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... topic: 3550 Small screen items on Mac posted: 11 Nov 2019 22:00 from: Robert Edmonson Hello, Years ago I worked with Templot on an ancient Lenovo laptop running Windows XP. That was my "work" computer, but I have been a Mac user since the Mac was introduced. I am getting back into model railroading, so I loaded Parallels Desktop15 and Windows 10 and downloaded Templot2. (I have a 2019 version iMac, and I upgraded a few days ago to OS Catalina v. 10.15.1.) The attached screenshot summarizes my problem. The program opens with no problem, the work surface appears OK, but the menu bar and floating windows are postage-stamps that I can barely read: 3627_111652_460000000.png I'm at a loss, even to know where to begin to find the problem. I don't know if this is a Mac problem, Windows problem, or a Templot problem. I briefly searched the Club discussions, but found nothing that looked useful. I'd like to solve the issue so I can start designing. ...
... thus gauge narrowing posted: 4 Sep 2015 09:19 from: polybear Thanks John- good point. The rail slots on the 15.2mm/16.2mm Roller Gauges previously supplied by me were nominally 1.7mm deep. I've only used them for soldered track construction though, so cannot comment as to the rail cant on glued track construction. HTH Brian posted: 7 Sep 2015 15:51 from: madscientist while I am disappointed that what might have been public information at one time is now commercial, I am thankful that Brian provided a few hints my own view is that such information should be clearly in the public domain, simply to ensure that such information is not lost to the users. I dont think it would have an effect on any commercial producers of gauges, one way or the other I intend to machine my own and in doing so I will draw up an Autocad dimensioned drawing, I will post that here, if no one objects. dave Last edited on 7 Sep 2015 21:13 by madscientist posted: 7 Sep 2015 15:56 ...
... 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), is there a help or video Hi Dave, Sometimes I think I should simply switch the whole Templot project off for a few years while I write a full updated set of docs, and only then switch it back on. Otherwise I shall spend the rest of my life explaining things ad hoc over and over again as new users arrive and never get time to produce the definitive user documentation. Library templates are explained on this page, see library templates in the menu on the left: http://templot.com/martweb/pug_info_1.htm but of course it is an ancient page from 2003 so needs a lot of updating. The idea is that ...
... imports from Microsoft Word are still working. My copy of Word is 14 years old, and as I very rarely use it I'm not planning to buy an upgrade. Knowing the way Microsoft change file formats while no-one is looking, I need a test RTF file created with the latest version of Word. If anyone has an up-to-date version of Word, I would be grateful if you could create a small test file and save it in RTF format (not DOC). It needs just a few words of text in different colours and fonts, different paragraph background colours and indents, a small table, a couple of small images or icons, etc. You can attach RTF files here. The simplified editor in Templot as above is ok for plain text, but for tables, etc., importing from Word (or other RTF source) is needed. The sketchboard is often used for signal box diagrams, so being able to import locking tables, etc., is useful. It is working in current versions ...
... following Jubilee42's comments, can I ask- if it's not a secret of course- if I wanted to re-programme Templot from scratch (forgetting that even VBA taxes me) how big is the programme in terms of lines or characters or whatever. The exe is incredibly frugal on hdd space and memory usage; considering the level of functionality it's surprising how small it is. Hi Derek, The compiler is currently showing 349,449 lines of code. That's a fairly meaningless number, because it depends whether you write a few long lines or lots of short ones. I will do a bit of delving and see if I can find the number of statements. I don't recall ever seeing such a figure in the compiler stats, but it should be in there somewhere. The small size of the exe file is for two reasons mainly: 1. I don't use any Microsoft tools to create it. 2. It uses only the Windows Common Controls and traditional plain menus -- that's why it runs well on Linux/ Wine/ CrossOver. ...
