Vehicle catalog

Tool(s): Tractrix

You can use the Vehicle Catalog to define properties for the vehicles. By default, the catalog contains the vehicles of FGSV-No.287, edition 2001 and of VSS 1990 (CH).

You can create new vehicles, modify existing vehicles and create new vehicle groups. Click Save when you have finished or click Close and acknowledge the prompt asking whether you want to save the changes.

To create a new vehicle group

1. Click Create new vehicle group.
2. Enter a name and file name for the new vehicle group.
   The name of the vehicle group is displayed in the title bar of the dialog box for creating the path. The file name is used to save the data of the vehicle group in the ...\STD\Traffic2000 folder.
   

To create a new vehicle

1. Select the vehicle group to which you want to add a new vehicle.
2. If you want, you can select an existing vehicle to match its properties.
3. Click Create new vehicle.
4. Enter the properties for the new vehicle or modify the settings you have copied from an existing vehicle. Check the direction of movement.
   Based on the radius for the turning circle and the track width, the program determines the minimum radius, which can be used for the creation of the path.
   

To modify a vehicle group or vehicle

1. Select the vehicle group or the vehicle you want to modify.
2. Change the settings.
   

To check that the entries in the catalog are complete

1. Select the vehicle group or the vehicle you want to check.
2. Click Catalog info.

   The program will issue appropriate messages if required entries or settings are missing. In this case, you cannot save the changes you have made.
   

To delete a vehicle group or vehicle

1. Select the vehicle group or the vehicle you want to delete.
2. Click Delete selection.