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Zones

Zones allow you to apply common rules or restrictions to a group of blocks. For example, you can create a Staging zone that mutes trains, or a Shunting zone with a speed limit.

  • A block can belong to multiple zones.
  • A zone can include any blocks, even if they are not physically adjacent.

Zone list

Open the zone list from the main menu: Objects → Zones. From here you can manage all zones in your world:

  • Add a new zone — Click the plusplus button to create a new zone.
  • Remove a zone — Select a zone and click the binbin button to delete it.
  • Edit a zone — Double-click a zone in the list or use the pencilpencil button to open its properties.

Zone properties

Each zone has a set of properties that define its behavior.

Identification

  • Name — A short description of the zone, e.g. Shunting Area or Staging Area.
  • ID — Unique identifier of the zone.
    • Must be unique among all objects.
    • Used for accessing the zone from the Lua scripting engine.
    • Must start with a letter (a–z).
    • May only contain lowercase letters (a–z), digits (0–9), and underscores (_).

Block membership

  • Blocks — List of blocks included in the zone. Use the plusplus and minusminus buttons to add or remove blocks. The highlighthighlight button shows all blocks of the zone on opened boards.

Behavioral settings

  • Mute — When enabled, all trains in or entering the zone are muted (default: off).
  • No smoke — When enabled, all smoke generators of trains in or entering the zone are disabled (default: off).
  • Speed limit — Defines the maximum speed for trains in the zone. This does not affect manually controlled trains. By default, there is no speed limit.

Mute and no smoke

For mute to work it is required that there is decoder function configured as Sound or Mute. For no smoke to work it is required that there is decoder function configured as Smoke.