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 the help of SCARM you can easily draw railways and visualize them in 3D with the built-in viewer.
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.
Here are some key features of "SCARM":
· Create complex layouts with many railway stations on bigger area
· Modelling flex-track routes easily, intuitive and most important – in very realistic way
· Deploy your layout on more than one level, with different heights and slopes of choosen sections from the track route
· Measure distances and track sections length, using the functions in "Tools" menu
· Export and/or print your layout and show it to the other railway enthusiasts
· View and print a list with the needed track pieces and even use it as a shopping list
· Share your ideas with the author and ask him for new features and also for correcting bugs and errors, if you find some
Requirements:
· OpenGL compatible graphics
What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]
· Added language: Portuguese
· German documentation
· Corrections and updates in many track libraries
· Bugfixes
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