Finding a Level Crossing

Hello, all.

I'm looking for a level crossing that suits these needs:

1. It should be double-track.
2. Both tracks must be less than 10 meters long track-wise.
3. The tracks should be 3.5 meters apart.
4. It should have gates similar to this one.
5. It should act as a fixed track object, not a scenery object.
6. It should snap to track segments that are already placed.

I know, i have some pretty tight specifications, but it's okay if no one knows of one like this. However, any and all help is appreciated.

Regards,
 
IIRC those are the Thomas Train crossings. Your 'rules' 2, 5, and 6 should be central to most crossings, but it's a shame that the Thomas community didn't make those tracks spaced at 3.5m. No other gated crossing comes close in terms of quality.

I worked on some gates around last winter, I could finish them in a weekor two.
 
Hey, if possible, i'd greatly appreciate it. And yes, it is the TTTE 2-Track crossing i had leftover from a while back. They are really well-detailed.

Thanks for the offer, Ron.
 
6. It should snap to track segments that are already placed.

You won't get it to snap to existing track. You should lay the crossing so that it lines up exactly with existing track, using an vertical view with the join point right in the middle. Then add spline points into the existing track a short distance away from the crossing, delete the track in the middle, and drag the ends up to the crossing. That guarantees the existing alignment if you are inserting into a straightened section of track. If you are inserting into a curved section, additional adjustments may be required.
 
ATLS will give you a very good set of gated crossings which can be placed how you want. 10m seems very short for a crossing track as that represents only one grid square. ATLS also has a single gate. The only other ones that might fit would be by Taffweb.
 
You won't get it to snap to existing track. You should lay the crossing so that it lines up exactly with existing track, using an vertical view with the join point right in the middle. Then add spline points into the existing track a short distance away from the crossing, delete the track in the middle, and drag the ends up to the crossing. That guarantees the existing alignment if you are inserting into a straightened section of track. If you are inserting into a curved section, additional adjustments may be required.

Yes, some fixed track segments can snap to existing spline points. Try it out. Place a simple straight line of track, then choose an object that has track attached to it, like a station. Move one of the station's spline points over the straight track's spline, and they will snap together, if the station is rotated at about the same angle as the track.
 
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