer''' is only available if you have an '''NVidia Graphics Card''' (e.g. a '''GTX''' or '''RTX''') and '''Windows OS''' (Win 10 or 11)</td>
+<td>The '''TurfFX Effect Layer''' is only available if you have an '''NVidia Graphics Card''' (e.g. a '''GTX''' or '''RTX''') and '''Windows OS''' (Windows 10 or 11)</td>
 </tr>
 <tr valign="top">
@@ Line 1,989: / Line 2,079: @@
 </table>
 <br>
-There are some important restrictions on the merging of two routes:-
+<table width=1000>
+<tr valign="top">
+<td>'''There are some important restrictions on the merging of two routes''':-</td>
+</tr>
+</table>
 <table width=1000>
 <tr valign="top">
@@ Line 2,458: / Line 2,553: @@
 <td>[[image:NotePad.PNG|link=]]</td>
 <td>
-If the <span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">&#160;EDIT SESSION&#160;</span> option is not present then the selected session is a saved '''Driver Game'''  (a "game" saved when in '''Driver''') and cannot be edited. See the section '''[[image:PageLink.PNG|link=]]&#160;[[#Saving and Loading Sessions in Driver|Saving and Loading Sessions in Driver]]''' below.
+If the <span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">&#160;EDIT SESSION&#160;</span> option is not present then the selected session is a saved '''Game'''  (a "game" saved when in '''Driver''') and cannot be edited. See the section '''[[image:PageLink.PNG|link=]]&#160;[[#skipLoadDriverGames|Loading Games]]''' below.
 </td>
 </tr>
@@ Line 2,519: / Line 2,614: @@
 <td>[[image:NotePad.PNG|link=]]</td>
 <td>
-If the <span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">&#160;EDIT SESSION&#160;</span> option is not present then the selected session is a saved '''Driver Game'''  (a "game" saved when in '''Driver''') and cannot be edited. See the section '''[[image:PageLink.PNG|link=]]&#160;[[#Saving and Loading Sessions in Driver|Saving and Loading Sessions in Driver]]''' below.
+If the <span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">&#160;EDIT SESSION&#160;</span> option is not present then the selected session is a saved '''Game'''  (a "game" saved when in '''Driver''') and cannot be edited. See the section '''[[image:PageLink.PNG|link=]]&#160;[[#skipLoadDriverGames|Loading Games]]''' below.
 </td>
 </tr>
@@ Line 2,613: / Line 2,708: @@
 This will load both the session and the route into '''Driver'''.<br>
-You can save your "game play" in '''Driver''' at anytime. See '''[[image:PageLink.PNG|link=]]&#160;[[#Saving and Loading Sessions in Driver|Saving and Loading Sessions in Driver]]''' below.
+You can save your "game play" in '''Driver''' at anytime. See '''[[image:PageLink.PNG|link=]]&#160;[[#skipLoadDriverGames|Loading Games]]''' below.
 <br>
 <table width=1000>						<!-- BEGIN Nav Buttons Table -->
@@ Line 3,328: / Line 3,423: @@
 </table>								<!-- END Nav Buttons Table -->
-If you have loaded the route only and not the session and '''<u>HAVE NOT</u>''' edited any '''Session Data''' or '''Session Layers''', then selecting '''Save''' will produce the following '''Save Route Dialogue Window'''.
+<table width=1000>
+<tr valign="top">
+<td>If you have loaded the route only and not the session and '''<u>HAVE NOT</u>''' edited any '''Session Data''' or '''Session Layers''', then selecting '''Save''' will produce the following '''Save Route Dialogue Window'''.</td>
+</tr>
+</table>
 <table width=1000>
 <tr valign="top">
@@ Line 3,372: / Line 3,472: @@
 </table>
 <br>
-If you have loaded the route only and not the session and '''<u>HAVE</u>''' edited '''Session Data''' or '''Session Layers''', then selecting '''Save''' will produce the following '''Save Route Dialogue Window'''.
+<table width=1000>
+<tr valign="top">
+<td>If you have loaded the route only and not the session and '''<u>HAVE</u>''' edited '''Session Data''' or '''Session Layers''', then selecting '''Save''' will produce the following '''Save Route Dialogue Window'''.</td>
+</tr>
+</table>
 <table width=1000>
 <tr valign="top">
@@ Line 3,453: / Line 3,558: @@
 <table width=1000>
 <tr valign="top">
-<td>If you have loaded a route and a session and have edited the route or the route and the session then selecting '''Save''' will produce the following '''Save Route Dialogue Window'''.</td>
+<td>If you have loaded a route and a session and have edited the route <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">OR</span> both the route <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">AND</span> the session, then selecting '''Save''' will produce the following '''Save Route Dialogue Window'''.</td>
 </tr>
 </table>
@@ Line 3,472: / Line 3,577: @@
 :[[image:White_Select_Dot.png|link=]]&#160;'''Overwrite existing route and:'''
 ::[[image:White_Select_Dot.png|link=]]&#160;'''Overwrite existing session:'''
-::[[image:BlackDot10x10.png|link=]]both the route and the session will be saved ('''overwritten''' using their current names).
