You start from what you have. You enter your stock (by item number or by starter set) and the Auto-designer only lays plans that can really be built from it. No shopping advice, no shop prices.
32 systems, from Märklin C, K and M to Trix, Roco, Fleischmann, Piko, Kato, Peco, Tillig, Hornby, Arnold, Tomix, Bemo, LGB and Märklin Gauge 1 and Z, including narrow gauge in H0e, H0m and OO9. Every catalogue is checked against the manufacturer and every claimed combination is laid out by our geometry; what does not add up is not included.
One flat plan up to 60 pieces, with all track systems, the Auto-designer, 3D and the PDF to scale. Pro removes the limit and adds gradients, bridges, the 1:1 tiled print, the photo of your table, digital, buildings and the train demo.
You print A4 tiles at 100 percent (not "fit to page"), cut along the dotted line and lay them on the registration marks. Then you lay the track on the paper. An overview sheet shows which tile goes where.
Every piece is defined as a path of straight and curved segments using the manufacturer's dimensions. On every build, tests verify that circles close within 1 mm and 0.5 degrees and that turnout plus counter curve lands exactly on the parallel spacing. A closure error in your plan shows up in red immediately.
Yes. Peco Setrack OO-9 (OO9 and H0e, 9 mm), Roco H0e (9 mm) and Bemo H0m (12 mm) are in the catalogue, with every dimension from the manufacturer's data. LGB is metre gauge on 45 mm, like the RhB and the Harz railways. For Bemo H0m parallel track and double track are switched off, because there is no sourced track spacing.
You import XTrackCAD files (.xtc) and AnyRail plans with Import .xtc or AnyRail on the projects page (Pro). AnyRail's own .any file is closed and binary; in AnyRail choose File > Export As > JMRI Layout File and import that .xml file. We then recognise turnouts, straights and curves by their shape; anything that does not fit is shown in Notices.
Yes. The editor has its own phone layout: big buttons, a toolkit and a slide-in panel. On a tablet or laptop you get the full three-column screen.
Your account runs via Clerk; your plans and stock live in our database in the EU. Payments go through Stripe; we store no card details. See the privacy statement.
Yes, monthly or yearly via the customer portal. The lifetime licence is a one-off and stays valid.
No. TrackDrawer is an independent product. Brand names and item numbers are used only to identify the products; dimensions and angles are factual product data with sources cited.