The new Functions of Version 9:
In the center of all improvements stands - how could it be otherwise - our flagship:
TrainControllerâÄ¢ Gold. This program contains about 100 new features, improvements, and internal optimizations.
Besides a revision of the user interface, we focused in version 9 on inner values​​. Many new features are especially designed to make the activity with your model railroad more interesting, more varied and more realistic.
The following highlights are singled out:
All Programs:
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New user interface with Ribbon as known from the current Microsoft Office versions.
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More than 30 new user interface designs.
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Specific design with the possibility to adjust the primary colors of the user interface to personal taste.
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The complete functionality provided by the +HardwareâÄ¢ Version 8 extension is available in the core products.
TrainControllerâÄ¢ - All Editions:
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Pins - a new outstanding and unique feature: information about possible problems is displayed in the track diagram where they occur rather than in a simple and hard to read list as in the message window.
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Smart switchboard symbols with own intelligence for control of the crossing gates at single or multi-track railway crossings as well as gates of engine sheds or other gates passed by trains.
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The use of the clipboard (CTRL+C, CTRL+X, CTRL+V) is possible in many data entry windows (for triggers, conditions, operations, locomotive functions, train descriptions, rules, etc.).
TrainControllerâÄ¢ Gold:
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The status of the user interface can be optionally stored in a separate file, which allows to edit the project file on different computers with individual settings and window arrangement of the user interface for each of these computers.
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Switchboard data and switchboard windows are now separated from each other. It is possible to change between the display of several switchboards in one single switchboard window. It is also possible to create several switchboard windows (e.g. with different views) for the same switchboard.
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The measurement of the speed profile can be performed by using almost arbitrary third party speed measurement facilities.
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High Precision Scaling (
HPS), Extended Profile Generation (
EPG), and Adaptive Braking Procedure (
ABP) improve the accuracy of braking ramps and calculated stop points in a triple manner.
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All lists of objects (blocks, routes, schedules, etc.) in the dispatcher window now provide an optional tree view.
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AutoTrain can be edited like regular schedules via its own block diagram. It is possible to remove blocks or routes from this diagram, which excludes them from being used in AutoTrain runs. It is furthermore possible to edit the properties of AutoTrain with almost the same range of options (such as start and destination op-erations, driving mode, rules, permitted trains, condition, etc.) like regular schedules.
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Blocks or routes can be excluded from being used in spontaneous runs.
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Many program settings can be made much more flexible with variables. Variables offer their own "programming world" with innumerable new possibilities.
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An extension of the schedule rule
Start the oldest train provides improved balance between coincidence and predictability with regard to the train started by a schedule and thus the viewer much more interesting operation.
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The new schedule rule
Maximum Detour allows the intelligent bypass of obstacles on the track.
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Associated tracks can be combined into stations. This allows not only simplified and improved control of operation, but also adapted signaling for local shunting operations.
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Smart Booster Management (also virtually without "real" boosters).
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etc. etc. etc.
At best, you gain an idea right now. The
change description for
TrainControllerâÄ¢ Silver and
Gold describes all innovations of these two editions.
TrainControllerâÄ¢ Silver:
In addition to the innovations mentioned for all editions, the following very interesting features are now also available to the users of
TrainControllerâÄ¢ Silver:
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The automatic calculation of block diagrams is now possible for all switchboards.
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Switchboard data and switchboard windows are now separated from each other. It is possible to change between the display of several switchboards in one single switchboard window. It is also possible to create several switchboard windows (e.g. with different views) for the same switchboard.
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Connector symbols in the switchboard allow to connect the block diagrams of different switchboards with each other.
HPS,
EPG and
ABP (see above) improve the accuracy of braking ramps and calculated stop points in a triple manner.
TrainControllerâÄ¢ Bronze:
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This edition provides numerous improvements of the ease of use, too, such as new user interface designs and many other improvements.
More details can be found in the
change description for
TrainController Bronze.
TrainProgrammerâÄ¢:
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For TrainProgrammer, too, there a new user interface designs and other improvements of the ease of use.
SmarthandâÄ¢ Mobile:
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Full and individual customization of the switchboard view (colors, track styles, highlighting, grid style, grid size, etc.) for each particular mobile device.
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Train sets can be arranged on mobile devices with the train set view (
TrainControllerâÄ¢ Gold only).