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... , in addition to making new ones. I appreciate that you are in <rant> mode, but I think the "why oh why" remark was uncalled for. Within the resources of a one-man developer providing a free-to-use program I'm doing my best. regards, Martin. posted: 20 Aug 2014 21:32 from: Trevor Walling Hello, Instead of ranting at Martin, why can't Apple and Microsoft product users ask the appropriate companies concerned why they still insist on trying to lock their customers into using closed source product specific software. After all there are many free open source superior alternatives available these days. I think the days of operating system creators being able to dictate what people have to use on their machines is over. Best wishes. Trevor. posted: 20 Aug 2014 22:32 from: Ade Thanks, Matt and Martin for your replies. Now I know these EXE files can be renamed, all is fine now. Martin, no need to take offence at my frustration- it's just my ...
382. Symmetrical turnouts
... you may find it better to start with an irregular half-diamond template. More info here: topic 2036- message 16699 and here: topic 2036- message 13461 There is also an ancient tutorial on creating symmetrical turnouts, written before the irregular diamonds were introduced: http://www.templot.com/martweb/y_symm.htm Brian, if you need a better scan as a picture shape, Luke's original hi-res scan is here: gallery/2377/original/2377_211829_480000000.jpg Luke, there is enough information there to create a fully customized template from the prototype. But it is for 5ft-3in track gauge, which means you can't have an N gauge (9mm track gauge) version and still be fully prototypical in N scale. In American N scale (1 :160) the track gauge would be 10.0mm exactly. In UK N scale (1 :148) the track gauge would be 10.8mm. We need a bit more information here to know what you require. regards, Martin. posted: 22 Aug 2014 23:00 from: lukemac ...
383. Peco 0n30 templates
... can be printed and used for 7mm scale models. The .box file for download is at the end of this message. Standards to match NMRA H0 gauge -- note that this means you won't be able to create mixed-gauge track with standard-gauge 0 scale flangeways. 1:48 scale, 16.5mm gauge, 1.3mm flangeway, rail-head width 2" scale, flat-bottom rail. 12-degree crossing angle (1 :4.7), generic V-crossing, 1/2" blunt nose, custom curved switch not recommended for any other use. Nominal sleeper (tie) spacing is 23.25" scale. Plain track has 33ft rails, 17 sleepers per length. Sleepers 60" long and 9" wide. 2_281637_570000001.png 2_281637_560000000.png Printed template: 2_281637_570000002.png For other 0-16.5 templates, see also: topic 28 Attachment: attach_1937_2526_peco_0n30.box 557 Parts of Templot Club may not function unless you enable JavaScript (also called Active Scripting) in your browser. Templot Club> Companion> Samples and examples> Peco 0n30 templates about Templot Club Templot ...
384. Danny on The Ridge
... edited on 4 Oct 2014 13:28 by Brian Nicholls posted: 27 Oct 2014 00:06 from: Richard_Jones Hi Martin, Yes, Skye is stunning but, even without HD wide screen, that got my vertigo.... I have pursued leisure interests on Skye, overlooking the Kyle of Raasay- here's the photo to prove it! I can thoroughly recommend the holiday let as well- http://homefarms.co.uk/skye (and their other properties as well!)- no connection, just a satisfied customer best wishes Richard 1763_241750_330000000.jpg Parts of Templot Club may not function unless you enable JavaScript (also called Active Scripting) in your browser. Templot Club> Forums> Off track> Danny on The Ridge 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 this web site are ...
... topic: 2556 Odd corners of Templot posted: 23 Oct 2014 15:31 from: Martin Wynne I thought we might have a topic to mention some of the lesser-known functions and options in Templot. This one was introduced in version 206b: If you save a .box file called start.box in your \BOX-FILES\ folder, and don't choose to reload your previous session, the start.box file will be loaded automatically on start-up. This can contain whatever you want -- custom templates, library templates, a default track plan of some sort, default settings for the control template, gauge and scale, etc. It's an ordinary .box file, so you can reload it or modify it at any time. If you don't want to use this feature it's very simple -- don't save a file called start.box. The same applies to background shapes if you save a file called start.bgs in your \SHAPE-FILES\ folder. In this case however, it loads every time on start-up as there is no " ...
