RailWorks Release Notes and History

The following is a list of features and fixes that have been included in the latest RailWorks releases.

RailWorks 23.0.5 (10 November 2023)

Feature: System can detect if Python v3.9 is installed on user computer and pops up a message if can not detect, warning the user that some features might be limited.
Feature: System can detect if the user is trying to move a train to a destination of a diferent network and pops up an error message.
Feature: System can detect if the user is trying to couple an unreachable wagon and pops up an error message.
Bug Fix: Fixed a bug when using ControlPoints in Rails with virtual distance.

Refactoring: Train movement refactored in order to achieve more precise speed variations.
Refactoring: Enhanced stability of complex rail network creation, for example when creating bifurcations.
Refactoring: Enhanced internal travel control
Feature: The Decouple activity now has a new field called Quantity of Wagons. This allows you to specify the number of wagons you want to decouple. If you set the value to 0, all of the wagons will be decoupled.
Feature: Initial Rail is longer, starting at 40 meters.
Feature: Rail system no longer presents the following limitations: locomotive limit and maximum angle snap for Rails.
Feature: Timetable with renamed events and new event markups.
Feature: In Move Train, offset accepts reference to wagons and always checks the maximum size of the rail, if the value entered is greater than the rail the train will stop at the end of the final rail.
Bug Fix: Precreated locomotive can use the Move Train.
Bug Fix: Movement fine adjustments
Bug Fix: CoupleWagon errors have been corrected.
Bug Fix: Fixed function "Insert at front of" on CreateWagon activity.
Bug Fix: Fixed some activities not being listed on RailWorks TimeTable.
Bug Fix: Fixed activity PreCreated not creating first Locomotive, and positioning.
Bug Fix: Fixed a bug interfering on license while using Experimenter.

Bug Fix: Fixed various bugs affecting the locomotive movement.
Feature: Added automatic train detection and anticipation of movement.
Feature: Added a wait logic on locomotive to continue with movement when rail is not on use.
Feature: Added GIS Portal object for integration with GIS Map.
Release for FlexSim 2022 Update 2
All bug fixes in RailWorks 21.2.4 below.

Release for FlexSim 2022 Update 2
Bug Fix: Fixed various bugs affecting the definition of traveling routes
Bug Fix: Fixed various bugs affecting the locomotive and wagon movement amongst the rail tracks
Bug Fix: Fixed a bug affecting the usage of multiple locomotives at same railway
Bug Fix: Fixed a bug affecting the offset distance in Control Points
Bug Fix: Fixed a bug affecting the Decouple activity and Couple by another Locomotive
Retroative Release: New versions released with bugs fixed from 2021.2 to 2022.2
All bug fixes in RailWorks 21.2.2 below.

Release for FlexSim 2022 Update 1
Refactor: Changed the model limit control and system functionality
Feature: Added the PreCreate activity in ProcessFlow
Bug Fix: Fixed various bugs affecting the locomotive and wagon movement.
Bug Fix: Fixed a bug affecting the model limit creating new models.
Bug Fix: Fixed a bug affecting the model limit window with multiple modules installed.
All bug fixes in RailWorks 21.2.1 below.

Release for FlexSim 2022
Refactor: Changed the way that Rails can be resized and moved.
Feature: Added the RailWorks manual to FlexSim.
Feature: Added travel offset to the MoveTrain activity.
Feature: Added speed profiles to the Locomotive. That means that you can now set the speed of a Locomotive based upon if it is coupled to a Wagon or not.
Feature: Added acceleration and deceleration of locomotives.
Feature: Added RailwayTimetable, providing observability for the model as it saves every important event in RailWorks, like the time when a locomotive arrived at a station, as an example.
Feature: Added a new model to the Stations: Fuel Station.
Feature: Added a new model to the Stations: Flow Station.
Feature: Integration with FloWorks.
Feature: Added loading modes to thee LoadWagon activity.
Bug Fix: Fixed various bugs affecting the locomotive movement.
Bug Fix: Fixed a bug affecting the load and unload actions.
Bug Fix: Fixed a bug affecting the Experimenter.
All bug fixes in RailWorks 21.2.1 below.

Bug Fix: Fixed a minor bug in locomotive movement.
Bug Fix: Fixed a bug in wagon stop position
Bug Fix: Fixed a bug in calculation of the distance to the final destiny
Bug Fix: Fixed a bug that causes RailSource to disconnect from Rail when Rail moved
Added properties: User can change max angle snap connection between rails
Bug Fix: Fixed a bug where Rails could not be traveled if some train was destroyed on it
Bug Fix: Fixed a bug that causes FlexSim to close with certain operations while modeling curvedRails
Bug Fix: Fixed a bug that causes FlexSim to close when deleting the last rail from a railNetwork
Bug Fix: Images and tooltips at quick properties, processFlow and activity properties updated

Bug Fix: Fixed a bug where models that don't use RailWorks continues to show modelLimit if RailWorks was installed.

Release for FlexSim 2021 Update 2
Feature: Added a new routing algorithm option, focused on preventing train collisions (Requires Python installed).
Bug Fix: Fixed a bug in the model limit.

Release for FlexSim 2021 Update 1
Feature: Added trigger - onCreate - to the SourceTrain object.
Feature: Added triggers - onEntry, onExit - to the Rail object.
Feature: Added triggers - onFuel, onLoad, onUnload - to the Station object.
Feature: Added triggers - onLoad, onUnload - to the Crane object.
Feature: Added trigger - onArrival - to the RailControlPoint object.
Feature: Added tank wagon 3D Model option to the Wagon Object.
Feature: Added custom dashboards to the module.
Feature: Added auto-connect to SourceTrain to connect with the nearest ConnectPoint.
Feature: Added the possibility to keep the FlowItems or create new ones when loading and unloading.
Feature: Added the possibility to load FlowItems fractionally or discretely.
Bug Fix: Fixed bugs on train movement.
Bug Fix: Fixed bug on entry of task executer as flow item in Station.
Bug Fix: Fixed a bug in the RailControlPoint.
Refactor: Changed functionality of Rail's Connect Points.
Style: Changed RailSystem model.
Style: Added a new model to the Wagon Object: Gas Tank Wagon.