Placing a Freight Animation

[Don6218]

Hey, I know it is not prototypical, but hey, I like it. I want to properly place this "AirFoil" on the roof of #1202 Amt Baggage car. How and where do I use the figures that SFV gives me to place it? I used the file directly from the car it belongs on, but it is too far aft of where it needs to be. It is placed correctly here in this pic on SFV with co-ordinates.AMTRAK Baggage 1202 Airfoil Placement.jpg

[Rick-MONON]

are you using OR or MSTS

[Don6218]

are you using OR or MSTS

OR exclusively. No MSTS here...............

[slipperman]

Hi Don,
I'm no expert by any stretch of the imagination, but wouldn't Shape File Manager be the program you need to position your shape? I know it might be difficult as you've stated you've "no MSTS" there, which would imply that you don't have FFEDITc_unicode,exe!

I appreciate that experienced model builders may have other methods. However, I am currently working on a replacement for FFEDITc_Unicode.exe, but it's not ready yet.

Cheers,
Ged

[Rick-MONON]

Using OR, good then, hopefully you are using TSRE Consist Builder also, will be easy.

Remove the whole below line:
FreightAnim (Airfoil.s 1 1 )

Replace it with this:

ORTSFreightAnims
(
MSTSFreightAnimsEnabled ( 1 )
FreightAnimStatic
(
SubType ( Default )
Shape ( Airfoil.s )
Offset ( 0.0 0.0 0.0 )
)
)
Save the file and open OR do check and redo after you make adjustments.
Or if your using TSRE Consist Builder, go to the Baggage Car shape and view it there.
To adjust it make the Offset correction and save the file, and in TSRE Consist Builder
reload the image by clicking the top ENG tab and then click Reload Shape.

You do not need to use shape manager, just adjust the
Offset ( 0.0 0.0 0.0 ) in the baggage car .wag file
X Y Z

[Don6218]

Ged, I do have SFM and it works fine, I believe there was an update or something to add a while ago for use with OR.

[Don6218]

Thank you Rick! Do I use the co-ordinates in SV, or does TSRE give me the ones I need?

[rdayt]

Ged, I do have SFM and it works fine, I believe there was an update or something to add a while ago for use with OR.

SFM25 works out of the box for OR, as long as you have access to FFEDIT.
You might be thinkng of the DDS texture update for ShapeViewer.

[anderson martins]

Hey, I know it is not prototypical, but hey, I like it. I want to properly place this "AirFoil" on the roof of #1202 Amt Baggage car. How and where do I use the figures that SFV gives me to place it? I used the file directly from the car it belongs on, but it is too far aft of where it needs to be. It is placed correctly here in this pic on SFV with co-ordinates.AMTRAK Baggage 1202 Airfoil Placement.jpg

if using MSTS FreightAnim line (Airfoil.s 1 1) must be maintained

in the case of OPEN RAILS, Rick's suggestion
ORTSFreightAnims
(
MSTSFreightAnimsEnabled (1)
FreightAnimStatic
(
SubType (Default)
Shape (Airfoil.s)
Offset (0.0 0.0 0.0)
)
)

in SFM, accurately position the item exactly.

it is unnecessary to use the FreightAnim line (Airfoil.s 1 1) in the case of OPEN RAILS

[Don6218]

OK Rick, I changed the 0.0 in the OR add-in, am I correct in assuming X is Side to Side, Y is Up-Down & Z is along the Length?
I changed the numbers and saved it, but no change in either viewer.