XTrkCAD Model RR Track Planner

Nice and Easy to use.

I designed my 26' x 34' layout the hard way in 1990; well before this project was started. It has proven very useful in recreating the existing plan for the e-world. I hope the development team can get back on it soon. Be a pity to let such a good project wither away. The main problem I have encountered is exporting such a large layout to bitmap. Takes forever on a 10+ year old computer, and then the result is grainy. Would appreciate a tweak on that, and some additional export options (SVG, GIFF, and/or JPEG perhaps).

I had XTrkCad for about a year before I learned how to use it. I would try it every so often, but I just couldn’t understand it. Finally someone told me to try the Demos, which really helped. It was still cumbersome because I was used to another free track program that I knew very well and I thought it was easer. Then someone told me about the “sticky options” and I was off and running. I spent a 3-day weekend learning about all the fantastic stuff I could do with this and I am hooked. I never went back and I have drawn some very interesting layouts. This is the greatest program and don't believe the negative one about size. my layout is 10'x12'. That person does not know about the option menu and how to change the area.