User manual ALK PCMILER RAIL 17

[. . . ] Routing, Mileage, and Mapping Software VERSION 17 PC*MILER|Rail Users Guide ALL RIGHTS RESERVED You may print one (1) copy of this document for your personal use. Otherwise, no part of this document may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language, in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, or otherwise, without prior written permission from ALK Technologies, Inc. IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation. [. . . ] Show rail curves in more detail by drawing them using "shape points" instead of angles (select Use Shape Points). Specify how stations are labeled: using either their Station ST name or SPLC. Show/Hide the Route Legend, Carrier Legend, and Scale of Miles (choose one or more). Station Labels > Legends > 3. 4 Route Menu Use the Route menu to set PC*MILER|Rail routing and default options, and to run a route. Run Generate the route entered in the currently active route entry window. Open the Options dialog box to assign a name to a route and to select a route type, route formula, and terminal switch inclusion or exclusion. You can also assign an automatic header to reports using this dialog box. Open the Default Options dialog box to change the default settings for routing options. All the available options are the same as in the Options dialog box. Options Default Options. . . 3. 5 Reports Menu Use the Reports menu to generate reports for the route in the active window. Detailed Report Generate a Detailed Report for the route in the active window. PC*MILER|Rail User's Guide 28 Key Station Report Generate a Key Station Report for the route in the active window. Generate a Detailed Geocode Report for the route in the active window. Detailed Geocode Report 3. 6 Tools Menu Use the Tools menu to change the size of the buttons on the tool bar or to hide it; and to open the Custom Place Manager. Manage Custom Places Open the Custom Place Manager window, where you can add custom station names to the database. Large Buttons: Switch to large buttons on the tool bar. Large buttons display text that indicates what they are used for. Small Buttons: Switch to small buttons on the tool bar. This ensures that the whole tool bar will be displayed on your screen. None: Hide the tool bar. Tool Bar > 3. 7 Windows Menu Use the Windows menu to rearrange the display of open windows, and to activate a minimized or inactive window (bringing it forward). Options at the bottom reflect the currently open windows. Default Window > Choose whether the AutoRouter or single route entry window should open automatically when PC*MILER|Rail is started. Cascade all windows from the upper left corner of the program window. Cascade Chapter 3: Menus and the Tool Bar 29 Tile Organize all open windows in a side-by-side "tile" arrangement. Arrange the icons representing minimized windows in the lower left corner of the program window. Activate the AutoRouter window and bring it to the front. Activate the map window and bring it to the front. Arrange Icons 1 AutoRouter 2 Map ­ Track Ownership 3. 8 The Help Menu The Help menu includes a complete system of Help files for PC*MILER|Rail, plus reference lists and version information about your copy of the program. [. . . ] (Note: The last two characters are always recognized as the state abbreviation. ) Occurs in three situations: 1) User gives invalid RR name with a valid geocode or station/state name. 2) Railroad does not serve that geocode or station/state. 3) Previous stop's RR does not get to the current stop. Use the junction helper to find valid junction locations. [. . . ]