506. Straight Switches
... the additional sleeper. I will also have another search through all the pictures I can find of Caledonian pointwork to see if I can dig out more detail. Unfortunately the most promising ones usually have a locomotive parked on them. I do regret not taking details many years ago when I regularly passed a fan of interlaced turnouts in the entrance to Denny Shipyard sidings at Dumbarton. I reckon they were probably original Caledonian since they were in a very poor state of repair and the Type 2 diesel which occasionally worked them kept a good few wagons as spacers in front of it so that it never had to venture onto the pointwork. I do wonder why there is so little information on Scottish pre-Grouping pointwork, especially since interlaced turnouts were being built up to Grouping and there is ample evidence that interlaced turnouts were being maintained and upgraded through LMS and BR days. Maybe that;s the problem in that the information was still treated as current and not disposed off or archived. Although I do remember that there was a widespread clearance in the aftermath of ...
507. outside slips
... ...I will check back in two years and see if you have managed to fit it in between the boat building sessions. Hi Rob, I'm looking at it. (The outside-slip function, not the boat). However, these two new peg positions do make it possible for any reasonably experienced Templot user to take it from there themselves, because you have got all the crossings and switches aligned for you. Which was not the case with the tandems before the make tandem function for example. Indeed quite a few users will likely use that outside-slip as-is, and pencil in the final details on the printed construction template. The drawback is that these new functions work only with a regular diamond-crossing (both roads the same radius). A full make outside-slip function ideally needs to work for irregular diamonds too, because irregular outside-slips are quite common. But that's a major task -- your two years might be optimistic. Unless the boat sinks. cheers, Martin. posted: 16 May ...
508. Templot2 Update page
... ensure I notice any missing files within 30 days of them going missing! I've actually used Macrium Reflect for disc cloning- I'd not thought of it for routine backups. I'll have a look later! Cheers Paul posted: 22 Mar 2016 16:37 from: Martin Wynne Hi Paul, Don't forget that for your Templot-related files you have your own upload space for backups here on Templot Club, see: http://85a.co.uk/forum/view_category.php?id=4 Likewise all other members -- quite a few are making use of it. Jim has very robust backup procedures on our server, so you can be confident your material is safe. regards, Martin. Parts of Templot Club may not function unless you enable JavaScript (also called Active Scripting) in your browser. Templot Club> Forums> Development doings- archive> Templot2 Update page 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 ...
... , there is a new option in Templot2 version 225d: 2_100619_180000000.png If you click it, your running version of Templot2 will minimize to the taskbar, and Templot3 will open in its place. If you are in the middle of some important work, it would be a good idea to save it first. This is not a finished version of Templot3, there is still a lot of work in progress. But it is fully functional and usable apart from the missing functions -- no sketchboard, no PDF exports, and a few others. Don't get confused -- try using a different trackpad colour scheme from the one in Templot2. Notice too that the yellow hard-hat icon is green for Templot3. Close it when you have seen enough, and restore your Templot2 from the taskbar. If you choose to do some work in it, you will find the usual collection of sub-folders in the C:\TEMPLOT_DEV\TEMPLOT3\ folder. I'm posting it now mainly so that you can find and report the bugs -- there is ...
... . Just click on tools to see it at any time: 2_181625_390000000.png I started to write some of my usual gumpf about how it is better to work in prototype dimensions, and then changed my mind and added an extra menu item as above. It will be in the next program update soon. About the name labels, see: topic 3554 cheers, Martin. posted: 18 Nov 2019 22:24 from: Gordon S Wow, Martin, you're a star! I guess it's because I've spent hours over the last few days changing things and continually using parallel tracks. I hope it doesn't mean too much programming for you....If it's a lot of time to do, then don't worry. I fully understand where you're coming from re preferences, but I guess we all have our own way of working, so see things differently. Many thanks as always... posted: 19 Nov 2019 14:00 from: Martin Wynne Thanks Gordon. The updated version of Templot is now on the server (224a). It includes ...
... for not doing something like this much sooner. It does rely on the irregular half-diamonds, so wouldn't have been possible before Templot2. I have added a new peg position at peg on split deflection: 2_281934_280000000.png This puts the peg on the TP switch toe position (CTRL-2) but at half the switch deflection angle. Which makes it easy to peg an irregular half-diamond onto a bit of plain track to create a switch front. The result is that I was able to create this with just a few clicks, and no timber shoving needed. In most cases you will want to set the V-crossing to curviform for a symmetrical result. In practice in many track planning situations there would be no need to create a separate switch front, it could be pegged directly onto an existing approach track. Then rolling the rails to put the switch-front rail joints in the right place. It's not a perfect solution, because being a half-diamond template some turnout functions are not available. For example you can't have ...
