Latest revision as of 08:05, 27 July 2024

The information in this Wiki Page describes how to use the Bulk Update/Replace Tool as found in the Surveyor Classic interface in TANE, TRS19, Trainz Plus and TRS22.

For the Bulk Replace Tool as found in the Surveyor 2.0 interface in Trainz Plus and TRS22PE refer to the Trainz Wiki Page at

How to Use S20 Palettes

1 What is the Bulk Asset Update/Replace Tool?
2 Things it Will NOT Do
3 Selecting Assets and Options
4 Deleting Assets from the Lists
5 Setting the Scope
6 Setting the Options - for Non Texture Objects
7 Setting the Options - for Texture Objects
8 Sample Applications
- 8.1 Replacing Some Assets
- 8.2 Fixing "Texture Bleeds"
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[edit] What is the Bulk Asset Update/Replace Tool?

The Bulk Asset Update/Replace Tool allows the replacement, deletion and modification of multiple instances of one or more different assets, including textures

Notes:

The tool automates the tedious process of deleting and replacing objects one at a time, as well as other tasks.

It allow the mass:-

	deletion of scenery objects
	replacement of one or more scenery objects by another object
	random rotation of scenery objects
	movement of scenery objects from one layer to another

These processes can be performed over the entire layout, a single baseboard or in a selected area only

Deletion and movement between layers can be performed on a set percentage of the selected or replacement scenery objects

The replacement operation can be performed on textures

[edit] Things it Will NOT Do

The Bulk Asset Update/Replace Tool CANNOT be used on:-

	spline objects (tracks are not counted as splines so you can use the tool on tracks)
	objects that are in a locked layer (easily fixed by unlocking the layer)
	bridge splines
	tunnel splines
	multiple track splines
	consists/trains
	objects of mixed types e.g. replacing non-splines with splines

[edit] Selecting Assets and Options

The tool is located in the Surveyor Main Menu in TANE (below left) and in the Surveyor Tools Menu in TRS19, Trainz Plus and TRS22 (below right).

	Notes:
	The large data box on the left of the tool window, the Assets to update list, is used to store the names of the objects that are going to be updated or replaced
	The smaller entry box on its right. the Asset to replace with list, is to store a single object that will replace the object or objects in the Assets to update list

Steps:

Select the Assets to Update:
There are two alternate methods of filling the Assets to update list

Steps: Use the Get tool:-
	Left Click on the Get Tool (shown below), then
	Left Click on the object in the Surveyor screen
The object will be added to the list, as shown in the example above.

OR

Steps: Use Drag-and-Drop:-
	Left Click and Drag an object from the Object Tool Selection Window as shown below

This can be repeated for multiple objects, using either or both methods, to build the list of Assets to update.

(Optional) Set Control Options:

Once the Assets to update list has been completed, the optional Rotate, Move to layer and Delete options can be used and the Scope can be set.

See the sections

Setting the Options - for Non Texture Objects,

Setting the Options - for Texture Objects and

Setting the Scope below for more details.

(Optional) Add a Replacement Asset:

The same method of Drag and Drop is used to add an object to the Asset to replace with list.

Notes:

Only a single object can be added to the Asset to replace with list. If a second object is dragged into the list it will delete and replace the first object

When objects are being replaced they must be replaced by objects of the same general type - both lists must contain:-

	non-spline scenery objects, or
	track (single track only and no bridges or tunnels), or
	track objects of the same type (e.g. signals), or
	textures

If you attempt to replace one type of object with a different type you will receive an error message.

Options: Choose one of:-
	Left Click on No to cancel the update, OR
	Left Click on Yes to proceed with the update but the mismatched objects will not be replaced

Perform the Update:

Once all required options and values have been entered, Left Click the BEGIN button to complete the process.

[edit] Deleting Assets from the Lists

Options: To remove items from the list choose one of:-
	Use the Drag and Drop method to remove individual objects from the lists. OR
	Left Click the icon to remove all the objects

[edit] Setting the Scope

Select the region of the layout where the updates, replacements or deletions will occur:-

Options: Choose one of:-
	Anywhere on the route - the entire layout
	In current section only - the current baseboard
	In selected area - a defined area (see below)

If the Selected area option is chosen, then...

Steps: To define a Selected area:-
	Left Click the Red icon, and
	Left Click and Drag out the area to be used

[edit] Setting the Options - for Non Texture Objects

[edit] Option 1: Randomly Rotate Scenery Objects

The first option controls the rotation or orientation of the original OR the replacement scenery objects.

Settings:

	If no Replace with object is entered then the objects in the Assets to update list will be randomly rotated to new orientations
	If a Replace with object is entered then the replacement objects in the Replace with list will be randomly rotated to new orientations
All the layers containing the objects must be unlocked. Objects in locked layers will not be rotated

Steps: To Randomly Rotate Scenery Objects:-

	a Ticked checkbox will randomly rotate each replacement (or original) scenery object when it is placed an Unticked checkbox will keep the original orientation of each scenery object as it is replaced (this will have no effect if there is no Replace with object)
	Left Click the BEGIN button to complete the process

[edit] Option 2: Move Scenery Objects to Another Layer

The second option allows the original OR replacement scenery objects to be moved to another layer.

Splines are not classified as scenery objects and cannot be moved to another layer by using the Bulk Asset Update/Replace Tool

To move a spline to another layer set the layer property in the spline property window to the new layer. You will have to do this on every spline segment.

Settings:

	If no Replace with object is entered then the selected percentage of the objects in the Assets to update list will be moved to the selected layer
	If a Replace with object is entered then the selected percentage of the replacement objects in the Replace with list will be moved to the selected layer
	All the layers containing the objects must be unlocked. Objects in locked layers will not be moved

Steps: To move objects to another layer:-

	Tick the check box to randomly move a set % of the replacement (or original) scenery objects to another layer, OR Untick the check box to keep all the replacement scenery objects in the same layer as the original scenery objects. This has no effect if there are no objects in the Replace with list
	Select a percentage figure from 0% (none) to 100% (all)
	Select the layer for the objects to move to (the layer must be unlocked)
	Left Click the BEGIN button to complete the process

CAUTION:

	When moving track or track objects (signals, switches, etc) to other layers always make sure that no track objects end up in a layer that is above the layer containing the track they are attached to
	Moving objects between the Route Layer Group and the Session Layer Group will change where they are saved - in the route or the session

Option 1 and Option 2 CAN both be checked ON at the same time to produce a combined effect

[edit] Option 3: Delete Scenery Objects

The third option allows the deletion of scenery objects from the layout.

Settings:

	Select a percent figure from 0% to 100% in steps of 5%. Values other than 0% and 100% will be approximate, not exact. Selecting 0% will delete none of the objects, 100% will delete them all
	All the layers containing the objects must be unlocked. Objects in locked layers will not be deleted

Steps: To Delete scenery objects:-
	Tick the check box to randomly delete a set % of the objects
	Select a percentage figure from 0% (none) to 100% (all)
	Left Click the BEGIN button to complete the process

	Notes:
	Option 2 and Option 3 CANNOT both be checked ON at the same time
	Option 1 and Option 3 CAN both be checked ON at the same time to rotate all the scenery objects before deleting a set percentage of them.

Deleting "Stubborn" Objects:

Some objects simply will not delete, for example some non track splines. The workaround for deleting these objects from a layout is:-

Steps: To delete "stubborn" objects:-

Warning:

This method is an All or Nothing approach. ALL instances of the selected asset will be deleted from your layout

exit Surveyor and start Content Manager

locate and select (highlight) the stubborn asset

Left Click the Content menu and select Disable or Hide (depending on your version of Trainz). This will not delete the object from your layout or from your Trainz installation

start Surveyor and reload the route. It will now have a missing dependency

from the Main Menu (in T:ANE) or the Tools Menu in (TRS19/Trains Plus/TRS22) select the Delete Missing Assets option

save the route and exit Surveyor

The disabled asset will no longer be present in your layout. It should now be restored for other uses

start Content Manager

locate and select (highlight) the now disabled asset

Left Click the Content menu and select Enable

[edit] Setting the Options - for Texture Objects

Notes:

	You cannot rotate or move textures. The only available texture setting controls the scale and rotation of the replacement texture
	You can select multiple textures to be replaced by a single texture
	Select the texture assets by using either the "Grab Tool" or by "dragging and dropping"
	Textures can be deleted by using the workaround for Deleting Stubborn Objects described in the section Delete Scenery Objects above

The image below shows a region painted with one texture asset but with different scaling and rotation settings.

