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RailModeller Pro?

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Posted by Drumguy on Thursday, September 20, 2018 9:11 PM

I’ve used it for several years. Excellent software IMOP. More importantly, the developer is very active with updates and upgrades, and responds quickly to questions/suggestions on their forum. Probably the best return on 40 bucks I’ve ever spent.

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Posted by RR_Mel on Wednesday, September 19, 2018 10:11 PM

I’m a long time CAD user (33 years), I took a look at the demo a few months ago and RailModeller Pro looks pretty decent.  The price is right so I’d say go for it.  I'm not a Mac guy so I can't advise you about how it works on a Mac.
 
 
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Posted by dante on Wednesday, September 19, 2018 9:56 PM

Check Empire Express by Haddon. Simple and easy to learn and inexpensive. Not a lot of bells and whistles but accurate and plenty good enough for planning.

Dante

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Posted by cuyama on Wednesday, September 19, 2018 1:26 PM

kasskaboose
I like the SCARM tool. 

The original post is about programs for the Mac. SCARM doesn't run natively on a Mac.

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Posted by kasskaboose on Wednesday, September 19, 2018 12:07 PM

I like the SCARM tool.  It's also free and has a limit on the number of elements.  The tool you use only gets you so far.  One thing to aim for is broad curves each one is consistant.  

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Posted by OldEngineman on Tuesday, September 18, 2018 11:08 PM

You can try RailModeler Express (which is free) before the paid version, if you like.

I believe there is a limit of 50 elements in any single plan.

But you could create several "partial plans" to work around that...

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Posted by drbnc on Monday, September 17, 2018 3:31 PM

Use it a lot - top-notch stuff; also use AnyRail for Windows.

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Posted by MapGuy42 on Saturday, September 1, 2018 9:25 PM

Yep!  Love it.  I've only done a 4x6 with it, but I look forward to doing a full room layout with it.

 

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RailModeller Pro?
Posted by kenben on Saturday, September 1, 2018 7:07 PM

Cad design question: Anybody using RailModeller Pro for Mac for designing their layouts?

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