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section modified:
June 10, 2008
3-D virtual viewer for RR-Track layouts (release 1.5)
for RR-Track v3.x, v2.5, v2.4
RR-Viewer3D is a companion application to RR-Track v3.x that lets you see what train layout designs created with RR-Track look like in a virtual three-dimensional space. RR-Viewer3D is designed to minimize user input in taking their layout design from the 2D plan view environment of RR-Track to the virtual three-dimensional space of RR-Viewer3D. You can view your layout masterpiece in a virtual 3D environment simply by opening the layout file with RR-Viewer3D.
RR-Viewer3D does not let you manipulate the location and orientation of items in your layout (that is a task for RR-Track), but rather lets you manipulate the viewing projection, magnification, the viewer orientation, and the view point so that you may examine your layout from all angles. R & S Enterprises makes RR-Viewer3D freely available for download from our website.
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Features and limitations (v1.50.139): This version adds support for more 3D libraries and objects. V1.5 also allows you to either copy the current layout rendering to the Windows Clipboard or save it as a device-independent bitmap file; either allows you to print your rendering using applications such as MS Paint or your favorite image editing or word processor application. RR-Viewer3D has no support for advanced rendering features such as lighting, multiple lighting, textures, fogging, anti-aliasing. V1.5 does not render grouped objects since these are usually used for complex buildings and the RR-Viewer3D has no easy way to determine the relative heights without further information; instead grouped objects have their bounding box drawn in yellow outline. These and other features will be added in forthcoming releases; keep checking our website for the next release of RR-Viewer3D. Future releases of RR-Track will have more scenery and structure objects designed for quick and accurate rendering using RR-Viewer3D. Bugs: If you are having trouble running RR-Track and RR-Viewer3D at the same time under Windows 95/98 the trick is to start RR-Viewer3D first, then start RR-Track. There is a DLL conflict that occurs with these versions of Windows that does not occur under Windows NT. Track & accessories: Track that the viewer does not have a dedicated library for is rendered by the default track library which comes with RR-Viewer3D. Here the roadbed is solid filled and only two lines are drawn for the outside rails. |
