Default Railroad Grades

Is it at all possible to see the gradient of the track in Surveyor? Ive been working on an expansion for my layout, inculding a nice long Narrow Gauge Grade....however its been a while since I laid any track. Most of the grade is about 3%, which is where I want it, however enough of it is around 6% that its keeping me frustrated.

So is there any way to see the grade in surveyor? I know I can see it on the map view in Driver, but that involves loading the map constantly.

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In surveyor, on the advanced track laying tab is the gradient measuring button. Just click the button to activate the tool and click near a track spline point. It will show the percent track grade from that spline point to the next spline point in the dialog box.

You can also type the grade you want in the dialog box and click on the set grade button to the right of the dialog box. For example, typing in .30 would give you a .30% grade. Then click on the track near the first spline point and the track will be set automatically to that grade up to the next spline point.

By Klinger,
Location: Afghanistan, Waterbury, CT, USA