How to Use Session Editor
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+ | ='''Copying Rules Between Sessions'''= | ||
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+ | <td>'''Rules can be copied between Sessions'''</td> | ||
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+ | The '''Copy''' and '''Paste''' commands can be used to copy rules between different sessions. This can save you having to reenter complex sets of data, such as driver commands, in a new session. | ||
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+ | ----</td> | ||
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+ | <td><span style="font-size: 17px; font-weight: 700;">Steps:'''</span><br> | ||
+ | #in the Session Editor right mouse click on the Rule to be copied (more than one Rule can be highlighted) | ||
+ | #select '''Copy''' from the popup menu | ||
+ | #exit the session | ||
+ | #load the second session (where the Rules are to be copied to) into Surveyor and open the Session Editor | ||
+ | #right mouse click after the last rule entry and select '''Paste'''</td> | ||
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+ | ----</td> | ||
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+ | If, for example, the '''Driver Setup Rule''' was copied by this method from one Session to another, then all the drivers with their assigned locos and driver commands will now be duplicated in the second Session. | ||
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+ | If the second Session already has a Driver Setup Rule then there will now be two copies of that rule, the original and the imported copy. This will only be a problem if the imported copy '''uses the same locos or drivers''' as the original Rule. If this is the case then you will need to edit one of the Driver Setup Rules to remove or reassign the duplicates. | ||
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+ | <td colspan=2><span style="font-size: 17px; font-weight: 700;">Warning:</span></td> | ||
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+ | <td>The '''Cut''', '''Copy''' and '''Paste''' operations will '''NOT''' correctly 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</td> | ||
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Revision as of 08:57, 18 January 2020
The information in this Wiki Page applies to TANE, TRS19 and Trainz Plus.
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What is the Session Editor
The Session Editor allows you to add, delete and edit the Rules in a Session | |
The Rules control the operation of the Session |
Notes: 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 and Trainz Plus it has been moved to the Surveyor Edit Menu. In either case select Edit Session from the menu.
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 that are built into Trainz or available on the DLS can be found at the end of this document.
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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".
To use the other buttons, select a Rule first by clicking on it
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Click to Accept your edits and close the Session Editor | Click to Cancel your edits and close the Session Editor |
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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Copying Rules Between Sessions
Rules can be copied between Sessions |
The Copy and Paste commands can be used to copy rules between different sessions. This can save you having to reenter complex sets of data, such as driver commands, in a new session.
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Steps:
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If, for example, the Driver Setup Rule was copied by this method from one Session to another, then all the drivers with their assigned locos and driver commands will now be duplicated in the second Session.
If the second Session already has a Driver Setup Rule then there will now be two copies of that rule, the original and the imported copy. This will only be a problem if the imported copy uses the same locos or drivers as the original Rule. If this is the case then you will need to edit one of the Driver Setup Rules to remove or reassign the duplicates.
Warning: | |
The Cut, Copy and Paste operations will NOT correctly 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 |
Examples of Using the Session Editor
Wiki pages that show examples of using the Session Editor to solve particular problems or to carry out particular tasks can be found at the following links:-
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
Trainz Wiki
More Tutorials and Guides to Using Trainz |
This page was created by Trainz user pware in September 2019 and was last updated as shown below.