Once installed, you may need to configure the program to recognize your MSTS directories.
Once uncompressed, you can use features like "Scale" to resize engines or "Reverse" to fix consist directions.
After editing, always use "Compress" to make the file usable in MSTS again. Troubleshooting Installation Issues
Shape File Manager 2.5 acts as a bridge. It uses the official MSTS ffeditc.exe utility behind a user-friendly graphical interface. With SFM 2.5, you can: msts shape file manager 25 install
If you get this error, you did not copy the file into the same directory as the .hta file. The tool requires it to process the binary-to-unicode conversion.
: Once the installation is complete, you may be prompted to restart your computer or directly launch the application.
Adjust texture lighting and apply specular fixes for shiny locomotive surfaces Claranet Soho Installation Guide Download & Extract: Download the SFM v2.5 package from community hubs like Elvas Tower and unzip the contents into any directory Claranet Soho Locate Utility: Ensure you have FFEDITC_UNICODE.EXE on your system. It is typically found in your MSTS UTILS/FFEDIT Elvas Tower Run the HTA File: Double-click to start the program Claranet Soho SFM runs as a Hypertext Application (.hta) Once installed, you may need to configure the
If SFM throws an error about missing compression utilities, click on the menu within SFM.
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You are likely trying to run it as an executable. It must be opened via the HTML Application Host or Internet Explorer.
SFM 25 has three main panels:
Rename the shortcut to "Shape File Manager 2.5" for easy identification. How to Use SFM25