+::[[image:BlackDot10x10.png|link=]] both the route and the session will be saved ('''overwritten''' using their current names).
 <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;"><span style="color: white; background-color: black;">&#160;Option&#160;</span> [[image:Bblue.png|link=]]&#160;Overwrite Existing Route and Create a New Session</span>. Tick the box [[image:Grey_Select_Dot.png|link=]]&#160;'''Create new session'''.
 :[[image:White_Select_Dot.png|link=]]&#160;'''Overwrite existing route and:'''
@@ Line 3,521: / Line 3,626: @@
 <td>[[image:DotPoint.JPG|10px|link=]]</td>
 <td>If you decide to create a new session and leave its name as '''Default''' then a new '''Default Session''' will be created to add to any others also named '''Default''' that may already be present in a route and this '''will''' cause confusion. This is why it is not a good idea to use '''Default''' as a session name.</td>
+</tr>
+<tr valign="top">
+<td>[[image:DotPoint.JPG|10px|link=]]</td>
+<td>There is a <span style="font-weight: 700; color: red;">BUG</span> in '''Trainz Plus''' and '''TRS22''' that will treat changing the name of a '''Track Object''' (e.g. a signal, track mark, switch, etc) as a change to the session and not to the route. If you have not edited anything else in the route then you will see the '''Session Save''' dialogue window (see [[image:PageLink.PNG|link=]]&#160;'''[[#skipSaveExistingSessionOnly|Saving an Edited Session Only]]''' below) to save the session and not the route. The workaround is to make a change to the route (e.g. move a tree a few centimetres) and select save again.</td>
 </tr>
 </table>
@@ Line 3,694: / Line 3,803: @@
 </tr>
 <tr valign="top">
-<td width=20>[[image:DotPointBox.png|link=]]</td>
+<td width=20>[[image:DotPoint1.JPG|link=]]</td>
 <td><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">Left Click</span> the checkbox <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; color: white; background-color: black;">&#160;Do not save session&#160;</span> </td>
 </tr>
@@ Line 3,753: / Line 3,862: @@
 <tr valign="top">
 <td>
-If you have '''NOT''' edited anything while in '''Surveyor''' and select <span style="font-weight: 700; color: white; background-color: black; font-size: 15px;">&#160;Save&#160;</span> then you will be shown the '''Save Driver Session''' dialogue window to save the session in its current state as a '''Driver Game''' (also called a '''Game''' or '''Driver Game'''). This is exactly the same as pressing <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;"><span style="color: white; background-color: black;">&#160;Ctrl&#160;</span>&#160;+&#160;<span style="color: white; background-color: black;">&#160;S&#160;</span></span> while in '''Driver'''.<br>
+If you have '''NOT''' edited anything while in '''Surveyor''' and select <span style="font-weight: 700; color: white; background-color: black; font-size: 15px;">&#160;Save&#160;</span> then you will be shown the '''Save Driver Session''' dialogue window to save the session in its current state as a '''Game''' (also called a '''Driver Game'''). This is exactly the same as pressing <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;"><span style="color: white; background-color: black;">&#160;Ctrl&#160;</span>&#160;+&#160;<span style="color: white; background-color: black;">&#160;S&#160;</span></span> while in '''Driver'''.<br>
 [[image:RouteSARSaveDriverSession.png|link=|alte=Save Driver Session]]<br>
-The '''Driver Game''' will appear in the '''Select Session''' menu for the route. Loading it will resume '''Driver''' at the point where it was saved.</td>
+The '''Game''' will appear in the '''Select Session''' menu for the route. Loading it will resume '''Driver''' at the point where it was saved.</td>
 </tr>
 </table>
@@ Line 3,872: / Line 3,981: @@
 <tr valign="top">
 <td width=10>[[image:BlueDot10x10.png|link=]]</td>
-<td>If you exit '''Driver''' after running a session you will be prompted to '''Save''' a Driver Game.</td>
+<td>If you exit '''Driver''' after running a session you will be prompted to '''Save''' the current '''Game'''</td>
 </tr>
 </table>
@@ Line 3,932: / Line 4,041: @@
 <tr valign="top">
 <td>[[image:Bblue.png|link=]]</td>
-<td> <span style="font-weight: 700; color: white; background-color: black; font-size: 15px;">&#160;Save&#160;</span> will exit '''Driver''' to either the '''Main Menu Screen''' or to your OS Desktop sfter saving. You will be prompted to enter a name for your saved '''Driver Game'''. See the section '''[[image:PageLink.PNG|link=]]&#160;[[#Saving Driver Games|Saving Driver Games]]''' below for more details.</td>
+<td> <span style="font-weight: 700; color: white; background-color: black; font-size: 15px;">&#160;Save&#160;</span> will exit '''Driver''' to either the '''Main Menu Screen''' or to your OS Desktop sfter saving. You will be prompted to enter a name for your saved '''Game'''. See the section '''[[image:PageLink.PNG|link=]]&#160;[[#Saving Driver Games|Saving Games]]''' below for more details.</td>
