Forum Post: OpenRail Designer - Templates - Import from Graphics
Around the time that BRT v8i SS4 was released, the option to import a template from graphics (Create Template > File > Import Template) was strangely removed, but we were told "Don't worry, it's...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: A quick test of creating cant in ORD - not fully satisfied...
Thanks for your reply, kivanc! I've tried your suggestion regarding the calculation of Eq.constant and I have to enter 1.4987 in Rail Gauge to get 11.800 showing up in Eq.constant, without knowing if...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: A quick test of creating cant in ORD - not fully satisfied...
Hi Paul, How to you re-calculate cant after change of a rail-geometry, e.g. the radius of a curve? After I changed a part of geometry, the cant stayed with the result from the geometry before the...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: OpenRail Designer - Create Sleepers
Regarding using cells and the perfomance for many sleepers in one file, the "shared cell" technique should be used and I'm anxious to know how it will perform!
View ArticleForum Post: Straight annotation direction
Does anyone know if it's possible to annotate straight element independent of direction of the element. I'd like to view annotations that are always turned e.g. left. Not like in this case, sometimes...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: A quick test of creating cant in ORD - not fully satisfied...
Hi Paul, Please forget the posting above. The second time I revised the alignment the cant indeed changed automatically. Would it be useful to have an option - to turn on or turn off of this feature?
View ArticleForum Post: RE: A quick test of creating cant in ORD - not fully satisfied...
Hi Jean-Pierre, thanks for the reply! I verified it and my dgn-file indeed had a unit-setting of m/cm. After changing it, now it shows the correct unit mm (with the same values) in cant-editor. It...
View ArticleForum Post: Complex S&C Creation
I am working on a project where I need to place type 1 and 2 tandems on BRT. However, I can not find any existing Turnout libraries that have any already available. Does anyone know where I could find...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: A quick test of creating cant in ORD - not fully satisfied...
Hi, the cant constant is not calculated based on the rail gauge but on a base reference - usually a standard rail head distance, which for most of the standard gauges around the world, is a well...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: A quick test of creating cant in ORD - not fully satisfied...
Hi kivanc Must agree with the previous replies to this thread - the manual setting of equilibrium cant constant is critical to the deisgn of cant. I work in both standard UK 1432mm using 11.82 constant...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Complex S&C Creation
Roger Have you got a schematic or design standard that details the information on this tandem turnout? As far as I can see, a type 1 turnout has both switches off the mainline, while a type 2 has an...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: OpenRail Designer - Templates - Import from Graphics
We will have this with the next update. Also, not sure if it will make to next update but we will have some exciting template advancements like circular components, fillets and hollow regions.These...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: OpenRail Designer - Templates - Import from Graphics
Ok thanks for clarifying.
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Complex S&C Creation
It is not so difficult to create a new turnout in the library. Just open the library and use the new button. You then have to choose the type Single, double or diamond. Of course you need the required...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Straight annotation direction
How do you define the orientation to use ? If it is to annotate different tracks, like parallel tracks that are running in opposite direction, I would suggest to define a second style with a 180°...
View ArticleForum Post: Profile window - Cant Vs. Proposed
Hi, I have two preference files, one displays existing vs. proposed cant (see image) - perfect, the second displays a cant alignment - I have been tasked with editing the second preference file...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Profile window - Cant Vs. Proposed
It should be in Evaluation>Profile>Annotate Profile
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Profile window - Cant Vs. Proposed
I understand how to display all the information, the image attached beforehand is from my profile. My question is, how do you display existing vs. proposed cant (where does the program pull the data...
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