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1. rr EEN EEE aca a EEES Adii 75 FROtale araoe sae ti 75 FOD siaa Oa a cra EEA ea vue sa a A A a EE E 76 The Quick Access TODD uc lis 77 NAG RID DON tura arios condo Mio ee a cc aaa oui heubl ues OE 78 RIDDON Tab Refere NCE ul ds 80 A O 80 A A die coaue E E E A E E EE setae raducneneudskeuns E E 88 HSerrtabD cia a a a aa 90 TRACK liDraries taba ee cada 91 ODject libraries tad aia a Toda loca 91 User ODICCUS a EAL AKAAKA Eae 91 SENOS taD conrea a 92 5 Context sensitive tabs and popup MeNUS cocooccccncnccncancncancncnncnncncnncncnnrnnrnranrncnnrnnanrnnancnnannan 94 WACK tab and mMenu nseni E RA A east 94 Endpomttab and MEA ltd 96 Connection tab and Men A dt ass 97 Lines and surfaces tab and Menu a 98 Texts tab and Men A A A Ada 101 Rule rs tab anda Me initial id 102 Index 105 O 2014 DRail Modelspoor Software AnyRail 5 Manual English 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 Getting Started Getting Started with AnyRall Introduction We ve designed AnyRail to be as straightforward as possible You can start experimenting with layouts as soon as you ve installed the software However it s probably a good idea to read through this Getting Started guide Setting up The Settings tab enables you to set up AnyRail to suit your way of working There s a full description starting herel74 Most of the default settings should be OK for now However you probably want to chose a measurement system and specify a
2. AnyRall AnyRail 5 Manual English 2014 DRail Modelspoor Software 2 AnyRail 5 Manual English Table of Contents Part 1 11 12 13 Getting Started 4 INTOAUCION iia oia 4 SENN UPD esate at vires csc a ean ewe Ad 4 Choosing a measurement SYS te Mic ias 4 SPECHYVING a W OFK ARC A Size muii a la 5 WIGW draw ING scale AAA a 6 PACK MIDRAMCS ia 7 Opening a Track LID ANV iise iii ses ceisoeudiecedaddes 7 Brows mga Track LIDIA andas 8 CIOS ING a Track LIDT AY oiai e a E A a A 9 Key to Track SVM DOIS zrni a A aaraa 10 Docking and undocking a Library WiINdO0W ooococcoccccccncococoncocanoncoranancorananrarananrarananraranannanara 11 WV OFKING WIT Bal Cira a a E 13 PROGIING TE ACK tica 13 TACK appearance ii AS 16 MOVING and connecting Tack a 18 DisSconnecting EF ACK io EE A aa aAa Aaaa 19 Selecting A o e ON 21 GIVING rack coso ias 24 Tarntables ii o A O AS A E A A a KAAKE Tne 26 Glos MO CaS sonrai a oirlo 27 FIEX NACK A a E a E A A 28 Basie handling A A eE oa a NEEE A a aTa a a aaa 28 Curves straights and easements from flex conoccccccccnnncncncccccnconnnnnoonnnnnnnnnrornrnnnnnnnrrrrrnnnnnnn nr rr rnnna anar rrrrnnanananens 29 Paralel TIS xe CRACK cre A NA E AN A 32 The RibDDON and the P p p m n uni A E 33 Pieces stretches and Seco Siria is 36 VVOFKING WIEN SC CION Ssss sa a a nao Ea idas 37 WOrKING WIN NGIGNE ciii aaa aa Aaaa Adaa a AA 40 Displaying NeighiS ad a NEA E 41 SPE Cir VIG HEINIS nica o e E E S Ea ERE
3. Fli Right click the 4 flex and select Straight flex Curve flex or Glue set height Disconnect 4 x L mn ie n 1 pe r E Ad O ISOlators A e 4 A Ba p Easement flex Create section Cut flex here Add parallel flex Curve flex Easement flex cut EJ Copy 00130 Lany AnvRal Licensed to David all Set height Straight flex A Create 5 2 Smooth slope Curve flex Add parallel an Easement flex flex Track Straight flex ibraries Object libraries Flex functions are also available on the Ribbon Sele Co Ol Hidden Extenl Selec r A straight O 2014 DRail Modelspoor Software Getting Started 31 A curve Creating a precise curve circular arc is similar to straightening a piece of track Set the angle and the radius of the curve Radius 90 I An easement An easement provides a smooth transition between a straight and a curve Real railways always use them to avoid wear and tear and to permit higher speeds They also increase passenger comfort 2014 DRail Modelspoor Software AnyRail 5 Manual English Set the angle and the radius of the flex Don t forget to indicate whether it s a left or right easement Radius 8 Left 1 6 3 Parallel flex track AnyRail can create parallel flex track
4. gt Drag the piece SL 180 SL E180 SL 190 from the library _ L E198 5L E199 ante the work area a 3 Shift click to connect to the most recently added component 2014 DRail Modelspoor Software 16 AnyRail 5 Manual English HO M rklin K Click track piece while holding down the SHIFT HO M rklin K 2200 Straight 160mm and the new part automatically connects to the most recently added component TIP To undo the most recent action click the Undo button or press Ctrl Z ie ol ah i gae lihraries Centerline Track w C Sleepers F 1 5 2 Track appearance A few general settings control how track appears on your screen You can find these in the Ribbon Home tab 2014 DRail Modelspoor Software Getting Started CN A EJ 1 Centerline C Roadbed C Part number Slope Track Y Hidden track W Section name Height Cut Copy Paste Sleepers W Visible track Section usage Heighi Clipboard Show Check Roadbed whenever you want Select one of eee to see the footprint of the track these for various display styles Example 1 Centerline A A Q 5 4 o a gt A Y Example 2 Track L Example 3 Sleepers 2014 DRail Modelspoor Software e AnyRail 5 Manual English tt HH Hrn PANH Hkt naa LME LEDS e AIT Hi HTHU TTH OO attt FFE PPE age Sa
5. 1 Find the Ribbon Insert tab and click Add Ruler 2 Click in the work area 3 Size the ruler by dragging its end points 2014 DRail Modelspoor Software Getting Started 55 Change the appearance gt Left click on the ruler and select one of the options from the Ribbon Rulers tab To move the ruler gt Place the cursor on the ruler left click and hold to drag the ruler 1 12 5 Marking track as hidden Some of your track may not be visible for example in tunnels or fiddle yards or underneath features such as station canopies For this reason AnyRail can show hidden track as a dotted line To mark track as hidden 1 Select the track that is supposed to be hidden 2 In the Ribbon Track tab check Hidden Intitled AnyRail Licensed to David Delete A Rotate Layer Spe Extend selection Disconnect d set height A Glue Flip Layeri i Select section Y add isolators Smooth slope Click Hidden to Select stretch Change direction change the way Track the track is 3 drawn To show hidden track 2014 DRail Modelspoor Software s AnyRail 5 Manual English Anyka Licensed to Vavid Home wen lgs DJect Horaries dJser objects a A EJ FE Centerline C Roadbed Part number y Track Hidden tr i tur rame Cut C Copy Faste Layers You c
6. Flex track can be used to fill gaps Its looser curves also give your layout a more natural look Basic handling Some libraries contain flex track designed to be bent stretched and trimmed You can do this to AnyRail flex track by using the control points These are the little crosses that appear at either end of a piece and on either side of it Dragging the control point changes the track Drag the control point to shape the flex track Each is a 4 control point AnyRail checks the track as you shape it and paints it red if e You over stretch it e You bend it into overly tight curves likely to derail a train Of course these features can be switched off The AnyRail Settings tab 921 To connect flex track e Connect flex track in the usual way by dragging it near another part O 2014 DRail Modelspoor Software Getting Started 29 Or e Drag one of the outer control points onto another endpoint Drag the outer control point near an existing endpoint and release AnyRail smoothes out the curves of the resulting track TIP Pressing SHIFT while dragging a control point keeps it in a straight line lt 1 6 2 Curves straights and easements from flex AnyRail can create near perfect arcs easements and straights from flex track To create a straight curve or easement 2014 DRail Modelspoor Software 30 AnyRail 5 Manual English Delete Rotate
7. To create parallel track SP Delete gt Rotate Fli 1 Right click the pap flex track and ee selact Add a Set height parallel flex Disconnect Create section F t r Oe w a he Cut flex here Straight flex K Curve flex Easement flex Cut EJ Copy O 2014 DRail Modelspoor Software Getting Started 33 2 In the dialog box set a distance and a position for the new flex track Distance 6 Above E Right Below 3 Click OK to see the result 1 7 The Ribbon and the Popup menu When you select something the Ribbon shows you what you can do with it and grays out any options that don t apply Example 1 Select a flex 2014 DRail Modelspoor Software NES AnyRail 5 Manual English O34 any Anal Licensed to Uawa vol A piece of flex track is selected The Track tab Opens A Set height rs w Smooth slop Layer A Hidden E Layer i1 h Sel 52 on al Track Example 2 Select a flex a surface and some text 0035 4n AnvRall Licensed to Dawid E Tools Abiert orares er OBJECTS SETTING Track Lunes and surmaces extS Selection Gy Group po The track the surface and the text are selected A tab for each appears A fourth tab appears for functions that apply to the se
8. Flip EA Ba A new point Fe Add point y is added wa Line gt Surface JAY bh GA Save as object ho Cut Ep Copy TIP You can add a point by hovering over the line and pressing p To delete a point 1 Right click the point 2 Select Delete point Fi EL Fa Add point TIP To quickly delete a point click it and press Delete To move a point O 2014 DRail Modelspoor Software Getting Started 51 e Simply drag the point to move it Sometimes you need to precisely position a point e g if you re drawing your train table To position a point IIS Intitled AnyRail Licensed to David Ml Tools File j Track libra Ibject libraries ise i Set Lines and surfaces x 66 41 Oi Move point Normal corner A Delete point Line width 0 1 y 22 49 Move line Round corner fi Add point dl Height 0 j Line color Lines and surfaces 2 Enter the precise x and y position on the Ribbon 1 Click the point to activate it You can create round or curved corners for points that have neighboring points The points at the end of the line cannot be set to round or curved e A round corner is a perfect arc A part of a circle e A curved corner is a curve halfway to each neighboring point Round corner Be Curved corner 2014 DRail Modelspoor Software 52 AnyRail 5 Manual English For an overview of all av
9. Lock height x 65 39 E Disconnect E Set height y 21 52 W ada isolator angle 9 90 Height Position Connection Connections i gt sO tab opens automatically 1 Click the connection to select it It turns green To disconnect the track using the popup menu SF Delete A Rotate e Flip 4 Glue Right click the of Set height track and select iii N x Disconnect kd Add isolators Ge a To disconnect the track using the Ribbon O 2014 DRail Modelspoor Software Getting Started 21 1 5 5 OF Rotate Layer Hidden Disconnect amp Delete Extend selection Setheight Create section The Track tab 4 Glue Flip Select section y Add isolator Smooth slope appears automatically Select stretch Change direction General Track 2 Click Disconnect 1 Click the track to select it Selecting track Obviously you can select one section of track by simply clicking it However you can also use the mouse to select several pieces of track and then move or alter them as one To select track Hold down the left mouse button and draw a box to select multiple pieces 2014 DRail Modelspoor Software 22 AnyRail 5 Manual English Selected track is highlighted in bold green Drag one to drag them all Use the han
