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481. Curved turnouts
... 403 Curved turnouts posted: 6 Apr 2008 15:26 from: Hayfield A bit of advice please My previous experance with curved points was with the SMP 36/24" radius kits, which came out nearly 2 foot long (well 18 inches) So I made a template with a B7 switch and kept the main line to 500' (78") (to keep other line out of the red in the min radius box) Made the point out of copperclad and it came out fine. I went back and printed off a B6 again at 500' main line radius, then thought I would look at a B6, I then found out I could keep the main radius down to 300' (47") without geting the other exit going into the red. Built another point and that worked out fine other than main line radius looks a bit tight. In reality I think my crossover will be on a starting radius of 400' (63") which would keep the other exit road shallower! On the basis that curving ...
... 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( its bad when a 20 year programmer is confused), ...
483. Ding dong..
... topic: 385 Ding dong.. posted: 25 Mar 2008 17:24 from: richard_t As a software enginner myself I often never get any feedback when stuff works as it should- usually I only get told when something went wrong, so... I'd just to say well done Martin: I'm always amazed when I print out a banner and it all works lovely- I've got 3 meters of templates just waiting for me to make it up. (Although I noticed I'd not changed a check rail 2 meters into the print- but all my fault!) Again Martin- well done posted: 25 Mar 2008 20:54 from: Martin Wynne Hi Richard, Again Martin- well done Many thanks for such kind words. I'm not immune to a pat on the back* -- it's always pleasing to know that Templot is proving useful and an encouragement to me to get on and develop the program further. *But please everyone, one a day is enough! Martin. Parts of Templot Club may not function unless ...
484. Viable for T Gauge?
... topic: 1710 Viable for T Gauge? posted: 1 Dec 2011 09:01 from: Alex Hi All, Just joined. I've recently just got myself some T Gauge to keep me occupied over the winter Have tried to make some points freehand but it's very awkward to get the angles correct. Is T a bit too small to design and print scale templates? regards, Alex. posted: 1 Dec 2011 09:53 from: Martin Wynne Alex wrote: Is T a bit too small to design and print scale templates? Hi Alex, Welcome to Templot Club. No problem at all -- just create a custom gauge setting at the desired scale and gauge (1 :480? 3mm?). Here is a B-6 turnout in less than 50mm (2 "). But I'm not sure how you go about building it: 2_010449_280000000.png regards, Martin. posted: 1 Dec 2011 10:09 from: Alex Thanks for the info Martin. It's going to be very fiddly but I'm going to give it a ...
... of working with a development version. First of all, the blue numbers on the extreme left in your first screenshot are the underlying grid labels on the workpad, they are not part of the sketchboard window. You may find it helpful to move the sketchboard window away from them or maximize it to full screen to hide them. The yellow rulers top and left show the sketchboard page size in mm. I have set the default size to 260mm x 180mm to fit easily on a single sheet of A4 paper. If you print out the sketchboard this is the size which it should print at. You can change the page size to whatever you want to suit your printer -- on the sketchboard control panel click the page tab and then set the dimensions. You can also have an additional grid system based on these yellow page dimensions if you wish -- on the page tab set the guide lines options. When there is no trackplan on the sketchboard these yellow dimensions are the only dimensions available, and most of the dimensions on the control panel ...
... topic: 1728 Diamond crossing flaw. posted: 14 Dec 2011 21:39 from: Tony W Hi Martin. I think this time I have found a genuine bug in the TDV. I created a diamond crossing in EM and when I chose Real> Timbering> Half-diamond timbering> Timbering as model, I get this. 0.91c used to alter the timbering to suit the rails. I can't imagine it is a new feature. Also I have noticed that when I print a diamond with a slip road that the tips of the switch blades are not marked whereas turnout ones are. Tony. 2151_141627_250000000.png posted: 14 Dec 2011 23:30 from: Martin Wynne Tony W wrote: I think this time I have found a genuine bug in the TDV. Hi Tony, Yes, I think we can agree that's a bug. Thanks for reporting it. Fixed in the next TDV update: Wrong: xdpb:=seg_termx[2 ,2 ]- g *SIN(hdk/2 )/ 2+ 4*inscale; ...
487. Send to Kindle
... topic: 1784 Send to Kindle posted: 13 Jan 2012 21:28 from: Martin Wynne Amazon have recently released a virtual printer driver to send anything from your computer to your Kindle reader. This means you can "print" any Templot user docs to your Kindle and refer to them on there while using the full computer screen for Templot. Rather than printing a hard-copy using lots of paper and ink. Free download from: http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/?docId=1000719931 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> Send to Kindle 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 copyright and the ...
