03-14-2012, 08:37 AM
My 1st layout I used 'Charting or Graphic Tape' to lay out the track plan for a control panel. Small layout, many parallel tracks, but it worked out ok.
That was 15 years ago and I guess no one does that anymore in favor of a computer program to do so.
Problem is, I'm not a graphic artist, I don't use Photoshop though I can navigate through Windows Registry with little issue. I never used any of those track planning programs as I did my hand drawn plan as to scale as possible, then full scale with turnout templates so I know it's at least 95% feasible.
I see all these PC generated control panels and they do look great, but anything graphic is out of my league. Ideas??
That was 15 years ago and I guess no one does that anymore in favor of a computer program to do so.
Problem is, I'm not a graphic artist, I don't use Photoshop though I can navigate through Windows Registry with little issue. I never used any of those track planning programs as I did my hand drawn plan as to scale as possible, then full scale with turnout templates so I know it's at least 95% feasible.
I see all these PC generated control panels and they do look great, but anything graphic is out of my league. Ideas??