Switch Options

Options on the TrainPlayer Preferences Switches tab:

• Barrel through when closed: determines what happens when the train comes to an impassable switch (see picture): check this box if you want the train to go right on through the switch without changing it.
   
• Auto-throw when crossed: similar to the above: check this option if you want the train to barrel through an impassable switch and throw the switch automatically as it passes.
   
• Minimum angle to open:  smallest angle between two tracks at a junction which permits the switch to open.  For example, in this picture, clicking on junction 1 toggles between the main line and the branch as expected; clicking on junction 2 has no effect, because the angle to the branch is too steep (less than 130 degrees).
   
• Minimum curve angle: same as above, but applies only to junctions on curved track.