This is the first tutorial movie of a series of videos about working with SCARM, created and narrated by Ruud Boer.
You can switch to full-screen mode by clicking on bottom right icon in the embedded player.
Thank you, Ruud, for creating and sharing this SCARM video tutorial 
See also
SCARM Video Tutorial #2 – Zoom, Pan, Select and Edit a Layout
You’re welcome Milen.
In the mean time in this series 8 tutorials are available on youtube.
A search for ‘scarm tutorial’ should bring them all up.
Ruud.
I hate to be ignorant, but I am using this for the first time. How do I start the first tutorial? I am using Windows 8.1; is that my problem?
Barry Pearlman
Chesterfield, Missouri USA
Hello Barry,
To start the tutorial movie, just click on it – it is a YouTube clip and you need to have Adobe Flash Player installed on your computer.
To start SCARM, download and install it and then run it – you can do that as s last step in the installer.
Hi, I never had problems running your tutorials on my computer and now it says I need a plugin to run the video. Can you tell me what plugin I need?
Thank You
Jim
Hello Jim,
The tutorials are YouTube videos and you probably need a Flash plugin update from Adobe.com for your browser.
Can Scarm be run on Apple iso on a Mac or iPad?
Hello Ed,
Yes, SCARM can be started on Apple Mac, but requires Wine environment. Read more here: http://www.scarm.info/blog/general/running-scarm-on-apple-mac/
I keep trying to create a base board, but when ive drawn the complete shape and am back at the starting point, it wont “finish”. ln the tutorial there is a “done” button but once i starte editing baseboard, the option to choose a toolbox is gone.
You can use either mouse or Toolbox to create a baseboard contour, but not together.
To finish the baseboard, when creating it with the mouse, use the right mouse button to place the last point and close the contour.
Is this program multigauge? Looking at HO scale.
Yes. You can choose from more that 180 track and object libraries in HO and any other gauge and scale. See the supported libraries here: http://www.scarm.info/index.php#libs
thank you for making this, I will uses this for de Duplo train to make the trackes first with this software and then build it for the kids. love you.
Hello Gentlemen,
Ok been using SCARM for over 2 months and was going to try AnyRail.
I did and guess what? I really do like SCARM.
However I purchased the Atlas Layout version from Atlas and frankly I feel it is stripped down?
No other HO track manufactures eh.
Have my new computer and want to download SCARM to get everything.
Also can someone explain to me as to how to construct a large base layout that is made up of multiple Maine Benchwork 30 x 30 modules?
Trying to be accurate.
Also the SCARM contact email shows SCARM@SCARM.info
is that correct? doesn’t look right
Regards,
Keith
Hello Keith,
otherwise SPAM filters can catch on it.
Atlas Track Planning Software is for Atlas’ tracks only. Yes, it is based on SCARM, but is completely different software, with different licensing scheme. Note that the activation code for ATPS does not work for SCARM like SCARM license key does not work for ATPS.
SCARM does not support true modular layouts, but if the setup will be permanent and the modules will not be exchanged, see some tips here: Creating Layout of Several Modules in SCARM
The SCARM e-mail is correct, but it it better to be typed with small caps, like
Can I document wiring and track gaps in SCARM ?
Hello Karl,
About wiring diagrams, see here: Adding Wiring Diagrams to SCARM Track Plans.
About track gaps – these are always displayed in the track plan and I you need more, i.e. a note next to the gap, you can add a label using “Edit” > “Place Text” menu command.
Is there any way to get a book on how to run SCARM or to download it?
Hello Richard,
Downloading, installing and running SCARM is a simple task, that requires just couple of minutes. Here is the explanation:
1. Open SCARM website http://www.scarm.info and click on the big green “Download SCARM” button in order to download the installer.
2. Once the download finishes, the browser will offer to run the installer – how exactly this will happen depends on your browser.
3. Confirm the installation query and press Next button till the end of the installation. As last step, SCARM will be installed and automatically started for you.
Hola, me llamo Ricardo, he empezado un nuevo diseño en mi PC, el problema es que las vías aparecen desviadas, no están rectas, no se si es debido a que actualice mi sistema operativo de w10 a w11. He intentado actualizar mi versión de Scarm pero me dice que tengo la ultima versión.
Podrías ayudarme por favor.
Muchas gracias.
Hello Ricardo,
and I will check it.
I am not sure that I understand you, as I do not know Spanish and Google Translate is perfect, but if you cannot cope with the problem, send me your SCARM project file as an attachment to
Update time again,,, it’s been a few years since we first teamed up, somewhere around 1987 I think?
I have’nt checked whether this has locked into my system yet ?
Cheers Mate