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Old 2002.01.06, 06:09 PM   #1
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Design tracks on your computer !

After readering this thread (http://mini-zracer.com/forums/showth...=&threadid=233) I came up with the idea of creating a program to design tracks.
I've made something in about an hour just to play with the idea.
Find out more here and use this forum to tell me what you think about it.

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Old 2002.01.06, 06:11 PM   #2
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Dude, WAY COOL!! I haven't played with it yet, but that is a GREAT idea!!

*edit* OK, I just checked it out...super sweet!!! You are the man!!!!
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Old 2002.01.06, 06:13 PM   #3
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Old 2002.01.06, 06:25 PM   #4
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man its heaps good cant wait till u put them extra bits of track in there
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Old 2002.01.06, 06:27 PM   #5
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d'oh...i guess i waited too long to make my prog...o wellz looks nice
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Old 2002.01.06, 06:41 PM   #6
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whew, just tested it and its great!
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Old 2002.01.06, 06:58 PM   #7
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u would have to pit every lap on that track
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Old 2002.01.07, 02:48 AM   #8
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I think i'll finish it.
But I found the biggest problem to be 45 degree corners.
I will just add lot's of trackpieces and make the program work.
An exportfunction to JPG might be nice to.
Maybe someday I will think of another way to add 45 degree rotated pieces.
Oh well, when I get something finished, this forum will be the first place to read about it.

http://zanthrax.8bit.co.uk/index.php?id=7

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Old 2002.01.07, 04:42 AM   #9
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If found a similar program on http://www.slotrace.com.
You can download a demo or buy it for $40.
It's actually designed for slotracing,but has some really neat functions. I wanted to design something simple but this is great !!
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Old 2002.01.07, 01:01 PM   #10
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Got some more work done...
* Added more pieces.
* Devided trackpieces in categories.
* Developed fileformat (not emplemented yet.)

The fileformat will be CSV-like, so ou can edit your tracks in Excel

What more pieces/functions would you like to see ?
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Old 2002.01.07, 01:25 PM   #11
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How about some straight track pieces with only 1 side wall?

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Old 2002.01.07, 02:09 PM   #12
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You mean to create wider lanes ?
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Old 2002.01.07, 04:28 PM   #13
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Yes, thats what I thought of. It would give you the ability to create wider lanes (perhaps create a pit stop). Blank tiles would also be a sugestion.

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Old 2002.01.07, 04:48 PM   #14
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works great, maybe you can add some measurements so anyone can make their track in scale.

nice work, you have to be a dutchman. haha lol,

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Old 2002.01.07, 05:08 PM   #15
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I'll need to put some thought into the 'wider lane'-thing.
If found this which is a nice pointer to what I might change. Instead of places tracktiles only place walls... Hmmm...
To make it look neat I would have to add a lot of pieces.
I have made a section of some pitlane-pieces which are smaller. there is a blank tile inthere or do you mean plain 'asphalt'?

I might add scale to it, something that calculates the width of the track based on it's size and available floor space. Is that what you mean?

Yes, am Dutch: Legal drugs and a computer can lead to the coolest things.

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