Harold, As Keith explained, the key word here is that Cadrail gives you the ability to "TRACE" over photos as opposed to "CONVERT". So you load a bitmap photo ...
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Hi all, You can not flip up a circle, just lines. It just has not been implemented in the tool. I will add it to the wish list for future versions. Tom Sandia...
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Jason, Ok, here is the problem: a "TURNOUT" in Cadrail lingo is made of 3 lines as defined in the Figures-Turnout part (page 81) of the manual. In this case, ...
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Hi all, Welp, maybe I will elaborate on this some more. Cadrail really does not support Circles in 3d, from a true sense of the phrase. You can draw an ARC...
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... Thanks, Tom -- that clears things up. I didn't think about compatibility with previous versions, so I couldn't figure out why both types were turnouts. ...
I would like to take an opportunity to thank everyone for their input on this question. I think the most pertinant responce was to use rectangular openings as ...
Kert, Actually, I found out after that fact that it appears rr.com had put in place some SPAM blocking software and was a bit too aggressive in the initial...
In a message dated 5/24/2004 8:58:46 AM Pacific Daylight Time, ... That is why people buy Cadrail as the principle RR CAD design tool !!!! Joe Brann Owner /...
Hi all, while I'm new to this group, I'm not new to Cadrail or model railroading (since 1947). I've been using Cadrail since the '90's, V.2 or 3. I recently...
Rick, I'm not sure what is going on since I have XP Prof. SP1 and version 7.11 of Cadrail. Although I never installed 7.00 I started with 7.01 and upgraded to...
On Jun 2, PeteC wrote: <I'm not sure what is going on since I have XP Prof. SP1 and version <7.11 of <Cadrail. Although I never installed 7.00 I started with...
... Rick, I upgraded to CadRail v8.02. Wonderful upgrade. I still haven't learned all the new tricks in the program, but it is a great upgrade from v7.11. I...
Hi, Jan: Can you provide a small drawing that illustrates the problem, or provide the procedure that you're using when you attempt to draw the points? Thanks, ...
Jan, I experimented a little bit with the points and got questionable results (at best). What I might suggest as an alternative: Use the line command to...
... I used "point on line" with a fixed distance along a line - the distance simply came out wrong. When using "distance/azimuth" or "distance/angle" the...
Hello Guys & Gals -- new to list -- cadrail since 95 ?I would like to take my drawings up to kinkos and use their 36 x 48 (E size) plotter to plot the drawings...
Bill, Sorry we do not have a Cadrail FAQ. You can check around the Sandia site: http://www.sandiasoftware.com/ or search this list's archives (though I don't...
Try the on-line tutorial. For printing specifically the url is http://www.sandiasoftware.com/tutor8/Chapter%206/6-printing.htm Bruce Wilson Barrie, Ontario...
Cadrail 8 has been an experience to say the least. Somehow, when I installed Cadrail 8 on my XP computer it over wrote all of my Cadrail 7 files, wiping out...
... OK, That problem is solved (more or less). The image I can't delete does not show in the printed version of the drawing, only on the screen. I drew over...
I was wondering if anyone can help me with this strange problem. After I upgraded to CR 8.02 from 7.11 one of my layout drawings has ended up with a line in it...
In a message dated 7/14/2004 7:26:45 PM Eastern Daylight Time, ... Pete, I have a little free time before I travel on Monday morning, so if you file is virus...
Pete, Here are a couple suggestions: 1. Try using Show All Objects in the 2d view. Sometimes the object is greatly removed from the other in the drawing in...
Robin, I tried all the suggestions you gave me and could not find anything out of place. When I went thru the worksheet view all items on the offending layer...
Pete, I am answering you here so all can joy from the experience. <g> You sent me the drawing and I have looked at it. It appears the culprit is related to the...
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Hullo! I'm trying to print my drawing on adjacent sheets, to be able to use the prints to build track on. Even though I'm printing columns on CadRail, I seem...
Folks, I've used CADRail's scaling ability to create some accurately-scaled decal sets. A couple of months ago, I printed several sets of decal masters on my ...