There’s hundreds of models in the online catalogue, and it can be tedious to navigate the extensive folder structure to find the components that suit your layout. The 3D Train Studio developers have recognised this issue and have given us the Favourite system. So you’ll still need to navigate the folder structure once, but choose…
Select planning mode. You’ll need to temporarily remove tracks sections at the top and bottom of the gradient. Double-click the gradient section. The ends are marked with a blue arrow to indicate that the section is ready to snap. Click one of the ends and its arrow turns green. Now you can move this end…
Click the Terrain tools icon to show the Terrain tools window: Use the left-most icon to make the table, then lay the track. Make the hill using the icons. Like all 3D models, the hill is hollow – its just a shell. Make holes in the shell of the hill where the tunnel entrances are…
Scroll the mouse wheel to zoom the view in or out. Press and hold the mouse wheel to rotate the view. Press and hold the right mouse button and drag to move the view. Practice!
Some 3D models come with variations. These may be just their colour, or there may be more significant differences around a theme. You might be able to load the model from the online catalogue or other source, but where can the required variation be set?
There are various methods. The selected objects are only identified by an outline if the layout is in planning mode. 1. Left-click an object to select it. 2. Press and hold the left mouse button over a free area and draw a box around several objects at the same time. 3. Press F3 ( fn…
Press Ctrl A This will select all the objects in the layout. The number selected is shown on the left of the status bar. in the free version of 3D Train Studio, your layouts are limited to 150 objects.
There are four ways to make an object light up at night. The last of the four is the recommended method. 1. _LS Objects An LS object is an object named with an _LS prefix. An LS object is interpreted as a light source. Objects named this way are assigned a material that always lights…
Measurement Measurement of performance in 3DTS can use the value for the number of frames per second (FPS). The current FPS value is shown in the status bar at the bottom right of the screen. The value does not show in full screen mode. Note to Tables User experience and terms like jerky/smooth or small/medium/large…
The Studio is a Windows program, but its possible to run Windows on a Mac using either Boot Camp or virtualisation. Windows will run without a licence, though personalisation features are disabled. Boot Camp Boot Camp requires an older Mac with an Intel processor. The newer Apple silicon Macs don’t support Boot Camp. Once Boot…
Plain colour texture files can consist of say 64 x 64 bit images created in your favourite image editor. Easy to do, but a bit bland. You can add noise to your image at pinetools. Website Review 3djungle.net There are 5,599 seamless textures to choose from at the last count. Subscriptions: 4 plans, starting at…
Bending and Stretching Some objects are modelled as splines, and these can be stretched and/or curved. Common examples include track and roads, but objects like fences, viaducts and tunnels may also be provided as splines. So, how do you stretch and bend a spline? 1. Place the object on the layout. 2. Select it….
