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Wayne, there are three editors you can download FREE to help design vBus. They are VJ editor, which makes simple road maps, BWIU, which inserts scenery and bus stops, and PED, which designs routes for traffic buses.

Route 10 was designed with VJ editor, but it cannot really cope with a map of that size, and it took me a lot of laying and erasing of roads to get everything to sit stable, without junctions jumping or disappearing altogether.

BWIU is useful for locating coordinates on a map, but I hand typed my Route10.ms1 file, because BWIU is not up to it either.

PED is the only way to lay out a traffic route for the VL bus, but unfortunately my route 10 map lies outside the working area of the PED editor, due to it's size, and I had to draw the route blind, and then change all the coordinates by hand to get the VLs to appear where I wanted them. It took a very, very long time, and is far too complicated to describe here.

The tutorials for all three are located HERE

You will notice that the VLs keep to the outside lane all the way down O'Connell Street and round into D'Olier Street and College Street and back again. I did this so as not to interfere with the driving bus. The VL will not crash into the Ikarus, simply drive 'through' it as if it were not there, which looks odd. For that reason, I didn't run the buses along the rest of the route, as every time you stop at a bus stop, a VL might pass right through you, spoiling the effect. However, there is nothing stopping you setting the entire route 10 for them, and then inserting 50 buses to run along it. 512 buses is I believe the limit, although you can be sure with that many buses your system would simply crash!

Near the very top of this thread (page 1) you will find all the links to those vBus pages and forums. I have browsed them all. The main vBus homepage is due an update some time soon, but like me, these fellows have lives outside of buses, so you get it when you get it. I have the return route 10 almost done, and will try to put everything into one ZIP file.

Wayne, if you really want to advance in vBus design, you simply MUST have a 3d drawing package. The only one available that is anyway suitable is Zmodeler2, which is available for download, but in order to import and export 3ds files you must pay for a password, which costs $42 usd. There is no other way to design decent maps or vehicles. Have a look at the tutorials here, www.zmodeler2.com/docs/program/lessons/basics/contents.html and decide if it is something you would be competent to do, but be very sure before you spend that amount of money online, as it is a very advanced package. I am a draughtsman by trade, and you really do need a background in draughting and AutoCAD.

Saving $499 is one thing, but I don't begrudge $42 for Zmodeler. The lad who designed it deserves a few bob, as it is a very competent piece of work.

Route 10 has been adjusted slightly. The return journey Belfield to Phoenix Park has been added. And route 13B D'Olier Street to Palmerston Park has been added.

Will upload them over the weekend, as soon as I figure out the best way to ZIP them.