New Freeware Models 2020 - ORTS/MSTS - North American Content

[superheatedsteam]

and the MSTS exporter stopped working with it.

2.79 and earlier use:
http://www3.telus.net/wacampbell/dow...nderToMSTS.zip

2.8 or later use:
http://www3.telus.net/wacampbell/dow...er28ToMSTS.zip

Both work for me and others.

[Strawberry Yogurt]

2.79 and earlier use:
http://www3.telus.net/wacampbell/dow...nderToMSTS.zip

2.8 or later use:
http://www3.telus.net/wacampbell/dow...er28ToMSTS.zip

Both work for me and others.

I'll admit it's been a while since I've perused, I'll have to give that a go. Being able to work with the new UI might allow me to get back into it

[mmax45581]

I'm still planning to release at least a beta version of my MTA R143 subway cars this year. I was hoping to get much work on it done now, while I've got time, but sadly, my computer doesn't work right now and I need to borrow my brother's every time I plan to work.
But it's still early in the year and there is much time left until December, so I am confident that I can do it.
Stay healthy!

[pwillard]

Migrating to Blender slowed me down a lot. While I've done a lot of work wityh blender, I'm satisfied with none it at this point. Any version of 3Dcrafter will not install on my machine... no clue why... and there is no longer any sort of support from Amabilis. So I still use 3DCanvas 7.120. So.. Anything coming from me is going to take time. Some things I have in progress are:

NS MOW Tie Gondola - different model than I released like 20 years ago
Conrail Transfer Caboose - Higher details and a new model
RS-1325
DOT-111 Tank for KT CLAYS Slurry
SafetyKleen Tank
and possibly an Evans Side-Slider

[bwbrgb]

Pete !
Are you using win7-64 or win 10-64 ?

[pwillard]

I use WIN7 64


Unrelated and non-important stuff:

I have no time windows 10 sillines... Got it for free, used it for 2 months... got frustrated with MS shenanigans... (This is MY system, not yours to mess with) So now I maintain 1 machine at homewith WIN7 for compatability reasons for things that don't work in Linux... everything else is now Linux.

[VLW]

I've come out of a bit of a hibernation to say hi again during this chaotic time. I had a sort of 80% finished GE P32AC-DM with 3D cab and other bits, parts and pieces. I think I got frustrated by wanting a little more out of the sim. The Open Rails team is amazing and have done a great service to this community, but I was still left wishing for more features, documentation, and tools to aid me when I had questions.

I liked working in a program I was familiar with, in Blender, and as I got used to a new build of that program, and the MSTS exporter stopped working with it, that was the nail in the coffin for the time being.

Along with the Viewliner II diner too?

[dedrickfranklin]

I would love to see a poll taking on pay activity i my self would pay for new activity like mullins pass 1 -2-maybe 3 one. maybe a club you can pay into to keep the sim going take some the old route an bring them up to 2023 atandards alone with new route that come out thisthing to a look at i am just of mini i love my ORTS at one time did not the time but now yhat i am disabled i would love get start

[rt35ge]

Any version of 3Dcrafter will not install on my machine... no clue why...

I got Windows 10 and I'm using 3DC 9.3 with no issues. I once had issues with a Windows 10 update that prevented me from using it. It was a update that Windows wouldn't let me remove or roll back. I got an app called Move On Boot. I was able to delete the %$$### update and 3DC was back working again. Some .dill files had been removed by the Windows update and the .exe got jacked as well by it. But you mentioned you're no longer using Windows 10. 3DC 9.3 should also work on Windows 7 as well.

[pwillard]

I used 3DCANVAS for everything starting in 2001 up until around 2020 or so. I Hated what Richard did to version 9 of 3D *Crafter* so I stayed with the VERY STABLE (at the time) version 7.120. Like it or not, I migrated to Windows 10 when some of the products I was using stopped supporting Windows 7 after Microsoft dropped support.

On Windows 10, 3DC version 7.120 became unstable. It would constantly revert back to the freeware version causing me to register it again and again. I would often have issues opening files or have the program mysteriously crash on me. Version 9.5 seemed more stable but I was not too fond of the interface and It would still have issues with crashing.

This came to a head when Version 2.8 of Blender arrived with its vastly improved user interface. I migrated to Blender and just didn't look back. Now I only have 3D "Crafter" installed to migrate legacy shapes or DST files as I had a short period where I was using TSM. (and hated that too)

Blender really is the way to go after 2020... We have the exporters. It's a rough start as it's a complex toolset... but it becomes intuitive pretty quickly as long as you *practice*.