Model railway track radius conversion calculator

Calculate model radius and diameter fit margin with your own figures.

Your numbers

Use the units shown. Results update as you change valid inputs.

Use model radius and diameter fit margin to compare changes to your inputs. The method and limits below explain the scope.

Examples

Examples

Try the starting example

Prototype radius (metres)
100
Scale denominator (dimensionless)
87
Available model width (millimetres)
2500
Model radius (millimetres)
1,149.425287
Diameter fit margin (millimetres)
201.149425

Try another scenario

Prototype radius (metres)
120
Scale denominator (dimensionless)
76
Available model width (millimetres)
3000
Model radius (millimetres)
1,578.947368
Diameter fit margin (millimetres)
-157.894737
Calculation method

Calculation method

Model radius (millimetres)

Prototype metres×1000/scale denominator.

Diameter fit margin (millimetres)

Available width−2×scaled radius; negative means no fit.

Symbols and units
a
Prototype radius (metres)
b
Scale denominator (dimensionless)
c
Available model width (millimetres)

Use the units shown. A list keeps the order in which you enter its values. The symbol ^ means “raised to the power of”.

Assumptions & limits

Assumptions & limits

  • Pure scale conversion and bounding diameter fit. Supported limits: All numeric inputs and computed intermediates must remain finite. Supported numeric input magnitude is zero or 1e-12 through 1e12 in absolute value; reject values outside this bounded range. All lists/JSON record tables are limited to 100 records unless a stricter bound is stated; reject malformed record arity and wrong member types. All numeric values must be finite. Lists contain at most 100 records; required lists must be nonempty. Rates, probabilities and fractions are entered as fractions, not percentages; fractions must be between 0 and 1. Use a single consistent user-selected currency for all amounts; no exchange-rate conversion.
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