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... topic: 3017 Constructing Turnouts on Templot Drawings posted: 22 Apr 2017 11:17 from: leswaters Hello Thanks to this forum I have had a breakthrough this week on getting large Templot drawings printed by a commercial printer. My project is a large garden railway in O gauge where there are some complex crossings. All the drawings have been completed in Templot and I am currently working in my garden shed where an eight road fiddleyard is required. My concerns are as follows. Up to now I have built turnouts on melamine boards where I have used spray on photo mount adhesive to stick the Templot drawing down. Then I use double sided sellotape to hold the sleepers in place. Finally, the chairs and rail are installed. When completed I carefully lift the whole assembly off the double sided tape. This works well for single points but when I come to build larger crossing, say a double scissors, I would prefer to build the assembly in situ on the baseboard. However, with the layout being exposed to the elements I am concerned about ...
... .CDR, ,AI file, I can work from these. I can also work from bitmaps. But before you do anything, please liaise with me regarding colours. With lasers, everything works by colours and I can email a specific palette to you. Regards Brian Lewis posted: 21 Dec 2008 15:49 from: Ian Everett This wonderful news. At first I thought it was April 1st but then I realised it really was Christmas! Surely there is scope here for Brian and Martin to cooperate- how about "Print for C&L Lasercutter" as an option in Templot? Ian posted: 21 Dec 2008 18:52 from: Brian Lewis Ian Everett wrote: Surely there is scope here for Brian and Martin to cooperate- how about "Print for C&L Lasercutter" as an option in Templot? Ian The geometry of our turnouts differs marginally from Martin's. It would have been easy for me to start by using Templot designs, but that would have incurred using someone else's property rights. I do not know how to ...
... Hayfield Nigel The good thing about the Exactoscale range in 4 mm scale is that they have a range of additional chairs, admittedly for LMS/BR but most can be used with other regions. Bridge and small chairs for when rails converge, check chairs, common and obtuse crossing chairs, slip and additional switch chairs all make up a range which saves chopping chairs In 7 mm scale sadly from C&L and Exactoscale there are only the standard, slide and bridge chairs available, another range is slowly being created in 3D printing via Shapeways, I have been of a mind to buy some but always have held back, mainly due to cost. I will bite the bullet at some point as they do look stunning and 7 mm scale will really show them off posted: 27 May 2015 08:24 from: Hayfield Rob Manchester wrote: Hi John, You mentioned about the thinner plastic sleepers curling after having solvent applied on one side. Is this noticeable within a short period of time or does the effect lay dormant and hit you later? ...
... Hi, When creating a .png file using the 'Output>export a file' menu I find that any three way turnouts do not appear on the .png image. Just wondering if I'm not doing something right or if it's a bug. Cheers.. Alan Attachment: attach_2834_3435_richmond_to_catte rick_bridge_19_may_19.png 181 posted: 19 May 2019 10:06 from: Alan Kettlewell Templot v 2.19b Windows 10 posted: 19 May 2019 10:17 from: Phil O I found that a while ago, I just added standard turnout templates over the top whilst printing and then deleted them afterwards. I think it has been mentioned that the software can only handle full templates and not the partial templates required for tandem turnouts. Phil posted: 19 May 2019 11:56 from: Martin Wynne Phil O wrote: I found that a while ago, I just added standard turnout templates over the top whilst printing and then deleted them afterwards. I think it has been mentioned that the software can only handle full templates and not the partial templates required for tandem turnouts. Hi Alan, Phil ...
... several 1:2 ,500 maps available at different dates for Boscarne Junction: http://www.old-maps.co.uk/#/Map/204180/67425/12/100954 (It's a clunky web site -- zoom out a bit if you can't see anything.) Unfortunately that site can be expensive -- £9.99 per month subscription to view the maps zoomed in far enough to see clearly (from which you could take a screen capture), or £16 for a PDF A3 download. The Alan Godfrey printed 25" maps are much less expensive, and you may find they have one which covers Boscarne Junction. You could then scan it yourself: http://www.alangodfreymaps.co.uk/corn3402.htm OS maps over 50 years old are out of copyright, so you may find somewhere else which can supply copies or scans at a lower price. For example the Cornwall County Record Office or Cornwall Libraries services would be worth contacting: http://www.cornwall.gov.uk/community-and-living/records-archives-and-cornish-studies ...
