Trainz/Kinds/kind buildable

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KINDs (type asset groups) and containers
KIND Achievement-category  KIND Achievement-group  KIND Activity  KIND Asset-group  KIND Behavior  KIND Bogey  bogeys container  KIND Buildable  class library  KIND Controlset  KIND Consist  KIND Drivercharacter  KIND Drivercommand  KIND Engine [1]  KIND Enginesound  KIND Environment  extensions container, or extensions  KIND Fixedtrack  flowsize container  KIND Gameplaymenu  KIND Groundbrush  KIND Groundtexture  KIND Hornsound  KIND HTML-asset  KIND Industry [2]  KIND Interior  junction-vertices container  KIND Library [3]  kuid-table  KIND Map  KIND Mesh [4]  member-of-groups  mesh-table container  KIND Module  KIND MOCrossing [5]  KIND MOJunction [6]  KIND MOSignal [7]  KIND MOSpeedboard  obsolete-table  privileges  queues container  KIND Pantograph  KIND Product [8]  KIND Product-category [9]  KIND Profile [10]  KIND Region  season-selector container  KIND Scenariobehavior  KIND Scenery[11]  KIND Scenery-Trackside[12]  KIND SceneryWithTrack [13]  script-include-table container (TBS)  KIND Servlet  smoke container  KIND Steam-engine [14]  KIND Texture [15]  KIND Texture-group  thumbnails container, or (TBS)  KIND Track [16]  track-lod-tree container  KIND Tracksound [17]  KIND Traincar [18]  KIND TrainzBaseSpec [19]  KIND Turntable  volume container  KIND Water2

Kind Buildable

KIND buildable is a variant of kind SceneryWithTrack, and may be used in place of a normal scenery item where buildable or attached-track mechanisms are required. It does not support industry processes; kind Industry should be used for that purpose.

• Buildable kinds are mesh-array indexed to display a varying state of appearances as time passes, which the content creator controls and specifies. Such meshes can also be animated and when appropriate, script controlled.
• Some content creators have used kind buildable with scripting and triggers to show more than one position, for example as in the junctions in the TRS2006 monorail project modeling Disney's monorail.

Parent Classes

• kind SceneryWithTrack

Child Classes

• kind Industry

Supported Tags

kind Buildable supports all of the kind SceneryWithTrack tags, and adds the following tags. Each tag is shown here with its default value.

 building-cost
 {
   duration 0
 }

duration - The duration (real-time seconds) over which an instance of this asset is built once instructed to begin building.

Asset Configuration

A kind Buildable asset provides additional functionality extending kind SceneryWithTrack if, and only if, a mesh-table entry named 'potential' exists. If this mesh-table entry does not exist, the asset is treated as a regular kind SceneryWithTrack. The documentation on this asset type describe the scenario where the 'potential' mesh exists.

A kind Buildable asset should contain the following named entries in its mesh-table:

• 'potential'
• 'building-0'
• 'building-N' (where N represents each consecutive integer.)
• 'default'

The meshes should not be configured to auto-create.

When initially placed, instances of this asset type will show using their 'potential' mesh. While building, the mesh will step through the appropriate 'building-N' meshes over the build duration. Upon completion, the 'default' mesh is displayed.

By default, the user can access 'Build' and 'Cancel' commands through the Driver RMB contextual menu. Access to these commands can be limited via script. Canceling a build reverts the instance to the fully unbuilt state.

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