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Last update: December 22, 2008 - Version 3.6
Train Director is a clone of the popular
Train Dispatcher
simulation software.
With Train Director you can simulate the work of the Centralized Traffic
Control (CTC). Your task is to direct trains running in a territory
to their final destination, by throwing switches and clearing signals.
Penalties are collected for incorrect or inefficient operations,
or for trains arriving late.
You can also create your own territories with the
included track layout editor.
Train Director is available for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux.
Installing on Windows
Download the file tdir36win.zip (160 kB).
Create a directory (e.g. C:\TRAINDIR3).
Unzip the content of the file using a decompressor that can handle
long file names, such as WinRar.
If this is a first time installation of Train Director 3 on this PC, then
it's necessary to download and unzip the "run-time" libraries file,
tdir3winlibs.zip (1.7 MB);
it is not necessary to download the run-time libraries
if you are updating to a more recent version of Train Director 3.
Run the file TRAINDIR3.EXE from the same directory.
Installing on Linux
Download the file tdir36fc9.taz
(280 kB).
Create a directory (e.g. ~/traindir3/).
Extract the content of the file with the command
tar zxf tdir36fc9.taz in the created directory.
Install the wxWidget 2.8.x with Unicode support run-time libraries (from
( http://www.wxwidgets.org)
in case those libraries are not already installed on your system.
Run the file ~/traindir3/traindir3 from the same directory.
Installing on Mac OS X
Download the file tdir35mac.tgz (5.3 MB).
Create a directory (e.g. ~/traindir3/).
Extract the content of the file with the command
tar zxf tdir36mac.tgz in the created directory (in case
your browser didn't uncompress the file automatically).
Then open the file ~/traindir3/td3.app from MacOS's Finder.
Note: if you downloaded a previous version to version 3.0 on
the same computer, it's advisable to download Train Director 3 in a
different directory, since the executable and the run-time libraries
are not compatible. It is not necessary to re-download the scenarios.
New in Version 3
Version 3 of Train Director features a new and more modern look-and-feel,
closer to that of other native Windows or Linux applications.
The following image shows the welcome page, from where you can
load a previous simulation or start a new simulation.
Once loaded a scenario, the most relevant data to the execution
of the simulation are shown in the same window frame.
In the following image you can see the layout, the time table
in the lower left corner, and information about a train in
the lower right corner.
It's also possible to remove undesired elements from the
screen, such as the toolbar at the top or the status bar at the
bottom, so as to maximize the area used to show the layout.
It is now possible to show and print the summary pages (such
as the performance page, the station schedule and the train timetable)
directly from inside the program.
It is also possible to scroll the view of the layout using the
arrow keys (use Ctrl+arrow for bigger scrolls).
Lastly, it's possible to load a scenario directly from the .zip
file, without the need to expand the scenario in its own directory.
In version 3.1 it is now possible to zoom in/out the layout;
this is very useful when looking at very packed territories.
Also new in version 3.1 is the possibility of always showing
the layout coordinates, and also the ability to insert/delete lines/columns
or move blocks during the editing of the layout.
In version 3.2 you can define up to 8 train types.
Also a new action has been added to the trigger: "assign @".
With this new command, one can automate almost every operation,
allowing for full unattended simulation of a scenario.
A lot of minor bugs have also been fixed.
In version 3.3 you can define approach signals and define
signals with multiple aspects. This is accomplished by writing
separate scripts that are associated with each signal, and that
provide the logic for changing the signal's aspect according to
the traffic conditions.
Version 3.4 introduces the management of rolling stock
that is separate from running trains. It is now possible to
split and join trains, thus increasing the simulation
realism, especially when trains have the length information.
Version 3.5 is the first version that can be compiled and run
on Mac OS X. This version uses Unicode support for the Mac OS X and Linux
versions. I fixed a few bugs and I introduced the possibility of saving the
performance report in a text file, as well as the possibility to select an
itinerary from a list or using the Shift+Click on the beginning and ending
signal of the itinerary (as in version 1.19).
Consult the user's manual for further information.
Version 3.6 extends the scripting capabilities to
cover tracks, signals and trains. See the
scripts page for more information. It also introduces the ability
to automatically display information about the simulation from HTML
pages in the "Scenario Info" window.
Bugs and To-do
Since version 3 has required a rewrite of most of the graphical user
interface to use the new run-time libraries wxWidgets,
it's possible that new bugs had been introduced with respect to the
previous version.
The layout editor still requires more enhancements. At this moment
it's necessary some practice to use the editor.
This page is maintained by g_caprino@gmail.com
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Data di creazione: 1 Giugno 2000
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