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General => General Discussion => Topic started by: faithie999 on December 31, 2020, 12:00:25 PM
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does anyone have a recommendation for layout software? after years of dithering, and having built my benchwork a couple of years ago, I'm ready to start laying track.
thanks
Ken
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I used Anyrail for my layout and also for a club layout. It is simple to use and the layout I had planned actually turned out just like it did in the program. Lots of options to customize your plan as you like. There is a free trial version which you can purchase for $59. This will give you unlimited expansion.
https://www.anyrail.com/en
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FWIW used XTrackCAD. Worked well. Very accurate. https://sourceforge.net/projects/xtrkcad-fork/ (https://sourceforge.net/projects/xtrkcad-fork/)
(http://www.lkorailroad.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/100_37631.jpg)
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did you have any issue with opening the program after downloading?
on my Mac, I double-click, then get the (normal) message that it is from an unidentified developer. I give permission to open anyway. the icon bounces a few times in the dock but never opens. this happens both on Big Sur and Catalina.
I tried the PC version, and the Windows 10 antivirus system flags it as malware and won't open it.
update: apparently Windows Defender hasn't seen this app often enough to declare it safe. I persuaded Bill Gates to let me open it anyway.
however, still won't open on my Mac, which I would rather use. I am awaiting "membership" in the xtrkcad Google group so I can post a question about it.
Update 2: I was able to join the forum and someone quickly responded to my post. I've been using Macs forever but had never encountered a program called "XQuartz". it's an X11 windows handler that I needed to add to my system, then the program opened properly. I have downloaded the 134-page manual and am studying.
ken