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Model Plan Help?

Discussion in 'Model Railways' started by Eagle1711, Jun 29, 2010.

  1. Eagle1711

    Eagle1711 Well-Known Member

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    Hello

    Im trying to produce a Layout plan for our layout on www.rmrc.webs.com ideally i would like one like you see on one of the model mags like model rail or something like that.
    Does anyone know how or what to use as i dont have a clue and they look too good to be drawn out on paper.

    Cheers

    Dan
     
    Eagle1711, Jun 29, 2010
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  2. ADB968008

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    Autocad.
    You can draw to scale sizes, use templates etc.

    Theres also cheapers versions, one method is maybe using visio or any other vector graphic tool
     
    ADB968008, Jun 30, 2010
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    Hi Danny

    I use XTrkCad, it is freeware and has quite a community using it: -

    XTrkCad Home Page

    The system allows (fairly easily) to create your own track components and other items to place on the layout.
     
    gz3xzf, Jul 6, 2010
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  4. DisusedBranch

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    Adobe Illustrator. I measure the size of everything then scale down by a factor of 10 for drawing it on an Illustrator document with a grid set to (scale) one metre squares.
     
    DisusedBranch, Jul 14, 2010
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    I have a program called anyrail I think which seems pretty good but I was using the hornby program before so anything would seem better after that
     
    Scorpian04111986, Jul 17, 2010
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