Ed,
Considering that I make my living using 3D CAD, it's very ironic that I prefer creating trackplans using templates and pencil on a grid. I did lay out my room grid in Solidworks, including doorways, a closet and 2 windows, but actual benchwork profiles and track lines, with structures, are done "the old way". I have tried creating CAD layout drawings but find it can be less flexible than "fudging" with a pencil. When the trackplan is "done", I redraw the basics in CAD to verify tangent points, transitions, etc. . but I like the fast flexibility of moving around a track template as I mentally design a layout. Jim King Smoky Mountain Model Works, Inc. Ph. (828) 777-5619 <www.smokymountainmodelworks.com>
