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RailClone => RailClone Pro (*) => Topic started by: chrisc0le on November 29, 2022, 05:47:52 PM

Title: Railway sleepers with new sleeper at each corner
Post by: chrisc0le on November 29, 2022, 05:47:52 PM

HI All

I'm not sure I've described this is the best possible manner, but It's all I can think of right now (so apologies)

The aim is to follow the outer edge of a shape with railway sleepers. With a new sleeper starting at each corner instead of a bevel (see attached ref image)
I am unable to have railclone make the sleepers end at each corner and a new sleeper to start with the offset of 10cm (sleeper thickness). Any solution i've come close with isnt 100% right and corners facing opposite directions are just facing the opposite way.

Here is an example (see closest corner)
(https://www.simplypaving.com/media/catalog/product/cache/368e304b485cdf7b7c4453a7511d28f0/c/3/c3815cbb119f94b29794e315c896e300_1.jpg)

Thanks in advance.

Title: Re: Railway sleepers with new sleeper at each corner
Post by: Paul Roberts on November 29, 2022, 06:04:57 PM

Hi,

Please see the attached sample. To recreate it you'd need to do the following:

- For the Segment, disable Bend and Slice
- Wire a Null segment to the Corner input.
- For Generator > Rules > Default settings, enable Adaptive mode and turn off Scale Padding
- For Generator > Rules > Corner set Bevel mode to none.
- Now adjust the Padding for the sleeper. Add a positive Right padding to move the sleeper following the corner, and then a negative left padding value to close up the gaps.

I hope that helps,

Paul

Title: Re: Railway sleepers with new sleeper at each corner
Post by: chrisc0le on November 30, 2022, 09:02:44 AM

Ah so simple when you explain it, thanks Paul!