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181. Background scans
... :50 from: JimH Thanks Martin, Yes I think you are right- I have quite a good UMAX SCSI scanner but I used a cheap Canon USB for this scan (my SCSI card doesnt fit with my new PC). The attached version is JPEG- I couldn't attach as the original .bmp format? Still I think the track layout is going to be challenging with all those curved formation on the approach to the station from the tunnel I was wondering if it's best to lay the plain tracks in first and then insert the necessary crossovers and turnouts, or if I should "build from the middle" as it were?, Regards Jim Attachment: attach_338_540_W_LL_600dpi_track_o nly.jpg 262 posted: 15 Sep 2008 17:38 from: JimH Hello All, I'm beginning to get the hang of things now- lots of trial and error and reading the excellent tutorials. One question now that I've resolved the background scan issues is do I have to load the background shape each and every time I start Templot, or is there a way to save it with ...
182. turntables (edit)
... : Martin Wynne Hi Peter, Sorry, our posts crossed. The usual way to create a turntable is to use a dummy plain track template. Set it to geometry> centre-lines only (dummy) menu option. Then curve it to the required radius* for the turntable ring. geometry> radius and curving... menu item. To run the tracks across it, use geometry> peg positions >peg on mid-length. You can then use F8 mouse action to rotate it, and store (INSERT key) as many tracks as you need as you go round. *radius is half of the diameter -- turntables are normally specified by their diameter. regards, Martin. Parts of Templot Club may not function unless you enable JavaScript (also called Active Scripting) in your browser. Templot Club> Forums> Baffled beginners> turntables (edit) about Templot Club Templot Companion- User Guide- A-Z Index Templot Explained for beginners Please click: important information for new members and first-time visitors. indexing ...
183. Aligning templates
... template over the plain track template which you just stored, in the usual way. Finally delete the two unwanted plain track templates. If the to-be-aligned template extends past the fine-point of the V-crossing, use the external geometrical radius instead. (The substitution radius). In this case the match to the underlying template may be only approximate. p.s. These sorts of questions are much easier to answer if you say what you are actually trying to do. My guess is that you are inserting a set of catch points in a turnout, but you didn't say. regards, Martin. Parts of Templot Club may not function unless you enable JavaScript (also called Active Scripting) in your browser. Templot Club> Forums> Templot talk> Aligning templates about Templot Club Templot Companion- User Guide- A-Z Index Templot Explained for beginners Please click: important information for new members and first-time visitors. indexing link for search engines back to top of page Please read this important note about copyright: Unless ...
... ago. Thanks to Gordon S for the suggestion. Updating the F key chart and the full shortcuts list are on my list of things to do before TDV becomes Templot2. regards, Martin. posted: 15 Jan 2012 14:20 from: Les G Martin Wynne wrote: Updating the F key chart and the full shortcuts list are on my list of things to do before TDV becomes Templot2. Martin, Thanks for the link to the changes posting, I will now attack a printed copy of the keychart with tipex and insert the new commands. I could scan the result and post it as a pdf If you think it would helpful. regards Les posted: 15 Jan 2012 20:34 from: Martin Wynne Les G wrote: I could scan the result and post it as a pdf If you think it would helpful. Hi Les, By all means, but you may feel that your time was wasted. I have now updated the F-key chart and it will be in the next TDV build in the next few days. ...
... topic: 523 Multiple timber moves posted: 11 Aug 2008 17:24 from: Alan McMillan Hi Martin I'm buiding Swiss turnouts which have double timbers in four placers along their length. It would be very handy if one could select a series of timbers and move them in one go which would enable me to insert the new pair without having to shunt all the others individually. Regards Alan McMillan Parts of Templot Club may not function unless you enable JavaScript (also called Active Scripting) in your browser. Templot Club> Forums> I wish it would...> Multiple timber moves about Templot Club Templot Companion- User Guide- A-Z Index Templot Explained for beginners Please click: important information for new members and first-time visitors. indexing link for search engines back to top of page Please read this important note about copyright: Unless stated otherwise, all the files submitted to this web site are copyright and the property of the respective contributor. You are welcome to use them for your own personal non-commercial purposes, and ...
