... and am planning on building a 3-way to save space and minimize the radius squeeze.. I know these are not technical terms but is it a 3 way or mor like 2 curved points very close together? I have taken the largest radius as the longest road and the middle as the next and the inside as the shortest is this the best way to achive this I will try uploading a pic later from home.. Regards Tom posted: 9 Aug 2007 18:30 from: Paul Boyd Hi Tom Any tandem turnout is basically two (or more) turnouts very close together- so close that they overlap. If you think of them as two turnouts rather than a big, complicated formation they become very easy to draw and build. It sounds like both turnout roads are diverging from the same side- is that the case? If so, you will need to be careful with minimum radii and watch where the K-crossings go. Cheers posted: 9 Aug 2007 19:18 from: its_all_downhill Hi Paul Thanks for the ...

... , at 44.67mm, but I would have been inclined to increase this to 50mm, since some of the curves are approaching minimum radius. However, this would have needed changes to the side banking at the lower far left of the plan, in order to get the tracks in. It is already very tight there anyway, so you may need to modify those banks. I have tried to maintain all the turnouts to a 1:6 crossing angle, but have had to change one which is part of a 3 way tandem at the centre of the plan. I had to use a 3 way tandem, because there was no room to allow a single turnout to be below the crossover at that point. I have tried to keep the baseboard joints clear of any complex track work, but could not avoid the crossover and 3 way in the centre. However, this will need looking at again, as there may be something that can be done, it depends upon how much one can transition the turnouts, or possibly move then sufficiently to ...

... topic: 1917 Help needed with Tandem posted: 10 Apr 2012 07:50 from: its_all_downhill Hi all, I have been happily using Templot for some time now and have managed to become relatively proficient with it at least to my needs, but I still have one stumbling block that has gotten the better of me at every attempt! Tandems.... So this Easter weekend I set out to overcome this problem. Setting up 2 laptops so that I could view on one and do on the other, following the tandem video that Martin created. I even wrote out the steps from the video so that I could see each command before using it. I have attached my box file for your perusal and have managed to get as far as placing the third crossing on the the k crossing. Please excuse the ignorance of technical terminology as I have so far happily used Templot in blissful prototypical ignorance. Couple of points that may help me to understand the makeup of the tandem is.. is the creation of the 3rd x-ing ...

... topic: 3634 Print Settings posted: 4 Apr 2020 10:08 from: Eve Wallis Hi All, I am a raw beginner to Templot 2.25D, a friend has sent me a template of a tandem turnout, this prints out on two pages of A4, I have an A3 capable printer (Epson WF-7610). I've tried repeatedly to get the template on a single sheet of A3 to no avail by using various output menu's, what haven't I done or what have I done wrong? I'm running Templot on an iMac via crossover. posted: 4 Apr 2020 12:33 from: Martin Wynne Eve Wallis wrote: Hi All, I am a raw beginner to Templot 2.25D, a friend has sent me a template of a tandem turnout, this prints out on two pages of A4, I have an A3 capable printer (Epson WF-7610). I've tried repeatedly to get the template on a single sheet of A3 to no avail by using various output menu's, what haven't I done or what have I done wrong ...

... attach the box file. The station is loosely based on St. Agnes on the GWR Chacewater to Newquay line. The only station with only an island platform on a single track line that I could find. I have assumed the station to be on a line that has been taken over by a preservation society, and they have built carriage sidings and a loco depot just down the line from the station. The mix of turnouts in this area being deliberate, reflecting the wide source the track has been acquired from. The tandem 1:7 /1 :9 in the goods yard hasn't been finished as I don't know how to. Also, there should be a catch point at the 1:5 crossover/1 :8 end of the station of a similar design to the one at the other end, but I couldn't get it to look right. Hence my largely unsuccessful attempt to incorporate it into one end of the 1:5 crossover. MegaPoints Controllers have produced stickers for customers to attach to their layouts advertising that they are using ...