512. taking steps
... will jump in the car and drive up there right now. Oh hang on, it's a cold December night, raining, and storms forecast. And even the tree seems to be making a political statement with a strong lean to the left. Martin. posted: 8 Dec 2019 21:39 from: Nigel Brown Grey day is right! Mouth of the Dovey estuary this afternoon: 528_081639_350000000.jpg posted: 9 Dec 2019 08:46 from: Graham Idle Hi Martin, that's because you have not gone far enough. Another few hundred yards, turn round, the trees will be looking right. Much better. Regards, Graham. Martin Wynne wrote: A grey day and troubled times, so I've been looking for an escape: 2_081536_510000000.jpg I think I will jump in the car and drive up there right now. Oh hang on, it's a cold December night, raining, and storms forecast. And even the tree seems to be making a political statement with a strong lean to the left. Martin. Parts of Templot Club may not function ...
513. What does L do?
... not showing underlined they ought not to work, otherwise it can cause great confusion if you press a key unknowingly. regards, Martin. posted: 28 Oct 2015 16:18 from: Brian Nicholls Jubilee42 wrote: Hi I've been trying to move the labels for som turnouts around. I've had the storage box open, and the I pressed "L ", whereupon all my templates went red! What have I done??? Hi Richard, I have attached a PDF file of all the keyboard shortcuts I did a few months ago, which may be of help to you. I have to say however, that the same information is also in the Templot Companion. All the best. Brian. Attachment: attach_2166_2766_TEMPLOT2_version _2-11a_Keyboard_Shortcuts_A.pdf 254 posted: 28 Oct 2015 16:56 from: Jubilee42 Dear both of you! Thanks! That was very helpful! Parts of Templot Club may not function unless you enable JavaScript (also called Active Scripting) in your browser. Templot Club> Forums> Baffled beginners> What does L do? about ...
... in the full scale? Hi Jason, Yes, that's correct for UK practice with traditional wooden bearers. In the UK the bearers under plain track are called sleepers. They are 10 inches wide and 5 inches thick. That scales to 3.3mm wide in 4mm/ft scale models (00, EM, P4). The bearers under turnouts and other pointwork are called crossing timbers, usually just timbers. They are 12 inches wide and 6 inches thick. That scales to 4.0mm wide in 4mm/ft scale models. A few special ones are sometimes wider at 14 inches or even 16 inches where needed to support the chair castings for bullhead rail. Modern concrete bearers do vary a bit in thickness, but generally the widths are very similar. All these settings can be changed in Templot at real> timbering> menu items. cheers, Martin. Parts of Templot Club may not function unless you enable JavaScript (also called Active Scripting) in your browser. Templot Club> Forums> Baffled beginners> Yellow lines on print out. about Templot Club ...
... by Nigel Brown posted: 5 Nov 2020 10:20 from: Julian Roberts Thank you for those links Nigel. Luckily for me there are several sources of photographs of the area and trains of the past. I spent the next morning staring at my Ambis etches, feeling as baffled as before, and considering all the other options, before thinking I haven't given the Masokits stretcher bars enough of a go. So I made up two of them and fixed them onto a turnout. Unlike the previous time I'd tried them a few weeks ago for a turnout that will be offstage and has "model" (i.e. overscale) joggles, this turnout has undercut blades with no joggles, so the way they lie against the stock rail is critical, and they must lie all the way along the length of the planing, if there are to be no derailments. (This is P4 gauge) I'm very pleased with the result. The points set in each direction perfectly, quite freely but with a solid feel, all the way along the planing ...