With the check box ticked, the following is the result of a Left Click on the BEGIN button.		With the check box unticked, the following is the result of a Left Click on the BEGIN button.
The scale and rotation settings that were used in the original have been replaced with the default scale and rotation settings of the replacement texture.		The same scale and rotation settings that were used in the original have been used with the replacement texture.

[edit] Sample Applications

[edit] Replacing Some Assets

The Problem:

A forest has been created using three different trees. A number (30%) of the two smaller tree types are to be replaced with a larger tree of a different type.

The Solution:

The Bulk Asset Update/Replace Tool does not have a feature that will allow the replacement of only some assets (it is all or none), so a slightly more indirect approach is needed.

Steps:
	A new layer, named Trees is created
	The Bulk Asset Update/Replace Tool is used to move 30% of the two smaller tree types to the new layer

For information on creating new layers, see the Trainz Wiki Page at:-

How to Use Layers

	The original layer is then locked - this prevents the replacement of those trees that were not moved to the new layer (note the warning about the locked layer on the bottom left of the Bulk Asset Update/Replace window)
	The replacement tree is added to the Replace With list
	The Bulk Asset Update/Replace Tool is used to replace the two smaller tree types with the new tree type

For information on how to lock layers, see the Trainz Wiki Page at:-

How to Use Layers

The final result

To complete the process:-
	The original layer is unlocked
	The Trees layer is merged with the original layer

For information on unlocking and merging layers, see the Trainz Wiki Page at:-

How to Use Layers

[edit] Fixing "Texture Bleeds"

The Problem:

Sometimes when adding new baseboards or merging a route containing blank baseboards onto a route containing textured baseboards, there can be a "bleed-over" where a texture from the painted route will flow along some of the baseboard boundaries of the unpainted baseboards as shown in the image left.

As strange as it may seem, this is actually "expected behaviour" and its purpose is to resolve other long standing problems that can occur when baseboards are added.

The unwanted texture can (usually) be painted over by another texture and this will resolve the problem but there may be a lot of it to paint out and you may prefer a simplier solution. The Bulk Asset Update/Replace Tool can provide such a solution.

The Solution:

Steps: Grab the Grid

Use the Grab Tool to Left Click on one of the bare grid lines to place the Grid texture into the Assets to update list

		drag the Grid entry from the Update list into the Replace list. This will still leave a copy in the Update list
		drag the Grid entry from the Update list out of the Tool box. This will delete the Grid entry from the Update list

Steps: Grab the "Bleed Texture" and Clean

		use the Grab Tool to select the "bleed" texture and place it into the Update list
		IMPORTANT: change the scope setting to Current section only otherwise this texture will be replaced by the grid throughout the entire layout
		Left Click the BEGIN button to complete the process
	If more than one baseboard needs this treatment then:-
		move the Surveyor cursor to the next baseboard and Left Click the BEGIN button to complete the process
		repeat as necessary

[edit] Trainz Wiki

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How to Use Bulk Asset Update/Replace Tool

Latest revision as of 08:05, 27 July 2024

Contents

[edit] What is the Bulk Asset Update/Replace Tool?

[edit] Things it Will NOT Do

[edit] Selecting Assets and Options

[edit] Deleting Assets from the Lists

[edit] Setting the Scope

[edit] Setting the Options - for Non Texture Objects

[edit] Option 1: Randomly Rotate Scenery Objects

[edit] Option 2: Move Scenery Objects to Another Layer

[edit] Option 3: Delete Scenery Objects

[edit] Setting the Options - for Texture Objects

[edit] Sample Applications

[edit] Replacing Some Assets

[edit] Fixing "Texture Bleeds"

