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  1. Elastic tracks

    I would like to suggest a feature to help designing railroads: elastic tracks.

    There would be three kinds of elastic tracks: straight and curved.

    A straight elastic track would be connected to other tracks of the railroads, and when one of those tracks are moved, the length of the elastic track would adjust automatically.

    A curved elastic track would have it’s curve radius specified (there could be one kind per curve radius available in the current library catalog), and when one of the connected tracks is moved, the angle of the elastic curved track would adjust automatically.

    A straight elastic…

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  2. Smooth change of track angle

    It is not possible to smoothly change the track gradient. With large inclination angles, it would be good idea to gradually increase or decrease the track angle in the initial (and final) section.

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  3. SCARM Import/Export

    I don't know if this has been suggested before, but I exchange data regularly with people who are not using railmodeller. SCARM seems to be a frequently used package in the Windows world, so an import/export feature would facilitate exchanges.

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  4. RailModeller Pro export to iRunTrains

    RailModeller Pro export to iRunTrains or similar functionality

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  5. Shortcut to insert track

    For each catalog of elements,I would like to be able to assign key shortcuts to the elements I often use, so that when I type those keys, the corresponding element would be inserted at the position of the mouse pointer.

    To assign a shortcut, I would select an element in the catalog pane, use the popup menu to select "Add a shortcut" and type the key (or key combination). If the key combination is already taken by another element in the same catalog, an option to remove it from the old element is given. If it's a key combination that…

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  6. Library of footprint and icon images for standard Lionel Accessories

    It would be nice if you could select from a library images and footprints for items like Lionel #30 Water Tower, #456 Coal Ramp, or ramp for the #3472 Milk Car so we could design track plans that fit these accessories.

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    declined  ·  AdminRailModeller (Manager, RailModeller) responded

    In general we don’t include most of the accessories just due to the sheer amount of items available by the multitude of vendors out there..

    A dedicated editor for user-created track libraries is currently in the works that’ll enable creating custom tracks and other objects.

  7. When moving or placing any item on the base board display the distance from the closest baseboard edge.

    Now we have to switch in and out if the ruler tool. Hard to count grid lines in 1/2" steps or less steps. Just take the ruler measurement from the left side and top and have it follow the item.

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  8. Rolling Stock Inventory

    macOS lacks a true model railroad rolling stock inventory program, and RailModeller would be a perfect fit, as it could piggyback off of the existing Track Stock database already built into the program. The existing database already keeps track of:
    Name
    Part Number
    Manufacturer
    Price

    Rolling stock would just need some additional values to keep track of:
    -Photo
    -Stock type (Steam locomotive/Electric locomotive/diesel locomotive/Hi-Railer/passenger car/freight car/caboose/custom value)
    -Length
    -Height
    -Minimum radius curve support
    -Operating options (conventional/DCC/DCS/TMCC/Legacy/custom)
    -Year manufacturered
    -Year acquired
    -MSRP
    -Price paid
    -Custom notes
    -Custom weblink (ie more info, link to manufacturer site, etc)

    It would be up to…

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  9. Manage stock: Prices

    it will useful to have the possibility to add the price of each element in the stock list
    Possibility to add/update the "stock list" with "show part list"

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  10. Folder for Grouping Layers

    The ability to create folder so you can easily organize or hide multiple layers with one click.

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  11. A simple way of positioning tracks separated by a straight

    I'm often trying to position a couple of points/turnouts, so that one junction will line up exactly with the other. In other words, when you insert flex track between those junctions, the track will be straight.

    You could generalise this to arbitrary tracks, not just points/turnouts.

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  12. Omit variations of gap fillers

    One of the most valuable features of RailModeler (in my opinion) is the gap filler. However, when it finds a solution, all the permutations of the tracks are also listed. I am only interested in seeing a single, unique line for each solution, since I can easily permute the tracks manually, should I have the desire.

    The implementation requires only a few lines of code. (For each preliminary solution, form a set of the tracks. Keep only solutions, whose track sets are different. Sort the tracks according to their respective length.)

    If others like the feature as it is now,…

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  13. Add curved flex-track to library to use the repeat function.

    I use flex-track to specify curves that ain't available in the (Peco) library. An example is Curve Radius 30 cm and Arc Angle 45 degrees. If i design a 180 degrees curve i need to specify this curve 4 times or use copy paint all the time. I would like to see the possibility to add this curve to the library so the repeat function become available for this curved flex-track.

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  14. ability to create inventory of building

    In North America kits by Walthers and Woodland Scenics are used to name two manufacturers. I can create shapes that represent the dimensions but I can't save them with a name and have them show up in the parts list. I would like to see this feature. Other Windows apps have this feature,

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  15. show scale units

    I would like an option to show all distances in scale units, not real units. For example, if using HO scale parts, show 87 feet for each real foot. This would be helpful to judge how many cars will fit on a siding or how large a building is on the model. Thank you.

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  16. Templates for benchwork

    Include libraries for benchwork modules such as those from Sievers.

    https://www.sieversbenchwork.com

    and/or ability to create own library from 'shapes'.

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    declined  ·  AdminRailModeller (Manager, RailModeller) responded

    At this point it’s to specialized to add these items for all users of the app, however the upcoming Library Editor is specifically targeting the creation of any custom libraries you’d like to use for your personal planning!

  17. A More Versatile Line Tool

    The following is the gist of what I think would enhance the line tool. I used to use a program called Freehand which acted this way. I think Adobe Illustrator has a similar line tool but I don't use it. The reason for such a tool would be to easily and flexibly draw shaped lines particularly for roads, rivers, mountain lines, and textures.

    This is how I would envision a line drawing tool:

    a) select the line tool icon *
    b) place cursor on the spot where you want the line to begin
    c) holding mouse down drag across the…

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  18. Tabbing between entry fields and layout area

    When I edit measurements or position values for a feature or a layout, and press Enter, the marker stays in the value field. If I then want to move the object via the arrow keys, I first have to take the mouse and click on the object before it can be moved. I would prefer that the marker should leave the value fields, so the object can be worked on directly as I press Enter.

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  19. Save document setup defaults

    There are a number of Document attributes under the Document tab in the inspector panel which get reset every time you create a new file.

    It would be nice to have a preferences pane where one could set the default parameters for new layouts rather than having to go back and tweak them each time from the software hard-wired default.

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  20. Export as DCC++ Main Layout and Track Definitions.

    While the Hardware side of DCC++ gets a lot of attention, The software side (Controller) of DCC++ is mostly ignored because of its perceived difficulty. In actuality, the graphical nature of Processing 3 MIGHT make an export feasible. A lot of the work might be done already via the Original Authors Track and Turnout classes. Just food for thought.

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