Program History

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The detailed RailModeller version history can also be found in the manual.

Changes in Version 3.1.1

• RailModeller
  • Startup delay in the demo version splashscreen removed
  • Fixed a problem with potentially wrong element colors on Intel Macs
  • Fixed a problem with bad palette window positions on Intel Macs
  • Files in the recent file list could sometimes not be opened
  • Cosmetical glitch in the Software Update dialog fixed
  • The last 3D position was not handled correctly on Intel Macs

Changes in Version 3.1

• RailModeller
  • Delivered as a Universal Binary running natively on both, Intel and PowerPC Macs
  • Significantly improved loading time for large worksheets
  • Toolbar segments can be configured directly via the Toolbar's contextual menu
  • New "Select in Railset Palette" function switches to the selected worksheet element in the Railset Palette
  • Improved tape measure tool with new option to show horizontal and vertical distance as two distinct measurements
  • The tooltip containing the current measurement was sometimes not displayed in the tape measure tool
  • New option to print either 1 or 2 markers to help the assembly of multi-page printouts
  • New options to print layouts in 1:2 and 1:10 scale
  • Added automatic scrolling when elements are dragged near the edge of the worksheet window
  • Smoother editing of polygon and flextrack points at high zoom levels
  • New shortcut for "Connect segment to"
  • New shortcut for "Select Connected Elements" (Option-Doubleclick)
  • Minor improvements in the Stock dialog
  • New "Paste Original Position" command to place a pasted element at the same position as the copied element
  • Changing price and currency of flextracks didn't work in the Partlist Dialog
  • Fixed a very rare crash during printing
  • Fixed a cosmetical glitch when dragging elements under Mac OS 10.5
  • Mac OS 9 no longer supported, OS 10.3 or better required
• Railset Editor
  • Delivered as a Universal Binary running natively on both, Intel and PowerPC Macs
  • Mac OS 9 no longer supported, OS 10.3 or better required

Changes in Version 3.0.5

• RailModeller
  • Move element to front/back now possible for multiple elements
  • Pages were missing in printouts
  • The grid could be printed in wrong scale
  • Outline mode for polygon elements didn't work

Changes in Version 3.0.4

• RailModeller
  • Added import of Mac MoVe XML files written by Mac MoVe for english locale
  • Improved ruler display for feet units
  • New "Center On Current Selection" function
  • Improved zooming behaviour to always keep the center of the worksheet centered
  • Minor improvements in the "Worksheet Properties" dialog
  • Mouse cursor was sometimes wrong in various tools
  • The "Connect With .." modes could hang when the Move Worksheet shortcut (Cmd - Mouse) was used during joint selection
  • Long descriptions and comments were cut off after 255 characters in the Worksheet Information dialog

Changes in Version 3.0.3

• RailModeller
  • Improved Polygon Editor allows to convert polygon to line elements and vice versa
  • New "Scale Element" function in the Polygon Editor
  • Flextracks, polygon and line elements could no be selected via mouse clicks
  • Constraints check was disabled when editing flextracks
  • Small text font size corrected for Mac OS 9

Changes in Version 3.0.2

• RailModeller
  • The suffix for exported graphics files is automatically appended to the filename
  • Short click in the toolbar rotate control didn't bring up the "Rotate Elements" dialog
  • Tracks in the Railset Palette now use the drawing style chosen in the current worksheet
  • A slightly wrong center position could be displayed by the "Move Elements" dialog depending on the current worksheet zoom factor
  • Fixed a crash at application startup with certain preferences settings
  • Fixed a crash when working with text elements under Mac OS 9
  • On multi-processor machines the "Connect with Tracks" function could crash
  • Improved error message when files with wrong file types are dropped on the application icon

Changes in Version 3.0.1

• RailModeller
  • Various cosmetic fixes on Mac OS 9
  • Entering license keys from the "Registration" panel of the preferences didn't work on Mac OS 9
  • Misleading error message fixed when default railset could not be located
  • Import of Mac MoVe XML documents could result in an endless loop
  • Elements in the Railset Palette were sometimes drawn in text representation even if they could have fitted into the buttons
  • The "Bend to Curved" panel of the Flextrack editor could display a wrong error requester in a loop
  • The Railset Editor could not be started using the "Element > Launch Railset Editor" menu item
  • White colored elements could not be selected by clicking them
  • An error message could pop up after editing flextracks and polygons with contextual menu commands
• Railset Editor
  • New "Set Middle Rail Setting to All Elements" function
  • Wrong tracklength for curved tracks could be displayed
  • Outline inactive only had an effect for track components
  • Specifying the rail head width had no effect
  • Elements in the "Library Contents" list were sometimes drawn in text representation even if they could have fitted into the list
  • Help > RailModeller Manual displayed an error message

