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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: MistyEyedWanderer on January 23, 2023, 09:22:44 PM

Title: 3rd planit custom turnouts?
Post by: MistyEyedWanderer on January 23, 2023, 09:22:44 PM
Working on new layout designs is almost a hobby in itself, I don't mind buying software as long as its good.  The support forum appears dead though, as only owners can post.  So I need to ask the question to help me make my fancy designs:

Does 3rd planit software allows for incorporating custom turnouts?   
Title: Re: 3rd planit custom turnouts?
Post by: njee20 on January 24, 2023, 08:23:55 AM
Templot is awesome (the benchmark I'd say) for planning with custom turnouts. Not familiar with 3D PlanIt, but having just read their website it appears to still be based on RTP track. It does say they can consume DXFs, so you could always export DXFs from Templot if you wanted to use the more visual features of 3D PlanIt.

Can't help on availability or anything though.
Title: Re: 3rd planit custom turnouts?
Post by: MistyEyedWanderer on February 01, 2023, 07:39:11 PM
Slowly working through a video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98ruB3GH2Ws (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98ruB3GH2Ws)

Of how to Templot. 

My brain...hurtz... but I will get there  ;D