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... topic: 3441 Omitting background shapes from the output posted: 6 Jun 2019 15:18 from: Stephen Freeman Hi, As you know you can "switch off", shapes from appearing on the screen. Handy if you later want to put them back. rather annoyingly they still print, whether they are visible on screen or not. I've had to go through and delete them rather than just rely on a single click to hide them. Last edited on 6 Jun 2019 15:22 by Stephen Freeman posted: 6 Jun 2019 16:14 from: richard_t Stephen Freeman wrote: Hi, As you know you can "switch off", shapes from appearing on the screen. Handy if you later want to put them back. rather annoyingly they still print, whether they are visible on screen or not. I've had to go through and delete them rather than just rely on a single click to hide them. I thought that's what the "show on output" option did- controlled if they appeared on the print or not: ...
... own design. I'm happy to use switched crossings in a slip if it will make them easier to build. The bit I'm struggling with is the equal or unequal angles. Surely by definition an irregular crossing will have different angles. I thought that is why they are 'irregular'. Clearly I was wrong. Not the end of the world though, as nothing has been laid as yet. I'm just going to have to look at the plan again to correct some issues. Shame really, as looking at the crossings on print by eye, they looked great. I happen to like large radius pointwork so always use C10's or larger in most applications. Will coming down to 1:7 crossings mean changing the turnouts as well? My gut feeling says yes, but I have to ask the question. Last edited on 18 Nov 2011 16:09 by Gordon S posted: 18 Nov 2011 16:26 from: Martin Wynne Gordon S wrote: Surely by definition an irregular crossing will have different angles. I thought that is why they are ...
303. metafiles!
... : 7 Nov 2019 11:21 from: Martin Wynne I'm pleased to say that after several trips round the houses I've got something working which I think we can live with. It's a bit clunky -- several things which would have worked in Delphi don't seem to work in Lazarus. That might become clearer when I've spent a lot more time on Lazarus. But I think we have enough to provide the EMF exports (no WMF -- there are online converters if anyone wants the old WMF format), and the print-page previews. Whether it is enough to work in the Sketchboard remains to be seen. Because of licensing issues that will have to be in a separate helper exe anyway, at least for the present. It might even become a separate program in its own right TemplotSketch (closed-source). Likewise TemplotPDF perhaps, for the PDF export, which also relies on metafiles. cheers, Martin. posted: 10 Nov 2019 02:11 from: Martin Wynne The metafile export is now working in T3 quite well ...
... Roberts Got that thanks Martin. That's got the basic question answered. posted: 20 Jun 2019 23:07 from: Ariels Girdle Julian Roberts wrote: Yes of course, Ariels. I think it's the NLS 50" map. Assuming it is,there are convenient grid lines on it, but what is the distance between each line? The individual maps on the NLS site have a scale at the bottom eg http://maps.nls.uk/view/82891767 There was a full track plan and signalling diagram for St Enochs printed in Mechanical Railway Signalling by H Raynar Wilson early in the 20th century. Probably too early for you though. posted: 20 Jun 2019 23:32 from: Martin Wynne Ariels Girdle wrote: The individual maps on the NLS site have a scale at the bottom eg http://maps.nls.uk/view/82891767 But as I keep saying, if you use Templot to make the screenshot, it will do the model scaling for you. Martin. posted: 21 Jun 2019 12:56 from: Julian Roberts Martin ...
305. Epson 1270 printer
... topic: 1441 Epson 1270 printer posted: 2 Apr 2011 11:23 from: Martin Wynne For many years I have had an Epson 1270 A3 photo printer. Over the years it has printed some superb A3 photos and Templot track plans. But it has always been temperamental -- reporting errors, occasionally stopping in mid-print, refusing to start, making funny noises. I obtained the best-quality printer cable I could find, and installed it on several different systems. Nothing made any difference. It always compared very unfavourably with my trusty 11-year-old HP 720C which has performed faultlessly always -- I can't remember a single error or problem with the 720C, it is still going strong and used daily. Earlier this week the 1270 was so bad that I finally lost temper with it, and it was on its way to the skip. Then I noticed on the back of it something which I had not noticed before (or forgotten) -- a USB socket. When I first obtained this printer USB was ...
