How to make this plane curve (like a rail)?

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Hi, sorry if this is a basic question, it has been some time since I haven’t used Blender. Basically, I want to curve this plane to later turn it into a rail. How do I do that? Alternatively, are there other ways to model a rail

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Array and curve modifier.

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Sorry, I didn’t work properly. Am I doing something wrong?

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It’s still not working. Could I send you the file to see what’s wrong?

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Look at my previous video.
Things you have to take care:

  • The origin of the curve is set at the start of the curve.
  • The origin of the railroad segment is set at the start of the curve, and since I’m using mirror it’s set in the bottom-left corner of the geometry so to have a mirror in the Y axis and the origin will be right in the middle.
  • The railroad segment is not rotated according to the curve, the railroad will take its path along the X axis. (Fix and apply all rotations in case).
  • All rotations and scales are applied (Ctrl+A)

Hope it’s clear now.

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This helped me. Thanks