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xtrkcad
Posted by slow train Ed on Wednesday, April 18, 2007 1:13 PM

i have been trying to get into xtrkcad to see what it features. Oh forgot hi all.Every time i go to the home page  I don't see where to go to get the rest of the idems offered.Could someone help this slow old man out? thank you for your time and replys.

slow train trying Ed

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Posted by NeO6874 on Wednesday, April 18, 2007 1:44 PM

what items are "missing" from your xtrkcad?

 

If it is saying you need to register, look on the sillub homepage, right above where it says "Update - Version 3.1.4 is available".  There is a link that you can follow to get the registration information.

-Dan

Builder of Bowser steam! Railimages Site

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Posted by slow train Ed on Wednesday, April 18, 2007 1:59 PM

yes i have tryed but can't seem to get it tostart .It has a key # but doesn't say what to do with the number or where to go after.Thank you for that

slow  training ed

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Posted by Annonymous on Wednesday, April 18, 2007 2:11 PM
Start XtrkCad and choose File --> Register...
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Posted by SpaceMouse on Wednesday, April 18, 2007 2:14 PM

If it is the program istself you are looking for you can get it here:

XtrkCAD Special Interest Group

Be sure to run the tutorial once you get it installed. It will take several hours but it is worth it.

Chip

Building the Rock Ridge Railroad with the slowest construction crew west of the Pecos.

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Posted by tutaenui on Thursday, April 19, 2007 3:23 AM
 NeO6874 wrote:

If it is saying you need to register, look on the sillub homepage, right above where it says "Update - Version 3.1.4 is available".  There is a link that you can follow to get the registration information.

 

xtrkcad is 4.0.1 is available from http://www.xtrkcad.org/Wikka/HomePage

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Posted by Gazoo on Thursday, April 19, 2007 7:44 AM
 slow train Ed wrote:

i have been trying to get into xtrkcad to see what it features. Oh forgot hi all.Every time i go to the home page  I don't see where to go to get the rest of the idems offered.Could someone help this slow old man out? thank you for your time and replys.

slow train trying Ed

If by "rest of the items offered" you mean the pre-formed track sections and buildings, go to files > parameter files > browse, find the file on your hard drive labeled "params", and you'll find them there.  They have the extension .xtp.

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Posted by slow train Ed on Thursday, April 19, 2007 9:35 AM

 you guys are great. thank you for informing what I was doing wrong .Some old men take longer to get the point or as in here the cowcatcher.I was trying to get it posted in here not on my own computer,where of all places it is.thank You again for the different places where to get more info. It made it faster to get started makeing another layout again.

the slow trains moveing alittle faster  Ed

 

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Posted by Zandoz on Thursday, April 19, 2007 2:01 PM
Has anyone tried the 4.0.1 version yet?  Problems?  Opinions?

Reality...an interesting concept with no successful applications, that should always be accompanied by a "Do not try this at home" warning.

Hundreds of years from now, it will not matter what my bank account was, the sort of house I lived in, or the kind of car I drove...But the world may be different because I did something so bafflingly crazy that my ruins become a tourist attraction.

"Oooh...ahhhh...that's how this all starts...but then there's running...and screaming..."

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Posted by Gazoo on Thursday, April 19, 2007 2:40 PM

 Zandoz wrote:
Has anyone tried the 4.0.1 version yet?  Problems?  Opinions?

I'm using the 4.0.1 but never used the old version.  The biggest problem I've had so far is the last post I made (above).  It was a little frustrating figuring that out but maybe I should have known that already.

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