Moving curves

 

This Chapter deals with moving curves only. Static curves have different rules and are described in another chapter.

 

The name of these objects is MCnddRrr. N stands for the number of lanes (n = 1 to 4), dd stands for the curvature angle (currently 10, 15, 20, 30, 40, 45, 60 degrees) and rr stands for the radius of the curve in 100m units. So MC230R10 is a dual lane 30 degree curve with 1000m radius, an often used macro. Here you see MC215R05 called with %6 = 3, %7 and %8 unknown and, since no train is on the rail, %9 = 0.

All moving curved rails are called with the same parameters:

Parameter Value Meaning
%1   Geographical width
%2   Geographical Length
%3 0 Rail is placed on the surface of the FS terrain.
  Unequal 0 Absolute Altitude of the rail above sea level in m
%4 0.250 Scale. Should always be 0.250.
%5 Orientation Orientation of the rail on the terrain (0 = south-north direction)
%6 0-7

0-4 for 45 and 60 degrees.

Wires, Pylons and lamps:

0 no wires, no night illumination

1 wire, no night illumination

2 wires, simple pylons, no night illumination

3 wires, massive pylons, no night illumination

4 wires, massive pylons, lamps, night illumination for FS2000

The following options are only available for 10 to 40 degree curves:

5 wires, no pylons, no lamps, night illumination for FS2000

6 no wires, no pylons, no lamps, night illumination for FS2000

7 no wires, pylons with lamps, night illumination for FS2000

%7   Train # for primary timing. If negative, trains run left.
%8   Timing of primary train in form dssnn

d=1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 fixes the number of slots the train uses to pass through the curve.

Ss = Time the train enters the macro southbound

Nn = Time the train enters the rail northbound

%9 0-105 Embankment color

0: No embankment

1-FF: FS color

100-104: Texture

105: Seasonal texture

%10   Range in m

Rail is visible if within range. Typical value is 7000.

The last digit is used to encode the rail texture.

%13   Timing of secondary train in form ssnn

Ss = Time the train enters the macro southbound

Nn = Time the train enters the rail northbound

If %14=0, the train %7 is displayed twice per cycle

%14   Secondary train

 

The definition of the ends is as follows: End 1, the "northern end", is the end from which, when viewed, the curve is a right curve. End 2, the "southern end", is the end from which the curve appears as a left curve.

The following rails are available for n=1 to 4:

Angle/Radius 100m 200m 300m 500m 750m 1000m 1500m 2000m 3000m 4000m
10°       MCn10R05 MCn10R07 MCn10R10 MCn10R15 MCn10R20 MCn10R30 MCn10R40
15° MCn15R01 MCn15R02 MCn15R03 MCn15R05 MCn15R07 MCn15R10 MCn15R15 MCn15R20 MCn15R30 MCn15R40
20°       MCn20R05 MCn20R07 MCn20R10 MCn20R15 MCn20R20 MCn20R30 MCn20R40
30° MCn30R01 MCn30R02 MCn30R03 MCn30R05 MCn30R07 MCn30R10 MCn30R15 MCn30R20 MCn30R30 MCn30R40
40°       MCn40R05 MCn40R07 MCn40R10 MCn40R15 MCn40R20 MCn40R30 MCn40R40
45°       MCn45R05 MCn45R07 MCn45R10 MCn45R15 MCn45R20 MCn45R30 MCn45R40
60°       MCn60R05 MCn60R07 MCn60R10 MCn60R15 MCn60R20 MCn60R30 MCn60R40

In addition, for single and dual curves, there are ramps for the 3D scenery of FS2000 available with a curvature of 15 degrees which climb by 4m. These ramps differ by which end is the upper. The curved ramps ending with r climb upwards in a right and downwards in a left curve. The ramps ending with l climb upwards in a left and downwards in a right curve.

Orientation/Radius 500m 750m 1000m 1500m 2000m
Right climb McnRa05r McnRa07r McnRa10r McnRa15r McnRa20r
Left climb McnRa05l McnRa07l McnRa10l McnRa15l McnRa20l

 

Hints:

The height of the end of the moving curves always is 1 unit = 25 cm. The moving curved ramps all climb by 4m so they go from -9 to +11 units.