Very useful if you can't quite wrap your head around the old-school methods, though bear in mind the free version has a limit of 50 parts per layout, and you can't organise through layering.

I've used this program to design two layouts. One using Peka HO the other using Rokuhan Z scale. Both part libraries were comprehensive and accurate. The program options allowed me to easily explore ideas and optimize the space I had to work with. My only nit is the program will silently save a changed file without first asking the usual "Are you sure?" so beware of that.

Using the free version has been great for just playing around and try out some ideas. Defintely worth a try!

Grew up with 100yr old Lionel trains and several boxes of old school track. Every yr it was a competition to set up the most complex track under the Christmas tree. But with the new Fastrack, I was struggling! Paid $1 not even, just .99 and got a parts list to boot! almost as good a present as the track I got for Christmas. Took me 5 min to learn the program and build the track. THANK YOU SO MUCH !

I have the Express version, as I am building a small, simple switching layout. Easy to use, with a number of options in track. Only con is, angle of baseboards cannot be changed (maybe in the Pro version?).

im trying to make a layout 20' by 12' and cant figure out how

Simple, excellent user interface and very detailed.

Thanks much - I have found it super useful!

Cannot open its own sample files. Don’t waste your time.

Colleague gave me some pointers and I got basic elements of the program to work! Hooray. Thre is a sharp learning curve, and undoubtedly the program has many "features" that I'll never use because I will never figure out how to use them. But for basic track layout planning it can be a useful tool. I would not rely on the product for final installation of the planned layout (you will definitely need to fit and adjust) as there are too many uncertainties in the track layout plan produced by the program -- it suggests a degree of precision that I don't beleive is warranted -- but using this program did show me that PECO #6 turnouts would not work and that I needed to use #5 turnouts. (I will still test fit both.) That alone was informative. A user guide would be helpful.