... , Welcome to Templot Club. Can you clarify what you are looking for? If you mean prototype drawings for narrow-gauge pointwork, they are hard to find. The "New Irish Lines" newsletter contains useful info for Irish modellers, and it would be worth contacting or joining the Irish Railway Record Society who have an excellent library at Heuston station in Dublin. If you mean you need to know how to set up narrow-gauge templates in Templot, there is more information and a Templot video in this topic: customizing for narrow-gauge It's for 7mm scale 2ft gauge, so you would need to alter some of the settings accordingly. For 3ft gauge I think you could guess at sleepers being 6ft long as a starting point. regards, Martin. posted: 15 Oct 2008 00:02 from: marc witten Many thanks Martin,its Templot gauges i was after,thanks for the info its appreciated,after i got your message a friend informed me i had some info already in a book and didnt realize it,another quick ...
... ... posted: 26 Oct 2014 16:30 from: Martin Wynne CPM wrote: I have jumped in at the deep end and maybe am being over ambitious, but you don't know until you try! Hi Chris, I believe that up to 1910 the Rhymney used flat bottom rail and I fancy trying to model this. Which data set in Templot comes closest to modelling 'old fashioned' point-work? Ideally you need a drawing or at least some dimensions of the Rhymney pointwork so that you can create matching custom templates in Templot. In the absence of that, most of the smaller pre-group companies used loose-heel straight switches. You can find a generic selection of those at the top of the list at real> switch settings... menu item. Click the? help F1 button on that dialog for some detailed notes. You didn't say which model track gauge you will be using, but if is not P4, S7, etc., you can't model loose-heel switches exactly because there is not ...
... a bit puzzled by "grouped 4 pixels with fuzzy results if not allowed for"? Just to clarify, I think your 220ppi is the physical pixel density of the screen? I'm referring here instead to the virtual dpi (dots per inch) setting which Windows uses. (Nominally to scale fonts, where 1pt= 1/72nd of an inch. So a 12pt font at 96dpi would be displayed at 96 x 12/ 72= 16 dots high.) Currently Windows uses 4 pre-set virtual dpi settings (custom settings are also possible): 2_280950_420000000.png 100%= 96dpi the traditional default setting on Windows up to Windows XP. 125%= 120dpi, preferred by many users on Windows7. 150%= 144dpi, the default setting on the latest high-definition screens. 200%= 192dpi, the default on? The next version of Templot should work fine on the first 3 settings, although some things may be a different size from previously. Perhaps you could go to Control Panel> Display and report which setting you are ...
... on the O-14 yahoo group. I don't know how to get the tiebar in the correct position on this turnout. The second turnout has been produced from a de-perspectified drawing (using GIMP) of the turnout on the loop at Chelfham on the Lynton& Barnstaple. This appears to be a 1 in 8 turnout with 10' switch blades, however I understand many of the main turnouts were 1 in 10 and this adjusts to this OK. Hi John, That's excellent. It's great to see all Templot's customizing adjustments being used, and especially from the GIMP. Can you post the original photo here? I don't know how neat the L&B timbering was, but for the square-on timbering you might want to set real> timbering> timber ends in-line. That's not a tie-bar, it's a switch drive slot -- Templot's best guess at where you need a hole in the baseboard for the drive linkage to a point-motor or whatever. There aren't any adjustments for it, and if ...
... Cheers Phil Cheers posted: 2 Feb 2015 15:34 from: Martin Wynne Hi Phil, Templot dimensions the check rails from the centre of the A timber, so you need to calculate the relevant dimensions from the GWR drawings. Here's a diagram: 2_251630_520000000.gif regards, Martin. posted: 3 Feb 2015 09:09 from: Phil O Thanks Martin I will have a look at that later. Cheers Phil posted: 8 Feb 2015 13:51 from: Phil O Hi I have finally had a go at a GW custom turnout, which has worked out pretty well except that I can't find a 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 ...
