Curved Switches

I have a need for curved switches in a route I am trying to build. Does any such animal exist? I mean a curved through path and a curved diverging path.Lcken

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Not to my knowledge, including XTracks.Lawrence

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They're being done for UK Finescale track in about 2-3 weeks. It can be done, so it just needs someone to do them for MSTS standard track Cheers 7&Y

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I have a similar need, although I don't have the correct specs for what I want yet. Tried looking all over for them but no such luck. For now, I just dummied the spot up with regular straight switches and installed fewer tracks in that area until I find them.Until someone can teach me all I need to know about creating your own tracks (switches and scissors) from scratch, I am in wait mode for them.Martyn T. Griffin
griffinmt@mindspring.com

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There's no curved switches in XTracks but the modular switches have quite short straight path and can often be used.
The 6 degree modular switches has a straight path that is only 5 meters, the 3 degree has a 10 meter straight path.


//Okrasa
Chief Engineer
okrasaghia @ yahoo.com
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Here's an example of the 6 degree modular switch in action. Can you tell that there is 5m worth of straight in there?Jeff Leslie

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Hi,This is from a German package. Not compatible with the Tsection.dat by David.
The package is named Railworks.
You can download this package from http://www.thetrain.de/
Go to the download section of this site, choose Files suchen from the left menu (Files search) and give Railworks in the search box.Dick van den Hoven

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Naturally I had a look at that package and I’m unsure how I should react.
The curved switches and the 3000 & 6000 meter curves are original but the rest is based on what can be found in XTracks.
There can be no doubt that he has used the geometry from my 3 degree modular points when doing his points, slips and Xovers.
If you’d used those you could fit XTracks sections straight in their place.
At least he’s done his own shapes and is not charging anything.
Maybe I should return the favour and copy his curved turnouts?I think a word of caution to anyone using those pieces is called for though.
The way the tsection.dat is handled makes the effort a dead end.
It can’t be expanded and it can’t be combined with other track add-ons unless the tsection.dat is revamped.


//Okrasa
Chief Engineer
okrasaghia @ yahoo.com
http://www.geocities.com/okrasaghia
http://www.geocities.com/okrasaghia/XTracks



Steam: 4-4-0 8, 0-4-0ST 9, 0-6-0 12, 0-8-0 15, 2-6-0 25, 2-8-0 27, 2-6-6-2 37, 2-8-2 40, 4-6-2 56
Diesels: SW8 16, F3 53, F7 54, FP7 57, CPA 58, RDC 61, GP7 81, GP9 82, RS11 86, H16 87, TM 88

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>> Maybe I should return the favour and copy his curved turnouts? <<I would say yes! Or at least reserve some slots in your TSection.dat for his new track sections in a new build (0005?).- Andrew

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pop those suckers in!

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Damn, now you've gotten me started again.
I won't copy those sections though as I don't think the geometry optimal. It will take a while as texturing curved sections is not childs play but I've got the specifcations figured.


//Okrasa
Chief Engineer
okrasaghia @ yahoo.com
http://www.geocities.com/okrasaghia
http://www.geocities.com/okrasaghia/XTracks



Steam: 4-4-0 8, 0-4-0ST 9, 0-6-0 12, 0-8-0 15, 2-6-0 25, 2-8-0 27, 2-6-6-2 37, 2-8-2 40, 4-6-2 56
Diesels: SW8 16, F3 53, F7 54, FP7 57, CPA 58, RDC 61, GP7 81, GP9 82, RS11 86, H16 87, TM 88

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Go Okrasa!David Beach.

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Whohoo Curved switches? what Radius would they be? im working on a Section of the Northeast Corridor between about North Philadelphia to about Levitown and there are a few areas that Require Curved switches "Since they actually exist on the Real Route"Thanks on a slight Break, Building a Pentium 4 1.7 Ghz machine "For Train Sim" Bob
Philadelphia, Pa

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Currently doing 500r, might be doing 1000r also but not any larger as texturing those is hell.


//Okrasa
Chief Engineer
okrasaghia @ yahoo.com
http://www.geocities.com/okrasaghia
http://www.geocities.com/okrasaghia/XTracks



Steam: 4-4-0 8, 0-4-0ST 9, 0-6-0 12, 0-8-0 15, 2-6-0 25, 2-8-0 27, 2-6-6-2 37, 2-8-2 40, 4-6-2 56
Diesels: SW8 16, F3 53, F7 54, FP7 57, CPA 58, RDC 61, GP7 81, GP9 82, RS11 86, H16 87, TM 88

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LAST EDITED ON Aug-12-02 AT 12:31 PM (EDT)

..AMEN!...I'll take 2 dozen..wrapped please...

Paul...
www.mstsgmo.com

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ahh make it 2 Dozen Bob
Philadelphia, Pa

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Sorry, they only come in bulk. But you can have as many as you want.


//Okrasa
Chief Engineer
okrasaghia @ yahoo.com
http://www.geocities.com/okrasaghia
http://www.geocities.com/okrasaghia/XTracks



Steam: 4-4-0 8, 0-4-0ST 9, 0-6-0 12, 0-8-0 15, 2-6-0 25, 2-8-0 27, 2-6-6-2 37, 2-8-2 40, 4-6-2 56
Diesels: SW8 16, F3 53, F7 54, FP7 57, CPA 58, RDC 61, GP7 81, GP9 82, RS11 86, H16 87, TM 88

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