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341. Lack of Trap Points?
... ? undefined 1763_031617_480000000.jpg posted: 3 Dec 2014 23:00 from: Martin Wynne Hi Richard, Generally traps are provided only on Goods lines. Passenger loops on single-track lines wouldn't normally have trap arrangements. Here for example is Rubery on the Halesowen Railway: RuberyStnfromDownHome.jpg© D J Norton. Image linked from this excellent site: http://www.photobydjnorton.com Cue a space for a catalogue of exceptions: Notice also in this pic the classic arrangement of yard access via a diamond crossing to ensure a trailing access into the yard instead of a facing connection. This is a very common arrangement, although often the the diamond would have a single slip added -- see the single-slip video. Not needed here because the diamond is so close to the end of the loop. regards, Martin. posted: 3 Dec 2014 23:03 from: Richard_Jones Hi Martin Many thanks- the old adage- I learn something new every day best wishes Richard posted: 4 Dec 2014 02:16 from: Dave Summers But shouldn't the facing goods yard ...
342. Another shortcut
... CTRL+ F2 to hide or show the trackpad info and zoom dialogs: 2_302050_520000000.png For CTRL+ F2 the 2 key also works, but there wasn't an alternative for plain F2. So I have now added one -- the vertical bar character or pipe| (SHIFT+ BACKSLASH). I know I can click the corner X or the yellow buttons to hide them, and use the trackpad menu items to get them back, but the idea of shortcuts is to be able to use the keyboard for as much as possible instead of the mouse. In the next program update shortly. 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> Another shortcut 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 to top of page Please read this important note about copyright: Unless stated otherwise, ...
343. Cutting Rail joints
... to length and de-burr. Sub assemblies again are cut to size before assembly. If I am using scale (Exactoscale) fishplates I let these gap the rails, for copperclad I use a scalpel blade to gauge the gap as this looks right. Sometimes if necessary I use a cutting disk but these make a wide cut which may be slightly off the vertical For notches in the rail head (above cosmetic etched fishplates) I use a fine razor saw, again gives a nice fine cut, and have used this instead of a cutting disc at times posted: 23 Nov 2014 09:40 from: John Palmer The same page in the Walsh's catalogue to which Howard's link takes you shows a TS121 which appears identical to my Eclipse PS51 and costs only £5.80! This can't be much more than what I paid for the Eclipse between 30 and 40 years ago and I've always found it a pleasure to use- that style of handle sits very comfortably in my hand. I have always mounted my blades to cut on the push rather than ...
344. Transition links
... the case of a turnout the transition applies along the main-road. The make transition link function can create a transition curve between any two templates, but only provided several conditions are met. These conditions are not arbitrary limitations imposed by Templot, they result from the mathematics of a clothoid curve (Euler's Spiral): 1. the templates must not be concentric (parallel). So for example it is not possible to create a transition between the inner and outer tracks in curved double track. Use a slew for that instead, or a simple link. 2. in a C-curve transition there must be a significant difference in radius between the two templates. Significant means more than a few mm. Otherwise you will get at best a wiggly transition curve, or at worst the infamous "matchsticks and broken glass" effect across the entire screen. (For S-curve transitions the radii can be equal.) This also means that it is not possible to create a transition curve between two straight templates. Only one of them can ...
345. Rail joints
... rail(s) for a slip, Templot omits the wing rail joint marks because they would be in the wrong place and conflict with the switch blades. There may or may not be some real rail joints there -- prototypes vary so Templot leaves it to you to put them where/if you want them when building it. For example on the GWR there is no joint, in a GWR slip the wing rail and switch stock rail are one piece of rail, with a joint close to the diamond point rail instead. In practice for 2-rail model wiring you need insulation gaps in the rails between the switch toe (tips) and the wing rail knuckle, so you must have a rail joint there whether you want it or not. If you are modelling 3-rail, clockwork, battery or live steam you can do it properly. The same thing happens to the K-crossing wing rail joints when you select timbering as model for the diamond point rails because the timber positions are then changed. A rail joint must ...
