How to Import Rail Track Turnout Libraries in OpenRail Designer


You can import your old txt and xml based turnout libraries to OpenRail Designer.

Workflow starting with a txt based library is:

  1. Use Bentley Rail Track SS4/SS10 to convert txt library to xml.  Turnout Library Converted to XML
  2. Use OpenRail Designer to import xml library into dgn based library, converting them to feature based turnout definitions. Assign symbology definitions for annotation.

Key-In for importing XML based turnouts in OpenRail Designer:

RAIL TURNOUT IMPORT

You can see this process in the video below: