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2.3 Drawing the Track Diagram
Creating a switchboard starts with drawing the track diagram of the related station, yard
or sidings. Using the available track elements a schematic image of the tracks of the
area is drawn on the computer screen.
The following track elements are available:
• Straight
• Normal or narrow Curve
• Bumper
• Diagonal or vertical crossing
• Diagonal or vertical bridge
• Turntable symbol without electrical function
• Left or right switch as well as well as Y-Switch
• Triple switch
• Single or double slip switch
You can draw your track diagram in various ways. First, though, the edit mode of the
switchboard must be turned on.
Then you have the following possibilities:
• Inserting single elements: You can draw your track diagram by inserting single
elements successively.
• Drawing a straight track section with the mouse: You can draw a straight track
section consisting of more than one element very quickly by dragging the section
you want to draw with the mouse.
• Drawing the track diagram with the keyboard: An additional and fast way to
draw the track diagram is the use of the numeric keypad of your computer.
These methods are explained in detail in the help menu.
To adjust the track elements precisely, additional edit facilities such as copy, move or
turning of track elements are available.
2.4 Connecting the Switches
When the track diagram is completely drawn, the digital address of each switch, or slip
switch, must be specified. This is the address of the stationery decoder or output device
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