... item. You can't move the 2nd crossing too far as the check rail will conflict with the 3rd crossing. regards, Martin. The Check rail fouls the closure by 1.185mm or actual 3 1/2". I was unsure wether to shorten the flare by 6" or to use the method shown in the photo. A nice set of reference photo's BTW. All I did for the timbering was to go from Equalized- Incremental to square on to main road and lengthen and throw the timbers to get the correct amount outside the running rails. The spacing is what Templot came up with. There is enough room to get a packing bar or Kango between the timbers except where those two timbers overlap. I will have a look at adjusting the 2nd crossing after tea if there is time. Many Thanks Phil I will have a look at adjusting the 2nd crossing angle after tea. Thanks for the tip. posted: 5 Apr 2010 12:39 from: Phil O Hi All This I hope is the final incarnation of this tandem turnout. ...

... into a new one for another try. When you have successfully twisted a bitmap image to the correct angle, it is useful to save it from Templot and then open it in a program such as Windows Paint to crop off the unwanted white corners. Then create a new picture shape to contain it and complete the process of shifting it into alignment with the others. If the FONTS/ COLOURS tab> PAD SHAPES LINE WIDTH option is set to 1, any border lines are entirely within the image area, not around the outside of it. This means that when aligning two images side-by-side with the mouse action, the border lines should also be side-by-side, not overlapping. (If the line width is set to more than 1, the border lines should overlap by half the additional width.) When aligning images it may be helpful to de-select the borders (PICTURE SHAPES tab). N.B. Please bear in mind that Templot is not fully-fledged graphics imaging software- this "bare- ...

... 26 Aug 2010 22:31 from: Martin Wynne Hi Robert, There are several possible solutions, but the simplest is two transition curve templates: 2_261703_520000001.png These have a common radius of about 1315mm at the centre, reducing to about 1120mm radius at the outer ends. I created them using the "make transition" function, described in this tutorial: http://www.templot.com/martweb/info_files/make_trans.htm First I did tools> make branch track on the turnout templates. Then I positioned a dummy template (blue) outside of them using the F10 swell mouse action: 2_261703_510000000.png Then use "make transition" to the dummy template to create each transition curve template. It needs a bit of fiddling about with the radii -- the curves must come as close together as possible without actually touching, and they must do it at locations well clear of the centre section, and clear of the turnouts. Otherwise the resulting transition zones will be too long and/or overlap each other or the turnouts. If you have not used "make transition ...

... posted: 9 Feb 2011 08:44 from: Martin Wynne Hi Gordon, The radius showing as "minimum radius now" is the smallest radius anywhere in the template. For a straight A-5 turnout in 00-SF with a regular V-crossing, the smallest radius is 597mm (to the track centre-line) -- as you would expect, it's in the diverging turnout radius between the heel of the switch and the V-crossing. When inserted in a 1000mm ruling curve, diverging to the outside of the curve, the resultant diverging turnout radius in such a situation is actually greater than that at 1484mm. The smaller radius of the two is in the main road at 1000mm, so Templot shows that as the "minimum radius now". That's actually a very ugly turnout. If it is not part of a crossover it can be much improved by changing to a curviform V-crossing instead of regular, which increases the turnout radius to 2510mm. Changing to a 9ft switch instead of an A switch is a ...

... background shape and then bend it somehow. Grateful for any advice. Regards, Steve posted: 21 Jan 2011 21:47 from: Martin Wynne Steve Evans wrote: I assume that I would just load the template plan without the background shape and then bend it somehow. Grateful for any advice. Hi Steve, Sorry to disappoint you, but this isn't possible. The trackwork on the inside of the bend would get crunched up to fit, and would no longer be prototypical and possibly not even buildable. Likewise on the outside of the bend the trackwork would all get stretched out, with similar results. Templot would need to be massively more complex and intelligent to sort it all out by itself. More about this subject in this topic: topic 348 Unless this is a very complex track plan, it shouldn't take you too long to re-align everything onto new curved centre-lines. There is a video showing how to do that in this topic: topic 349 regards, Martin. posted: 22 Jan 2011 10:10 from: ...

