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Quickstart Guide

Don't want to read the whole manual? Here are the steps you need to get ModuOps up and functioning. You still should read the manual though ;-)

Here's the order you'll want to follow to get going.

  1. In the File menu select New Layout...
  2. Name your layout file as you wish and select a location where you will be able to find the layout file
  3. Navigate to the Equipment Register screen and create a few pieces of equipment
  4. Navigate to the Modules/Towns screen
  5. Click New over the Modules/Towns list to create a Module/Town for your sourcing yard.
  6. Name the Module/Town to represent you yard and click Done
  7. Click the Drop Zones tab and click New to create a Drop Zone for the yard. Name the drop zone to as you would your yard, assign a length that is the total storage capacity of all tracks in the yard and select Yard/Interchange/Staging checkbox to indicate this drop zone is a yard. Click Done
  8. Click "New" over the Modules/Towns list to create a Module/Town. Name it for a module/town on your layout. Click Done
  9. Click the Consignee tab and New to create a Consignee – Enter the name in the Consignee field and click Done
  10. Click the Drop Zones tab and New to create a Drop Zones - Enter the Name and length of track associated with a Consignee where cars are set out
  11. Click the Consignee tab and double click the consignee you created.
  12. Click New Request to add a new equipment request the consignee will make.
  13. Select the drop zone and an equipment type for the request and click Done.
  14. Click Done again to return to the Modules/Towns screen
  15. Click Trains and New to create a train. Give the train a symbol, select your yard for the departure and terminate points. Leave the length at the default and click Done.
  16. Double click the train to navigate to the Route screen
  17. In the Modules/Towns list click once on the module/town you created and click the right arrow button in the center of the screen to add the module/town to the train's route.
  18. Click Trainlist in the sidebar menu. Select the train you created and click the Generate a Trainlist button.
  19. Take the Trainlist to your layout and get to work ;-)