02-21-2010, 11:39 AM
Fluesheet Wrote:This track plan is VERY nice, thanks for taking the time to post it. In spite of having a good amount of track, but still has a very usable feel to it - amazing what a little thought and expertise can do for a space.
Glad you liked it. It just looked like an interesting challenge to try to fit a standalone H0 scale switching layout into 7" x 8 feet.
Fluesheet Wrote:Incidentally, what software package did you use for your drawing?
Xtrakcad, a freeware track drawing program that can be downloaded from here: http://www.xtrkcad.org/Wikka/HomePage
Btw - if you want to try it, be warned that the user interface is pretty idiosyncratic - there is definitely a threshold you have to get over to learn to use it well, but once you master it, it works pretty well - I especially like the option of adding cars and test running things to check on track placement.
Smile,
Stein