Curved shapes

[RobAllen]

I want to draw a curved platform onto my plan. How do I go about doing this?

[RailModeller Support]

Hello Rob,

one option would be a circle shape from the Shape pop-up menu in the toolbar and configure it to show only a circle segment:

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Another option would be just a poly shape with enough points to resemble the desired platform shape.

Hope this helps,
Jan

[RobAllen]

Thanks.

The circle option is difficult to use as I currently have a curved piece of track with a curve radius of 500cm and an arc angle of 10. A 10 degree circle that large affects the size of the document as it creates a bounding square.

I'll live with a polygon, and live with having to re-do all the polygon points when I change the arc angle of the track..

[RailModeller Support]

P.S. We've got an open feature request for a dedicated curve tool, which will also come in handy when we eventually dive into (3D) terrain modeling.
It's on the to-do list, just a matter of finding the right time to tackle it:

https://railmodeller.uservoice.com/foru ... curve-tool


The more interest in this feature, the better the chances it'll get added rather sooner than later..

Cheers,
Jan