TrainController Gold and Silver - Freiwald Software

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A started AutoTrain is very similar to a schedule which is currently executed. It has
one starting block and one ore more destination blocks, that are selected before Auto-
Train is started.
There are some additional options:
• After selection of the start and destination blocks you can let AutoTrain try to
find a path from the start to the destination blocks without starting a train. This is
useful in edit mode, especially if no train is located in the start block. This is also
useful if you want to check the resulting path before actually starting the train. Together
with another option, that allows you to store the current AutoTrain as a
permanent schedule for later use, this is a very fast method to create new schedules
by letting the software calculate the appropriate paths for you.
• It is possible to select certain blocks or routes to be included in the schedule prior to
starting the search for an appropriate path. Each path found will then pass through
these blocks or routes, if possible. This gives you more control over the resulting
path.
• It is also possible to exclude certain blocks or routes from AutoTrain prior to
starting the search for an appropriate path. This also gives you additional control
over the resulting path.
• You can also specify, whether only the shortest possible paths from the start to the
destination blocks will be taken into account or all possible paths.
• Additionally it is possible to limit the search time. This option is useful in the case
of large or complex layouts and slow computers, where the search may take a while.
While an AutoTrain is active you can also store it as a schedule to execute it later,
e.g. as part of a time table.
AutoTrain requires the prior calculation or creation of a block diagram.
With regard to selection of blocks and routes AutoTrain can follow the same policies,
that are valid for schedules. That means: as well as allowing you to include blocks
or routes, which are currently locked, into a schedule in edit mode, AutoTrain can
also include blocks or routes, which are currently unavailable. In this way it is possible
to create schedules with AutoTrain for later use, which contain blocks or routes, that
are currently not available. With certain settings it is possible, however, to cause Auto-
Train to take into account only those routes or blocks, that are currently available for
a train run.
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