10. Set height Set the height of the selected track See herel 42 for more details Smooth slope Create a slope for the selected track See herel 44 for more details Create section Turn the selection or isolated track into a section See herel ssl for more details Remove Section Remove a section The track itself remains unaffected but is no longer part of a section See herel s for more details Cut Cut the selected track Copy Copy the selected track Section functions O 2014 DRail Modelspoor Software NOS AnyRail 5 Manual English 2 5 2 Whenever a sectionl36lis defined for the selected track the tab has a few additional functions MO Track d Set height Remove sections Name Font Arial x F Smooth slope Usage Unspecified Size 120 de Color section Remove sections Remove the section definitions The track itself is not removed Name Enter a name for the section here Usage Select a usage type here Color Select a color for the section Font Select a font for the section label Size Set a font size for the section label Endpoint tab and menu Clicking on an endpoint the small line and triangle at the end of the track reveals the Endpoint tab A Home Insert Track libraries Object libraries User obje Settings Endpoint E Lock height x 112 54 Connect Set height y 72 05 angle 3 86 Height Position Connection The Endpoint popup menu appears when you right click an endpoint amp Lock he
11. on all heights Really a layer is just an arbitrary group of elements There is always one current layer This layer is always visible New elements are always added to the current layer The Layers pane Maintain your layers using the Layers pane From this pane you can add delete and rename layers You can also pick which layers are visible To add a layer the Home tab J Hidden track Sectii J Visible track Sectii Layers a a Clipboard 2 Click Layers 2014 DRail Modelspoor Software Getting Started os Layers Add layer N il 3 Click Add Layer name ae layer Layer 1 To remove a layer gt Click the little red cross to delete a layer CAUTION Deleting a layer deletes all the elements it contains If you press Delete layer by accident you can always use Undo Ctrl Z To rename a layer gt Double click the layer name so you can edit it NOTE AnyRail makes sure that each layer has a unique name To make a layer visible or invisible gt Click the check box in front of the layer name NOTE You cannot make the current layer invisible NOTE The current layer is bold TIP Click a layer name to make it the current layer 1 13 2 Moving objects to another layer Of course it might happen that you decide to move something to another layer That s easy To move objects to another la
12. Animal F Electrical component al Digital component O 2014 DRail Modelspoor Software Getting Started e Category Scale Name Yellow truck 3 When done Manufacturer Home made click OK Part number 1 A Description Yellow truck made from styrene Author David The user object is added to the correct library in the User objects tab 1 14 2 Managing user objects To take a look at your user objects open the User objects tab User objects Q Download new items C roco C Bachmann Thomas and Friends C Daron O Mattell Match Box C Praline Woodland Scenics C Hornby C Boley Dept 1 87 O Herpa Models C Mini Metals El Ton FP Busch FP Majorette O Model Power O Wiking HO User objects To update your user objects 1 Make sure you have a working internet connection 2 In the User objects tab click Download new items To open a library of user objects O 2014 DRail Modelspoor Software MOS AnyRail 5 Manual English gt Check the library s check box The user objects are displayed just like the regular track items Boley Dept 1 87 HO Y FA Typical Garbage Tanker with our OWN Longbed Truck Truck Trailer objects Pie have a blue I border le Cement Skiploader pr Miker Shared or downloaded objects have no border If you ve created an object you want to share you can upload it to the AnyRail servers To share a user ob
13. E Ios 42 THe CATUS Da a do 46 More manust TAGOK anni 46 Adding lines and shapes ooccidiecccesiwccecsedavcueteinnticnta senneuseauntensussadecesusavaconsaxvewosuvecuncnsvnsewtsncctcuses nnmnnn nnmnnn nnmnnn 47 Manipulating lines and shapes ccceesceeeeeeeseeeeeeeseeeeeeeseeeeeeaseeeseeesseeeeeasseeseeesseeseeesseeseeeseeeseeaseeesenasseesoneneeenens 52 Pano Le Lo TERE A q E N 54 ACQINO RUC ES ta ia coco 54 Marking track as Md Mini o a cea 55 Pred fined elemente srra annei a a a e a Aaa AA 56 GrOUpS Oa a a e OS 57 a 58 The Layers pane lala 58 Moving objects TO another layer aia aaa aana aeoaea aaa a a aaa SAA Kanea AAAA AA KAA KASNA aAa SaN VAEA AOA ENPLAN KEEKEEKE Eae 59 2014 DRail Modelspoor Software Contents 14 USEF ODI OCIS ccscccsiccastcarsrscsctvadaveesdadarcaiciaaue Da asada 60 Creating a US er ODIO lui ade etter enc 60 Managing user objects iria a dd 63 D gt IIS UD aria ias 66 SAVING YOU WOFK cain a a a a a a a 66 Prin DEC VICW oaii naaa ra peaa a aa aA OAE a A a aA aaa N 67 Printing your COS ION A e A A A IA 67 Generating PICTUTES rinis A EEE E A E e seven aaa 67 Generating a SD Meninas 68 Generating a Train Player TO a A E a aE iaaea 69 Generating a list OF materials iran E A a ai 69 G neratinga lISt OF Sections ida 70 16 EICONSIN O sienn a E E E 71 Updates and Upgrades ponnani ap anae aaae ea naa aa EA Eae raa a EEE esT Err E ara a Dao a Aaaa aaa Na eenaa 72 Part2 Reference Guide 74 AA O E 74 GE
14. Software o AnyRail 5 Manual English 2 4 3 Texts Show texts Rulers Show rulers Glue Show glue indicators Pages Show the pages as the layout would be printed in the current view scale Guides Show circle center point for curved flex track Lower limit Only show all elements with a height of at least this value Together with the Upper limit his allows you to define a horizontal slice of your layout Upper limit Only show all elements with a height below this value View scale Set the display scale Fit to window Find the largest scale such that the work area fits the window Insert tab On the insert tab are elements that can be added to the layout Insert Y Width 10 Q Radius 10 a Height 10 Add Add Add Add Add line surface rectangle circle ruler text Lines and surfaces Ruler Text Add line Add a line ora surface This function can be used to draw surface shapes the train table or even your garden Add rectangleAdd a rectangle with the given measurements Width Width of the rectangle to add Height Height of the rectangle to add Add circle Add a circle with the given radius Radius Radius of the circle to add Add ruler Add a ruler The length and style can be set afterwards Add text Add text The font and size can be set afterwards 2014 DRail Modelspoor Software Reference Guide oot 2 4 4 2 4 5 2 4 6 Track libraries tab On this tab you can find all supported track
15. Updates 72 Upgrades 72 2014 DRail Modelspoor Software Uploading user objects 63 Upper limit 88 Usage 94 User objects 60 Vertical 101 102 View scale 6 Visible 58 Visible track 46 55 88 W Width 5 92 Work area 5 X x 96 97 98 101 102 Y y 96 97 98 101 102 Y turnout 10 a ae Zoom 6 2014 DRail Modelspoor Software
16. one layout to the other Gluing track If you want to make sure that you don t accidentally move track you can glue it down To glue track 2014 DRail Modelspoor Software Getting Started 25 Method 1 14 Delete gt Rotate e Flip Right click the track Set height 8 and select es Disconnect Glue a Y add isolators Create section Smooth slope do cut Ej Copy Method 2 File Home Inser Track libraries Object libraries User objects a Delete A Rotate Layer Hidden Extend selection Disconnect ere Flip Layer 1 hi Select section W aad isolators select stretch Change direction General Track Click the track to select it then click Glue in the Ribbon If you want to know whether track is glued hover over it and look in the Status Bar O 2014 DRail Modelspoor Software AnyRail 5 Manual English 1 5 7 The status bar shows a glue brush whenever you hover over glued track 12410 Straight 230mm G1 TIP To move glued track hold the SHIFT key down when dragging The track will be unglued automatically Turntables Many turntables require a special adapter or transition track from the same library in order to connect them to the regular tracks at the required angles 2014 DRail Modelspoor Software Getting Started Adapter track used Ful
17. tab and menu More information on working with rulers can be found herel s4l Apart from simply dragging its endpoints you can either click the ruler or one of its endpoints to manipulate it The ruler point tab Rulers x 219 07 0 Move point y 30 96 Move ruler Ruler point The ruler point does not have a popup menu x The x coordinate of this point left to right y The y coordinate of this point top to bottom Move Move only this endpoint of the ruler point 2014 DRail Modelspoor Software Reference Guide 103 Move Move the whole ruler ruler When the ruler is selected the following tab appears Rulers gt Delete A Rotate Layer Horizontal Length 50 Change style Font Arial A cue g pFlip Layer1 Vertical Scale 1 1 size 60 General Ruler When the ruler is right clicked the following menu appears aP Delete Rotate ee Flip Glue de cut E Copy Delete Delete the ruler Glue Glue the ruler to avoid accidentally moving it Rotate Rotate the ruler Flip Mirror the ruler Layer Move the ruler to another layer Horizontal Position the ruler horizontally Click again to put it upside down Vertical Position the ruler vertically Click again to put it the other way around Length Set the length of the ruler Scale The scale of the ruler The displayed length is relative to the modeling scale Change Change the way the rul
