Latest release is 8.06.002.1373 which does not fix either problem. As I said, not all connections exhibit the problem, and its only with Fixed easement length....
... Bill, I just tried working with your file using build 1373. I did see that portion of a curve that extened into a turnout turn red, not the entire curve....
In the HO track library, there appears an entry called Area 1941. I maybe able to use some of the items here but I cannot locate a manufacturer called "AREA...
Hi, ... AREA is the American Railway Engineering Association. They are the prototype turnout drawings dated 1941. For turnout kits based on these prototype...
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I have just uploaded another Chama file. This one includes an ash pit and two tool sheds. From several photographs it appears that the ash pit was rebuilt on a...
... your ... Just now went to use your stockyard file. However, I don't have a program to open a .dwg extension. Searched the web and see that what is ...
Hi I am trying to find a good color for backdrops in 3D view in my 3rdPlanIt drawings. I want a clear blu sky, but either the clear blue is to dark, or the ...
If all you're wanting is a clear blue sky, you might consider changing your background color and not using a backdrop at all. go to file/settings/backdrop. ......
Knut, Have you tried to make a custom color? Use Properties / Appearance / Color / Fill / Custom. You can choose one of the blues and modify it. Try moving...
Thanks for your response Dave. That's a good data point. To clarify, I do get the error message after the fact if the curve is invalid (extends into turnout),...
I am a classic "mostly 2D" user of 3pi. Meaning my primary use is 2D track planning, using 3D for walls and backdrops and sanity-checking the designs, and...
Personally, I'd like to see Randy's scarce time focused on plopping his butt down in Bermuda with his wife relaxing and taking a break-- he sure as heck...
BTW, I have found Randy to be extremely receptive to comments, suggestions and even criticisms offline. Many of the suggestions and comments I've made to him...
Maybe it is like Area 51, that no one is supposed to know about LOL... I am more worried about areas 1-50, where are they? From Downunder (Couldn't miss the...
I am finding the learning curve for 3rd Planit kind of steep. I wonder if someone more experienced can tell me if there is a way to load a gif, tiff, or jpg...
... I've never done that but........ I believe if you use the place image tool from the tool box you can do it. Start a new layer, go to the tool box and...
... Robert, The post by shadraq68 is correct. I suggest you be sure to include gridmarks or some other measurement scale at the edge of your image. That will...
There were a number of posts about OCT 12 2008 that dealt with this issue. Here is one of mine (#30904). The others are in and around that one. You should be...
I've done much the same process, and it works just great. If you want to do areas where you want more detail, scan just those areas in a higher resolution,...
They exist in a space roughly 17 meters by 87 meters in dimension, and rotated approximately 90 degrees out of phase with respect to ordinary space/time and...
That's a nice resource Rick, thanks for the URL. Here's another one people might not know about: "The Model Train Magazine Index" -- Useful for when you _know_...
AREA stands for the American Railway Engineering Association, now called the American Railway Engineering and Maintenance of way Association or AREMA. Harry...
i just downloaded the demo version of 3PI. i want to play with it for a while before i upgrade from my old version 4. my new layout will occupy part of a...
My bad, I have replaced the Autocad fle with a zip of the .3pi file. The drawing neeeds to be updated in that I have info for the scale house which is located...
Thank you for your answers. I managed to get things work by experimenting a bit with the lights. I drawed a few lights, placed them at the height of my...
Here's what I do for backdrops-- I don't have the program in front of me right now so this is all from memory... (BTW-- this is the general technique for...