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201. PDF MAP
... Phil, For a low-resolution version you can do a screen capture from any PDF reader program, and save as an image file for use in a picture shape. If you want a better resolution image for zooming you need some form of PDF editor/extractor program. I assume you don't have such a program or you wouldn't be asking. Very few of these are free. However, assuming the map is contained in the PDF file as an image (likely), there is one free PDF reader program which includes extraction tools. It's also an excellent reader program in its own right as an alternative to Adobe or Foxit readers. Free download from: http://www.nitroreader.com (Make sure you choose the 32-bit or 64-bit version as required.) 1. open your PDF file in Nitro Reader. 2. click on the map image to select it. 3. right-click and select either Copy Image or Extract Image... If you copy, you can paste it into your usual graphics editor ...
202. Two TDV questions
... a DXF file printed via a CAD program, if you want accurate templates. Is there a problem in using Templot's normal print output for your cutter? You may find this topic of interest if you are using a plotter/cutter: topic 767 regards, Martin. posted: 2 Jan 2012 14:29 from: Donald MacLean Wow, Martin, do you ever sleep? It was in fact your message #15 in your referenced URL that gave me the inspiration to try this. And I equated your comment there about including a direct 'print to bitmap' in a future PUG with the new 'output' function in TDV. I will play with the print option and scan the result into something saveable as a raster file. My printer/cutter software has an excellent 'trace' capability. And I will go on from there. I was hoping to avoid that extra step. However, needs must! Wishing you a good New Year. Donald posted: 2 Jan 2012 16:19 from: Martin Wynne Donald MacLean wrote: It was in ...
203. Maps of Barnsley
... topic: 2076 Maps of Barnsley posted: 9 Oct 2012 13:55 from: Martin Wynne Anyone modelling Barnsley? I have just received this email press release. 1:500 are large scale maps ideal for track planning, similar in size the railway 40ft rating plans (1 :480). However, I haven't seen these maps so I have no idea how much railway detail is included. p.s. The Nitro PDF Reader (free) can extract the original JPG scans from PDF files, for use as picture shapes. The DPI and scale are known, so it would be easy: http://www.nitroreader.com Barnsley Family History Society have released on CD, The Ordnance Survey complete series (sixteen sheets) of Barnsley Town Maps (scale 1: 500, surveyed 1888 and published 1889.) Each sheet (966mm x 644mm) covers an area of 38.4 acres, was scanned at 300dpi and saved to CD as a separate PDF file (numbered 01-16.) To aid searches, a zoom enabled combined map of all ...
204. Zoom control
... -panning is a quick way to move the workpad -- just touch the mouse against the edge of the workpad for a second. This is turned on in the zoom/pan dialog. It can then be turned on and off with the SCROLL-LOCK key. 6. you can pan with the mouse wheel instead of zooming -- hold down the CTRL key for that, and click the wheel button to change direction from horizontal to vertical movement. 7. workpad> zoom/view has several other options, including centring the workpad on the notch. 8. you can set up pre-set screen centres/zoom settings as pre-set views on the zoom/pan dialog. More about all that here: message 1849 regards, Martin. posted: 14 Feb 2012 16:24 from: John Hawtin Martin Hi! Thank you for the quick and informative reply. I agree the zoom options in Templot are extensive and I guess having been developed over the years cover most if not all the situations you are ever likely to ...
... on store, otherwise it's not apparent to beginners that anything has happened at all. I've now made a change which I've been intending to try for some time. The control template will remain hidden only briefly, and will then reappear over the background template. You can of course hide it again if you wish (HOME key). For more experienced users there is a new option not to have the control template hidden. It's on the options menu on the storage box. Untick this menu option: 2_172050_560000000.png This setting is included in the program preferences. Note that even with this option unticked, on a large track plan the control template will disappear momentarily while Templot re-draws the screen with the new background template. Note also that this option is ignored when working in Quick Mode. This change will be in the next Templot2 update. regards, Martin. posted: 6 Nov 2012 22:56 from: Simon Dunkley Hi Martin, Have found that the new store and reveal function has a minor problem, which may cause confusion for newcomers ...
