A b o u t   R a i l M o d e l l e r . .
	Create model railroad and slot car layouts on your Mac.
	Build layouts by simply dragging tracks from the library to the plan, plug them together, arrange them and finally print your layouts in full scale! RailModeller provides a set of powerful features to support you in the creation of your model railroad layout. Watch the 2 minute demonstration movie to get a first impression how easily designs are realized with RailModeller. Download the RailModeller trial and you might soon appreciate working with RailModeller instead of using pen and paper or any other CAD-Application for your model-railroad trackplans.

News

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• 2008-07-10  We are relocating!
  Due to our relocation we will not be able to respond to your emails and questions in the forum.
  It will also not be possible to deliver license keys during this time.
  
  We hope to be back soon - Thanks for your patience!
  
  
  
• 2008-05-20  Update to RailModeller 3.1.1
  The latest update fixes a couple of bugs on Intel Macs in version 3.1 and updates some libraries.
  All changes are described in more detail in the history.
  Download the latest update here
  
  

Program Features

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• Create model railroad layouts on your Mac
  Design model railroad or slot car layouts of up to 1000m x 1000m (or 3280ft x 3280ft).
  
  
• Build trackplans via Drag and Drop
  Choose elements from the numerous supplied libraries, drop them on the trackplan or click to directly append them to elements in your trackplan.
  Bend flextracks to any arbitrary shape, add buildings, flora and accessories.
  
  
• Build in any scale
  All common modelscales are supported: from Z ("Miniclub") to IIm/G ("LGB", "Aristocraft").
  Arbitrary scales can be combined in any layout.
  
  
• Print in any scale
  Layouts can be printed in arbitrary sizes starting from a single sheet of paper up to 1:1 scale to provide a draft for your building your model railroad empire.
  
  
• Many libraries supplied
  Start right away using the more than 190 supplied libraries. The track systems of almost every manufacturer are already included in the distribution.
  Additional libaries include accessories like signals, houses, trees, electric components and other symbols for your layouts.
  A comprehensive collection of components for all major digital system is included as well. The number of available libraries is constantly growing.
  All libraries can be edited by the user with the Railset Editor.
  
  
• Railset Editor to create your own libraries
  A powerful, graphical Editor is included in the distribution to create your own or modify and customize the libraries included in the distribution.
  Complex custom shapes can be designed in 3rd party tools and imported to libraries using the SVG standard for vector graphics.
  
  
• 3D View of Layouts
  View your layout in 3D and get an even better impression of what the real thing will look.
  No extra work is needed, the 3D View is generated automatically for you with a single mouselick.
  
  
• Extensive editing facilities
  Groups of elements can be created, several selection mechanisms provide fast ways of selecting similar elements, similar colored elements, elements by a particular vendor...
  An integrated ruler-tool provides exact measurements for your virtual layout.
  With few mouse-clicks whole segments can be duplicated and arranged to create complex figures with very little work.
  Single elements can be transferred via the clipboard to the Railset Editor to customize them on-the-fly for your particular needs.
  
  
• Export Layouts as Image Files
  Layouts can be exported as PSD, PNG, JPEG or TIFF pictures.
  
  
• Partlists
  A partlist is automatically maintained by RailModeller for your layout providing an overview of the tracks used and the overall costs.
  Prices can be edited in the partlist on-the-fly.
  
  
• Stock Management
  Keep track of your inventory of tracks: The number of tracks used from your stock can be monitored currently and dedicated partlists can be created to list only these elements for your shopping list that are not yet part of your stock.
  Create layouts using just the tracks you have in that box in your cellar without purchasing any additional piece of track!
  
  
• Localized
  The RailModeller and Railset Editor applications are localized. Currently english and german locales are available.
  Other localizations will be added if there is sufficient request for a particular language.
  
  
• Extensive Manual
  An extensive 80 page PDF manual is included in the distribution. A printed manual can optionally be purchased together with your RailModeller license or as a separate order.
  
  

Downloads

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• RailModeller 3.1.1
  
  The complete application package including RailModeller and Railset Editor, all libraries and an extensive PDF manual as well as several goodies.
  

  
  Download now
  

  7.5 MB Disk Archive

  
  
  
• Latest Version for Classic Mac OS
  Current versions no longer support Mac OS 9.
  However, you can download the last available version 3.0.5 here.
  
  
  
• User contributed layout designs
  Check out these stunning designs created by our users!
  
  
• Additional Railsets
  These additional and updated libraries are not yet included in the distribution. Uncompress the downloaded files and copy the new railsets to the appropriate subdirectories of the Railsets folder.
  (If RailModeller is currently running it needs to be restarted to recognize new libraries)
  

System Requirements

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• Apple Macintosh (PowerPC or Intel)
• Mac OS X 10.3 or newer
• 20 MB available disk space