 </tr>
 <tr valign="top">
@@ Line 3,968: / Line 4,077: @@
 </table>
 <br>
-Cloning a Route or a Session allows you to work on a duplicate copy of the original. All changes that you make will be saved in the cloned copy leaving the original copy unchanged.<br>
+<table width=1000>
+<tr valign="top">
+<td>Cloning a Route or a Session allows you to work on a duplicate copy of the original. All changes that you make will be saved in the cloned copy leaving the original copy unchanged.</td>
+</tr>
+</table>
+<br>
 <table bgcolor=#ff0000 cellpadding=2>
 <tr valign="top">
@@ Line 4,090: / Line 4,203: @@
 </table>								<!-- END Nav Buttons Table -->
-'''Routes''' and '''Sessions''' that have been loaded into '''Surveyor''' can be cloned using the <span style="color: white; background-color: black; font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">&#160;Save As...&#160;</span> command from the '''Surveyor''' <span style="color: white; background-color: black; font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">&#160;System Menu&#160;</span><br>
+<table width=1000>
+<tr valign="top">
+<td>'''Routes''' and '''Sessions''' that have been loaded into '''Surveyor''' can be cloned using the <span style="color: white; background-color: black; font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">&#160;Save&#160;As...&#160;</span> command from the '''Surveyor''' <span style="color: white; background-color: black; font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">&#160;System&#160;Menu&#160;</span></td>
+</tr>
+</table>
+<br>
 <table>
 <tr valign="top">
@@ Line 4,097: / Line 4,215: @@
 </tr>
 </table>
-Enter a new name or edit the original name (as shown above) for your cloned route or session.<br>
+<table width=1000>
+<tr valign="top">
+<td>Enter a new name or edit the original name (as shown above) for your cloned route or session.</td>
+</tr>
+</table>
+<br>
 <table bgcolor=#000000 width=1000 cellpadding=2>
 <tr valign="top">
@@ Line 4,156: / Line 4,279: @@
 </table>								<!-- END Nav Buttons Table -->
-[[image:DotPoint1.JPG|link=]] <span style="color: white; background-color: black; font-weight: 700; font-size: 17px;">&#160;Select the Route or Session to Clone&#160;</span>
+<table width=1000>
+<tr valign="top">
+<td>[[image:DotPoint1.JPG|link=]] <span style="color: white; background-color: black; font-weight: 700; font-size: 17px;">&#160;Select the Route or Session to Clone&#160;</span></td>
+</tr>
+</table>
 <br>
 <table width=1000>
@@ Line 4,204: / Line 4,331: @@
 </table>
 <br>
-A '''Task Window''' will open to display the result.<br>
+<table width=1000>
+<tr valign="top">
+<td>A '''Task Window''' will open to display the result.<br>
 [[image:RouteCloneTask.png|link=|alt=Clone task completed]]<br>
 In the image above the original Route has been cloned and given a new '''&lt;kuid&gt;''' value.<br>
 <br>
-The newly cloned Route will be shown in '''Content Manager''' as a '''New Asset''' that is '''Open for Editing'''.<br>
+The newly cloned Route will be shown in '''Content Manager''' as a '''New Asset''' that is '''Open for Editing'''.</td>
+</tr>
+</table>
+<br>
 <table bgcolor=#000000 cellpadding=2>
 <tr valign="top">
@@ Line 4,234: / Line 4,365: @@
 </table>
-[[image:RouteCloneNewAsset.png|link=|alt=New Asset]]
+<table width=1000>
+<tr valign="top">
+<td>[[image:RouteCloneNewAsset.png|link=|alt=New Asset]]
 <br><br>
 [[image:DotPoint2.JPG|link=]] <span style="color: white; background-color: black; font-weight: 700; font-size: 17px;">&#160;Rename the Clone (an Optional Step)&#160;</span>
 <br>
-You can give the cloned Route or Session a new name and a new description. Note that these changes will not appear until after the '''New Asset''' has been submitted.<br>
+You can give the cloned Route or Session a new name and a new description. Note that these changes will not appear until after the '''New Asset''' has been submitted.</td>
+</tr>
+</table>
+<br>
 <table bgcolor=#000000 cellpadding=2>
 <tr valign="top">
@@ Line 4,294: / Line 4,429: @@
 </table>
 <br>
-[[image:DotPoint3.JPG|link=]] <span style="color: white; background-color: black; font-weight: 700; font-size: 17px;">&#160;Submit the Clone (a Necessary Step)&#160;</span>
+<table width=1000>
+<tr valign="top">
+<td>[[image:DotPoint3.JPG|link=]] <span style="color: white; background-color: black; font-weight: 700; font-size: 17px;">&#160;Submit the Clone (a Necessary Step)&#160;</span></td>
+</tr>
+</table>
 <br>
 <table width=1000 bgcolor="lightcyan" cellpadding=2>
@@ Line 4,365: / Line 4,504: @@
 <tr valign="top">
 <td width=629><span id="stepGames"></span>
-='''Saving and Loading Driver Games in Driver'''=
+='''Saving and Loading Games in Driver'''=
 </td>
