SCARM - Simple Computer Aided Railway Modeller


Just a thought. In the next update, could you add an option for 'flexi-track' style rivers, so that a river or stream could be added to wind through the layout, just as flexi-track can be custom formed to suit? Also perhaps an easy to use free-form water option for lakes or quaysides.
 
Hello Stephen,

I'm glad that you worked out the flex-track minimum radius.

About rivers with flexes - you can use roads flex sections for such purpose. Just remove the road surface markings and apply some blue shade color. However, I am not sure that such approach will look realistic on the layout. Check also how to create Rivers And Lakes in SCARM post in the blog.

Mixy
 
Thanks. I worked out how to do it with roads late last night, and have used the method in the blog before. I was just looking for a quick way. I ended up overlaying two blue roads, with less overlap further down stream to represent the widening river.

Thanks for all your hard work on this program. I've designed more layouts than I could ever hope to build!
 
SCARM Model Train Layout Software v. 0.9.34 with Model Trains Simulator

The new SCARM v. 0.9.34 is ready and published, coming with new and updated track libraries and also with a new extension - the brand new Model Trains Simulator.
Read more details here:

SCARM Model Railroad Layout Designer 0.9.34 Released



The Starter Edition of the simulator is intended for simple 2D and 3D simulations of various operations on the track plans, designed in SCARM. It will show you how the model rolling stock can be operated on a real layout, before buying even a single track.



In this way, you can check the concept of your plan and to discover potential design issues before start the construction of a real layout. And like SCARM, this edition of the simulator is completely free :)

Please note: the simulator is not directly bundled into SCARM installer. If you want to test it, you must install the latest version of SCARM first and then to use "Extensions" > "Browse for Extensions" menu command in the program in order to download and install the required files.

The simulator opens a whole new world in SCARM universe and if some of you are interested in that field, we can discuss various operating possibilities, the realism options, performing of the simulation sessions, etc, probably in a new, dedicated topic.

Hope you will like it :)

Mixy
 
Cool feature Mixy!

I appreciate all the work you put into this software while still keeping it free. It helped me a lot when I was designing my layout.
 
And here are the SCARM model trains blog posts for September.

See also the recently published gallery in the blog from one of the largest modular layout meetings in Europe:

35 Years Anniversary FREMO Meeting in Riesa, Germany

Overall meeting hall view:

Riesa_FREMO_modular_layout_meeting_1-500x281.jpg


The track plan, situated on more than 6000 m2 (64500 sq ft):

35-years-FREMO-complete-track_plan-500x271.png


That is designed probably in AutoCAD or other similar general purpose CAD software, not in SCARM. However, I am considering adding of features for creating of modular layouts also in SCARM for some of the next versions of the program :)

Mixy
 
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For those, who want to use the Model Train Simulator in SCARM with narrow gauge track layouts: the current library with virtual rolling stock in the bundle is representing standard gauge prototypes and cannot be directly scaled to the narrow gauge model tracks. If you try that, you will get the "Gauge mismatch" stop message and nothing will happen.

However, with a little trick, the tracks in the SCARM layout can be re-scaled without changing of the dimensions and geometry, so the virtual trains to be able to be placed and moved on a narrow gauge route. See how below:

Playing with Narrow Gauge Track Layouts in Model Trains Simulator

Re-scaling of the track route in the layout as shown in the blog post helps to test the track plan with the current Demo Start Set rolling stock library in MTS.

Mixy
 
I'm totally new to this and i have a layout designed in scarm with a incline and im trying to figure out how to transfer the measurements to my layout. My layout is 6x16 and i have a 3% incline and my line goes under a bridge and its 6.46 meters and if i convert that to inches its like 21ft. Im sure thats scale but how do i change it over.
 
3% of 1000mm (1 metre) is 30mm, so a 3% grade rises 30mm over a 1metre length. Over a 6.46metre length you will rise 193.8mm. Divide that by 25.4=7.62". So, over your 21' you'll rise less than 8".
 
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