Layout planner

Make room for your railway.

Plan a model railway in a simple 2D top view. Set your board size, choose a scale or enter your own, then arrange track, buildings and scenery.

This is a schematic idea planner with generic track. It does not check manufacturer track systems, clearances, gradients, electrical circuits or operational safety. Verify the detailed design before building or buying.

Open plan

Plans stay in this browser tab until you download them. Save a JSON file to keep your work or open it again later. No account, upload or automatic storage.

Board & scale

Width (cm)Depth (cm)

Scale preset

Scale 1:Gauge (mm)

Any scale is possible with custom values. Changing scale adjusts the rail gauge and new scenery sizes; existing board positions and piece dimensions stay unchanged.

Add a piecePiece type

Length (cm)Radius (cm)

Curve angle (°)Curve direction

Select a track endpoint before adding a piece to connect it there. Radius and angle apply to curves and turnout branches; length applies to straight track and the straight branch.

Snap nearby track ends

Selected pieceChoose a pieceLabel

X (cm)Y (cm)

Width / length (cm)Depth / radius (cm)

Rotation (°)

Select a piece to move or edit it.

Drag a piece to move it, or use its X and Y fields. With the board focused, arrow keys move the selected piece by 1 cm; Shift moves it by 5 cm. Use the buttons for rotation and removal. The grid is 10 cm.

What the scale settings mean

Scale is the reduction ratio; gauge is the distance between the rails. The same gauge can represent different scales. Presets are starting values, not a compatibility guarantee. Garden railways and regional standards may use other ratios.

Reference: MOROP NEM 010 ↗

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