When a turnout is placed, each End-Point is examined to see if it aligned to an existing track. If so, the track is split to create a perfect connection to the turnout. Placing Turnouts is a 'snap'. Layers Layers are an important feature for designing layouts of any complexity. Use one layer for the main-line and others for staging tracks, benchwork or scenery.
Multilevel designs can have groups of layers for each level.
XTrkCad allows up to 99 layers and the first 20 layers can have there own button to control visibility. Each layer can have a name which is displayed as the balloon help for the layer button. Tracks and other objects can be colored according to which layer they are in. Also, each layer can be frozen to prevent accidental changes to parts of the layout that are finialized. Elevations and Profile Elevations is one of the most powerful features of XTrkCad .