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A trick that might work, although I don't know if you want to use it - would be to squirt the cat with a squirt gun whenever you see the cat trying to get on the layout. The cat doesn't associate the squirt gun with you, but associates it with climbing onto the layout. (no, you can't use the spray bottle with a 50/50 mix of alcohol to water). Drawback - it gets on your scenery and can cause problems, not to mention if it hits your locomotives.... Or....you can try the "sound" aversion therapy. If you see the cat trying to climb on the layout, find some kind of unpleasant sound to make - like clap two 1 X 3 boards together. This has the advantage of not being painful to your hands, the sound is louder, and closer to the cat's upper range of hearing (above 20,000 Hz). But, like with the squirt gun, you have to catch the cat in the act of climbing. Once the cat is on the layout, it's going to continue to be on the layout until you walk into the room. By then, the damage to the layout is already done. I don't think putting sharp points at various points on the layout is going to make a difference - too random, and besides, the object is to prevent, not injure. I have an N-scale layout in the living room and my cat won't get on it. It's only about 18 inches off the floor, but she'd rather lie under it than try to get on top of it.
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