diff --git a/tools/editor/turntable_headers.py b/tools/editor/turntable_headers.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""Writes //$e descriptions into the turntable templates of the scenery, so the editor places them as turntables.
+
+usage: turntable_headers.py <data root> [--write] [--zip <file>]
+without --write it only reports what it would write; --zip packs every described turntable template with its scenery/ path
+"""
+
+import os
+import re
+import sys
+import tarfile
+import time
+import zipfile
+
+LINEMARK = '//$e'
+FOLDER = 'scenery'
+ROTATION = re.compile(r'^event\s+\S*tor(\d+)rot\s+animation\s+\S+\s+\S+\s+rotate\s+\S+\s+\S+\s+\S+\s+(\S+)', re.I | re.M)
+MODEL = re.compile(r'model\s+0\s+0\s+0\s+0\s+\S*?obrotnica(\d+)m\.t3d\s+\(p6\)', re.I)
+
+
+def decode(raw):
+    try:
+        text = raw.decode('utf-8')
+        encoding = 'utf-8' if raw.startswith(b'\xef\xbb\xbf') or max(raw, default=0) > 127 else 'cp1250'
+    except UnicodeDecodeError:
+        text = raw.decode('cp1250')
+        encoding = 'cp1250'
+    return text, encoding
+
+
+def examine(path, relative):
+    raw = open(path, 'rb').read()  # NOSONAR
+    if re.search(rb'tor\d+rot\s+animation', raw, re.I) is None:
+        return None, None
+    text, encoding = decode(raw)
+    marks = [line for line in text.splitlines() if line.startswith(LINEMARK)]
+    if any('category: turntable' in line for line in marks):
+        return {'raw': raw, 'header': None, 'described': True}, ''
+    body = '\n'.join(line for line in text.splitlines() if not line.startswith(LINEMARK))
+    lower = body.lower()
+    if 'origin (p2) (p3) (p4)' not in lower or 'rotate 0 (p5) 0' not in lower:
+        return None, 'not origin (p2) (p3) (p4) rotate 0 (p5) 0'
+    model = MODEL.search(body)
+    if model is None:
+        return None, 'no obrotnica<length>m.t3d model with surface (p6)'
+    positions = {}
+    for number, angle in ROTATION.findall(body):
+        positions.setdefault(int(number), float(angle))
+    if not positions:
+        return None, 'no positions'
+    count = max(int(n) for n in re.findall(r'\(p(\d+)\)', lower))
+    if count != 6:
+        return None, 'uses %d parameters, not 6' % count
+    length = int(model.group(1))
+    angles = [positions[n] for n in sorted(positions)]
+    folder, file = os.path.split(relative)
+    name = 'obrotnica %d m, %d %s' % (length, len(angles), 'stałe położenia' if len(angles) < 5 else 'stałych położeń')
+    if folder != 'eng':
+        name += ' (%s)' % os.path.splitext(file)[0]
+    description = 'Obrotnica %d m o stałych położeniach mostu: %s' % (length, ' '.join('%g' % a for a in angles))
+    header = [
+        'version: 1',
+        'name: ' + name,
+        'category: turntable',
+        'description: "' + description + '"',
+        'turntable: {length: %d}' % length,
+        'params:',
+        '  - {id: 1, role: track, label: Name}',
+        '  - {id: 2, role: pos.x}',
+        '  - {id: 3, role: pos.y}',
+        '  - {id: 4, role: pos.z}',
+        '  - {id: 5, role: rot.y}',
+        '  - {id: 6, label: Surface, default: eng/most1-jezdniablach}',
+    ]
+    return {'raw': raw, 'text': text, 'encoding': encoding, 'header': header, 'described': False, 'length': length, 'angles': angles}, ''
+
+
+def rewrite(info):
+    if info['header'] is None:
+        return info['raw']
+    text = info['text']
+    eol = '\r\n' if '\r\n' in text else '\n'
+    bom = text.startswith('')
+    if bom:
+        text = text[1:]
+    kept = [line for line in text.split(eol) if not line.startswith(LINEMARK)]
+    block = [LINEMARK + ' ' + line for line in info['header']]
+    out = eol.join(block + kept)
+    return (('' if bom else '') + out).encode(info['encoding'])
+
+
+def main():
+    if len(sys.argv) < 2:
+        print(__doc__)
+        return 1
+    data = sys.argv[1]
+    folder = os.path.join(data, FOLDER)
+    write = '--write' in sys.argv
+    pack = sys.argv[sys.argv.index('--zip') + 1] if '--zip' in sys.argv else None
+    done = []
+    skipped = []
+    for root, _, files in os.walk(folder):
+        for file in sorted(files):
+            if not file.lower().endswith('.inc'):
+                continue
+            relative = os.path.relpath(os.path.join(root, file), folder).replace(os.sep, '/')
+            info, reason = examine(os.path.join(root, file), relative)
+            if info is not None:
+                done.append((relative, info))
+            elif reason:
+                skipped.append((relative, reason))
+    done.sort()
+    for file, info in done:
+        if info['described']:
+            print('%-40s already described' % file)
+        else:
+            print('%-40s %d m, positions %s' % (file, info['length'], ' '.join('%g' % a for a in info['angles'])))
+    for file, reason in skipped:
+        print('skipped %s: %s' % (file, reason))
+    fresh = [(file, info) for file, info in done if not info['described']]
+    print('%d described now, %d already described, %d skipped' % (len(fresh), len(done) - len(fresh), len(skipped)))
+    if write and fresh:
+        backup = os.path.join(data, 'editor_backup')
+        os.makedirs(backup, exist_ok=True)
+        archive = os.path.join(backup, 'turntables_%s.tar' % time.strftime('%Y%m%d_%H%M%S'))
+        with tarfile.open(archive, 'w') as tar:
+            for file, _ in fresh:
+                tar.add(os.path.join(folder, file), arcname=FOLDER + '/' + file)
+        for file, info in fresh:
+            with open(os.path.join(folder, file), 'wb') as out:
+                out.write(rewrite(info))
+        print('written, originals in ' + archive)
+    if pack:
+        with zipfile.ZipFile(pack, 'w', zipfile.ZIP_DEFLATED) as out:
+            for file, info in done:
+                out.writestr(FOLDER + '/' + file, rewrite(info))
+        print('packed into ' + pack)
+    return 0
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    sys.exit(main())