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+<td>For the '''Bulk Replace Tool''' as found in the '''Surveyor 2.0''' interface in '''Trainz Plus''' and '''TRS22PE''' refer to the '''Trainz Wiki Page''' at [[image:WikiLink.PNG|link=]]&#160;'''[[How_to_Use_S20_Palettes#Filter_Toggles_-_Bulk_Replace_Tool|How to Use S20 Palettes]]'''</td>
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-*The tool automates the tedious process of deleting and replacing objects one at a time, as well as other tasks. It allow the mass:-
-**deletion of scenery objects
-**replacement of one or more scenery objects by another object
-**random rotation of scenery objects
-*movement of scenery objects from one layer to another
-*These processes can be performed over the '''entire layout''', a '''single baseboard''' or in a '''selected area''' only.
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+The tool automates the tedious process of deleting and replacing objects one at a time, as well as other tasks.
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-<td><br>This indicates that at least one of the objects is not of the same type as the others.<br>
+<td>These processes can be performed over the '''entire layout''', a '''single baseboard''' or in a '''selected area''' only</td>
-*Clicking '''No''' will cancel the update
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-*Clicking '''Yes''' will proceed with the update but the mismatched objects will not be replaced</td>
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+<td>Deletion and movement between layers can be performed on a set percentage of the selected or replacement scenery objects</td>
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+<td>The replacement operation can be performed on textures</td>
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+<td>objects that are in a '''locked layer''' (easily fixed by unlocking the layer)</td>
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-*The large data box on the left of the tool window, the '''Assets to update''' list, is used to store the names of the objects that are going to be updated or replaced
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-The quickest way of adding objects to the '''Assets to update''' list is to:-
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-#click on the '''Get Tool''' (shown below), then
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-#click on the object in the Surveyor screen.</td>
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+<td>[[image:DotPoint.JPG|10px|link=]]</td>
+<td>The large data box on the left of the tool window, the '''Assets to update''' list, is used to store the names of the objects that are going to be updated or replaced</td>
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+<tr valign="top">
+<td>[[image:DotPoint.JPG|10px|link=]]</td>
+<td>The smaller entry box on its right. the '''Asset to replace with''' list, is to store a '''single''' object that will replace the object or objects in the '''Assets to update''' list</td>
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+</td>
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-The object will be added to the list, as shown in the example above.<br>
-This can be repeated for each object to be replaced, deleted, rotated or moved to another layer.
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-<td>An alternative method is to ''Drag and Drop'' an object from the '''Object Tool Selection Window''' as shown below.</td>
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+<td colspan=2><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">Steps:</span> Use the '''Get''' tool:-</td>
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+<tr valign="top">
+<td width=25>[[image:DotPoint1Blue.png|link=]]</td>
+<td><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">Left Click</span> on the '''Get Tool''' (shown below), then</td>
+</tr>
+<tr valign="top">
+<td>[[image:DotPoint2Blue.png|link=]]</td>
+<td><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">Left Click</span> on the object in the Surveyor screen</td>
+</tr>
+<tr valign="top">
+<td colspan=2>[[image:BulkAssetAddGetTool.JPG|link=]]<br>
+The object will be added to the list, as shown in the example above.</td>
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-<br>
+</td>
-Once the '''Assets to update''' list has been completed, the '''Rotate''', '''Move to layer''' and '''Delete''' options can be used.
+</tr>
+</table>															<!-- END Step 1 Alternative 1 inner table -->
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+</td>
+</tr>
+</table>
+</td>
+</tr>
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-<td>[[file:DotPoint.JPG]]</td>
+<td>&#160;</td>
-<td>To '''Replace''' the entered assets with another asset, the '''Asset to replace with''' list must be filled. The same method of ''Drag and Drop'' is used to add an object to the '''Asset to replace with''' list.</td>
+<td><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;"> OR </span></td>
+</tr>
+<tr valign="top">
+<td>&#160;</td>
+<td>
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+<tr valign="top">
+<td>
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+<td width=25>[[image:Bblue.png|link=]]</td>
+<td>
+<table bgcolor=#ffffff cellpadding=2>
+<tr valign="top">
+<td colspan=2><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">Steps:</span> Use '''Drag-and-Drop''':-</td>
+</tr>
+<tr valign="top">
+<td width=25>[[image:DotPoint1Blue.png|link=]]</td>
+<td><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">Left Click and Drag</span> an object from the '''Object Tool Selection Window''' as shown below</td>
+</tr>
+<tr valign="top">
+<td colspan=2>[[image:BulkAssetAddDrag.JPG|link=]]</td>
 </tr>
 </table>
+</td>
+</tr>
+</table>																<!-- END Step 1 Alternative 2 inner table -->
+</td>
+</tr>
+</table>																<!-- END Step 1 Alternatives outer table -->
+</td>
+</tr>
+</table>															<!-- END Step 1 Alternative 1 inner table -->
+This can be repeated for multiple objects, using '''either''' or '''both''' methods, to build the list of '''Assets to update'''.
+<br>
+<table width=1000>
+<tr valign="top">
+<td width=60 align="center">[[image:DotPoint2.JPG|link=]]</td>
+<td><span style="font-size: 17px; font-weight: 700;">(Optional) Set Control Options:</span><br>
+Once the '''Assets to update''' list has been completed, the <span style="font-weight: 700; text-decoration: underline;">optional</span> '''Rotate''', '''Move to layer''' and '''Delete''' options can be used and the '''Scope''' can be set.<br>
+See the sections [[image:PageLink.PNG|link=]] '''[[#Setting the Options - for Non Texture Objects|Setting the Options - for Non Texture Objects]]''', [[image:PageLink.PNG|link=]] '''[[#Setting the Options - for Texture Objects|Setting the Options - for Texture Objects]]''' and [[image:PageLink.PNG|link=]] '''[[#Setting the Scope|Setting the Scope]]''' below for more details.</td>
+</tr>
+</table> 																<!-- END Step 2 table -->
+<table width=1000>
+<tr valign="top">
+<td width=60 align="center">[[image:DotPoint3.JPG|link=]]</td>
+<td><span style="font-size: 17px; font-weight: 700;">(Optional) Add a Replacement Asset:</span><br>
+The same method of '''Drag and Drop''' is used to add an object to the '''Asset to replace with''' list.
+<table 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><span style="font-size: 17px;">'''Notes:'''</span><br>
+----
+</td>
+</tr>
+<tr valign="top">
+<td>[[image:DotPoint.JPG|10px|link=]]</td>
+<td>Only a '''single object''' can be added to the '''Asset to replace with''' list. If a second object is dragged into the list it will delete and replace the first object</td>