... topic: 3653 trackbed edges mix-up posted: 2 May 2020 20:21 from: David Baillie I'm sure this question has a one line answer! Somewhere during playing around with the track bed edges function, a set of red dotted parallel lines appeared on the template [see attached image]. When this prints the area between the red dotted lines is blank. I've tried every which way to find a way of removing them but the solution still escapes me!A quick explanation would be very much appreciated. I should say I'm working on a Mac using Crossover- I hope this is not a factor? Thanks Dave3658_021521_160000000.png posted: 2 May 2020 20:41 from: Martin Wynne Hi Dave, Those are the ballast edges and cess lines for a background template. Although for which one is a bit of mystery -- you have one rail only of the control template superimposed over that one? Perhaps you could post your box file here? cheers, Martin. posted: 2 May 2020 21:00 from: David Baillie Hi ...
489. Templot2 tutorials
... in all versions of Windows. This is a better way to watch the video because you can easily minimize it or drag it out of way, follow it one frame at a time forwards or back, and have several such videos on screen or minimized to be paused or played as required. You can save them on your computer and play them as often as you wish without needing an internet connection. Templot2 tutorials: 1. a first look round the workpad 2. about turnouts, switches and V-crossings 3. printing and understanding your first template 4. a closer look at the workpad, zooming, panning, grid and ruler 5. creating a simple track plan 6. printing and exporting a track plan 7. adding background shapes 8. converting a track plan to a full layout diagram on the sketchboard 9. about regular diamonds, K-crossings and slips 10. about irregular diamonds and double-junctions 11. about tandem 3-ways, scissors and using partial templates 12. entering data and keeping a journal on the jotter ...
490. Not quite Ogbourne
... Brummitt Thanks Keith, for taking another look. I wondered about the rodding sharing a gap but decided that most of these that I've seen have them separate with the outside one closer to the the main line. The angle is different for each and I guess that makes space an issue where they come through the timber gap at an angle. They would both operate from the same lever, along with the turnout in the main line, but the rod must be separated at some place for the same reason. I've done another print out. I find it easier to see things than on the screen. I guess I should also reduce the timber spacing to 2'1" in the lead where the switch for the catch points are? It's currently a bit more than that. I might just do this as a deviation from the now printed template since it should be pretty simple. Richard. Last edited on 16 May 2020 21:02 by Richard Brummitt posted: 17 May 2020 08:13 from: KeithArmes Glad if I've helped, Rich. Best ...
... topic: 2628 Equalized or square-on timbering posted: 7 Feb 2015 20:00 from: robin hood Hi all, Started a new track plan but on printing a trial page I found that the turnout timbers gradually angled and are unsuitable for the LNER. I expanded the information panel and found that the default setting was "equalized incremental timbering". I attempted to change it to square-on timbering. On activating the edit button you can delete the existing default setting of the timbering and type in "square-on timbering" and then press ok but the panel still shows the default setting. In the edit mode it does say right click for options but I've tried several and none appear to work. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. Robin posted: 7 Feb 2015 21:21 from: Martin Wynne Hi Robin, The edit facility on the info panel is simply so that you can edit out what information you want before copying it as text to somewhere else. To change the timbering settings for the control template, use ...
492. Electrics
... relay off the point motor supply. All other rails including K-crossings are connected to the relevant system bus wire. You may choose to break a large layout into power districts, which you can do easily in Templot by means of the template marker colours. To create a DC wiring plan from Templot you could try this: 1. In TDV export a PNG or BMP image file -- output> export a file... menu item. Select detail mode to get the individual rails. (In earlier versions print to a PDF generator, display the PDF and do a screen capture to a PNG or BMP image file.) Don't save in JPG format or you will get very messy results. 2. Open the image in any photo or graphics editor program, or in Windows Paint for preference. 3. Mark the rail breaks by drawing short white lines across the rails. 4. It's then easy to flood fill between the rail edges with any colours you wish, like this: 2_040442_590000000.png This topic covers this subject in more ...
... abbreviations, what would be more useful to rookies like me would be a diagram, but I guess I'll get by without. Tandem turnout next on the agenda but busy with work for a day or two so won't get a chance to tackle it until nearer the weekend. Ray. posted: 11 Jan 2012 06:03 from: Paul Hi Ray, I'm a rookie like you and know just what you are saying, I've only been going in Templot about a month and again I have made very rough notes on a printed turnout of the different terms which I have found most useful, unfortunately it is a hard (paper) copy and a long way from making it onto a downloadable file, so as a suggestion print a template and make notes as you come across items. Cheers Paul Parts of Templot Club may not function unless you enable JavaScript (also called Active Scripting) in your browser. Templot Club> Forums> Templot talk> Diamond Crossings and Slips about Templot Club Templot Companion- User Guide- A-Z Index Templot Explained ...
... topic: 1956 Space between timbers posted: 7 May 2012 22:28 from: Gustavius Hi you all. I just discovered Templot and I am very impress by all its possibilities. My very first need is to create a template in order to build a specific turnout. All my turnout are from SHINOHARA. When I print my turnout template the gap between sleppers is of 5 mm instead of 4mm in a SHINOHARA HO track. How can I obtain these 4mm.Many thanks. Attachment: attach_1443_1956_cestas_aiguillage s_2012_05_05_1759_57.box 130 posted: 8 May 2012 23:35 from: Martin Wynne Gustavius wrote: When I print my turnout template the gap between sleepers is of 5 mm instead of 4mm in a SHINOHARA HO track. How can I obtain these 4mm. Many thanks. Hi Gustavius, Welcome to Templot Club. Creating templates to match existing commercial trackwork can be hard work. Templot is based on prototype pointwork, and most commercial pointwork is not. You can customize the templates to match your existing timber spacings, see: http://templot.com/companion/ ...
