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Like you I am not very creative but I bit the bullet and paid for RR-track software. It is pretty easy to use and lets you design as you want. I am on about my 20th revision and will post it when I am comfortable with it for the members to comment on. I will be looking forward to their suggestions and comments. Also if you put your dimensions and likes I have seen some nice layouts designed by the members. My investment in OGR was a great one.

Some of the layout books like 101 Layout Plans (or close to that anyway) have most of their plans in HO, but include conversions to upscale to O gauge track.

 

I also have RR-Track as ENichter stated above. (I am doing as he stated also, working on many plans with the intent to post here for help after I get a satisfactory one made.) RR-Track is probably the best layout program out there, but is a bit pricy, especially if you go adding all their libraries. It has libraries for almost everything you can imagine track and accessory wise. I ended up with most of them, but got them over several months so it wasn't such a big outlay at one time. It also has a ton of features for layout design. 

 

SCARM is another layout program that several folks here are starting to use. It's very nice also and it's free. It doesn't have all the libraries that RR-Track does, but is still very capable for making layout plans. Some forum members have done some very nice layouts with it. It allows creating some very nice 3D views also. The author also posts here and does toe program for the enjoyment of doing it. I would probably start with that for a tryout.

 

Another program is AnyRail which allows you to use up to, I think, 50 or 60 pieces of track for free to try it out. If you like it and want to do more it doesn't cost much to register. It's also a very nice program, not sure if it does 3D or not though?

 

RR-Track will allow you to run a train on any layout you create. Not sure, but I think SCARM may also? But I don't think AnyRail allows that, not exactly sure there either? 

 

If you find something you like post it here. There are a lot of sharp layout design folks around here and they are always willing to help you out. A lot can be learned here in all the OGR forums. 

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