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Navigate to your SFM folder via the command line:

When installing for Open Rails, set your "Global Shape Folder" to the GLOBAL folder inside your Open Rails content directory. SFM does not care if the sim is running; it only cares about the file structure. Why Version 2.5 Still Matters in 2025 You might wonder why, with modern 3D modeling tools like Blender and 3DS Max, people still install SFM 2.5. The answer is backwards compatibility .