How to Get Started
How To Get Started
Each plan starts with filling out the online questionnaire and downloading the floor plan document. After I review the answers on the questionnaire and having the floor plan document in hand, I decide what is the best track configuration, for the available space and any limitations the client has placed on a design. I research specific elements the client wants and only after that do I start the design phase.
The design time needed for an average 150 sq ft (10' x 15') room, runs between twelve to fifteen hours, depending on the complexity of the design. Large complex multi-level plans can take many days to finalize.
Step two is to produce a floor plan of the available space, showing all obstructions, doors, windows, stairways, support posts, etc. When completed the floor plan is sent to the perspective client for approval. Only, after getting confirmation that the floor plan and measurements are accurate, do I start the actual design phase. Producing an accurate floor plan is critical to the success of a well design track plan.
Upon Completion
The client will receive a PDF file of the track plan. The design will contain proposed scenic areas based on the information the client supplied. The detailed scenes will help the client visualize the overall concept. Clients will also receive a list of track materials needed to complete the track plan, a detailed project overview report along with a 1:12 ratio printout which can be used (along with an architects ruler) to accurately measure turnout locations, and an 11" x 17" color laser printout suitable for framing.
There is never an additional charge for making reasonable adjustments or modifications to the original plan. However, complete re-designs will be charged at my normal rate. All original files remain the sole property of myself - The Track Planner. I reserve the right to use the design in any and all future advertising.
Each plan starts with filling out the online questionnaire and downloading the floor plan document. After I review the answers on the questionnaire and having the floor plan document in hand, I decide what is the best track configuration, for the available space and any limitations the client has placed on a design. I research specific elements the client wants and only after that do I start the design phase.
The design time needed for an average 150 sq ft (10' x 15') room, runs between twelve to fifteen hours, depending on the complexity of the design. Large complex multi-level plans can take many days to finalize.
Step two is to produce a floor plan of the available space, showing all obstructions, doors, windows, stairways, support posts, etc. When completed the floor plan is sent to the perspective client for approval. Only, after getting confirmation that the floor plan and measurements are accurate, do I start the actual design phase. Producing an accurate floor plan is critical to the success of a well design track plan.
Upon Completion
The client will receive a PDF file of the track plan. The design will contain proposed scenic areas based on the information the client supplied. The detailed scenes will help the client visualize the overall concept. Clients will also receive a list of track materials needed to complete the track plan, a detailed project overview report along with a 1:12 ratio printout which can be used (along with an architects ruler) to accurately measure turnout locations, and an 11" x 17" color laser printout suitable for framing.
There is never an additional charge for making reasonable adjustments or modifications to the original plan. However, complete re-designs will be charged at my normal rate. All original files remain the sole property of myself - The Track Planner. I reserve the right to use the design in any and all future advertising.