# XTrkCad Version: 3.0.1, Date: Sat Sep 23 14:10:40 2000

VERSION 10
DEMOINIT
ORIG 1.000 0.000 0.000
PARAMETER display labelenable 4
TURNOUT  2 0 0 0 0 N 2 0.218750 1.390625 0 0.000000 "Peco-55	Medium Left	SL-E396F"
	E 0.218750 1.390625 270.000000
	E 5.623750 1.390625 90.000000
	E 5.588750 1.912625 80.314000
	D -0.015000 -1.136000
	P "Normal" 1 2
	P "Reverse" 1 3 4
	S 0 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.353000 0.000000
	S 0 0.000000 0.353000 0.000000 5.405000 0.000000
	C 0 0.000000 -23.136000 0.351000 23.136000 170.297000 9.700000
	S 0 0.000000 4.251000 0.331000 5.370000 0.522000
	END
REDRAW
RESET
MESSAGE
Sometimes it's useful to modify turnouts triming one of the ends.

We use the <Split> command for this.
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STEP
COMMAND SplitTrack
MESSAGE
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Normally, if we try to Split a turnout we get an error message.
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STEP
MOUSE 2 4.922 1.406
MOUSE 4 4.922 1.406
RESET
MESSAGE
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Hold down the Shift key and try again.
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STEP
COMMAND SplitTrack
#KEYSTATE 2
#MOUSE 2 4.906 1.391
#KEYSTATE 2
#MOUSE 4 4.906 1.391
KEYSTATE 2
MOUSE 2 5.094 1.375
KEYSTATE 2
MOUSE 4 5.094 1.375
MESSAGE
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The end of the turnout has been replaced by a piece of straight flex track which we can modify.
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STEP
COMMAND Modify
KEYSTATE 2
MOUSE 2 5.562 1.344
KEYSTATE 2
MOUSE 4 5.938 1.359
MESSAGE
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We can try splitting the diverging leg.
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STEP
COMMAND SplitTrack
KEYSTATE 2
MOUSE 2 3.453 1.672
KEYSTATE 2
MOUSE 4 3.453 1.672
MESSAGE
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Notice that the tail of the diverging leg has been changed to a curved track...
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STEP
COMMAND Describe
MOUSE 2 4.078 1.672
MOUSE 4 4.078 1.672
STEP
MESSAGE
and a straight track.
END
STEP
MOUSE 2 5.453 1.875
MOUSE 4 5.453 1.875
#DESCRIBE OK
PARAMETER describe ok
MESSAGE
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STEP
CLEAR