... handy when working over a background picture shape when it's difficult to see the rails. Also on a slow system you can turn off the picture shape(s) while zooming and panning, and turn them back on when you have reached the required view. Temporarily hiding all the background templates (CTRL+ HOME toggle) can be handy when working on the finer details of the control template on a complex track plan. Bear in mind that this simply hides them on the trackpad -- they still appear in the outputs and printing. If that's not what you want, use the wipe functions instead (but note that Templot won't print empty pages without track). These are not new functions, but the new keyboard shortcuts make them more accessible and are much handier when you just want to flash them on and off. This however is a new group function (SHIFT+ CTRL+ HOME toggle) and potentially much more useful than hiding all the background templates in one go: 2_271212_540000001.png Bear in mind that there is room for confusion -- if ...
... one file and dump it into a Microsoft (spit) .chm? Then it would be indexable and searchable. I'm not at all keen on the CHM format. The viewer is buggy and has been crippled by Microsoft with the latest security restrictions. But the main objection is that it must be fully downloaded before any of it can be seen. That would currently be about 50MB for the Templot docs. And it would need to be downloaded again every time I make an update. This leads to the same problem as with printed documentation -- users will tend to go on using it long after it has gone out of date. Instead I have software which can mimic the CHM format as a web site. This means that I can update individual topics, and have the latest version always available to users. I have made a test run of the format using the XTrkCad help file, including search and indexing -- see it at: XTrkCad Help I'm working towards converting all of the Templot Companion to this same format. Oh, and how ...
... some data for the entire storage box contents at the box> box info menu item on the storage box. It doesn't include the smallest radius, but I will add that in the next update. To get the result for a specific track gauge you would need to group all the templates of that gauge. When working with mixed-gauge track it is a good idea to use prefix tags for each gauge -- then you can easily group them when needed. In addition to Richard's suggestion, you could try box> print template info> all texts menu item. You won't want to physically print 400 pages of data, but you could create a PDF file using a PDF generator program. Then you can use the Search functions in your PDF viewer to find all occurrences of "smallest radius", or any other required data. I will add the option of using Templot's native PDF generator for this. regards, Martin. posted: 8 May 2013 23:17 from: Paul Hi Richard, I think you misunderstand me, Paul, ...
... : 27 Nov 2013 11:01 from: Martin Wynne Just posted on the HMRS email group: "The calculation and laying out of precise transition curves for a model is however perhaps most accurately done by using the track-designing software called 'Templot'. I have, and still do, use it for curves on larger layouts, albeit I find it incredibly (and unnecessarily) difficult to use- the most frustrating feature being that one is unable to 'save' one's completed design so that has to do the work, print it off, then scan each individual page back into the computer so that when you want to print off a second copy (and you normally will; for laying a second or third track, for example), or for laying pointwork which you built on your first copy...). That way, what you decided to use is there ready for you to reprint instantly, without having to find (remember?) all the precise parameters which you originally used (and may have forgotten a year or more ...
... topic: 2350 Hide timber numbering on templates? posted: 22 Nov 2013 13:12 from: philchudley Hi All Apologies if this is basic question or the answer is already on the forum which I have searched for an answer When printing templates full size, I find the switch labels really useful, however, for my narrow gauge templates particularly, the output of the timber numbering is rather distracting. Not too bad for straight track, but for turnouts, I get a load of labels like TR321.J2 TR321.J1 etc These overprint onto adjacent track templates rather confusing the issue. Is there are way to turn off the printing of timber numbering? I am sure that there is, but I just cannot find it. Any help will be most appreciated Cheers Phil posted: 22 Nov 2013 14:16 from: Dave Summers Hi Phil I think the answer may be output> output drawing options> timber numbering> omit all timber numbering Let us know if that still doesn't work! posted: 22 Nov 2013 15:44 from: philchudley Dave Summers wrote ...
500. Error messages
... 35 from: roythebus Hmm. I'm not a beginner to Templot, but the new 2.08 doesn't seem to work for me. I'm just trying out the new programme and every time I try one of the F keys I get an error message and get nowhere. I can't even exit the programme without doing ctrl/alt/del!! Am I being blonde or is there a fault in the software? I'm using windows 7 on a Compaq Presario which I've used with success designing my layout before. I've tried doing a print screen but that doesn't work either and I don't have a pen and paper to hand to write down the error message! Help? access violation at address 00451D34 at module templot-2.exe. read of address 00000004 is the message. Last edited on 12 Oct 2013 00:39 by roythebus posted: 12 Oct 2013 00:54 from: Martin Wynne Hi Roy, I'm sorry you are having problems. I haven't received any similar reports. I have just checked the download and installed 208b on Windows7 without any problems. ...
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