Scalextric set up

[Nola25]

Hi

Does anyone know if there’s a site or app for designing scalextric set ups using a list of track sections I have?

[DIW35]

There certainly used to be, as I used one years ago, but for the life of me I can't remember what it was called.

It did what you are asking though - just tell it what track sections you have and you can then design circuits and it keeps track of what bits you have used and what you have left. I used to run it on a laptop, so windows based if that helps you to find it.

[lufbramatt]

There's a model railway track design software called "Anyrail", I'm pretty sure it has scalextric track pieces in the track library.

[Nola25]

Thanks both

I’ll give Anyrail a try

After some Googling, looks like the windows based bit of software was run from Scalextric themselves but has been removed, I’ll have further look around and see if I can find it buried somewhere

[b2hbm]

I have this page bookmarked...

https://listoffreeware.com/free-race-track-design-...

I've used Slotman in the past, there were a few more around, maybe "Racer" or something like that ?

[ferrisbueller]

Nola25 said:

Thanks both

I’ll give Anyrail a try

After some Googling, looks like the windows based bit of software was run from Scalextric themselves but has been removed, I’ll have further look around and see if I can find it buried somewhere

Scalextric did indeed have their own app which you could download. It didn't work well on newer versions of Windows and it disappeared from the website. I've just checked and I no longer have it. You may find someone on a forum or facebook group who could share it with you. It was basic but worked well.

[bucksmanuk]

I have a copy of the Scalextric track planner, but it would need to run on a ye olde PC, maybe a 16-bit or 32-bit machine. It doesn’t run on my 64-bit windows 10 PC. It gets as far as this splash screen and no more...



Maybe Windows 95 or XP?
PM me

[bucksmanuk]

There may be some track models for Google Sketchup out there, but the freebie version doesn’t do much in the way of data import, and Sketchup Pro is £230+

I have many track sections in Solidworks and Pro/Engineer, but that’s not really a cheap solution!

There was a program called SPlan (I even bought it - I think it was £14) which worked well on an older PC

There’s some chat here about it here and the Track planner software - apparently it will run on Windows 7.

https://www.scalextric.com/uk-en/forum/track-desig...

Edited by bucksmanuk on Tuesday 17th November 17:39

[sgrimshaw]

I really like TrackPower for designing layouts.

https://www.slottrackpro.com/track-power/

Sadly it's no longer in development the download link works, but I haven't tried to install it as it's already installed on my machine.

Some other useful stuff on that website.

[Skyedriver]

Think when I did mine I googled track to fit an 8x4 board in images.

[StephenP]

Nola25 said:

Thanks both

I’ll give Anyrail a try

After some Googling, looks like the windows based bit of software was run from Scalextric themselves but has been removed, I’ll have further look around and see if I can find it buried somewhere

I've been using AnyRail for a couple of years for railway designs - I might finish refining the design and actually building it one day!

I've still got version 5.0 but even that includes Scalextric. I've just spent the last hour having a play.....



I've also been reminded of the joy experienced when you can't get the track ends to line up At least using Anyrail, it's less frustrating and painful that trying with the actual track!

(It also seems that AnyRail can used for Lego rail tracks too!)

[Nola25]

Many thanks for the replies

Tried the scalextric version on an old laptop but it looks like the laptop is too new so doesn’t like the software

I’ll get hold of the a trail and try that

Cheers