Signal properties?

[5292nate]

Can anyone fill me in on what these text boxes and check marks are meant for? I've searched google, the route editor manuals and the forum to no avail.

[pikehkr]

I used to include a document with my signal pack that talked about these settings. This was about 10 years ago. Here is an excerpt from that manual.

As you can see there are two settings for Id, 1 and 2. These are used on the permissive signals as they have 2 signs attached to their posts. Each ID can be 4 digits. Id1 will show in the top sign and Id2 will show in the bottom sign. By default, if these are left blank the permissive signals will put the letter “P” on the top sign and “32/4” in the bottom sign. You may choose to use the ID for putting the mile marker on the post or some other text.

Below the ID’s are the lines for each link, in this example there are 2 links. Link 1 will be the straight-through route and link 2 covers the diverging route. In this example, the speed “Spd” column is not set for link 1 and is set to 15mph for link 2. Link 1 will use whatever speed the track is set to where the actual link is placed. This is how you set the speed limit for the junction. Link 0 will always use the track speed so set your track speeds.

There are two more boxes used on these signals, the “App” box and the “Limit” box. The “App” box stands for approach. You can set any signal to be an approach signal. You will ONLY set link 1 to use this setting. This tells the signal to act as an approach signal.

So, the new box you are showing, the top 2 boxes are ID1 and ID2. This changes the text on the singal signage. The next lines are for each link. Left to right. Character (not sure what this does as I never used it), Speed Box, Approach Signal, and Limit Signal. All of these options are dependent on how the signal is scripted and then where the type of signal is placed. I can only speak to the signals that I scripted long ago where I may have wanted to place an approach signal that would look ahead down the track to see what the next signal was set to. Usually that signal would only have 1 link as it doesn't cover a junction. The Limit option is similar but again only uses 1 link and you would apply a speed to it. This would then set the speed indication of the signal to something other than the track speed setting. The signal would never change its indication. Both The approach and Limit options are usually used for speed control, not used on a junction, and use only 1 link. The Approach will respond to the next signal's indication, the limit will only show the aspect for the speed indicated in box for the link and it never changes.

[tntrainer]

Thank you pikehkr,
Lots of us are new around here and appreciate all the work everyone has done over the years to help make the simulator fun. Watching your original signal tutorials saved my blood pressure many times over while trying to develop a route.

[pikehkr]

Glad I could help. Just to clarify the boxes, the speed box can be set for each link of the signal and this will display in the HUD. If you had a crossover and the track speed was 55 you could set link 2 to a speed of 30 or something like that. That way if you were routed to be using the crossover, it would indicate 30 in HUD and diverging with the signal (which you may not be able to see yet). That way you don't have to mess with the track speed and it only last until you clear the signal.

Good Luck!