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## Messages

XTrkCad generates three types of messages:

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.

### Messages Explanations

- Angle must be between 0.0° and 360.0°

  The angle specified for a curve must be between 0.0° and 360.0°.

- Are you sure you want to delete the definition?

  You are about to delete a custom turnout or structure design from the xtrkcad.cus file.

- Bitmap is too large

  A Bitmap must be less than 32000 pixels in height or width. Try increasing the dpi (or dpcm) value.

- Can only join Easements if abutting

  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.

- Cannot Join to the same track

  You are trying to Join a track with itself. Select two different tracks in the Join command.

- Cannot change elevation mode

  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.

- Cannot change track

  You only change Straight or Curved tracks.

- Cannot freeze current layer

  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.

- Cannot hide current 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.

- Cannot join from a turntable, try to a turntable

  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.

- Cannot open New Parameter File: FILENAME

  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.

- Cannot place frog|points on circle or helix

  You cannot place the frog or points of a Handlaid Turnout on a Circle or Helix track. Choose a Straight or Curved track instead. If necessary, you can Split a Circle track to create a Curved track.

- Cannot place frog|points on turnout

  You cannot place the frog or points of a Handlaid Turnout on a Turnout. Choose a Straight or Curved track instead.

- Cannot select a frozen layer

  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.

- Cannot split TYPE track

  This type of track cannot be split. Only Straight, Curved, Circle and Easement tracks can be split. Splitting a Turnout will disconnect the nearest End-Point.

- Curved track is too large

  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.

- Descriptions are not visible

  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.

- End-Point already on Path

  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.

- First|Second track is already connected

  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.

- Helix Turns must be > 0

  You must create a Helix with at least one turn. Otherwise, it would be a Curved track.

- Joining tracks with differing elevations (N.NNN)

  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.

- Length is too short

  The specified length is too short. Increase the value.

- Move points away from frog (no intersection)

  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.

- Move points away from frog (too close)

  The points are too close to the frog. You need to move the points further away from the frog.

- Move points to other side of 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.

- New Parameter File has no CONTENTS line: FILENAME

  Each parameter file contains a line which identifies the contents. The specified file is missing this line. Please report this to Sillub Technology.

- No Parameter File Map for CONTENTS

  The parameter file for CONTENTS has been moved or deleted. Use the Parameter Files dialog to locate the parameter file.

- No pages selected where selected for printing.

  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.

- No selected tracks

  The current command operates on Selected tracks and there are none. Select the desired track and try the command again.

- Not enough room between tracks

  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.

- Object has moved beyond the room boundaries

  The last operation moved the object outside of the boundaries of the room. You can Undo the operation to move the object back.

- Only one track can be included in a group

  A Group consists of a number of line segments (including lines, arcs, polygons, filled object) and at most one track segment. The objects you have selected include more than one track segment. Reselect the objects and select only one track segment.

- Page is out of bounds

  You have attempted to click on a page outside the boundary of the layout during the Print command.

- Parallel Separation must be > 0.0

  You cannot create a Parallel track with a separation of 0. Specify a positive value in the Separation edit box.

- Playback: Can not find list entry: NAME

  This is most likely caused by trying to Playback an incompatible XTrkCad recording or demo file.

- Playback: unknown action NNN

  This is most likely caused by trying to Playback an incompatible XTrkCad recording or demo file.

- Point is inside radius of turntable

  You are trying to create an End-Point inside the Turntable. Move the mouse outside of the Turntable.

- Poly shapes must have at least 3 sides

  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.

- Radius must be > 0

  You cannot create a Circle or Helix with a radius of 0 or smaller. Specify a positive value in the Radius edit box.

- Room size greater than 96" x 48" only available with Level 1

  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.

- Second track must be selected|unselected

  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.

- Select position first before entering text

  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.

- Selected tracks are parallel

  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.

- Some Selected tracks are frozen

  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.

- Spacing must be > 0.0, if Enable is set

  To Enable the Snap Grid, the corresponding Spacing value on the Grid dialog must be greater than 0.

- Spacing must be > 0.0, if Show is set

  To Show the Snap Grid, the Horizontal or Vertical Spacing must be greater than 0.

- Table Edge is too short by N.NNN

  The operation will create a Table Edge 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 Table Edge away from the other end.

- The Print Scale cannot be 1 in unregistered version of XTrkCad

  The unregistered version of this program cannot print full size (1:1). To register the program see the on-line help.

- The length of the crossover is too short....

  The length of the crossover segments must be greater than the track gauge.

- The maximum page size is X.XXX x Y.YYY

  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 selected track cannot be grouped

  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.

- There are no unconnected end points for this track

  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.

- There are too few sections in this loop

  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 to the selected End-Point

  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.

- There is nothing to redo

  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.

- There is nothing to undo

  Either there is no operation has been performed since the current file has been opened or all operations (up to 10) have been undone.

- This Turnout definition contains non-track segments....

  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.

- This command is disabled

  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.

- This definition will replace an existing definition...

  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.

- This is a Level 2 command

  Some commands are only available with a Level 2 license. Please see the documentation on how to upgrade.

- Track is too short by N.NNN

  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.

- Track radius (N.NNN) is smaller than easement minimum (N.NNN)

  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.

- Tracks are too far apart or diverge too much

  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.

- Tracks in a frozen layer cannot be modified

  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.

- Turntable Diameter must > 0.0

  You cannot create a Turntable with a diameter of 0 or smaller. Specify a value in the Diameter edit box.

- You have specified a large Bitmap....

  Bitmaps can use a large amount of system resources. Also they may take a long time to generate and create a large file.

- Your changes will be lost....

  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.

- [X.XX Y.YY] is not a track

  The current command operates on a track object and a track was not found at the current location (given as X.XX and Y.YY).

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