About the Turnout Catalog

Review, edit, and create turnouts for use in your drawing in the Turnout Catalog dialog box.

Click Rail tab Turnout panel Turnout Catalog to open the Turnout Catalog dialog box.

Turnout Catalog

Name

Specifies the name of the rail type. This is typically the curve radius, frog ratio, and rail mass of the turnout. For example, 190-1:9 49.

Description

Specifies an optional description for the turnout. The turnout name is used by default.

Type

Specifies the type of turnout. Select Straight-Line Switch, Arc Switch, Symmetrical straight line, Symmetrical curve, or Crossing. The thumbnail in the dialog box changes to represent the selected turnout type.

R

Defines the radius of the turnout declination angle. This dimension is shown in the dialog box thumbnail.

fi (1:n) / fi (deg)

Defines the tangent angles of the turnout declination axis. The angle can be specified as 1:n (such as 1:9) or with a unit of degrees (such as 6.340192).

d

Defines the length of the straight part of the turnout if it is the turnout type with the straight core.

v

Specifies the highest permitted velocity in the declination radius.

a, b, c, and l

Specifies the geometrical data of the hide turnout lengths.

Rail Type

Specifies the standard turnout rail types (such as 49, 54, or 60) or any other user defined types.

s

Defines the rail length at the end of the turnout that encloses the area of extended turnout thresholds.

Add customized turnouts by clicking .

Delete customized turnouts by clicking .