206. Printer problems
... this though but not in relation to printing...... If I get it again, I'll definitely make sure I report it. Hi Paul, This is actually intentional. If Templot detects an error in Windows such that it can't be sure that the storage box automatic back-up has worked, it won't let you quit without saving another file, just to make sure. Just click the Save button and Templot will quit afterwards. You can delete the file later if not wanted. Note that Templot2 now includes the current control template in the box file, so this function kicks in even if the storage box is empty. You may be able to exit the loop by storing the control template, after which (if successful) Templot should quit normally. Because this function requires an error in Windows, it is difficult to test, and may need further refinement. If it happens again, please try to recall exactly what happened and report it. Many thanks. I'm a bit mystified by your reference to the Task Manager problem ...
... idea for sites to work with Chrome- it could also be argued that it would be a good idea if Chrome worked with existing sites, but that's a whole different story Needless to say, I'm using Firefox to post this... posted: 25 Apr 2012 21:21 from: Martin Wynne Hi Paul, There are 4 different posting editors on Templot Club: HTML editor 1 -- used on Internet Explorer. HTML editor 2 -- used on Firefox. Basic BBcode editor -- used on all other browsers including Opera, Safari and Google Chrome. It should be working apart from some quirkiness with the way the buttons insert the BBcode tags. What isn't working in Chrome? Quick Reply -- a plain HTML textarea element which should work the same way in all browsers. You can use BBcode if you type the tags manually. They are all a bit long in the tooth and need updating for the latest browser incarnations. David Williams has written a replacement unified editor which he claims works with all browsers but he has not yet ...
... topic: 1875 ADMIN: welcome to Trax users posted: 19 Mar 2012 17:26 from: Martin Wynne Dear member of traxusers Yahoo group, I have created a new Trax talk forum on Templot Club for users of Trax software. Messages posted to this new forum will also appear on this traxusers Yahoo group, as you can see. This gives you the opportunity to use the Templot Club web format and include images and formatted text in your messages. If you want to take advantage of this you need to register on Templot Club at: http://85a.co.uk/forum/login.php?register=1 It's simple and quick. Messages which have been posted that way will appear in this format with a reply link as above. This makes it easy to reply in the same format. You can read the messages and see any included images without registering, by clicking the link or going to: http://85a.co.uk/forum/view_forum.php?id=21 But you need to register if you want to post a reply via ...
... . Templot always starts with T-55 gauge. It changes to your chosen gauge/scale when you load your .box files. You can save your printer calibration by clicking the output> printer calibration> save calibration... menu item. The settings for different printers and papers are each saved in a separate .cal file and can be reloaded as required. For TDV and Templot2 there is a new function to save program preferences between sessions. Be aware that this is still unfinished, and only a few settings are yet included: 2_080534_500000000.png Then click this: 2_080534_510000001.png Then the next time you start Templot you will see: 2_080534_510000002.png This is for for your program preferences (colours, zoom settings, etc.) -- it's not for anything related to track design, such as gauge and scale, custom switches, etc., which are saved in the .box files. Lots more (3 pages) about this in this 3-year-old topic: topic 752 Speaking personally, I find the whole preferences thing a damn nuisance to implement ...
... Mark C wrote: Am I correct in assuming that the major difference between the two is that the "Background Shapes" function is for display of items created in other graphics programs and the Sketchboard function is there to enable items to be created and displayed all from within Templot? Hi Mark, Not really. The original "background shapes" function was intended mainly for layout constructional features such as baseboard outlines (staging?), turntable wells, traversers, backscene boards, etc. i.e. features which you would probably want included on the printed track construction templates. And also for the "picture shapes" -- scans and maps to be used as a guide in creating the track plan. The sketchboard is intended mainly to create attractive layout diagrams for use on web sites, in blogs, in magazine articles, exhibition guides, etc. And also for control panels and signal box (tower?) diagrams, etc. i.e. all the cases where you want a colourful copy of your track plan design, but not containing full track constructional ...
... is now live and available for everyone to use: http://www.oldmapsonline.org At launch, the portal covers five collections, and a bit over 60,000 maps: A Vision of Britain through Time British Library David Rumsey Collection Moravian Library National Library of Scotland We are launching after only four months of a fifteen month project so we have time to add both more features to the software and more collections. We already have several additional map libraries which will definitely be added, but we are looking for more. To be included, maps must have been scanned, obviously, and they must be directly accessible online without payment or passwords. There is no need for the maps to be in any particular viewer, but we need to hold the real-world coordinates of the corners; if you do not have these we can maybe help. Although we have time to improve the site's software, it is already quite polished and we want to keep it simple: this is aimed at the generality of users, rather than either cartographic historians or GIS ...
... . If you do that I would urge you please NOT to post the PDF file here or share it with anyone via your web site or anywhere else. Otherwise anyone printing it on a different printer will get an inaccurate result and will naturally believe that Templot produces inaccurate output. That is the reason the native PDF output in Templot does not have a calibration function -- the file cannot be linked to a specific printer, and if the file is shared with others many different printers will be used. The primary reason for including the native PDF output in Templot is as an alternative to the DXF output for printing on wide-format continuous roll paper. For that the traditional printer paper sizes do not apply, and it is better to set the document dimensions directly. As with DXF printing, any final correction needed can then be done in the PDF reader/printing software. *If you use the Nitro PDF Reader (free from http://nitroreader.com ), it includes an excellent free virtual printer PDF generator. regards, Martin. ...
... Nicholls Hi Martin, I have a query about DXF ouput. Yesterday I wanted to output a DXF image of a diamond crossing, so selected the diamond and made the two halves a grouped item. I then did the output, making sure I had selected group templates only. When I viewed the resulting output file, I found I had also another switch template, which had been out of view on the workpad at the time of the output, as well as the required diamond. Now the switch template had not been included in the group with the diamond, so why did it get included in the output file? Today I tried the same experiment, with the same items and got the same result, an unwanted template that had not been grouped. See images below: The first image shows the Templot workpad at time of outputting file. The second image shows the resulting DXF file when viewd with a suitable program. Can you please explain what may be going wrong? All the best, Brian Nicholls. Templot Screenshot 1853_250936_210000000.gif DXF Viewer Screenshot ...
... between the S1 and J1 timbers was wrong being, 2ft 2ins, instead of 2ft 4ins, which consequently put all the following timbers along the switch out, in a backward position, by the same amount, although the individual spacing between the following timbers was correct. In addition the position dimension of the S1 timber from the stock rail front joint was showing 66ins. Instead of 68ins as the drawing indicated. I tried this a couple of times, with the same result. At this point I refer you to the two included images below, one is the dimension details of the switch as taken from an original LNWR drawing, the other image is of the custom switch front spacings menu. I then tried changing the spacing forward from TOE to first timber S1 dimension from, 2ins (calculation for this shown below) to 4ins. (the default setting), then went through the process, but this time when I re-checked, all the switch timber positions and spacings came out correct. See magenta circle on attached image below. Now ...
215. Straights and bends
... was too sharp, so I eased it to 750mm (still tight in 4mm scale). If you say what gauge you are using, and the exact dimensions of your original image, I will post a .box file. I did this very quickly in EM. regards, Martin. posted: 6 Jan 2012 18:29 from: r_wilton Hi Martin. Sorry I my have confused the issue slightly by not explaining the layout. Firstly, the gauge is 00-SF. The layout size is 3300mm x 400mm (including the part marked 'House Extension'). The curved section at the left hand side isn't really part of the layout, I've just put it there so I can extend the fiddle yard around the corner of my room for access as I won't be able to get at the fiddle yard proper with the layout against a wall. So if you forget this, the running line is straight into the top straight section of the fiddle yard (access from behind when free standing). I have two issues with the layout at ...