18. vw Add isolators MN slope Usage Unspecified ii amp Color Select stretch Change direction General Section Section group in the Track tab 2 Select a Usage and enter a Name The name appears on the layout 2014 DRail Modelspoor Software 40 AnyRail 5 Manual English The software tries to find the best way to position the text To change a section s color 1 In the Ribbon Track tab Section group select Color A color selection box appears 0048 an Or Ral Licensed to Law cools Object libraries User objects settings Track Layer Ol Hidden Extend selection Set height Remove sections Mame Zone 1 Font Arial ka Disconnect Layer 1 E Select section Usage Unspecified 7 Size 120 A selection of colors appears Click More colors for more choices Select stretch eral 2 Select a color The section changes color 1 10 Working with height Few model railway layouts are entirely on the same level Fortunately AnyRail can handle track at varying heights If you want to make sure that the height of a certain point is not changed accidentally right click it and select Lock height 4 Set height aah a Disconnect Y addisolator The point turns blue to indicate that its height is locked O 2014 DRail Modelspoor Software Getting Started NN When the height is locked the connection is colored blue
19. 14 DRail Modelspoor Software s AnyRail 5 Manual English 2 4 2 4 1 102 an Arnall Licensed to Lia IRG obje Cettina The Ribbon is folded Not all tabs are visible at all times The tabs to work on track lines rulers etc only appear when you have selected these elements and are highlighted in green Amr Licensed to Oawid ool tion Disconnect a set height in W aad isolators 4 Smooth slope Green tabs only appear when something is selected h Change direction Track Ribbon Tab Reference In the following each function on each tab is listed and explained File tab This in fact is not a real tab It is the backstage button Click it to open 2014 DRail Modelspoor Software Sj ese File Home Reference Guide at Track libraries Object librari E New EJ Save E Save as Lj Open Info Export as Help A Options Y Exit New Save Save As Open Info Recent designs Print Export as Help Options Exit Recent designs 02 any 2 AnyRailo Manuals Sour GruenebachBlokken3 36 a T trein Gruenteld 0024 any MAnyRail5 Manuals Sour 0087 any AnyRallSi Manuals sour 0086 any AnyRallS Manuals Sour 0075 any 2 AnyRaillS Manuals Sour 0072 any 2 AnyRailS Manuals Sour 0070 any 2 AnyRallS Manuals Sour Be Be Bes Be Be Be Be MM ami Start a new layout Save the layout Save the layout by a new name Open an existing lay
20. 4 DRail Modelspoor Software o AnyRail 5 Manual English N OFERE File Home Insert Track libraries Object lil Aristo Craft Lionel Peco Thiel Hubner Atlas Bachmann Fiko Wl rklin C L Fine LGB gt Feco KBscale G 5M32 D I HO Atlas Code 100 150 151 152 153 155 168 171 172 173 174 177 260 261 262 203 04 05 06 TEET euu E HO Atlas CodeB3 HO Atlas Code 100 4 OTE You can also close a library the same way you opene 1 3 4 Key to Track Symbols Here are the most common track symbols d 7 lit Feeder Wire the tracks here Separator Isolated tracks 2014 DRail Modelspoor Software Getting Started Regular Turnout Curved turnout Catch Turnout to Rerailer Puts the make engines derail wheels back on track from one direction as a safety precaution Y Circuit only for model railways Generates a pulse when passed generally direction Three way Turnout sensitive Buffer End of the line Uncoupler uncouples rolling stock Turntable Single Slipswitch Flex Track Easily cut and bent as required Other common words for turnout are switch point and junction 1 4 Docking and undocking a Library window Drag the Library window around like any other window You can also dock it This means that it will stop floating and sti
21. 7 Z Rokuhan RO17 brad lengths ROD 1 Z Rokuhan R001 RODA zZ Rokuhan RODZ2 RO06 Z Rokuhan R006 ROOF Z Rokuhan ROO 4 Straight 110mm Curve radius 195mm angle 45 Left turnout 110mm 13 remote Right turnout 110mm 13 remote Straight 55mm Straight 220mm Curve radius 490mm angle 13 Buffer Bumper 42mm Flex 117 93mm Flex 123 76mm Flex 126 53mm Flex 24 4mm Flex 27 18mm Flex 27 31mm Flex 30 09mm Flex 32 87mm Flex 35 65mm Flex 38 43mm Flex 41 21mm Flex 75 87mm Flex 81 55mm Straight 110mm Curve radius 195mm angle 45 Left turnout 110mm 13 remote Right turnout 110mm 13 remote Jl pd fdo pd pd pd pd pd pl fr lp h p TIP Copy and paste the list into a spreadsheet for further processing Generating a list of Sections The list of sections is very useful when assigning occupancy detectors To generate a list of sections gt From the Ribbon File tab select Info gt Here select List of sections The List of sections opens 2014 DRail Modelspoor Software Getting Started List of sections PA Pass through Detection Detection Pass through Detection Detection Pass through Detection Detection Pass through Detection Detection Pass through Detection Detection Slow down and accelerate Detection Detection Pass through Detection Detection Pass
22. 8 Dotted track 55 Cantimeter A Double slipswitch 10 Change direction 94 2014 DRail Modelspoor Software 106 AnyRail 5 Manual English _F Easement 29 Edit text 54 101 Emergency copy 66 Endpoint 19 92 Endpoint coordinates 46 Endpoint position 46 Endpoint tab 96 English 4 Enlarge 6 export 68 Export as 80 Extend selection 94 Es Features 46 74 Filetab 80 Filler track 27 Fix 24 Flex 28 Flex arc 29 Flex easement 29 Flex length 69 Flex straight 29 Flex track 10 28 29 Flexitrack 28 Flextrack 28 Flip 76 94 98 101 102 Fold 78 Font face 101 Fraction 4 Full version 71 Y Gaps 27 Generating pictures 6 7 Getting started 4 gif 67 Glue 24 75 94 98 101 102 Glue track 24 Gluing 75 Grade 42 Gradient 41 Gradients 42 Greyed out options 33 Grid 92 H Headroom 42 Height 40 42 98 Height display 41 Height lock 40 42 Height locked 40 Height on plains 41 88 Height on slopes 41 88 Hidden 94 Hidden track 46 55 88 Home tab 88 Horizontal 101 102 Imperial 4 Inch 4 Incompatible track 7 Increase font size 54 Inserttab 90 Introduction 4 Invisible 58 Isolated track 3 7 Isolation 3 7 J Join 18 jpg 67 Junction 10 K Key 10 L Layer 58 59 94 98 101 102 Layers 58 Length 102 License 71 2014 DRail Modelspoor Software License check 72 Licensing 71 Limited number of parts 71 Line 47 Line width 98 Line gt Surface and v v
23. 98 Lines and surfaces 88 Lines and surfaces tab 98 List of materials 66 69 List of sections 66 70 Lock height 40 96 97 Lower limit 88 Managing user objects 63 Manipulating features 52 Materials 66 Maximum descent percentage 42 Maximum percentage 92 Measurement system 4 92 Measurement units 46 Metric 4 Millimeter 4 Minimum radius 92 Mirror 76 Modifying the Quick Access Toolbar 77 Mouse coordinates 46 Mouse position 46 Move line 52 Move object tolayer 59 Move point 4 7 Move selection 21 Move to layer 59 Move track 18 21 N Name 94 New 80 Normal corner 98 Normal corners 98 0 Objects 60 91 Objects Tab 91 2014 DRail Modelspoor Software Occupancy detector 36 Occupancy detectors 70 Open 80 Open a track library 7 Options 80 Over stretch 28 P Part number 88 Paste 21 88 Percentage for slopes 42 Picture 80 Picture resolution 67 Piece 36 png 67 Point 10 28 Popup menu 33 Popup menus 94 Position 47 Predefined elements 46 56 Preview 67 Print 6 7 80 Print Preview 67 80 Print scale 6 7 Print Setup 80 Print the layout 66 Printing 1 1 67 Printing your design 67 Q Quick Access Toolbar 77 R Recent designs 80 Reference 80 Reference guide 74 Regular turnout 10 Remove isolator 97 Remove layer 58 Remove point 47 Remove section 94 Rename layer 58 Reset AnyRail 77 Resize feature 52 Index 107 108 AnyRail 5 Manual English Resize shape 52 Resolu
24. Also a lock is shown in the status bar when hovered AAA _ a Fl Is A 1 10 1 Displaying heights Before working with heights it helps to switch on their display To display heights gt In the Ribbon Home tab find the Show group 0054 any Am Aime zee Settings File Home ts Track libraries Object libraries User objects vi EJ s Centerline Roadbed CU Part number Slope percentages W Lines and su de Ss O Track W Hidden track W Sectionname C Height on slopes W Texts Cut Copy Paste Layers 7s at i i Y Sleepers W Visible track C Section usage Height on plains Rulers Show Clipboard Layers Check the three boxes in this column Heights now appear on the track O 2014 DRail Modelspoor Software a2 AnyRail 5 Manual English N N 1 10 2 Specifying heights There are varous ways to create a slope or set the height of track As it can be on a slope a piece of track doesn t necessarily have a single height AnyRail works out the height based on the track s endpoints and connections You can specify a certain height for a stretch of track and then ease the connected track into sensible gradients AnyRail will show a warning if slopes are too steep If your tracks cross make sure you leave enough headroom for the lower train and any possible overhead lines Bear in mind the thickness of the tracks the sleepers and the actual br
25. OTE If the handle is red the selection cannot be rotated Usually this is caused by glued items Method 2 1 Select the elements Depending on what you select various extra 2014 DRail Modelspoor Software AnyRail 5 Manual English 2 1 3 tabs appear on the Ribbon Untitled AnyRail Licensed to David Tools Home Insert Track libraries Object libraries ser objects Settings i Rul Selection Delete gt Rotate Layer Qj Group 4 Glue p Flip Layer 1 v By Ungroup Functions that can be applied to the selection Selection ro Depending on your selection The Selection tab one or more of these tabs applies to the whole appear selection 2 Click Rotate A new window appears Angle 180 dockwise 0 counterdockwise 180 Ly Sarai To Ge 3 Enter an angle or use the slider Your selection rotates as you change the angle You can also use the buttons to rotate a certain number of degrees The O button resets the rotation to the start position 4 Click OK Using the slider will change the angle in full degrees However the angle may be changed an arbitrary amount by entering a value in the edit box i e 23 7 Flip Some elements can be flipped i e turned into a mirror image of themselves You can use this feature to invert your complete layout if you wish AnyRail will automatically replace each element with its mirrored counterpart AnyRail shows a lis
26. To create a Collada 3D file 1 Open the File tab 2 Select Export as 3 Select Collada 3D file 4 Type or select a file name and press Save 1 15 6 Generating a TrainPlayer file You can generate an intermediate file that can be imported by TrainPlayer a program that simulates running trains on a layout For more information please go here To create a TrainPlayer file 1 Open the File tab 2 Select Export as 3 Select TrainPlayer export file 4 Type or select a file name and press Save 1 15 7 Generating a list of materials The list of materials contains all the track you ve placed on the layout It also shows the total track length and the track length per track element To generate a list of materials 1 From the Ribbon File tab select Info 2 Here select List of materials The list of materials opens O 2014 DRail Modelspoor Software AnyRail 5 Manual English 1 15 8 ae List of materials Track amp Objects R001 Z Rokuhan ROO ROO2 Z Rokuhan ROO2 R006 Z Rokuhan ROO6 ROO Z Rokuhan R007 ROOS Z Rokuhan ROOS ROO Z Rokuhan R009 R012 Z Rokuhan RO12 RO13 Z Rokuhan R013 RO17 Z Rokuhan R017 RO17 Z Rokuhan R017 R017 Z Rokuhan RO17 R017 Z Rokuhan R017 las 17 Z Rokuhan RO17 RO17 Z Rokuhan R017 RO017 Z Rokuhan RO17 RO17 Z Rokuhan R017 R017 Z Rokuhan R017 ls 17 Z Rokuhan R017 RO17 Z Rokuhan RO17 Ino 17 Z Rokuhan R017 RO1
