Flex Track Maxed out at 90 degrees & inventory track sections?
Posted: 11 May 2019, 21:23
First: Love the software. I was looking for something free, but tried the trial version, and fell in love an purchased. I have not modeled anything since The early 1990s when I was a kid, now as an adult, I am looking at going full bore on a 11'x4' n scale (UK) DCC layout, and have found this software invaluable for planning when so much expense is on the line.
Question: 2 Parts -
1 ) Can you represent a curve of a flex track at > 90 degrees?
2 ) From an inventory perspective, is there a way to track partial track segments from a 36" flex track? (i.e. 3x 10" sections of track only reduces inventory by one 36" flex track section?)
Background: I am modeling in N Scale (UK 1:148) and trying to plan out some track. I am using some 12" curves, but the flex track curve tool (Peco Streamline) will lay a 36" piece of track, but won't let me enter a curve > 90 degrees. So my curve only uses 19.47" of my 36" long track.. Is there any way to allow it to do > 90 degrees?
75 Degrees @ 12r = 15.94" length
90 Degrees @ 12r = 19.47" length
Theoretically I should be able to do a 165 degree curve with 1 piece of 36" flex track on 12" radius. But it is requiring me to put 2 sections down to get that 165 degree turn. This now means it is utilizing parts that I still have in inventory. (so my inventory is artificially low / parts list is artificially high). I know there is some variance on actually being able to make a perfect curve, etc.. But even so, I should be able to put 3x10" straight sections, and only use 1 piece of 36" flex track.
Question: 2 Parts -
1 ) Can you represent a curve of a flex track at > 90 degrees?
2 ) From an inventory perspective, is there a way to track partial track segments from a 36" flex track? (i.e. 3x 10" sections of track only reduces inventory by one 36" flex track section?)
Background: I am modeling in N Scale (UK 1:148) and trying to plan out some track. I am using some 12" curves, but the flex track curve tool (Peco Streamline) will lay a 36" piece of track, but won't let me enter a curve > 90 degrees. So my curve only uses 19.47" of my 36" long track.. Is there any way to allow it to do > 90 degrees?
75 Degrees @ 12r = 15.94" length
90 Degrees @ 12r = 19.47" length
Theoretically I should be able to do a 165 degree curve with 1 piece of 36" flex track on 12" radius. But it is requiring me to put 2 sections down to get that 165 degree turn. This now means it is utilizing parts that I still have in inventory. (so my inventory is artificially low / parts list is artificially high). I know there is some variance on actually being able to make a perfect curve, etc.. But even so, I should be able to put 3x10" straight sections, and only use 1 piece of 36" flex track.