+</tr>
+<tr valign="top">
+<td>[[image:DotPoint.JPG|10px|link=]]</td>
+<td>When objects are being replaced they must be replaced by objects of the '''same general type''' - both lists must contain:-
 <table>
 <tr valign="top">
-<td>[[file:BulkAssetAddDragReplace.JPG]]</td>
+<td>[[image:RedDot10x10.png|link=]]</td>
+<td>non-spline scenery objects, or</td>
+</tr>
+<tr valign="top">
+<td>[[image:RedDot10x10.png|link=]]</td>
+<td>track (single track only and no bridges or tunnels), or</td>
+</tr>
+<tr valign="top">
+<td>[[image:RedDot10x10.png|link=]]</td>
+<td>track objects of the same type (e.g. signals), or</td>
+</tr>
+<tr valign="top">
+<td>[[image:RedDot10x10.png|link=]]</td>
+<td>textures</td>
+</tr>
+</table>
+</td>
+</tr>
+</table>
+</td>
+</tr>
+</table>
+[[image:BulkAssetAddDragReplace.JPG|link=]]<br>
+If you attempt to replace ''one type'' of object with a ''different type'' you will receive an error message.
+<table>																	<!-- BEGIN Step 3 Error Message Table -->
+<tr valign="top">
+<td>[[image:BulkAssetReplaceTypeError.JPG|link=]]</td>
+<td><br>
+<table bgcolor=#000000 cellpadding=2>
+<tr valign="top">
 <td>
-<br>
+<table bgcolor=#ffffff cellpadding=2>
-<table cellpadding="4" bgcolor=#c1e7e7>
 <tr valign="top">
-<td>[[file:DotPoint.JPG]]</td>
+<td colspan=2><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">Options:</span> Choose one of:-</td>
-<td>'''Only a single object can be added to the ''Asset to replace with'' list.''' If a second object is dragged into the list it will delete and replace the first object.</td>
+</tr>
+<tr valign="top">
+<td width=25>[[image:Ablue.png|link=]]</td>
+<td><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">Left Click</span> on <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; color: white; background-color: black;">&#160;No&#160;</span> to cancel the update, <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">OR</span></td>
+</tr>
+<tr valign="top">
+<td>[[image:Bblue.png|link=]]</td>
+<td> <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">Left Click</span> on <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; color: white; background-color: black;">&#160;Yes&#160;</span> to proceed with the update but the mismatched objects will not be replaced</td>
 </tr>
 </table>
@@ Line 122: / Line 344: @@
 </tr>
 </table>
-<br>
+</td>
-='''Deleting Assets'''=
+</tr>
+</table>																<!-- END Step 3 Error Message Table -->
+</td>
+</tr>
+</table> 																<!-- END Step 3 table -->
-<table cellpadding="4" bgcolor=#c1e7e7>
+<table width=1000>
 <tr valign="top">
-<td>[[file:DotPoint.JPG]]</td>
+<td width=60 align="center">[[image:DotPoint4.JPG|link=]]</td>
-<td>Use the ''Drag and Drop'' method to remove individual objects from the lists or click the '''x''' button in each data entry box to remove all its objects.</td>
+<td><span style="font-size: 17px; font-weight: 700;">Perform the Update:</span>
+<table> 																<!-- BEGIN Step 4 table -->
+<tr valign="top">
+<td>Once all required options and values have been entered, <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">Left Click</span> the <span style="color: white; background-color: black; font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">&nbsp;BEGIN&nbsp;</span> button to complete the process.</td>
 </tr>
-</table>
+</table> 																<!-- END Step 4 table -->
+</td>
+</tr>
+</table>																<!-- END Steps Table -->
-<table>
+<table>						<!-- BEGIN Nav Buttons Table -->
 <tr valign="top">
-<td>[[file:BulkAssetDeleteDragOut.JPG]]</td>
+<td width=729><span id="stepDeleting"></span>&nbsp;</td>
+<td width=46>[[image:BackToTop.png|link=#top|alt=Top|Top]]</td>
+<td width=75>[[image:NextUp.png|link=#stepSelecting|alt=Next Up|Next Up]]</td>
+<td width=75>[[image:NextDown.png|link=#stepScope|alt=Next Down|Next Down]]</td>
+<td width=75>[[image:BackToBottom.png|link=#bottom|alt=Bottom|Bottom]]</td>
 </tr>
-<table>
+</table>								<!-- END Nav Buttons Table -->
-<br>
+='''Deleting Assets from the Lists'''=
+<table width=1000>
+<tr valign="top">
+<td>[[image:BulkAssetDeleteDragOut.JPG|link=]]</td>
+<td>
+<table bgcolor=#000000 cellpadding=2>
+<tr valign="top">
+<td>
+<table bgcolor=#ffffff cellpadding=2>
+<tr valign="top">
+<td colspan=2><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">Options:</span> To remove items from the list choose one of:-</td>
+</tr>
+<tr valign="top">
+<td width=25>[[image:Ablue.png|link=]]</td>
+<td>Use the '''Drag and Drop''' method to remove individual objects from the lists. <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">OR</span></td>
+</tr>
+<tr valign="top">
+<td>[[image:Bblue.png|link=]]</td>
+<td><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">Left Click</span> the [[image:Cross.PNG|link=]] icon to remove all the objects</td>
+</tr>
+</table>
+</td>
+</tr>
+</table>
+</td>
+</tr>
+</table>
+<br>
+<table>						<!-- BEGIN Nav Buttons Table -->
+<tr valign="top">
+<td width=729><span id="stepScope"></span>&nbsp;</td>
+<td width=46>[[image:BackToTop.png|link=#top|alt=Top|Top]]</td>
+<td width=75>[[image:NextUp.png|link=#stepDeleting|alt=Next Up|Next Up]]</td>
+<td width=75>[[image:NextDown.png|link=#stepNonTexture|alt=Next Down|Next Down]]</td>
+<td width=75>[[image:BackToBottom.png|link=#bottom|alt=Bottom|Bottom]]</td>
+</tr>
+</table>								<!-- END Nav Buttons Table -->
 ='''Setting the Scope'''=
+Select the region of the layout where the updates, replacements or deletions will occur:-
 <table>
 <tr valign="top">
-<td>[[file:BulkAssetReplaceLocation.JPG]]</td>
+<td>[[image:BulkAssetReplaceLocation.JPG|link=]]</td>
-<td>Select the region of the layout where the updates, replacements or deletions will occur:-
+<td>
-*'''Anywhere on the route''' - the entire layout
+<table bgcolor=#000000 cellpadding=2>
-*'''In current section only''' - the current baseboard
+<tr valign="top">
-*'''In selected area''' - a defined area
+<td>
+<table bgcolor=#ffffff cellpadding=2>
+<tr valign="top">
+<td colspan=2><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">Options:</span> Choose one of:-</td>
+</tr>
+<tr valign="top">
+<td width=25>[[image:Ablue.png|link=]]</td>
+<td>'''Anywhere on the route''' - the entire layout</td>
+</tr>
+<tr valign="top">
+<td>[[image:Bblue.png|link=]]</td>
+<td>'''In current section only''' - the current baseboard</td>
+</tr>
+<tr valign="top">
+<td>[[image:Cblue.png|link=]]</td>
+<td>'''In selected area''' - a defined area (see below)</td>
+</tr>
+</table>
 </td>
 </tr>
@@ Line 152: / Line 443: @@
 <br>
 If the '''Selected area''' option is chosen, then...
-<table>
+<table bgcolor=#000000 cellpadding=2>
 <tr valign="top">
-<td>[[file:BulkAssetReplaceLocationArea.JPG]]</td>
 <td>
-*Click the '''Red icon''', and
+<table bgcolor=#ffffff cellpadding=2>
-*Draw out the area to be used
+<tr valign="top">
+<td colspan=2><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">Steps:</span> To define a '''Selected area''':-<br>
+[[image:BulkAssetReplaceLocationArea.JPG|link=]]<br></td>
+</tr>
+<tr valign="top">
+<td width=25>[[image:DotPoint1.JPG|link=]]</td>
+<td><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">Left Click</span> the '''Red icon''', and</td>
+</tr>
+<tr valign="top">
+<td>[[image:DotPoint2.JPG|link=]]</td>
+<td><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">Left Click and Drag</span> out the area to be used</td>
+</tr>
+</table>
+</td>
+</tr>
+</table>
 </td>
 </tr>
 </table>
 <br>
+<table>						<!-- BEGIN Nav Buttons Table -->
+<tr valign="top">
+<td width=729><span id="stepNonTexture"></span>&nbsp;</td>
+<td width=46>[[image:BackToTop.png|link=#top|alt=Top|Top]]</td>