... the sketchboard, and I'm dreading the task of writing the Help notes for it. At present the preferred method is to group by marker colour -- which unlike the clunky "remembered groups" function (due for the chop) is saved in the file. Just select the group and set a unique marker colour for it. Then when you want to recreate the group, group> group select> select by marker colour... menu item. Marker colours apply only to the pad, they are not used for printing (for printing in different colours use mapping colours). The advantage of this method is that it is self-indicating on the pad, it doesn't need any other indication of which templates are in which group. You retain access to the individual templates, and you can move them into or out of the group just by changing their marker colour and then reselecting the group. In effect the colour becomes a visible "tag". Don't forget also that you can keep your groups each in its own file (save ...
... has been working fine previously. Firefox (all versions) is working fine on this site for me, and for other members. Check that you are not preventing Firefox from accepting cookies from 85a.co.uk -- Tools> Options> Privacy> Cookies> Exceptions. regards, Martin. posted: 7 Jul 2011 15:13 from: Phil Chudley Thanks Bruce and Martin, The Printer dodge worked! Templot is up and running again, we have two printer connections (they are the same printer actually, one connection B/W printing one for Colour printing), setting the B/W as the default works perfectly, but using the Colour as default and... crash!!... So thanks again Will investigate the Firefox issue further I have version 5.0 and all cookie settings appear to be OK with no Exceptions entered Cheers Phil posted: 7 Jul 2011 15:28 from: John Shelley Phil Chudley wrote: Thanks Bruce and Martin, The Printer dodge worked! Templot is up and running again, we have two printer connections ( ...
... rack movement is only 2.5mm. The top of the rack has holes at 18mm and 9mm centres that enable 4mm or 2mm switch blades to be driven independantly but together thus avoiding fatigue failures of soldered tie bars. I have also incorporated holders for Hall Effect sensors or micro switches to allow position feedback. 3137_301828_240000000.jpg I have attached in the message below an article that will appear in the December edition of the MERG Journal that describes the development of this mount and gives more details of it. I have attached the STL files for 3D printing the mount. The Mount itself can be printed in PLA with a 0.2mm layer thickness and 0.4mm nozzle. The gears are best printed in PETg with a 0.15mm layer and 0.25mm nozzle although PLA seems to be OK. If you have any comments or questions about the mount please post them here. Thanks Fraser Attachment: attach_2936_3536_Mount.zip 114 posted: 30 Oct 2019 23:43 from: FraserSmith MERG article attachmment. Fraser Attachment: attach_2937_3536_Development_of_a _Rack_and_Pinion_Servo_Mount.pdf 173 posted: 31 Oct 2019 11:54 from: Howard Fraser, Nice article. ...
309. Sleeper colour
... topic: 3504 Sleeper colour posted: 23 Sep 2019 11:13 from: johnbirch72 I want to use a Templot print out as part of a scaled down mock up model for a new project. Can I change the colour of the sleepers on the print out? John posted: 23 Sep 2019 11:26 from: Martin Wynne johnbirch72 wrote: I want to use a Templot print out as part of a scaled down mock up model for a new project. Can I change the colour of the sleepers on the print out? Hi John, Sure. And all the other colours. Go here in Templot version 2.23.c 2_230623_300000000.png Very shortly I shall be releasing version 2.23.d of Templot with a slight change: 2_230623_310000001.png cheers, Martin. posted: 23 Sep 2019 11:34 from: johnbirch72 Thanks Martin. Not sure how I missed that. Regards John Parts of Templot Club may not function unless you enable JavaScript (also called Active Scripting) in your browser. Templot Club> Forums> Baffled beginners> Sleeper colour about Templot Club Templot Companion ...
... topic: 1817 Invisible P D F output posted: 5 Feb 2012 22:46 from: R A Watson Can anyone help before I go completely mad? I have been trying most of this afternoon to convert my drawing to a P D F, in order to pass it to my friendly works printing contractor who is willing to print a full size banner copy for me. Each time when the process is completed and the message comes up that the job has been done I accept the invitation to view the finished document, only to find that the page displayed is the correct size but completely blank! Having done this procedure before with complete success I am not sure what is going wrong this time. Does any one out there have any suggestions, I am using T D V with Adobe already installed on the machine working on Win7. Thanks in anticipation, Wally posted: 5 Feb 2012 22:55 from: R A Watson This is a good example of "sods law"! Immediately after posting this I noticed the previous messages on ...