... topic: 3058 Templot a Macbook running it with Wine and file downloads and transfers posted: 30 Jul 2017 19:34 from: Michael Druiett Hello Everyone, my first post to this forum as a new member, Im enjoying learning how to use templot and have now got my single slip and tandem drawn, printed out and looking good. The learning curve has been greatly speeded up thanks to the videos as well so a big thank you for that. One frustration I am having, I am running the programme on my Mac book, and I'm using Wine as a converter to do so. The programme is working perfectly and Im able to work with it. The frustration is this: Its running each time through the set.exe file, storing saved work etc, I can't seem to get it to work and convert as an independent app and I don't know how to export import files?? Id appreciate any tips how to get over this little hiccup many thanks Michael posted: 30 Jul 2017 20:51 from: Martin Wynne Hi Michael ...
... 89.6mm& height= 119.6mm. Proof sheet dimensions are 150.3& 250.5mm. Head Factor is 99.56%; Roller Factor is 99.67%. Using 160gsm paper, outer frame width= 179.6mm& height= 240.2mm. Proof sheet dimensions are 150.5mm& 250.8mm. Head Factor is 99.78%; Roller Factor is 100.08%. Am I doing anything wrong? Are the dimensions I'm getting ok, bearing in mind the use of track gauges during construction anyway? The Printer is an HP Laserjet 5P, on a stable surface etc. The prints are being left to cool/dry for some minutes prior to measuring. Many thanks. Best Regards, Brian Tulley. posted: 8 Mar 2008 12:19 from: Martin Wynne Brian Tulley wrote: The Printer is an HP Laserjet 5P, on a stable surface etc. The prints are being left to cool/dry for some minutes prior to measuring. Hi Brian, I know little about laser printers, but I think you are running up against their inherent lack of precision due to differential heating of the paper ...
... we go from here? There is still a lot missing from the open source version, including the PDF exports and the entire sketchboard function. Should I be spending time on solving these issues? They are no 5-minute tasks. Or just leave the existing open source where it is for anyone who wants it and otherwise forget it? There is also the question of open sourcing my more recent work on Templot2. I am in the middle of a big update to the DXF exports for the 3D rendering and possible 3D printing of bullhead chairing. The code for that will need a lot of explanation and commenting to make it sensible for others to read, and I have not yet done a user interface for all the many settings or any user help notes. It seems that open sourcing everything creates a lot of extra work, and from the level of interest so far I'm not sure that it's really worth it. cheers, Martin. posted: 4 Sep 2018 14:19 from: Rob Manchester Hi Martin, Sorry you feel a little ...
... upper arm to the right length, but as I made the gap too large I drilled and taped a hole for a 6BA screw which gives some adjustment on the movement, and is probably a harder wearing material than press is cast in. best wishes Richard 1763_120614_070000000.jpg posted: 5 Apr 2020 14:53 from: Chris Noble Martin Wynne wrote: Templot can mark the rivet hole centres for you. See: http://www.templot.com/martweb/gs_printing.htm Scroll down to Handy Hints at the bottom. Hi Martin I can print the rivet point ok using rail and timber centres. Is there a way I can export this detail to a dxf so I can laser cut the rivet holes? Regards Chris Last edited on 5 Apr 2020 14:53 by Chris Noble posted: 5 Apr 2020 16:16 from: Martin Wynne Chris Noble wrote: Martin Wynne wrote: Templot can mark the rivet hole centres for you. See: http://www.templot.com/martweb/gs_printing.htm Scroll down to Handy Hints at the bottom. Hi Martin I can ...
... together a point template for the "main" dual gauge turnout. Got the crossing angle right etc but the length of the switches are too long and I need a very short if non existent approach length as there's a curve just before the blade tips... Anyone fancy a challenge? Attachment: attach_2894_3498_RpG3.box 124 posted: 17 Sep 2019 07:59 from: RedgateModels First thoughts this morning after looking at Martin's GWR mixed gauge example is should the circled crossing be a K? 2013_170255_370000000.jpg Sorry Martin, i'm still scribbling on prints at the moment.... Oh and another question, why when I change the gauge of a template does Templot whizz it off to somewhere else, generally off screen so I think it's disappeared? It would be nice for it to stay put. posted: 17 Sep 2019 12:20 from: RedgateModels Think I've answered my own question, as the rails are not from the same "side" it needs to be a common crossing as scribbled posted: 17 Sep 2019 12:39 from: Martin Wynne ...
