How to Use Session Editor

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The '''Rules''' added and edited by the '''Session Editor''' control:-
 
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In '''TANE''' and '''TRS19''' the Session Editor is found in the '''Surveyor Main Menu'''. In '''TRS19 SP1''' it has been moved to the '''Surveyor Edit Menu'''. In either case select '''Edit Session''' from the menu.<br><br>
 
In '''TANE''' and '''TRS19''' the Session Editor is found in the '''Surveyor Main Menu'''. In '''TRS19 SP1''' it has been moved to the '''Surveyor Edit Menu'''. In either case select '''Edit Session''' from the menu.<br><br>
 
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='''The "Button Bar"'''=
 
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At the bottom of the Session Editor is the "button Bar".<br>
 
At the bottom of the Session Editor is the "button Bar".<br>

Revision as of 11:32, 28 October 2019

The information in this Wiki Page applies to both TANE and TRS19.

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What is the Session Editor

DotPoint.JPG The Session Editor allows you to add, delete and edit the Rules in a Session
DotPoint.JPG The Rules control the operation of the Session


NotePad.PNG Notes:

The Rules added and edited by the Session Editor control:-

  • behaviour of drivers (and their trains)
  • weather conditions
  • time of day
  • signals and switches
  • display of information and instructions to the player
  • train timetables
  • responses to events (time, triggers, load levels, other trains, etc)
  • decisions on what happens next

to name just a few.


In TANE and TRS19 the Session Editor is found in the Surveyor Main Menu. In TRS19 SP1 it has been moved to the Surveyor Edit Menu. In either case select Edit Session from the menu.

SessionEditMenuTANE.png SessionEditMenuSP1.png

When loaded, the Session Editor will show all the Rules that have been added to the Session. If you have just opened the Editor on a Route without a Session then it will show a very basic set of Rules. The Editor will allow you to add additional Rules, and delete or edit those shown. Links to extensive lists of Rules can be found at the end of this document.

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NotePad.PNG Notes:
  • the Name of the Session is the Username tag entry in the config.txt file
  • the Description of the Session is the Description tag entry in the config.txt file

Both entries can be edited in the Session Editor and the config.txt file for the Session asset will be updated when you save the Session and exit Surveyor.


DotPoint.JPG The order of the Rules in the Editor list is generally not important. All the rules shown will be executed simultaneously although some rules will take longer to complete than others


PencilTips.PNG If the order in which some of the Rules are executed is important, then group them together in a Ordered List Rule (some are shown in the image)


Rules can be grouped together for convenience (e.g. all the Rules that set signals at the start of the Session) or because they depend on a particular event (e.g. a time, a train arriving at a set point, a wagon being loaded, etc). These form Nested Rules and are indicated by arrow heads as shown in the image. Click on an arrow head to open up its nested list of child Rules.

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Each of the Rules that have been nested under the Ordered List Rule have been indented one level to the right.

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More information on the various types of List Rules and how to create Nested Rules can be found on the Trainz Wiki Page at:-


The "Button Bar"

At the bottom of the Session Editor is the "button Bar".

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  • the  Add  button will insert a new Rule below the selected (highlighted) Rule or at the end of the list if no Rule has been selected

To use the other buttons, select a Rule first by clicking on it

  • the  Edit  button will open the selected (highlighted) Rule for editing
  • the  Delete  button will delete the selected Rule
  • the  Indent/Outdent  buttons will move the selected Rule right or left
  • the  Up/Down  buttons will move the selected Rule Up or Down
DotPoint.JPG The above operations, and more, can also be found by right mouse clicking on a Rule to open up a menu
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  •  Edit rule  is the same as the  Edit  button
  •  Insert above  is the same as the  Add  button but inserts the new Rule above the selected Rule
  •  Insert below  is the same as the  Add  button
  •  Cut  Copy  Paste  will move/copy the rule (and its nested child rules if it has any) between the Session Editor and the Clipboard
  •  Delete  is the same as the  Delete  button
  •  Indent  is the same as the  Indent  button
  •  Outdent  is the same as the  Outdent  button
  •  Move up  is the same as the  Up  button
  •  Move down  is the same as the  Down  button


Warning:
Stop.PNG The  Cut  and  Copy  operations will NOT copy ALL the settings in some rules, for example the Navigation Display Rule. It is a good idea to check the settings of each rule that you paste into the Session Editor


Trainz (TRS19) "Plus"

The Plus version of TRS19 (also known as Trainz Plus) has the ability to edit saved Driver Games in Surveyor and allowing the edited game to be continued without having to restart the entire Session. This includes using the Session Editor on an active Driver Game Session where some of the Rules may have already been completed and others partially completed. To allow for these possibilities, additional features have been added to the Session Editor in the Plus version.

This version is currently undergoing beta testing.

Related Links

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Trainz Wiki

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