# Board tile reference

This page lists all available tiles for creating schematic drawings in Traintastic.
Tiles can be placed on a board to represent track, signals, controls, and more.

## Railway

### Standard track

These tiles have no functions or settings.

| Tile                                                                                                                                                                               | Name               | Description                         |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|-------------------------------------|
| ![Straight](../../assets/images/board/tiles/light/rail/straight.png#only-light)![Straight](../../assets/images/board/tiles/dark/rail/straight.png#only-dark)                       | Straight           | Straight track                      |
| ![Buffer stop](../../assets/images/board/tiles/light/rail/bufferstop.png#only-light)![Buffer stop](../../assets/images/board/tiles/dark/rail/bufferstop.png#only-dark)             | Buffer stop        | End of track marker                 |
| ![Tunnel](../../assets/images/board/tiles/light/rail/tunnel.png#only-light)![Tunnel](../../assets/images/board/tiles/dark/rail/tunnel.png#only-dark)                               | Tunnel             | Decorative to indicate hidden track |
| ![Curve 45°](../../assets/images/board/tiles/light/rail/curve45.png#only-light)![Curve 45°](../../assets/images/board/tiles/dark/rail/curve45.png#only-dark)                       | Curve 45°          | Curved track (45 degrees)           |
| ![Curve 90°](../../assets/images/board/tiles/light/rail/curve90.png#only-light)![Curve 90°](../../assets/images/board/tiles/dark/rail/curve90.png#only-dark)                       | Curve 90°          | Curved track (90 degrees)           |
| ![Bridge 45° (L)](../../assets/images/board/tiles/light/rail/bridge45left.png#only-light)![Bridge 45° (L)](../../assets/images/board/tiles/dark/rail/bridge45left.png#only-dark)   | Bridge 45° (left)  | Bridge piece angled left            |
| ![Bridge 45° (R)](../../assets/images/board/tiles/light/rail/bridge45right.png#only-light)![Bridge 45° (R)](../../assets/images/board/tiles/dark/rail/bridge45right.png#only-dark) | Bridge 45° (right) | Bridge piece angled right           |
| ![Bridge 90°](../../assets/images/board/tiles/light/rail/bridge90.png#only-light)![Bridge 90°](../../assets/images/board/tiles/dark/rail/bridge90.png#only-dark)                   | Bridge 90°         | Bridge piece at 90 degrees          |

### Turnouts

| Tile                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Name                 | Description                            |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------|----------------------------------------|
| ![Turnout left 45°](../../assets/images/board/tiles/light/rail/turnoutleft45.png#only-light)![Turnout left 45°](../../assets/images/board/tiles/dark/rail/turnoutleft45.png#only-dark)                   | Turnout left 45°     | Turnout branching left at 45 degrees   |
| ![Turnout left 90°](../../assets/images/board/tiles/light/rail/turnoutleft90.png#only-light)![Turnout left 90°](../../assets/images/board/tiles/dark/rail/turnoutleft90.png#only-dark)                   | Turnout left 90°     | Turnout branching left at 90 degrees   |
| ![Turnout left curved](../../assets/images/board/tiles/light/rail/turnoutleftcurved.png#only-light)![Turnout left curved](../../assets/images/board/tiles/dark/rail/turnoutleftcurved.png#only-dark)     | Turnout left curved  | Curved turnout branching left          |
| ![Turnout right 45°](../../assets/images/board/tiles/light/rail/turnoutright45.png#only-light)![Turnout right 45°](../../assets/images/board/tiles/dark/rail/turnoutright45.png#only-dark)               | Turnout right 45°    | Turnout branching right at 45 degrees  |
| ![Turnout right 90°](../../assets/images/board/tiles/light/rail/turnoutright90.png#only-light)![Turnout right 90°](../../assets/images/board/tiles/dark/rail/turnoutright90.png#only-dark)               | Turnout right 90°    | Turnout branching right at 90 degrees  |
| ![Turnout right curved](../../assets/images/board/tiles/light/rail/turnoutrightcurved.png#only-light)![Turnout right curved](../../assets/images/board/tiles/dark/rail/turnoutrightcurved.png#only-dark) | Turnout right curved | Curved turnout branching right         |
| ![Turnout wye](../../assets/images/board/tiles/light/rail/turnoutwye.png#only-light)![Turnout wye](../../assets/images/board/tiles/dark/rail/turnoutwye.png#only-dark)                                   | Turnout wye          | Symmetric turnout (branches both ways) |
| ![Turnout 3-way](../../assets/images/board/tiles/light/rail/turnout3way.png#only-light)![Turnout 3-way](../../assets/images/board/tiles/dark/rail/turnout3way.png#only-dark)                             | Turnout 3-way        | Turnout with three routes              |

