Hi All
Does anyone know of software that is available for designing 1.5 railroads?
1.5 SCALE LAYOUT SOFTWARE
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1.5 SCALE LAYOUT SOFTWARE
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Re: 1.5 SCALE LAYOUT SOFTWARE
For designing what part of it? I would suspect that CAD would be the best way to do the ground layout. If you want track design, I am not sure, but TEMPLOT may allow you to do sleeper layout/angles/ect for the track.
But in short, I don't know of anything special to design ride on railways for a backyard.
James
But in short, I don't know of anything special to design ride on railways for a backyard.
James
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Re: 1.5 SCALE LAYOUT SOFTWARE
From what I researched in the past, there really isn't any thing out there. The issue you come into is the turnout design. A number 7 from accutie maybe different from a number 7 that club xyz builds on the ground. The turnouts can vary slightly from each other, you need those drawings of the turnouts being used to develop a library that can be pulled from to have them layout as they would actually be built. If you find anything let us know.
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Re: 1.5 SCALE LAYOUT SOFTWARE
OK, so I had a look on TEMPLOT, and it will likely do what you want, with the notable exception that it is not to be used for building an actual railway. (as in, you are using it to design a railroad, and they are not responsible for your choice of actually constructing a railroad...)
It has been used at up to 15" gauge railroad design
https://85a.co.uk/forum/view_topic.php? ... p_to=16672
I don't know if that's what you are looking for, or if you are looking for something to design a railroad on a piece of property- in which case, I suspect the first real part is a good detailed survey of the property for grades. (at least, that's what I started with...)
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It has been used at up to 15" gauge railroad design
https://85a.co.uk/forum/view_topic.php? ... p_to=16672
I don't know if that's what you are looking for, or if you are looking for something to design a railroad on a piece of property- in which case, I suspect the first real part is a good detailed survey of the property for grades. (at least, that's what I started with...)
Currently working on the bridge for mine-
The new wall by Peach James, on Flickr