... reference points? If that's the right way for me where do I need support anyway- I think what I am trying to ask is where MUST I put some sleepers? I am not sure what makes a difference but my model track will be using FB rail and will be copperclad construction Attachment: attach_2037_2614_rob_09_1in6.jpg 184 posted: 25 Jan 2015 16:22 from: wcampbell23 Hi Start Templot and open the Gauge menu. Select the "other gauges" option. At the top left corner of the window that appears there are four custom buttons labelled a, b, c and d. Click on whichever of these you want to use- they are usually undefined. Simply enter the information for your own scale/gauge combination and away you go. Don't worry about the turnout timbering- let Templot use its settings and then shove timbers if need be. Save your first template as a future starting point for any designs in your own scale/gauge. Creating your own scale/gauge combination is easier than you think. Regards. Bill Campbell. Last ...
... . It also makes it impossible to edit the video later. Also, when repeating short sections of it several times and moving one frame at a time, a sound track is a distraction and should be turned off. What the videos do need is far more synchronised written notes on the screen, explaining what's happening. I have decided to swap to Flash format so that I can do that, although I just know some folks will end up in a tangle with browser plug-ins and so forth. I wrote a custom video player for the Templot videos based on Windows Media Player, but there seems to be a problem in Vista with that, and users with ATI graphics cards had problems with it too. Also there are now quite a few Mac users running Templot, and a change to the Flash format will allow the videos to be watched in native Mac mode. regards, Martin. posted: 21 Aug 2008 22:32 from: Hayfield Martin that works fine except that when I try and print, after loading printer data I ...
... and the way to do that is to use the V-crossing from an irregular half-diamond template rather than a turnout. One where the V-crossing is flatter than the K-crossing. The adjustments can then be made using the F9 and F10 mouse actions. I've had a go at your tandem doing that, and arrived at a half-diamond with 1:15.95 for the V-crossing and 1:6.8 for the K-crossing: 2_271132_190000000.png .box file attached below. I have done some preliminary customizing on the check rails. Breaking off now because a thunderstorm is threatening and I need to disconnect the ADSL. regards, Martin. Attachment: attach_1634_2273_stuart_tandem.box 265 posted: 27 Jul 2013 22:03 from: stuart1600 Martin, As always your very quick response is much appreciated. Haven't had chance to look at your suggestions in detail, but will do so first thing tomorrow.... Regards, Stuart posted: 28 Jul 2013 00:00 from: Tony W Hi Stuart. Martin is absolutely correct. It is ...
394. llanastr mawr
... help would be much appreciated, Many thanks in advance, Nick. posted: 12 Jul 2013 16:49 from: Martin Wynne Hi Nick, .box files from 074b should load in Templot2 without problems. To change a track plan to a different gauge or scale: First select all the templates as a group (CTRL+ A). Then go to the full gauges list (gauge> other gauges... menu item). Select the new gauge/scale setting you want on the list, or create a custom setting. Then click the convert group button at the top of the dialog. If you are converting between the exact-scale gauges, e.g. from P4 to S7, the conversion should be fine. For other conversions there's a bit of a snag. If you change the gauge:scale ratio, for example going from EM to P4, it is mathematically impossible to make a perfect conversion of an entire track plan. Each template will be correctly converted, but the lead lengths of turnout and half-diamond templates ...
... shorter) than the others, I did this by having one turnout with B semi curved switch and the other turnout with 12' loosed heeled switch, the difference between the blades tips being 9.911mm (29.7") Having succesfully done it at an angle of 1:5.25, I needed to create another symetrical 3 way with crossing angles of 1:7, doing it the same way as I have done for the 1:5.25 fails to work the point blades are only 0.86mm shorter I understand that I could do a custom version of the 12' loosed heeled switch by shortening the blades by 30" to give the results that I need Its just that I cant understand why it is different doing it on a 1:7 compared to the 1:5.25 I created the 1:5.25 by doing the following Mint new B 1:5.25 turnout semi curved switch Remove timbers Store and background Copy to control Swap Hand Move peg to fine point Change switch to 12' loose heeled Store and background Still work to be done before completion Geoff Cook ...
