SCARM means Simple Computer Aided Railway Modeller – a free software for simplified design of scaled railway layouts and creation of railroad model track plans. With SCARM you can easily create your desired layout – just download the installation package and start editing your first track plan. A short description concerning use of the program in its current stage of development is following below. Post your questions, remarks, reviews or critics about SCARM in official Facebook page or by e-mail at . Check also the recently released SCARM Blog where you will find additional information, news & updates, tips & tricks, tutorials & examples, advanced stuff and more about using of the program.
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If you have a Mac, Empire Express by Haddon is a very good basic 2D system without a lot of bells and whistles. It is inexpensive, easily and quickly learned and easy to use. It is also accurate: I printed the plan at full scale to do the actual layout, and only a few very slight adjustments were required. SCARM means Simple Computer Aided Railway Modeller – software for easy and precise design of model train layouts and railroad track plans. With SCARM you can easily create the layout of your dreams. Just download the setup package, install it and start editing your first track plan. Dec 31, 2016 Model train layout design software for mac. New: windows 7, windows 8, vista, xp, and now mac os x, Your source for powerful, easy-to-use, reasonably priced macintosh os x and windows 7, windows 8, xp and vista home design software, model railroad design. Thousands of layouts have been designed and built using 3rd PlanIt. From tabletop Z scale, through 4x8’s, room-sized layouts, basement and outbuilding empires and a full-scale ethanol plant, 3rd PlanIt is the CAD software chosen by the most discriminating hobbyists.3rd PlanIt now includes an incredibly powerful design tool: SoftTrak.
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Download Languages and translationsScreenshots What SCARM is able to do? Why in general to use SCARM? How to get started? What else can I do with SCARM? (features list) Questions and answers (FAQ) (documentation) Known issues
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Changes in the documentation, new track libraries and latest version of SCARM are located at www.scarm.info. Latest information about the development and knowledge aboud using of the program are available in the SCARM Blog.
After installing, start the program and select your preferred language from 'View' > 'Language' menu.
Screenshots
1. Example Layout in 1/120 scale - TT (1:120), 1530mm x 730mm (60.2' x 28.7'). Click on images and see more...
2. Example Track Plan #1 - HO (1:87), 3760mm x 1500mm (148' x 59'). Click on images and see more...
3. US Urban Layout - N (1:160), 2550m x 585mm (100.4' x 23'). Click on images and see more...
See more model train layout examples and track plans, created in SCARM at Railroad layouts and design ideas section in the blog.
Check also the recently released online database for Free Railway Layouts & Railroad Track Plans, created in SCARM.
Languages and translations
If your language is missing, but you know some of the other build-in languages, you may translate SCARM user interface using 'Tools' > 'Translation Wizard' menu and send translation file to the author at for integrating into installation package.
If you wish to translate also documentation for SCARM in your language, contact the author at to receive text file and instructions for translation.
The author of SCARM will be very thankful to everybody, who is helping with new translation or with corrections and updates to the existing translations.
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For example, you can begin with a simple oval: Start the program (scarm.exe) and select 'Edit' > 'New start point' from main menu. Click with left mouse button to place the start point on the plot. 'Tillig-TT-Std' library is selected by default. Select straight #6110 track from the left vertical panel (using left mouse button). Then select a curved #6210 track in the same way - additional buttons for direction will appear - choose desired turn direction with clicking one of them. To repeat the curved track, press Spacebar 3 times until semicircle is formed on the plot. If some tracks go outside of the visible plot area, use the mouse wheel to rescale the drawing or press it to move the drawing area in desired direction. Then place track #6110 again followed by 4 curved #6210 tracks and your first oval is ready. The track ends will be connected to each other automatically, because their ends will overlap at the same point.
Getting started with simple oval demo video (YouTube clip)
Or you can just drag and drop the tracks from the selection panel to the drawing plot by click and hold left mouse button – it can’t be easier than this :)
Simple oval by drag&drop demo video (YouTube clip)
Watch also the SCARM Video Tutorials series if you are a beginner in SCARM and want to start faster and easier.
What else can I do with SCARM?
Where are the scrollbars?! How does Copy-Paste works? How to move the tracks? How to disconnect and connect the tracks? How to rotate tracks? How to select a section? How to move or turn a section? How to zoom? How to work with flex-tracks? How to place tunnels and bridges? How to set heights and slopes? ![]() How to create helix? How to use the Measuring tape? How to set direction angle of the start point? How to create baseboard? How to work with figures in SCARM? How to create station platforms? How to create houses and buildings? How to place railway signals? How to use the Toolbox? How to check size and area of the layout? How to change the track library? How to get details for the selected library? I can't find particular track system in the libraries? I can't find particular track in the tracks selection panel? There are missing accessories for selected track or turnout? How to see a list of used parts? How to print designed layout? Can I use SCARM from portable memory devices? Are there versions of SCARM for Mac or Linux? I can't find the answer of my question? Model Train Track Layout Software For Mac
Always check for recently discovered issues and solutions for them in Problems & Solutions section of SCARM Blog.
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Remember, that SCARM is still in beta stage of development and sometimes may not work as expected. Always create archives of your layouts and save changes in the files with incremental names (just in case) i.e. “layout_1.scarm”, “layout_2.scarm”, and so on. Please report any bugs and error messages with explanation how, when and where in the program they occurs to author at .
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