Hi August, I'll see if there is anywhere I can change the settings for winzip, I've also noticed that I can not rename files that I've already zipped, winzip...
Hi Le Roy, Thanks for the kind words. I've been trying to draw this for over two years in HO and could never get it to work. A little over a month ago I had...
... two ... ago I ... day! ... Hi Paul, I presume the "vision" you had was N instead of HO; I went down the same route about 4/5 years ago going from HO to N...
Hi Jim, I started drawing Essex Junction in HO originally. There were two factors that stopped me each time, the wye would be so large you would have to keep...
... Hash: SHA1 Hello Dimitrios, The problem with N and Z scale is the increasing inability to do DCC on the layout. I acknowledge that there are DCC decoders...
Hi Jon, Although DCC would be nice, on this layout it really isn't necessary, at least not they way I would run the layout. Central Vermont's timetable shows...
... DCC on ... are ... with ... I see your point that N and Z allows for more densely populated layouts to be built, but frankly I don't see that as a...
... Nope. None of the layers are frozen, and all of my terrain is in a single layer. I can select other meshes, but not the one described below. ... I do use...
Hi Rich, Try this: Create a new layer called "Freezer", set it at the very bottom of the list of layers and turn it off. Now, select each piece of mesh or...
I have been using a time intensive method of copying a group of object a given distance from where the original group of objects were located. I come from the...
... were ... Try Alt-ArrowKey. You'll get a dialog window to enter the movement dimension. Not sure without testing it, but Ctrl-Alt-Arrow may get you the copy...
... were ... to ... object ... I'm not sure what you are exactly after, but as August has mentioned for moving objects precisely the alt+arrow key method...
Another technique uses 3pi's snapping capability to move an arbitrary distance in an arbitrary direction. Select the line tool and enter the length and angle,...
Could someone volunteer to collect all the moving/copying tips from today into the Yahoo FAQ and/or 3PI.info? I'd volunteer, but I'm swamped with moving my...
In a message dated 7/1/2003 9:25:33 AM Eastern Daylight Time, ... JBB, You need to join the Digitrax Yahoo group and get your facts straight! 8>) N scale and...
... Hash: SHA1 Hello rruss45826, Wednesday, July 2, 2003, 1:28:04 AM, you wrote: rac> In a message dated 7/1/2003 9:25:33 AM Eastern Daylight Time, ... rac>...
... "Try Alt-ArrowKey. ... Not sure without testing it, but Ctrl-Alt- Arrow may get you the copy instead of the move. ..." I didn't know about the alt-arrow...
I'll be off the list for a few days or so while I get moved and until the computer is set up and I switch back from DSL to a 56K modem (I have one around here...
I have existing track (flex with easements) at an elevation (say 44"). I go to the sectional track tool, place the connection point on the end of the flex...
... Hash: SHA1 Hello rickbeaber, There is a default elevation for each layer. Any time you create an object in a layer, the elevation for the object is set to...
Hi Rick, No, Randy hasn't figured out how to get the program to read your mind yet, give him time. You could want this piece of track to be level with the...
I have two copies of the atlas n code 55 library one called altasN55.3pi which was posted to the files area by Dwayne Ward on 3/2/02. This is no longer there....
Wes, some of the fellows on the list are clairvoyant and can answer questions before they're posted... or most likely, Yahoo doesn't always send messages out...
Hi ... I have been using (or rather trying to use) terrain meshes and editing them, conforming them to object and contour lines, etc. While I have had pretty...
Group, I was inspired by Mallory Hope Ferrell's new book, "The South Park Line," to draw a 3 foot gauge Mason Bogie 2-6-6T locomotive. I have uploaded it to...
Contour sheets were the original method to create terrian. Meshes came later. I have used both and prefer the mesh. Contour sheets still have there uses and...
