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Maintenance Update RailModeller Pro 6.4.16 Released

2022-12-22 09:00

Our Christmas 2022 maintenance update to RailModeller Pro 6.4.16 delivers two popular feature requests of our fellow users:

Thanks to everybody voting and commenting on user-provided feature requests!
More feature requests are scheduled to be resolved in early 2023 so please stay tuned.

As always the catalog of bundled track systems and accessories has been extended with new and updated libraries.

We provide more details on all changes in RailModeller Pro 6.4 in this dedicated article.

RailModeller Pro 6.4 requires macOS High Sierra (10.13) or newer and is available exclusively on the Mac App Store.
The update is free for users of RailModeller Pro. Installations of the app are updated automatically by the Software Update mechanism of macOS.


RailModeller Pro 6.4.15: New Track Style Option

2022-11-21 09:00

The recent maintenance update to RailModeller Pro 6.4.15 resolves popular feature request "Mark center points for curved tracks" in our feature request forum at UserVoice:

A new Track Style option - under Document > Display Settings - is now available to optionally display the circle center of curved tracks in order to help construct the layout

Thanks to everybody voting and commenting on user-provided feature requests!
It helps a lot in prioritizing development and evaluating which features are important to our users.

Other changes in maintenance release 6.4.15 include:

  • The Community Layouts feature has been updated and improved for smaller screen sizes
  • Selecting tracks in a tunnel section now shows the selection even when the tunnel style is set to Hidden

As always the catalog of bundled track systems and accessories has been extended with new and updated libraries.

We provide more details on all changes in release RailModeller Pro 6.4 in this dedicated article.

RailModeller Pro 6.4 requires macOS Sierra (10.12) or newer and is available exclusively on the Mac App Store.
The update is free for users of RailModeller Pro. Installations of the app are updated automatically by the Software Update mechanism of macOS.


Featured Video: Recreating the Kato Unitrack H0 "Yard Job One" Layout

2021-12-10 10:00

This demonstration shows how to recreate the Kato Unitrack H0 sample layout "Yard Job One" in RailModeller Pro using only a (mediocre) image from the catalog.

You can get the sample track set at www.katousa.com/HO/Unitrack/.

 

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In this video, we also show how to

  • Use a simple baseboard to outline an area in the drawing canvas the layout will occupy
  • Import background images into a track plan
  • Use the Auto-colorize assistant to quickly colorize tracks in the layout to be easily distinguishable
  • Make use of built-in productivity boosters like the repeat function, drag-copy, and toggle the connected joint.

..as well as using various other handy functions built into our track planning app.


Upcoming Changes to Community Layouts

2021-09-01 07:00

We will introduce a number of changes to our Community Layouts feature in the upcoming weeks.

In our ongoing effort to keep Community Layouts relevant to a majority of users we will step up our moderation efforts.
We will periodically ensure the community contains only layouts that had at least some user interaction within a couple of days.

As a consequence of a new European Union (EU) directive, namely the Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market (Directive (EU) 2019/790) we are liable for content uploaded by our users. Since we cannot guarantee all potential copyright infringements (e.g. use of company logos or other content) are handled automatically all layouts containing images will soon no longer be available to users in the EU.