Category-class

Revision as of 20:14, 8 July 2013

CATEGORY CLASS

The Category Class is listed in the config.txt file of each item of content. The classes represent a standardized system for referring to the various types of Locos, Rolling stock, Scenery, Spline and Industry assets.(Taken from Content Creators' Guide for Trainz Classics)∅

They are thus part of each assets config.txt files and appear within the TrainzBaseSpec as the very important parameter that tells TRAINZ how to process and render the specific asset item correctly, error check against the standard for the category-class, and render it into 3D graphics models.

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The Category Classes are:

Class "A"        Motive Power
Class "B"        Buildings and Structures
Class "C"        Cabeese
Class "D"        Defence
Class "E"        Environment
Class "F"        Foliage
Class "G"        Ground
Class "H"        Mesh
Class "I"        Product
Class "J"        Texture
Class "L"        Light Rail & Monorail
Class "M"        Maintenance Of Way
Class "O"        Organism
Class "P"        Passenger & Mail Cars
Class "R"        Railcars & Multiple Unit Sets
Class "S"        Splines
Class "T"        Track
Class "V"        Vehicles
Class "W"        Wayside
Class "X"        Freight Cars
Class "Y"        Maps and Scenarios
Class "Z"        Train Parts

Figure 02: Base category-class prefixes

Each Category Class may have a number of subcategories as listed below. Please choose the most appropriate Category Class for your item. Select the Class from the Content Creator Plus drop down menu box - only one class may be selected for an asset.

Selecting a correct Category Class is important since Trainz will allow users to use the Category Class as a sort and selection criteria.

A ... MOTIVE POWER

AA      Electric Multi-current
AC      AC Electric
AD      DC Electric
AE      Experimental or Special 
AG      Gas Turbine
AH      Diesel Hydraulic
AL      Diesel & Diesel Electric
AM      Mammal
AS      Steam Loco & Tender
AT      Steam Tank

B ... BUILDINGS & STRUCTURES

BC      Commercial (scenery non-functional)
BI      Industrial (scenery non-functional)
BH      Home & Residential (scenery non-functional)
BR      Railway (scenery non-functional)
BS      Special (e.g. military) (scenery non-functional)
BT      Traffic & Streetscape (scenery non-functional)
BU      Utility (incl. Civil buildings) (scenery non-functional)
BIN     Industry asset with product processing functionality
BPF     Passenger Station with passenger processing functionality
BPN     Passenger Station (non-functional)
BB      Buildable (Kind Buildable)

C ... CABEESE

CB      Brake van
CC      Caboose

D ... DEFENCE

DA      Military motive power
DE      Military experimental & special vehicles
DP      Military equipment - lab & personnel vehicles
DX      Military equipment - freight

E ... ENVIRONMENT

ES      Sky
EW      Water

F ... FOLIAGE

FC      Cactii
FF      Flowers
FO      Orchards & Crops
FS      Shrub
FT      Trees

G ... GROUND

GA      Arid
GL      Lush
GS      Seasonal

H ... MESH

HM      Mesh

I ... PRODUCT

IC      Container Category
IP      Passenger Category
IB      Bulkload Category
IL      Liquid Category

J ... TEXTURE

JC      Corona
JI      Icon
JP      Particle Effects Texture
JO      Other Texture

L ... LIGHT RAIL & MONORAIL

LS      Articulated train sets
LT      Trolleys, trams & streetcars
LM      Monorail vehicles

M ... MAINTENANCE OF WAY

MA      Camp vehicles
MB      Ballast cars
MC      Cranes/lifting
MD      Diagnostic vehicles (e.g. dynamometer)
ME      Instructional vehicles
MF      Fire vehicles
MI      Inspection vehicles
MT      Track vehicles (e.g. tamper)
MP      Snow ploughs
MS      Section cars (e.g. fairmont)
MW      Weed spray
MX      Freight equipment (for MoW traffic)

O ... ORGANISM

OA      Animal Kingdom
OH      Human
OHD     Locomotive Driver

P ... PASSENGER & MAIL CARS

PA     Suburban/short haul (no W.C.)
PB     Baggage cars
PC     Coach/chair cars
PD     Dome cars
PH     Bar/cafeteria cars
PL     Lounge cars
PM     Mail cars
PO     Observation cars
PP     Power cars
PR     Buffet/dining/restaurant cars
PS     Sleeping cars
PU     Special cars (e.g. Gaming Cars)
PV     Private cars
PX     Composite passenger cars

R ... RAILCARS & MULTIPLE UNIT SETS

RA     AC electric
RC     DC electric
RD     Diesel & diesel electric
RH     Diesel hydraulic
RP     Petrol
RS     Steam

S ... SPLINES

SF     Fences
SR     Roads
SP     Platforms
SS     Structure
SV     Vegetation

T ... TRACK

TB     Bridge
TF     Fixed Track
TR     Rails
TT     Tunnel

V ... VEHICLES

VA     Air
VL     Land
VS     Sea

W ... WAYSIDE

WA     Signalling
WS     Trackside signage
WX     Accessories

X ... FREIGHT CARS

XA     Auto transporter
XAA    Open sides
XAB    Auto box car
XB     Box car/covered van
XBD    Dangerous goods
XBG    General service
XBI    Insulated
XF     Flat
XFA    Articulated
XFC    Intermodal
XFD    Depressed center
XFH    Heavy duty
XFM    General service
XG     Gondola/open wagon
XGB    Bottom dumping
XGC    Combination bottom/end/side dumping
XGE    End dumping
XGR    Rotary dumping
XGS    Side dumping
XGT    Covered
XH     Hopper
XHB    Bottom dumping
XHC    Combination bottom/end/side dumping
XHE    End dumping
XHR    Rotary dumping
XHS    Side dumping
XHT    Covered
XI     Foundry
XIB    Bottle/torpedo cars
XIT    Tipper/slag cars
XL     Livestock
XLA    Single deck
XLC    Multiple deck and convertible
XLH    Horse box
XR     Refrigerated
XRI    Ice chilled
XRM    Mechanically chilled
XS     Special
XSN    Novelty
XSU    Unclassified
XT     Tanker
XTA    Domeless
XTS    Single dome
XTM    Multiple dome
XV     Ventilated car/louvered van
XVG    General service
XVP    Produce service

Y ... MAPS & SCENARIOS

YM     Map
YS     Scenario
YP     Profile/Session
YR     Rule
YD     Driver Command
YH     HTML-Asset

Z ... TRAIN PARTS

ZB     Bogie/Truck
ZE     Enginespec
ZH     Hornsound
ZI     Interior
ZP     Pantographs
ZS     Enginesound
ZX     PaintShed-Template

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