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Justin Rupp
Some people like to ballast their track. There are multiple ways to do this, and BrickLayouts isn't going to be able to cover every single possibility.
Some thoughts:
  • We could add ballast plates that some companies make. They could just be parts that you have to place in the layout. This feels very cumbersome. While this would be the most configurable/customizable way, it would also require the most user effort to do.
  • We could make a way to toggle the display of ballast for all track parts automatically. This would be the least configurable way to handle this, since you would only be given the choice of "on" or "off", and every track part would be shown with ballast.
  • After adding the ability to select multiple components, we could have a way for you to add/remove ballast for a whole group of track at once. This could maybe allow you to select the style/manufacturer of the ballast being added. You would not be able to reposition ballast separately from the track parts.
  • There could be a toggle for ballast, and configuration of which ballast type you prefer. The toggle and configuration would only be used for newly added track parts. This would require a change to the part selection user interface, since there is no place to put these options right now
  • Some combination of the above?
  • Something else entirely?