WMATA TRAINS

[WMATARAILFAN]

Hello Everyone does anyone know a really good train builder that could help me with my wmata trains . Im trying to make them more real and sound more like the real thing any help is appreciated Thank you.

[Nicholas Blonski]

To create the exterior (and a 3D cab if you want one), you can use Google Sketchup or Blender. The rest I believe has to be manually coded.

[Fan Railer]

The exterior can be handled by the way mentioned above, while the "rest of the train" ie, the sounds and the physics can be handled either manually through the train.dat file, or the train editor program. Handling the code for the trains are easy. The hard part is finding the proper sounds that can be easily manipulated.

If someone else can master the exterior and cab views, I can help with the sounds and physics.

[WMATARAILFAN]

Hi Fan Railer thats great you could make the sounds the first train I want to work on making authintic is the wmata Rohr 1000 series I have a panel and cab view for it I tryed to make the sounds my self but failed many times . I never could get the sounds right and the timming. If you have aim or a email address PM it to me and we can talk further thank you.

[HijauKuda]

To create the exterior (and a 3D cab if you want one), you can use Google Sketchup or Blender. The rest I believe has to be manually coded.

Mr. Nicholas Blonski,
How do you convert Sketchup or Blender objects into BVE objects?
Good day,
HK

[bigbellymon4]

@WMATARAILFAN, do you have the trains that were given in the red route for bve 2/4 found here?

http://www.orenstransitpage.com/otpbveroutes/download.htm

if you have those, then you can use those files (with the owner`s permission of course) to help you create the 1000 series. the self-extractor has the trains in it (1000, 2000, etc.)

[WMATARAILFAN]

Thank you I have those trains. Ill work off of the 1000 series.

[Fan Railer]

Using the original trains as a template, I have worked on the 4000 and 5000 series cars to the point where you can preview the BETA trains showcasing the propulsion work that's being done with them. The exteriors are aliased from the route object files folder belonging to Oren, and only serve as placeholders of more modern generation exteriors to be done in the future. Enjoy the progress:
{For Videos, scroll to the bottom of this page and beyond}

The sounds used in the 5000 series are sourced from the new R179 hosted on openbveconnect, and there was no information in the train folder as to who generated those sounds, so if permission is needed to use them, give me a shout-out here.

[WMATARAILFAN]

Excellent Work Fan Railer! Excellent! I Could nt have done BETTER!

[Fan Railer]

And here, ladies and gentlemen, is the 1000 series with new sounds:
{For Videos, scroll to the bottom of this page and beyond}l]

[PelhamLocal]

  SWEET  can't wait for release

[Fan Railer]

And finally, to round out the current set, the Alstom powered 6000 series and 2000 & 3000 series rehabs:
{For Videos, scroll to the bottom of this page and beyond}
Remember, all of these trains are BETA previews. More updates to the propulsion can be expected as I work out any inconsistencies and / or bugs with the sounds. The final versions are expected to have new exteriors, but if it is taking too long to find a developer, I may seek permission from Oren (or whoever designed the stand-in exterior) to use as part of the downloadable "Version 1.0." We will keep you posted on development progress.

[WMATARAILFAN]

Awesome !!!! These trains sound really like  real wmata subway trains cant wait for the release! Excellent Job Fan Railer:)

[Fan Railer]

Here is an update on the sound development of the WMATA trains for OpenBVE. This is a new channel, as my old one was taken down by a non BVE related copyright claims issue:
OpenBVE EXCLUSIVE WMATA Train Pack Audio Showcase and Release Preview

[Fan Railer]

More video updates and previews. We are only waiting on Oren's permission for us to use his exteriors and cabs in the new trains before releasing them.
OpenBVE WMATA 1000 Series Trainset Making Station Stops (Release Preview)
OpenBVE WMATA 2000 Series Trainset Making Station Stops (Release Preview)
OpenBVE WMATA 4000 Series Trainset Making Station Stops (Release Preview)
OpenBVE WMATA 5000 Series Trainset Making Station Stops (Release Preview)
OpenBVE WMATA 6000 Series Trainset Making Station Stops (Release Preview)