Hello,
is it possible to define custom Rail Types in Rail Track Layout Utility for AutoCAD® Civil 3D® 2013?
There is only combobox with predefined Rail types 49, 54, 60.
In Help I found: "The rail type defines the standard turnout types (e.g. 49, 54, 60 etc.)or other user defined types "
, also there is mentioned, that "...pre-prepared turnout types that are written in the XML file ara_switch.xml"
I can't find that ara_switch.xml file.
Any solutions?
I installed the utility as well, but I cannot find the ara_switch.xml noted in the HELP menu either. Hopefully someone on the forums has a suggestion while I take some time to look into this further.
I could not find the ara_switch.xml on my machine or any variation of it. It seems all the files for the utility are located here: C:\Program Files\Autodesk\AutoCAD Civil 3D 2013\Civil
there is a text file located here called: MSG_TurnOut.txt
Have you had a look at that?
Let's revive this discussion for 2015.
I, too, have installed the Rail Layout extension. (For IDSP 2015)
I'm not sure how useful it will actually be, but I like to give things a shot.
A few issues:
- Are the included turnouts U.S. standard? It looks like the units are generic which is a good sign...
- I am also wondering how to customize the turnout catalog. I cannot find the .xml file the Help mentions. We mainly use No. 9 and No. 11 turnouts.
At this point, it doesn't look like it will be any more useful to me than just inserting turnout blocks I have already made, then drawing alignments from there. This extension adds the alignment, but beyond that it seems to put a lot of junk in the area of the turnout. If it helps with corridor creation, then that would be cool.
There's really not much information out there about this extension.
Lyle