I'm having a interesting problem trying to connect a switch to any piece of track. If I select "connect with easements" option, I left-click one piece of...
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pennsydude
May 6, 2011 4:43 pm
Hi, Does anyone have a 70-80-foot passenger car file. I searched the previous messages and found nothing or dead links. Thanks,Mike...
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Unclebump2008
trainman032003
May 6, 2011 8:13 pm
Try drawing a projecting line from the end of the turnout. Then make the connection with the line extending from the turnout and not directly from the turnout....
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Unclebump2008
trainman032003
May 6, 2011 8:15 pm
Not sure what is in these files. http://3pi.info/superark/index.php?action=view&view=category&catid=23&catflag=7&sublevel= ... From: pennsydude...
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Rick Blanchard
rcbdesign
May 6, 2011 8:41 pm
... Section 5 of the manual/help file goes into detail about all of the properties. Rick...
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David
gadave2002
May 7, 2011 3:04 am
... Very interesting! Try making the connection *without* easements. It may be that there is just not enough room. Be sure to adjust the size of your...
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johnrsheridan
May 11, 2011 3:27 pm
I think I found a solution. If I draw a very small projecting line from the turnout, the connect with easements feature works. BTW, all of the track I am using...
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Ken
funkkw
May 12, 2011 12:22 pm
I've enjoyed 3rdPlanIt for years but am still unclear about what it happening with saved files. Obviously there is the "original"; file that I create which is...
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Harry
k9hw
May 12, 2011 12:55 pm
Ken, The _001, _002, _003 . files are version files. Each time you make changes to the drawing and save them, a new version vile is created. This way if you...
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Ken
funkkw
May 13, 2011 11:30 am
Thanks for the response Harry. That is helpful. To clarify in my own mind... If all the revisions are there I should open the original .3pi and it shows all...
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Resele
resele@...
May 13, 2011 12:29 pm
Hi Ken, the "normal" .3pi-File always contains the most recent version; the revision-files are nothing else than copies of older .3pi-files. So if you are sure...
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Harry
k9hw
May 13, 2011 1:07 pm
Ken, I think your confusing the terms revision and version. Every time you make changes to the file it becomes the current VERSION of the original containing...
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Ken
funkkw
May 14, 2011 12:40 pm
Thanks again for the details. It helps... I think. :) If I open a file I have always selected the .3pi file. I guess that is wrong? But... I don't do that...
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Harry
k9hw
May 14, 2011 1:25 pm
[Harry] Ken If I open a file I have always selected the .3pi file. I guess that is wrong? [Harry] No, that is correct as long as you wish to use the current ...
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Jeffrey Cummings
jac11902
May 14, 2011 1:38 pm
Ken - You have it more or less backwards. Under normal circumstance, the only files you care about are the ones with a .3pi extension. The others would only...
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David
gadave2002
May 14, 2011 6:45 pm
... ...-------------- How are you drawing the curves that you do not like? What tool do you use. I use the Direct Connect tool; no spirals. See Action /...
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David
gadave2002
May 14, 2011 7:01 pm
... ...> I also wish there was an easier way to draw curves in this product. Every time I draw a curve, it ends-up being a spiral of some sort. ... Some very...
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Ken
funkkw
May 15, 2011 12:55 pm
Thanks again Harry and Jeff for taking the time to give helpful comments. The mud is settling and concepts clarifying. Ken Gal 2:20...
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smithhilary1947
May 18, 2011 5:22 pm
Have mercy. I've used TPI since forever but not much in the past couple of years. Finally upgraded to V9 and presto -- no 3D view. I know it's something...
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Unclebump2008
trainman032003
May 18, 2011 6:43 pm
Try F7 to refresh the 3D view, or use the menus to show the 3D origin and 3D camera in the 2D view. Might need to move them around or change the height of them...
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smithhilary1947
May 18, 2011 7:16 pm
Thanks for the good suggestions: origin and camera x,y,z coordinates were miles from my drawing. Hilary...
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Doug Andrews
dandrewscan
May 19, 2011 12:28 am
Good Day folks, Working on my HO layout design that will include a switching area with a moderate size engine terminal. Needs to fit into a 3 foot x 15 foot...
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Michael
mikeboedi
May 19, 2011 12:28 am
Hi, My name is Michael and I'm planning my second layout right now. I've started to use 3dpi a few weeks ago and I'm getting better any day. There is one...
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rbhubbell
May 19, 2011 12:12 pm
Doug, I've added a folder in the files section called "U&DRR files". In it is a scaled drawing of the Ulster & Delaware's compact engine facilities in Rondout...
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Rick Blanchard
rcbdesign
May 19, 2011 3:26 pm
Sounds to me like you don't have a good construction through the siding. I'd redo it, starting with tangent tracks extended from the turnouts using the "draw...
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Rick Blanchard
rcbdesign
May 19, 2011 3:34 pm
I always defer to my copy of "Track Planning for Realistic Operation" by John Armstrong. Kalmbach reprints it now and then but you should be able to find a...
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gorton_marsden
May 19, 2011 4:34 pm
When I have received the "path between objects not found" message, I zoom to magnify the connection area. I may have to zoom twice to magnify enough to find...
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Rick Blanchard
rcbdesign
May 19, 2011 6:21 pm
When I get a problem like this, I start to build a path with two adjacent pieces, then keep adding pieces until there is a fail. That will show you where the...
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davidaamrc
May 20, 2011 5:29 pm
I'm seeking someone to help with moderating this group as I will be offline for a couple weeks 2 times this summer. We don't get a lot of messages from new...
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smithhilary1947
May 20, 2011 8:11 pm
TPIsters: As mentioned I upgraded to V9 but when I enter a specific angle for a line I'm drawing -- say I want one 180 degrees from a point -- after I hit...
