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posted: 6 Sep 2010 15:42 from: istvan.david click the date to link to this post click member name to view archived images |
Hi Martin! Is there a way to change the gauge for an existing trackplan and resize it accordingly, without redrawing everything from scratch? br István |
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posted: 6 Sep 2010 16:14 from: Martin Wynne
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istvan.david wrote: Is there a way to change the gauge for an existing trackplan and resize it accordingly, without redrawing everything from scratch?Hi István, To change a track plan to a different gauge or scale: First select all the templates as a group (CTRL+A). Then go to the full gauges list (gauge > other gauges... menu item). Select the new gauge/scale setting you want on the list, or create a custom setting. Then click the convert group button at the top of the dialog. If you are converting between the exact-scale gauges, e.g. from P4 to S7, the conversion should be fine.  For other conversions there's a bit of a snag.  If you change the gauge:scale ratio, for example going from P4 to EM, it is mathematically impossible to make a perfect conversion. The lead lengths of turnouts and diamonds will change, and as a result you may find some slight gaps or overlaps between the pointwork templates which will need tidying up after doing the conversion.If you are making a big change of scale:gauge ratio, for example from standard-gauge to narrow-gauge, the lead lengths will change significantly, and it may be a lot less trouble to start again. Plain track templates should always convert ok. regards, Martin. |
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posted: 6 Sep 2010 17:21 from: istvan.david click the date to link to this post click member name to view archived images |
Martin Wynne wrote: istvan.david wrote:Is there a way to change the gauge for an existing trackplan and resize it accordingly, without redrawing everything from scratch?Hi István, Martin, I am trying to convert from N to HO. I'll try it later today. This is the plan I am doing (I have designed it in N scale, but i would like to see how much space it will take in HO): |
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posted: 6 Sep 2010 17:57 from: Martin Wynne
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istvan.david wrote:I am trying to convert from N to HO. I'll try it later today.Hi István, N-NMRA (1:160) conversion to H0-NMRA should work fine with no problems, as both are close to exact-scale track gauge. regards, Martin. |
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posted: 6 Sep 2010 19:26 from: istvan.david click the date to link to this post click member name to view archived images |
Thanks for the quick replies. I wish all customer service would be as fast as you :-) Martin Wynne wrote: istvan.david wrote:I am trying to convert from N to HO. I'll try it later today.Hi István, |
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