Notices, which appear in their own window and require you to press a button to make a choice or dismiss them.
Error messages, which appear in the Status Bar and are accompanied by a beep.
Information messages, which appear in the Status Bar without a beep.
Notices and Error messages you might encounter are listed here with a explanation. The Recent Messages menu item on the Help menu contains a list of the most recent messages. Selecting one of the entries presents information on the particular message.
The notation abc|xyx indicates the message can appear with either of the values (abc or xyz). Items in UPPERCASE indicate numeric (such as lengths) or string (such as filenames) values.
The angle specified for a curve must be between 0.0° and 360.0°.
You are about to delete a custom turnout or structure design from the xtrkcad.cus file.
The system call to create or write the Bitmap failed. This could be due to the Bitmap being too large or a lack of other system resources.
Try creating a smaller Bitmap or freeing system resources by closing other applications and windows.
A Bitmap must be less than 32000 pixels in height or width.
Try increasing the dpi (or dpcm) value.
The specified parameter file can not be written to.
Make sure the file is not readonly.
You are trying to Join two Easement Curves.
You can only do this if the two curves abut and are aligned.
Otherwise, you can delete the Easement Curves and try to Join to connected tracks.
You are trying to Join a track with itself.
Select two different tracks in the Join command.
In the Profile command, you can only change the Elevation mode for this End-Point if it is Defined, Ignored or None.
You can use the Elevation command to change this End-Point.
You only change Straight or Curved tracks.
The Current Layer is where most new objects are created.
It is not possible to freeze this layer, since you would not be able to create objects.
Change the Current Layer to some other Layer before trying to freeze this Layer.
The Current Layer is where most new objects are created.
It is not possible to hide this layer, since you would not be able to see the objects.
Change the Current Layer to some other Layer before trying to hide this Layer.
You cannot select a Turntable as the second track in Join command.
If you want to Join to a Turntable then select the Turntable as the first track in the Join command.
During the processing of parameter files after updating to a new version of XTrkCad,
one of updated parameter files could not be found.
Check that the installation had no errors.
You can use the Parameter Files dialog to locate the parameter file.
You cannot place the frog or points of a Handlaid Turnout on a Circle or Helix track or a Turnout.
Choose a Straight or Curved track instead.
If necessary, you can Split a Circle track to create a Curved track.
The Current Layer is where most new objects are created.
It is not possible to select a frozen layer, since you would not be able to create objects.
Unfreeze this Layer before trying to make this the Current Layer.
This type of track cannot be split.
Only Straight, Curved, Circle and Easement tracks can be split.
To Split a Turnout, hold down the Shift key when clicking on the Split position.
The parameters Minimum Track Length, Connection Angle and Connection Distance have miminum values can not be set to smaller values.
The minimum values are 0.1"/0.254cm, 1° and 0.1"/0.254cm respectively.
The length of the Curved track is limited to sum of the Room dimensions. This limitation prevents the creation of curves that are unreasonably large.
Adjust the mouse position to create a smaller Curve.
The Move Labels command can only be used when Labels are visible on the layout.
Check the Display dialog that Label Enable is checked for some Label types and that Label Scale is smaller or equal to the drawing scale.
Each Car in your inventory must have a unique Index value. If an duplicate Index is found it will be replaced with a new unused value.
You have selected an End-Point that is already on the Profile Path.
Select another End-Point on a track that is not drawn in Purple.
To Join to a track, at least one End-Point must be unconnected.
Pick another track with an unconnected End-Point or disconnect on one of the End-Points with the Split command.
You must create a Helix with at least one turn.
Otherwise, it would be a Curved track.
You are connecting two End-Points which differ in heights by N.NNN.
The elevation of the connection will be the average of the two heights.
You should check if this is a problem.
The specified length is too short. Increase the value.
The angle of the track at the current position of the points will not intersect with the angle of the diverging leg of the new turnout.
You need to move the points until the angles intersect.
The points are too close to the frog.
You need to move the points further away from the frog.
The angle of the frog requires that the points be placed on the other side of the frog.
If you want the points on this side of the frog, you will have to retry this command
and create the frog in the opposite direction.
Each parameter file contains a line which identifies the contents.
The specified file is missing this line.
Please report this to Sillub Technology.
The parameter file for CONTENTS has been moved or deleted.
Use the Parameter Files dialog to locate the parameter file.
The Refresh Turnouts and Structures command replaces the selected Turnouts and Structures with the current definitions from the loaded .XTP parameter files.
If the object can not be found then a dialog is presented to allow you to select the correct object from a list.
In the case of Turnouts, this list is populated with Turnouts that have the same number of End-Points as the selected Turnout.
If there are no Turnouts with these number of End-Points then this message is displayed.
Select pages to Print by clicking on the print grid on the layout.
You can Zoom Out to see more of the layout.
You can move and rotate the print grid by Shift-Left-Drag and Shift-Right-Drag.
The current command operates on Selected tracks and there are none.
Select the desired track and try the command again.
You are trying to create a new Turntable stall track between two existing
stall tracks.
The Turntable Angle on the Command Options dialog specifies the minimum angle between stall tracks and there is not enough room between the two existing stall tracks.
Either place the stall track on a different part of the Turntable or decrease the Turntable Angle.
The last operation moved the object outside of the boundaries of the room.
You can Undo the operation to move the object back.
You have attempted to click on a page outside the boundary of the layout during the Print command.
You cannot create a Parallel track with a separation of 0.
Specify a positive value in the Separation edit box.
This is most likely caused by trying to Playback an incompatible XTrkCad recording or demo file.
This is most likely caused by trying to Playback an incompatible XTrkCad recording or demo file.
