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I made a small tool to help raise the minimum fps on woodies. Get it here:

http://d1jlserver.dnsalias.net/CCDev2/p ... fm?fid=455

This small tool will optimize the supports on wooden coasters (also works on steel) by connecting all in-line-supports to a single support. This reduces the overall amount of supports and therefor raises fps in the sim.

While the average fps will only raise a bit (1-15% depending on the track) the minimum fps experienced on large woodies will be a lot higher (I saw gains from 20%-60%).

The bigger,higher,straighter the coaster, the more can be optimized. On a very large woodie that had 150,000 supports it reduced the amount to roughly 50,000 and minimum fps went from 7 to 17...

Big thanx have to go to Tia who greatly helped me to reduce the processing time.

I recommend using this when you are 100% done with your design. As it will connect all the supports, you'll have a hard time editing the structure if you notice a mistake. Therefor better make sure everything is allright before you optimize and upload.

-Buster

PS: As it also optimizes the handrails, they might not look right. The supports holding the handrail might stick through. If you don't like that, just delete the single handrail and replace it with segmented handrails. This should only take a few minutes to do as all the nodes are allready in place.
Also, if you have a VERY large lift, the handrail might disappear if you run the sim on low or normal quality. This is due to the LOD settings. Be assured that the handrails are there and people with qualitysettings on good or high will see them no problem.

[Kev]

Looks like a nice addition to your tool list, Buster. Thanks for providing it for us!

Thanxs Buster for all your tools. I didnt know what i do without them

I just want to say thanks to you and every one else who makes tools! It's just really nice of people to make things like this. Really!!!!!!!!!

That's a cool tool I don't know if I need it framerates are good on mine not great with big woodies but o.k.

this is the most useful tool yet.

It's a very useful toll. My congratiulations about this tool!!!!

Yes ich mag this tool i like it!

[bockzilla]

congrat buster on a great tool. i know everyone with low frame rates on woodies will appreciate this greatly. thanks again for a very useful tool!

i think that i may have to retract my statement earlier. It does do a good job for FPS, but, the footers are completely messed up when i did it. The supports dont connect to them at all.