186. new MS marker
... topic: 3128 new MS marker posted: 18 Nov 2017 22:44 from: Martin Wynne I have been asked for an easier way to identify main-side (MS) and turnout-side (TS) of plain track templates when making double-track. Traditionally if you can't work it out just by looking, you switch the timber numbers on (which are always on the MS). I have also heard of folks inserting a turnout and then removing it again just to find out which side is which. I thought it would help to have a mark permanently visible (as if there aren't enough marks already), so I have added a "hook" mark on the MS side of the CTRL-1 rail-joint marker at the far end of a plain track template. I hope this will be reasonably easy to see when zoomed out, and not get confused with the goal-post marks for the end of a transition zone: 2_181742_020000000.png In the next program update. Martin. posted: 18 Nov 2017 22 ...
... around with the TDV version and was wondering if it's possible to use images from Google Earth as a background? If so how do I do it? many thanks Andy. posted: 7 Jan 2012 02:30 from: Martin Wynne andygall wrote: I've been playing around with the TDV version and was wondering if it's possible to use images from Google Earth as a background? If so how do I do it? Hi Andy, Yes. This Templot screenshot of Corfe Castle is from Paul Boyd: 105_151522_380000000.png Background images are inserted in picture shapes. You would need to capture the image as a screenshot first. See this video: http://www.templot.com/martweb/videos/map_picture_shape.exe More info: http://www.templot.com/martweb/gs_bgshape.htm Note that in TDV it is no longer necessary to use BMP format only, you can also use JPG, PNG and GIF image files. Also it is no longer necessary to save the file in the SHAPE-FILES folder. Also, you can now bend such images to fit your railway ...
... between pictograms would enable the quick an easy part of xtrkcad to marry up to the righteous and precise templot. Regards, Adam posted: 26 Feb 2018 18:50 from: Martin Wynne Hi Adam, Welcome to Templot Club. Details of how to import a DXF file from XTrackCAD into Templot as a background guide are at: topic 3049 Which is probably the best way for an XTrackCAD user to get a custom turnout design. It could then be exported from Templot as a DXF file and imported back into XTrackCAD, or inserted as a bitmap image. regards, Martin. posted: 27 Feb 2018 15:07 from: Adam Richards Martin,Well, your proposal would involve at least one enhancement to XTrackCAD over its current state which is that we don't have an image capability for an object yet- all our objects are drawn vectors today. It is something that I have been working towards adding once we have migrated to a recent level of GTK (as a cross-platform program we have to make sure portability is maintained as job # ...
... you just doing the 1:6 for now? Not too worried about the only switch sets being an 'A' type- the space I have available isn't the biggest and the stock I will be using is only short wheelbase. Look out for an order from me soon. Rob posted: 6 Apr 2018 14:17 from: David R Hi Rob, The 1:6 was an initial trial which showed that: 3d-printing the keys in place made it almost impossible to assemble (everything since has had separately inserted keys). The drawing package that I was using was struggling (or maybe it was me?) so something more 3D oriented was obtained and learned. This has (eventually) sped up the whole drawing process. Anything other than scale (i.e. ScaleSeven) representations of the chairs would require designing them from scratch rather than "just" copying the prototype. They can be used non-functionally as cosmetic additions for non-S7 turnouts and, as such, the 1:6 will probably be suitable for ...
... , The EMGS sell 1/8" bore brass washers in 0.25mm, 0.5mm and 1.0mm thicknesses; packs of 10 are 85p. HTH Brian Last edited on 28 Mar 2018 19:21 by polybear posted: 28 Mar 2018 23:39 from: Rob Manchester Hi All, Thanks for all the posts. Yes Martin, maybe I should crank up the lathe and make some While having a bath I had an idea. It works. I used a machine vice that has v-grooves running horizontally along both jaws and inserted a washer at the end of the jaws so it is clamped at 4 places on it's circumference. Tighten gently, but not too much, then used a cheap 6 sided reamer to enlarge the hole. I sand the washers to the desired thickness after doing this, if required. Thanks Brian, I am using the EMGS washers. I just buy the 1mm thick ones and sand them to the thickness required on a sheet of emery taped to the dining room table workbench. Rob posted: 29 Mar 2018 17: ...