346. Track gauge query
... "maximum" widening is shown by the green line, "minimum" widening by the yellowy-brown one. You can see that they only precisely intersect the prototype "steps" at 5.5 chains. Thus they are an "interpretation" of the prototype. For exact precision, don't use a triangular tool, get some graduated gauges (see photo below). We often use sharper curves than the prototype, so as the radius sharpens below the point that we get 0.25mm widening we should stop using the triangular tool and instead use a tool of our gauge plus 0.25mm, the C&L P4 tool of+ 0.3 is the nearest equivalent. However, no-one will be able to see the widening, so the question is, how necessary is it to have prototypical gauge widening? – as wheels in 00, EM and P4 have a narrow back to back relative to the track. In P4 we have the best part of 0.2mm more clearance than the prototype, and the flangeways are widened by 0.1mm each side. Only S4 has ...
... complete these tasks. Wayne has a topic listed on the N Gauge forum and you can see the results of my build posted there. Have a go with a turnout (available in a number of sizes) kit before committing to a more complicated kit. Regards Chris posted: 16 Aug 2019 13:05 from: Nigel Brown The individual chairs have a pin on the base for locating in the point bases. If you want to use points other than those provided for then it's possible to use the 2mm Society Easitrak chairs instead (if you're a member). Parts of Templot Club may not function unless you enable JavaScript (also called Active Scripting) in your browser. Templot Club> Forums> Templot talk> C&L now stocking fiNetrax products 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 to top of page Please read this important note about copyright: Unless stated otherwise, all the files ...
... rail end. Here I am shortening the flare length by mouse action after shortening the rail length. Here is a pic from the Scalefour web site showing such a short machined flare on a wing rail: chairs04.jpg from: http://www.scalefour.org/resources/trackdetails.html#row06 The crossing angle usually needs to be altered slightly too (F5). When adjusting the crossing angle on a partial template it is usually better in Templot2 to use F9 rather than F5. The default option on F9 is for infinite angle adjustment (instead of unit-angle stepping), and F9 doesn't change the size of the blanked-off switch. With the F5 size mouse action Templot changes the switch size to match the crossing angle, which can produce some unexpected changes to the template length when working with a partial template (if you forget to lock the switch first). regards, Martin. posted: 4 Nov 2014 18:05 from: Tony W Hundefined i Martin. Interesting picture, can't say I have seen it done quite like that before, ...
... the curve. If you are using a set of Exactoscale track roller type gauges, these come as a set of four, one for each different width. An unmarked roller gauge for standard P4 gauge and the other three have one, two or three grooves turned into them to indicate whether they have 1, 2 or 3 scale 1/4 "s of gauge widening added to the nominal track gauge. These are intended for use with track constructed using functional chairs only as they have no outer jaw to hold the rail instead relying on the chair to do this. Regarding Whitby, I was there earlier this year and they were restoring the track to platform 2 for the North Yorkshire Moors Railways use. You are probably aware of this already, but for some years Whitby was reduced to a single platform track with no round round so the relayed track may not bear much if any relation to the arrangement in photos although the track spacing will have to be very similar. I would not want you to have a wasted journey. Regards Tony W ...
350. yet another newbie
... version). Good luck with the build. All the best, Brian posted: 19 Oct 2014 20:23 from: scooter171103 hi brian just a quick update i printed my plan in full and then stuck it together and placed some of my stock on it to see how it worked and have adjusted the top set of points by moving them all 6 inchs to the left so the shortest siding is the same length as the headshunt top right. i have also done away with the three way and put in two points instead easier to build for a beginner and hopefully more reliable. cheers for no simon Attachment: attach_1976_2539_new_plan_no_3_way _final.box 186 posted: 22 Oct 2014 00:01 from: Brian Nicholls Hi Simon, Just picked up your post, after a very busy week or so. There are a few points noteworthy. You have misaligned tracks where you removed the 3 way tandem, these have 'kinks' in the run and will make building more awkward, to say nothing of the 'wobbly' running of vehicles (or worse), see images ...
... old Guage 0 wheels, and is rapidly becoming the accepted norm. Track gauge tools for 0-MF are available from Debs of this parish and from Roxey Models, and possibly elsewhere. However, 0-MF gauge tools are not available from C&L. C&L offer two gauge options: 1. 0F which is 32mm gauge with 1.75mm flangeways. This is the traditional Gauge 0 Guild Fine standard. Many modern wheels are too narrow to work properly on this, hence the preference for 0-MF 31.5mm instead. 2. 0-XF which is 31mm gauge with 1.25mm flangeways. This is deprecated and does not work properly with any wheels other than Slaters on straight or very gently curved track. Not recommended. If the track you were modifying was built to 0-MF 31.5mm it would indeed appear to be under-gauge when tested with a 32mm roller gauge. All this has been discussed at length on here and on RMweb -- you may want to refer to that before continuing to modify the track gauge. regards ...
... I might get Deansgate in as well round the bend (well I must be!) 499_220414_580000000.png That's just initial roughing out... Richard. Last edited on 22 Aug 2019 09:17 by richard_t posted: 22 Aug 2019 13:04 from: Martin Wynne Hi Richard, Wow, that's ambitious! I've been thinking of adding a new option for the grid units -- months and years. I quite like the slewed one, so I might stick with that. Did you also try using a mode 2 slew instead? It lets you adjust the lie of the curve by changing the slew factor: 2_220749_590000000.png Sorry no spare shortcut available for that. Slewing introduces a distortion to the curve, so its worth finding a setting that gives the smoothest result. p.s. I noticed you are using a negative image for the background map. Did you see in 223c that you can now do that without leaving Templot, and also reduce the contrast, with some options for the base colour? The low-contrast function can be repeated to reduce ...
... Nov 2020 15:32 from: Martin Wynne Hi Tony, To flip a plan, use the group mirror functions. Y is top-to-bottom, X is side-to-side: 2_211023_420000000.png Group select all templates if you haven't done it first. Bear in mind that if you have any double track, flipping a plan will convert trailing crossovers to facing, and vice versa. Which wouldn't be prototypical and may not permit your intended running operations. To avoid that, you could rotate the plan 180 degrees instead: 2_211030_360000000.png cheers, Martin. Parts of Templot Club may not function unless you enable JavaScript (also called Active Scripting) in your browser. Templot Club> Forums> Trackbuilding topics> flip plan from top to bottom 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 to top of page Please read this important note about copyright: Unless stated otherwise, all the files submitted to ...
... function* on your computer. On laptops this doesn't use any battery power, the computer is turned off with the entire current computer state stored on disk. Templot2 needs internet access only during start-up. Alternatively you can get an internet connection almost anywhere via a mobile broadband dongle or a 3G mobile phone. The Templot start-up uses less than 1KB, so will have minimal effect on your bandwidth quota. *On older systems Hibernate is usually activated by holding down the SHIFT key and then selecting Sleep or StandBy instead of ShutDown. On newer systems Hibernate or Hybrid Sleep are usually on by default when you click Sleep. On desktop computers Hybrid Sleep allows you to turn off the computer power after going into Sleep mode. For more information see: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows7/sleep-and-hibernation-frequently-asked-questions Be aware that start-up after Hibernation may take a few minutes longer than a normal cold start. regards, Martin. posted: 29 Aug 2014 09:58 ...
... Hi Martin, I'm with you, I think version 5 is the best. Cheers Phil. posted: 25 Nov 2020 09:34 from: Tony W Hi Martin. I would second version 5. Regards Tony. posted: 25 Nov 2020 11:41 from: Martin Wynne Thanks for the feedback. A majority there for the "Spline" interpolation. But not so fast. To illustrate the minefield I'm in, if the upscaling is increased it's not so clear-cut. Going up to 720x720 pixels per tile instead of 512x512, the preference maybe swaps to the less intense "Triangle" interpolation (3. below), and "Spline" (4.) is a bit too fuzzy. To confuse the issue further I swapped to the "bright night" colour scheme for the template: 2_250612_120000000.png Zooming out to the more usual browser size, the differences are not so obvious. But we don't do track design at this level: 2_250612_120000001.png We could go higher than 720x720, but memory usage increases dramatically, and screen response speed ...
