... the ballast shoulder and cess: 2_221625_280000000.png printed template: 2_060536_020000000.png 2_071626_150000000.png On the prototype the underlying formation is prepared with a top slope of typically 1:20 for drainage into the cess, to typically 15ft trackbed width for a single track. The ballast is then spread on top of that. ballast edge+ cess: 2_250658_220000002.png The templates are intended as full-size cutting templates rather than a finished drawing. You are expected to scribble on them where necessary. You can also show the trackbed edges in diagram-mode output: 2_101848_130000000.png This option will apply in diagram mode for all outputs -- print, PDF, image file exports, sketchboard. But only of course for templates which have had their trackbed edges switched on at geometry> trackbed edges... menu item. This is the result on the sketchboard: 2_101848_140000002.png If you want a coloured fill between the trackbed edges on the sketchboard, that would be a lot of additional program coding, not yet done. However, if all templates have trackbed edges, and all the same width, ...