... the transition curve would be more gentle than the current MAX SPIRAL limit permits.", and the slews I've tried don't look very good, and break my minimum radius. Has anyone any suggestions? TIA Richard. posted: 23 Jan 2009 20:31 from: Martin Wynne Hi Richard, There are some ideas at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/templot/message/3400 But you should be able to do it with a slew. Have you tried selecting a mode 2 slew, for which you can adjust the slew factor by mouse action? Over what length/angle of turn do you want to link these circles? Is this a loop on single-track or increasing separation on double-track? regards, Martin. posted: 24 Jan 2009 09:32 from: richard_t Martin Wynne wrote: Hi Richard, There are some ideas at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/templot/message/3400 But you should be able to do it with a slew. Have you tried selecting a mode 2 slew ...

... to tandem a B8L (1420mm) and C9R (5314mm), but can't seem to get it right- any suggestions? Also for some reason I couldn't change one of the Templates to marker colour.. Richard Jones posted: 18 Jul 2011 15:27 from: Martin Wynne Richard_Jones wrote: I've been working through the Tandem turnout video a step at a time and have a small query- do you always set the extra "vee" at 4.5? Hi Richard, The middle V-crossing angle has to be adjusted to match the rails. 1:4.5 is just a useful starting point. Generally with a bit of practice you can guess the angle quite closely. Note that this adjustment will be much easier in the next Pug -- why not join the development group and try it in the TDV? Gaunt turnouts are now available, mainly for this very purpose -- to provide a V-crossing as a partial template in which the crossing angle and turnout radius can be independently adjusted. template> gaunt options> gaunt turnout ...

... topic: 1059 This Is It posted: 5 Mar 2010 17:13 from: Dellboy Hello folks Well I've now drawn a line under my Templot EM gauge layout and expect to start track building soon! All the baseboards were finished last year based on the 'finalised' layout but the detailed finishing-off by refining alignments, adjusting check rails& timbering etc, plus of course some tinkering about with it have only just managed to be completed. Congratulations to Martin for such a brilliant program. The layout is completely freelance. It consists of a main station, a single line branch and an 8 train turntable for the storage sidings element. Maximum train length of six carriages plus loco. I have two fully interlocked signal frames for controlling the points& signals, one for the station the other for the branch, on order from Modratec. Huge credit to Harold of Modratec for the design of these using their SigScribe program. The working potential of the station has been a major consideration for me and has resulted in a rather complex S&C ...

... , That does clarify the colours. My difficulty is duplicating my reference design is dimensioned to 9.5 meter from the Fine Point of the V-Crossing to the Datum "Joint" (term used above). I can not get the dimensions less that about 10.5 meter without altering the V-Crossing to less than the 1:7. 1:7 is correct for all the other dimensions. I can not find a solution which allows me to reduce the Joint-FP length Perhaps I need to leave this long and adjust all the other dimensions to compensate for the longer entrance, but I expect there is a better solution. Paul posted: 15 May 2013 11:52 from: Martin Wynne Franz wrote: My difficulty is duplicating my reference design is dimensioned to 9.5 meter from the Fine Point of the V-Crossing to the Datum "Joint" (term used above). I can not get the dimensions less that about 10.5 meter without altering the V-Crossing to less than the 1:7. 1:7 is correct ...

... to replicate NSW Government Railway point characteristics, particularly sleeper layout. My dramas so far: 1. My single slip L/H point blades do not flow into the stock rail properly. My R/H points blades are fine. Realistically it wont affect building the slip but I would like to know where I went wrong; 2. My track plan includes a passenger siding bay within one of the platforms. I specified a track spacing between adjacent track of 85mm however Templot has drawn it at 71mm and I can not adjust further; 3. I am after a plain track and point sleeper spacing of 600-628mm between centres (prototype). When I go to 'real' and then adjust point timbering it seems to only adjust the middle set of sleepers. I do not know how to adjust the plain track sleeper spacing. It seems there are only pre-set values i.e. 60ft rail/25ft sleeper spacing options. I have tried the customised spacing option however it seemed I would have to input the spacing of every sleeper on ...

