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... in the dark!)- I could see all the detail. But I was looking at them on an old fashioned CRT monitor. I sometimes find with LCD displays that they are very sensitive to viewing angle- even a slight angle drastically increases contrast to the point of white or black out. They work alright on my LCD monitor. Remember that many were taken with flash and the light drops off rapidly as distance from the flash increases. posted: 20 Sep 2010 21:03 from: JFS Perhaps Donald could try adjusting the angle at which he is viewing the monitor. Especially if other pictures also look dark!! It would be worth it as I think these are very interesting, even if we might not be modelling the detail of brickwork etc inside tunnels! Parts of Templot Club may not function unless you enable JavaScript (also called Active Scripting) in your browser. Templot Club> Forums> Prototype pics> Track relaying in Sharpthorne Tunnel 2010 about Templot Club Templot Companion- User Guide- A-Z Index Templot Explained for beginners ...
... the video again and write the steps down one by one! And, if I get it wrong again, I promise I'll capture the error messages if that might help you understand what's going on. Judi posted: 17 Aug 2010 14:04 from: Martin Wynne Hi Judi, A good video to watch to see the "make transition" function in action is this one, although it's a big download: http://www.templot.com/martweb/videos/scruffs/h0_overlay.exe Also this one shows a lot of transition adjustments being made: http://www.templot.com/martweb/videos/curvy_obstructions.exe The usual reason for problems if you are transitioning to an existing transition template is that you have forgotten to swap the peg on it to the relevant end. Templot uses the peg position to know which part of it you want to link with the new transition. Sometimes when Templot says it can't find a transition, and there is no obvious reason (such as the curves are actually intersecting unnoticed), it can help to swap over the background ...
523. Transition curves
... Martin, for your quick reply. I was using 074b 'cos that's what was recommended to keep in alignment with the tutorials. The menu structure seems to change radically between versions! Your curly_corner video makes sense except that I don't have the swing angle setting option in 074b. I was hoping to cut my teeth a little more before trying to upgrade but I guess now is as good a time as ever! Thanks, Judi posted: 15 Aug 2010 13:50 from: Judi R OK, played a bit more with adjusting lengths and moving transition start points and lengths and I have managed to achieve a 90deg curve with a transition at both ends. I'm off for a celebratory cup of tea! Judi posted: 15 Aug 2010 13:58 from: Martin Wynne Judi R wrote: Your curly_corner video makes sense except that I don't have the swing angle setting option in 074b. Hi Judi, In 074b see: track> lengths (degrees)... menu item. Enjoy your cup of tea! p.s. I've placed a straight ...
524. Y point video
... www.rmweb.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?p =603634#p603634 I cannot seem to get the sleepers correct. I have tried starting with equalised and non-equalised but I never get the same result as the tutorial and have to set the sleepers manually. What do you regard as correct? The timbers in the video are in "equalized incremental" style. You can set that at real> timbering> equalized- incremental menu option. If that doesn't give you what you want you can try the other menu options, or adjust each timber individually using the real> shove timbers functions. If you want a perfectly symmetrical Y-turnout with split switch deflections, there is a static tutorial at: http://www.templot.com/martweb/y_symm.htm and some important update notes at: topic 603- message 3398 which include some screenshots showing how to shove the timbers. When I make the return curve it seems too short, if I make the return curve longer the point sits too far back and the F9 function is different to the tutorial. You ...
... menu item or press CTRL-2. 9. Click geometry> shift/ rotate> rotate template by... menu item. 10. For a 9ft LH switch, enter n-48. For a 12ft LH switch, enter n-64. For a 15ft LH switch, enter n-80. Refer to the tutorial for an explanation. 11. Click do> blank up to peg menu item. 12. Zoom in on the nose of the V-crossing. Using the F6 mouse action, adjust the 2nd transition radius until the fine-point marker is on the dummy centre-line. (Press the@ key to get finer mouse response if required). 13. If not already, click real> timbering> equalized incremental menu item for the timbering style. 14. Depending on how fussy you want to be, you can now work along the template shoving timbers to square them up to the centre-line. Click the real> shove timbers menu item. 15. First click the angle datum button ...
526. sketchboard
... on the user interface for the sketchboard, and it's now getting closer to being finished (except for the help notes of course). I thought I would just add a reminder that you can create colourful shapes and outlines for control panels and similar, in addition to the track plans and Brian's photo-realistic bitmap images: 2_101150_400000000.png Since the last TDV update I have added some additional controls for freehand lines and polygons, as you can see. These should be in the next TDV update shortly. The freehand tracking setting allows adjustment to the jitteriness of hand drawn lines. You can change this to match your mouse or pen tablet settings, and your personal hand-eye co-ordination. I can fumble a mouse for England, so this was an essential addition. regards, Martin. posted: 21 Dec 2011 07:42 from: richard_t Hello Is is possible to exclude all the background shapes from the sketch board when it's generated from the current Templot plan? [Other than deleting the shapes, then creating the sketchboard] I ask as ...