... topic: 2455 P4 18.83 test track build for Tor Giffard posted: 9 May 2014 16:18 from: Dave M undefined Aft'noon all, My chosen route re the Templot track plan for Tor Giffard was to create the basic track plan for the layout myself and then commission Stephen Freeman at Borgrail to translate my efforts into a 'ready to print' and build trackplan. This approach would hopefully avoid my needing to spend considerable time learning about the niceties of Templot, instead I could get on with layout construction etc before moving on to track building. I am now at the stage where I need to practice track building (having no experience in this area to date) ready for a start on the real trackwork for TG. As a member of two Scalefour Society area groups I recently took along a suitable baseframe and Templot print section in the hope of canvassing opinion for a test track build 2297_091103_500000000.jpg The members of the S4 area group felt that a challenging test track build was the way to go and I therefore chose the above section. This won't ...
312. Thunderbird - OT
... with everything. I have received numerous complaints that 'the C+ L on line web site isn't working', when it is Norton that is blocking the pop ups that are essential for it to work. So you can be sure that I would never go near Norton. In fact, at 2040hrs, I am still here at my desk. In fact I have just succeeded in downloading mail and orders from the finescale.org.uk server. The problem now- and isn't there always one more problem? is that my internet orders and printing out in 4 point type and no matter what I do, I cannot enlarge it.... :-) (But at least in the process I have learned how to insert smileys...). Thanks to everyone for the patience. -- Regards Brian Lewis Carrs- C+ L Finescale http://www.finescale.org.uk Tel:+ 44 1 275 852 027 Fax:+ 44 1 275 810 555 posted: 20 Jun 2007 17:59 from: Martin Wynne -- --- from ...
313. Flatbottom Track
... the way and some time ago tried it out. I am intending to use Templot to design trackwork for an N gauge set up, so measuring my Peco Code 80 track with my somewhat dodgy Digital Vernier Caliper I came to the conclusion that the rail foot width is 1.3mm and the rail head .6mm. These measurements may or may not be precisely accurate but this does not affect my findings. Using Martin's suggestion to use the real> rails> rail section data menu item I entered the rail head as s1.3mm. When I printed out the test template not surprisingly the rails were 1.3mm wide and the gauge was 9mm between the inside edges. So I came to the conclusion that this was not the way to go because aligning the Peco rail with either edge or centering on those printed could not possibly give me a 9mm gap between the running faces of the rails. I hasten to point out that I am not an engineer nor do I have a background in this type of work so I may be completely off the track but my conclusion was that ...
... topic: 3396 Importing and scaling background plan posted: 18 Mar 2019 01:09 from: Mike Wilks Hi. Suspect this is covered somewhere but cannot find it. I have a scan of a hand drawn trackplan that represents 16 real feet. The scan is appx 25cm long when printed. It is a .jpg file. Therefore I assume that the scale is appx 20:1. I can import it but cannot work out how to tell templot what the scale is- at the moment I have a length of O gauge plain track the same size as the scan.... Attachment: attach_2805_3396_o_gauge_plan_3.jp g 170 posted: 18 Mar 2019 01:39 from: Rob Manchester Hi Mike, Assuming you have set the track gauge you are using first and then imported the plan into Templot you may have something like this :- 2001_172035_560000000.png Using the background shapes dialogue seen above you can shift and resize the image by mouse action until the size of the plan matches the original using the trackpad measurements as a guide. Rob posted: 18 Mar ...
... , or do I have to move each one individually? Select them as a group of templates. There are several ways to do that, but the easiest is to use the selection fence. Click the top tool-button with a solid black square on it (9th from the left). It goes green when clicked. Then click and drag a rectangle around the templates. You can move or rotate them as a group using the mouse actions. I'm not going to tell you which ones. Click the help> print F key chart menu item and look for "shift group" and "rotate group". And to see how to align the group with existing tracks, see: http://www.templot.com/martweb/gs_geometry.htm#shift_group_notch There are lots of functions which can be applied to groups of templates -- have a look in the group menu on the trackpad. regards, Martin. posted: 10 Sep 2012 19:45 from: John Preston Hi Richard, I can resist everything but temptation, so your schematic challenged ...
