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Why donate?

TRAX3D is free and carries no advertising. But free for you does not of course mean that TRAX3D costs nothing. Several kinds of cost are what keep TRAX3D online, reliable and moving forward.

That is why I am so pleased with every donation.

You help decide what gets built

Your donation does more than keep TRAX3D available. You also get a vote on the new features and content you would like to see added.

For every wish I set a concrete goal amount. Once that goal is reached, I build that feature or that content.

Below you can see exactly which wishes there are, what the goal is, and how much has been given already.

What does TRAX3D cost?

Web servers and support

TRAX3D runs on professional web servers. What we pay for there is not only the server capacity, but the support and the infrastructure that come with it.

Tooling

TRAX3D is not a small project any more. Programming, testing, running it and publishing new versions all take professional tools. They cost money, but they are also what lets me develop quickly without giving anything up on quality and reliability.

Assets

TRAX3D uses textures, 3D models, icon sets and other material. Where a licence is needed I buy one. Where I use open source material, I donate an amount to the makers where I can, as thanks for their work.

My time

Perhaps the biggest cost of all: my time. I work for myself, and I would rather spend as much time as I can on maintaining, supporting and developing TRAX3D. That is time I cannot spend on other work. Your support is what makes more of it possible.

And of course: coffee ☕

This work really does run on litres of coffee. And by now it is getting serious: it is sometimes a choice between my daughter's tuition fees and coffee.

I don't know how hard that choice looks to you, but I am teetering rather badly. 😉

€30 of €6,696.91, for the 5 features that are open

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The automatic bridge builder

A feature to build bridges over marked track. Builds different bridge types: stone, trestle, lattice and arch bridges.

€10 0%

of €2,362.50

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Open for donations no votes yet

More railway buildings

I want to buy more 3D models of railway buildings, such as stations, signal boxes, engine sheds and goods sheds.

€10 3%

of €340.41

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Open for donations no votes yet

Real tunnels

Real tunnels with tunnel entrances and tunnel walls.

€10 1%

of €1,938

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Open for donations no votes yet

Please add a Lego track library

A Lego track library, including aftermarket track for Lego (e.g. BrickTracks & TrixBrix), would be appreciated.

€0 0%

of €901

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New languages: Spanish, Polish and Czech

French and Italian translations are on their way, but many more countries have thriving model railway communities, and we would like to serve everyone in their own language. Let's start with the languages of three countries with a vibrant model railway culture: Czech Republic, Poland and Spain.

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of €1,155

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Frequently asked

Do I have to pay to use TRAX3D?

No. The editor is free and there is no advertising. A donation is voluntary.

TRAX3D is free — so what does it cost?

Free for you does not mean free to run. It takes web servers and support, development tools, licences for textures and 3D models, and above all time. The donations page sets it out cost by cost.

Where does my donation go?

To the feature you give it for. Every feature has a description and a budget, and we only ask for money once it is going to be built.

Do I get something in return?

You are not buying anything. You do help decide what gets built first: on a feature that is still open, your donation counts as a vote.

Can I get my donation back?

As a rule no. A clear double charge, an obvious typing mistake in the amount or a demonstrable administrative error do count. The Refunds page says how to ask.

How can I pay?

Through Mollie. Which methods you can choose is shown when you pay; every amount is in euro.

Can I donate anonymously?

Yes, tick the box when you donate. Your name is then not shown with the feature. We do need your email address for the confirmation.

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Wishes waiting for a price

Asked for by the community. Vote for the one you want and you will hear the day it opens for donations.

Ask for something new

Gallery of layouts

Loco Lawyer · 1 day ago

1votes

1replies

Requestedwaiting for a price

Signals

trax2-3170 · 4 days ago

1votes

0replies

Requestedwaiting for a price

In hoeverre kun je een trein laten rijden?

Aad Groenenboom · 5 hours ago

0votes

1replies

Requestedwaiting for a price

And the other wishes?

Not every wish will reach its goal straight away. That does not mean nothing happens with it.

Every wish stays on the roadmap. As soon as I have time for extra development, the wishes with the most support from the community come first.

So the community helps decide where my development time goes.

Many small donations make the difference together

You do not have to give a large amount to help. Every donation helps me set aside a piece of my free time for TRAX3D.

A few euros may seem like little, but when many people give a small amount it soon adds up to hours of development time. And every extra hour makes TRAX3D a little better again.

Small donations from many people can make a big difference in the end.

Support TRAX3D

Help TRAX3D grow. Donate, support the development, and help decide what I build next!

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Thank you very much for your support. ❤️