+<td width=75>[[image:NextUp.png|link=#stepScope|alt=Next Up|Next Up]]</td>
+<td width=75>[[image:NextDown.png|link=#stepTexture|alt=Next Down|Next Down]]</td>
+<td width=75>[[image:BackToBottom.png|link=#bottom|alt=Bottom|Bottom]]</td>
+</tr>
+</table>								<!-- END Nav Buttons Table -->
 ='''Setting the Options - for Non Texture Objects'''=
@@ Line 169: / Line 482: @@
 The first option controls the rotation or orientation of the original OR the replacement scenery objects.
-<table cellpadding="4" bgcolor=#ffffb0>
+<table cellpadding=2 bgcolor=#eeeeee>
+<tr>
+<td colspan="2">
+----</td>
+</tr>
 <tr valign="top">
-<td>[[file:NotePad.PNG]]</td>
+<td>[[image:Gears.PNG|link=]]</td>
-<td><font size="3">'''Notes:'''</font><br>
+<td><span style="font-size: 17px;">'''Settings:'''</span>
-*If no '''Replace with''' object is entered then the objects in the '''Assets to update''' list will be '''randomly rotated''' to new orientations
+<table>
-*If a '''Replace with''' object is entered then the replacement objects in the '''Replace with''' list will be '''randomly rotated''' to new orientations
+<tr valign="top">
+<td>[[image:BlackDot10x10.png|link=]]</td>
+<td>If no '''Replace with''' object is entered then the objects in the '''Assets to update''' list will be '''randomly rotated''' to new orientations</td>
+</tr>
+<tr valign="top">
+<td>[[image:BlackDot10x10.png|link=]]</td>
+<td>If a '''Replace with''' object is entered then the replacement objects in the '''Replace with''' list will be '''randomly rotated''' to new orientations</td>
+</tr>
+<tr valign="top">
+<td colspan=2>All the layers containing the objects must be unlocked. Objects in locked layers will not be rotated</td>
+</tr>
+</table>
 </td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td colspan="2">
+----</td>
 </tr>
 </table>
 <br>
-<table>
+<table width=1000 bgcolor=#000000 cellpadding=2>
 <tr valign="top">
-<td>[[file:BulkAssetRandomRotate.JPG]]</td>
 <td>
-*'''Tick the check box''' to randomly rotate each replacement (or original) object
+<table width=996 bgcolor=#ffffff cellpadding=2>
-*'''Untick the check box''' to keep the original orientation of each object as it is replaced (this will have no effect if there is no '''Replace with''' object)
+<tr valign="top">
-*'''Click the ''Begin'' button to complete the process'''
+<td colspan=2><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">Steps:</span> To '''Randomly Rotate Scenery Objects''':-</td>
+</tr>
+<tr valign="top">
+<td colspan=2>[[image:BulkAssetRandomRotate.JPG|link=]]</td>
+</tr>
+<tr valign="top">
+<td width=25>[[image:DotPoint1.JPG|link=]]</td>
+<td>a '''Ticked''' [[image:CheckBox.PNG|link=]] checkbox will randomly rotate each replacement (or original) scenery object when it is placed<br>
+an '''Unticked''' [[image:CheckBoxOff.PNG|link=]] checkbox will keep the original orientation of each scenery object as it is replaced (this will have no effect if there is no '''Replace with''' object)</td>
+</tr>
+<tr valign="top">
+<td>[[image:DotPoint2.JPG|link=]]</td>
+<td><span style="font-weight: 700;"><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">Left Click</span> the <span style="color: white; background-color: black; font-size: 15px;">&nbsp;BEGIN&nbsp;</span> button to complete the process</span></td>
+</tr></table>
 </td>
 </tr>
@@ Line 194: / Line 538: @@
 The second option allows the original OR replacement scenery objects to be moved to another layer.
-<table cellpadding="4" bgcolor=#ffffb0>
+<table bgcolor=#000000 cellpadding=2>
 <tr valign="top">
-<td>[[file:NotePad.PNG]]</td>
+<td>
-<td><font size="3">'''Notes:'''</font><br>
+<table bgcolor=#ffffb0 cellpadding=2>
-*If no '''Replace with''' object is entered then the selected percentage of the objects in the '''Assets to update''' list will be '''moved''' to the selected layer
+<tr valign="top">
-*If a '''Replace with''' object is entered then the selected percentage of the replacement objects in the '''Replace with''' list will be '''moved''' to the selected layer
+<td>[[image:NotePad.PNG|link=]]</td>
-All the layers involved must be unlocked.
+<td>'''Splines''' are not classified as '''scenery objects''' and cannot be moved to another layer by using the '''Bulk Asset Update/Replace Tool'''</td>
+</tr>
+<tr valign="top">
+<td colspan=2>
+<table bgcolor=#ffffe0>
+<tr valign="top">
+<td>[[image:PencilTips.PNG|link=]]</td>
+<td>To move a spline to another layer set the '''layer property''' in the spline property window to the new layer. You will have to do this on every spline segment.
+</td>
+</tr>
+</table>
+</td>
+</tr>
+</table>
 </td>
 </tr>
 </table>
 <br>
+<table width=1000 cellpadding=2 bgcolor=#eeeeee>
+<tr>
+<td colspan="2">
+----</td>
+</tr>
+<tr valign="top">
+<td>[[image:Gears.PNG|link=]]</td>
+<td><span style="font-size: 17px;">'''Settings:'''</span>
 <table>
 <tr valign="top">
-<td>[[file:BulkAssetMoveLayer.JPG]]</td>
+<td>[[image:BlackDot10x10.png|link=]]</td>
+<td>If no '''Replace with''' object is entered then the '''selected percentage''' of the objects in the '''Assets to update''' list will be '''moved''' to the selected layer</td>
+</tr>
+<tr valign="top">
+<td>[[image:BlackDot10x10.png|link=]]</td>
+<td>If a '''Replace with''' object is entered then the '''selected percentage''' of the replacement objects in the '''Replace with''' list will be '''moved''' to the selected layer</td>
+</tr>
+<tr valign="top">
+<td>[[image:BlackDot10x10.png|link=]]</td>
+<td>All the layers containing the objects must be unlocked. Objects in locked layers will not be moved</td>
+</tr>
+</table>
+</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td colspan="2">
+----</td>
+</tr>
+</table>
+<table width=1000 bgcolor=#000000 cellpadding=2>
+<tr valign="top">
 <td>
-<table cellpadding="4" bgcolor=#ffffff>
+<table width=996 bgcolor=#ffffff cellpadding=2>
 <tr valign="top">
-<td>[[file:Steps.PNG]]</td>
+<td><span style="font-size: 17px;">'''Steps:'''</span> To move objects to another layer:-<br>
-<td><font size="3">'''Steps:'''</font><br>
+[[image:BulkAssetMoveLayer.JPG|link=]]
-*'''Tick the check box''' to randomly move a % of the replacement (or original) scenery objects to another layer
+<table>
-**Select a percent figure from 0% to 100% in steps of 5%. Values other than 0% and 100% will be approximate, not exact. Selecting 0% will move none of the objects, 100% will move them all
+<tr valign="top">
-**You must select the layer to move the objects to
+<td width=25>[[image:DotPoint1.JPG|link=]]</td>
-*'''Untick the check box''' to keep all the replacement scenery objects in the same layer as the original scenery objects
+<td>'''Tick''' [[image:CheckBox.PNG|link=]] the check box to randomly move a set % of the replacement (or original) scenery objects to another layer, <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">OR</span><br>
-*'''Click the ''Begin'' button to complete the process'''</td>
+'''Untick''' [[image:CheckBoxOff.PNG|link=]] the check box to keep all the replacement scenery objects in the same layer as the original scenery objects. This has no effect if there are no objects in the '''Replace with''' list</td>
+</tr>
+<tr valign="top">
+<td>[[image:DotPoint2.JPG|link=]]</td>
+<td>'''Select a percentage figure''' from '''0%''' (none) to '''100%''' (all)</td>
+</tr>
+<tr valign="top">
+<td>[[image:DotPoint3.JPG|link=]]</td>
+<td>'''Select the layer''' for the objects to move to (the layer must be unlocked)</td>
+</tr>
+<tr valign="top">
+<td>[[image:DotPoint4.JPG|link=]]</td>
+<td><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">Left Click</span> the <span style="font-weight: 700; color: white; background-color: black; font-size: 15px;">&nbsp;BEGIN&nbsp;</span> button to complete the process</td>
+</tr>
