... they are asking for trouble. You can nick the tops and add cosmetic fishplates when its all tested. On a normal point there are only 2 'proper chars between the slide chairs and the rail end. While plastic track is strong I do feel that relying on these 2 chairs to hold the rail on thier own is asking a lot so my solution (purists look away now) it to continue the rail onto normal track bases. I always try to have rail joints in the middle of a 'panel' for ease of alignment. Hope this helps Jim Jim Smith-Wright p4newstreetlogosmall-1.jpg s4logo.jpg wfrmlogo.jpg All images in my posts© Jim Smith-Wright unless stated- please do not use or alter without permission. posted: 17 Sep 2009 21:27 from: Jim S-W Hi All the sticking point of handbuilt track is generally perceived to be the good old Vee. After all all points need them and a layout without them isn't really that much fun! In reality though theres nothing difficult about building them its just a cast of ...

... so either can move as drawn. These switches are 12ft and 14ft-6in GER pattern with a common heel position. 2_280950_180000000.jpg The full-size scan can be seen by viewing this in the Image Gallery or by clicking: gallery/2 /original/2_280950_180000000.jpg I used the longer 18ft switches in the design because you want to put the whole thing on a sharp curve. Curving this as it stands would create too sharp a radius. Alan, you might like to try changing the inner one to 15ft, and then aligning it on a common heel position with the outer 18ft switch. The switch front can be shortened if necessary, as in the drawing. One big problem with three-throw turnouts is that they often result in the V-crossings being opposite each other and therefore not properly checked for the middle road. That's just about acceptable for a straight turnout, but not a curved one like this. Derailments would be inevitable. That's why I used different crossing angles in each road, so that the V-crossings are sufficiently ...

... Attachment: attach_1461_1998_layout_100_2012_0 6_11_rev_8.box 395 posted: 29 Jun 2012 20:53 from: Martin Wynne Hi Wirey, Welcome to Templot Club. 1. I seem to have an over-laid CCE siding; easy enough to delete, but why did I get two? I've no idea unless you say what method you used. The normal process to create that siding would be to extend the turnout (F4 mouse action) then tools> make split> make separate exit track. Then F6 mouse action to curve it to the required alignment. Then main> store& background (or INSERT key). 2. The lower two of the three sidings have been formed of two sections to get the curve I wanted; is this the right way to do it? Yes, you can build up your required alignment using as many templates as you wish. You could probably improve it by using a transition curve between the two ends, and you may then be able to do it with a single template. The prototype doesn't use nice mathematical transition curves in ...

... topic: 895 Why will this not transition? posted: 11 Jul 2009 06:24 from: BruceNordstrand I am slowly working my way through my plan but this kind of thing is driving me nuts. In the attached file I am attempting to create a transition from the straight track to the curved one. Both sections of track are aligned on the background scan how I want them. Clicking on the straight section and selectiing transition causes Templot to tell me it can't do it- WHY? These are the kinds of things that are driving me nuts daily. I can see no difference in this than the videos I have watched in an attempt to grasp Templot yet it doesn't work. Any and all help appreciated... Cheers Bruce Attachment: attach_585_895_Picture_1.png 98 posted: 11 Jul 2009 08:20 from: Martin Wynne BruceNordstrand wrote: I am slowly working my way through my plan but this kind of thing is driving me nuts. In the attached file I am attempting to create a transition from the straight track to the curved one. ...

... There are other matters more urgent, such as the irregular diamonds, gaunt turnouts, and mouse-adjustable check rails. That's without thinking about the Sketchboard. And I'm still working on saving Preferences files. In the meantime there is a workaround which gets you half way to what you want. You can put a duplicate template under each one, with its rail "width" set to a dummy dimension to give the outer rail foot line. This gives you one of the foot lines, to which the rail can be aligned. See the template below this. Assuming your rails are vertical (for soldered copper-clad), measure the rail head width and the foot width. Add them together and divide by 2. This gives you the dummy dimension equal to the distance from the running face of the rail to the outer edge of the rail foot. Convert it to prototype size and enter it as the rail head "width" at real> rails> rail section data... menu item. If the model rail section is ...

