SCARM Layout & Image File Sharing

That looks great we have quite a file library being built.

Here's another for the library.  6-21390 Lionel Diner.  Russ

I want to thank all the work you guys are putting into this.  I am brand new to SCARM and these examples and libraries are very, very helpful.

Russell M.

As I have posted in the past I sure don't mind working on these as a pay back for this forum that I have enjoyed for about 9 years or so now.  So if there is a building you own and need a Scarm of it, let me know.  I don't have many of the commercial Lionel or MTH buildings, but I do have several of the Korber ones.  Right now my Scarm work is mostly in ON30 narrow gauge for the project railroad and for some modules I'm building.  I have also used it for a completely different kind of project, an artist rendering of a 750 seat outdoor amphitheater.  Anyhow, let me know and I'll see if I can help is some way.  Russ

lionel under arch bridges would be nice

I would say the Atlas Roundhouse, Lionel 465 Dispatch Station, Lionel Light Concrete Coaling Tower.  Amazing work

This is a fun program. Just learning it.

How do you make a mountain? If I make the track height of an oval 12 inches, the turf in the middle looks like a volcano depression.

GVdobler - post the Scarm file and lets play with it some.  Russ

Will do when I get home. It is just a practice file.

Draw a polygon in the middle and set it's height to higher than the track and it's thickness to 0.01 then check the box marked "snap terrain to bottom".  Also set the color to "transparent".

You can draw more polygons, each one smaller and higher to create a mountain.  Think of the polygon outlines as contour lines.

Paul

PS Nice layout.

PPS You know you can upload attachments directly to this list. No need for Photo Bucket or other file sharing sites.

OK here's the skinny on some slight limitations to the current version of Scarm.  There is no way to draw a VERTICAL angle, so there are no vertical cross braces on this bridge,  Other than that the dimensions are correct.  I've included pix showing the bridge with no track, with track, and the special "no ballast" track but it is tricky and most folks won't want to mess with the code.  I will try and upload the lib file here and see if that works.  If it does copy it into your LIB sub folder and it SHOULD show up when you load Scarm.  Russ

6-12770 Lionel Under Arch Bridge

  6-22999 Lionel Dispatch Station

6-37912 Light Concrete Coaling Tower Scarm

Atlas O 6904 Roundhouse

No laughing please, I still working on it but here's a steamer.  Russ

Lionel 611266 PRR K4 Scarm

WOW you are a wizard on SCARM.  I hope the creator of it is seeing these images you are making.  Thanks so much again and the engine looks awesome.

There is no particular end to this layout. I think the program is good for working out problems ahead of time. There is a couple places that the track is not connected and I'm trying to learn topography.

I have about 11'x20' to work with. I quickly learned it would be difficult to run a 20' long Atlas O Zephyr in my space unless I'm okay with it being in a curve all the time. I don't want a duck-under as everyday access, so around-the-room won't work, unless I want smaller radius curves.

Anyway, great tool.

I thought I would try my hand at creating some American Flyer accessories.  Does anyone know if any have been built?  I cannot find any information on the web that people are building these objects.

What kinds of Flyer stuff are you looking for?

Here's today's lowly posting. Russ

6-11150 Lionel NYC Ten Wheeler

I am mostly looking for Flyer accessories.  I haven't decided if I'm going to use flyer sectional track or some other type.  For now, I'm going to be limited to the sectional track if I use SCARM.

OK here's the deal, if you have a part# I'll see what I can come up with.  Also I need to have the actual measurements of any accessory.  Most internet look ups do not have the actual measurements.  I will need length, width, and height.  Russ

Next post.  Russ

30-9030 MTH Engine Shed

 40-1031 MTH O Steel Arch Bridge

40-1031 MTH O Steel Arch Bridge Example

Russ,

I know I am needing the following:

779 Oil Drum Loader

771 Stockyard

596 Water Tank

755 Talking Station

577 Billboard

755 Talking Station

758A Sam Semaphore Man

760 Highway Flasher

761 Semaphore

787 Log Loader

23791 Cow on Track

I will start measuring these and also post a photo of each one as well.

Thank you VERY much in advance for your help.  I can barely draw a rectangle, but I am practicing to draw more.

Russell M

Russell, I was hoping you had one of the two log loaders, that should be fun!  I have pix of all the AF stuff so no need for that, just the specs.

BUT the real challenge is going to be to figure how to do the cows on the track!  

I have a couple of other projects this week so when you get the dimensions I'll do a couple at a time.  Russ

A Skill indeed.  Russ I would like your advice on my approved layout space down in the basement.

-Looking for design for 3 trains running constant

-Yard

-Atlas Roundhouse and Turntable (Space hog but already bought and want to show case engines)

-Like to be able to do 0-63 Gargraves turn as a max.  All Gargraves with Ross Switches.

I would love your experience on design.  Here is SCARM file with layout space.

