L Shaped benchwork in XTrackCad

[Mike Kieran]

How do you make varying benchwork shapes in XTrackCad like L shaped benchwork?

[shortliner]

Two rectangles - then use the "modify or extend" tool to adjust the line lengths (mini diagram attached), If you want to make a multi-angled board - use the polyline tool, but remember to end where you started


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[Mike Kieran]

Thanks Jack,

I was using Draw>Straight Objects>Draw Table Edge. I thought that there was an easier way of doing it than that. I like the rectangles idea.

[shortliner]

You can use the "table edge", but I find it easier to go the rectangles route if you are drawing a more or less regular shape - adjust the line width to suit your requirements- you can also draw the table edge on a seperate layer, but I don't bother

[Mike Kieran]

How do you adjust the line width? I knew how to do these things in Atlas' Right Track Software.

[shortliner]

Mike - sorry to take so long to get back Lady neighbour had a puncture! She felt very deflated!

   

You can also change colour of line - This one is set to 0, the ones in the XTC file were set to 10

[Svein]

I use the Table edge command, I find it very useful that it snaps into place if you drag it near the end of an existing table edge. Also, the table edge line thickness can't be adjusted, it's stays the same regardless of drawing scale.

Svein

[Mike Kieran]

Perfect. Thanks guys. while the XTrackCad Wiki is useful, it still doesn't cover a lot of things.

Jack, don't worry about taking long. I was OK if you gave me an answer tomorrow. Your an asset to the hobby and forum as well as a good neighbor.

[shortliner]

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Later versions moved some of the menus around - I'm still using the old original one, simply because it does everything I want, and I'm comfortable with it.

[Mike Kieran]

What kills me is that I figure out how to do something and then forget how to do it later.

[shortliner]

It comes to us all as we get older! - a little notebook and a pencil are handy

[Mike Kieran]

Hear hear!!! True dat!!!