Ken-Oscale posted:Matt, I like your layout and space. Will be a great layout.
[BTW, I am using AnyRail which implements Fastrack correctly.
I'm curious, how does AnyRail do that?
RR-Track does it by forcing you to add a 1.375 makeup straight that is included in the library with each turnout and crossing that needs it. You cannot connect another track without the makeup straight. However, that is actually not entirely accurate because there are 2 makeup straights, one with half roadbed and one with no roadbed, but RR-Track only include a simple 1.375 straight. My understanding though is that the switches and crossing come with both straights, so it doesn't affect the build.
Unfortunately, SCARM includes both straights in its library, but unless you're familiar with FasTrack, you don't know that you have to add one or the other for all parts of the layout to connect properly during the build. I don't know if this would have been noticed by someone (Carl perhaps) if Matt had posted the SCARM file and not just photos. I looked at the photos, but without being able to see the switches being used, I simply didn't see the missing makeup straights.
I got frustrated with RR-Track because I couldn't figure out why the tracks wouldn't connect. Eventually, Carl clued me in, but now I still forget in SCARM sometimes and he again comes to the rescue when I post the SCARM file. 
