NOTE

With the release of TRS2004 and TRS2006 AURAN modifed the way that objects reflect light etc.

This resulted in static objects reflecting light in a different way to splined objects.

Consequently you will find that the turnout brightness will be different to the rail brightness at some viewing angles. While I tried all manner of ways to overcome it no solution was found. If you know of a technique or setting that I missed I would greatly appreciate you sharing it with me.

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The use of these turnouts follows a very simple principle.

1. Invisible track is used to create the track in the location of the turnout.
2. The turnout is placed over top of it
3. A point lever, which is designed to look and act like a turnout blade, is added to the track.

However, to line things up correctly, is fiddly work. The more careful and exacting you are the more rewarding will be the results. Its still much simpler than the old days of cutting tracks and lining up the HO points to your model layout.

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The following is an example only using a crossover. However all points will follow a similar procedure

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When applying the POINT BLADE note that the 10 & 20 degree blades come in both LH and RH motor choices. This will ensure that the motor is placed to avoid covering adjacent track.

STEP 1

Lay tracks at correct spacing

STEP 2

Overlay required turnout

STEP 3

Using track tool create spline point at approximate position of end points of turnout

STEP 4

Move turnout aside and delete track

STEP 5

Using the "SG grey invisible track" found under "SG_track" join up the track ends (in this case 3 tracks)

STEP 6

Delete the switches that TRAINZ automatically places

STEP 7

Add additional spline points behind existing spline points

STEP 8

Place turnout back in position

STEP 9

Add two more spline point to the diagonal track (red arrows) and using the track straightening tool straighten all "straight" pieces of track (shown by green arrows - in this case 7 places)

STEP 10

Go to SG_turnouts menu, select required point blade and place in approximate position (it may insert the wrong way around) Note that the 10 and 20 degree blades have a choice of LH and RH motor so make sure you choose the correct one

STEP 11

If blade inserted the wrong way around use the rotate button and rotate blade.

Then drag blade until it is in correct position.

STEP 12

If you have difficulty lining blade up then use the track move tool and move the additional spline point until the blade is in the correct position

STEP 13

Using the same principles as shown add the point to the other end