Enjoy designing your layout anyrail ensures everything fits. This is the most complete online database for free model train track plans and layouts of scarm projects and designs. Powerful model railroad track planning editor for easy and precise design of scaled train layouts. This software allows you to create and customize your very own layout, view it as a 3d model and then generate a shopping list to make your dream layout a reality.
I also have explore the world of lgb, a 1990 version, and while a fine book, it has less information overall, but does touch on digital operations which predates this older edition. Unfortunately for fastrack users, lionel has not yet released track design software for it. Rr track v5 is the answer for all your toy or model train layout design headaches. Find hundreds of model railway designs for a variety of board sizes in layout plans. This allows you to design your layout according to your own personal ideas. Thousands of layouts have been designed and built using 3rd planit. These layouts were drawn using two types of softwaremths railware software for realtrax, and atlas os right track software. A quick, super easy and free method to plan a layout with realistic constraints using layout design software called anyrail. Scalextric track designer includes the full scalextric track inventory allowing you to design the perfect slot car layout. With instant 3d viewer, model trains simulator and rich set of. Lgb brass track and track related items trainworld.
Rrtrack turns any windows pc and macs running virtualpc or parallels workstation into a sheet of electronic graph paper, allowing for endless combinations and whatif scenarios. Xtrackcad is available for free on mac, windows and linux. This track planning tool makes it easy to design your own lgb layout. Just download the setup package, install it and start editing your first track plan. Search it for railway layouts and railroad track plans by scale, size, tracks and other criteria. Anyrail model railroad track planning and layout design software for the pc with sectional track and flex track of many manufacturers. Lgb track layout plans model train layouts, train layouts. They also help to visualize your ideas properly, especially with a 3d feature. Atlas track planning software atlas model railroad. It comes with some predesigned race tracks which can be edited by the user as per requirements. Download the files and see them in 2d editor and 3d viewer of scarm track planner.
This graphic presentation jpg will show you inj detail how everything fits. That you still have to do, either in the back of your head or a piece of paper. This g scale brass track is the same curve as lgbs old number 1100. Carrera layout track planner is a free track planning software for windows which lets you design race tracks, especially for formula f1. Its also entirely independent, so you can build with almost any track. They are sharing the precious intellectual property, and we thank them sincerely for their trust. Whether you want set up routes with large radius curves that are as close as possible to the prototype or whether you want to run trains in the smallest possible space with. Here is an lgb 10010 g scale layout track template. Accurate turnout templates are key to achieving optimal geometry and knowing you can build exactly what you design. Learning xtrackcad is made easy with the extensive online help and demonstrations.
Scalextric track designer slot car track design free. Sounds and software for the current marklin retrofit decoder sets. You can design multilane layouts, include elevation changes, barriers and pit lanes. Anyrail makes model railroad design so easy, its fun. Track planning tools provide the sanity check, if everything will come together they way you envision it. In a few minutes you can easily create, lines and paths of any kind. This 3d software includes a room designer so that you can layout the exact conditions you are working with. Scarm means simple computer aided railway modeller software for easy and precise design of model train layouts and railroad track plans. Jun 06, 2016 a quick, super easy and free method to plan a layout with realistic constraints using layout design software called anyrail. Instock only trains 308 b brighton avenue buffalo, minnesota 553 sitemap. Scarm the leading design software for model railroad layouts.
Lest you think these tools are somehow less effective than software, i used a template to create a very complex triple deck layout design. Add buildings and other objects and bring your world to life. Make up a single 90 degree curve of the desired radius. It took several iterations to meet the design goals, learning along the way. With the trax viewer you can embed your layout plan in your own website or in a. The the range of the current page is larger with a red background. Overview of the track system youll find curved track in four different radii in the lgb program.
Total ratings 9, lgb g scale straight track 300mm 0. This page provides a directory of model railroad manufacturers offering track, roadbed, and bridges, plus track planning and layout design software, for g, ho, n, o, s, and z scale model railroad layouts. Model railroader is the worlds largest magazine on model trains and model railroad layouts. Anyrail is probably the easiesttouse model railway design tool around. There are a great number of layouts and station configurations, all planned and ready to implement, along with the space needed, in cm and feetmost helpfuland.
Here in the download area we provide several files you can download from our website to your computer. It is the first complete new track system lionel has introduced since 1957, and has rapidly gained popularity due to its ease of assembly, good looks, and large variety of available pieces. Total ratings 3, lgb 10020 nr1002 orange train rerailer g scale. Aug 17, 2018 this is the most complete online database for free model train track plans and layouts of scarm projects and designs. This is another type of model railroad software that you will almost certainly find useful for your train layout not so much for planning purposes, but more for creation of signs, decals, old classic advertisements for your buildings or billboards, simulation of brick or stone walls, stained glass, window treatments, wallpaper, etc. Using a set of tracks you can choose the type of binary touse, orient, stretch or shrink it. Aug 25, 2005 i would not use the lgb track planner. Primarily a place for newcomers to ask questions and seek assistance from likeminded individuals, the hornby forum offers a user community for all those interested in railways. Click on a cover photo to view the publication details. Marklin 60521 marklin software track planning 2d3d. At wonderland models our g gauge lgb model railways track range features every piece of lgb track including the siding track set. While you are designing your dream layout, you will discover that it is a lot easier to game out track and accessory configurations using rrtrack and your pc than to discover, with 100 track sections.
