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Need to be careful when using Modify inside Select (with DoubleClick) #Bug

An eagle-eyed user has spotted that if a Modify is run inside Select using Double Click (for any Draw objects, Cornu and Bezier) and is not ended with a Space or Esc, but instead interrupted by select

An eagle-eyed user has spotted that if a Modify is run inside Select using Double Click (for any Draw objects, Cornu and Bezier) and is not ended with a Space or Esc, but instead interrupted by selecting a different command, the Modify will not be logged in Undo and the altered track may not immediately redisplay but go hidden. This is a bug that we now have a fix for, but for 5.1.2a right now, it is good practice to always end these modifies with a SpaceBar push (or Esc to cancel). Adam

By Adam Richards ·

V5.2.1a HotFix released 3 #V5dot2dot1

Because of the importance of one bug in particular (not being able to set current layer) we have just released a V5.1.2a and replaced the builds for OSX, Windows and Linux in the SourceForge library.

Because of the importance of one bug in particular (not being able to set current layer) we have just released a V5.1.2a and replaced the builds for OSX, Windows and Linux in the SourceForge library. There were actually five bugs addressed in the hotfix - * Error in setting current layer. Bad Message and display shows the wrong layer as current. * Load of a checkpoint file does not refresh layer list. * PDF/PS/SVG print text fails if the text contains non-UTF8 text (like a degrees symbol) * PDF/PS/SVG print with Ties == None and Labels on results in unwanted lines added * Some Linux distros waiting for 30 secs during start up on splash screen There was also a little improvement - * Layers Lists now indicate with a "*" if the layer is frozen and an "m" if it is a module in the layer lists, as alternatives to "+" (has contents) and "-" (does not). * Manage Layers now updates the main window and lists immediately if the layer attributes for "hidden", "frozen", "module" or "button" are changed in Manage Layers. You can download the updated versions, they will show a V5.1.2a version number (at the top of the screen). The link is (as before). https://sourceforge.net/projects/xtrkcad-fork/files/XTrackCad/Version%205.2.1/ Dave and Adam

By Adam Richards ·

Cars and Locomotives in Car Inventory are missing 9 #Bug

hi, new user here. I have built one track plan for a small shelf layout. I have added a handful of cars and locomotives in my inventory. Scrolling right it says they are “on the layout”. They are not.

By mike@... ·

5.22 Crashed: Modified a Structure and Crashed 6

I was modifying a structure - the Canal Bridge at the very bottom of the layout - and was doing the last step and Grouping it again. It was giving me a different name - the name of the boat in the mid

By Ian ·

5.22 on Win10: Problems with setting Elevations 15

Hi friends, I am having some real problems setting my Elevations. The results are spotty at best. Yep, there is another video about the problem and you can see just how strangely this beast is behavin

By Ian ·

Can rolling stock have just one coupler? 2

I would like to add a snowplow to my roster. It has a coupler on only one end. Can that be done in xtrackcad?

By Russ Bonny ·

Export DXF to Structure File (xtp) 20 #Parameter #structure

I've recently installed XTrackCAD after using a much earlier version. It is greatly improved over the version 4.x I last used. One thing still lacking is the ability to easily create structures. I'm a

By Russell Shilling ·

Crash, Segment Fault -- reproduceable 4

I just ran into a situation where xtrkcad 5.2.1a, running on Ubuntu 20.04, crashes reproduceably with a segment fault doing something involving angles. It's easily reproduceable. My xtc file is attach

By Jack Haverty. ·

Crash in UpdateBezier 3

A small crash in UpdateBezier() in this code where using Describe on a Bezier Line (not track( This code assumes we have a Bezier track instead of a Line (which don't have EndPts) case CP1: if (GetTrk

By Dave Bullis ·

Beta 5.22 Why did this line go wrong when trying to fix it? 4

Umm, Adam or any other of the Design Team... I was just showing a fix for putting this line back into place and it went all over the place. I would really like to know what is going wrong. Probably no

By Ian ·

A quick tutorial on drawing a line to fit within a piece of track. 3

A quick tutorial on drawing a line to fit within a piece of track. Recorded on Loom so there is a 5-minute maximum length. Feel very free to comment or ask questions. Also, feel free to ask for other

By Ian ·

BUG: Beta 5.22 on Win10. Something keeps crashing the program 9

Hi, now working in 5.22 beta on a Win10 system and something just isn't right with it. For starters, just on install, it took two starts to get the program to come up successfully. It crashed immediat

By Ian ·

Need to add various Atlas track items to inventory and add to layout 7

I just started using XTrackCAD (5.2.0 Beta 2.1 running under Ubuntu 20.10. Much of my HO layout has been built with Atlas sectional track (0.75 to 9-inch strait sections and 24-inch radius curved sect

By DadnotGrandad ·

Added Folder /Garden Railroad/G Track Info #file-notice

Russell Shilling added folder /Garden Railroad/G Track Info

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Is there a way to identify where a sectional track piece is used in a layout? 13

I design my layouts in XtrackCad using N scale Unitrack sectional track, which offers a very wide variety of track pieces. I often want to review a layout to figure out where short radius curves are u

By Andy - Arlington TX ·

Is there a way to anchor a set of tracks so they cannot be moved? 7

I'm a new XtrackCAD user and I'm trying to find a way to anchor or lock tracks in place so they cannot accidentally be moved. Running: XtrackCAD 5.1.2a on a Mac with Mojave 10.14.6 and XQuartz 2.7.11.

By Don Hewitt ·

Roundhouse & turntable 4

How would the railroads pull a cold steamer from the roundhouse onto the turntable and get it out of the way, or insert a cold engine for repairs? Would the turn table be large enough to accommodate a

By Robert Scott ·

Corrupt xtq file? 18 #Parameter

It appears that there is a problem with the xtq file, in that when I start up, the parameter files from last session do not load and I get an error message. When I open the library, I get another erro

By Robert Scott ·

Xtrackcad won't open in Mac Big Sur or Catalina 11

I just discovered Xtrackcad and joined this group. I am running Big Sur. I downloaded the latest version and moved it from the download folder to the applications folder. I double-clicked, received th

By imanibaker ·

File /Dwyane's FIles/XTrackCAD User's Manual 5.2.1a.pdf uploaded #file-notice

The following files have been uploaded to the Files area of the main@xtrackcad.groups.io group. /Dwyane's FIles/XTrackCAD User's Manual 5.2.1a.pdf By: Dwyane Ward Description: PDF of XTrackCAD User's

By main@xtrackcad.groups.io Notification ·