3D RR Concept and Design

[Anonymous]

I purchased this CAD type software some tme ago. It's not too tough to use but I was wondering if anyone else uses it. It was published by Abracadata...

[Big_Boy_4005]

I bought it a long time ago too, and never really got into it. I have 2 other cad programs that I never use. I just find it easier to draw by hand.

When I draw it is pretty loose and sloppy, I don't like to be held to tight tolerances. I know what the limits are for different things like grade and track spacing. I also have a good sense of spacial relations, and visualize well, so I find the computer to be an unnecessary step. I also think it takes much longer to draw that way.

[Anonymous]

I have a copy of 3D RR C&C and found that I did not like the program that much. Abracadata has gone out of business so there is no longer any support for the program. The latest add on is from 1999. There have been a few idiosyncrasies that drove me up the wall such as the connection of switches. I have used it to do several plans of my layout, I now have Cadrail and find I like this program much better because of the information it can supply so much easier. If Abracadata was still in business, they may have put in a few of the features I like by now such as: radius and % grade, being able to send a view to fellow railroaders to see and review your plan.
The program was on sell for $20 (much cheaper than the $100 that I paid 3 years ago) a few months ago and is now selling for $50 again (much to much for an old program from a company out of business).