... topic: 935 Tandem Points posted: 14 Sep 2009 16:23 from: Mark Leigh Hi All, I've just been attempting to create a C8 RH/ A6 LH Tandem Point. I'm having some difficulty in figuring out if i can add wing rails to the end if the crossing vee located in the centre track. If anyone has any ideas or just fancy a play i've downloaded the .Box file. Mark Attachment: attach_649_935_Tandem_C8LH-A6RH.box 237 posted: 14 Sep 2009 16:59 from: John Preston Hi Mark Martin has a tutorial at http://www.templot.com/martweb/video_list.htm that shows just how to put the wing and check rails in as you wish them. Regards John P posted: 14 Sep 2009 17:05 from: Martin Wynne Mark Leigh wrote: I've just been attempting to create a C8 RH/ A6 LH Tandem Point. Hi Mark, Have you watched the video about creating tandem turnouts? It's in the video list at: http://www.templot.com/martweb/video_list.htm There is a detailed guide to what's ...

... topic: 3425 Flangeway Clearances- 3 Way Tandem Turnout posted: 4 May 2019 04:06 from: Roger N Hello All, I have recently produced an EM-FS "shunting plank" design in Templot to learn track building and to test out stock before moving up to a layout. This design includes a LH/RH tandem turnout created using the "Make 3-way tandem turnout" tool which worked well except for a couple of issues regarding clearances. I am unsure how to best adjust the following in a prototypical manner. 1. How much adjustment can be made to the LH wing rail for the middle crossing to create a flangeway without affecting wheel movement through the crossing? 2. How much adjustment can be made to the associated middle crossing check rail on the RH turnout side, again without affecting wheel movement through the crossing? 3134_032304_090000000.png Additionally, I can identify the switch type for the LH turnout as B but do not know how to interpret the switch type for the RH turnout from the component data. I have attached ...

... next Tuesday, visiting my parents, so I won't be online much as they will probably have a list of jobs they can't manage themselves these days. posted: 11 Nov 2017 11:57 from: madscientist Personally I don't see much point to a live chat session for applications like templot. There is little you can do in such sessions, other then field fairly generic Q&A.s. If you are looking for" screen time" I would( humbly) suggest that a updated series of videos, on issues like tandems, and other more esoteric things are a better application of your time and your" adoring" fans can watch it at their own pace and time As regards documention, the trend in this YouTube scant attention world is to move to video blogging rather then written dcumention Personally I think that's the way to go for documentation Dave Last edited on 11 Nov 2017 12:00 by madscientist posted: 11 Nov 2017 12:25 from: Martin Wynne madscientist wrote: If you are looking for" screen time" I would( ...

... topic: 3694 How to define size of second road of tandem turnout? posted: 10 Jun 2020 08:31 from: William Williamson I've got a scissors formation I'm modelling- and opposing corners have a slip and a threeway. The slip is fine, but the threeway is causing me a bit of head-scratching. I require a 1:6 turnout angle on the scissor side, but the other side can be as wide as is needed. The 'create tandem' function however always seems to insert the second road 'inside' the first route, so in this case it has created a 1:4.93 tandem: HGQvrOV.png http://i.imgur.com/HGQvrOV.png I'd be happy for this to be a 1:8 or above, but not sure quite how to ensure that. I could build it in reverse, with the 'first' road going towards the top of the plan and then generate a tandem to create the turnout that's part of the scissors- but if I were to build it in reverse, I'm not sure how I ...

... when not wanted. The much better and intended way to use snapping is via the snap functions in each template's menu: 2_191845_420000001.png so that you have control over which template is being snapped onto and exactly where within it. Alternatively you can use the original low-level peg and notch functions, which give you total control of every possible alignment option. They are explained at: http://templot.com/martweb/gs_geometry.htm so that I could work out for myself how to make a three way The problem there is that tandem turnouts are probably the most difficult to design because so many inter-related factors have to be taken into account. Actually within Templot it is quite straightforward, the complexity is in the initial prototype design to create a viable arrangement. I can easily make a tutorial to create a specific size of tandem, but it won't necessarily apply to any other size of tandem. Something may have to be changed, or moved, or done differently. You then get a write-up containing so many ifs and buts and on ...