27. ack on the slope should be connected e There should be only one path from A to B e The path may go through turnouts and crossings but the path may not Split to a third point e Point A and point B must be on a regular straight or curve not a turnout or a crossing 2014 DRail Modelspoor Software Getting Started 45 NOTE This feature works best when A and B have a different height Exa mple 0060 any AnyRail Licensed to David Tools Object brares User obje Setting Track a Rotate Layer C Hidden Extend selection Disconnect a Set height Create section re Flip Layer 1 is Select section W ada isolators 2 Smooth sl Select stretch Change direction Track General Click Smooth slope to create a linear slope The height of point Ais 0 Too steep gradients are The height of point displayed in B is set to 5 red The height at each point is calculated to make a smooth slope The gradient is OK now To set the maximum percentage for slopes 1 Open the Ribbon Settings and locate Slopes 2014 DRail Modelspoor Software 46 AnyRail 5 Manual English O060 any AnvRal Licensed to David me Alert on flex too long Distance 0 3 Maximum 3 Track w Autoco We Allow rm Endpoint 1 5 Connection 1 5 Alert on too sharp curves Angle 3 Control point 2 Minimum radius 36 Sizes Toleran slopes Maximum percentage for slopes
28. ailable functions please see the Reference Guidel 74 1 12 2 Manipulating lines and shapes This topic covers a few special functions for surfaces To move a line 1 Hover ona line and press SHIFT The line becomes bold 2014 DRail Modelspoor Software Getting Started 2 Drag the line while holding SHIFT down to change the shape To resize the shape 1 Hover on a point and press SHIFT All the shape s points light up 2 Drag the point to enlarge or shrink the shape O 2014 DRail Modelspoor Software 4 AnyRail 5 Manual English 1 12 3 Adding Text You can place text anywhere on your layout plan for example to label features or make notes to yourself To add text 1 Find the Ribbon Insert tab and click Add Text 2 Click in the work area 3 Enter your text and press Enter NOTE Depending on the scale of your drawing the initial text may be very small To change the size left click the text and set the size in the Ribbon A A A A A EE Eee oe NOTE To create a new line use Shift Enter Change the appearance gt Left click on the text and select one of the options from the Ribbon Text tab To edit existing text gt Double click the text To move the text e Place the cursor on the text left click and hold to drag the text You can also add names to sections of track See Working with Sections 371 1 12 4 Adding Rulers To add a ruler
29. an choose to show only hidden or visible track using these Home tab check boxes D e G Cl Sleepers Visible trac Section usage Clipboard Layers Sho Hidden pack The track is dotted to indicate it s hidden e g in a tunnel 1 12 6 Predefined elements AnyRail has a number of predefined elements that you can find in the Objects tab These include Scenery elements 000o T2 1 OO ie x T2 2 14 1 14 2 14 5 51 1 51 2 51 3 Sig nals 2014 DRail Modelspoor Software Getting Started Ls a ir Ef Le e f amp 2B Oo 1 490 4901 4907 4906 4907 4908 4909 4910 4911 4917 B 1 5 ag amp 4913 4914 4915 4916 4917 4940 4941 009005050 B 1020 1023 1031 1032 1033 1036 00 G 1060 1081 my g gt STE SEU PEE pi mm mn 2840 2900 3022 3026 3029 3041 L J H 3171 3182M 31821 318212 3527 gt 3601 3606 3615 3620 1 12 7 Groups You can combine lines surfaces and text into a Group 2014 DRail Modelspoor Software sa AnyRail 5 Manual English 1 13 1 13 1 To create a group 1 Select all the elements that should form the group 2 Click Group on the Ribbon Layers AnyRail layers let you show or hide different parts of your layout plan while you re working on it e g to hide scenery while working on track It s up to you how to arrange them A layer can contain all sorts of elements
30. ck to the edge of the main window To dock a Library window 2014 DRail Modelspoor Software 12 AnyRail 5 Manual English jazte File Home Insert Track libraries Objectlibraries User objer Aristo Craft Lionel Feco Thiel Hubner Atlas Lenz Bachmann Fiko Marklin C LFinescale Lionel LGB Peco KBscale Micra Enginee SM 32 y I o 505 Undock by e m dragging on the oe title bar 521 522 TIP To avoid docking hold down CTRL while you move the library Nesting libraries 2014 DRail Modelspoor Software Getting Started 13 Libraries can be nested into one window Use the tabs to switch libraries HO Atlas CodeB3 HO Atlas Code 100 TIP To un nest a library drag it away by its tab 1 5 Working with track AnyRail is designed to make working with track quick and easy 1 5 1 Adding track To add a track Piece There are three methods for adding new track Method 1 Click O 2014 DRail Modelspoor Software a AnyRail 5 Manual English Click the track F 51 180 5L E1350 248mm HO Peco Streamline Code 75 5L 190 Double slipswitch 243mm SL E198 SL E199 LHB55 oe a the piece appears on the screen Method 2 Drag and drop 2014 DRail Modelspoor Software Getting Started 15 yL E195 SL E196 SL E1095 5L E1096
31. dle to rotate the selection ool ie 0027 any Anyall Licensed to Uavid Track Delete A Rotate Layer C Hidden Extend selection Disconnect a set hei Create section 4 Glue ee Flip Layer 1 select section W add isolators 4 Smooth Select stretch Change direction General Track Depending on what you have selected extra tabs appear on the Ribbon Other ways to select pieces e Do either of the following O 2014 DRail Modelspoor Software Getting Started 23 o CTRL click each piece CTRL click to add a part to the selection o Double click a piece to extend the selection in a logical manner Triple click to select all connected track o SHIFT click to extend the selection Before 2014 DRail Modelspoor Software 24 AnyRail 5 Manual English 1 5 6 Shift click to select the route from an already selected part to here gt Selected part After o The shortest route is selected AnyRail bolds the selected pieces To deselect a single piece e CTRL click the piece To deselect all the pieces e Press ESC To move a selection e Drag any of the pieces AnyRail moves the entire selection as one You can also copy paste and delete track in the standard Windows way TIP If you open AnyRail twice you can copy and paste elements from
32. ect Load image Remove image Width Height Angle Maintain aspect ratio Adjust outline Add point 100 AnyRail 5 Manual English Mirror the shape Select to move the shape to another layer Send this shape to the back of all shapes with the Same height Send this shape one step back relative to all shapes with the same height Bring this shape on top of all the shapes with the same height Bring this shape one step further to the top relative to all shapes with the same height Turn the line into a shape and vice versa Set the drawing width of the line Set the height of the shape A shape has one height it can not be tilted All shapes are drawn before the track is drawn Set the drawing color of the line Set the fill color of the surface Set all corners to normal Set all corners to perfect arcs Set all corners to elliptical curves Round the points for larger line widths Create a user object from the selected line Load an image to fill the surface Remove the image that fills the surface Set the size of the image in your measurement units and the orientation Keep the aspect ratio of the original image Recalculates the surface outline so it fits the picture exactly Add point at cursor 2014 DRail Modelspoor Software Reference Guide tor Group Group selected lines and groups only available when applicable Ungroup Ungroup this group only available when applicable Desc
33. er looks 2014 DRail Modelspoor Software 104 AnyRail 5 Manual English style Font Set the font of the ruler text Size Set the font size of the ruler text 2014 DRail Modelspoor Software Change style 102 Check for updates 72 Circular arc 29 Close a track library 9 Close gaps 27 Collada 68 Collapse 78 ee BS Color 94 98 101 Color coded track 36 A Compatible track 7 Connect track 18 Adapter track 26 Connection 18 19 92 Add isolator 97 Connection tab 97 Add isolators 94 Context sensitive tabs 94 Add layer 58 Control 28 Add line surface 90 Control point 28 92 Add point 47 98 Control points 28 Add ruler 90 Coordinates 46 Add text 90 Copy 21 88 94 Add track 13 Copy and paste between layouts 21 Adding rulers 54 Create gradient to this point 42 Adding text 54 Create section 94 Alert on flex too long 92 Creating user objects 60 Alert on too sharp curves 92 Crop 67 Allow mixed rails 92 Curve corners 98 Analog operation 36 Curved corner 98 angle 75 92 96 97 Curved turnout 10 Appearance of the track 16 Cut 28 88 94 Arc 29 Cutting 28 Autoconnect 92 Autosave 66 n D a Autosave folder 80 dae 68 B Decrease font size 54 Delete 94 98 101 102 Bend 28 Delete layer 58 Bending 28 Delete point 47 98 Bill of materials 66 69 Depth 5 92 bmp 67 Deselect 21 Bring forward 98 Digital operation 36 Bring to front 98 Disconnect 19 94 97 Disconnect track 19 a C Distance 92 Docking a library 11 Centerline 8
34. ers Open the layers pane Centerline Show only a single line for the track Track Show the track The outer lines of what s drawn are the actual rails Sleepers Draw Track with sleepers The sleepers have the actual width but not the actual position and distance from each other Roadbed Show the roadbed of the track The actual width of the sectional elements is used here Hidden track Show all track labeled Hidden This is dotted track in tunnels hidden staging yards etc Visible track Show all track not labeled Hidden This is all track in plain sight Part number Show a part number on each track element The software tries to scale the font down on smaller parts If this is not possible the track number won t show Section name Show the name of the section This only shows when there s enough room The software determines a position and orientation for the text Section usage Show the usage of the section This shows only when there s enough room Slope percentage This shows the percentage of the gradient if any 1 means one unit of descent ascent per 100 units of distance e g 1 cm per meter When the slope is too steep this percentage will be shown in red See Settings 2 to set the maximum slope Height on slopes Show the height but only on slopes Height on plains Show the height but only on plains The height is only shown here and there Lines and Show lines and surfaces Surfaces 2014 DRail Modelspoor