... reality!, is to pivot the loose heel chair and a" sloppy" fishplate, I was thinking of a pin in the base of a plastic or brass chair and then drilled into the underlying ply sleeper( with the possibility of a brass pivot tube fitted into the sleeper. The only issue being the pivot point should be at the fishplate, but it may work. The other idea, since I've just fitted my Ender 3 with a 0.2mm nozzle( it's a fantastic printer for $150 folks!), is to print a" loose heeled" sleeper with appropriate chairs, 4mm chairs in 3D are a challange though. No concrete ideas yet Martin could 3D help here? I also have to make two GWR profile single slips( or compounds as the gwr called them) in 7mm, that should be fun!, I presume these are also joggles and straight cut switches here too Great thread, we need to rescue the forum from all the hill walkers, good NSWF hardcore track stuff Dave. Last edited on 20 Feb 2019 11: ...
... ' and not 240mm? Hi Phil, Working full-size rather than in model sizes is very satisfying and enjoyable. You can either design full size track* in Templot (set a custom scale as 1:1 ), or work in model sizes (S4/P4) in Templot and convert to full size on exporting the DXF, as you asked. To do that: dxf_scaling.png Extract from the help text: "If the scaled box is ticked, the DXF data will be scaled in accordance with the current print> enlarge/reduce size> menu setting." print_any_size.png The scale for 4mm/ft is 1:76.2, so to convert S4/P4 to full size, set the print scaling to 7620% (yes really), but I advise against trying to actually print at that size! Just use the setting to create the DXF file: print_7620.png *But you mustn't use Templot for laying actual full-size railway track -- see the licence terms. And Templot is optimized for model sizes, so some of ...
... JPG files in addition to BMP files for picture shapes, and it is no longer necessary to save them first in the shapes folder. You can save them anywhere on your computer. The above videos and notes have not yet been updated to reflect these changes. 2. Same as above, but using the PDF image from XTrkCad as the design guide. Display it using the Adobe Reader or Foxit Reader or Nitro Reader, and then do a screen capture as a Windows bitmap. On a PC that simply means pressing the Print Screen key to put it on the clipboard, but I don't know if you have such a key on the Mac. This approach means that any design constraints introduced by using commercial track in XTrkCad are going to influence your design, whereas working over the original CJF design gives you the full flexibility of Templot adjustments and curving. But you may be unwilling to discard your friend's design work. 3. XTrkCad can export DXF files, which can be imported directly into Templot's background shapes as a design guide. This has the ...
394. LNWR track drawings.
... , the images produced, were of very low resolution, also of one bit depth which made may details in most of the images totally 'unreadable'. So in 2013 all the PW track drawings were first cleaned and scanned again, this time using very high resolution and 8 or 16 bit grey scale depth, making the images much better quality, so much so, that it meant they could be used in the production of two books that were produced in 2013 though not actually published until early 2014. The books, are printed at A3 landscape size, which it was found was the smallest size that would guarantee all information and detail within the drawings was fully readable, since the original drawings were the equivalent of just over A1 size (or the nearest imperial size thereof). The quality of the resulting books is indeed excellent. Like you I doubt that the L&NWRS would bother, as many members also use Templot, but bearing in mind what the archivist said, I thought it best to point out the aspect of copyright. All ...
... topic: 3584 Templot2 update version 225d now available posted: 19 Dec 2019 16:45 from: Martin Wynne The latest Templot program update is now available. Version 225d. Your copy of Templot should update automatically if you restart it and follow the instructions. If you have the Templot Video Player open, please close it first. This is a maintenance release to fix a bug when printing on wide-format roll-paper printers. The only new feature is an option to add a prefix to the page ident (watermark) for a print run and PDF output: 2_131214_580000000.png You won't want to write an entire novel in that box, because the text size has to be reduced to fit the prefix on the page: 2_131215_160000000.png If you create multiple print runs it makes sense to be able to identify the pages from each one easily -- other than squinting at the date and time in the corner of the page. Leave the box blank if you don't want a prefix. Many thanks to Gordon S for this suggestion. This update also ...
