# Defaults and weights
This is what the engine draws from when every Advanced row is left on Auto and there is no Adjustment Note.
## Inventory
The size of each pool the generator draws from.
| What | Count |
|---|---|
| Layout templates | 82 |
| Neon colours | 24 |
| Sign silhouettes | 20 |
| Font style tags | 45 |
| Decor families | 17 |
| Decorative armature shapes | 33 |
| Themes | 6 |
| Advanced rows | 52 |
| Pre-plan force hooks | 29 |
| Plan attributes | 134 |
## Weights
The weighted choices behind specific Hardware rows, used when the row is on Auto.
**LED backplate density**
Which backplate level a sign gets when the row is on Auto. Only reached when the backing is a solid Plate and a separate `HW_BACKPLATE_RATE` roll passes.
Solid (no dots)46.0%
Coarse (60 mm pitch)20.0%
Medium (40 mm pitch)20.0%
Fine (28 mm pitch)14.0%
**Bracing**
Plain grid34.0%
Pratt15.0%
Howe13.0%
Warren13.0%
Cross-braced6.0%
K truss5.0%
Chevron8.0%
Ladder6.0%
**Roof frame count**
How many triangular roof frames a rooftop sign gets. The brace PATTERN is a separate, uniform pick over all 8 styles in `HW_TRUSSES` - it carries no weighting.
0 frames0.0%
1 frames16.5%
2 frames30.9%
3 frames22.7%
4 frames14.4%
5 frames9.3%
6 frames6.2%
**Electrical box style**
Junction box42.0%
Driver brick33.0%
LED panel25.0%
**Cable runs**
0 runs0.0%
1 run55.0%
2 runs30.0%
3 runs15.0%
**Minimal-mount run count**
00.0%
162.0%
226.0%
312.0%
**Minimal-mount gauge**
A minimal rig is one run carrying the whole sign, so it is often heavier than the base gauge. This is how far up `HW_GAUGE_MM` it steps, relative to the sign's own base index.
+0 steps46.0%
+1 steps22.0%
+2 steps20.0%
+3 steps12.0%
**Chunky tube gauge**
45 mm34.0%
60 mm30.0%
75 mm22.0%
95 mm14.0%
**Title colour policy**
How a sign's lettering is coloured when the row is on Auto.
One colour80.0%
First letter9.0%
Every letter6.0%
Every word5.0%
## Constants
Fixed ranges and gauges the generator draws from.
| Meaning | Value |
|---|---|
| Neon tube gauges offered, millimetres | (6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 18) |
| Heavy 'chunky' gauges, millimetres | (45, 60, 75, 95) |
| Structural member gauges, millimetres | (16, 20, 25, 32, 40, 50) |
| Plate thicknesses, millimetres | (10, 14, 20) |
| Rivet diameters, millimetres | (26, 34, 46) |
| Tube support gauges, millimetres | (8, 10, 12) |
| Cable diameters, millimetres | (10, 14, 18) |
| Backing margin range, fraction of sign size | 0.015 to 0.06 |
| Metal tone range, 0 dark to 1 pale | 0.4 to 0.8 |
| Hardware wear range | 0.35 to 1 |
| Structural cell size range, metres | 0.62 to 1.65 |
| Backplate emission as a fraction of the sign's own | 0.18 to 0.42 |
| Backplate colour luminance ceiling | 0.8 |
| Rim frame width range | 0.03 to 0.11 |
| Rim frame depth range, metres | 0.03 to 0.14 |
| Roof frame depth range, multiples of sign height | 0.28 to 0.65 |
| Roof frame top width range | 0.82 to 1 |
| Roof frame inset range | 0.02 to 0.12 |
| Roof frame foot range | 0.1 to 0.3 |
| Spacing between tube supports, metres | 0.28 to 0.55 |
| Tube support length range | 0.4 to 0.75 |
| How far deterioration dims a sign | 0.12 to 0.4 |
| Chance a wordplay letter swap fires when one is available | 0.55 |
| Assumed average glyph width for title fitting | 0.62 |
| Title offset limit | 0.45 |
| Title tracking range | (-0.1, 0.4) |
| Baked decorative armature shapes | 33 |
## LOD
Tube resolution at each level-of-detail preset.
| Level | Tube sides | Resolution multiplier |
|---|---|---|
| Full | 8 | 1 |
| High | 6 | 1.5 |
| Medium | 4 | 2.2 |
| Distant | 3 | 3.2 |
## Vocabulary lists
The named pools referenced by the constants and weights above.
