Building a dock

By John D'Angelo
Work in Surveyor mode using Trainz Railroad Simulator 2004.

As a precondition, depress lake or sea bed using Plateau tool on Topograghy palette.



Step 1

Select a dock spline (e.g., Dockwall Timber) on Objects palette and place one side of dock.
Step 2

Get ground (sea/lake bed) elevation.

NOTE: A good differential between dry land and sea/lake bottom for the Dockwall Timber spline is 4.
Step 3

Set object elevation to value obtained in step 2.
Step 4

Repeat steps 1-3 for opposite side of dock. Hold down Shift key while placing spline.
Step 5

Create end section in same fashion as side sections. Hold down Shift key while placing spline.
Step 6

Join one corner of end section to corresponding corner of one side. Hold down Shift key while placing spline.
Step 7

Repeat step 6 for other end corner and corresponding side. Hold down Shift key while placing spline.
Step 8

Using Topography palette and Plateau tool, mate land to top of dock.
Step 9

Using Paint palette, select colors and paint sea/lake bed.
Step 10

Continue to paint sea/lake bed.
Step 11

Using Topography palette, place water.
Step 12

Complete scene by placing boat from Object palette.



Instructions and screen shots ©2004 John D'Angelo. All rights reserved.