+</table>
+</td>
 </tr>
 </table>
@@ Line 224: / Line 625: @@
 </table>
 <br>
-The scenery objects do not all have to start in the same layer BUT both the original and destination layers must be '''UNLOCKED'''.
+<table width=1000              bgcolor=#ff0000>
+<tr valign="top">
-<table cellpadding="4" bgcolor=#c1e7e7>
+<td>
+<table bgcolor=#fcbcbc>
+<tr valign="top">
+<td>[[image:Stop.PNG|link=]]</td>
+<td><span style="font-size: 15px; font-weight: 700;">CAUTION:</span>
+<table>
+<tr valign="top">
+<td width=10>[[image:DotPoint.JPG|10px|link=]]</td>
+<td>When moving track or track objects (signals, switches, etc) to other layers always make sure that '''no track objects''' end up in a layer that is '''above the layer containing the track''' they are attached to</td>
+</tr>
 <tr valign="top">
-<td>[[file:DotPoint.JPG]]</td>
+<td>[[image:DotPoint.JPG|10px|link=]]</td>
-<td>'''Option 1 and Option 2 CAN both be checked ON at the same time''' to produce a combined effect</td>
+<td>Moving objects between the '''Route Layer Group''' and the '''Session Layer Group''' will change where they are saved - in the route or the session </td>
 </tr>
 </table>
+</td>
+</tr>
+</table>
+</td>
+</tr>
+</table>
+<br>
+<table 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>'''Option 1''' and '''Option 2''' CAN both be checked ON at the same time '''to produce a combined effect'''</td>
+</tr>
+</table>
+</td>
+</tr>
+</table>
+<br>
 ==Option 3: Delete Scenery Objects==
 The third option allows the deletion of scenery objects from the layout.
+<table width=1000 cellpadding=2 bgcolor=#eeeeee>
+<tr>
+<td colspan="2">
+----</td>
+</tr>
+<tr valign="top">
+<td>[[image:Gears.PNG|link=]]</td>
+<td><span style="font-size: 17px;">'''Settings:'''</span>
 <table>
 <tr valign="top">
-<td>[[file:BulkAssetDelete.JPG]]</td>
+<td width=10>[[image:BlackDot10x10.png|link=]]</td>
+<td>Select a percent figure from '''0%''' to '''100%''' in steps of '''5%'''. Values other than '''0%''' and '''100%''' will be approximate, not exact. Selecting '''0%''' will delete none of the objects, '''100%''' will delete them all</td>
+</tr>
+<tr valign="top">
+<td>[[image:BlackDot10x10.png|link=]]</td>
+<td>All the layers containing the objects must be unlocked. Objects in locked layers will not be deleted</td>
+</tr>
+</table>
+</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td colspan="2">
+----</td>
+</tr>
+</table>
+<table width=1000 bgcolor=#000000 cellpadding=2>
+<tr valign="top">
 <td>
-<table cellpadding="4" bgcolor=#ffffff>
+<table width=996 bgcolor=#ffffff cellpadding=2>
 <tr valign="top">
-<td>[[file:Steps.PNG]]</td>
+<td colspan=2><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">Steps:</span> To '''Delete''' scenery objects:-<br>
-<td><font size="3">'''Steps:'''</font><br>
+[[image:BulkAssetDelete.JPG|link=]]</td>
-*'''Tick the check box''' to randomly delete a % of the objects
+</tr>
-**Select a percent figure from 0% to 100% in steps of 5%. Values other than 0% and 100% will be approximate, not exact, Selecting 0% will delete none of the scenery objects, 100% will delete them all
+<tr valign="top">
-*'''Click the ''Begin'' button to complete the process'''</td>
+<td width=25>[[image:DotPoint1.JPG|link=]]</td>
+<td>'''Tick''' [[image:CheckBox.PNG|link=]] the check box to randomly delete a set % of the objects</td>
+</tr>
+<tr valign="top">
+<td>[[image:DotPoint2.JPG|link=]]</td>
+<td>'''Select a percentage figure''' from 0% (none) to 100% (all)</td>
+</tr>
+<tr valign="top">
+<td>[[image:DotPoint3.JPG|link=]]</td>
+<td><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">Left Click</span> the <span style="font-weight: 700; color: white; background-color: black; font-size: 15px;">&nbsp;BEGIN&nbsp;</span> button to complete the process</td>
 </tr>
 </table>
@@ Line 253: / Line 717: @@
 </table>
 <br>
+<table width=1000 bgcolor=#000000 cellpadding=2>
-<table cellpadding="4" bgcolor=#c1e7e7>
 <tr valign="top">
-<td>[[file:DotPoint.JPG]]</td>
+<td>
-<td>'''Option 2 and Option 3 CANNOT both be checked ON at the same time.'''</td>
+<table width=996 bgcolor=#ffffb0 cellpadding=2>
+<tr valign="top">
+<td width=25>[[image:NotePad.PNG|link=]]</td>
+<td><span style="font-size: 17px;">'''Notes:'''</span><br>
+----
+</td>
 </tr>
 <tr valign="top">
-<td>[[file:DotPoint.JPG]]</td>
+<td width=10>[[image:DotPoint.JPG|10px|link=]]</td>
-<td>'''Option 1 and Option 3 CAN both be checked ON at the same time''' to rotate all the scenery objects before deleting a set percentage of them.</td>
+<td>'''Option 2''' and '''Option 3''' '''CANNOT both''' be checked '''ON''' at the same time</td>
+</tr>
+<tr valign="top">
+<td>[[image:DotPoint.JPG|10px|link=]]</td>
+<td>'''Option 1''' and '''Option 3''' '''CAN both''' be checked '''ON''' at the same time to rotate all the scenery objects before deleting a set percentage of them.</td>
+</tr>
+</table>
+</td>
 </tr>
 </table>
 <br>
+<table width=1000 bgcolor=#000000 cellpadding=2>
+<tr valign="top">
+<td>
+<table bgcolor=#ffffe0 cellpadding=2>
+<tr valign="top">
+<td>[[image:PencilTips.PNG|link=]]</td>
+<td><span style="font-size: 17px;">'''Deleting "Stubborn" Objects:'''</span><br>
+Some objects simply will not delete, for example some non track splines. The workaround for deleting these objects from a layout is:-<br>
+<table bgcolor=#ffffff cellpadding=2>
+<tr valign="top">
+<td colspan=2><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">Steps:</span> To delete "stubborn" objects:-</td>
+</tr>
+<tr valign="top">
+<td colspan=2>
+<table cellpadding=2 bgcolor=#fcbcbc>
+<tr valign="middle">
+<td>[[image:Stop.PNG|link=]] <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">Warning:</span></td>
+<td>This method is an '''All or Nothing''' approach. '''ALL''' instances of the selected asset will be deleted from your layout</td>
+</tr>
+</table>
+</td>
+</tr>
+<tr valign="top">
+<td width=25>[[image:DotPoint1.JPG|link=]]</td>
+<td>exit Surveyor and start '''Content Manager'''</td>
+</tr>
+<tr valign="top">
+<td>[[image:DotPoint2.JPG|link=]]</td>
+<td>locate and select (highlight) the stubborn asset</td>
+</tr>
+<tr valign="top">
+<td>[[image:DotPoint3.JPG|link=]]</td>
+<td><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">Left Click</span> the '''Content''' menu and select '''Disable''' or '''Hide''' (depending on your version of '''Trainz''').
+This will not delete the object from your layout or from your Trainz installation</td>
+</tr>
+<tr valign="top">
+<td>[[image:DotPoint4.JPG|link=]]</td>
+<td>start Surveyor and reload the route. It will now have a missing dependency</td>
+</tr>
+<tr valign="top">
+<td>[[image:DotPoint5.JPG|link=]]</td>
+<td>from the '''Main Menu''' (in '''T:ANE''') or the '''Tools Menu''' in ('''TRS19/Trains Plus/TRS22''') select the '''Delete Missing Assets''' option</td>
+</tr>
+<tr valign="top">
+<td>[[image:DotPoint6.JPG|link=]]</td>
+<td>save the route and exit Surveyor</td>
+</tr>
+<tr valign="top">
+<td colspan=2>The disabled asset will no longer be present in your layout. It should now be restored for other uses</td>
+</tr>
+<tr valign="top">
+<td>[[image:DotPoint7.JPG|link=]]</td>
+<td>start '''Content Manager'''</td>
+</tr>
+<tr valign="top">
+<td>[[image:DotPoint8.JPG|link=]]</td>
+<td>locate and select (highlight) the now disabled asset</td>
+</tr>
+<tr valign="top">
+<td>[[image:DotPoint9.JPG|link=]]</td>
+<td><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">Left Click</span> the '''Content''' menu and select '''Enable'''</td>
+</tr>
+</table>
+</td>
+</tr>
+</table>
+</td>
+</tr>
+</table>
+<br>
+<table>						<!-- BEGIN Nav Buttons Table -->
+<tr valign="top">
+<td width=729><span id="stepTexture"></span>&nbsp;</td>
+<td width=46>[[image:BackToTop.png|link=#top|alt=Top|Top]]</td>