**Neon colours (24):** `amber`, `azure`, `blue`, `coral`, `cyan`, `emerald`, `green`, `hotpink`, `ice`, `indigo`, `lavender`, `lime`, `magenta`, `mint`, `orange`, `peach`, `purple`, `red`, `rose`, `ruby`, `teal`, `violet`, `white`, `yellow`
**Themes (6):** `none`, `classic_americana`, `vegas_strip`, `cyberpunk`, `noir`, `modern_minimal`
**Sign silhouettes (20):** `rect`, `ellipse`, `rounded`, `pill`, `hexagon`, `octagon`, `diamond`, `shield`, `chevron`, `arrow`, `pennant`, `banner`, `trapezoid`, `parallelogram`, `ziggurat`, `starburst`, `scallop`, `ticket`, `bottlecap`, `teardrop`
**Decor families (17):** `arrow`, `bulbs`, `bunting`, `chevron`, `flourish`, `frame`, `grid`, `heraldic`, `ornament`, `oval`, `rays`, `ribbon`, `scallop`, `slash`, `stars`, `underline`, `wave`
**Font style tags (45):** `blackletter`, `bold`, `brush`, `bubble`, `calligraphic`, `collegiate`, `comic`, `condensed`, `cursive`, `deco`, `digital`, `display`, `dotted`, `elegant`, `fat`, `futuristic`, `geometric`, `gothic`, `grunge`, `industrial`, `inline`, `medieval`, `military`, `modern`, `monoline`, `neon`, `retro`, `roman`, `rounded`, `sans`, `script`, `shadow`, `signage`, `slab`, `square`, `stencil`, `striped`, `tall`, `techno`, `thin`, `urban`, `victorian`, `western`, `wide`, `wood`
**Layout template ids (82):** `title_h`, `title_v`, `badge_oval`, `underline`, `title_wide_band`, `icon_over_title`, `icon_beside_title`, `icon_only`, `title_sub`, `title_sub_underline`, `badge_title_sub`, `frame_title`, `frame_title_sub`, `frame_icon_title`, `arrow_title`, `title_arrow_sub`, `icon_title_sub`, `title_v_frame`, `icon_over_title_v`, `double_underline`, `icon_backdrop`, `badge_icon_only`, `corner_icon_title`, `title_offset`, `sub_over_title`, `icon_title_v_tall`, `wide_icon_flank`, `marquee_frame_sub`, `oval_title_v`, `minimal_word`, `grid_backdrop_title`, `lattice_title_sub`, `rays_title`, `rays_icon`, `scallop_title`, `chevron_band_title`, `bulbs_marquee_title`, `bulbs_title_v`, `grid_icon_title`, `lattice_badge_icon`, `arrow_down_side`, `arrow_dl_corner`, `arrow_dr_corner`, `motel_bent_arrow`, `chevron_down_title`, `title_sub_arrow_down`, `vacancy_arrow`, `icon_tl_title`, `icon_tr_title`, `icon_pair_top`, `icon_four_corners`, `icon_row_over_title`, `icon_col_title_v`, `icon_bl_offset`, `big_icon_left_stack`, `badge_oval_rays`, `frame_bulbs_title`, `underline_arrow_combo`, `scallop_icon_title`, `grid_title_v`, `marquee_full`, `double_title_offset`, `flourish_title`, `flourish_title_sub`, `wobble_title`, `wobble_icon_title`, `ticks_title`, `ticks_badge_icon`, `bubble_title`, `bubble_title_sub`, `ribbon_title`, `ribbon_title_v`, `slash_title`, `slash_icon_title`, `logo_script_across`, `big_logo_title`, `logo_title_sub_across`, `tilted_title`, `tilted_title_sub`, `badge_tilt`, `icon_tilt_title`, `tilted_wide_band`