Route Assignment Table
This table enables you to assign a route to an item. Routes are used to tell trains which stations to go to on a track network.
The table has two modes of operation. By default it is in Global mode.
Global Indexing Mode
All routes in the model are listed together with their index values (defined at the time the route was created).
You use the ">" button to configure an Attribute Reference to select which route you want to assign. The default is a constant one. It is common to use an item attribute which has been set by preceeding train scheduling logic.
The Delete button clears the route assignment (so no assignment occurs).
Clicking the Options button will display a menu with 2 options:
Index Value Source: Global
selecting this enables you to change to Local Indexing
Export Names
Enables you to export the route names and indicies to a text file.
Local Indexing Mode
In this mode, routes are added and indexed locally to this object. Extra buttons will appear to facilitate this.
You use the ">" button to configure an Attribute Reference to select which route you want to assign. The default is a constant one. It is common to use an item attribute which has been set by preceeding train scheduling logic.
Use the Add button to select a route and add it to the table.
Likewise Remove will remove the highlighted route from the table.
The Options button now has 3 options
Index Value Source: Local
Selecting this enables you to change to Global Indexing. Doing this will lose the route/index assignments currently in this object.
Rebuild From Visible
Selecting this will add all routes that are using objects that are visible to the table. This may be useful in track models where several panels contain routes. The change object can be constructed on the panel with the routes, the routes added using this option then the object can be copied (typically into the portals which are the terminals in the network).
Export Names
Enables you to export the route names and indicies to a text file.
The Delete button clears the route assignment (so no assignment occurs). The customised route indicies within this route table are lost.
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