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The next step would be to convert the Virtual Turnouts to Physical Turnouts within JMRI and then with the proper connection to your layout, you can control turnouts (assuming DCC controlled Turnouts) and control your locomotives (again, assuming DCC).  I can write up how to convert from Virtual to Physical as I am playing with the JMRI code to make this a little easier.

OK. Help!! I have managed to do this once, but have then gone and changed the layout slightly in AnyRail. Exported for JMRI, Opened JMRI and all my points are in the turnout table, Opened up the new layout in Panels>Open Panels and get a lovely layout displayed. Go to Options>Edit mode  and right click on a turnout which reveals a drop-down menu which gives a name TOL6 and also a Turnout:ST55 which is what I actually want it to be (presumably left over from the previous successful layout). If I click on the point the diagram animates but nothing physical happens. Right click to get drop-down again and select Edit. The Turnout Name box says ST55, which is what I want to enter anyway, click done. Still no action. If I choose one of my newly entered turnouts and right click it the menu says TOL364 with Turnout:TOL364 and I can edit this with the actual turnout name ST52, click done and it does the actual actuation.

I notice that in the Turnout table the points that I have trouble with have system names like IT1, is this the problem, and if so what to do?

Phew I hope this all makes sense.

Update. What I hadn't mentioned previously is that I had attached labels to the turnouts in the anyrail layout, these being the JMRI system IDs, eg ST55. I did this because I thought this might make the connection with JMRI and save the need to edit each turnout in PanelPro.

After thinking about it overnight I have renamed the AnyRail labels to a couple to not be the JMRI system name, ie changed ST55 to tT55, and lo and behold I can now edit it and get actuation.

So, at the moment, don't label your turnouts in AnyRail to be the JMRI Turnout System Names. But it would be a good idea if in fact the label could be the system name and connection was automatic with no need to edit each one in PanelPro

Bob