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wp713 (52 posts)
Dec-06-01, 05:15 PM (EST) "I have a track question???" Now as far as I know, physics still applies in virtual reality. Now my problem makes no sense to me, but it might to you. I'm trying to make a siding using only Dynamic track, 2 ten degree switches, and the piece called skew. At first I started far away to try and line the tracks up, but I couldn't. Then I tried different numbers of skews on either end, still nothing. Can someone tell me why the track won't line up? Thanx Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top
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Subject Author Message Date ID RE: I have a track question??? NickF Dec-06-01 1 RE: I have a track question??? bobs Dec-06-01 2 RE: I have a track question??? timken Dec-06-01 3 RE: I have a track question??? NickF Dec-06-01 4

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NickF (491 posts)
Dec-06-01, 05:26 PM (EST) 1. "RE: I have a track question???" Stay AWAY from that skew piece. It's non-prototypical and it makes your trains look funny as they sort of jump to the side.I'm guessing that you're trying to put down a passing siding, and the pieces aren't aligning correctly. If this is not the case, let me know.However if it is, the simple way is, for example, to lay a 10 degree left (or right) switch then add a matching left (or right) 10 degree end point to the diverging side of the switch. Hit the T key if necessary to reverse the curve; you want it turning back toward the main.My preferred method is to then lay as long a siding as I want, then put another end point at the other end. This time it should be the right (or left) 10 degree one. Attach another switch (of the opposite direction to the first) to that piece, connecting the diverging side to the end point.To finish, add the same length of track to the main as you did the siding, plug in 2 10 meter straights to close the remaining gap, and you're done.If you're new to route building I'd suggest staying away from dynamic track until you're comfortable using the standard pieces. I've probably laid 20 miles of dynamic track, using it for things like odd shaped wyes, matching curved parallel sidings, etc, but it takes practice to become proficient with it.Enjoy!Nick Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top
bobs (252 posts)
Dec-06-01, 10:13 PM (EST) 2. "RE: I have a track question???" The curve pieces that go along with the switches have both left and right versions. Why not just have one and use the "T" key to flip it in the direction you want? Because they aren't the same. The switches are not mirror images of each other either. So, if you use the wrong curved piece your tracks won't line up at the other end. Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top
timken (173 posts)
Dec-06-01, 10:41 PM (EST) 3. "RE: I have a track question???" That's why I ended up learning to use the dynamic track! If I'd known they were different, I'd still be clueless about that damn dynamic! Actually, it only took messing around with it for half an hour or so, to get both my siding and wye to work. I wondered why things didn't line up right on the siding, and so close.Steve Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top
NickF (491 posts)
Dec-06-01, 10:56 PM (EST) 4. "RE: I have a track question???" Been there, done that. Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top

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