Automatic Operation

Basic Principle

A train runs always on a route. A route starts and ends on a track. The destination track has to be configured with at least one feedback.

Using signals as start or target in routes is obsolete.

Quick Quide

1. Create a locomotive
   (Menu->Locomotives)
2. Create starting track
   (With right mouse click on layout->add track)
3. Create feedback for destination track
   (With right mouse click on layout->add feedback)
   (This can also be a non visible feedback)
4. Create destination track
   (With right mouse click on layout->add track)
5. Configure feedback to destination track
   (With right mouse click on layout->edit track->feedbacks)
6. Create route
   (With right mouse click on layout->add route)
   (This can also be a non visible route)
7. Configure route with start and destination track and a stop feedback
   (With right mouse click on route->edit track->automatic)
8. If needed configure other elements to the route
   (With right mouse click on route->edit route->relations)
9. Put locomotive onto track
   (physically on the layout)
10. Set locomotive
    (With left mouse click on track->set locomotive)
11. Start locomotive
    (With left mouse click on track->start locomotive)