This interactive tutorial gives you a step-by-step introduction to using the TopoEditor implemented in railOscope. You will see how easy it is to create and change simple infrastructure models in a few steps.
You can either follow the instructions step-by-step and build a simple railway infrastructure or just watch the animations below.
Note: No registration is required. Changes to models cannot be saved or exported. This tutorial uses the Norwegian implementation of objects and attributes. ("NorRailView"/NRV)

Access the Demonstration Document

• Click here to open the demonstration document.
• Use the dropdown-menu in the upper right corner to change the language to English, if necessary.
• Open the "Empty" model by opening the Navigate tab on the left and clicking on the Empty item in the model list. The TopoEditor will open.
• You can now edit the model, but changes cannot be saved in this tutorial.

Draw Tracks

• In the toolbar, click  to enter the Topo-Mode.
• Use your scrollwheel to zoom in.
• Draw a horizontal track by clicking into the model area. The track should span from the left to the right part of the area. Press ESC to finish this track.
• Draw a second track that branches from the main track. Click on the main track and draw the diverging track in a 45°-angle.
• Click again to start the horizontal second track. Draw this track horizontally along the main track.
• Click again to start the connection back to the main track. Click on the main track, where the switch should be located.
• When finished drawing tracks, press ESC. Return to selection mode by clicking  in the toolbar.

Add Kilometration

• Click on the edge that symbolizes the switch on the left side. The Inspector will appear.
• The Inspector lets you view and edit all the properties of the selected object(s).
• As for now, we will only use the Mileage attribute.
• Change the mileage value by entering 1000 into the textbox. This sets the kilometration of this switch to KM 1.000. Click OK.
• The kilometrations of the other edgePoints are now automatically adjusted based on the lengths of the edges.
• Click on the left-most edge and change the length to 50m. Click Apply. The kilometration of the other edgePoints is adjusted accordingly.

Add Objects

• Click the Si-Button in the toolbar to place a new Signal.
• Click on the track to decide where it should be allocated. The Inspector for the new signal will open.
• Change some settings in the inspector, i.e. set Type to Distant and write a name.
• Save the settings by clicking Apply. The icon of the signal will change to a distant signal.

Try the rest

• Now that you have seen the basic functionalities, you can try some of the other features, such as:
• Select tracks and edges and move them with the arrow-keys or the mouse. Select several edges by pressing Ctrl.
• Extend your track network with more tracks and switches.
• Place more objects, such as signals, balises, or OCPs (stations)
• Add objects like SpeedChanges (Spd) to define speed profiles for each train category.
• Hide some objects by de-selecting layers.

Next steps

• Have a look at the full TopoEditor-documentation or other documentation topics.
• Contact us for a demonstration of all the features or for more information.