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Danny252: /* Auto run line */ Notes on limitations of auto run

2023-07-30T13:21:07Z

Auto run line: Notes on limitations of auto run

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	Trains set to "Auto run a line" will have Orders and Runs generated according to the Line settings. These settings are found under the "Auto run line" section in the Stops tab of the Line. Additionally, the duration of the line effects how runs are scheduled. Auto run timetables are the same every day of the week.		Trains set to "Auto run a line" will have Orders and Runs generated according to the Line settings. These settings are found under the "Auto run line" section in the Stops tab of the Line. Additionally, the duration of the line effects how runs are scheduled. Auto run timetables are the same every day of the week.

			"Auto run a line" only allows you to specify a repeating schedule that runs 24/7. To have trains use a depot at night, you need to use Manual Orders. The combination of "Loop until next order" (where a train auto-runs a line until told otherwise) and "Auto copy manual orders" (copying the schedule of another train at a fixed interval) can provide significant automation for Manual Orders.

	=== First train departure ===		=== First train departure ===

Danny252: Emphasis

2023-07-30T13:15:42Z

Emphasis

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	=== Line Stops ===		=== Line Stops ===

	The Stops interface of a Line provides a template to which trains can run. The times shown for each stop are '''relative times''' - they do not represent clock times on a 24 hour timetable. Instead, the times show when a train will arrive, depart, or pass a location relative to the arrival time at the first stop, which is always 0:00:00.		The Stops interface of a Line provides a template to which trains can run. The times shown for each stop are '''relative times''' - they do not represent clock times on a 24 hour timetable. Instead, the times show when a train will arrive, depart, or pass a location '''relative to the arrival time at the first stop, which is always 0:00:00'''.

	=== Train Orders ===		=== Train Orders ===
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	* An '''absolute time''' for some event on the line		* An '''absolute time''' for some event on the line

	The absolute time of the event is a clock time (~~and~~ often a specific day)~~, which is~~ used to convert the relative times of the Line Stops into absolute times - the actual times when a train will arrive and depart from a station.		The '''absolute time of the event is a clock time''' (often on a specific day) used to convert the relative times of the Line Stops into absolute times - the actual times when a train will arrive and depart from a station.

	The event that is specified is usually the Departure from the first station. Possible ways of specifying this event are:		The event that is specified is usually the Departure from the first station. Possible ways of specifying this event are:

Danny252: fix typo

2023-07-30T13:13:47Z

fix typo

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	* A Train		* A Train
	* A Line		* A Line
	* A '''absolute time''' for some event on the line		* An '''absolute time''' for some event on the line

	The absolute time of the event is a clock time (and often a specific day), which is used to convert the relative times of the Line Stops into absolute times - the actual times when a train will arrive and depart from a station.		The absolute time of the event is a clock time (and often a specific day), which is used to convert the relative times of the Line Stops into absolute times - the actual times when a train will arrive and depart from a station.

Danny252 at 13:12, 30 July 2023

2023-07-30T13:12:42Z

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 * A Train
 * A Line
-* A specified day and time for some Event on the line
+* A '''absolute time''' for some event on the line
 The event that is specified is usually the Departure from the first station. Possible ways of specifying this event are:
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 * Select "Arrive exactly at" in Manual Orders, where the Arrival Time at the first station is set to the specified time
 * Select "Arrive no later than" in Manual Orders, where NIMBY automatically computes the earliest possible arrival time based on the previous order

Danny252: Created page with "NIMBY provides a range of timetabling tools that can be combined in many ways. == Concepts == === Line Stops === The Stops interface of a Line provides a template to which trains can run. The times shown for each stop are '''relative times''' - they do not represent clock times on a 24 hour timetable. Instead, the times show when a train will arrive, depart, or pass a location relative to the arrival time at the first stop, which is always 0:00:00. === Train Orders =..."

2023-07-30T12:30:53Z

Created page with "NIMBY provides a range of timetabling tools that can be combined in many ways. == Concepts == === Line Stops === The Stops interface of a Line provides a template to which trains can run. The times shown for each stop are '''relative times''' - they do not represent clock times on a 24 hour timetable. Instead, the times show when a train will arrive, depart, or pass a location relative to the arrival time at the first stop, which is always 0:00:00. === Train Orders =..."

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NIMBY provides a range of timetabling tools that can be combined in many ways.

== Concepts ==

=== Line Stops ===

The Stops interface of a Line provides a template to which trains can run. The times shown for each stop are '''relative times''' - they do not represent clock times on a 24 hour timetable. Instead, the times show when a train will arrive, depart, or pass a location relative to the arrival time at the first stop, which is always 0:00:00.

=== Train Orders ===

The Orders applied to a Train determine how Runs of a timetable are generated. Orders may be Automatic, in which case the Train will perform Runs of the same Line forever based on the "Auto run line" settings for that Line, or Manual, allowing the user to specify Orders for several different lines.

=== Runs ===

A Run specifies the actual timetable to which a Train will run. A Run consists of:
* A Train
* A Line
* A specified day and time for some Event on the line

The event that is specified is usually the Departure from the first station. Possible ways of specifying this event are:
* Set a train to "Auto run a line", where the Departure Time from the first station is the event, and the times are computed automatically based on the line settings
* Select "Depart exactly at" in Manual Orders, where the Departure Time from the first station is set to the specified time
* Select "Arrive exactly at" in Manual Orders, where the Arrival Time at the first station is set to the specified time
* Select "Arrive no later than" in Manual Orders, where NIMBY automatically computes the earliest possible arrival time based on the previous order