Changes in Version 3.0

• RailModeller
  • Customizable track drawing styles: full trackbed width, gauge width, single line. Optionally draw trackmarks, joints and center line
  • Support for stock added
  • Stock can be imported from and exported to either Mac MoVe or plain CVS text files (Tab separated)
  • The number of elements remaining in the stock can optionally be displayed in the Railset Palette
  • The display of flags for obsolete elements in the Railset Palette can now be controlled from the preferences
  • All file exports have been replaced by a single export dialog with Format popup
  • New "Connect with Sectional Track" function automatically connects two tracks with a variable number of sectional tracks
  • The Options menu has been removed, application wide settings have been moved to the preferences dialog, worksheet related settings can be found in the new Display menu
  • New Arrange menu provides direct access to functions for connecting tracks and segments
  • New Preferences dialog
  • New Toolbar with configurable contents and icon sizes
  • Enhanced Print dialog
  • Layouts can be printed in full size (1:1 scale)
  • New option to omit pages without tracks from the printout
  • New option to print markers to ease the assembly of printouts with multiple pages
  • Automatically adjust the printout size to the margins of the currenty selected printer
  • Name of printouts as displayed in the Printer Dialog or the Mac OS Preview application was sometimes wrong
  • Extended worksheet properties dialog
  • Additional fields for worksheets to enter comments and a file revision
  • Worksheet descriptions can contain up to 4096 characters
  • Text elements can be edited directly in the worksheet
  • Text elements can have up to 4096 characters
  • Improved drawing speed for text elements
  • New "Cleanup Orphaned Tracks" function
  • Currency and measurement units were not displayed localized in all dialogs
  • New Partlist dialog with integrated price editor
  • Partlists can be copied to the clipboard
  • New concrete, grass and sand textures for 3D mode
  • Trackbedwidth can be changed for a particular and batch-changed for all dynamic flextracks of a worksheet in the Flextrack Properties dialog
  • Direct access to rotation by 15, 30, 45, 90 and 180 degrees via Rotate control popup window
  • New Railset Palette function to launch the Railset Editor with the railset currently displayed in the Railset Palette
  • About box and Registration panel in the preferences now provide assistance for installing the license key
  • Selected elements are framed in red color to be easier recognizable from unselected elements
  • Default element name color was not stored in the preferences
  • Fixed a bug in "Connect with Flextrack" where valid destination joints were sometimes not selectable as target joint
  • License keys are no longer release specific and have been moved to "~/Library/Application Support/RailModeller/Software License"
  • Sometimes the length of a group of tracks wasn't calculated correctly
  • Mac OS 8.6 support dropped, minimum OS version supported is OS 9
• Railset Editor
  • New Comment field for railets to denote additional information related to the railset
  • New field for trackbed width
  • New field for rail width
  • Improved Railset Comparison dialog
  • Mac OS 8.6 support dropped, minimum OS version supported is OS 9

Changes in Version 2.3.4

• RailModeller
  • Redesigned and improved print dialog
  • Center label for printouts can optionally contain date or user specified text
  • New "Fit Worksheet" option to automatically adjust zoom factor to fit on a single page
  • New selection mode to select all elements of the same railset
  • Worksheet rulers displayed wrong information when units were set to feet
  • The page number was missing in print outs
  • Elements were sometimes missing in printouts
  • Row and column coordinates of pages were not printed
  • Problem with the application icon corrected, could be displayed incorrectly on some Mac OS X systems
• Railset Editor
  • Problem with the application icon corrected, could be displayed incorrectly on some Mac OS X systems

Changes in Version 2.3.3

• RailModeller
  • Tooltips were sometimes not shown
  • The Tape Measure could crash the application on certain systems
  • Measurements for the Tape Measure were sometimes displayed at wrong locations
• Railset Editor
  • Maximum trackwidth increased to 650mm
  • Creation of rounded rectangles in the Polygon/Rectangle Dialog
  • SVG importer crashed for some graphic files
  • Improved SVG importer, now supports bezier curves and rounded rectangles
  • Elements pasted into railsets did not adapt their modelscale to the hosting railsets scale