+<td width=75>[[image:NextUp.png|link=#stepNonTexture|alt=Next Up|Next Up]]</td>
+<td width=75>[[image:NextDown.png|link=#stepSamples|alt=Next Down|Next Down]]</td>
+<td width=75>[[image:BackToBottom.png|link=#bottom|alt=Bottom|Bottom]]</td>
+</tr>
+</table>								<!-- END Nav Buttons Table -->
 ='''Setting the Options - for Texture Objects'''=
-One texture can be replaced with another. The only setting controls the scale and rotation of the replacement texture.
+<table bgcolor=#000000 cellpadding=2>
+<tr valign="top">
-The image below shows a region textured with one texture asset but with different scaling and rotation settings when the texture was laid down.
+<td>
+<table bgcolor=#ffffb0 cellpadding=2>
+<tr valign="top">
+<td>[[image:NotePad.PNG|link=]]</td>
+<td><span style="font-size: 17px;">'''Notes:'''</span><br>
+----
 <table>
 <tr valign="top">
-<td>[[file:BulkAssetTextureReplaceOriginal.JPG]]</td>
+<td width=10>[[image:DotPoint.JPG|10px|link=]]</td>
+<td>'''You cannot rotate or move textures'''. The only available texture setting controls the scale and rotation of the replacement texture</td>
+</tr>
+<tr valign="top">
+<td>[[image:DotPoint.JPG|10px|link=]]</td>
+<td>You can select multiple textures to be replaced by a single texture</td>
+</tr>
+<tr valign="top">
+<td>[[image:DotPoint.JPG|10px|link=]]</td>
+<td>Select the texture assets by using either the "Grab Tool" or by "dragging and dropping"</td>
+</tr>
+<tr valign="top">
+<td>[[image:DotPoint.JPG|10px|link=]]</td>
+<td>Textures can be deleted by using the workaround for '''Deleting Stubborn Objects''' described in the section '''Delete Scenery Objects''' above</td>
+</tr>
+</table>
+</td>
+</tr>
+</table>
+</td>
+</tr>
+</table>
+<br>
+The image below shows a region painted with one texture asset but with different scaling and rotation settings.
+<table>
+<tr valign="top">
+<td>[[image:BulkAssetTextureReplaceOriginal.JPG|link=]]</td>
 </tr>
 </table>
-<table cellpadding="4">
+<table width=1000 cellpadding=2>
 <tr valign="top">
-<td width="490" align="left">[[file:BulkAssetTextureReplaceOption.JPG]]<br>
+<td width="490" align="left">[[image:BulkAssetTextureReplaceOption.JPG|link=]]<br>
-With the '''check box ticked''', the following is the result after clicking the '''Begin''' button.</td>
+With the '''check box ticked''', the following is the result of a <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">Left Click</span> on the <span style="font-weight: 700; color: white; background-color: black; font-size: 15px;">&nbsp;BEGIN&nbsp;</span> button.</td>
 <td>&nbsp;</td>
-<td width="490" align="left">[[file:BulkAssetTextureReplaceOptionOFF.JPG]]<br>
+<td width="490" align="left">[[image:BulkAssetTextureReplaceOptionOFF.JPG|link=]]<br>
-With the '''check box unticked''', the following is the result after clicking the '''Begin''' button.</td>
+With the '''check box unticked''', the following is the result of a <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">Left Click</span> on the <span style="font-weight: 700; color: white; background-color: black; font-size: 15px;">&nbsp;BEGIN&nbsp;</span> button.</td>
 </tr>
 <tr valign="top">
-<td width="490" align="left">[[file:BulkAssetTextureReplaceScaleRot.JPG]]<br>
+<td width="490" align="left">[[image:BulkAssetTextureReplaceScaleRot.JPG|link=]]<br>
 The scale and rotation settings that were used in the original have been replaced with the default scale and rotation settings of the replacement texture.</td>
 <td>&nbsp;</td>
-<td width="490" align="left">[[file:BulkAssetTextureReplaceNoScaleRot.JPG]]<br>
+<td width="490" align="left">[[image:BulkAssetTextureReplaceNoScaleRot.JPG|link=]]<br>
 The same scale and rotation settings that were used in the original have been used with the replacement texture.</td>
 </tr>
 </table>
 <br>
+<table>						<!-- BEGIN Nav Buttons Table -->
+<tr valign="top">
+<td width=729><span id="stepSamples"></span>&nbsp;</td>
+<td width=46>[[image:BackToTop.png|link=#top|alt=Top|Top]]</td>
+<td width=75>[[image:NextUp.png|link=#stepTexture|alt=Next Up|Next Up]]</td>
+<td width=75>&nbsp;</td>
+<td width=75>[[image:BackToBottom.png|link=#bottom|alt=Bottom|Bottom]]</td>
+</tr>
+</table>								<!-- END Nav Buttons Table -->
-='''Sample Application'''=
+='''Sample Applications'''=
+=='''Replacing Some Assets'''==
-<font size="3">'''The Problem:'''</font><br>
+<table width=1000>
+<tr valign="top">
+<td><span style="font-size: 17px;">'''The Problem:'''</span><br>
 A forest has been created using three different trees. A number (30%) of the two smaller tree types are to be replaced with a larger tree of a different type.
 <table>
 <tr valign="top">
-<td>[[file:BulkAssetTreesOriginal.JPG]]</td>
+<td>[[image:BulkAssetTreesOriginal.JPG|link=]]</td>
+</tr>
+</table>
+</td>
 </tr>
 </table>
 <br>
-<font size="3">'''The Solution:'''</font><br>
+<table width=1000>
-The '''Bulk Asset Update/Replace Tool''' does not have a feature that will allow the replacement of only some assets (it is ''all'' or ''none''), so a slightly more indirect approach is needed.
+<tr valign="top">
-<table>
+<td><span style="font-size: 17px;">'''The Solution:'''</span><br>
+The '''Bulk Asset Update/Replace Tool''' does not have a feature that will allow the replacement of only some assets (it is ''all'' or ''none''), so a slightly more indirect approach is needed.<br>
+[[image:BulkAssetTreesMove.JPG|link=]]</td>
+</tr>
 <tr valign="top">
-<td>[[file:BulkAssetTreesMove.JPG]]</td>
 <td>
-*A new layer, named '''Trees''' is created
+<table bgcolor=#000000 cellpadding=2>
-*The '''Bulk Asset Update/Replace Tool''' is used to move 30% of the two smaller tree types to the new layer
+<tr valign="top">
+<td>
+<table bgcolor=#ffffff cellpadding=2>
+<tr valign="top">
+<td colspan=2><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">Steps:</span></td>
+</tr>
+<tr valign="top">
+<td width=25>[[image:DotPoint1.JPG|link=]]</td>
+<td>A new layer, named '''Trees''' is created</td>
+</tr>
+<tr valign="top">
+<td>[[image:DotPoint2.JPG|link=]]</td>
+<td>The '''Bulk Asset Update/Replace Tool''' is used to move 30% of the two smaller tree types to the new layer</td>
+</tr>
+</table>
 </td>
+</tr>
 </table>
-<table>
+</td>
+</tr>
+</table>
+<br>
+<table cellpadding=2 bgcolor="Aquamarine">
+<tr valign="top">
+<td>[[image:LinkWiki.PNG|link=]]</td>
+<td>For information on creating new layers, see the '''Trainz Wiki Page''' at:-<br>
+* '''[[How to Use Layers]]'''</td>
+</tr>
+</table>
+<br>
+<table width=1000>
+<tr valign="top">
+<td>[[image:BulkAssetTreesReplace.JPG|link=]]</td>
+</tr>
 <tr valign="top">
-<td>[[file:BulkAssetTreesReplace.JPG]]</td>
 <td>
-*The original layer is then locked
+<table bgcolor=#000000 cellpadding=2>
-*The '''Bulk Asset Update/Replace Tool''' is used to replace the two smaller tree types with the new tree type
+<tr valign="top">
-*Since most of the smaller trees are located in a locked layer, they will not be replaced (note the warning about the locked layer)
+<td>
+<table bgcolor=#ffffff cellpadding=2>
+<tr valign="top">
+<td width=25>[[image:DotPoint3.JPG|link=]]</td>
+<td>The original layer is then locked - this prevents the replacement of those trees that were not moved to the new layer (note the warning about the locked layer on the bottom left of the Bulk Asset Update/Replace window)</td>
+</tr>
+<tr valign="top">
+<td>[[image:DotPoint4.JPG|link=]]</td>
+<td>The replacement tree is added to the '''Replace With''' list</td>
+</tr>
+<tr valign="top">
+<td>[[image:DotPoint5.JPG|link=]]</td>
+<td>The '''Bulk Asset Update/Replace Tool''' is used to replace the two smaller tree types with the new tree type</td>
+</tr>
+</table>
 </td>
+</tr>
 </table>
 <br>
-The final result.