You are trying to create an End-Point inside the Turntable.
Move the mouse outside of the Turntable.
Polygons and Poly Lines must have at least 3 sides.
By moving one of the corners close to another corner you attempting to merge
the corners and create Poly shape with only 2 sides.
You might try to move the other corner to the new position first.
You cannot create a Circle or Helix with a radius of 0 or smaller.
Specify a positive value in the Radius edit box.
Unregistered versions of this program are limited to a maximum Room Size of
96" by 48".
To register the program see the on-line help.
The Move To Join moves the Selected tracks so an End-Point is joined with the End-Point of an Unselected track.
If you choose the Selected End-Point first then you must choose an Unselected End-Point second, and vice versa.
You need to select the position to enter text by clicking on the layout before entering text.
You can move the text after you start to enter it by dragging on the layout.
The two selected for the Join operation are parallel and the End-Points point in opposite directions.
If you wish to join these two tracks, pick End-Points that point in the same direction.
This operation changes or deletes the Selected tracks and some of these tracks are on a Layer that is frozen.
You need to deselect the objects that are on frozen layers or un-freeze the layers.
To Enable the Snap Grid, the corresponding Spacing value on the Grid dialog must be greater than 0.
To Show the Snap Grid, the Horizontal or Vertical Spacing must be greater than 0.
The Split position must be between an End-Point and the position where the Turnout's track segments diverge (the Turnout Points).
Select a position closer to the End-Point.
The Split position must be between an End-Point and the position where the Turnout's track segments diverge (the Turnout Points).
Select a position closer to the End-Point.
The Car Import file must contain at least the following columns:
Scale, Prototype, Manufacturer and Partno.
The other columns are:
Index, Type, Description, Roadname, Repmark, Number, Options, CarLength, CarWidth, CoupledLength, TruckCenter, Color, PurchPrice, CurrPrice, Condition, PurchDate, ServiceDate and Notes.
The Car Import file does not specify the car dimensions and the specified Car Part can not be found.
Either add car dimensions to the Car Import file or add the specified Car Part.
Another Part definition with this Manufacturer and Part Number already exists. Adding a new Part definition with the same Part Number will make the existing definition inaccessible.
If you do not want to change the existing definition then select a different number for this definition.
The unregistered version of this program cannot print full size (1:1).
To register the program see the on-line help.
Another Prototype definition with this name already exists. Adding a new Prototype definition with the same name will make the existing definition inaccessible.
If you do not want to change the existing definition then select a different name for this definition.
The valid column names are:
Index, Scale, Manufacturer, Type, Partno, Prototype, Description, Roadname, Repmark, Number, Options, CarLength, CarWidth, CoupledLength, TruckCenter, Color, PurchPrice, CurrPrice, Condition, PurchDate, ServiceDate and Notes.
The length of the crossover segments must be greater than the track gauge.
The maximum value you can specify for a page size is the Page Height or Width times the Print Scale.
For example, you could specify smaller values if you wanted each page to contain an integral number of feet.
The numeric values on the Car Description dialog (Car Length, Car Width, Truck Centers, Coupled Length and Coupler Length) must be greater than zero.
The Car Prototype command creates a image of the car from the selected shapes. The car is assumed to be oriented horizontally so the width is greater than the height.
The selected shapes do not meet this requirement.
A Group can contain a Straight, Curved, Turnout or Sectional track. The selected objects include a track which is not one of these.
Reselect the objects and select a track segment of these types.
The current command operates on the unconnected End-Point of a track, but
the End-Points of the chosen track are all connected to other tracks.
Use the Split command to disconnect the desired End-Point of this track
or choose another track.
The Connect command operates by adding small gaps between other track to make up
for the larger gap between the tracks you have selected.
In this case you are attempting to close a loop of tracks with fewer than 4 sections.
Try creating a loop with more sectional track pieces.
There is no path of track between the end of the Profile and the End-Point you have clicked on.
See the Profile command for details.
The Undo command has not been used or some other command has been used in the meantime so there is no current Undo operation to be undone.
Either there is no operation has been performed since the current file has been opened or
all operations (up to 10) have been undone.
Turnout definitions can include lines and other shapes that represent switch machines, switch stands, roadbed or other objects. You can include them when editing the Turnout definition, or you can remove them if you want to start over.
The specified command is disabled.
This might be because you have not registered XTrkCad and are trying to use restricted commands or the layout is larger than 48"x96" or there are more than 50 tracks on the layout.
The definition you about to create has the same name as another definition, and will
replace the previous definition.
If you want to preserve the previous definition, then choose a new name for this definition.
You can use the Custom Management dialog to change the name of definitions.
There is a limit of 128 track segments in a group.
The number of segments in the selected tracks exceed this number.
Select a smaller number of tracks to group.
The operation will create a track that is shorter than the minimum length specified on the Preferences dialog.
Adjust the position of the mouse to increase the length of the track by moving away from the End-Point.
You are trying to create a Curved track with a radius that is smaller than the minimum specified in the Easement dialog.
Try to move the mouse to create a Curve with a larger radius.
The Connect is used to remove the small gaps created when using section tracks.
The chosen End-Points of sectional track should be close together and nearly aligned.
This operation changes tracks that are on a Layer that is frozen.
You need to choose objects that are not on frozen layers or un-freeze the layers.
You cannot create a Turntable with a diameter of 0 or smaller.
Specify a value in the Diameter edit box.
Bitmaps can use a large amount of system resources. Also they may take a long time to generate and create a large file.
You are about to terminate XTrkCad and you have not saved the layout you are working on.
This notice gives you the chance to save your changes before the program ends.
The current command operates on a track object and a track was not found at the current location (given as X and Y).