 <td width=50>[[image:SkipDown.png|link=#skipSaveDriver|Skip Down]]</td>
@@ Line 4,379: / Line 4,518: @@
 <tr valign="top">
 <td width=10>[[image:BlueDot10x10.png|link=]]</td>
-<td>'''Driver Games (sometimes called "Saved Games" or "Driver Sessions") are "Game States" saved while in Driver Mode'''</td>
+<td>'''Games''' (sometimes called "Saved Games" or "Driver Games") are the '''state of play''' when a route and session is saved while in '''Driver Mode'''</td>
+</tr>
+<tr valign="top">
+<td>[[image:BlueDot10x10.png|link=]]</td>
+<td>A '''Game''' can be loaded back into '''Trainz''' to continue running from the point where it was saved</td>
 </tr>
 </table>
@@ Line 4,393: / Line 4,536: @@
 <table>
 <tr valign="top">
-<td colspan=2>'''Driver Games''':-</td>
+<td colspan=2>'''Games''':-</td>
 </tr>
 <tr valign="top">
@@ Line 4,418: / Line 4,561: @@
 <tr valign="top">
 <td width=629><span id="skipSaveDriver"></span>
-=='''Saving Driver Games'''==
+=='''Saving Games'''==
 </td>
 <td width=50>[[image:SkipDown.png|link=#skipLoadDriverGames|Skip Down]]</td>
@@ Line 4,431: / Line 4,574: @@
 <table width=1000>
 <tr valign="top">
-<td width=845>
+<td width=845>'''Games''' save the "state of play" in '''Driver'''. Once saved, the '''Game''' can be loaded back into '''Driver''' to continue the play at the point where it was saved.<br>
-'''Driver Games''' save the "state of play" in '''Driver''' - the position of consists, the commodities and levels in rolling stock and industries, the state of the Driver Command queues, Session Rules, clock time, etc. Once saved, the '''Driver Game''' can be loaded back into '''Driver''' to continue the play at the point where it was saved.<br>
+The '''Game''' will be saved with:-
+<table width=1000>
+<tr valign="top">
+<td width=10>[[image:DotPoint.JPG|10px|link=]]</td>
+<td>consists in their positions and states (stationary or moving, loads carried, driver commands) at the time of the save</td>
+</tr>
+<tr valign="top">
+<td>[[image:DotPoint.JPG|10px|link=]]</td>
+<td>industries and rolling stock in their conditions (product levels) at the time of the save</td>
+</tr>
+<tr valign="top">
+<td>[[image:DotPoint.JPG|10px|link=]]</td>
+<td>switches in their state at the time of the save</td>
+</tr>
+<tr valign="top">
+<td>[[image:DotPoint.JPG|10px|link=]]</td>
+<td>session rules in their state (completed or not completed) at the time of the save</td>
+</tr>
+<tr valign="top">
+<td>[[image:DotPoint.JPG|10px|link=]]</td>
+<td>the game clock showing the game time at the time of the save</td>
+</tr>
+</table>
+<br>
 When you are in '''Driver''' select <span style="color: white; background-color: black; font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">&#160;Save&#160;</span> from the '''System Menu''' or press <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;"><span style="color: white; background-color: black;">&#160;Ctrl&#160;</span>&#160;+&#160;<span style="color: white; background-color: black;">&#160;S&#160;</span></span>.<br>
-This will display the '''Save Driver Session''' dialogue window showing the name of the current session with a date and time stamp (shown left below). If you <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">Left Click</span> pn the Tick then this will be the name used for the saved game. Alternatively, you could enter your own unique name (shown right below).<br>
+This will display the '''Save Driver Session''' dialogue window showing the name of the current session with a date and time stamp (shown left below). If you <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">Left Click</span> on the [[image:Tick.PNG|link=|alt=Tick]] icon then this will be the name used for the saved game. Alternatively, you could enter your own unique name (shown right below) and then <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">Left Click</span> on the [[image:Tick.PNG|link=|alt=Tick]] icon.<br>
-The space below the entered name will display any other saved driver games for that session.
+The space below the entered name will display any other saved driver games for that session.</td>
-</td>
 <td width=155>[[image:DriverSaveMenu.png|link=|alt=Save Menu]]</td>
 </tr>
 </table>
+<br>
 <table>
 <tr valign="top">
 <td>[[image:DriverSARSave01.png|link=|alt=Save Driver Game]]</td>
 <td>[[image:DriverSARSave02.png|link=|alt=Save Driver Game]]</td>
+</tr>
+</table>
+<br>
+<table width=1000 bgcolor=#000000 cellpadding=2>
+<tr valign="top">
+<td>
+<table bgcolor=#ffffb0 cellpadding=2>
+<tr valign="top">
+<td width=25>[[image:NotePad.PNG|link=]]</td>
+<td width=975><span style="font-size: 17px; font-weight: 700;">Notes:'''</span><br>
+----
+If you edit a '''Session''' and then start '''Driver''' without first saving your edits, then every save you make in '''Driver''' will save the '''Session''' and not the current '''Game'''.
+<table bgcolor=#ffffe0 cellpadding=2>
+<tr valign="top">
