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Hey everyone!

This is a tutorial I put together for the sections area for the .truck files, found here: http://wiki.rigsofrods.com/page/Truck_Description_File#Sections But there isn't really any documentation on it other than just the code box and thought it might be useful to explain a little more on it. I'm still learning how to use it to it's full potential so this may grow over time.

If I have any incorrect information or you would like to add something, please do let me know If you have anything to add, please do :)

The sections can be used for a variety of things in the .truck file.

The easiest things I've found to use it for is:

engine
globals~ also to define a different skin/texture
description
brakes
torquecurve
managedmaterials...

And I'm sure more, but these are sections I've tested out and they have worked. Lifter has used it for flexbodies, too ( http://forum.rigsofrods.com/index.php?topic=21420.msg190885#msg190885 ). You can also group beams in a "section". For example: You want a vehicle to have different versions, like a flatbed, a wrecker, and a stock version. You make the node and beam structure's base that all the trucks will share. Then in the "sections" part of the truck file, you can define all newer beams ( and nodes too, I think).

Here is the Sections strait from the wiki.

Sections

sectionconfig 0 lowspeed
sectionconfig 0 highspeed
 
section 0 lowspeed
engine
1000.0, 1500.00, 5000.00, 2.00, 10.850, 9.520, 6.560, 5.480, 4.580, 3.830, 3.02, 2.530, 2.080, 1.740, 1.430000, 1.20, 1.0, -1.0
end_section

section 0 highspeed
engine
1000.0, 15000.00, 5000.00, 2.00, 10.850, 9.520, 6.560, 5.480, 4.580, 3.830, 3.020, 2.530, 2.080, 1.740, 1.430000, 1.20, 1.0, -1.0 
end_section

Notice the first line: sectionconfig 0 lowspeed.

sectionconfig ~ This tells the game there is a "sections" in the .truck file and will provide a drop down menu in the vehicle selection screen 0~ I'm not sure what this value is for, but I know it has to be " 0 " at all timesThis is something that Thomas said:section 0! it must be 0 at all times!

lowspeed~ This is the name that will appear in the drop down menu like so:

The "lowspeed" can be named anything you want it to, like so:

sectionconfig 0 Stock
sectionconfig 0 Blue_Fire
sectionconfig 0 LBlue_Fire
sectionconfig 0 GreenFire
sectionconfig 0 BlueBlack
sectionconfig 0 YellowBlack
sectionconfig 0 RedBlack
sectionconfig 0 GreenBlack
sectionconfig 0 BlackWhite
sectionconfig 0 BlackOrange
sectionconfig 0 BlackNFire

Now after you have your sectionconfig line or lines you can start on the actual section and what you want that version to have that the others don't. Like so: This is a example using Kitteh's wonderful S10 :D

section 0 Stock
managedmaterials
;new_material	effect		paramete4
6810cUID-S1024	  flexmesh_standard	6810cUID-S1024.dds   6810cUID-S1024_dmg.dds   6810cUID-S1024_spec.dds
6810cUID-windows  flexmesh_transparent  6810cUID-windows.dds 6810cUID-windows_dmg.dds 6810cUID-windows.dds
6810cUID-S10wheelpimp     mesh_standard         6810cUID-S10wheelpimp.dds 6810cUID-S10wheelpimp.dds
end_section

Notice the second line: section 0 Stock The Stock, as defined in the sectionconfig, is what the game will read and will load what is in the section to your .truck .

Now with the sectionconfig and the sections:

sectionconfig 0 Stock
sectionconfig 0 Blue_Fire
sectionconfig 0 LBlue_Fire
sectionconfig 0 GreenFire

section 0 Stock
managedmaterials
;new_material	effect		paramete4
6810cUID-S1024	  flexmesh_standard	6810cUID-S1024.dds   6810cUID-S1024_dmg.dds   6810cUID-S1024_spec.dds
6810cUID-windows  flexmesh_transparent  6810cUID-windows.dds 6810cUID-windows_dmg.dds 6810cUID-windows.dds
6810cUID-S10wheelpimp     mesh_standard         6810cUID-S10wheelpimp.dds 6810cUID-S10wheelpimp.dds
end_section

section 0 Blue_Fire
managedmaterials
;new_material	effect		paramete4
6810cUID-S1024	  flexmesh_standard	6810cUID-S1025.dds   6810cUID-S1024_dmg.dds   6810cUID-S1024_spec.dds
6810cUID-windows  flexmesh_transparent  6810cUID-windows.dds 6810cUID-windows_dmg.dds 6810cUID-windows.dds
6810cUID-S10wheelpimp     mesh_standard         6810cUID-S10wheelpimp.dds 6810cUID-S10wheelpimp.dds 
end_section

section 0 LBlue_Fire
managedmaterials
;new_material	effect		paramete4
6810cUID-S1024	  flexmesh_standard	6810cUID-S1026.dds   6810cUID-S1024_dmg.dds   6810cUID-S1024_spec.dds
6810cUID-windows  flexmesh_transparent  6810cUID-windows.dds 6810cUID-windows_dmg.dds 6810cUID-windows.dds
6810cUID-S10wheelpimp     mesh_standard         6810cUID-S10wheelpimp.dds 6810cUID-S10wheelpimp.dds
end_section

section 0 Green_Fire
managedmaterials
;new_material	effect		paramete4
6810cUID-S1024	  flexmesh_standard	6810cUID-S1027.dds   6810cUID-S1024_dmg.dds   6810cUID-S1024_spec.dds
6810cUID-windows  flexmesh_transparent  6810cUID-windows.dds 6810cUID-windows_dmg.dds 6810cUID-windows.dds
6810cUID-S10wheelpimp     mesh_standard         6810cUID-S10wheelpimp.dds 6810cUID-S10wheelpimp.dds
end_section

Or something a little easier on the eyes:

This is a example of using sections for different skins for non-managedmaterials or a submeshed vehicle

sectionconfig 0 Green
sectionconfig 0 Camo
 
section 0 Green
globals
1000, 0.0, tracks/aboxcrawler
end_section

section 0 Camo
globals
1000, 0.0, tracks/aboxcrawler2
end_section

Good luck and have fun! :D

Here are some threads you might find useful as well when using sections: Sections Truck Description File page: http://wiki.rigsofrods.com/pages/Truck_Description_File#sections

Lifter's thread on sections: http://forum.rigsofrods.com/index.php?topic=21420.msg190885#msg190885

This one is a "Sections need help" thread, but there are some good examples: http://forum.rigsofrods.com/index.php?topic=24756.msg224424#msg224424

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