... www.templot.com/martweb/tut5e.htm -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- In version 091c you can do those things, but in addition you can 3. Click tools> make branch track menu item, which creates a siding directly. or 4. Store the turnout template on the background and then use F7 snapping -- create a new length of plain track, then using F7 mouse action move one end of it close to the turnout exit. It will snap into alignment as a siding. You can then adjust it as before. or 5. Store the turnout template on the background and then create a new length of plain track. Click on the turnout, and then click the peg/align tools> snap the control template onto background template> at CTRL-6 TVJP item on its pop-up menu. -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- 1 or 3 are the simplest methods since they require only a single click. ...

... Odd printing result: topic 1540 Large format printing service: topic 1530 Printing Background shapes: topic 1473 Print of Timbering Data?: topic 1438 Printing templates on A3: topic 1415 Exporting sleeper only to .dxf: topic 1389 Background Picture Printing: topic 1359 Printing a single slip template: topic 1349 Printing from PDF....: topic 1315 PDF export?: topic 1263 Printing problem: topic 1195 Printing: topic 1171 Printers v Plotters: topic 1161 template printing: topic 1148 Printing to PDF Files: topic 930 print alignment: topic 1070 Print Alignment Problems: topic 1044 Slightly OT- What A3+ Inkjet Printer: topic 1066 Printing -- changing the flangeway gap: topic 1037 Size of print area: topic 1018 Printing on A3 landscape: topic 1013 Printing problem: topic 1002 Track disappears when using print group....: topic 969 Waterproof tough paper for printed templates: topic 922 Printing for a layout diagram: topic 878 Printing rail footprint on template: topic 846 Printing: topic 813 Printing the PDF tutorials: topic 784 Printer ...

... Quick mode tool buttons has made space for me to squeeze in a couple more beginner buttons -- roam and rotate: 2_090624_130000000.png regards, Martin. posted: 9 Aug 2012 12:35 from: Geoff Cook Why are roam and rotate considered to be beginners buttons posted: 9 Aug 2012 14:13 from: Martin Wynne Geoff Cook wrote: Why are roam and rotate considered to be beginners buttons? Hi Geoff, Shift and Rotate are needed when starting a track plan to get the first template to the correct position and alignment. Everything could be shifted and rotated later of course, but experience suggests that beginners are always keen to get a baseboard rectangle defined and the first template positioned within it. Rotate can also be useful when printing individual construction templates, by arranging them diagonally across the printed page to fit on a single sheet. After inserting a turnout in existing plain track, Roam is the easiest function to use to adjust the turnout position, because it does not modify the template alignment. The aim of the "beginner buttons" is ...

... but what about an aerosol can of 3m Spraymount, allows repositioning before it goes off and then grips very well. Phil posted: 18 Nov 2010 18:12 from: Glen Suckling newport_rod wrote: What experience to other Templotters of gluing plots down have? And advice would be appreciated. I use a spray adhesive made for scrapbooking. A light spray on the track bed and a VERY light spray on the back of the template. It acts like a contact cement but you have a little more time to get the template aligned properly before it sets. Even if it does set you can still peel the template off although it will probably be unusable after removal. I have not noticed any appreciable stretching or shrinkage of the paper The brand name that I use (in the USA) is "Elmer's Multi-Purpose Spray Adhesive" I am sure that something similar must be available in the UK. I also use it to glue cork roadbed to the baseboard. Glen posted: 18 Nov 2010 21:13 from: Andrew Fendick Hi, You ...

... the Tools menu and it will create a single or double slip from a background and control template that overlap within sensible limits. Rob posted: 3 Dec 2018 18:04 from: Martin Wynne Hi Rob, The auto-slip function can create only regular slips. Paul is trying to create an irregular slip (curved track over straight). Hi Paul, Have the two plain tracks crossing, one in the control template, and the other as a background template. Click on the background template, and then peg/align tools> make diamond-crossing at intersection. This will give you the underlying irregular diamond, to which you can then add the slip switches and slip roads as in the video for manually-created slips. You may find it easier to curve the straight track to match the curved track radius. (It must be an exact match, copy the curved track into the control, and then peg it on to the turnout.) You will then make a regular diamond-crossing at the intersection instead. Delete the ...