+<td width=25>[[image:PencilTips.PNG|link=]]</td>
+<td>To avoid this always save your '''Session Edits''' before switching to '''Driver''' - you can use a different session name if you don't want to overwrite the original session. The '''Games''' that you save will be attached to the '''Session''' name you use.</td>
+</tr>
+</table>
+</td>
+</tr>
+</table>
+</td>
 </tr>
 </table>
@@ Line 4,454: / Line 4,640: @@
 <tr valign="top">
 <td width=629><span id="skipLoadDriverGames"></span>
-=='''Loading Driver Games'''==
+=='''Loading Games'''==
 </td>
 <td width=50>[[image:SkipDown.png|link=#skipEditDriver|Skip Down]]</td>
@@ Line 4,467: / Line 4,654: @@
 <table width=1000>
 <tr valign="top">
-<td>Saved driver games will be shown with their sessions for a selected route. The section '''[[image:PageLink.PNG|link=]]&#160;[[#Loading an Existing Session|Loading an Existing Session]]''' shows two different methods of displaying saved sessions and their driver games. <br>
+<td>Saved driver games will be shown along with all the sessions for a selected route. The section '''[[image:PageLink.PNG|link=]]&#160;[[#Loading an Existing Session|Loading an Existing Session]]''' shows two different methods of displaying saved sessions and their driver games. <br>
 '''Method''' [[image:Ablue.png|link=]] will display '''ALL''' the saved sessions and driver games which may be a very long list.<br>
 '''Method''' [[image:Bblue.png|link=]] will display '''ALL''' the saved sessions and driver games for a selected route, which should be a much shorter list.<br>
-If using '''Method''' [[image:Ablue.png|link=]] select the route first and then click the <span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">&#160;VIEW SESSIONS&#160;</span> button. This will display a list of thumbnails for all the sessions and driver games in that route.</td>
+If using '''Method''' [[image:Bblue.png|link=]] select the route first and then click the <span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">&#160;VIEW SESSIONS&#160;</span> button. This will display a list of thumbnails for all the sessions and driver games in that route.</td>
 </tr>
 </table>
@@ Line 4,493: / Line 4,680: @@
 <tr valign="top">
 <td>[[image:DotPoint.JPG|10px|link=]]</td>
-<td>It can also be difficult to tell which thumbnail is a session and which is a '''Driver Game''', especially if you have removed the date/time stamp '''Trainz''' automatically adds to the name of a '''Driver Game'''. A simple way to tell is to <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">Left Click</span> on a thumbnail to see if the <span style="color: white; background-color: black; font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">&#160;EDIT SESSION&#160;</span> button is still visible. If it is not, because driver games cannot be edited, then the thumbnail is for a '''Driver Game'''.
+<td>It can also be difficult to tell which thumbnail is a '''Session''' and which is a '''Game''', especially if you have removed the date/time stamp '''Trainz''' automatically adds to the name of a '''Game'''. A simple way to tell is to <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">Left Click</span> on a thumbnail to see if the <span style="color: white; background-color: black; font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">&#160;EDIT SESSION&#160;</span> button is still visible. If it is not, because games cannot be edited, then the thumbnail is for a '''Game'''.
 </td>
 </tr>
@@ Line 4,501: / Line 4,688: @@
 </table>
-Where there is only one session in a route, the session will be the first thumbnail shown in the list followed by the driver games. Note that the session is selected by default.<br>
+<table width=1000>
+<tr valign="top">
+<td>Where there is only one session in a route, the session will be the first thumbnail shown in the list followed by the driver games. Note that the session is selected by default.<br>
-Select (hightlight) the '''Driver Game''' you want to load and then <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">Left Click</span> on the <span style="font-weight: 700; background-color: black; color: white; font-size: 15px;">&#160;DRIVE SESSION&#160;</span> button.<br>
+Select (hightlight) the '''Game''' you want to load and then <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">Left Click</span> on the <span style="font-weight: 700; background-color: black; color: white; font-size: 15px;">&#160;DRIVE SESSION&#160;</span> button.<br>
 [[image:DriverButtonsNoEdit.png|link=|alt=Driver Game]]<br>
-This will load  the '''Driver Game''', the session and the route into '''Driver'''.<br>
+This will load the saved '''Game''', the session and the route into '''Driver'''.</td>
+</tr>
+</table>
+<br>
 <table bgcolor=#ff0000 width=1000>
 <tr valign="top">
@@ Line 4,515: / Line 4,706: @@
 <tr valign="top">
 <td>[[image:Stop.PNG|link=]]</td>