... one of the turnouts leading to the inside of the main curve, and then click template> invert handing menu item or press CTRL+ X. Then F9 mouse action to slide it into position. Because of the contraflexure the radii will be eased, and you will probably find that you can shorten the turnout to a smaller size (F5) without infringing your minimum radius, and so perhaps fit in an extra fiddle yard track. If you really do want the main road of the turnout to run straight off to the outside of the ruling curve, you need to adjust the substitution radius (external geometrical radius) for the turnout. There is a video showing how to do that for exactly the situation you describe, at: http://www.templot.com/martweb/videos/subs_rad.exe but using contraflexure is 10 times easier and much more prototypical. regards, Martin. posted: 7 Feb 2011 21:10 from: Paulr1949 Hi Martin Thank you for the speedy reply. There is one place on each side where I think I need a ...

... spent almost a week working on a grand plan for a friend who is looking to have a re-design of his current garden railway which will involve putting more of the railway into a building. This will allow for running more months of the year than current. Templates aren't all finished as I have quite a bit of timber shoving to do! Attachment: attach_1007_1429_Plan_Y __11_03_21_2332_01.box 707 Last edited on 22 Mar 2011 01:00 by Ian Allen posted: 23 Mar 2011 09:51 from: roythebus Looks good, what happens outside? posted: 24 Mar 2011 11:27 from: BeamEnds It's probably as intended, but.... in 'winter mode' you can't get back to the terminus in the middle without setting back- is that meant to be? posted: 24 Mar 2011 19:10 from: Ian Allen At bottom right of the plan are the connecting lines to another "shed", double track to a mainline station, inside double track rising to a high level station for the "electric" services, and three ...

... -one can use it because you can't see which letter to press. regards, Martin. posted: 22 May 2011 12:39 from: JFS Well, having had a bit of a play, I have to say that the irregular diamond feature is everything I had hoped for and more. Just by over laying two curved tracks, converted them to a diamond, inserting two turnouts and doing a bit of Ctrl+ F9/ F9 (which I really like) on them and I had the geometry of an irregular outside single slip in about 5 minutes flat! This is VERY powerful stuff! Now to try a few more buttons... Best Wishes, Howard posted: 22 May 2011 19:48 from: Richard Spratt Looks like you've copied some of my iPad code. ;-) Excellent. But I sometimes get a pale blue screen with a yellow circle and white square inside the circle with templates visible. All of the usual menus etc are visible: 68_221447_200000000.jpg posted: 22 May 2011 20:53 from: Martin Wynne ...

... about the chair failing before the naked MEK bond to the timber. I guess the only way to go would be to do a couple of small tests to see. I imagine that the grain (or lack thereof) on the plywood would also be a contibuting factor as to how well the chairs stick. My stuff I use is bright red though. Would that lose most of its colour once diluted? What ratio for dilution of it with MEK should be done? All very science experiment like. Definitely a job for outside too from memory last time I used the stuff it gave off a real pong! I have emailed you the box file Martin so if you can create A2 size pdf file that would be excellent as I have access to an internal printing firm where I work (gotta love an oil company hey!). I notice all of the chair designations along the side of the trackplan so that should put things right then. Thanks all, Paul. posted: 7 Apr 2009 10:27 from: Andy G Paul, ...

... Insert a turnout and put the peg on position 3. Put it onto the notch and then turn it into a half-diamond. You can then play around by adjusting the crossing Vee and the common K-crossing until the diamond route matches you other template. Then make the second half of the diamond and adjust this in the same way. I have purposely not stated all the commands you need to press as the process is more important. And just to show off, I have managed to create a semi-outside slip where both turnout roads are diverging away from the slip route, as this first attachment shows: I know it isn't quite right yet, but it does give you an idea of the possibilities. Attachment: attach_1148_1595_semi-outside_single_slip_on_curves.png 326 Last edited on 22 Aug 2011 21:29 by Simon Dunkley posted: 22 Aug 2011 21:25 from: Simon Dunkley Here is some more output, from Sketchup into pdf- the basic track centre lines with a few rectangles added. Attachment: attach_1149_1595_sketchboard_2011 _08_14_1151_04.pdf 327 Last edited on 22 ...