Changes in Version 2.3.2

• RailModeller
  • When selecting elements with the lasso the current width and height of the selection rectangle is displayed in the position display
  • Improved Element Info dialog for all element types, now shows dynamic descriptions for elements created on the fly
  • Fast unit switch via CTRL-OPT-PageUp/PageDown allows to change the current unit without invoking the preferences
  • Fixed a drawing bug in the Element Info dialog for huge elements
  • "Bend To Straight" and "Bend To Curved" dialogs now provide an easy way of using the full flextrack length for parametrically bent tracks
  • Application icon was still displayed as a document icon on some Mac OS 10.4 systems
  • When exporting partlists from the Partlist dialog the dialog lost focus after replacing an existing partlist file
  • Opening the 3D mode could hang in an endless loop for worksheets with particular curved elements
  • The 3D menu was not responsive when switching to another application and back to the 3D view
  • Rectangle elements would sometimes disappear or be partly invisible after changing the dimensions
  • Correct a wrong tooltip for the info window, added tooltips for the worksheet position display and zoom control
• Railset Editor
  • Fixed a crash when loading railsets with 1 or no elements

Changes in Version 2.3.1

• RailModeller
  • The application icon was displayed as a document type icon on particular Mac OS 10.4 systems
  • The worksheet rulers displayed divisions of 10 units with 12 subdivisions for imperial units

Changes in Version 2.3

• RailModeller
  • Layouts can be up to 1000m x 1000m (3280ft x 3280ft)
  • Zoomlevels of up to 500 % for editing, exporting and printing
  • New Color Palette
  • The Railset Palette can optionally be displayed horizontally beneath the worksheet window
  • New category filter in the Railset Palette
  • Railsets can be dynamically sorted in the Railset Palette by several modes
  • Improved appearance and readability of the Railset Palette controls
  • New categories: Slot Car, Digital/Electric, Symbols
  • New Colorize Selection menu item
  • Elements can be drawn outlined, without fill color
  • Optionally display product number and description in the Info-Window
  • New 10% setting for element name text size
  • Added support for Danish Krone (DKK)
  • New "Dark Grey / White" worksheet color scheme
  • The grid can be displayed in 3D view
  • 3D view can be controlled via numeric keypad and cursor keys
  • Improved automated layout of palette windows via Cleanup Windows for more effective use of screen real estate
  • Internal printing architecture completely rewritten to allow much larger printouts and to consume less memory and CPU
  • Optionally display the coordinate for each page of a printout for easier assembly of the pages
  • Pressing <SHIFT> while dragging elements inside the worksheet limits the movement to the horizontal or vertical axis
  • Default worksheet dimensions in the preferences would sometimes round user input to incorrect values when using inch or feet
  • Improved display of text elements in the 3D view (especially for large worksheets)
  • "Cleanup Windows" better recognizes switched screen resolutions
  • Automated search for a registered older release on the local harddrive to automatically unlock the new release using an existing license key
    
    
• Railset Editor
  • Elements can be imported from SVG files
  • Direct entry of polygon-point made more convenient for more than 10 points
  • New "Scale Element" dialog for elements without track components
  • New options to ask for confirmation when deleting elements and/or components
  • Added support for Danish Krone (DKK)
  • New option to sorting railsets automatically by type
  • Optionally display the polygon point index of the currently edited polygon component as a tooltip

Changes in Version 2.2.5

• RailModeller
  • The Element Info dialog can now be invoked for elements in the Railset Palette by clicking on elements in the palette while holding <CMD>
  • Fixed a problem with text selection under Mac OS 10.4
  • Print Dialog didn't work correctly under Mac OS 10.4
  • Fixed a floor texture problem in 3D mode (Mac OS 10.4)

Changes in Version 2.2.4

• RailModeller
  • Fixed a problem when saving previews with newly created worksheets
  • Fixed a bug where white text was not visible in 3D mode
  • Double-Clicks in Tape Measure mode could sometimes leave the ruler on the worksheet
  • New "Zoom to Width", "Zoom to Height" options in worksheet zoom popup
  • All textures can now be turned off via menu in 3D mode

Changes in Version 2.2.3

• RailModeller
  • Page Setup settings are saved with worksheets
  • Full screen option for 3D mode
  • Texture for border-box can be turned off for Macs with slow graphics hardware
  • Improved "Flextrack Properties" / "Bend To Straight" / "Bend To Curved" dialogs
  • Fixed a problem with the Chicago font on some Mac OS X systems, Default font is now Geneva

