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NY Signal drawn
with 3rd PlanIt
by Walter Griffin
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Version
8.06 now available for download!
New to Version 8.06... you can now design with three-rail track. You can also flex straight turnouts, such as those made by Central Valley, Pilz/Tillig and others. More design possibilities await you than ever before! New import support for OBJ files lets you populate your layout with designs from other CAD programs.
Other features added in version 8 include:
 | Third-rail track can be enabled by track segment or by layer |
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Automatic and/or user-initiated on-line update notification |
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Customizable toolbars and assignable hot-keys; Improved icons |
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Default elevation and other constraints for each Layer. |
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Faster 3D performance, with "Flyover" movement under mouse control |
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Anaglyphic (red/blue) and stereographic 3D for "pops out of the screen" realism. |
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Automatic grade calculation when connecting track at differing elevations |
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Fast, on-track, coupled, multi-car consist building from Object Library |
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Color selection by paint type, with a large, pre-loaded library of paints |
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Improved appearance and arrangement of primary options and settings |
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DXF/DWG R13/R14 import/export, and 3DS import, included at no extra charge |
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CSV input now accepts Z dimension |
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Directly e-mail 3rd PlanIt files to friends. |
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Enhanced object editing, mirroring and selection |
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Paste In Location and Paste Into Group speed editing |
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Precise window sizing and direct generation of AVIs from 3D |
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Fast, flexible Clothoid curves now used to calculate transition curves (easements) |
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Faster, smaller file size |
Download
the Version 8 Features document in Adobe PDF format to see more details
about the improvements in version 8. Together with your version 7 knowledge and
manual, this will let you transition quickly to version 8.
Downloads
Software Licensing
Version 8 is the most recent release of 3rd PlanIt. Updates to version 8 will be made available to all version 8 customers as they are released. Future version upgrades with new features will be independently released.
Current
version
Download 3rd PlanIt Version 8.06.004 Complete (77 Mb) 3 Mar 09 This download contains the program, and all textures, support files, examples and object libraries.
Download 3rd PlanIt Version 8.06.004 Basic (33 Mb) 3 Mar 09 This download contains the program, support files and all object libraries. Examples referenced in the manual are included.
Download 3rd PlanIt Version 8.06.004 Update (4.7 Mb) 3 Mar 09 If you are running version 8.00.020 or higher, you may install this compact update to save time. This update contains current track libraries.
Documentation
The documentation has been updated to reflect changes through version 8.06.
Please send suggestions and errata to this address.
Troubles downloading?
If you have any difficulties loading these programs, please contact us via e-mail or at 530-792-1990 for assistance.