XTRKCAD

Is Xtrkcad the most user friendly cad program? I tried to download from Sillub, but they are having problems with their download sites.

http://www.sillub.com/

Does anyone know of another site to download this program?

Are there any other programs that are user friendly and do a nice job?

Thanks in advance....................

Lon

 

If you go with XTrkCAD, be sure to go through the tutorial. It is apparently the key to understanding how it works (according to the track planning guru at my local club). I use a Mac, and it is not compatible.

Before I switched from PC to Mac, I used RTS (Right Track Software) from Atlas, and that is reasonably easy.

A commercial product that is often given top marks is 3rd Plan-it, but I do not know what the $$$ is. I have not used it.

Hope that helps.

Andrew

 

I believe I read on another site that RTS by Atlas was only good for those using Atlas track/products...............Is this correct?

Lon

 

That's correct. RTS from Atlas is actually a custom version of Winrail 7 and only accepts the Atlas product libraries (both track and structures). But if that is what you want to use, it actually works great! I used it to design my current layout (100% Atlas HO Code83 SnapTrack). I switched to 3rd PlanIt when it came to scenery and structures because I wanted a 3D view and independant library.

I found RTS pretty easy to use but don't know how it compares to XtrakCAD when it comes to ease-of-use since I haven't used XtrakCAD.

 

If you need it, I put xtrkcad on my website:

http://www.diezfamily.us/xtrkcad/xtc32312.exe

Tim

 

Thanks Diezman .............. I'm building a "G" scale layout...........I don't know if Atlas makes that size track....so the RTS by Atlas may be a moot point......I'm really a newbee at this!!

Heard that the XTRKCAD was fairly simple to use.

Lon

 

Also available for download at the Yahoo! XTRACAD group!

XTrkCad On Yahoo

You gotta join the group to get the install but hey, there's a lotta good help to be had there.

 

I found this site also..........has a few other downloads that may be of interest!!

http://www.nscale.org/downloads.htm

I'm finding a lot of great guys on this site!! Wish there was a little more activity on the G scale side.........kind of quiet there...

 

Bayaar - I wish I could afford it but that would take a couple of acres in the south west to have a layout where a bullet train would look good.

 

No problem Grey One.....just save up for some more $$$ for acreage.........I've been posting all around the forums and have been getting great support. I still have a lot more questions!! I know all you guys will have the answers..........need to research a good controller......any hints would be very helpful.

Lon

 

Boxcab,
The fueding was between developers and developers and users. Developers have taken all thier development crap to the FORGE site.

Nuttin but us users hangin' in that group now. And it's alot more peacefulnd and a lot less busy.

 

Here's the newer one (from yahoo group)

http://www.diezfamily.us/xtrkcad/xtc32314.exe

Tim

 

Thanks Diezman ..... from the three of us....Angler (N), Bayaar (G), and Cowboy (N........He hasn't registered yet, but has been reading the posts)

Lon