How wide is the standard track?

[Lucifer[93]]

Hi,

I'm new in creating tracks in Bobs Track Builder but my first impression of the tool: AWESOME! So much tools, so easy to use.

But my first question already: How wide is the track actually? I've imported a .kml from GE into Track Builder. Path was correct. But when i want to change the width of the track, its always with multiplier!?

So: Where can I see how wide my track is in meters? So that i can work on knowing: A this part has a width of x meters so with multiplier there are y meters^^

And also a problem: The finish plot of the track is a little bit stupid, when i test i jump high in the air driving over start/finish-line

 

[James Capper]

I think It's 12 to 14 meters but I couldn't be sure... some tracks have been, and are less.
In short it depends on the track.

 

[R Soul]

10 meters. You can work it out by brining up the surfaces tool (with the width multiplier set to 1), and noting that the coordinates follow the mouse. The X values range from -5 to 5.

 

[FerrariMan96]

I didn't think of that, but when i wanted to work this out i just used Eric Tozer's rulers xpack (http://www.racedepartment.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=1226)

I used the horizontal ruler, which has a mark every 10m (10m, 20m, 30m, 40m, 50m...).

 

[doser]

It completely depends on your track surface and materials.

You could have width 5.0 but only 2.0 of that would actually be the track while the rest would be grass.

 

[toergisch]

Hey, thnaks for your object eric. but does anybody know, if it is really correct scaled? the unstreched object looks like, it would be too small/short???

 

[Erwin Greven]

I have doubts about the correct scaling. I imported the kml file from the Hondsrugring from Google Earth to BTB. When i drive it, i still have the feeling that the scaling is not 100% correct.

 

[R Soul]

In the top-right corner of BTB the length of the active track is shown in metres, so you can use that to judge whether or not your scaling is right.

 

[chub_pearson]

I have a suspicion that Google Earth isn't necessarily 100% accurate on size with it's images. I've done kml files of English circuits where I know the exact length and the length was always a fair way out and needed resizing.

 

[toergisch]

Erics tool is great, good enough for me. I compared the scale to the ingame skoda fabia wrc06 and find out, that it's nearby perfect (or perfect), or the fabia modell is not very accurate, but I am satisfied. thx
(had to scale down the road width a lot, and wondered :yin-yang: