... of which layer is active could, perhaps, help the user. Library and box are self explanitory containers for files I take your point about background being so thoroughly embedded; on the other hand, a revised terminology at the user face would be better implemented now (with so much helpfile material still to update) rather than later when the task would be so much bigger. Regards Les PS. I am about to have some time available to help with trawling the data, are there a subjects you would like me to focus upon first? Last edited on posted: 9 Nov 2012 12:23 by Les G 9 Nov 2012 12:23 from: Simon Dunkley How about, "Copy control to background (add to trackpad)"? posted: 9 Nov 2012 12:34 from: Martin Wynne Nigel Brown wrote: Must confess I've never had a problem with any of the methods you've used when storing a template. Hi Nigel, I don't believe there is a problem -- in truth it's all quite simple. But some beginners ...

... them off where not required. However, this has to be programmed into each specific model of laser cutter. e.g.- which colour means which type of cut i.e. to set the power of the laser- which order to use each layer/ colour (you should do the half cuts first)- how deep to cut each layer. Usually you have to set this up by trial and error on a sample of your material. I do not know what instructions you have with your machine. You need to check focus. I read that you normally aim for 1/3 to half way through the material. You also need to support the material flat, but on some waste material that it does not matter if the laser cuts into it. Not metal, as that reflects the laser light and could lead to secondary burns. Corrugated cardboard might work well? One advantage of laser cut sleepers is that they can all be tied together by small tabs, so you do not have the problem with the slide chair sleepers dropping off the ...

... topic: 2322 Demonstrations at Exhibitions/ Club Nights posted: 28 Sep 2013 11:18 from: RogerW I have seen different people demonstrating track-laying at exhbitions to Templot designs but only once have I seen the manipulation of Templot being the focus of the demonstration. Is there a list of people who are willing to visit local shows or maybe clubs on club-nights as demonstrators? If there is anyone in the Northampton area willing to do this we would be happy for them to be considered for our local club show late July 2014, or maybe a club night. Many thanks Roger W- Northampton& District MRC (and still struggling with Templot basics) Parts of Templot Club may not function unless you enable JavaScript (also called Active Scripting) in your browser. Templot Club> Forums> Baffled beginners> Demonstrations at Exhibitions/ Club Nights 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 ...

... size, it is better to print just one or a few pages at a time. When they have finished printing you can then print a few more. Also, always set the lowest print quality available on modern printers. 300dpi is quite adequate for track templates. If you try to print the same at 1200dpi (photo quality), you need 16 times as much memory for the process. Not just a bit more, 16 times as much. The maths soon stack up into horrendous numbers if you have dozens of A4 pages printing in one go. regards, Martin. posted: 6 Feb 2014 13:42 from: Clive Essery That's really neat Martin and no I didn't know you could do that. However the sharp bend was only inserted so that I could see the left and right hand ends of where I wanted the tracks to pass. If you look at the BGS file you will see that I have actually placed transition curves over the picture shape, and in the case of the smaller southern berthing track/headshunt, I ...

... Wynne wrote: Is it possible to do proper computing on a tablet computer? I have come back to this topic to report that the answer is yes. More and more these days I am developing Templot on my Windows tablet. The screen is only 12" but in practice the physical size is irrelevant -- you just get closer to it. The important thing is the resolution, which at 2160 x 1440 is actually more than any of my other systems. The screen is about the same size as a sheet of A4 paper, so looking at it seems more natural than other sizes. It has a clip-on keyboard and pen, but most of the time I use it with a proper USB keyboard and Bluetooth mouse. Which means that I can now work on Templot while sitting in a comfy chair or out in the garden. I know I could have done that with a laptop, but I could never get on with laptops -- for me the keyboard was always in the wrong place relative to the screen. And other ...

... and completely remake it, or create something more attractive such as a video or slide show. I also think that the first time user who enters the web site should have a big, un-missable, button facing them that says "Getting Started with Templot". On the web site or in the program? The problem is finding screen space to display a web site and the Templot program at the same time. That's why I started work on an embedded guide which can be easily dragged about, without losing input focus on the trackpad: 2_020954_370000000.png regards, Martin. posted: 3 Jun 2012 11:45 from: Ian Allen I don't know if this thread has gone off track (sic) a little, but what I am reading now seems to place Templot users almost into two camps. There are those of us who are familiar with the parlance used in describing P&C and those coming to Templot with no knowledge whatsoever. Now, for myself, if I am going to get involved with a modelling project, I research ...

... dialog which appears. 6. click the OK button below the list. But in truth I have never heard of anyone wanting to change to the old 00 universal standards for hand-built track. Are you sure you want to do that? With modern RTR models the running quality will be very rough. If the problem is that you have been using the 00-DOGAF finescale settings, and want to avoid resetting wheel back-to-backs, it would be better to change to 00-SF or 00-BF standards. The former gives you the best possible running from modern RTR models, the latter is a bit more forgiving for older models and sharp curves. 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> Changing track standards from 00 finescale to 00 universal about Templot Club Templot Companion- User Guide- A-Z Index Templot Explained for beginners Please click: important information for new members and first- ...

... helps Regards Chris Hi Chris Thanks, regarding the centre-lines I un-ticked them via the Generator Settings when I started the wiring diagram, then when I re-scaled from P4 to S2 they disappeared Rescaling (effectively halfing the size) was for paper saving measure...then I noticed you can print at the end you can print at a variety of sizes but actually it seems to have worked out well as I printed out a test at 33% effectively (83% of P4) fits onto 3 A4 sheets and is legible...well until I put the rest of the wiring info on Mark posted: 4 Apr 2011 05:44 from: Mark Leigh Martin Wynne wrote: p.s. Mark, That's a very impressive wiring plan with a lot of work creating coloured partial templates. Had you done so initially, you could have removed all the track centre-lines and switch drive marks by de-selecting them in the geometry menu. Unlike the changes in my previous message these changes are saved in the .box ...

... look better if the diagonal road was dead straight across the curved running lines. This tends to give a more spacious look than having all the roads curved, and avoids a reverse curve on the inner turnout. That means that irregular diamonds are needed -- with a straight track crossing over a curve the radii must differ of course. I didn't know how important the turnout positions are with respect to baseboard frames, so I kept the switches in the same place within about a millimetre. I changed it all from 00-BF to 00-SF at the same time. It has ended up with the outer turnout as C-9.25 and the inner turnout as B-10, both with curviform V-crossings. Then the angles in the diamond from left to right are: V 6.75 K 7.29 K 7.29 V 7.99 I added the slip roads and did some timber shoving -- it looks ok. The slip radii came out at 76" and 64", so there should be no problems there. I made it a switch- ...

... almost impossible to photograph the transparent acrylic so I had to make up a short section of track and apply some paint. 100_211351_270000000.jpg The S1 chairs are C&L 3-bolt; the ballast is Slaters "Fine" (the bag is priced 84p so it may have been in my box for a while!); the ash is by C&L with a few bits of greenery by Woodland Scenics. 100_211351_510000000.jpg From left-to-right: CCR chair and 3 CC chairs. The CCL chair was out of focus so had to be cropped from this view. 100_211352_260000000.jpg From left-to-right: CC chair and CCL chair. You can just see some banding from the 3D-printing process in this enlarged image but the chairs are only approx 11 mm by 4 mm so this is not visible to the unaided eye. There are also some buffer stops which are suitable for all of the 7mm/ft gauges, fine and scale, http://www.shapeways.com/shops/otr?section=Buffer+ Stops but that's ...