PRR1950 posted:Hi Tom,
Well, since you want to avoid 90 degree curves in corners, you have virtually eliminated "around the wall" designs which give you easiest access to all parts of the layout with one swing bridge. Given the shape of your walls and the location of utilities, bathroom and entry doors, I would suggest a V shaped design with the legs of the V heading into the northwest (but not too far) and southwest corners. Each leg should be wide enough to permit a "walk-in" area to fix problems with a swing bridge at each entrance.
Off of this basic design, you could build peninsulas for the structures and activities you covet. You could even have the mainline from one leg cross over the mainline from the other leg near the point where the two legs meet to form the V.
For other ideas to develop track plans in unusual shape rooms, look at www.layoutvision.com.
Chuck
PS It's SCARM, not SCRAM.
It's not that I want to avoid 90 degree curves in corners, it's I don't want all the curves to be exactly concentric and all the lines to be parallel to the walls and edge of the benchwork. I realize that some parts of the track will follow the contours of the room. I just don't want to notice that it does. Maybe I've given this too much emphasis.