+<table cellpadding=2 bgcolor="Aquamarine">
+<tr valign="top">
+<td>[[image:LinkWiki.PNG|link=]]</td>
+<td>
+For information on how to lock layers, see the '''Trainz Wiki Page''' at:-<br>
+* '''[[How to Use Layers]]'''</td>
+</tr>
+</table></td>
+</tr>
+</table>
+<br>
+'''The final result'''
+<table width=1000>
+<tr valign="top">
+<td>[[image:BulkAssetTreesModified.JPG|link=]]</td>
+<td>
+<table bgcolor=#000000 cellpadding=2>
+<tr valign="top">
+<td>
+<table bgcolor=#ffffff cellpadding=2>
+<tr valign="top">
+<td colspan=2>To complete the process:-</td>
+</tr>
+<tr valign="top">
+<td width=25>[[image:DotPoint6.JPG|link=]]</td>
+<td>The original layer is unlocked</td>
+</tr>
+<tr valign="top">
+<td>[[image:DotPoint7.JPG|link=]]</td>
+<td>The '''Trees''' layer is merged with the original layer</td>
+</tr>
+</table>
+</td>
+</tr>
+</table>
+<br>
+<table cellpadding=2 bgcolor="Aquamarine">
+<tr valign="top">
+<td>[[image:LinkWiki.PNG|link=]]</td>
+<td>
+For information on unlocking and merging layers, see the '''Trainz Wiki Page''' at:-<br>
+* '''[[How to Use Layers]]'''</td>
+</tr>
+</table></td>
+</tr>
+</table>
+<br>
+=='''Fixing "Texture Bleeds"'''==
+<span style="font-size: 17px;">'''The Problem:'''</span><br>
+<table width=1000 cellpadding=2>
+<tr valign="top">
+<td>[[image:MergedTextureBorderProblem.JPG|link=]]</td>
+<td>
+Sometimes when adding new baseboards or merging a route containing blank baseboards onto a route containing textured baseboards, there can be a "bleed-over" where a texture from the painted route will flow along some of the baseboard boundaries of the unpainted baseboards as shown in the image left.<br>
+As strange as it may seem, this is actually "expected behaviour" and its purpose is to resolve other long standing problems that can occur when baseboards are added.<br>
+The unwanted texture can (usually) be painted over by another texture and this will resolve the problem but there may be a lot of it to paint out and you may prefer a simplier solution. The '''Bulk Asset Update/Replace Tool''' can provide such a solution.<br><br>
+<span style="font-size: 17px;">'''The Solution:'''</span><br><br>
+<table bgcolor=#ffffff cellpadding=2>
+<tr valign="top">
+<td colspan=2><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">Steps: Grab the Grid</span>
 <table>
 <tr valign="top">
-<td>[[file:BulkAssetTreesModified.JPG]]</td>
+<td>[[image:BulkAssetGridUpdate.JPG|link=]]</td>
-<td><br>
+<td>[[image:DotPoint1.JPG|link=]]</td>
-To complete the process:-
+<td>Use the '''Grab Tool''' to <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">Left Click</span> on one of the bare grid lines to place the Grid texture into the '''Assets to update''' list</td>
-*The original layer is unlocked
+</tr>
-*The '''Trees''' layer is merged with the original layer
+</table>
 </td>
 </tr>
 </table>
+<table cellpadding=2>
+<tr valign="top">
+<td rowspan=2>[[image:BulkAssetGridUpdateGridReplace.JPG|link=]]</td>
+<td>[[image:DotPoint2.JPG|link=]]</td>
+<td>drag the Grid entry from the '''Update''' list into the '''Replace''' list. This will still leave a copy in the Update list</td>
+</tr>
+<tr valign="top">
+<!-- <td>&#160;</td> -->
+<td>[[image:DotPoint3.JPG|link=]]</td>
+<td>drag the Grid entry from the '''Update''' list out of the Tool box. This will delete the Grid entry from the Update list</td>
+</tr>
+</table>
+</td>
+</tr>
+</table>
+<br clear="all">
+<table width=1000 bgcolor=#ffffff cellpadding=2>
+<tr valign="top">
+<td colspan=2><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">Steps: Grab the "Bleed Texture" and Clean</span>
+<table>
+<tr valign="top">
+<td rowspan=6>[[image:BulkAssetSandUpdateGridReplace.JPG|link=]]</td>
+<td>[[image:DotPoint4.JPG|link=]]</td>
+<td>use the '''Grab Tool''' to select the "bleed" texture and place it into the '''Update''' list</td>
+</tr>
+<tr valign="top">
+<td>[[image:DotPoint5.JPG|link=]]</td>
+<td><span style="background-color: red; color: white; font-weight: 700; Font-size: 15px;">&nbsp;IMPORTANT:&nbsp;</span>&nbsp;change the scope setting to '''Current section only''' otherwise this texture will be replaced by the grid throughout the entire layout</td>
+</tr>
+<tr valign="top">
+<td>[[image:DotPoint6.JPG|link=]]</td>
+<td><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">Left Click</span> the <span style="color: white; background-color: black; font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">&nbsp;BEGIN&nbsp;</span> button to complete the process</td>
+</tr>
+<tr valign="top">
+<td colspan=2>If more than one baseboard needs this treatment then:-</td>
+</tr>
+<tr valign="top">
+<td>[[image:DotPoint7.JPG|link=]]</td>
+<td>move the Surveyor cursor to the next baseboard and <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;">Left Click</span> the <span style="color: white; background-color: black; font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">&nbsp;BEGIN&nbsp;</span> button to complete the process</td>
+</tr>
+<tr valign="top">
+<td>[[image:DotPoint8.JPG|link=]]</td>
+<td>repeat as necessary</td>
+</tr>
+</table>
+</td>
+</tr>
+</table>
+<br>
+<table>						<!-- BEGIN Nav Buttons Table -->
+<tr valign="top">
+<td width=729><span id="bottom"></span>&nbsp;</td>
+<td width=46>[[image:BackToTop.png|link=#top|alt=Top|Top]]</td>
+<td width=75>[[image:NextUp.png|link=#stepSamples|alt=Next Up|Next Up]]</td>
+<td width=75>&nbsp;</td>
+<td width=75>&nbsp;</td>
+</tr>
+</table>								<!-- END Nav Buttons Table -->
 ----
 ----
-<br>
 ='''Trainz Wiki'''=
-*'''<span class="plainlinks">[http://online.ts2009.com/mediaWiki/index.php/HowTo How to Guides]</span>'''
+<table cellpadding=2 bgcolor=#ffffff>
+<tr valign="top">
+<td>[[image:TrainzWiki.png|link=]]</td>
+<td>
+<span style="font-size: 17px;">'''More Tutorials and Guides to Using Trainz'''</span><br>
+*'''<span class="plain;s">[http://online.ts2009.com/mediaWiki/index.php/HowTo How to Guides]</span>'''
+*'''[[Driver Commands List]]'''
 *'''[[Session Rule List with Parameters|Session Rules List (Alphabetical) with Parameters]]'''
 *'''[[Session Rules By Categories With Properties|Session Rules List (Categories) With Parameters]]'''
-<br>
+</td>
-<font size="3">'''Route Creation Tutorials:'''</font>
+</tr>
-<div style="column-count:2;-moz-column-count:2;-webkit-column-count:2">
+</table>
-*'''[[How to Merge Routes|Merging Routes]]'''
+----
-*'''[[How to Use Layers|Using Layers]]'''
+This page was created by Trainz user '''<span class="plain;s">[http://online.ts2009.com/mediaWiki/index.php/User:Pware pware]</span>''' in June 2018 and was last updated as shown below.
-</div>
+----
-<br>
-<font size="3">'''Session Creation Tutorials:'''</font>
-<div style="column-count:2;-moz-column-count:2;-webkit-column-count:2">
-*'''[[How to Use Message Popup Rule|Adding Message Popups]]'''
-*'''[[How to Use Message Popup Rule (Applications)|Adding Message Popups - Applications]]'''
-*'''[[How to Use Navigation Point Rules|Adding Navigation Points]]'''
-*'''[[How to Use Navigation Point Rules (Applications)|Adding Navigation Points - Applications]]'''
-*'''[[How to Use Driver Setup Rule|Configuring the Driver Setup Rule]]'''
-*'''[[How to Control Junctions in Sessions|Controlling Junctions in Sessions]]'''
-*'''[[How to Control Signals in Sessions|Controlling Signals in Sessions]]'''
-*'''[[How to Create a HTML Asset|Creating a HTML Asset (Session Introduction Page and In Game Messages)]]'''
-*'''[[Parent Rule List|List of Parent Rules]]'''
-*'''[[How to Use Parent and Child Rules|Parent and Child Rules]]'''
-*'''[[How to Use Track Triggers|Using Track Triggers]]'''
-*'''[[How to Use Variables in Sessions (Examples)|Using Variables in Sessions - Examples]]
-</div>
 [[Category:How-to guides]]