How much is it?
How do I get a License?
What's in the Professional version that's missing from the Demo?
Why the need for BTB? Can't I already do this in 3d Studio Max?
It crashes upon startup. What's the matter?
I'm getting an error when trying to load a track created using the old demo.
Does it work with Windows 64 bit?
Does it work with Windows Vista?
What's NET Framework and why do I need it?
How much of the track can I build?
What's going to be included in the next version?
When will the next version be released?
The Google Earth kml is missing height data.

How much is it?

The price is AUD$65.95 - log in and follow the PayPal links to see what converts to in your local currency.

How do I get a License?

To unlock the application your need to have purchased a single user license, after which you'll be able to obtain a license from this page.

What's in the Professional version that's missing from the Demo?

The only difference is the inclusion of more default materials and textures. BTB is very expandable in this area and over time a library of materials and textures are being collected.

Why the need for BTB? Can't I already do this in 3d Studio Max?

Yes you can, if you have the skills but even then the experienced builders are finding that BTB saves them time, especially when finetuning the track surface for great racing.

For the newcomer 3d Max is a general purpose tool with so many features that it scares many away, inlcuding myself, from building their own tracks.

BTB is a tool dedicated to building only one thing, racing tracks. Don't even dare think about building a chess set!

It crashes upon startup. What's the matter?

Make sure you have met the Pre-requisites.

• Windows XP (32 bit)
• A shaders 2.0 capable video card
• The latest DirectX drivers. Note: there are several version of 9.0c, get the latest ones! Download them again just in case. In 90% of cases, this will fix the problem. 
• Microsoft .Net Framework 2.0 (it will be downloaded during the installation process if it's not already installed)

If you are getting an "Unhandled Exception" try this procedure.

I'm getting an error when trying to load a track created using the old demo.

This is usually because of the differences in the use of a decimal point. Some countries use a comma, some use a decimal point and I never catered for this is the first BTB demo.

Any tracks that you created in the original BTB demo will need to be converted. Open [YourVenue].xml file and replace all commas with full stops.

Does it work with Windows 64 bit?

Not yet. Hopefully later this year.

Does it work with Windows Vista?

Maybe. I do not yet offer official support as I do not yet own Vista and cannot test for myself. I have been told by some people that it does work and by others that there are some minor problems. Try the demo for yourself to see if it works for you. Also see this thread for some possible help.

What's NET Framework and why do I need it?

It's a set of Microsoft libraries that need to be installed on your machine in order for BTB to run. They should be downloaded and installed automatically as part of the BTB installation; if not please search the Microsoft site for them.

How much of the track can I build?

Only the track surface and immediate side pieces. More will come. See here for a list of future enhancements.

What's going to be included in the next version?

Imminent changes will include:

• Trees, trees and more tress.
• Restructuring the way BTB organises MatPacks and saves information.
• Some surprises.

When will the next version be released?

I am aiming to perform an update every 2 months or so. Too often and I run the risk of spending more time providing backwards compatibility and not enough time working on the real changes.

The Google Earth kml is missing height data.

It appears that although Google Earth is quite capable of displaying the height information, when saving a path to a kml file they fail to store any proper height data. I am not sure if this only applies to the free version or not, however one work-around solution is to use this following site to add the height information to your file.

www.nearby.org.uk/elevation-kml.php