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I have a question?
Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, December 15, 2005 8:26 AM
Has anyone tried that track planner on www.sillub.com. I can't seem to figure out the controls.
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, December 15, 2005 8:52 AM
Uner the help menu there is a demo/tutorial. It is really helpful.
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Posted by SpaceMouse on Thursday, December 15, 2005 10:47 AM
I did the demo. It took several hours, but after that I got pretty good with it pretty quickly.

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Posted by pcarrell on Thursday, December 15, 2005 11:22 AM
You're right, it's not real user friendly. I'm still trying to figure it out.

I've always used the Atlas software. It takes a little getting used to, but it's fairily intuitive.

This looks like it does a lot more, but it is much harder to get used to.
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Posted by SMassey on Thursday, December 15, 2005 11:26 AM
XtrkCAD is not that hard to use once you get through the tutorial. There are a few features that dont seem to work I just dont worry about them. the only other gripe I have is that the tool you are using resets after each use, that gets to be frusterating when you are trying to preform the same operation more than once or twice.

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, December 15, 2005 12:47 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by SMassey

the only other gripe I have is that the tool you are using resets after each use, that gets to be frusterating when you are trying to preform the same operation more than once or twice.

Take a look at "options" "sticky". You can choose which commands reset and which stay active.

One you've done the demo and practiced a bit things really do get much easier.

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