35. erving screen estate Center work area Uncheck to draw the work area in the left upper corner of the screen Check to center the work area Libra ries O 2014 DRail Modelspoor Software Reference Guide General Track and objects Libraries SS Displayed Ebraries G SM 32 II I O 5 HO Do P4 TT N 7 T Lego Symbols 1 1 Select the scales for which you want to use the track and object libraries User objects O 2014 DRail Modelspoor Software AnyRail 5 Manual English 2 4 2 Options General pe e User objects Options User objects Folder C udros Move Move your user objects to another folder Change Set a new folder for your user objects Home tab The home tab contains functions you probably use most often They mainly control what s currently displayed Cut O conten ada Y Part da 1 Slope PA Lines and surfaces Y Glue Lower limit 100 1 10 e F y Track Y Hidden track WV Section name Height on slopes Y Texts Pages Upper limit 500 a Ws Paste Bab C Sleepers Visible track Section usage Height on plains Y Rulers Guides Rieke Clipboard Layers Show Height in view View scale Cut Remove whatever s selected and keep it in the Paste buffer Shortcut is Ctrl X Copy Keep a copy of whatever s selected in the Paste buffer Shortcut is Ctrl C Paste Paste whatever s in the Paste buffer Shortcut is Ctrl 2014 DRail Modelspoor Software Reference Guide s V Lay
36. f DRail Modelspoor Software is not responsible for any damage caused by the use Options of this software The legal responsibility will never exceed the price paid for this Click Check for Oo Autosave folder updates to find Updates amp Options Y Exit eometry Version 2 4 Copyright C 2002 2005 Maxim out if your version is current Registration 8 Register A Ue Update options AnyRail automatically contacts us to see if a newer version is available If so it will ask you whether you want to update Depending on your settings AnyRail regularly checks for updates automatically To view or change the update options 1 Open the File tab and select Help 2 Click Update options 2 Reference Guide This part of the user manual lists each AnyRail feature and function TIP If you re new to AnyRail please read the Getting Startedl 41 first 2 1 Features This chapter lists those AnyRail features that need some extra explanation O 2014 DRail Modelspoor Software Reference Guide 2 1 1 Glue You can glue certain elements such as track and predefined elements so that you can t accidentally move them To glue track gt Right click the element and select Glue 2 1 2 Rotate Any element or selection of elements can be rotated Method 1 1 Select the elements A selection box with a handle appears tarde N s 2 Use the handle to rotate the selection N
37. fic function or purpose as defined by you You can turn any stretch that is a connected group of pieces into a section as long as both ends have an isolator Sections are useful in both conventional and digital operation e In conventional analog operation you need to feed stretches of track individually to control trains independently of each other This enables you e g to switch off a section s power to stop a train for a red signal e In digital operation especially with a PC it is often handy to know 2014 DRail Modelspoor Software Getting Started where trains are so that the software can control them Usually the layout is divided into sections of track each with its own occupancy detector The shorter the sections the more accurate the positional information NOTE Once you ve created a section you can change its properties such as color name and usage You can also see a list of sections This is helpful when calculating how many occupancy detectors you need See Generating a list of Sections 701 1 9 Working with sections Here are the two methods for creating a section Method 1 Creating a section from selected track 1 Select the track for the section 2014 DRail Modelspoor Software 38 AnyRail 5 Manual English Object libraries Us Tools Oso an nyha License Track Hidden Extend selection Select section Select stretch all set height 2 Smooth
38. idge To set selected track to a certain height 2014 DRail Modelspoor Software Getting Started 43 nol 157 any AnvRall Licensed to David Object libraries User objects Samos Track Ps Hidden Extend selection gt Disconnect fe set height Create section Y add isolators A smooth slope select stretch Change direction ses Or just click rack i i i Set height on the Ribbon Select section Delete Rotate Flip Glue 1 Right click the selected track and Disconnect click Set height Add isolators Create section Smooth slape Cut r h Copy 2 Enter a value for the height 2014 DRail Modelspoor Software NN AnyRail 5 Manual English AnyRail has set the height to the given value Steep gradients are displayed in red To specify a height for a point This function is useful when you want to set the height of an individual point 1 Right click the point this is an endpoint or a connection and select Set Height Alternatively select the point by left clicking it and in the Ribbon Track tab select Set Height 2 Set the height 3 Click OK To create a smooth slope Sometimes it s useful to create a slope between two points where AnyRail calculates a linear descent percentage This is called a smooth slope There are a few restrictions when creating a slope from point A to point B e All the tr
39. ight A Set height Lock height Lock the height so it cannot be changed by accident Be careful using this function and make sure that you check the heights surrounding it to confirm the slopes are all OK 2014 DRail Modelspoor Software Reference Guide Set height Set the height of this point For an explanation go herel 441 x The x coordinate of this point left to right y The y coordinate of this point top to bottom angle The direction of the endpoint Connect Connect this endpoint to a nearby other endpoint 2 5 3 Connection tab and menu Clicking on a connection the small circle between two pieces of track reveals the Connection tab Connection E Lock height x 112 96 E Disconnect dl Set height y 18 33 W ada isolator angle 3 56 Height Position Connection The Connection popup menu appears when you right click a connection Lock height A Set height a Disconneg W Addisolator Lock height Lock the height so it cannot be changed by accident Be careful using this function and make sure that you check the heights surrounding it to confirm the slopes are all OK Set height Set the height of this point For an explanation go herel 44 x The x coordinate of this point left to right y The y coordinate of this point top to bottom angle The direction of the endpoint Disconnect Remove the connection and disconnect the track Add Remove Adds or removes the i
40. in the Settings tab 2 Set the Maximum percentage 1 11 The Status Bar There s a lot to keep track of if you use all of AnyRail s features The good news is that the Status bar is a mine of information P 4 1 cm 190 24 105 83 186 24 106 66 3 74 2293 Layer2 Layer1 HO M rklin C 24229 Straight 229 3mm Main Unspecified 4 1 10 On DO ORS x2 Measurement Mouse system position Hovered object Hovered Current view section info object glued scale Hovered object info Selected track length Current layer Hovered object position Hovered object layer 1 12 More than just track Being enthusiasts ourselves we suspect that your layout will contain more than just track For this reason AnyRail enables you to draw shapesl 71 onto your layout to represent scenery such as stations or landscape features Of course you can draw your train table or your garden You can also mark track as hidden and add textls l labels and position them as required 2014 DRail Modelspoor Software Getting Started Additionally there are plenty of predefined elements ss Predefined scenery elements Hidden track shown as a dotted line Predefined signal 1 12 1 Adding lines and shapes To add a line or a shape 2014 DRail Modelspoo
41. ject o Typical Garbage Tanker with 1 Right click gbedTruck Truck Trailer the object s button and click Details ent Skiploader er 2014 DRail Modelspoor Software Getting Started e Category 2 Vehicle Scale HO z Mame Flatbed Wrecker Manufacturer Boley Dept 1 87 2 Check the Part number details one more time and click Share upload Description Author Ea Cuadros HO B oley Dept 1 87 25b 0444 91 d 433b 91 e bbo 0 56062a udro ale You agree to DONATE this object to the Public Domain The whole world and will a not make any daims to ownership after it is uploaded 3 Please read the warning carefully before you click OK NOTE Other people won t see your objects right away we have to approve them first 2014 DRail Modelspoor Software e AnyRail 5 Manual English 1 15 1 15 1 Finishing up Once you ve completed the design you ll need to get it in some sort of usable form It s simplest just to print the layout However you can also save parts of it as pictures useful for emailing your friends or to publish your track plan on a forum In addition you can view lists of materials and sections Saving your work You can save AnyRail design files just as you would with any other Windows software You might also find Save as useful for recording different stages of your design To save your file gt From the File tab selec
42. l information is always in the status bar 1 HO M rklin K 7287 Straight transition Turntable K77mm 15 1 5 8 Closing gaps If you use sectional track you ll often find that it s difficult to make a perfect fit when your design becomes more complex Some manufacturers provide all sorts of filler track just for this purpose Sometimes you can make the track fit by using the play wiggle room in the track While this can be considered cheating sometimes you don t even notice that you re doing just that when laying real track In AnyRail you can cheat a little bit as well In general to close a small gap you can often disconnect a stretch of track and rotate it one or two degrees to make your plan fit To close a gap 1 Switch off Autoconnect in the Settings tab When you do that track will no longer jump into position but will be left just where you 2014 DRail Modelspoor Software 28 AnyRail 5 Manual English 1 6 1 6 1 dropped it If there is another piece of track within the tolerances defined in the Settings tab a connection will be made to it 2 Disconnect a stretch of track and rotate it one or two degrees so it will fit 3 Put the track back in place and make sure to connect the outer ends 4 Turn Autoconnect back on NOTE Only resort to this technique after you ve tried to make your track plan fit properly Flex track Many sectional track manufacturers also provide flex track