... curves posted: 13 Oct 2017 10:04 from: Damien Morris 0eda7dda3d887297a0b1fb0a1ed4cfd0.p ng What is the best way to line up and bridge the 2 turnouts on 2 expanding parallel curves? Last bit needed before I have to go back over the layout and go through sleepers. Attachment: attach_2531_3107_conwy.zip 216 posted: 13 Oct 2017 11:50 from: John Palmer I would do it by making TL533 the control template, then making the crossover by using Tools -> make ordinary crossover. Before doing this, however, you need to adjust the turnout side adjacent track centre for TL533 so that the crossover thus formed aligns with the adjacent down main line (PR477). Because TL533 and PR477 aren't running parallel here, you will need to pick an arbitrary point on PR477 at which to measure its current offset from TL533 then make some adjustments after the crossover is created.2129_130634_140000000.png As the image shows, I picked a point on TL533 lying opposite the expected mid point of the crossover, slid the peg to this point with Ctrl-F8, placed the notch under the ...

... involved route restrictions because of clearance issues. Even on modelled 6'/1800mm radius curves, there is still a substantial visual difference between track centres spaced at 99mm and 84.6mm (not 80.6!). I suspect that the clearances quoted for UK-outline stock in the Gauge 0 Guild Manual have stood the test of time and scrutiny by a generation of modellers and will suffice for most of us. Clearly, the modeller will need to decide what the maximum dimensions of the stock he/she intends to operate are and adjust the track centres accordingly- which is where we came in! My apologies to non-7mm scale modellers, but the arguments still apply irrespective of your chosen scale. Dave posted: 22 Feb 2012 14:06 from: Tony W Hi Dave. Not sure where your figure of 2820mm for track centres comes from as 11'2" works out at 3403.6mm which does scale at about 78mm for O scale. Tony. posted: 22 Feb 2012 14:15 from: Martin Wynne Tony W wrote: Not sure where your ...

... it? Cheers posted: 30 Aug 2010 17:39 from: Martin Wynne JFS wrote: The only improvement might be to tweak the colours- is there a re-colour image button? Hi Howard, There are two ways to add drawings on the sketchboard page. 1. You can draw directly using the sketchboard controls. The Engine Shed in this view was created that way. This way you can create coloured rectangles, circles, and lines, similar to the existing background shapes functions -- but much easier to adjust, stretch, rotate, combine, items. It's tedious to add fine detail using this method, but very easy to change colours, line thicknesses, etc. Such drawings are vector graphics, so they don't break up as you zoom in on them. Such drawn items can be shared as .sk9 files. 2. You can add a bitmap image created elsewhere in a full drawing package such as DrawPlus or CorelDraw. The Goods Shed in this view was added that way. This way makes it easier to create fine ...

... the main road for both switches. Or single-sided (both the same hand), where an outer road is the main road for both switches. Or they can be type 2 tandems (less common) where the second switch is in the turnout road of the first switch instead of the main road. The two turnouts can be dozens of different sizes, or quite odd sizes. The V-crossings can each be regular, generic, or curviform type. If regular type, the turnout lead lengths can be adjusted by changing the crossing entry straight. Somehow you have to find a way through this maze and find a workable design which fits your site. It is nearly always possible, but in the process there are several issues which you have to keep in mind and look out for, otherwise it won't work. Here are some of the things to watch for on a single-sided tandem: 2_022021_130000001.png 1. The first thing to look at is the relative position of the two switches when snaking the one over the other. ...

... "How_to_Construct_an_Irregular_Diam ond_Crossing_v2.pdf" below). I have decided to re-post the currently available version so that people who need such a document can use it straight away, however, I have discovered two important errors in the guide which need attention, so am listing the details here and now, but will eventually correct these errors and include them in a version 3 of the guide, which hopefully will be posted shortly when time permits. The first of the errors is related using the F5 size key, which is used to adjust the turnout side of the templates. It is wrongly stated in the guide that you should do the following: Then select< action>< F5 sizing options>< length locked>. The correct instructions should be as follows: Then select< action>< F5 sizing options>< length free (CNTRL+ pgUp)>. Next, use< action>< mouse actions: real>< adjust turnout size only (F5)> When the icon window for the F5 size appears, do the following: ...