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The free RailModeller Express track planning app for macOS has been updated to version 6.4.9 improving the drag-to-connect functionality for flex tracks snapping to close, unconnected joints of tracks in the layout and automatically calculating a shape appropriate for connecting to the other track. ...

Hi Scott - The 36" Super-Flex Track (Atlas H0 Code 100 article number 168) has a length of 36" so at the default 45º arc angle - that is applied when first bending a flex track to a parametric curve - the maximum radius is 45.8" before exceeding the track length. The app autocorrects...

Is there anyway of adding in the cost per metre and have the program calculate the overall cost based on the combined length used? You can enter the price for the flex track article in the Part List and have the app calculate the total. Adding up the combined track length for a specific flex track ...

Ich würde gerne Elemente am Raster ausrichten, also dort "fangen" lassen. Wie macht man das? Dazu müsste auch das Raster konfigurierbar sein - ist es das? Ich habe nichts gefunden. Im Bereich Dokument in der Seitenleiste rechts können globale Eigenschaften des Gleisplans bearbeitet und...

Hi Mike, The flex connect function looks at both tracks to be joined; If the tracks are mostly parallel (and a connection is possible) they're connected with an ess curve (flex with 4 control points) Flex connect parallel.jpg If the tracks can be joined with some curved shape - the imagined extensio...

Hi Tim, apologies for a newbie asking 2 daft laddie questions/issues. I'm trying to begin my first layout design using this software. No worries! Does a baseboard "behave" the same way as a layer in this software? Is it necessary to add a baseboard to the draft, or can you just work with a...

Hello Yiorgos, Welcome to RailModeller Pro! When creating a new or opening an existing layout the app presents the document window: overview_main.png It contains The drawing canvas at the center of the document window The tool bar at the top of the window The catalog of track libraries to the left T...

Our free RailModeller Express track planning app for macOS has been updated to version 6.4.8. This maintenance update adds some improvements for 3D mode as well as minor enhancements across the app and fixes an issue for older Macs equipped with an Intel HD Graphics 4000 running macOS Catalina (10.1...

Hi there - This new video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fylCLhZVJLU shows how to recreate the Kato Unitrack H0 sample layout "Yard Job One" in RailModeller Pro using only a (mediocre) image from the catalog. You can get the sample track set at www.katousa.com/HO/Unitrack/. This video als...

The free RailModeller Express track planning app for macOS has been updated to version 6.4.6 providing a number of bug fixes and updated track libraries. The update is available exclusively on the Mac App Store . All details about our Express edition and how it compares to the fully-featured Pro edi...

Is there a way when opening the "community layouts" in the software, to sort or filter the layouts? It seems there are so many that are appealing but unfortunately in metric or using a track library where the vendor is overseas. Couple of ways, actually! Layouts are also unit agnostic: Wh...

TrevorJackson wrote: ↑03 Oct 2021, 15:25 Hi. I can't open the links you dropped

Hi Trevor - I've just checked the YouTube links and they are all working.
Maybe a temporary glitch at YouTube?

Cheers,
Jan

Unfortunately this is not an application error - the error message you've described is generated by macOS. Multiple reports of this error message on the web indicate that it is a frequent bug in macOS, however resetting the macOS printing system appears to have helped in multiple instances. Could yo...

Hello Commander, Glad to help. Is there any chance you've set your preferences for inclinations to Per Mille but are expecting to see Percent ? The General section of the app's preferences controls how grades are displayed: grade_prefs.png Any of the following popular formats can be chosen from Per ...

simonk wrote: ↑25 Jul 2021, 15:10 The canvas size means that I can't view my baseboard or edit it easily (I'm not sure which point I'm editing). I can't scroll. Very very frustrating, what am I doing wrong?

Hi Simon,

You can adjust the canvas size in the Document tab in the sidebar to the right?

Hope this helps,
Jan