RailModeller Pro6.3.2

Name: RailModeller Pro
Price: 39.99 $
Rating: 4.5 (2 reviews)

14 November 2020

Create trackplans for model railroad trains and slot cars (was RailModeller).

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Overview

RailModeller Pro is a planning tool for designing model railroad and slot car layouts.

Features

More than 250 libraries for model railroad track systems included featuring more than 6000 track elements and accessories,
TruScale libraries (signals, accessories) adapting automatically to all model scales
A clean and intuitive user interface,
Sophisticated tools to quickly build awesome model train layouts,
Virtually unlimited layout dimensions - up to several kilometers/miles in size,
Up to 99 layers per layout,
Integrated support for setting up baseboards,
Assistants for placing tracks at different heights and creating grades,
Marking up of tunnel tracks with automatic creation of tunnel portals,
Automatically generated shopping lists,
A price database automatically synchronizing item prices across layouts,
Integrated stock management for your inventory of tracks.
A variety of track drawing styles,
Image import in various formats (PNG, JPEG, PSD, GIF, TIFF, PDF, and others),
Printing layout on any scale from a single sheet of paper to full 1:1 scale,
Exporting layouts in various image file formats at any resolution,
Export to JMRI's PanelPro app for controlling model trains (DCC)
Community Layouts with hundreds of track plans created by a community of fellow model railroaders

What's new in RailModeller Pro

Version 6.3.2:

Note: Now requires OS X 10.12 or later

RailModeller Pro is getting ready for Big Sur with this latest update including enhancements to improve compatibility with the new macOS version

In addition the Clean Up assistant has been extended to now detect and remove duplicate tracks where multiple copies of a track are located at the same location, an improved contextual menu when editing baseboards with the ability to hide or show all dimensions of a baseboard with a single command, and extended summary tooltips in the library catalog now also displaying the modification date and author of a track library

Other changes include a slightly improved appearance for the catalog of Community Layouts and a bug fix preventing the Library Catalog’s QuickFilter from hiding both automatically for accessory libraries and permanently if configured, finally the layout setting to hide marks between tracks now has an effect in the 3D view

An issue that could cause crashes when reverting a layout to a previous version has been fixed

As always the catalog of bundled track systems has been extended with new and updated libraries

12 Reviews of RailModeller Pro

Bit of a con, purchased in $ but charged same amount in £

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rcaster

20 April 2015

Version: 5.0.6

MacUpdate says $25.99 to purchase and the app store has it at $29.99. What gives?

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This new version (5.03) is a very good, speedy Update to the former V4. Even it lacks some features of 4 till today - the author promised to change that with future releases - it has some nice improvements, like several open tracks, insert parallel tracks with specified distance, adding multiple parts with one clik, UI improvements and so on. Overall, no need to switch to Scarm anymore. First I want to give only 4 Stars, because of App store only, but it wouldn’t be fair.

I have been using RailModeller for a while, and as a Mac user, it gives me everything I need to plan my layout. There are many advanced features (3D view, helixes, levels) that require some experience. However, designing the basis layout is extremely easy thanks to the extensive track libraries. In my case (N-Scale, Europe), I have always found the pieces I was looking for. Thanks for bringing model railroad planning to the Mac!

I decided to get back into Model Railroading with a carefully thought out plan to avoid a "mission impossible." I choice my modeling subject, historical period, and scale strategically so that I could actually end up with a working model railroad. Having given myself a fighting chance, RailModeller was absolutely essential in ruling out all sorts of track layouts that would have ultimately been a dead-end. By trying out many combinations in the computer, I managed to narrow down to an arrangement that fit the space where the railroad would occupy. I tried several possible railroad designs. All this was only possible because of RailModeller. After getting started on my model railroad, the best made plans - still didn't work out. What started out as a logging camp and associated railroad eventually evolved into a museum that represented an earlier logging camp. RailModeller once more was invaluable in making the changes to the layout that was in progress. My layout is still not finished, but at least it has purpose and thanks to RailModeller, the design was tested before I started putting track on the benchwork. For the first time I have a reasonable model railroad and I very much thank the developers of RailModeller for this.

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Is there a way with this program to have it automatically fill in the gap? What I means is, I layout a section of track that almost completes a circuit, then the program automatically figures out what track to add, and how, in order to connect the ends. If not, is there a program out there that can do this? Preferably on the Mac, but Windows or Linux would be possible if need be.

This is a top notch program for designing sectional track plans using a large variety of libraries in all scales. The 3D view of the finished track plan is a especially nice feature. Upgrades and improvements are in the works for the future and will add numerous enhancements to this program. Highly recommended.

'About Box' can be closed by clicking on the green checkmark at the lower, right bottom.

I would have loved to check out this software -- IF I could have gotten past the About Box. No matter where I clicked or what combination of key-clicks I tried, I could not get the About Box to go away! :(

RailModeller Pro6.3.2

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