### Crossings

| Tile                                                                                                                                                                                 | Name          | Description                           |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------|---------------------------------------|
| ![Crossover 45°](../../assets/images/board/tiles/light/rail/cross45.png#only-light)![Crossover 45°](../../assets/images/board/tiles/dark/rail/cross45.png#only-dark)                 | Crossover 45° | Diagonal track crossing at 45 degrees |
| ![Crossover 90°](../../assets/images/board/tiles/light/rail/cross90.png#only-light)![Crossover 90°](../../assets/images/board/tiles/dark/rail/cross90.png#only-dark)                 | Crossover 90° | Track crossing at 90 degrees          |
| ![Single slip](../../assets/images/board/tiles/light/rail/turnoutsingleslip.png#only-light)![Single slip](../../assets/images/board/tiles/dark/rail/turnoutsingleslip.png#only-dark) | Single slip   | Single-slip crossing                  |
| ![Double slip](../../assets/images/board/tiles/light/rail/turnoutdoubleslip.png#only-light)![Double slip](../../assets/images/board/tiles/dark/rail/turnoutdoubleslip.png#only-dark) | Double slip   | Double-slip crossing                  |

### Control

| Tile                                                                                                                                                                                           | Name              | Description                                              |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
| ![Block](../../assets/images/board/tiles/light/rail/block.png#only-light)![Block](../../assets/images/board/tiles/dark/rail/block.png#only-dark)                                               | Block             | Track block section                                      |
| ![Sensor](../../assets/images/board/tiles/light/rail/sensor.png#only-light)![Sensor](../../assets/images/board/tiles/dark/rail/sensor.png#only-dark)                                           | Sensor            | Occupancy or feedback sensor                             |
| ![One way](../../assets/images/board/tiles/light/rail/oneway.png#only-light)![One way](../../assets/images/board/tiles/dark/rail/oneway.png#only-dark)                                         | One way           | Straight track allowing traffic in one direction only    |
| ![Direction control](../../assets/images/board/tiles/light/rail/directioncontrol.png#only-light)![Direction control](../../assets/images/board/tiles/dark/rail/directioncontrol.png#only-dark) | Direction control | Straight track enforcing a given running direction       |
| ![Decoupler](../../assets/images/board/tiles/light/rail/decoupler.png#only-light)![Decoupler](../../assets/images/board/tiles/dark/rail/decoupler.png#only-dark)                               | Decoupler         | Straight track with a decoupling function                |
| ![NX button](../../assets/images/board/tiles/light/rail/nxbutton.png#only-light)![NX button](../../assets/images/board/tiles/dark/rail/nxbutton.png#only-dark)                                 | NX button         | Route-setting button (part of NX interlocking operation) |

### Signaling

| Tile                                                                                                                                                                                 | Name               | Description                                         |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
| ![Signal 2-aspect](../../assets/images/board/tiles/light/rail/signal2aspect.png#only-light)![Signal 2-aspect](../../assets/images/board/tiles/dark/rail/signal2aspect.png#only-dark) | Signal (2 aspects) | Basic signal with two states: red/green             |
| ![Signal 3-aspect](../../assets/images/board/tiles/light/rail/signal3aspect.png#only-light)![Signal 3-aspect](../../assets/images/board/tiles/dark/rail/signal3aspect.png#only-dark) | Signal (3 aspects) | Advanced signal with three states: red/yellow/green |

## Miscellaneous

### Interaction

| Tile                                                                                                                                                                   | Name        | Description                         |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|-------------------------------------|
| ![Push button](../../assets/images/board/tiles/light/misc/pushbutton.png#only-light)![Push button](../../assets/images/board/tiles/dark/misc/pushbutton.png#only-dark) | Push button | Clickable button for manual actions |
| ![Switch](../../assets/images/board/tiles/light/misc/switch.png#only-light)![Switch](../../assets/images/board/tiles/dark/misc/switch.png#only-dark)                   | Switch      | On/off switch for manual control    |

### Decoration and annotation

| Tile                                                                                                                                             | Name  | Description               |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|---------------------------|
| ![Label](../../assets/images/board/tiles/light/misc/label.png#only-light)![Label](../../assets/images/board/tiles/dark/misc/label.png#only-dark) | Label | Text label for annotation |

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!!! tip
    This is only a basic reference. Some tiles have additional properties and configuration options.