Changes in Version 2.2.2

• RailModeller
  • Markers for "Connect with flextrack" were not displayed
  • Wrong initial library was loaded to the Railset Palette if no default library was chosen
  • Manual wasn't found in the new "Documents" folder when opened from RailModeller or Railset Editor
  • Fixed display of flextracks in 3D mode
  • Fixed wrong color settings of text-objects in printouts and file previews
  • Manual enhanced and updated

Changes in Version 2.2.1

• RailModeller
  • Worksheets Documents can be opened by dragging the files to the worksheet window
  • Default font for text elements can now be customized
  • Display of worksheet location in worksheet info
  • Improved display of rulers and fixed a bug when displaying Feet units
  • Fixed a drawing bug were text on 8.6/9.x could overwrite the window scrollbars
  • Fixed possible crash on 8.6/9.x with zoom-popup menu
  • Fixed a bug with elements sometimes displayed in wrong colors in 3D view
  • Fixed a bug with misplaced text in 3D view
  • Undo after 3D view could cause a crash
  • Minor user-interface enhancements
  • Fixed several minor bugs
    
    
• Railset Editor
  • New controls for more convenient editing of component angle and position
  • Minor user-interface enhancements

Changes in Version 2.2

• RailModeller
  • New functions for creating groups of elements
  • Text elements can be rotated to arbitrary angles
  • Flextracks can be bend parametrically to any straight or curved track
  • "Connect with Flextrack" can now use flextracks from libraries
  • New alternative pattern for selected elements
  • New option for drawing Element-Name with outlines
  • Support for Pound Sterling (£), Swiss Franc (CHF), Swedish Krona (SEK), Yen (JPY)
  • New <CMD><Arrow> shortcut for scrolling the worksheet
  • Support midrail for authentic 3-rail tracks
  • Default width and height for worksheets can be set in the preferences
  • Online-Help in preferences added (Tooltip for every option)
  • New 3D Textures: Lawn, Sand 1, Sand 2
  • Text is now displayed as a texture using the correct font in 3D view
  • Optimized display of textures in 3D view and cosmetic enhancements
  • Native support for scrollwheels (Mac OS X only)
  • Added Undo/Redo for Prefix, Elementname Display, Grid
  • Improved hierarchical directory structure for "Railsets" folder
  • Enabled copy and paste between Railset Editor and RailModeller
  • Dragging single elements with <shift> crashed the application
  • Recent Menu items starting with a hyphen were not displayed
  • Creating 90-degree flextracks sometimes didn't work in Connect with Flextrack
  • Fixed a cosmetic flaw in Connect with Flextrack with very distant joints
  • Fixed an error where dragged elements would sometimes not snap
  • Element-order was reversed for canceled drag&drop operations
  • Particular elements (e.g. turntables) sometimes failed to connect
  • Fixed a bug in the "Move Selection" Dialog
  • Correction of several translations
  • Fixed mixed linebreak style in exported partlists
  • Fixed a few memory leaks
  • Fixed various issues with Mac OS 8.6
  • Fixed several minor bugs
    
    
• Railset Editor
  • New "Polygon-Tool" function: Scale, Merge, Mirror X/Y, Round
  • Improved polygon and line macros
  • Introduced Cut/Copy/Paste for elements and components
  • Support midrail for authentic 3-rail tracks
  • Support for 00-Gauge (1:76)
  • Support for Pound Sterling, Swiss Franc, Swedish Krona, Yen
  • Improved railset comparison function
  • New Minimal List View Zoom preferences option
  • Native support for scrollwheels (Mac OS X only)
  • Rulers always started at 100% despite default zoom setting
  • Recent Menu items starting with a hyphen were not displayed
  • Fixed sorting in comparison dialog
  • Fixed error when calling the Curved Turnout macro twice
  • Fixed various issues with Mac OS 8.6

Changes in Version 2.1

• RailModeller
  • Localized RailModeller application with german and english locale
  • New function "Connect Segment To" joins two segments
  • New 'Open Recent' menu
  • New Gridsizes 1,6,12 and 24 suitable for imperial units and 250
  • Drag & Drop is now possible for any number of elements
  • Clipboard-Operations can be applied to groups of elements
  • Move/Rotation can be applied to groups of elements
  • Worksheets are now saved with a (Finder-) Preview
  • Magnetic area of the joints can now be adjusted in the preferences
  • <SHIFT><OPT> can now be used to temp. activate the Append-Mode for Flextracks
  • New option to hide the footer in printouts
  • New Selection Modes: "Select Similar Modelscale", "Select Similar Manufacturer"
  • Improvements in the 'Connect with Flextrack' function
  • Improved error-handling in the Price Editor
  • Detailed Element Statistics in 'Worksheet Info'
  • Several improvements in the 3D-View
  • Fixed a bug where the Image Export displayed wrong size information
  • Choosing new color with <OPT> - Click on the Color-Button didn't work well under 10.3
  • Prefix-Display in the Railset Palette wasn't updated after loading new worksheet
  • Undo after changing the Worksheet size could cause strange effects or a crash
  • Ground texture in 3D view was sometimes reset to default
    