-<td>If you load a '''Driver Game''' after you have edited the original route or session that was used to create it, then you will receive a message warning you that changes have been made to the original assets. The changes could affect the operation of the '''Driver Game'''.
+<td>If you load a '''Game''' after you have edited the original route or session that was used to create it, then you will receive a message warning you that changes have been made to the original assets. The changes could affect the operation of the '''Game'''.
 <table bgcolor=#ffffb0 cellpadding=2>
 <tr valign="top">
 <td width=25>[[image:NotePad.PNG|link=]]</td>
-<td>If you have opened the '''Driver Game''' in '''Driver''' directly from '''Content Manager''' then you will not be given this warning</td>
+<td>If you have opened the '''Game''' in '''Driver''' directly from '''Content Manager''' then you will not be given this warning</td>
 </tr>
 </table>
@@ Line 4,534: / Line 4,725: @@
 <tr valign="top">
 <td width=25>[[image:Ablue.png|link=]]</td>
-<td> <span style="color: white; background-color: black; font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">&#160;Cancel&#160;</span> - the '''Driver Game''' will NOT be loaded, <span style="font-weight:700; font-size: 15px;">OR</span></td>
+<td> <span style="color: white; background-color: black; font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">&#160;Cancel&#160;</span> - the '''Game''' will NOT be loaded, <span style="font-weight:700; font-size: 15px;">OR</span></td>
 </tr>
 <tr valign="top">
 <td width=25>[[image:Bblue.png|link=]]</td>
-<td> <span style="color: white; background-color: black; font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">&#160;Ok&#160;</span> - load the '''Driver Game''' wirh the changes</td>
+<td> <span style="color: white; background-color: black; font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">&#160;Ok&#160;</span> - load the '''Game''' wirh the changes</td>
 </tr>
 </table>
@@ Line 4,546: / Line 4,737: @@
 <tr valign="top">
 <td width=10>[[image:DotPoint.JPG|10px|link=]]</td>
-<td>minor and non-operational, such as scenery assets (trees, buildings, etc) then the '''Driver Game''' can be safely loaded.</td>
+<td>minor and non-operational, such as scenery assets (trees, buildings, etc) then the '''Game''' can be safely loaded.</td>
 </tr>
 <tr valign="top">
 <td>[[image:DotPoint.JPG|10px|link=]]</td>
-<td>more significant operational changes, such as triggers, trackmarks, active industries, consists, tracks, etc, then it may '''NOT''' be wise to load and run the '''Driver Game'''.</td>
+<td>more significant operational changes, such as triggers, trackmarks, active industries, consists, tracks, etc, then it may '''NOT''' be wise to load and run the '''Game'''.</td>
 </tr>
 </table>
@@ Line 4,568: / Line 4,759: @@
 <tr valign="top">
 <td width=629><span id="skipEditDriver"></span>
-=='''Editing Driver Games'''==
+=='''Editing Games'''==
 </td>
 <td width=50>[[image:SkipDown.png|link=#stepDeleting|Skip Down]]</td>
@@ Line 4,581: / Line 4,772: @@
 <table width=1000>
 <tr valign="top">
-<td>It is possible to load and edit a saved '''Driver Game''' in versions of '''Trainz''' that have the '''UDS''' ('''<u>U</u>'''nified '''<u>D</u>'''river '''<u>S</u>'''urveyor) interface - these versions are '''TRS19 Platinum''', '''Trainz Plus''', '''TRS22''' and '''TRS22 Platinum'''. However, when you save your edit, it will '''NOT''' be saved as an update to the loaded '''Driver Game'''. Instead it will be saved as a '''Session'''. You can select to create a new session or to overwrite the original session.</td>
+<td>You can edit a saved '''Game''' using the '''UDS''' ('''<u>U</u>'''nified '''<u>D</u>'''river '''<u>S</u>'''urveyor) interface. However:-
+<table>
+<tr valign="top">
+<td width=10>[[image:DotPoint.JPG|10px|link=]]</td>
+<td>if you edit the the '''Route''' then those edits will be saved as a '''Route''', not a '''Game'''. You can select to create a new route or overwrite (update) the original route</td>
+</tr>
+<tr valign="top">
+<td>[[image:DotPoint.JPG|10px|link=]]</td>
+<td>if you edit the '''Session''' then those edits will be saved as a '''Session''', not a '''Game'''. You can select to create a new session or to overwrite (update) the original session</td>
+</tr>
+</table>
+In both cases the changes you make will appear in the '''Game''' when you use the '''UDS''' to return to '''Driver''' and will be part of the '''Game''' when you next save.
+</td>
 </tr>
 </table>
 <br>
-The '''Session''' will be saved with all the:-
+<table width=1000 bgcolor=#000000 cellpadding=2>
-<table width=1000>
 <tr valign="top">
-<td width=10>[[image:DotPoint.JPG|10px|link=]]</td>
+<td>
-<td>consists in their positions and states (stationary or moving) at the time of the save</td>
+<table bgcolor=#ffffff cellpadding=2>
+<tr valign="top">
