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Posted 18 March 2017 - 02:22 PM

Hi all,
Just a simple MSTS question.
Is there a way to jump from one F5 view to another? My passenger train has a couple of coaches with cab views. How do I jump from one coach to another coach?
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Posted 18 March 2017 - 03:20 PM

Rick, use F9 to open the window with the consist, click on the coach you choose, then hit F5

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Posted 18 March 2017 - 06:58 PM

OK, got it.
Now, how do I detach the camera view? http://www.elvastower.com/forums/public/style_emoticons/default/wtf01.gif I don't care how many times you tell me, I just can't seem to remember, Jim. http://www.elvastower.com/forums/public/style_emoticons/default/fool.gif

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Posted 19 March 2017 - 05:01 AM

OOOPS, I meant the #5 key not F5, sorry.. What do you mean by detach?

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Posted 19 March 2017 - 07:21 AM

I always put a passenger view in each engine and passenger car . Then I use the view in the locomotive for an inside left view and if you push #5 repeatedly you can walk back through the whole consist similar to a conductor taking tickets .
You can also sit in some boxcars with open doors - just like a Hobo and go for a ride .
Works for me .

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Posted 19 March 2017 - 08:57 AM

:I-Agree: I put passenger views in Gondolas, unrestricted 360 degree view

Hitting #5 repeatedly to switch cars has never worked for me.. Is that an OR thing?

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Posted 19 March 2017 - 09:32 AM

Hitting #5 repeatedly doesn't work for me either. This is a MSTS thread, ya know. http://www.elvastower.com/forums/public/style_emoticons/default/pleasantry.gif


Lose camera. Unattached camera. Free roam camera. I don't know what to call it, Jim.

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Posted 19 March 2017 - 03:31 PM

View Postthegrindre, on 19 March 2017 - 09:32 AM, said:

Hitting #5 repeatedly doesn't work for me either. This is a MSTS thread, ya know. http://www.elvastower.com/forums/public/style_emoticons/default/pleasantry.gif


Lose camera. Unattached camera. Free roam camera. I don't know what to call it, Jim.

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I call it unlocked, but thats not right either :unknw:

Ctrl+Shift+9 should do it

Also if you use the #4 view using the same keys as above will let you lock the camera and watch the whole train go by without panning

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Posted 19 March 2017 - 08:12 PM

YEAH! That's it. http://www.elvastower.com/forums/public/style_emoticons/default/sign_thank_you.gif

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Posted 18 August 2017 - 07:15 PM

View Posthiball3985, on 19 March 2017 - 03:31 PM, said:

I call it unlocked, but thats not right either :unknw:

Ctrl+Shift+9 should do it

Also if you use the #4 view using the same keys as above will let you lock the camera and watch the whole train go by without panning

I had never heard of (or didn't recall) the Ctrl+Shift+4 to freeze the panning effect of that key. Very helpful and useful when I want
to check the consist. Does hitting the #4 key independently "bail out" of that freeze? jc

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