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10.1 Folders
All objects are grouped by folders in the Explorer. These folders are similar to the file
folders of the Windows Explorer. Each object is contained in exactly one folder.
By default all objects are grouped by type; i.e. there are separate folders for turnouts,
routes, blocks, engines and trains, etc. These default folders cannot be deleted, they are
the default home folder for all newly created objects of the concerning type.
It is also possible to create additional user folders and to arrange all objects in a customised
folder structure. User folders can be created at any place in the folder structure,
each object can be moved into each folder. In this way it is for example possible to create
a separate folder for each switchboard, where all objects are stored, that are contained
in this switchboard.
Since all newly created objects need an initial default home folder it is not possible to
delete the predefined default folders. However, if you want to work with a completely
own folder structure, then you can keep the default folders empty and move them to a
separate auxiliary user folder of your folder structure. Note however, that all objects,
that are newly created in another window, will be still initially stored in the default
folder, that belongs to the type of the object. From here the object must be explicitly
moved to another folder in your custom folder structure, if desired.
10.2 Objects and Links
The second pane lists all items, that are contained in a folder, and optionally their most
important properties. This provides a quick overview of groups of related objects and
their most important attributes; e.g. which digital address is being used by which engine
or which routes have been modified most recently.
Objects are either directly stored in the Explorer or indirectly as so called links. A link
is associated with an object, that is stored in another window. Turnouts, for example,
which are always located in switchboard windows, are listed as links in the Explorer.
Whenever a new turnout is created in a switchboard, then a link associated with this
turnout is automatically created in the default turnout folder in the Explorer. If a turnout
is deleted from a switchboard, then the associated link in the Explorer disappears, too.
The same is true for all other objects hosted by other windows, such as signals, blocks,
routes or schedules, etc. This ensures, that all objects stored in TrainController are
also visible in the Explorer.