+<td colspan=2><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">Steps:</span> To Edit a Game:-</td>
 </tr>
 <tr valign="top">
-<td>[[image:DotPoint.JPG|10px|link=]]</td>
+<td width=25>[[image:DotPoint1.JPG|link=]]</td>
-<td>industries and rolling stock in their conditions (e.g. product levels) at the time of the save</td>
+<td>Use the '''UDS''' to switch from '''Driver''' to '''Surveyor'''. The game will be immediately paused so that nothing will be moving while you are in Surveyor (do not switch '''OFF''' the '''Pause''' function)</td>
 </tr>
 <tr valign="top">
-<td>[[image:DotPoint.JPG|10px|link=]]</td>
+<td>[[image:DotPoint2.JPG|link=]]</td>
-<td>switches in their state at the time of the save, and</td>
+<td>Edit the '''Route''' and/or '''Session''' as you normally would in '''Surveyor'''. Save if you want to make the changes permanent</td>
 </tr>
 <tr valign="top">
-<td>[[image:DotPoint.JPG|10px|link=]]</td>
+<td>[[image:DotPoint3.JPG|link=]]</td>
-<td>session rules in their state (completed or not completed) at the time of the save</td>
+<td>Use the '''UDS''' to switch back to '''Driver'''. Press the <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; color: white; background-color: black;">&#160;P&#160;</span> key to cancel the Pause and resume game play</td>
+</tr>
+</table>
+</td>
 </tr>
 </table>
@@ Line 4,608: / Line 4,815: @@
 <tr valign="top">
 <td width=629><span id="stepDeleting"></span>
 ='''Deleting Routes and Sessions'''=
 </td>
@@ Line 4,622: / Line 4,830: @@
 <tr valign="top">
 <td width=10>[[image:BlueDot10x10.png|link=]]</td>
-<td>'''Deleting a Route will delete that Route, all its Sessions and all its Driver Games (if any)'''</td>
+<td>'''Deleting a Route will delete that Route, all its Sessions and all its saved Games (if any)'''</td>
 </tr>
 <tr valign="top">
 <td>[[image:BlueDot10x10.png|link=]]</td>
-<td>'''Deleting a Session will delete that Session and its Driver Games (if any). It will NOT delete the Route it was created from. It will NOT delete other Sessions created for that Route. It will NOT delete any other Driver Games created for those other Sessions'''</td>
+<td>'''Deleting a Session will delete that Session and its saved Games (if any). It will NOT delete the Route it was created from. It will NOT delete other Sessions created for that Route. It will NOT delete any other Games created for those other Sessions'''</td>
 </tr>
 <tr valign="top">
 <td>[[image:BlueDot10x10.png|link=]]</td>
-<td>'''Deleting a Driver Game will only delete that Driver Game. It will NOT delete the Route or Session it was created from or any other Driver Games from that Session'''</td>
+<td>'''Deleting a Game will only delete that Game. It will NOT delete the Route or Session it was created from or any other Games from that Session'''</td>
+</tr>
+</table>
+<br>
+<table width=1000>
+<tr valign="top">
+<td>All the '''Surveyor''' and '''Driver''' screens for loading routes and sessions have a <span style="font-weight: 700; background-color: black; color: white; font-size: 15px;">&#160;DELETE&#160;...&#160;</span> button as an option.</td>
 </tr>
 </table>
 <br>
-All the '''Surveyor''' and '''Driver''' screens for loading routes and sessions have a <span style="font-weight: 700; background-color: black; color: white; font-size: 15px;">&#160;DELETE ...&#160;</span> button as an option.<br>
 <table bgcolor=#ff0000>
 <tr valign="top">
@@ Line 4,646: / Line 4,858: @@
 <tr valign="top">
 <td>[[image:Stop.PNG|link=]]</td>
-<td>'''If you delete a Route you will also delete all the Sessions and Driver Games created using that Route'''
+<td>'''If you delete a Route you will also delete all the Sessions and Games created using that Route'''
 </td>
 </tr>
 <tr valign="top">
 <td>[[image:Stop.PNG|link=]]</td>
-<td>'''If you delete a Session you will also delete all the Driver Games created using that Session
+<td>'''If you delete a Session you will also delete all the Games created using that Session
 </td>
 </tr>
@@ Line 4,665: / Line 4,877: @@
 [[image:RouteSessionCMList.png|link=|alt=CM list of routes and sessions]]<br>
-The '''Type''' column will identify each entry as a route, session or '''Misc'''. '''Misc''' in this case means a saved '''Driver Game'''.<br>
+The '''Type''' column will identify each entry as a route, session or '''Misc'''. '''Misc''' in this case means a saved '''Game'''.<br>
 You can delete routes and/or sessions individually but if you delete a route by itself then its dependant sessions and driver games will be shown as <span style="color: red; font-weight: 700;">faulty</span> with <span style="color: red; font-weight: 700;">Missing dependencies</span>. Likewise, if you delete a session by itself then its dependant driver games will be shown as <span style="color: red; font-weight: 700;">faulty</span> with <span style="color: red; font-weight: 700;">Missing dependencies</span>.</td>