Sorry to ask such a basic question, but I could not find the answer on the SCARM website or this thread.   How do I add one of these nice scarm files for buildings, bridges, etc. to my existing SCARM Layout?  Where do I copy the file and how do I access it?

Thanks

Bob

Bob, first open the structure that you want to copy to your layout.  Select it and then open up your layout Scarm file.  Then paste it.  Make sure your structure piece has been 'grouped' before you copy it as this will help you move it around on your layout.  Once you have it on your layout the 'base' setting for the structure 'should' be zero.  So depending on where you are going to place it on your layout you may need to bump up that base number to match the terrain.  Russ

1. open Scarm

2. open structure file

3. COPY structure file

4. open layout file

5. PASTE structure file

6. move structure file to correct position

7. adjust base height

Open the layout in SCARM. Then open a second instance of SCARM. Click on the Open Folder icon at the top left and point it the file that you want to open, say the concrete coaling tower.

When it's open select it (it will highlight) and use CTRL + C or right-click to copy.

Next, select your open layout in the first SCARM from the taskbar. The use CTRL + V or right-click and select Paste.

The object will appear on the layout. Now you can use the move and rotate function by right-clicking on it.

Ok?

Thanks guys.

I figured it was simple.  Just copy to clipboard and paste.  Also thanks for the hints about grouping and elevation.

Bob

Merlin - O-63 and a single loop with Atlas in place will help get us going.  The walls, floor, and legs are are on separate layers so you can work with just the track.  Russ

Russ

Hope all is well, please find attached my updated design looking for some thought on adding a yard in left corner also some sides for industry.  I have a lot of accessories but not sure how to maximize the space.  I have thought of having loop to the left go through the wall under stairs which will lessen footprint and allow for a bigger yard.  Let me know your thoughts.  In this current design can I run two separate trains at once on Main?

How about we start a separate thread for your layout here and let this Scarm thread continue.  Russ

L Shaped Layout I thought about building but just couldn't give up the space.  A lot of possibilities on this one.

This may seem silly but I kept thinking my display looked kind of weird when I moved it around on its axis during the 3D rendering. So I desided to add the bench work I use for my displays including all 14 casters. This way when I move it around on its axis it looks more realistic.

Now I can work on my future display with out being distracted by trivial irritations.

I've figured a simple but  detailed way to make a somewhat curved baseline. I use the circle figures and trace around them using the baseline tool box. I place the cursor over the point I want a marker enter the coordinance  from the lower left corner of the window into the tool box and move on to the next point. I take the marker points in 5" increments. As I move around the curve the 5" increments are measured from the horizontal ruler until I get half way around the curve when I start measuring the  5" increments from the vertical rule. When I'm done I delete the circle figures and go back over the marker points to tweak them.

Does anyone have the link for the thread about working with layers. I've been searching for it the past two days.

Does anyone have MTH High Tension Towers in SCARM.  I have three I would like to incorporate.

Matthew,

it's intuitive. Select the Layer icon at the top to activate it. Then you select the number of layers you want to work with on the project.

Then, uncheck all,except layer 0 and put down some track. Then, open it again, check layer 1, uncheck layer 0 and put down more track.

Now, Open the layer dialog again and select both to see the whole project. Now, you can switch easily. I forget the toggle shortcuts.

It's most likely in the hello from the author thread of Mixy's.

It's great for each twist of a same track helix.

Edit: Here's the link to SCARM: Working with Layers  Tap the F1 key with SCARM open or Help>Documentation.

Today's posting.  Sure wish we had DIAGONALS! HINT, HINT HINT!    Russ

MTH 301056 high tension tower

Another entry for the library.  Russ

 6-14142 Lionel Industrial Smoke Stack

And what I meant by diagonals - would be nice to figure out a way to do them in Scarm.

6-12726 Grain Elevator kit

6-22915 Lionel Municipal Building

6-2788 Lionel Coaling Station 

6-12931 Lionel Electrical Substation 

 6-12897 Lionel Engine House

6-2175 Sandy Andy Automatic Gravel Loader 

Russ this is quite a library you are building.  How about some of the Lionel kits:

Lionel 12726 Grain Elevator Kit

Lionel 12931 Electrical Substation

Lionel 22915 Municipal Building

Lionel 2788 Coal Station

Lionel 2785 Engine House

Lionel Sandy Andy Gravel Loader

In my hyper quick entrance to trains last winter I assembled all these kits.  My favorite being the Grain Elevator Kit.

Smokestack looks great on my layout plan now.

These are not yet available with the Figures interface of the program, but I will consider how to add such in some of the next versions of SCARM

Mixy

Mixy, that would be very nice.  

As you can probably tell I'm having a great time helping out some of these folks with pieces to add to the O scale library of structures.  You have created quite a solid piece of code.  

Please accept our thanks for a great program and for sharing it with us.  Russ