Cad based software will guarantee everything will fit and operate as designed. This software has many useful planning tools for fast and easy production of that dream layout up to 15 x 15 meters approx. See more ideas about train layouts, model trains and model train layouts. Xtrackcad is a cad program for designing model railroad layouts. The hornby forum is intended for discussion of all things model railways. Mixy, if you plan on porting your software to osx then so so as 64bit. This means that different radius curves can be combined with each other on a layout just like the prototype in order to achieve the right track placement in any space.
Trax supports over a hundred track programs from various manufacturers. Gap is caused by drawing program, would not occur on real layout. Designing a track plan incorporating the seven design elements, it becomes almost mandatory to use some type of cad track planning software. A 15car train was placed on the track to give an idea of the proportions. With scarm you can easily create the layout of your dreams. In order to create a new track, enter the name of the track. Recycled plastic railroad ties replace wood ties or build your new loop from recycled plastic and never touch it again. Unless the project is big, i would skip track planning software and use a track planning template and paper and pencil. It features stencils of lgb track sections, switches, signals and more. Two sides are against the basement concrete walls with two side open to the room. Anyrail the easiest model railroad design software. This stretch of track lets the train change directions on the bentdogbone main. Used lgb track planning and bought in barnet no longer required.
Mar 31, 2014 model railroader is the worlds largest magazine on model trains and model railroad layouts. This will open a popup which also contains a larger photo. Traindesign is an app to create track layout for rail model trains. Those of you with visio software might like to try this lgb track template software that a mate sent me earlier today. Most individuals are easily intimated by cad drawing software. This trackplanning tool makes it easy to design your own lgb layout. I know, that there are not so many gscale track producers in the program compared to. Ask your questions about track, switches and layout. There are 400 designs ranging from branch line stations to cement terminals and even city termini, perfect for your hornby, bachmann and heljan trains to run on. This track planning software on a cdrom is for marklin and trix model railroad layouts. Youll find curved track in four different radii in the lgb program. A breakthrough came when the track marked in red was added to the plan.
You need to measure the area available and i drew mine up on graph paper. Good track work will save countless hours of headache in the future and this article outlines how to lay perfect track. Rotate switches in the direction you indicate and bend flexible track without cumbersome menu options and mouse clicks. Heres a few things i have learned since starting to plan my new layout. My method is permanent, but i am proud to say that i can run anything on the layout at anytime. Best track planning software model railroader magazine. No more templates to struggle with, no messy erasing and scribbling, no emergency table extensions propped on sawhorses, no last second hacking of the xmas tree, just pop up the menus off this fully graphical software in the gauge of your choice and plan away. Whether you want set up routes with large radius curves that are as close as possible to the prototype or whether you want to run trains in the smallest possible space. This is lgbs basic, r1 curve, which is the same curved track found in lgb starter sets. Atlas model railroad company produces ho and n scale. Note that gaps on track plan are a matter of drawing, and would not be present in the real layout.
Design your own lgb layout with this easytouse track planning tool. Our mailorder department delivers lgb model railway sets and accessories worldwide with many orders coming from europe and beyond. You can work around the 50 section limit by manipulating the legths of track sections. Train design using ipad to design a railway track for. From tabletop z scale, through 4x8s, room sized layouts, basement and outbuilding empires and a full scale ethanol plant, 3rd planit is the cad software chosen by the most discriminating hobbyists. Scarm software simple computer aided railway modeller. Model railroad track hundreds of track, roadbed, and bridge products from popular brands such as lionel, bachmann, and atlas, covering all scales g through z. The kalmback book to do with setting up garden railways is very good and marc thingamagig i have forgotten his name due to jet lag puts it very simply and clearly and if i can follow it any one can. Only trains 308 b brighton avenue buffalo, minnesota 553 sitemap.
Click the year range for the publications you wish to view this control is located along the top of the page. This is the most complete online database for free model train track plans and layouts of scarm projects and designs with lgb tracks. Product database the database contains all catalogue data starting from 20002001. This n scale two level track plan was measures 14 8 x 10 6 and was designed to fit in the corner of a basement. Directory of model railroad manufacturers producing model railroad track, roadbed, and layout design software for g, ho, n, o, s, and z scale trains. Keep your garden railroad in top shape with straight train track, 82 mm from lgb trains. Discussion of nonhornby brands is allowed, however, active. It includes stencils of lgb track sections, switches, signals and more. Lionel has three types of o gauge track fastrack, o, and o27 fastrack fastrack, introduced earlier this decade, has become lionels primary track line and is now standard in all lionel train sets. This software allows you to create and customize your very own layout, view it as a 3d model and then generate a.