... you must first host the image file somewhere else -- on your own web site perhaps, or by uploading it to one of the many picture gallery sites such as PhotoBucket or ImageShack. Enter the tags in square brackets like this, enclosing the picture URL between them: [img]http://www.... [/ img] regards, Martin. posted: 11 Dec 2008 08:30 from: John Preston Hello to all I have taken the challenge and changed the alignments slightly in order to insert most check rails and get rid of the reverse curve and slight mis-alignments. Three missing check rails are on the turnout crossing rails adjacent to the diamond V-crossings. The short check rail is on the main road crossing rail of the upper left (my designation) turnout. I hope this is of some interst to you at this late date. Regards John P Attachment: attach_437_465_st_margarets_jp.box 409 posted: 29 Jan 2009 03:27 from: John Preston Martin Wynne wrote: Note: This is partial text only ...
... even better to make the layout even longer and gain a bit more space for this station throat. But of course, once you start making changes, where do you stop? It's currently 4000mm long for the area shown (13ft x 9ft ish) in EM. End curves are around 4ft radius. I set 8ft way for the running lines (rather more than is necessary, but that's what matches the drawing), and 13ft way for the carriage sidings. I don't know what's intended for the other side, I inserted a simple link. There isn't room for a fiddle yard. Perhaps these tracks drop down to a folded-8 design with storage under the station area? The gradients will be a bit severe in only 13ft x 9ft. For working over a scan I find it easier on the eyes to use a negative image with reduced contrast, and the "bright night" colour scheme. Here is the plan like that for you if you want it: mrn_plan_grey.jpg Right-click on it, and select Copy or Copy Image ...
... (right hand end of the plan), one with two blades rather than the one. Catch points have been covered several times on this Forum but having conducted a search I find that some of the results have bad links, so I was hoping for some advice. What I would like to ask is what is the best way to construct a catch point, how long should it be and what would be the best angle? Hi Scott, Sorry about the bad links. There is an old video showing how to insert a set of catch points here: http://templot.com/old_videos/catch_points.exe As in the video a short loose-heel switch is the most likely size, but they can vary a lot on the prototype. Normally the crossing angle isn't relevant because a set of catch points is only a switch, although a full turnout trap leading to a buffer stop or sand drag is possible. In which case it would likely be a short 1:5 or 1:6 turnout or similar. p.s. no doubt ...
... find a sleeper or something minor that needs editing half way through printing a large diagram. To avoid the numbers changing, click wipe to the control instead of delete to the control before making changes to a template. The edited template will gain a new number when stored again, but all the other template numbers will remain unchanged. Hi Richard, I've been giving some thought to this while cutting the grass. At present the template number simply represents its position in the storage box list, so the number changes as templates are inserted, deleted, etc., or the list is re-ordered on the storage box. I can see the advantage of giving each template additionally a fixed ID number which wouldn't change, and which could be printed as part of the timber reference instead of the list number. In principle this is not different from the template name, but it would be much shorter and created automatically without user effort. Thinking about it. regards, Martin. posted: 18 Apr 2013 17:49 from: LSWRArt Richard Spratt wrote ...
195. Background maps
... Forum, so please bear with me. I have been trying unsuccessfully to load a map from the NLS website, so that I can lay an existing trackplan over it, and adjust as necessary. Following the destructions, I get (deleted) posted: 17 Mar 2018 13:27 from: Ian Smeeton 2nd go no more successful. posted: 17 Mar 2018 13:41 from: Martin Wynne Hi Ian, Welcome to Templot Club. Sorry, pasting images into a post won't work. Please click this button to insert an image into your post: 2_170839_040000000.png cheers, Martin. posted: 17 Mar 2018 14:02 from: Ian Smeeton Thanks Martin, Here goes 2762_170901_190000000.png At last. Not sure if it is the age of my computer, or the state of my software, or just me! Regards Ian posted: 17 Mar 2018 16:16 from: Martin Wynne Hi Ian, Sorry, I don't know what is happening there. Templot is at the mercy of the embedded Windows browser, which is buggy, varies between different ...