... ideas. If, as it appears, that the recent wee debate has firmed up your view that you have the terminology how you want it, then it will have served something of a useful purpose. My offer to help trawl the data for the index stands. regards Les posted: 10 Nov 2012 11:41 from: Martin Wynne Hi Les, Sorry if I seemed a bit churlish last night. I am indeed grateful for all ideas and suggestions. For example yesterday Julia reminded me that I hadn't yet added the custom gauge/scale settings to the saved program preferences, and I have now done that. Templot doesn't work in layers. Things get drawn on the trackpad in an order based on context. For example while a mouse action is in force the drawing order is different from when it isn't. Another example would be adding a sketchboard rectangle item. On the sketchboard it would normally be in front of the trackplan item. But when shown on the trackpad it would be behind the track templates. I agree that there is sometimes ...
... like a dream.... 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: 24 May 2007 17:24 from: Martin Wynne Hi Brian, Richard,> Not 31.5mm Richard, but we do stock 31.00mm track gauges. The Gauge 0 Guild suggestion/recommendation is 31.2mm track gauge. This is available in Templot as 0-SF in later versions, and can be easily set up as a custom gauge in earlier versions. (31.5mm is available as 0-MF, 31.0mm is available as 0-XF in all versions.) Note that changing the track gauge has an effect on the lead length of turnouts and diamonds. You can change an existing track plan using the "convert group" button on the scale/gauge list dialog, but this may require some template alignments to be re-worked. regards, Martin. posted: 24 May 2007 19:13 from: Templot User === from ...
... length. I do not expect to make the final layout that long, but there are several interesting features on the ground, including various refuges and spurs. My intention, once I have all these in proportion on the Templot plan is to create some curves to fold it all in on itself. If its any solace I am known for trying things that others realise is very difficult or even impossible. I seem to achieve my objective in about 20% of cases. I once worked for a chief chemist who told a customer that a particular process could not happen; within a few months the competitor had done it and took all the business. A salutary lesson when you are 23. Thanks again Martin. Jerry posted: 1 Mar 2012 14:41 from: Jerry Having now done as instructed, with great success, I can confirm that the radius of the Up and Down Mains work out at 190000 mm. No wonder it always seemed like a straight looking from the platforms. Following on from someone's questions about the accuracy of 1: ...
... 14 from: Martin Wynne Paul Boyd wrote: If you were to make an unprototypical sharp vee then the tip would be at the FP, wouldn't it? Hi Paul, Yes, a sharp vee would be located at the FP. But if you want to use a sharp vee, you should set the bunt nose width to zero, so that Templot shows it as such on the FP mark, and automatically adjusts the timbering so that the vee nose is supported correctly on the "A" timber. That's real> customize V-crossing> blunt nose... menu item. This is the result of setting zero: sharp_nose.png If you fit a sharp nose to the FP mark on the default templates, you end up with the nose hanging in fresh air between the timbers, as shown in the photo on RMweb. It doesn't look good like that, and it's certainly not prototypical for standard-gauge bullhead track. For light rail and narrow-gauge flat-bottom track the situation is not so clear-cut, and the ...
... 2012 08:39 from: Jerry Thanks for the template printing methods. I'll have a go at implementing them this evening. And also many thanks for the printer calibration advice. Without it I might have carried on regardless, assuming that the calibration was always correct. I will try to remember to check it at least monthly. Regards Jerry posted: 21 Mar 2012 16:09 from: Tony W Hi Jerry. In my opinion an A3 printer is definitely a worthwhile investment for Templot users and some A3 printers can print custom size paper allowing larger sheets of paper to be defined and used. The HP one I have does so (although that has been a bit of a saga in its own right) and some time ago I purchased some A1 paper and slit it down the middle to produce double length A3 sheets. I have a number of calibration files in which the length figures vary by VERY small amounts+ and- as I have found that humidity (more than temperature) can have noticable effects over that length. I use a ...
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