... it gets with a similar degree of accuracy when cutting angles on the band saw. I was the one in woodworking class who's mortise and tenon joints parted company when picked up by the woodwork master. It is also possible by duplicating the background shape lines with track centre lines to rotate them as part of a group along with your track templates. I know this can't include picture shapes, but is a partial work around that I have used more than once to rotate baseboard joints around an angle with the track templates prior to printing a section of trackwork. Just remember to disable the background shapes in the print list first or they can confuse the picture. Regards Tony. posted: 13 Feb 2018 14:04 from: Martin Wynne Tony W wrote: The background shapes may be basic and primitive but in combination with track centre lines and a bit of ingenuity, it is surprising what can achieved. Hi Tony, Indeed. The operative words there are "a bit of ingenuity". But ingenuity isn't always in plentiful supply. And it doesn't ...
... usual install type of things that we would be all used to. Then I double clicked the Templot hard hat icon (all this is still in XP in Parallels by the way) and up came the start screen and then I entered my ID number that Martin had emailed me and away we went. On my first session I then looked at the video clips using by simply switching over to Safari and then flipping back to Parallels to do things. I converted the default point to EM and made it a straight B7 and printed it to my PDF creator (which is the only printer I have available in XP at the moment). I saved the pdfs also into the shared folder and accessed them in the Mac environment using Preview and successfully printed the printer calibration files etc and then printed out the point diagram onto 1 and a bit A4 sheets. By the way, the Function keys worked fine with no additional tweaking either (eg F2 for instance) That's been my experience so far (apart from having made my very first BH vee and ...
398. First Slip Attempt
... copper-clad. In which case you might try moving the switches one timber space further from the V-crossings. It's fine for plastic chairs, provided the switch points can't touch if both are open. regards, Martin. posted: 18 Apr 2013 11:49 from: Charles Orr Thank you Martin. That praise has inspired me. My previous concern for the switch blades I have now attributed to the level of the template. Am I correct in assuming that with overlaid partial templates, the higher number templates are printed on top of the lower ones? This would mean (I think) that to see the correct switch layout, the switch templates need to be higher numbered than than the half diamond templates. Hope this makes sense. What would be the best way of moving the switches? Make the control Put peg on datum (Ctrl 0) Slide through peg (Shift F9) or Snake through peg (Ctrl F6) Restore and background Best regards Charles posted: 18 Apr 2013 12:43 from: Martin Wynne Charles Orr ...
... , radius, angle etc) would be useful to create a shopping list for track parts, kits etc. Many thanks David posted: 11 Jul 2016 13:07 from: Martin Wynne Hi David, On the storage box window, if you click the box> show cumulative box data menu item, you can see the total length of the templates and the total length of timbering. "Timbering" means the total length of pointwork timbers and plain track sleepers combined. For all the template info, click the box> print all template info PDF> menu items. You can choose whether to print a (long) list or create a PDF file. regards, Martin. posted: 11 Jul 2016 13:17 from: rynd2it Easy when you know how Almost more than I needed Thanks Martin posted: 11 Dec 2016 15:36 from: rynd2it Hi Martin, I've just about finished with my revised N gauge version and I went to print out some details. I used the box>cumulative data option and it pretty much contains everything ...
... - but why- no insulation is needed). You can see from the pic that I use chairs slipped on the ends of the rails to hold the rail "vertical"- this makes the job doable with only two hands! I would recommend the Exactoscale special chairs for diamonds and slips- they look excellent. Just be aware that the timbering for these seems to be slightly different from that produced by the default Templot settings (don't know why- Martin?) A massive advantage of using Templot is that you can print off a second version of the template on which to assemble the crossings without the sleepers in the way- I stick these to a piece of flooring laminate. You can very acurately mark the rails for length then cut them using a piercing saw although I only cut entirely through the rails where electrical gaps are needed using the Exactoscale insulating fishplates as you can see in the pic. Using this approach I have never needed jigs for crossings- most of mine have been to odd angles or been curved in anycase- but do ...
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