How to make rounded parts (for train track turns)

Hey all! This is a continuation of my previous request, based on help with train stuff. There’s a second thing bothering me, so i decided to make a topic here about it.

In many train kits and stuff, there’s rounded train parts for turns, but, I can’t seem to try and replicate them, very well, especially with plugins that are meant to help me.

The issues with Archimedes and other tools, is that it expands or closes the gap between the parts, and as such, it causes a issue, like this:


As you can see, the turn makes the gap between the track lines the same, but then, it slowly gets smaller and smaller, until they eventually overlap.

I do not want this, I want it to have a continuous gap for turns, and I don’t know how to do that with Archimedes or any other plugin or even Studio’s inbuilt tools.

Anyone have a answer to this problem? It would be greatly appreciated!

Make a short section track Model with both rails parallel.
Use the Archimedes tool to angle the model, not the individual rails.

You’ll have to shorten the inner rails to get them to match up, but if you have a long turn with the models all rotated the same # of degrees then you can select all the inner rail pieces and experiment with their length in the Properties window and they should match up at both ends of the inner rail.

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Thanks! It worked!

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