That is what I like to hear! Thanks for the feedback!Clive wrote:The 'Create Track' dialog window is opening properly now, thanks very much
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Re: model railroad track planning
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Re: model railroad track planning
Glad to see, thanks for reporting!Clive wrote:The 'Create Track' dialog window is opening properly now, thanks very much
Yes. I have to change all current QDoubleSpinBox widgets into RMathLineEdit widgets, then everything should look "well and like QCad". Unfortunately, so far I couldn't convince Qt Designer to promote LineEdit as RMathLineEdit, so at the moment on dialog changes I have to manually change LineEdit <=> RMathLineEdit twice. But at the moment the user interface seems to be kind of stable, so I will change all dialogs for the next version. I was very busy the last days, but I am full of hope for QCTrack making progress the next days.Husky wrote:Coordinate Formates are partly mixed up.
In "Create Track" I see my QCAD settings used (Decimal Point = DOT).
In Variegate I have to use Comma and the Dialog is showing both - dot and comma.
Re: model railroad track planning
Sooooo. Attached was the current version 76 with most of Husky's suggestions. The new function "Insert exploded block" might be useful to re-use existing blocks (and even might be useful for "normal" use beside QCTrack). All dialogs should be consistent with other QCad dialogs (no QDoubleSpinBox, instead only RMathLineEdit).
Please feel free to post any suggestion or comment here, I'm happy to see people using QCTrack.
Edit: found a bug in Variegate / Fill Straight after moving to RMathEditLine. After fixing it, there will be a new post.
Please feel free to post any suggestion or comment here, I'm happy to see people using QCTrack.
Edit: found a bug in Variegate / Fill Straight after moving to RMathEditLine. After fixing it, there will be a new post.
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Re: model railroad track planning
Attached is another (basic) example library for Ninco slot car tracks.
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- NincoSchienen.dxf
- Ninco slot car tracks to use with QCTrack
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Tutorial step 8: align
Attached is an example of how to use the QCTrack align function. If you have one or more tracks that should be aligned to another track but moved only on an (may be arbitrary) axis, you can do this:
- Select tracks to align.
- Select QCTrack / Align or type QA.
- Select to-be-aligned track end.
- Select target track end.
- Select track axis.
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- QCTrack align
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Re: model railroad track planning
Fixed Variegate in QCTrack version 77.
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- QCTrack_V77_VariegateFix.zip
- QCTrack version 77
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Tutorial step 9: Fill with straight tracks
Attached is an example of how to use the QCTrack align function. If you have track ends in a straight line, you can (try to) connect them:
- Select QCTrack / Fill with straight tracks or type QF.
- Select track ends to connect.
- Check / modify maximum use of track elements (first example: 077 is limited to 1, second example: 077 is unlimited) and hit "Ok".
- Wait. This can really take some time if you have many different track elements and/or a long distance.
- Select one combination. In the result table, each column show one combination with overall-length and element-count (overall and per track element type).
- Hit Ok.
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- QCTrack fill with straight tracks
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Re: model railroad track planning
Hi smf - it seems you are really busy.smf wrote:The new function "Insert exploded block" might be useful to re-use existing blocks (and even might be useful for "normal" use beside QCTrack).
Thanks for the new version - I'm right now trying to understand this "Insert exploded block".
Ok, I can insert an exploded block in my drawing, the block name is still in the block list but empty - and the previously inserted copies in my drawing (of this particular block) will all be gone.
And then .... ?
That makes not really sense to me - what more do I need to know about this new feature to understand the purpose of it.
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Re: model railroad track planning
Hi Husky,
My intention was to provide a tool that inserts the exploded elements of a block into another block - so far I couldn't find a way in QCad to insert the elements of a block into another block without inserting it on the model_paper, then exploding it and then cut+paste into the destination block. I think this could be useful if you have something like a three-way-turnout or parts beside a track you want to re-use.
Does this make any sense?
Hum, ok. I see some here.Husky wrote:Ok, I can insert an exploded block in my drawing, the block name is still in the block list but empty - and the previously inserted copies in my drawing (of this particular block) will all be gone.
And then .... ?
That makes not really sense to me - what more do I need to know about this new feature to understand the purpose of it.
My intention was to provide a tool that inserts the exploded elements of a block into another block - so far I couldn't find a way in QCad to insert the elements of a block into another block without inserting it on the model_paper, then exploding it and then cut+paste into the destination block. I think this could be useful if you have something like a three-way-turnout or parts beside a track you want to re-use.
Does this make any sense?
Re: model railroad track planning
...insert exploded track seems to work - but not the way it is wanted... The original lines are removed and not cloned although clone is called... I have to debug this...
Re: model railroad track planning
Attached is version 78 with fixed Insert Exploded Block (now the elements are really copied).
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- QCTrack_V78_InsExpCreateFix.zip
- QCTrack version 78
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Re: model railroad track planning
Attached is a library for "Märklin Spur Z" (Maerklin 1:220 scale) tracks. The creation of the double-slip switch (German: "Doppelkreuzungsweiche") was a bit tricky, so perhaps the library may be useful for people playing with Maerklin Z.
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- MaerklinZ.dxf
- Maerklin Z
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Re: model railroad track planning
Attached is an example for Maerklin Z as dxf and image:
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- Allg_Z01_Frueher.dxf
- Maerklin Z plan
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Re: model railroad track planning
Hello smf
I used your Spielplan.dxf for testing and one of my experience is this: Two single straight tracks (MC24172) in my drawing, not connected (distance ~740.81...), Tool "Fill with straight tracks" and this settings ...
... will crash QCAD Pro on my XP. Maybe I did something wrong but on the other hand it should not crash QCAD. Any Idea on this?
Secondly: Not "extremely" important but nice to have for all upcoming user would be a sort of Version Info. What do you think?
I used your Spielplan.dxf for testing and one of my experience is this: Two single straight tracks (MC24172) in my drawing, not connected (distance ~740.81...), Tool "Fill with straight tracks" and this settings ...
... will crash QCAD Pro on my XP. Maybe I did something wrong but on the other hand it should not crash QCAD. Any Idea on this?
Secondly: Not "extremely" important but nice to have for all upcoming user would be a sort of Version Info. What do you think?
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Re: model railroad track planning
Hi Husky,
thanks for the report, I can reproduce this: QCad is crashing under XUbuntu 14.04, too. I think this has something to do with "no result" and "ok clicking" - if there is no solution, a message should appear or at least the ok-button should be disabled. I will insert this in the next version. And yes, some kind of "version info" would be nice, but, hm, in a separate menu item "QCTrack version"?
thanks for the report, I can reproduce this: QCad is crashing under XUbuntu 14.04, too. I think this has something to do with "no result" and "ok clicking" - if there is no solution, a message should appear or at least the ok-button should be disabled. I will insert this in the next version. And yes, some kind of "version info" would be nice, but, hm, in a separate menu item "QCTrack version"?