... interest and would like to share my method (which differs from all the others) Firstly, I "bend" both of the rails much as others have described- point rail to half the vee angle, splice rail to the vee angle. Next I grip both of the rails in a smooth-jawed vice (so that the point of the vee is sticking upwards clear of the jaws) and adjust them until they are exactly aligned at the correct angle (easily achieved by using a cut-out from a spare print of the template) and are both "vertical" in terms of the rail center line and the relative "level" of the rail surfaces. (I should make a little sketch of this as it is not at first obvious how to line-up the rails- let me know if anyone wants to give it a try) I then SILVER SOLDER the rails together. Before everyone moves on to the next post saying "not for me", silver soldering is DEAD EASY given the correct materials (I use ...
317. posted by email -- 3
... layout is basically 14ft. long and is entered at both ends with single line track leading into a "fan" of running lines/ loops and such like. After moving out here I re-assembled the base boards and track but I still would like to make the curves take the locos and running stock smoother. The re-adjustment must be very slight but when done I will have much smoother running. My idea is to purchase Templot to produce the curves, which mostly have turnouts in them, and lay the print-outs onto the existing track so that I can see where to make the adjustments. Is this a reasonable idea and as a learner will I be able to cope with the technology. Has Templot got plenty of tutorials and is there a "fan club" to consult? Now to the practical side of ordering. I have a bank account in the UK (I kept it so I could cope with urgent matters such as modelling) so I could send you a cheque. If I do so does the programme ...
... Hi, After much searching and pleading on various forums the kindness of someone on RMWeb resulted in the delivery of a copy of a copy of a Cowans Sheldon GA drawing of a 70ft turntable. This will allow a model to be built in due course for Bankhall. Then I noticed that it states on the drawing that the rail on the table is XXft/yard flat bottom rail. Unfortunately the figure for the weight of rail is on a fold in an earlier version of the drawing and cannot be deduced accurately from the print in my possession. Under magnification, it may be 30lbs/yard but more probably 80lbs/yard, although even this seems light. Does 80lbs/yard seem reasonable or does anyone have any better idea what it might actually be? And if so, what code of rail might be used to replicate it in 4mm=1ft scale or would it be a one-off section used on Cowans Sheldon turntables and not something that was ever used on running tracks? I'm bemused... but confident someone will know ...
... carry them need to be on top i.e. a higher number in the sequence, than the background templates that have the sleepers visible. I have done the Scissors crossover for you and if you compare the both versions, you will see what I have done. The Tandem is however a bit more of a challenge as the required rails are hidden altogether. I will have a go at it for you so that can see what it should look like, but there is nothing to stop you now from discovering the joys of printing your track plan. Use the output menu for the most accurate printouts and calibrate your printer with the calibrate option at the bottom then use the Print background templates option. Print-now! uses the printer uncalibrated and most printers have some error factor which can add up over a distance. Regards Tony. Attachment: attach_1994_2555_MR_terminus_curve d_points_v8a.box 225 posted: 6 Nov 2014 00:24 from: Tony W Martin Wynne wrote: Tony W wrote: I would expect it to be similar for Bull head track, but do not have ...
320. Sketchboard shadow
... topic: 1903 Sketchboard shadow posted: 6 Apr 2012 12:38 from: Phil O Hi Martin This morning I opened sketchboard to print off the trackplan and then went back to templot to continue shoving timbers, which was OK on the first turnout that I did but, I have moved onto the second turnout and I am getting sketchboard items coming up as well now. See below, which is slowing down dragging the screen to show the timbers which need shoving. 38_060736_310000000.png Any thoughts? Cheers Phil posted: 6 Apr 2012 12:47 from: Phil O Hi A further amendment to the above, as soon as I switch off shove timbers the sketchboard items disappear, on reverting to shove timbers the sketchboard items reappear. I have just saved everything, shut down Templot and reopened it and everything appears to be OK. Cheers Phil posted: 6 Apr 2012 13:20 from: Martin Wynne Phil O wrote: Any thoughts? Hi Phil, None at all. I can't find any link at all between the shove timber functions and the ...
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