railway tracks

pete au

Is there a suitable road pattern for realistic railway tracks - I've got all the add on's and can't seem to find one.
The best I can do is make a double black line.
but im more after
++++++++++++++++ this soort of thing. A line with perpendicular crossing lines.

any ideas?

jaerdaph

Here's a link to thread where this came up before that has a few suggestions: http://forum.profantasy.com/comments.php?DiscussionID=610&page=1

If you just want black lines, you could probably create a simple railroad tie symbol and use the Draw Symbol Along command on one of the track lines (or a temporary line that runs between the two tracks that you can erase out later) - that might be a good option.

JimP

Yeah, Linda's railroad track symbols. Just follow the link in jaerdaph's post.

Sven

As pretty as they are Linda's railway tracks don't look quite right with the way real tracks must transition into curves (unlike most model railway tracks). What I do is to select a medium grey & dray my line. This becomes the first rail of the track. I then select a medium to dark brown & do (CA13_Ridge.FSC) in varicolor. I make my appropriate settings change for the tool & use this tool to populate down the ties for the railway. I can then move the grey rail to the front so it is above the tracks. I use the move tool to move the rail on top of the ties so that the ties stick out slightly on one side & a lot on the other. Copy the rail & place it so it is on the opposite side of the ties with a little bit of tie showing between the two rails & on the outsides. Done & rather quickly.

If the tracks are fairly close in, I will give them their own sheet & add a slight blur effect & a directional shadow.