216. Y Turnouts
... In the meantime, I have created a trackplan using HO NMRA #4 model turnouts instead., see screenshot below. 2480_272320_040000000.png I'm sure I have made a lot of mistakes in this design, but it looks like it should work. Attached is the Box file for this trackplan. Any advice on how this could be improved would be appreciated. Any advice on how to get started with a more accurate rendition of the Allen's Timesaver trackplan would also be appreciated. Is there any news on when Symmetrical Y Turnout Templates might be included in Templot? Thanks. Mark C Attachment: attach_1477_2036_timesaver_ho_no4 _2012_07_27_0345_52.box 293 posted: 28 Jul 2012 12:57 from: Martin Wynne Mark C wrote: Is there any news on when Symmetrical Y Turnout Templates might be included in Templot? Hi Mark, Sorry, there is no news on this at present. It requires a significant rewrite of a large chunk of the generator. For not much real gain, because in truth symmetrical Y-turnouts are really quite rare on the prototype, at least in the UK. At ...
... a staggered tunnel mouth, into the scenic break. I've worked on 4' radius as the absolute minimum throughout, larger where I can. I'm aware the real railway would be bigger turnouts, but its that fine line between 100% accurate and making it fit. I'm also taking the view that with it being station pointwork, the trains are not going to be traversing them at speed, however, the largest locomotives are a Class 40 and 45, but i think they should be ok. I've welcome all comments (including constructive criticisms), although please remember its the first time i've used Templot in anger! Martin Wynne wrote: What you have there is the makings of a 3-throw turnout, with both switches coincident. 3-throw turnouts are quite rare on the prototype and only used in yards and sidings. A 3-throw turnout would not be used in a passenger running line as you have it there. What you need is a tandem turnout, in which the two base turnouts are staggered. Martin- many thanks ...
... topic: 2064 Stunning work in 1:160 N gauge posted: 30 Sep 2012 13:00 from: Martin Wynne Amazing stuff in N gauge (may be slow to load): http://stummiforum.de/viewtopic.php?p =547403#p547403 Thanks to Jim S-W for the link. posted: 30 Sep 2012 13:46 from: Roger Henry And well worth the wait. I notice that the layout includes one of those unusual looking, Germanic outside double-slips, that sometimes get mentioned on Templot. It looks hand-made and obviously works. An incentive for some of our N Scale modellers? Roger Brisbane posted: 30 Sep 2012 16:27 from: Nigel Brown Really great scenic stuff. But I'm never convinced by the finish on model German locomotives. The red in particular looks too plasticy. A touch of matt varnish or something might help. posted: 30 Sep 2012 16:54 from: Jim Guthrie Martin, Do you know what track and wheel standards are being used? I've gone through ...
219. glueing track
... just talking about "PVA"- there are probably a wide range of different formulations out there with a range of different properties. One thing I am wary of with "PVA" is that it is certainly very active chemically and therefore has potentially unpredictable consequences. It is also very "old hat"- what do we know about more modern alternatives? Aliphatic resins, polyurethane etc? My only "conclusion" so far is that it is essential to think of the track as a whole system right from the start- INCLUDING how it will be laid/ decorated/ made operational. In the past, I have been guilty of building the units on the template and only then worrying how to lay it/ wire it etc. So I had better press on with the current magnum opus and report back how it goes... Howard. posted: 28 Dec 2011 10:21 from: alan@york and possibly how to remove/repair it later on... Additionally every piece of my track has multiple wire feeds, on ...
220. Shortcut Keys
... menu screens in Templot TDV, making notes on the way, but again thank you for the information. Regarding my anomaly message, because I was trying each of the key combinations as I went along to make sure what I wrote was valid, I think the thing that threw me regarding the BACKSPACE Key was, that I was only moving the peg to different positions in order to check it, not realising that the repeat last action only referred to key shortcuts and menu items as under the ACTION menu, and did not include other menus and menu items that one may misconstrue as an action. In my mind, moving the peg was an action, sorry about being wrong in that. At least I am now aware (or have been reminded) of the fact, and will not make that mistake again. I still intend to continue and write the help guide, in doing it, has brought up some interesting insight as to what actually happens to the template when you do the key(s) operation. Thanks again for the info ...
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