... size of A4 (there or thereabouts) is embeded in the print job... Any thoughts would be appreciated... John posted: 18 Oct 2019 13:40 from: Phil O Hi John I vaguely remember this coming up before and the answer was to reduce the length to around 9 foot, regardless of what the printer can handle. Cheers Phil posted: 18 Oct 2019 14:53 from: Martin Wynne Hi John, It's possible that you haven't made the setting on the printer to use roll paper instead of single sheets. I don't know anything about that printer but I found this on the web: 2_180952_000000000.jpg I suggest making specific settings there rather than leaving it on automatic. Also somewhere there will be a setting to tell the printer where to cut the paper. That obviously needs to be set to match a custom paper size. If no joy, a further option would be to export a single page PDF file from Templot, and try printing it from your PDF reader program. But don't use the Adobe reader, ...
... way of getting the "V" and wing rail joints in the correct places, this is only a cosmetic issue as I know they fall midway between the closed up timbering. 38_080849_160000000.png Cheers Phil Attachment: attach_2064_2607_1_in_6_GW_turnout _EM_gauge.box 223 posted: 8 Feb 2015 22:52 from: Martin Wynne Hi Phil, The first thing to change if you want to match a prototype GWR turnout is change to a generic type V-crossing. This will increase the lead length, but it will still be under scale because you are using EM instead of exact-scale track gauge. There is no way round that. You may also want to change to CLM angles, but since there is no way to get an exact scale lead length in EM, there is not much practical reason to do that. For the wing rail front, the first thing is to establish the dimension from the rail joint to the centre of timber "A". From the drawing (page 141 in the GWSG book) that is 97.5+ 3= 100.5 inches. Subtract from ...
358. metafiles!
... 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. Metafiles are vector files. That's great because instead of containing an actual image, they contain the instructions for drawing the image. Which means they don't have a fixed size and can be drawn crisply into a specified rectangle of any size. What has surprised me is how few graphics programs are able to handle metafiles properly. In fact I haven't found any. Gimp and Inkscape won't load them at all. Irfanview and Microsoft Paint convert them to bitmaps on loading, which means loading is very slow, and likewise panning and scrolling. An old version of PaintShopPro which I ...
... use the same settings. Sharing .box files is the best way of making such settings available. If you tell me the exact spacing and sleeper sizes for some flexi-track, I will post some files myself. regards, Martin. posted: 31 Mar 2015 16:56 from: Martin Wynne p.s. Dave, I may have misunderstood what you were asking. I can easily add additional entries in the gauge/scale list. For example there is some discussion on RMweb of using 1:80 scale for 00 track instead of 1:76.2. This would make the sleepers print out smaller and closer together, of course. It could be called DN Gauge (Double N, which for most of the world is 1:160). regards, Martin. posted: 31 Mar 2015 17:23 from: madscientist The library confuses me( its bad when a 20 year programmer is confused), is there a help or video posted: 31 Mar 2015 18:02 from: Martin Wynne madscientist wrote: The library confuses me( ...
... time you saved the recipe it had created a new file called "Cake Recipe Monday", "Cake Recipe Tuesday", etc., and had never changed any of the originals. Only when you have decided that the cake you made on Thursday was disgusting do you decide to delete that file. The other files you keep for future reference if needed. Friday's file might be good some time for a birthday cake, or Wednesday's would be good if you ever need a christmas cake. That's the way Templot works. Instead of Open Save Close in Templot you have only Load Keep Loading means getting the recipe details from one of the previous files. But it's mistake to say "which file is open on the screen" because that file is not going to be changed. No file is open. Once Templot has got the details from it, there is no longer any need to refer to it. You will be working on a copy of its details, not the original. If you add 3gm ginger, it won't be converting the ...
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