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| + | ======Best Practice====== | ||
| + | [[english|{{ rocrail-logo-35.png}}]] | ||
| + | [[english|Content]] -> **[[english#getting started|Getting Started]]** | ||
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| + | {{:wiki:dokuwiki-128.png?80}}\\ | ||
| + | | This page is meant as advice to keep in mind before proceeding. |\\ | ||
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| + | ===== Track plan (CTC) ===== | ||
| + | - Keep the track plan design __simple and schematically__ and **leave out all unnecessary tracks**. \\ Every symbol in the track plan is a [[http://docs.wxwidgets.org/2.8/wx_wxwindow.html#wxwindow|Window object]] ((Objects on the screen are not only graphic symbols, but are managed by the program, ie responding on mouse actions and if necessary changed)) and needs computer resources. | ||
| + | * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centralized_traffic_control | ||
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| + | ^ Example of extraction ^^ | ||
| + | |{{:firststeps:wintrack1.png?0x200}}|{{:firststeps:rocrail1.png?0x200}}| | ||
| + | | Station areas in a designer. | Station areas schematically in Rocrail. | | ||
| + | |{{:firststeps:wintrack2.png?0x200}}|{{:firststeps:rocrail2.png?0x200}}| | ||
| + | | Staging area in a designer. | Staging area schematically in Rocrail. | | ||
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| + | ===== Layout ===== | ||
| + | [[http://www.dirks-modellbahnseiten.de|{{ http://www.dirks-modellbahnseiten.de/images/stories/buchrain/uebersicht/buchrain_130611.jpg?150}}]] | ||
| + | - Plan block length to fit the longest train which will run on this layout. | ||
| + | - Plan at least 2 sensor sections in each block. (ENTER and IN) | ||
| + | - Plan switches or switch motors with position feedback. | ||
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| + | ====Large layouts==== | ||
| + | Large layouts with Windows is not a good choice: | ||
| + | * http://forum.rocrail.net/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=10065 | ||
| + | A free Linux distribution on the same hardware is preferred.\\ | ||
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| + | ===== Command Station ===== | ||
| + | [[:can-gc3-en|{{ :cbus:can-gc3-pict03.jpg?150}}]] | ||
| + | - Select a simple CS because Rocrail offers all control needed and saves a lot of money. | ||
| + | - Choose an __event based sensor__ system like [[:loconet-en|LocoNet]], [[:cbus-en|mergCBus]], [[:xpressnet-en|xPressNet]]... | ||
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| + | ===== File names and IDs ===== | ||
| + | In Rocrail all file names and IDs are __[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Case_sensitive|case sensitive]]__.\\ | ||
| + | * Avoid using blanks in ID's. | ||
| + | * ID's should be short codes; Use the description field for more information. | ||
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| + | ===== Modifying XML Files ===== | ||
| + | In case an XML Layout file should be manually modified, which is normally not necessary, an UTF-8 capable editor __must__ be used to save none ASCII characters like umlauts.\\ | ||
| + | The standard Windows 'editor', **Not**epad, will damage the encoding.\\ | ||
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| + | ====Recommended editors==== | ||
| + | * **[[http://notepad-plus-plus.org|Notepad++]]** for Windows | ||
| + | * Gedit for Linux | ||
| + | * TextEdit or TextWrangler for Mac | ||
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