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--- usage:nodes:atc_rail [2021-04-28 14:37]
orwell Remove duplicate API doc
+++ usage:nodes:atc_rail [2023-12-12 02:41] (current)
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-====== LuaAutomation ATC rail ======
+====== LuaATC rail ======
 {{ :usage:nodes:advtrains_dtrack_atc_placer.png?80 |}}
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   * Only straight nodes are supported. You can't put this node on a curve or as a switch.
   * This node is an [[usage:nodes#component_types|active component]].
+===== Operation =====
+The LuaATC Rail is an active LuaATC component. It holds Lua code that is executed on specific [[usage:atlatc:events]], and interacts with the world using the [[usage:atlatc:api]].
+Every LuaATC rail must belong to an [[usage:atlatc:environment|Environment]]. You can select the active environment using the dropdown on the top left.
+//Note: you have to create an environment before LuaATC components can be used. See [[usage:atlatc:environment#Creating an Environment]].//
 ===== API =====
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 ===== Trivia =====
-The LuaAutomation ATC rail has the same texture as the [[usage:nodes:atc_controller|ATC controller rail]], but its functions are different.
+The LuaAutomation ATC rail has the same texture as the [[usage:nodes:atc_controller|ATC controller rail]], but its functions are different. A patch has been posted on the [[:usage:mailing_list|Mailing List]], and is awaiting inclusion.

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