Some thoughts on Berms

[refman]

These are some berms ( embankments ) I have been playing around with to see if I could find an easy method of adding them to my new Kingsbridge branch.
First I made a 20m length of single track fencing ( placed on both sides of the track )
Then I tested this as a gantry item to see if it worked OK.
Next I added the berm to the fencing making it about 4m longer than the fence.
The ace file for the berm has transparent end to allow the things to overlap a bit.
I set the origin point just about track height, and then added them as a gantry item.
After placing you need to pick out each piece to make it a terrain object to allow the track to show.
I am very pleased with the results.

[mpeffers]

Had this idea pop into my head a while back actually but I never got round to experimenting with it. To be honest, I'm generally quite happy with normal terrain embankments - I only really use berms for embankments where there's scenic items or roads/rivers in close proximity to the track that would otherwise be covered by the embankment. A set of gantry style cuttings to tidy up the edges of cuttings would be a lot more useful, but sadly, a lot more complex to get working.

[ianmacmillan]

One minor point.

The embankments were railway property so the fence would be at the bottom of them.

You would only find a fence at the top for safety purposes.

[alanch]

These are some berms ( embankments ) I have been playing around with to see if I could find an easy method of adding them to my new Kingsbridge branch.
First I made a 20m length of single track fencing ( placed on both sides of the track )
Then I tested this as a gantry item to see if it worked OK.
Next I added the berm to the fencing making it about 4m longer than the fence.
The ace file for the berm has transparent end to allow the things to overlap a bit.
I set the origin point just about track height, and then added them as a gantry item.
After placing you need to pick out each piece to make it a terrain object to allow the track to show.
I am very pleased with the results.

Real world embankments have much shallower gradients (usually about 30 degrees, I believe) - yours would rapidly flow down to form a large muddy puddle at ground level once they had absorbed a little rainfall, leaving the track suspended in mid air.

[refman]

Thanks for the comments guys. So now I`v lost the fencing and made the sides a little less steep.
I also based the first occupation underbridge on my berm master, and it all fitted together quite well.

[terrycunliffe]

Nice.....
In fact VERY nice indeed!
Terry

[jbilton]

Nice.....
In fact VERY nice indeed!
Terry

Agreed.
Cheers
Jon

[Buckeye]

Hi refmam
Looks like the start of something good.
buckeye.

[danielw2599]

Yes that certainly looks good. Are you thinking of sticking it in the download library at some point?

Could do with something like that on my route

[refman]

I will upload my berm files if anyone thinks they will be useful.

[pitleyfalley]

That could be an absoloute godsend, got quite a few emabankments that look a bit of a mess... I notice your using tundra's terrtex, any chance of versions in terrain.ace and meadow.ace?

Chris

[refman]

Now uploaded ( UKTS FILE ID 21365 ) awaiting approval.
Only the single track version at the moment, but it should be possible to increase the width ( X axis ) with SFM.
The texture file is very simple and can be changed to suit any route quite easily .
I think you could change textures and have a number of berms to cover various areas.
It is also possible to produce a berm that would blend with two others.
Let me know what you think guys.

[charles9malcolm]

Downloaded the berms and got them installed. What a hugely useful addition to the route builder’s tool kit! Any chance of some double and quadruple track versions refman?

[jbilton]

Hi
Excellent Reg.
Cheers
Jon