... topic: 2665 New items on the sketchboard posted: 1 Apr 2015 18:31 from: Martin Wynne For the next program update I have added a few more basic shape items on the sketchboard: square, triangle, arc, ring, segment, are new: 2_011318_400000001.png These provide a bit more flexibility in creating symbols and custom combined items. For example the ring will be useful for goods line signal arms on signal box diagrams. They can all be resized, stretched and rotated as before. And can be outlines, infill, or both, in any colours you wish, with adjustable transparency. For the arc and ring, the inner radius can be set as a% of the outer radius. Setting zero for this produces a full arc sector -- useful for coloured pie diagrams. 2_011318_400000000.png In the next program update. regards, Martin. posted: 7 Apr 2015 19:50 from: Andrew Duncan Martin A couple of small questions 1. When I tried to invoke the Sketchboard it comes up with a dialogue box saying " ...
517. Help with a plan
... topic: 2663 Help with a plan posted: 29 Mar 2015 19:48 from: blueeighties Good evening all. My name is Lee, and a few of you probably know me as Lee's Locos from the other forums.I am about to embark on a new exhibition layout in oo-sf, and I'm looking for someone who can produce a templot plan. The layout will be a scale model of the diesel depot 52A, otherwise known as GD, Gateshead. I have sourced a 1.25 map of the track plan. Thank you in anticipation Regards, Lee. posted: 30 Mar 2015 10:40 from: Martin Wynne Hi Lee, Welcome to Templot Club. If you don't feel up to doing the Templot design yourself, there are several commercial layout design services using Templot. See for example: http://just-tracks.co.uk/track-design-model-railway/ http://raymondwalley.com/track/camden.html http://borg-rail.co.uk (No connection with any of these). Or if you post your ...
... topic: 2755 Experimental Companion formats posted: 9 Oct 2015 10:29 from: Martin Wynne Hi all, If you have a few minutes to spare you may like to have a look (in 212a) at the help> experimental Companion formats> menu items. I have embedded 3 versions of the Templot Companion web site from http://templot.com/companion/ directly within the Templot program. As you know there is very little actual content on there yet -- I am still experimenting with formats. I would welcome some feedback on how you find two of the formats, EXE and the simple viewer. Unlike the web site, these are able to launch files directly -- specifically in this case the FBR video tutorials, and also other useful utilities that I may write such as the dpi-awareness swapper. Which means the FBR videos can be directly included in the A-Z Index without needing to be downloaded and run from your browser. At present they are temporarily linked in the program from the watch a video> ...
519. Track gauge query
... main thing about the triangular tool is you don't need to know the track radius (except as agreed above)- but of course Templot users always do know the radius! Cheers Julian posted: 11 Nov 2020 08:14 from: Hayfield Julian The gauges referred to as C&L are actually Exactoscale. 4XX TG01 are the gauge widened set 4XX TG02 are the standard set What I do to start off with is to have a standard roller gauge at one or both ends, simply to hold the rail whilst the first few chairs set If building chaired track (this includes 3 point gauges), these gauges must be plastic chair compliant, which allows the head of the rail to rotate in the slot. In the past (it was discussed on this site) I had a gauge narrowing incident when using a new Alan Gibson (the same would go for most makes) 3 point gauge when making a P4 turnout. The gauge is fine for soldered method, but grips the rail too tight, thus counteracting the cant of the plastic chairs ...
... alternatively if dot-for-dot is ticked the view will zoom in to show one screen pixel for every printer dot. Untick to revert to free zooming. 3. exchange option in the parking bays The parking bays for the control template now have an additional option to exchange the current control template with the one parked there: 2_241046_380000000.png It's helpful to give parked templates a name as a reminder if you park more than one, as above. Click the name... button on the template information panel. Plus a few other minor changes and fixes. This is an Admin topic so can't be replied to here. Comments and feedback welcome at: topic 3506 Martin. Changes in previous versions here: http://85a.co.uk/forum/view_forum.php?id=20 Parts of Templot Club may not function unless you enable JavaScript (also called Active Scripting) in your browser. Templot Club> Companion> Release notes> changes in version 223d about Templot Club Templot Companion- User Guide- A-Z Index Templot Explained for beginners Please click ...
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