For NL "circle builders"

[Loefet]

Track Shapes

 

These shapes are made to create tracks with minimal pumping.

 

Included Shapes:

Circle

Clothoid

Clothoid C

Clothoid S

Parabola

Parabola top

Parabolic shaped object 1

Parabolic shaped object 1 top

Parabolic shaped object 2

Parabolic shaped object 2 top

Spiral

Spiral Archimedean

 

Just extract this zip archive in your objects folder, and they will end up in /objects/Track Shapes

Track Shapes v1.1.zip

 

Enjoy

 

Peter Löfstrand

 

Update:

v1.1: added a true parabola

Track Shapes v1.1.zip

Alternative download.

[Vekoma Fan Boy]

Cool!! I'll have to try these out. Though I am fakking around with Red & Buster's FVDs... (Not as bad as you think...still pretty bad though! )

[riccoaster]

How do you circle build? I don't quite understand how people do it.

[Loefet]

You use the 3d objects to make perfect circular helices without pumps, or parabolic hills for perfect air, etc. It's just a way to make perfect shapes without having to use a tool to make it for you.

[Angry_Gumball]

I've used these before, but I'll download it again as I could use some help for making circular loops and stuff. I'm a hand builder and have no intentions of using formulas to create my track...takes all the fun away.

[Loefet]

I've used these before,

No you haven't, since I made them last week, and my pack includes stuff that have never been available before.

[Steffen_Dk]

You use the 3d objects to make perfect circular helices without pumps, or parabolic hills for perfect air, etc. It's just a way to make perfect shapes without having to use a tool to make it for you.

 

Which 3D objects, and where do I find them?

[dr.gumbo]

^ On the download. EDIT:

[Steffen_Dk]

^ Just pretend that I never wrote it

[Angry_Gumball]

I've used these before,

No you haven't, since I made them last week, and my pack includes stuff that have never been available before.

 

Odd...Well, I never mentioned who's 3ds shapes I've used, but I had some a while back. They called it a 'pump remover' which consisted of just circles.

[AlmereStars]

for helixes I always used the Cheese 3D as an example, I really like these ones!!

[upside down]

The link is dead, I cant get a download.

[Loefet]

^ It works for me.

 

Odd...Well, I never mentioned who's 3ds shapes I've used, but I had some a while back. They called it a 'pump remover' which consisted of just circles.

I have also used those, but decided to do my own since I need higher resolution objects, to make better tracks.

[bgeguy]

I can't download it. All I get is a "the page cannot be displayed"

[Loefet]

^I think that's Ridehost where I have the file is down at the moment, just check back later.

[scruffy]

Okay now it says.

 

The file can not be found, this may be because it has been deleted for violating the TOS, not a valid file type or has never existed.

[Loefet]

^ Fixed!

Hope you get it this time.

[Loefet]

I have updated the pack, with a true parabola, for those perfect floater hills.

[jarmor]

Thanks! I'll have to check it out

[ArrowHater]

Can you please post a non zipped version for my mac!

[Loefet]

^Why not get Stuffit Expander works very well on my mac and it's free.

[Real]

You use the 3d objects to make perfect circular helices without pumps, or parabolic hills for perfect air, etc. It's just a way to make perfect shapes without having to use a tool to make it for you.

 

In effect, this is a tool, isnt it? Something it showing you what to do. Not a bad thing, just another tool to add to your arsenal.

[stormrider]

The clothoid shape should be really helpful for me. Thank you for making these objects, aka "tools". A suggestion for the future is that you could make a cycloid shape.

[KDCOASTERFAN]

Has anyone got any screenshots of these "tools" in action? I wouldn't mind seeing some before downloading the file & risking an error occuring with my copy of NL,much like the one that happened with RCT3

[Eric_Smith]

^Don't worry about it. They are just scenery files...