https://github.com/waveform80/brio-designs
Some SVG-based designs for the Brio wooden railway
https://github.com/waveform80/brio-designs
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Some SVG-based designs for the Brio wooden railway
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/waveform80/brio-designs
- Owner: waveform80
- License: bsd-3-clause
- Created: 2021-08-29T16:18:20.000Z (almost 5 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2021-08-29T16:27:55.000Z (almost 5 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-05-20T22:25:06.967Z (about 1 year ago)
- Topics: brio, railway, svg
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- Size: 2.37 MB
- Stars: 0
- Watchers: 2
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE.txt
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README
# Brio Track Designs
A few years ago a relative of ours very generously bought my (then) 3 year-old
daughter a Brio railway set (specifically the [33097 Cargo Railway Deluxe
Set][brio-set]). Over the last few years we've made up quite a few different
layouts with it and (occasionally!) remembered to take the odd picture before
dismantling it so we might stand a chance of rebuilding it again.
However, easy as pictures are, they're not the ideal for documenting track
layouts. Being semi-capable with [Inkscape][inkscape] I eventually decided it
was about time I put together an SVG I could use to easily sketch a track
layout in a nice, clean, printable format.
This repository is the result! The contents are as follows:
* `template.svg` -- this SVG may appear blank in preview but has all the pieces
from the set we've got arranged around the outside of the "paper" and is my
starting point for sketching a new track.
* `map1.svg` -- a recreation of the original design that came with the set (our
original paper instructions disintegrated years ago!).
* `map2.svg` -- a design with two overlapping loops, one in a figure of eight
passing over and under the bridge.
* `map3.svg` -- another design with two loops, and another figure of eight
passing over and under the bridge.
* `map4.svg` -- quite a large two loop design with a tiny spur (because that's
all the track we had left!)
You may note that on all our designs there's a certain "fudge factor". Brio's
quite forgiving about pieces not fitting quite perfectly. Each of the designs
here **has** been built successfully: we don't design stuff in Inkscape, then
built it. Typically we play around building stuff first, then I quickly
transcribe the design into Inkscape from the template, wonder how on earth it
works in real-life given how far off the pieces inevitably wind up from
"perfectly" fitting, fudge it around a bit until it sort of fits, then print
that :)
[brio-set]: https://www.brio.net/products/all-products/railway/sets/cargo-railway-deluxe-set
[inkscape]: https://inkscape.org
## Useful Links
* [BRIO](https://www.brio.net/) — the BRIO website (which seems to be dead at
the time of writing, but hopefully that's temporary!)
* [BRIO Wooden Railway Guide](http://woodenrailway.info/) — an incredibly
comprehensive guide to BRIO building including some very impressive Sketch-Up
components and a whole section on calculating track layouts
## Contributions Welcome
Please feel free to fork this repository and make your own designs. I'd be
happy to add to the available layouts (and potentially the templates if people
want to derive / add templates for other kits). We may have to think about some
better file naming conventions at some point, but I'm happy to make that a
"future problem" for now!