43. lection as a whole A handy feature of AnyRail is the menu that pops up with relevant options whenever you right click something 2014 DRail Modelspoor Software Getting Started 35 Example 1 Right click a stretch of track Delete Rotate Flip Glue Option that don t apply to the Right click to open the popup menu Set height i selection are Disconnect greyed out Add isolators dra Create section la de Cut E Copy Example 2 Right click a connection Lock height set height Disconnect rer Add isolator Right click to open the popup menu There s a description of each option in the Reference Guidel 74 The next couple of chapters cover the more commonly used ones 2014 DRail Modelspoor Software AnyRail 5 Manual English 1 8 Pieces stretches and sections AnyRail thinks of your track as being made up of pieces stretches and sections A piece of track is just that any one of the components you select from the Track Libraries A stretch of track is a piece and all pieces connected to it Many AnyRail options apply to stretches rather than pieces A section of track is something that you create and requires more explanation A single i i piece of All this track is A color coded track i part of the section of track i same stretch Sections A section is a stretch of track with a speci
44. libraries Home nse Track libraries e rarie se gs Aristo Craft Lionel Peco Thiel H bner Atlas Lenz Peco GarGraves Hornby Exactoscale 7 Eishindo Lego Symbols Bachmann Piko M rklin C LFinescale Lionel Ross American Flyer 7 LGB Peco KBscale Micro Engineering American Models HO TT N Z G SM 32 I I 0 S 00 P4 T Lego Symbols Note that the libraries are sorted by scale or gauge Click on the little down arrow to open a folded group e g HO in the picture Click a manufacturer s name to get a list of the track systems we Support TIP Most people only use one gauge To hide all gauges you are not going to use go to the Options 851 Object libraries tab On this tab you can find all the predefined objects such as signals trees and structures Home nse rarie Object libraries ser obje ngs d dh de de Dro su DOY Dd Dos 3 M rklin 3 P gase 7 P P B Viessmann General General General General Brawa i Hornby Hornby Viessmann General P gase Compasses scenery scenery scenery scenery 7 X B N J International 3 Viessmann 7 e x v scenery de General scenery G I 0 S HO 00 TT N Z Symbols The icon indicates the sort of objects that you ll find Click the small arrow to open the list of supported libraries TIP Most people only use one gauge To hide all gauges you are not going to use go to the Options 85 U
45. n i AOL A h ddr ginuine HEHH TTT TPO HAE On AHH NOTE AnyRail displays sleepers for aesthetic reasons only The position shown is not intended to be exact though the width is correct Example 4 Centerline with roadbed NOTE To avoid disappointment use this option to check that the roadbed fits on your train table and that the tracks are not too close to each other 1 5 3 Moving and connecting track Use the mouse to move and connect your track pieces By default only track from the same track system can be connected However you can override this see The AnyRail Settings Table 2014 DRail Modelspoor Software Getting Started to To connect track 1 Drag the track close to the the target The track changes 2 Release the mouse button A circle marks the connection point AnyRail rotates the track and snaps it onto the target 1 5 4 Disconnecting track You can disconnect track using the popup menu or the Ribbon To disconnect an endpoint using the popup menu Right click the connection and select Disconnect z B Lock height t A Set height a K LIPS connec i f Aa a d The track does not move but the connection disappears 2014 DRail Modelspoor Software AnyRail 5 Manual English To disconnect an endpoint using the Ribbon ret OLEAN Connection
46. n Keep the aspect ratio of the original image aspect ratio Adjust Recalculates the surface outline so it fits the picture outline exactly Tab P Delete x Rotate Layer dy Send backward Line width 0 1 amp Fill color Normal corners Rounded points G a3 Width Maintain aspect ratio 4 Glue en Flip Layerl nf Q Bring to front A Height 0 Round corners Height y Adjust outline Send to y Surface gt Line a Save as Load Remove back Qy Bring forward amp Line color Curved corners object image image Angle General Lines and surfaces Objects Image A AAA Delete Rotate Layer Sa OS Q g Q Line width 0 1 Normal corners Rounded points B i 4 Glue p Flip Layer1 z A Height 0 Round corners Sendto Send Bringto Bring Line gt Surface i Save as back backward front forward dl Line color Curved corners object General Lines and surfaces Objects Right click menu Delete Rotate Flip Glue Add point Line gt Surface Group Ungroup Save as object Cut G PHPF ANE RY Copy Delete Delete the shape Glue Glue the shape to avoid moving it by accident Rotate Rotate the shape 2014 DRail Modelspoor Software Flip Layer Send to back Send backward Bring to front Bring forward Line gt Surface and v v Line width Height Line color Fill color Normal corners Round corners Curved corners Rounded point Save as obj
47. nstallation for free Updates can be recognized by a difference in the minor version number e g 5 15 0 to 5 19 0 or in the patch number 5 15 0 to 5 15 1 2014 DRail Modelspoor Software Getting Started Upgrades can be recognized by a difference in the major version number e g 4 27 0 to 5 1 0 Whether upgrades are free depends on your current license To check the current license e Open the File tab and select Help B O Untitled AnyRail Licensed to David 5 Home Insert Track libraries Object libraries User objects Settings New E Support H Save as lt lt o Y ae Ny Info This product ts registered Your license ls valid for version 4 and 5 AnyRail Website About AnyRail Recent designs Print Version 5 0 9 EN Jun 1 2012 Export as Tools Copyright C 2004 2012 DRail Modelspoor Software Let DRail Modelspoor Software is not responsible for any damage caused by the use Options of this software The legal responsibility will never exceed the price paid for this AnyRail indicates for which major versions your license is valid Of course AnyRail will never overwrite an existing licensed version If you install a newer version for which you do not have a license the new version will be installed next to the old version To check for updates and upgrades e Open the File tab and select Help 2014 DRail Modelspoor Software AnyRail 5 Manual English
48. nt is the outer end of a piece of track Connection The drawing size of a connection The connection is the circle denoting that two pieces of track are connected Control point The drawing size of the control points These are the points to manipulate flex track and lines O 2014 DRail Modelspoor Software Reference Guide 93 Alert on flex too When checked overstretched flex appears red long Alert on too When checked too tightly curved flex appears red Sharp curves Minimum radius Radius used for determining when Alert in too sharp curves triggers Distance The maximum distance allowed allowed between connecting endpoints Angle The maximum angle allowed between connecting endpoints Maximum The maximum percentage allowed on slopes percentage Autoconnect Automatically connect track when endpoints are close enough Allow mixed rails When checked any track with the same gauge will connect Uncheck to make sure you use the correct transition track Snap to grid Makes lines and surfaces snap to an underlying grid The left upper point of the line or surface is aligned with the grid Size The underlying grid size for Snap to grid If the size is very small the grid will work but not be displayed fully 2014 DRail Modelspoor Software 94 AnyRail 5 Manual English 2 5 2 5 1 Context sensitive tabs and popup menus Some tabs only display in specific cases depending on what you ve currently selected
49. nter a Width and Depth TIP To draw the table for your layout draw a surfacel 47 1 23 View drawing scale To zoom in or zoom out 1 Locate the View Scale slider in the lower right corner a a0 UH 3 2 Move the Slider to change the view scale Or 1 Click the Home tab Ral Licensed to David w Lines and surfaces W Glue Lower limit 100 1 40 a W Texts Pages Upper limit 500 Fit to wf Rulers Guides window Heightinview View scale 2014 DRail Modelspoor Software Getting Started 2 Select a View Scale TIP For fast zoom press CTRL and use the mouse wheel TIP To zoom using the keyboard press CTRL or CTRL NOTE This setting has nothing to do with the train scale e TT O HO etc The train scale depends on which track library you use 13 Track Libraries The first thing you need is some track AnyRail keeps track in libraries and has one for all the well known manufacturers including Atlas Marklin Roco Peco and many others Each piece of track matches the original as closely as possible some of them were even created using the manufacturer s original CAD files 1 3 1 Opening a Track Library To open a Track Library 1 Click the Track libraries tab Untitled AnyRail Licensed to David Track libraries i Thiel Hubner Atlas Lenz Peco GarGraves Hornby M rklin C L Finescale Lionel Ross American Fl
50. olbar Below the Ribbon Right click Roadbed and select Add to Quick Access Toolbar Minimize the Ribbon E g E 0102 any AnyRail Home Insert e libraries Object libraries Usero i S a 0 Cefiterline Roadbed gt Part nu 3 l i Section Cut Copy Paste er The function is added section Clipboard Layers TIP To reset AnyRail to its original settings shut it down and start it again while holding SHIFT down The Ribbon All functions available in AnyRail can be accessed through the Ribbon O 2014 DRail Modelspoor Software Reference Guide The Ribbon is the part at the top of the window where the functions are displayed The Ribbon is organized into tabs A tab is organized into groups The Ribbon A tab on the Ribbon A group in a tab de ha E 010 any AnvRa ra 3 4 a Centerline Roadbed C Part number C Slope percer O Track W Hidden track W Section name C Height on sl Cut Copy Paste Layers _ ree Sleepers Visibletrack Section usage Height on p Clipboard Layers Show When you resize the AnyRail window the Ribbon resizes as well Groups might collapse Collapsed group ght in view To open a collapsed group simply click the little arrow on it Sometimes the Ribbon takes too much space To fold it double click one of its tabs not the File tab Double click a tab again to unfold it 20
51. on screen These tabs have a green glow When you right click an object a popup menu comes up giving you fast access to the most frequently used features Track tab and menu The Track tab appears when track is selected Delete A Rotate Layer Hidden Extend selection Disconnect al Set height Create section 4 Glue ere Flip Layer 1 Select section bul Addisolators Smooth slope Select stretch Change direction General Track The track popup menu appears when you right click the track Delete Rotate Flip Glue Set height Disconnect Ad ey A e 3 Create section ke Cut E Copy Delete Delete the selected track Glue Glue the selected track to prevent accidentally moving O 2014 DRail Modelspoor Software Reference Guide 95 it Rotate Rotate the selected track and all connected track with it Flip Mirror all selected track with all connected track Layer Move selected track to another layer Hidden Draw selected track dashed to indicate it s not visible on the real layout Extend selection Enlarge the selection in a logical way Double click on the track has the same result Select section Only when sections are used select the complete section Select stretch Select all connected track Disconnect Disconnect the selected track Add isolators Insert isolators at the outer ends of the current selection Change direction For straight track only add an arrow to indicate one way track