    
• Railset Editor
  • Localized Railset Editor application with german and english locale
  • Redesigned most dialogs to be more intuitive
  • Introduced preferences for the RailSet Editor
  • New 'Open Recent' menu
  • New option to automatically load the railset last worked on at startup
  • Added support for S-Gauge (1:64)
  • New, extensive 'Compare Railsets' function
  • Various minor improvements

Changes in Version 2.0.1

• RailModeller
  • New Shortcut: <CTRL><TAB> Shows/Hides all palette windows
  • New "Elements Railset to Palette" function selects the current railset from any worksheet-element
  • New Option to Auto-Open the worksheet last used when application launches
  • Position and visibility of palette-windows now stored in the preferences
  • Corrected Element-Name default setting, names always hidden
  • Fixed a problem with the "Move Element" dialog
    
    
• Railset Editor
  • New "Search/Replace for Attribute Strings" function
  • New attribute to display polygons as line-segments
  • Minor GUI enhancements
  • Next/Previous Point shortcuts didn't always work
  • Memory for closed railsets wasn't deallocated under certain circumstances

Changes in Version 2.0

• RailModeller
  • Native support for MacOS 9 - 10.x
  • Support for Flextracks
  • Added Support for various Units: Millimetre, Centimetre, Inch, Feet
  • Automatic calculation of the overall tracklength of tracks, selections and worksheets
  • New flexible Zoom-System with 5-100% and Zoom-To-Fit Feature
  • New "Info Palette"
  • New Price-Editor for Worksheets: Quick editing of Prices for all Elements, Sync. Prices from Worksheets with Railsets
  • Enhanced Selection Modes: Select Similar Elements, Select Elements of the same color, Inverse Selection
  • New "Duplicate Element" Command
  • New function for connecting elements with a flextrack
  • Optional display of Prefixes for Elements, e.g. 'Fl-6100' for Fleischmann tracks
  • Option-Key can be used to copy any dragged element
  • Improvements for the Polygon, Rectangle and Circle Tools
  • Linewidth of Lines, Rectangles, Polygons and Circles can now be adjusted
  • Fast access to the preset colors via F-Keys
  • Many minor improvements
    
  • Fixed a problem occuring on some systems when starting the 3D mode
  • The correct currency is now always displayed
    
    
• Railset Editor
  • Native support for MacOS 9 - 10.x
  • Support for Flextrack Components
  • New Turntable Macro
  • New Transfer Table Macro
  • Support for Linewidth of Polygon and Circle Components
  • Display of Item/Component-Lists now scaled dynamically
  • Improved Zooming for Item-View (25 - 400%)

Changes in Version 1.1

• RailModeller
  • New "Measuring Tool"
  • New "Colorize Tool"
  • New "Eyedropper Tool"
  • New "Joint Rotate" function
  • Improved Partlist:  Sortable by any criteria (name, price, etc.)
  • Grid-Spacing for Worksheets can be adjusted from 5-100cm
  • Added point-editing for polygons and linesegments
  • RailModeller no longer requires the editor to be named "Railset Editor"
  • Improved decimal-fields for the Move/Rotate Element dialogs
  • Improved Text-Elements:  Blocks of very small text are now displayed as patterned rectangles to be better distinguishable from plain rectangles.
  • Added 3D-Mode support for Text-Elements
  • Minor improvements in the Rectangle-, Circle-, Line- and Polygon-Modes
  • Fixed a refresh problem in the Move Element dialog
  • Fixed various price-related problems
    
    
• Railset Editor
  • New Element-Flag "Obsolete" describes the availability of elements
  • New Library-Properties "Vendor-URL"  (Main & Optional)
  • New macro for "Curved Turnouts"
  • New, customizable "Joint-Alignment Dialog"
  • New "Import Function" for merging railsets
  • New "Mirror Function" for components
  • New "Synchronize Price" and "Synchronize Description" functions for synchronizing price and/or description changes between two versions of the same railset
  • Added support for Circle Components
  • Parameters can be entered more precisely (up to 1/1000 mm)
  • Various minor user-interface improvements