Route and Session Basics

Latest revision as of 23:05, 13 September 2025

Contents

[edit] Trainz Worlds

[edit] What is a Route?

[edit] Loading (and Creating) a Route

[edit] Creating a New Route

[edit] The Surveyor World View

[edit] In Surveyor Classic (S10)

[edit] In Surveyor 2.0 (S20)

[edit] Default Baseboard Ground Texture

[edit] Loading an Existing Route

[edit] Loading a Route Into Surveyor From Content Manager

[edit] Loading After an Unexpected Shutdown

[edit] Editing a Route

[edit] Adding Terrain Height, Textures, Effect Layers in a Route

[edit] In Surveyor Classic (S10)

[edit] In Surveyor 2.0 (S20)

[edit] Adding Assets to a Route

[edit] In Surveyor Classic (S10)

[edit] In Surveyor 2.0 (S20)

[edit] Editing the Environment of a Route

[edit] Edit Effect Layers

[edit] Merging Routes

[edit] What is a Session?

[edit] Loading (and Creating) a Session

[edit] Creating a New Session

[edit] Loading an Existing Session

[edit] Loading a Session Into Surveyor From Content Manager

[edit] Loading a Session into Driver From Surveyor

[edit] Loading a Session into Driver From Content Manager

[edit] Editing a Session

[edit] Adding Assets to a Session

[edit] In Surveyor Classic (S10)

[edit] In Surveyor 2.0 (S20)

[edit] Editing the Environment of a Session

[edit] Saving a Route and a Session

[edit] Saving a New Route and Session

[edit] Saving an Existing Route

[edit] Saving an Existing Route and Session

[edit] Saving an Edited Session Only

[edit] Saving a Route and Session Using the UDS

[edit] Exiting Surveyor

[edit] Exiting Driver

[edit] Cloning a Route/Session

[edit] Cloning Using Surveyor

[edit] Cloning Using Content Manager

[edit] Saving and Loading Games in Driver

[edit] Saving Games

[edit] Loading Games

[edit] Editing Games

[edit] Deleting Routes and Sessions

[edit] Trainz Wiki

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