196. Interlaced Trackwork
... concentrating on evening out the sleeper spacings without regard to where the A, B, C, D, E, X and Y chairs would be accommodated. I need to look at this again. The single slip also needs re-thinking. I started from the premise that there wouldn't be any long or particularly heavy timbers for the track gang to contend with. I started with a 12" sleeper in the middle of the diamond flanked by (from memory) 4 14" sleepers on either side. After that when inserting separate sleepers for the diverging routes I chose 10" as the most likely size. This was only altered for the sleeper under the switch blade ends where again I used 14". This, however was on a sleeper that was at right angles to the running rails. The 1912 standards do show a timbered slip with this particular sleeper at right angles to the centre line of the diamond. To accommodate all the necessary chairs etc. this sleeper is 16" wide, a dimension I wasn't sure would be used in ...
... been on my NOD list for a long time. regards, Martin. posted: 23 Oct 2017 15:19 from: Hayfield Rob Thanks,but I am at a loss to find the storage box posted: 23 Oct 2017 15:28 from: Martin Wynne Hi John, Click the background> templates (open storage box) menu item, or press CTRL+ B. Or program> open storage box menu item. If you want the data for the control template, you must store it first. Press the INSERT key or click the top tool-button having 2 orange down-arrows. regards, Martin. Last edited on 23 Oct 2017 15:32 by Martin Wynne posted: 23 Oct 2017 19:58 from: Hayfield Thanks all back home now (been on a river trip at Oxford today) and could open links. Thanks found the box and information. I have been asked about what is needed in materials regarding an 0 gauge slip and crossover. Thanks again to all in answering my query Parts of Templot Club ...
... make them a bit more prominent and add a couple more. To keep within the 1024 width for small screens, that meant adding a second row. Which eats into screen space, but there is always a trade-off with any change. Most users now have larger screens than in the early days of Templot. I have moved all the functions which make changes to the control template to the bottom row: 2_031244_010000000.png The ROTATE button has been reinstated for those mourning its loss in version 215. Plus T|P for insert turnout/convert to plain track, and the ORBIT mouse action. This is more beginner-friendly than snake, because like roam it ignores the peg position. I retained the STOP button for the legacy videos, even though it is now duplicated on the mouse action panel. That left some space on the top row for a few quick-access buttons to the tools> make... functions. I have chosen the four most frequently used. Obviously the full menu is still there for more. Plus I ...
... , but Templot does it for you (and without reference to the fixing peg) to create an exact template boundary. More info: http://templot.com/companion/link_existing.html If you are looking for a function which will automatically correct mismatches, I'm afraid there isn't one. There is no way Templot can know which of the many adjustments is the one you require, or how it would impact on the adjacent templates. If you work methodically, you shouldn't get any mismatches. That means extending and splitting templates, inserting turnouts in them, using the tools menu functions. Even if you use F7 snapping, the templates should normally align themselves without mismatches. If you just grab and copy templates at random and try to align them by eye, some mismatches are inevitable and there is no way Templot can fix them for you. If you post a screenshot of a specific mismatch, I will try to suggest how it could have been avoided. regards, Martin. posted: 19 May 2017 14:46 from: Stephen Freeman Hi, ...
... in Right Track 10 for limited space within the turnout). Also something I forgot of my original post he stated that the keys on the chairs face the oncoming traffic on a main line, how you a yard area be keyed? would it just all be keyed in the same direction or is there a different type of key used for bi directional running? I'm assuming for 00 it'd be a case of keyed all in the same directions using C&L's standard chairs except for around fishplates, I know the keys are inserted the opposite side to allow room for the fishplates many thanks Daniel posted: 19 Dec 2016 01:45 from: Martin Wynne Hi Daniel, Yes L1 chairs are bridge chairs. They are the ones used on waybeams such as along the edge of inspection pits. Keys are tapered wedges which are driven (hammered) into the chair in one direction, with the result the thick end remains protruding in the opposite direction. The rules from railway permanent way staff all refer to the direction in which the keys are driven. ...
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