Originally Posted by TM Terry:
An investment in RR-Track software will give you a chance to create a multitude of different layouts for any size area.
When I got mine, I had a blast seeking the perfect layout for my (46" by 76") small area.
One caution if considering layout design is to make sure it contains libraries for the type of track you want to use. I like RR-Track, but the version I got with my set contains only the library for RealTrax. Adding additional libraries comes with a cost. SCARM is free, but it doesn't support RealTrax or ScaleTrax (
http://www.scarm.info/index_en.html#features). XTrackCAD is also free, but suffers the same problem. One cool thing about XTrackCAD is that it lets you simulate running multiple trains on whatever layout you design. It's actually kind of fun to play with even if you don't use it for layout design. RR-Track now lets you simulate running one train. There is also AnyRail and probably others.