S-Plan V2 was released to the massing crowds on the 25/11/2000 via the below Website, and from the feedback I have received, is already out selling Sony Playstation 2, well maybe a slight over exaggeration. But it has been well appreciated by existing users, who I would like to add here receive all these upgrades free of charge, and new the recruits. 

The following will hopefully give all an understanding of the improvements that Andy Sykes has done to his software package since I last wrote. 

I think a very important new feature is the addition of Ninco track sections, Version 1.07 onwards. As more and more people enjoy the wide variety of slot car manufactures that have appeared onto the market place, other track systems will probably also appear so maybe another addition will be required? Track borders for both Scalextric/SCX and Ninco are also a very welcome addition to your selection table from Version 1.06 onwards. 

The track entry system has been one of the parts that Andy has spent a lot of time fine-tuning and changing. Gone is just the reference number of the track, in its place is a graphical display button of the actual piece or pieces of track. Holding the cursor over this button will display what it is and the reference number. The major improvement is that you now have easy access to pre-defined curves and straight section for four and six lane tracks. This quickens up your track entry speed thus design time considerably, trust me. On a final note, you can customise this track entry panel to have all your favourite combinations of track sections. 

It is now also possible to define a colour of your choice to each lane. This feature is not necessarily required for two lane track layouts but when you come to four and six lane creations with crossovers and overpasses, it is a must. Trust me this does make things a lot simpler to follow. 

The editing tool set has also under gone some changes and refinements. For those of you who are familiar with S-Plan you will notice the differences straight away, for those unfamiliar with S-Plan, it now more so resembles other types of editing tool packages that come with Windows program. I think what I meant to say here is that it is now more Windows standard. 

Andy has added an area that he refers to as ‘Circuit Notes’. It is another of his pop up menus that allows you to enter the name of the circuit, the author, creation date which if not entered will default to the actual date and time that the file was saved. There is also an area that allows you to type whatever you want to remember about the construction and layout of the circuit created. 

There are also some other very nice features but I will not spoil all of the fun and excitement that you will get when you use it for yourself. 

It is well worth the trip to his Website below just to see what I have been waffling on about, you can even see an animated demo of S-Plan V2 in action building a circuit right before your eyes. 

As with S-Plan, you can download free of charge S-Plan Viewer and if you enjoy the program send 15.00 pounds to get the access code to unlock the full feature packed version of S-Plan V2. 

S-Plan Website "http://www.s-plan.co.uk"