Railworks America

well im trying to dem a route that i want to buld, im at the point where it askes you to load your markers.....thats where im lost, do i make the markers in google earth or is it on something else that i get it from????? i need someone to step by step explane how to use redem properly as their documentation dosent really describe it too much.

Just place some normal markers in google earth ( the yellow ones) and save them in the temporary places folder in GE. Then right click on the folder and save them as a .kml file. The next step is then to convert the .kml file to a .csv file with RWTools. Then you just select your markers in ReDem and your fine. Because I'm not that good at explaining please ask if you want to know anything. The picture is animated

Thanks! now i only need to find a server that will give me the proper files for redem to use...the server i tried gave me straight dem files but redem somehow dosent use dem files wtf? ok, now im going to ask does anybody know of a server that will give us the BIL files that redem uses???????????

or is there a program that converts dem into bil files?

I'm pretty sure you heared about the USGS Seamless Viewer or the National Map : http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/. viewtopic.php?f=7&t=6151 this thread will explain step by step how to obtain your .bil files for use with ReDem.

Kevin

bnsf subdivision wrote:I'm pretty sure you heared about the USGS Seamless Viewer or the National Map : http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/. viewtopic.php?f=7&t=6151 this thread will explain step by step how to obtain your .bil files for use with ReDem.

Kevin

the problem with this is that it is USgs server...dosent do anything but US stuff, im trying to get stuff from a little farther north.

Thanks for the tutorial Kevin. I'm trying to learn some of the route building techniques too and doing the DEM importing has been a bit confusing. Your animated tutorial was a big help!

thecanadianrail wrote:the problem with this is that it is USgs server...dosent do anything but US stuff, im trying to get stuff from a little farther north.

Oh forgot that Looks like there's no other source right now available to obtain elevation data but maybe someone will find a page and let us know here

fecrails wrote:Thanks for the tutorial Kevin. I'm trying to learn some of the route building techniques too and doing the DEM importing has been a bit confusing. Your animated tutorial was a big help!

I'm glad that it helped you