Not happy with current layout

Any questions about designing a model railway layout or problems with track work.
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roganty
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Re: Not happy with current layout

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robhillwales wrote:I am struggling a little getting this designed in Scarm, would you mind posting the drawing you have with the part numbers displayed please. I have only Hornby track so will need to do a conversion
I'm not sure if you are aware, but you could set the track plan image as a background, and then use it to place the track pieces on top
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If you zip the file first, you can share SCARM files in the forum!
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robhillwales wrote:I am struggling a little getting this designed in Scarm, would you mind posting the drawing you have with the part numbers displayed please. I have only Hornby track so will need to do a conversion

Hope your dont mind

Rob

Here we go. Scenery dropped. The first version without any Peco points.
( I found Anyrail more intuitive when I finally gave in to learning a computer planner, so I'm stuck with, and happy with, that.)
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For points R612/3 are same as R8072/3 (I think one is steel rail, one N/S)

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Re: Not happy with current layout

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Amazing thank you.

Will get it designed over the weekend and work out what I need to buy track wise.

I owe you a beer!!!
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