Stupid newbie question - sorry!

[Valentinegirl 0]

Sorry for the ridiculously dumb question but I did quite a few searches on various sites and found no answer to my query. I am wondering how to curve railroad tracks and how to put roads on a diagonal.

I was building my first city yesterday and wondering why my sims weren't using most of the railway stations and realised after a bit of research that my junctions were 90 degrees which means the trains can't turn the corner. So how do you turn the tracks to continue onwards? I presume it is a similar trick to make the roads go diagonal too?

Thanks for any help.

[LironTheChick 20]

Hmm. To make roads go diagonal, just drag them on a diagonal direction.

And to answer your railroad question...

In real life, rail roads cannot make a sharp 90 degrees turn because that will derail the trains going through. So, for you to be able to curve your tracks, make a short diagonal line, as illustrated below:

And by the way, your question is not stupid after all.

[Jazzmaster 716]

In addition, if you desire more smooth, realistic curves on your networks, search the STEX for Network Addon Mod...it contains puzzle pieces to make much smoother curves (especially handy in creating realistic railroads).

[Valentinegirl 0]

Oh thanks so much - that was really helpful!