RailModeller Feature Requests
- Let us know what features you would like to see in the future
- Cast your vote to help us prioritize new features
Please send ALL requests for parts and track libraries directly to support@railmodeller.com!
Thanks for your input!
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DCC Planning, Electric Planning (Planung Digitalsteuerung/Elektrik/Verkabelung)
Isoliertrennungen für Schienen
Rückmelder positionieren
Blöcke kennzeichnen und bezeichnen
Kehrschleifen kennzeichnen149 votesElectrical planning is scheduled for a future update!
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An indication of wiring blocks
It would be nice to be able to identify wiring blocks, i.e. identify sections of the tracks that are connected electrically. This is very important when planning a layout. Also, the program could identify reverse loops that need special isolation.
117 votesA wiring module is planned for the future!
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A way to force two tracks to connect [Lower Precision, Higher Tolerance]
Two tracks can be very close but not connected. I would like to be able to select both tracks and ask them to be connected. This should be extended to a whole selection. Sometimes selecting adjacent tracks the mouse moves slightly and a small disconnection appears somewhere. It is very difficult to find it. I would like to be able to select all tracks and say "connect"
115 votesA dedicated function to connect all tracks in the selection and appending each track to its closest neighboring track could be added in the future
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Library Editor
I would like to be able to design new track components and add them to my personal library. The most complicated component would be a switch. I am buliding handlaid narrow gauge track using stub switches. How do I put my designs into my library? Just for off the wall, suppose I had a 4'8.5" inch gauge layout. My switches would all be custom. So it I'm BNSF and wanted to use this software to lay out a new yard, how would I do it?
111 votesThe Library Editor optional add-on for creating and editing custom/private libraries will be available soon
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Change look of cursor
Change the cursor in paint brush when painting
Change the cursor in dropper when picking a color
Right ow you want to choose an element, but because you forgot to change the cursor you remove it, or paint it because you do not see in what mode you are.111 votes -
Better 3D view with the ability to see rolling stock and basic building shapes instead of flat images
The available 3D view is not really much help when trying to imagine building placement or the appearance of a populated railway.
All I am asking for is that the presently flat shapes of buildings (i.e. self drawn rectangles) and rolling stock gain some height in the 3D view.102 votes -
3D Cuts with metrics of my 3 dimensional plan
To realize a plan with multiple levels it will be very helpful to show and print cuts of my 3D plan to realize the wooden infrastructure for the rails
87 votesSupport for exporting 3D cuts (Spanten/Air Frame) will be added in a future release
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Bridges
Like adding tunnels to tracks it would be useful to also add bridges to a track (section)
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Ability to set the maximum elevation
Currently the maximum elevation is set to 10%, hard coded in the SW. For rack rail it is no problem to have it to 35%.
Would be nice when it is possible to set the maximum elevation by the user, 10% for example is already 'a lot' for standard tracks.
Having two limits would be the way to go:
1: The current 10% that can be set by the user, when you go over it, you get a warning, not a message that it is not possible.
2: The upper limit, for example 35%, where you get the message that…80 votes -
Streets
From our backlog:
Street Elements (dynamic)
- include options for customizing
* center strip (double, color)
* number of lanes
* width of laneOptionally handle crossings with other roads, heights
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Export as 3D file for using in SketchUp or similar apps
An export of the entire layout as a standard 3D file format would allow further editing in 3D apps, adding scenery, animate the layout, etc.
75 votesCollada 3D export is planned!
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Simulation Mode
This would be a huge amount of work no doubt and take the app in a new direction. But to fully plan your layout and its operation not just the position of tracks it makes sense to me.
The ability to have trains actually run on your layouts so you can get a feel for how your layouts run.
Inputs and outputs, with the ability to hook up to DCC software like JMRI or Rocrail adds a huge new dimension in planning your layouts.
A basic simulation with crude 3d representation of assets would all that would be required for…
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Automatic establishment of minimum required height when one track over another.
During design process tracks can be placed over another. Software immediately establish a minimal distance between tracks and asks for slope definition which is allredy defined as function in the RailModeller.
67 votesMinimum height checks / warnings are scheduled for a future update!
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A way to force the track into ideal geometry [Precise Alignment, Zero Tolerance]
Currently, there's a small error tolerance at each connection. When you move track around, the exact geometry is kept. This means that slowly, over time, the errors can add up. The only way to get rid of all the errors is to manually reconnect each individual track piece. It would be nice if there could be a way to just force all the tracks into their canonical alignment, with zero error. (If there's loops, this might force certain parts of the layout to disconnect. That's ok. It's the whole point. Finding what the actual error is.)
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Print section of entire track layout
Original Feature Request (German):
Ich habe damit begonnen eine relativ große Modellbahnanlage zu planen / bauen (siehe Anlage)
Leider kann ich beim Ausdrucken des Planes keinen Teilbereich auswählen, es wird immer die komplette Zeichnungsfläche dargestellt.
Bei einer Anlage dieser Größe ist es aber meines Erachtens dringend notwendig nur Teilbereiche zu drucken.
Eine Beschränkung auf die nur sichtbaren Ebenen bringt keine Abhilfe da der Zeichnungsbereich ja entsprechend groß ist.
Ist es möglich eine entsprechende Funktion zu entwickeln, wäre sehr hilfreich.64 votes -
Mark center points for curved tracks
For radiused curves (e.g., sectional track, but especially flextrack which is bent to a specific radius), I would like to be able to find out the coordinates of the center of that curve -- i.e., the point where all the radii meet. This would make laying out the physical track, roadbed, splines, etc. a lot easier when it comes time to do the benchwork.
61 votesThis came up a couple of times.. it would be quite a specialized feature but possibly useful for a number of people.
Let’s see how much support it get’s in the feature request system!
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Add a minimum radius highlight feature
A minimum radius is set in the project properties and whenever a track radius is chosen or flex track is bend below this radius the location is highlighted on the worksheet
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Model baseboard topography (Terrain modelling)
Some way that the topography of the baseboard can be changed from just flat so that the user can model hills/cliffs/valleys etc on their layout
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Euler spiral curves (Track transition curves)
Actual railway uses Euler spiral for curves transitions. I would be nice to have an assistant to draw them in RMP : minimum radius setting and a slider to change radius decrease. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euler_spiral
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height adjustments
Height adjustments are a pain in the ass. Start over. Make them intuitive. One adjustment to close gaps should not wipe out an entire grade or reset the height of an entire layer. Come on, you can do better than this, every other program does already.
54 votes
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