NAM RHW, elevated issue - No way to connect (with pics)

[Meows 2]

NAM 35  RHS 2016 OctoberTrying something new and got stuck for the last 3 days, can't find a way to connect elevated roads to anything at all.

 

try to get something to work and not successful. how do we add a road or something to get this to work?

The only elevated road I could find. But it only connects to the upper level.

[Tarkus 6,933]

To connect the elevated RHWs to the ground, you'll need to use the FLEXHeight transitions.  With that particular one you have shown in the first image (L1 RHW-4), find the 1-Level Flexible Height Transition (3rd item in the TAB Loop), and hook the L1 RHW-4 into the elevated end of the transition.  It'll convert to a ground-to-L1 RHW-4 transition.  These FLEXHeight transitions work for every width and height of RHW--just plug either the highest elevated network into the top end, or the lowest elevated (or ground) network into the bottom end, and it'll magically change to match.

With the Double-Decker RHW-4 (DDRHW-4), there is a transition piece to separate it into two separate decks in the Width Transitions button.  It's the last piece in the TAB Loop, and you can very quickly get to it by hitting Shift-TAB to go backward through the TAB Loop.  This piece is presently classified as a Width Transition, since there are no elevation changes, but the footprint of the network changes.

Hope that helps!

-Tarkus

[Meows 2]

49 minutes ago, Tarkus said:

Hope that helps!

-Tarkus

Thank I will try it this evening! And let you know,!

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Ok the single elevated road looks great. the double decker, not so much,

The single is looking great. thanks

I think I found the right attachment, going to give it a go,

Not looking good so far, so tried to use the ramps from the single elevated road,

 

Did not work. What did I do wrong here?

Many thanks for your help, Tarkus

  Edited February 6, 2017 by Meows  
added a attempted fix,

[rsc204 21,866]

Firstly, you need to pay attention to the Yellow lines of the RHW, they all need to line up or pieces won't work. Rotate any piece before plopping to do this.

If you place a L1 / L2 Flex Height transition to connect with the DDRHW-4, be careful not to place it too close, maybe a tile or two away minimum. If the "stubs" that overhang the piece when plopped go missing, you'll need to delete/rebuilt the transition, because they are required to connect it up properly.

Having physically connected the height ramps, you'll need to draw a RHW-4 network on the ground level, to override the ramps to the correct network.

 

[Meows 2]

Thank you Tarkus, and rsc204, I finally got it! It WORKS! YAY!

[rsc204 21,866]

2 hours ago, Meows said:

Thank you Tarkus, and rsc204, I finally got it! It WORKS! YAY!

Yes and no, you've forgotten to add the RHW-4 starters on the ground level. So you've just connected two dual-lane one-way networks to two bidirectional ones (RHW-2). Make sure you add the starters to prevent issues with traffic and reduced capacity, it'll work, but not efficiently.

[APSMS 1,893]

On 2/6/2017 at 4:10 AM, Meows said:

Thank you Tarkus, and rsc204, I finally got it! It WORKS! YAY!

On 2/5/2017 at 10:34 PM, rsc204 said:

Firstly, you need to pay attention to the Yellow lines of the RHW, they all need to line up or pieces won't work. Rotate any piece before plopping to do this.

I know I'm 2 weeks late, but I notice that your yellow lines aren't matching up in the picture of the DDRHW transition. This is important, because as rsc said, your RHW won't work at all if you don't do this. Rotating the piece using the home/end keys should flip the yellow lines and cause them to line up. The difference is subtle, but vital, and needs to be observed at all times when working with the RHW.