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Anyone used SCARM? Dream and design
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New member 3 posts Paul R. Miller New member 3 posts
Paul R. Miller

I recently downloaded a Railroad CAD program called S C A R M and was planing to utilize it to scetch up some N-Scale track plans for my 10'x10' Office/Bedroom. Has anyone else used it and is it useful at all?
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LKandO Prolific poster 3,839 posts
LKandO

SCARM

Try this MRH search.

Alan

All the details:  http://www.LKOrailroad.com        Just the highlights:  MRH blog

When I was a kid... no wait, I still do that. HO, 28x32, double deck, 1969, RailPro
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Michael Tondee MRH Author 5,540 posts
Michael Tondee

Better than anything else I've tried....

At least for me. I find it to be very intuitive in most respects and it's the only track planning program I've ever been  able to master the flex track tool on. I thought I would pull what little hair I have left out using Atlas RTS and XTrack wasn't much better. I'm on too tight a budget to afford the pay version track planning software so I think SCARM is great.

Michael

Michael, A.R.S. W4HIJ

 Model Rail, electronics experimenter and "mad scientist" for over 50 years.

Member of  "The Amigos" and staunch disciple of the "Wizard of Monterey"

My Pike: The Blackwater Island Logging&Mining Co.
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Mike C Regular poster 115 posts
Mike C

  I'm trying to use it, but

I'm trying to use it, but having problems. I can't figure out how to modify something after I have it saved. User error ???....Mike
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Alexedwin Regular poster 427 posts
Alexedwin

For a free program it's quite good

For a free program it's quite good but it does have issues to be resolved.

It's still classed as "BETA" software but does the job for me.

You just have to work around some of the design issues.

Alex

One day I might be modeling the Puffing Billy Railway, Victoria, Australia.

My location - Queensland, Australia.
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Geared Frequent poster 838 posts
Geared

I've used Scarm

as it is the only program I have been able to make work for me. Like any program you'll need to take a few practice runs to get a handle on the program.

Mike, put the pointer on the item you want to change, it will turn red. You can then delete the item and then reselect to adjust the plan.

Roy

Geared is the way to tight radii and steep grades. Ghost River Rwy. "The Wet Coast Loggers"

 
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Mike C Regular poster 115 posts
Mike C

Thats what I thought Roy,

Thats what I thought Roy, However it won't for me. I have a new Toshiba laptop with windoze 8. Possible SCARM isn't win8 friendly? If I save something I cant modify it. .....Mike
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slsfrr Regular poster 106 posts
slsfrr

SCARM

Here is a link to the authors blog:

http://www.scarm.info/blog/

Jerome-OKC

 

 

 
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