52. out from disk Info on your current design The files you have opened most recently Print the layout or change print settings Export the layout in various formats Help updates and registration Program options Quit the program O 2014 DRail Modelspoor Software s2 AnyRail 5 Manual English Click Info to find these options E gon ou File Home Insert Track libraries Object libraries User objects 3 New EJ Save About 0102 any E Save as qj Open List of materials Info Recent designs List of sections Print Export as Help Y Options Y Exit List of materials The list of all elements used in your track plan List of sections The list of sections you defined for your track plan Click Recent designs to see the files you recently used Click Print to find these options 2014 DRail Modelspoor Software Reference Guide es jaits File Home Insert Track libraries Object libraries User objects Settings E New E Save Ba Save as tay Open Fs Pagel of 1 4 Whole Page Copies j O Portrait Info a O Landscape Recent designs Suppress empty pages Selection Print scale Export as EN a Ratio 1 10 Help E Percentage 10 Options O Fit to one page Y ex Print settings Print alignment markers Print datetime and name oo Print Setup ie Mey 10 E LA Print Print the plan at the current scale Copies The number of copies to print Por
53. r Software 48 AnyRail 5 Manual English NOs L any AnyRall Licensed to David tlibraries User objects settings Width 10 Radius 10 Height 10 A o T Add Add arde 1 Find the Ribbon ess E Lines and surfac Insert tab Text 2 Click Add line surface 3 Click for each point on the line 4 Double click to finalize TIP Turn a line into a shape by clicking on the starting point TIP You can also right click on the work area and select Add line surface from the popup menu To change the line into a surface 2014 DRail Modelspoor Software Getting Started NN 0072 any AnyRall Licensed to David ools ettings Lines and surfaces Insert Track libra Object libraries User objec es te Layer Sy OS es Qy Line width 0 1 Normal corners E Layer 2 A Height Round corners Sendto Send Bringto Bring Line Surface i amp Line color Curved corners back backward front forward General Q Line gt Surface Lines and surfaces 2 Click Line gt Surface to turn the line into a shape 1 Click on the line to get the Lines and Surfaces tab To add a point to the line 2014 DRail Modelspoor Software so AnyRail 5 Manual English 1 Right click the line where you want to add a point Delete Rotate
54. ription Description for the group only available when applicable 2 5 5 Texts tab and menu More information on working with text can be found herel sal The text tab appears only when text is selected File Home Insert Track libraries Object libraries User objects settings Texts a AP Delete DY Rotate Layer Horizontal Font Arial x 162 98 3 Glue ere Flip Layer 1 Vertical Size 120 Y 55 74 2 de Color A Height O ane General Text The Text popup menu appears when you right click the text aP Delete A Rotate ea Flip Glue M Edit text 3 l Ao Cut isp Copy Delete Delete selected text Glue Glue selected text to avoid accidentally moving it Rotate Rotate the selected text Flip Mirror the selected text Layer Select a layer for the text Horizontal Position the text horizontally Click twice to position the 2014 DRail Modelspoor Software 102 AnyRail 5 Manual English 2 5 6 text upside down Vertical Position the text vertically Click twice to position it the other way around Color Set a color for the selected text Font face Select a font Size Select a font size x The x coordinate of this point left to right y The y coordinate of this point top to bottom Height Draw height of the text Edit text Click to edit the text This can also be achieved by double clicking the text TIP Quickly start editing text by double clicking it Rulers
55. s registered Your license is valid for version 4 and 5 Recent designs AnyRail Website Print About AnyRail Version 5 0 7 EN May 21 2012 Export as Copyright C 2004 2012 DRail Modelspoor Software Help DRail Modelspoor Software is not responsible for any damage caused by the use Options of this software The legal responsibility will never exceed the price paid for this amp Options software Y Exit AnyRail uses Anti Grain Geometry Version 2 4 Copyright C 2002 2005 Maxim Shemanarev McSeem Autosave folder Registration Check for updates Register Update options Help Open this documentation AnyRail Website Go to the AnyRail website Options Open the options dialog Autosave folder Open the folder with the automatically saved files Use this function in case AnyRail stopped or was stopped in an unexpected way and you want to recover the layout you were working on Check for Contact the AnyRail server and see if there are any updates updates Update options Set the automatic update function Register Register the software with a license key O 2014 DRail Modelspoor Software NOS AnyRail 5 Manual English This button opens a new window where you can set additional options General options Options sz General options Libraries P User objects User Interface Options E Small track icons Center work area Small track icons Check to make the track libraries smaller This is useful for pres
56. ser objects On this tab you can manage your user objects 2014 DRail Modelspoor Software o2 AnyRail 5 Manual English 2 4 7 User objects ettings G Download new items roca Bachmann Thomas and Friends Daron Mattel Match Box Praline Woodland Scenics Hornby Boley Dept 1 87 Herpa Models Mini Metals Ton Busch Majorette Model Power Wiking User objects 1 1 HO OO N Click Download new items to download items that others have shared The items are ordered per scale per manufacturer Settings tab Use this tab to change the overall settings of the software AnyRail remembers settings between sessions but also saves them with each layout Home nse raci ries e raries ser objects Settings Width 500 Grid Endpoint 1 5 Y Alert on flex too long Distance 0 3 Maximum 3 2 Track Lines and surfaces Depth 500 Size 50 Connection 2 Alert on too sharp curves Angle 3 Y Autoconnect Snap to grid Measurement Control point 2 Minimum radius 36 vV Allow mixed rails Size 1 Units Work area Sizes Flex Tolerances Slopes Behavior Measurement Choose from cm mm inches with fractions or system decimals Width The width of the work area on screen Make it somewhat larger than your train table Depth The depth of the work area on screen Make it somewhat larger than your train table Grid Show a grid Size Size of a square of the grid Endpoint The drawing size of an endpoint An endpoi
57. slope a Disconnect W add isolators Change direction Track Create section Or just click 2 Right click the selected track and click Create section A natural endpoint does not require an isolator Delete Rotate Flip Glue Set height Disconnect PETERET Add isolators Smooth slope Cut Dry Copy 1 Right click and isolate each connection Square indicates isolated connection Create section on the Ribbon Lock height Set height Disconnect 2014 DRail Modelspoor Software Getting Started 39 h o Ld Delete Rotate Flip Glue Set height 2 Right click within the isolated tracks and select Create section Disconnect Add isolators dhe 9 KD copy The section changes color TIP Of course you can also use the Ribbon to create the section Left click one piece of track within the isolated tracks to select it and click Create Section in the Ribbon To change a section s properties 1 Left click a piece of track in the section The Ribbon opens the Track tab with a Section group Erna tg Tools P Untitled AnyRail Licensec File Home 5er rack librarie bject libraries ser object setting Track AP Delete gt Rotate Layer O Hidden Extend selection gt Disconnect A height Remove sections Name Glue a Flip Layer 1 Select section
58. solator between the two pieces of isolator track Use this to create sections 37 2014 DRail Modelspoor Software o AnyRail 5 Manual English 2 5 4 Lines and surfaces tab and menu This tab is only available when a line or surface or one of its points is selected A general explanation is herel 47 The popup menu is available when you right click a point ora line Tab Lines and surfaces x 139 7 6 Move point 5 Normal corner A Delete point Width C Maintain aspect ratio iy ies IO y 63 5 1 Move surface i Round corner A Add point Height e load Remove Adjust 2 E if a W Curved corner image image Angle outline Point Image Right click menu F Delete weil fe Add point x The x coordinate of this point left to right y The y coordinate of this point top to bottom Move point Move only this point Move Move the whole surface Surface Normal The corner defined by the neighboring points corner Round A perfect arc corner Curved An elliptic corner corner Delete point Delete the current point Add point Adda point close to the current point Load image Load an image to fill the surface Remove Remove the image that fills the surface image Width Set the size of the image in your measurement units and 2014 DRail Modelspoor Software Reference Guide 99 Height the orientation Angle Maintai
59. t Save To save your file with a new name and location gt From the File tab select Save As A standard file window opens allowing you to save a copy of your file The old one is untouched Auto save AnyRail auto saves your work every 10 minutes in a separate folder If AnyRail closes in a normal way these auto saved files are deleted to preserve disk space However if your computer crashes or if AnyRail terminates in an unexpected way you can find a recent copy in the Autosave folder To find an auto saved file 2014 DRail Modelspoor Software Getting Started 1 Open the File tab 2 Select Help 3 Click the button tagged Autosave Folder NOTE The most recent file you find is probably your best choice 1 15 2 Print preview Color ink is expensive Also it can be annoying to wait while a design prints out only to discover that the settings were not quite right For this reason AnyRail enables you to see what your printout is going to look like To preview your printout e From the File tab click Print AnyRail displays a preview of your printout 1 15 3 Printing your design To print your design 1 From the File tab select Print 2 Review your settings and click the Print button The design prints at the specified scale using several pages if required NOTE Printing a large layout in a large scale takes a lot of processing power and resources Each page is a picture so it might take a while depending on
