Johan
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« on: February 21, 2008, 07:26:13 PM » |
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Is there a way to lay parallel track such as a double mainline without having to use the ruler funtion?
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Johan
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David
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« Reply #1 on: February 21, 2008, 10:08:36 PM » |
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Do you mean for flex track or for regular snap track? Because for the latter, the track system usually imposes a fixed distance between the tracks.
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David Hoogvorst
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Johan
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« Reply #2 on: February 21, 2008, 11:10:48 PM » |
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Hi David,
It is for flex track (Fleischmann Profi). I have no problems where I use snap track.
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Johan
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David
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« Reply #3 on: February 21, 2008, 11:40:02 PM » |
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Well, if you're creating perfect circular arcs, you can use the 'Curve Flex' tool.
Right click an unconnected piece of flex, select 'Adjust Flex/Curve Flex...'.
Give in the angle and radius of the curve you want.
Repeat on another flex, with another radius of course.
Otherwise, there is no way in AnyRail now to get it exactly right except for a 'visual' check.
If you've any suggestions to make this easier, please let us know. We'd be very happy to solve this issue in an elegant way!
David.
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Vintage64
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« Reply #4 on: February 27, 2008, 04:16:25 AM » |
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If you've any suggestions to make this easier, please let us know. We'd be very happy to solve this issue in an elegant way! I do!  You need a function to offset a spline, like in a CAD program. |
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kimbo
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« Reply #5 on: February 27, 2008, 10:59:11 AM » |
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What I could see for parallel track is having some sort of colour warning similar to how its done for overstretched flex track and/or track which is curved beyond the desired minimum radii.
You could have a parallel track option where you determine the desired distance between tracks on straights and curves (you could default those to NEM standards), and then a colour i.e. light green would be dead on, whilst light red would be not so okay.
Otherwise you could just put it as an option which you right click to activate...
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David
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« Reply #6 on: February 28, 2008, 10:33:12 PM » |
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How about just right clicking a piece of flex, and have a 'create parallel' option. Then, you can choose to put it at the 'inner' or 'outer' side of the existing flex, and give in a distance.
Press 'OK', and done.
I see two minor problems: an inner parallel flex could get too sharp curves, and an outer one could get too long.
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kimbo
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« Reply #7 on: March 01, 2008, 07:58:39 PM » |
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Sounds like it could work just fine!
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KimLiving in: Brussels, Belgium AnyRail user since: 26/12/2007 Dream layout: HO freelance layout set in an imaginary European country bordering to Belgium, Germany, and Netherlands Personal site: http://kimmetje.rpgnewworlds.net
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kingjim
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« Reply #8 on: April 17, 2008, 07:30:37 PM » |
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:as well as a single track you could program in a double track into anyrail which would keep the same distance apart when curved.i have seen this another program but can't remember which one.
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David
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« Reply #9 on: April 17, 2008, 08:48:02 PM » |
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Hi Kingjim,
Thanks for your suggestion. Do you mean that you simply start out with two straight parallel tracks at a certain distance, and work from there?
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peartree
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« Reply #10 on: December 18, 2008, 12:41:39 AM » |
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How about just right clicking a piece of flex, and have a 'create parallel' option. Then, you can choose to put it at the 'inner' or 'outer' side of the existing flex, and give in a distance.
Press 'OK', and done.
I see two minor problems: an inner parallel flex could get too sharp curves, and an outer one could get too long.
David.
But you already have nice warnings for those two situations Obviously you can confine the parallel track to a 90-degree arc (in the case of a curve). Just draw it to the limit of the length of the piece of flex-track. |
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vistisen
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« Reply #11 on: March 29, 2009, 04:05:29 PM » |
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How about just right clicking a piece of flex, and have a 'create parallel' option. Then, you can choose to put it at the 'inner' or 'outer' side of the existing flex, and give in a distance.
Press 'OK', and done.
I see two minor problems: an inner parallel flex could get too sharp curves, and an outer one could get too long.
David.
As a new user I can only say this it the programme that I have been looking for! This idea of masking parallel lines would be great. The only thing I would like to add is why stop at two tracks? My suggestion would be right click and in a dialog box choose the number of additional lines and whether they should be inside or outside the exisiting. Although how you know which is the inside or outside is not always clear unless the existing line is a continuous loop! But that is what Ctrl Z is for! |
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Duchess Of Montrose
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« Reply #12 on: March 30, 2009, 07:11:04 AM » |
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David,
the option to add parallel track for flexable rail would be great, this would have been the most significant change that would have helped me plan my layout.
As has already been noted in this thread, it should not be limited to two tracks, allow as many as possible. Again, as already stated, let us fix the problem if the radius is too large or small, Anyrail already provides the messages required.
No-one has mentioned it, I kept adding points to the track to ensure they were parallel then deleted the points when I was happy the tracks were parallel.
Charlie
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PoppaStevo
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« Reply #13 on: June 13, 2009, 08:49:36 AM » |
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Hi to all,
Came into this late and there are some good suggestions here. In the absence of an inbuilt Anyrail tool, I have been using the simple method of using a double crossover (the Walther one in OO is the one I use) as a template for start finish points.. have progressed from there to a layout that just has some common parallel track configurations that I copy from to the layout I am working on.. works for me and might help some others?
Stevo
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aussiemick
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« Reply #14 on: March 07, 2010, 05:48:39 AM » |
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Hi to all, one other suggestion which I really like, and before anyrail this is how I would build layouts,
In sid meier's railroads game, it has a mode called table top, this just lets you build track and play trains with out having to actually play the game.. The way parallel track laying worked here was you would lay one length of track, then swap tools to a double track tool, then click and drag along any existing track, and the program would work out the rest and lay track along side the existing piece.. It would be really good if Anyrail had this feature.
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Mick.
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