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# 1.3 Additional XTrackCAD Features

XTrackCAD has many other carefully selected features:

- Sections of track can be hidden, which can be drawn as dashed lines, or completely hidden. A Tunnel Portal is drawn when a hidden track connects with normal track.

- Sections of track can be tagged as bridge tracks which draws a bridge parapet on each side.

- Drawing Turntable stall tracks is easy, just drag from the Turntable with the Modify command. The minimum angle between tracks can be set to ensure accurate, evenly spaced tracks.

- Connections to non-visible layers are marked to an arrow head to show you the track continues on another layer.

- The Group command can be used to decorate custom designed Turnouts and Sectional Track with details to indicate switch machines, ground throws and power connections.

- Custom designed Turnouts can be modified, renamed or deleted with the Custom Management dialog.

- Flex-track connected to Turnouts is labeled with the total length to aid cutting flex-track to length.

- An on-screen ruler can be user to measure arbitrary distances.

- At 1:1 drawing (and printing) scale the track center line is drawn to make it easy to position roadbed and track.

- The balloon help for the Undo and Redo buttons shows the command that would be Undone or Redone.

- The Snap Grid can positioned at any origin and any angle. It can also be printed to help when transferring coordinates to the layout.

- The Map window is used to position the Main window on the layout. It can also be used to change the drawing scale.

- You can rescale and flip objects, trim turnouts and create block gaps.