60. t of elements that cannot be mirrored 2014 DRail Modelspoor Software Reference Guide To flip an element or a selection of elements 1 Select the elements to flip For track all connected track is flipped automatically when a subselection of it is flipped 2 In the Ribbon select Flip The elements are mirrored If the action cannot be completed a list of problem elements is displayed These elements don t have a mirrored counterpart AnyRail5EN The following parts cannot be flipped A LGB 13000 Crossing 300mm LGB 12360 Threeway turnout 375mm remote 2 2 The Quick Access Toolbar The Quick Access Toolbar is the list with small icons at the top left of the window 2014 DRail Modelspoor Software AnyRail 5 Manual English 2 3 Don t worry if you can t remember the small icons If you hover over them you ll see a tooltip To change to Quick Access Toolbar 1 Right click the function you want to add to the Quick Access Toolbar 2 Select Add to Quick Access Toolbar Example 0102 any AnyRail Licensed to David Tools File Home Track libraries Object libraries User objects Settings Track Si a E C Centerline C Roadbed Dart numhar 1 tiana narcantanas 17 lines a A ES Add to ick Access Toolbar ng Q Track Hidd aC Qu pom kts Cut Copy Paste Layers _ Sleepers Lavfsible Customize Quick Access Toolbar Show Quick Access To
61. through Detection Detection Pass through Detection Detection Pass through TIP Copy and paste the list into your spreadsheet program for further processing 1 16 Licensing With the trial version you can freely use AnyRail for small layouts of up to 50 elements If you want to go beyond that you need to buy a license key that unlocks the software and lifts this restriction To register first buy a license on our website You will get an email stating your registered user name and license key To register AnyRail 1 Open the File tab and select Help 2014 DRail Modelspoor Software AnyRail 5 Manual English 1 16 1 Options amp Options Y Exit Autosave folder Updates UL Check for updates a email Registration Customer name John Smith License key ABCD EFGH IJKL MNOFP This productis NOT registered 3 Click OK software Updates and upgrades DRail Modelspoor Software is not responsible for any damage caused by the use of this software The legal responsibility will never exceed the price paid for this software AnyRail uses Anti Grain Geometry Shemanarev McSeem Click here to register Registration 2 Copy and paste the necessary information from your registration NOTE You may use your license on multiple computers as long as you are the one using the Whether or not you have a license for AnyRail you can always update your i
62. tion 6 7 Ribbon 33 78 Roadbed 88 Rotate 75 94 101 Rotate track 18 Rotate 98 102 Round corner 98 Round corners 98 Ruler styles 54 Rulers 88 Rulers tab 102 _Ss Save 66 80 Save As 66 80 Save as picture 66 Scale 6 Scenery elements 56 Section 36 37 Section color 36 37 Section details 46 Section name 36 37 88 Section properties 37 Section usage 36 37 88 Select section 94 Select stretch 94 Select track 21 Selected track length 46 Send backward 98 Send to back 98 Set height 42 94 Set height 96 97 Settings tab 92 Shape 47 Shapes 46 Sharing user objects 63 Show height 41 Show slope 41 Shown libraries 80 Signals 46 56 Single slipswitch 10 Size 92 101 Sleepers 88 Slope percentage 41 42 88 Small track icons 80 Smooth slope 94 Snap 18 Snap to grid 92 Square 37 Status bar 8 Straight 29 Stretch 36 Surface 4 7 Switch 10 Ta Table 5 Text 54 Texts 88 Texts tab 101 Threeway turnout 10 Too tight curves 28 Total flex length 69 Total track length 69 Track 7 88 91 Track appearance 16 Track details 8 46 Track does not connect 18 Track hidden 46 55 Track length 69 Track library 7 Track symbols 10 Track tab 91 94 Track visible 46 55 TrainPlayer 69 Trainplayer export file 80 TrainPlayer integration 69 Transition track 26 Trees 46 56 Trial 71 Turn 75 Turnout 10 Turntable 26 Turntable does not connect 26 U Undo 13 Undocking a library 11 Unfold 78
63. trait Landscape The paper orientation Suppress empty Do not print pages with nothing on it pages Selection Print only what is selected in the plan Print scale Set the print scale in various ways Print alignment Print markers on the page corners to make it easier markers to align them Print date time andPrint this info on each page name Print Setup Setup printer paper size etc 2014 DRail Modelspoor Software MOS AnyRail 5 Manual English Click the arrow on the Export As button to find these options z gango Insert 0102 any AnyRail Home Track libraries Object libraries User objec E New Ey Save E Save as Moni Picture Export as jpg bmp png or git Image Info Recent designs Collada 3D File Export as dae Print Trainplayer export file Export to a file understood by the TrainPlayer program Picture Create a picture of your plan Collada 3D File Create a basic 3D file that can be viewed in Google SketchUp and most other 3D viewers Trainplayer export Create a file that can be interpreted by Trainplayer file Trainplayer is a program to simulate running trains that can be found here TrainPlayer 2014 DRail Modelspoor Software Reference Guide as 100 800 0102 any AnyRail Licensed to David File Home Insert Track libraries Object libraries User objects Settings E New EY Save Support 2 An Rail ny Ea Save as yj Open Wio This product i
64. work area right away Choosing a measurement system By default all measurements are metric However you can change this To specify a measurement system 1 Click the Settings tab 2014 DRail Modelspoor Software Getting Started 5 Be i ee File Home Insert Track libraries Object libraries Userobjects Settings O Width 500 Al Grid Endpoint 1 5 W Alert on Depth 500 Size 50 Connection 1 5 Ww Alert on Measurement system Control point 2 Minimum ra Units Work area Sizes 2 Click Measurement system FIN OKE E File Home Insert Track libraries Width 500 Grid Depth 500 Size 50 a rea w Metric decimal units cm Metric decimal units mm o select English fractional units AnyRail shows all measurements using fractions e g 20 If you select decimal units the same value appears as 20 75 AnyRail accepts measurements in both formats and rounds fractions to the nearest 1 64 of an inch 1 2 2 Specifying a work area size In AnyRail you can set the outer limits of your work area To specify a work area size 1 Click the Settings tab 2 Find the Work Area group 2014 DRail Modelspoor Software 6 AnyRail 5 Manual English ERRE Home Insert Track libraries Object libraries User objects settings O Width 500 C Grid Endpoint 1 5 W Ale Depth 500 Size 50 Connection 1 5 wf Ale Measurement system Control point 2 Minim Units Sizes 3 E
65. yer Peco KBscale Micro Engineering American Models HO TT N 2 I I 0 5 OO You ll see a group for each scale 2 Click the name of the manufacturer to open the list of track libraries 3 Select a track library 2014 DRail Modelspoor Software 8 AnyRail 5 Manual English JIntitled AnyRal Licensed to David Atlas Lenz Peco GarGraves Hornby Cal Finescale Lionel Ross American Flyer KBscale 7 Micro Engineering American Models 7 a n i 0 5 oo Apog e Vapeur BEMO Fleiscl Atlas Egger Bahn Frates HO Atlas Code 100 Jouef HO Atlas True Track You can have as many libraries open as you want Don t worry AnyRail won t link incompatible track pieces unless you tell it to see The AnyRail Settings Tabloz1 1 3 2 Browsing a Track Library The status bar at the bottom of the screen shows detailed information about the track O 2014 DRail Modelspoor Software Getting Started 9 HO Atlas Code 100 Hover the mouse over the track to see the tooltip HO Atlas Code 100 172 Crossing 117mm 25 177 280 281 an You ll find the HO Atlas Code 100 same information in the status bar HO Atlas Code 83 AU Layerl HO Atlas Code 100 1 2 Crossing 117mm 25 1 3 3 Closing a Track Library To close a Track Library gt Click the little cross in the right upper corner of the track window 201
66. yer 1 Select the objects 2 In the Ribbon select the target layer Example 2014 DRail Modelspoor Software eo AnyRail 5 Manual English a Home Insert Tracklibraries Object libraries Userobjects Settings i Delete A Rotate Layer C Hidden Extend selection re Disconnect ce set height A Glue ee Flip Layer 1 Sele irs yw Smooth slo Layer 1 Sele General Layer 2 _ Layer 3 Layer 4 2 Select the target layer on the Ribbon or 1 Select the track that you want to move to another layer 1 14 User objects You can save your creation as a user object for later reuse You can even share user objects with other AnyRail users 1 14 1 Creating a user object You can create a user object out of a single line or surface or from any groupl s7 which can contain lines surfaces and text To create a user object O 2014 DRail Modelspoor Software Delete F A Rotate 1 Right click ug ae Sar ape A Glue select Save as od object n Gj Ungroup a Save as object X Cut p Copy 2014 DRail Modelspoor Software e2 AnyRail 5 Manual English Category Scale Name Manufacturer Part number Description Author cs Unspecified Scenery dl 2 Select a category gt vecs and fill out the other fields by Structure ee Bridge 2 Tunnel 2 Ferson y Train Vehicle a Ship crossing Signal Light Y
67. your computer TIP To print your layout to real size set the view scale to 1 1 However before clicking OK check the number of pages it will take 1 15 4 Generating pictures You can either create a picture of whatever is in view or of the complete plan The resolution of the resulting picture depends on the view scale that you have set If pictures get too large choose another view scale 2014 DRail Modelspoor Software e AnyRail 5 Manual English 1 15 5 To generate pictures gif bmp jpg or png 1 If required change the view scale The scale slider is in the lower right corner of the status bar 2 Use the scroll bars to get the exact picture you want if you need to crop the layout 3 From the Ribbon File tab select Export As then in the right pane click Picture A window appears Export picture Entire plan J View area only Size Width 1920 Height 1920 Units 9 pixels om inches OK Cancel 4 Click OK A standard File window opens 5 Save the file in the required graphics format THIS IS NOT THE SAME AS SAVING YOUR TRACK PLAN These pictures cannot be reloaded into AnyRail Generating a 3D file You can generate a Collada file that can be imported into most 3D drawing programs such as Google SketchUp Please note that the 3D export only draws a very rough version of the track It can be used to check the elevations 2014 DRail Modelspoor Software Getting Started e

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