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Description
The idea behind the LocoDB/CarDB/TrainDB is to be able to access all locomotives/cars/trains on all computers with access to the same NAS/Cloud storage.
Even with an offline Rocview it will be able to access the locomotives and check their properties.
R/W Access
Without read and write access of the RocrailDB this concept will not work.
Notes:
- Instead of "RocrailDB", can also use a different name for the database directory that is compatible with your operating system.
- Rocrail does not create the database directory automatically. It must be created initially by the user in the NAS/cloud storage.
Structure
The Database path points to a directory which can be read and write by all users running Rocrail.
Every loco has its own directory named by its ID. Blanks are replaced with underscores; Blanks in IDs are discouraged and not supported.
Tree
<code>
RocrailDB
├── CarDB
│ ├── EssoTank
│ │ ├── backup
│ │ │ └── 20251017162241462-EssoTank.xml
│ │ ├── EssoTank.xml
│ │ └── M4524.png
│ ├── Frico
│ │ ├── backup
│ │ ├── Frico.xml
│ │ └── M4524.png
│ .
│ .
│
├── LocoDB
│ ├── BR01097
│ │ ├── backup
│ │ │ ├── 20251016161334845-BR01097.xml
│ │ │ ├── 20251016161340115-BR01097.xml
│ │ │ └── 20251017075932411-BR01097.xml
│ │ ├── BR01097.png
│ │ ├── BR01097.xml
│ │ └── DB01.png
│ ├── BR120119-3
│ │ ├── BR120119-3.xml
│ │ └── m33535.png
│ .
│ .
│ .
│ └── V1002215
│ ├── DB100.png
│ ├── m3072.png
│ └── V1002215.xml
│
└── TrainDB
└── Freight_train
├── backup
| └── 20251017162241462-Freight_train.xml
└── Freight_train.xml
Rocview
Setup Path
Menu Programming
Select...
The directory of a train (in TrainDB), a locomotive (in LocoDB), or a car (in CarDB) can be selected in the file manager.
The object will then be displayed in the specific index dialog.
Trains... | Locomotives... | Cars...
The specific index dialogs then are displayed with all trains, locomotives or cars.
Rocrail
Setup Path
Plan properties
The "Workspace" and "Scale name" is used as selection in the LocoDB in case of automatically loading.

Trains, Locomotives or Cars
For selecting a object from the RocrailDB the "Workspace" and/or "Scale" field in the object properties should contain a value which match the Plan properties.
Workspace
The Workspace field accepts a CSV list of multiple names.
The group field can be used as extra filter.
Example:
"layoutA,layoutB,layoutC"
Export
With the "Locomotive database" option the export of the selected locomotives will be in the LocoDB.
The export will overwrite existing files.

Automatic loading
Locomotives will be automatically loaded from the LocoDB if following is all true:
- No local locomotives are defined.
- The Locomotives database path exists and is accessible.
- The Plan properties contains a selection by Workspace and/or Scale-Name.
- Locomotives in the LocoDB matches the Plan properties criterium.