527. Proofed house junc
... regards, Martin. posted: 15 Jan 2008 03:31 from: davelong Thank you Martin for your most informative replies. I know I've made many compromises in this design but generally I'm happy with them. I'm tempted to just print out a couple of these diamonds as fixed K's and give them a go as an experiment to help me settle this matter. Keeping things posted on a work bench feature soemwhere between here and RMWeb. I'd prefer the K's purely cosmetically but I don't wont to spend every waking moment fiddling and adjusting them. Just out of interest though re: EM are my curves to tight to model in EM with out any more 'small' compromises do you think, just a thought to over come some of these hurdles, (would also mean I wouldn't have to cut down to size all these C&L dowmac and wooden sleepers I have to fit 00-BF/SF. One more, re: switched diamonds, what do you suggest/ whats prototypical for the placement of tiebars in the middle, could you see ...
... add a preview button to those lengthy data-entry dialogues (like the wing/ check customise)? They nearly caused me to lose the will to live trying to remember all the meanings of the different values and if it were possilbe to see the effects *real time* then it would be a big help. Hi Howard, The tutorials contain several hundred full-screen screenshots, hence the large file size. The wing and check rail dialogs are due to be replaced completely, and there will be an option to adjust the wing and check rails directly by mouse action (sneak preview): adjust_checks.png Sorry to say your tandem contains a fundamental error -- the second switch is too close to the first one. This is a common mistake. There isn't room for the second switch blade to open behind the first switch rail. The prototype switch opening is 4.1/4" to ensure an adequate flange clearance (2" min) all along behind the open blade. You have only allowed about a rail width (2.3/4 " ...
... MRJ 122, 2000, referring to a then new GoG mailing re standards, specifically mentioning that Slater's wheels are of 0.75mm flange thickness. Hi Rodney, Given the difficulty of measuring the effective flange thickness, and the fact that it is affected by the rail head profile, I don't think the difference between Jim's figure of 0.75mm and my figure of 0.8mm max is significant. The important dimension is BEF (Back to Effective Flange) which must not exceed 30.0mm max. Any variation in flange thickness can be accommodated by a corresponding adjustment to the Back to Back dimension to ensure BEF is not exceeded. regards, Martin. posted: 30 Apr 2008 04:56 from: Brian Lewis Hi Rodney, Apologies for the delay in replying, I have been out for most of the day. I am running around like a dingbat at the moment, trying to get everything done before I go into hospital on Friday week. I see Martin has answered part of this. Thanks Martin. 1. Layout now 45 feet long, we have stitched in the ...
... . They are all correctly swapping between black& white or colour output, and Templot is correctly detecting when they have been set for black& white printing only. So I can only assume that your printer driver is at fault. There might be an updated driver available for downloading from the manufacturer. If you decide to print background bitmaps (picture shapes), Templot doesn't check for a match between the colour depth of the bitmap and the colour depth of the printer. That is left to the printer driver to make any adjustments needed. You may find that a bitmap prints in colour even though Templot insists that the driver requires the templates to be drawn in black& white. If you want to use only black ink on a colour printer, you will find the grey shade printing option in Templot produces much neater-looking templates. regards, Martin. Parts of Templot Club may not function unless you enable JavaScript (also called Active Scripting) in your browser. Templot Club> Forums> I found a flaw> Won't accept colour printing about ...
... the information you need is in the information panel. Click the expand button to see all of it; drag the borders to a convenient size; click the fit to window button to fill the window with data; use the multiple scrollbars to see the information you need without taking up too much screen space. All the data shown there continually updates to reflect the design changes which you make to the current/control template, for example using the F5 or F6 mouse actions. The idea is to watch this data while making adjustments until you get the result which you want. It's a good idea to forget about thinking in terms of a "4ft turnout". There are several different radii within a turnout, and they all change with different combinations of switch size, V-crossing angle, V-crossing type, V-crossing entry straight, and other settings. Most significantly of course they also change as you curve the turnout. Now that you are using Templot you will tend to make far more curved turnouts than straight ones, so ...
... it prints, but the TurboCad setup dialogs acepted these figures without error, so I'm confident it would work. You might want to forward these screen shots to the printing firm, although you would think this stuff is daily meat and drink to them. regards, Martin. posted: 12 Feb 2008 14:26 from: Gordon S Thanks as always Martin. Of course you are right above shoving timbers, but there are a lot of points and after I had done a couple I decided that it would be easier to adjust the plastic sleepers on the SMP track to fit between the pcb sleepers of the pointwork...Whilst shoving the timbers would certainly enhance the appearance of the plan, I would still have to move sleepers on the SMP track, so decided the process was actually redundant. The plan is really to show exactly where track will be laid rather than building all the track on the plan as it were. At present I am generating separate plans for each point and building them as stand alone modules. I have measured the plan and ...
... we are going to curve it and align it over the control template. On older systems there's time to make a quick cup of tea while Templot does its stuff, and here's the result: 2_191552_300000001.png You can see that I set the curving offset to match the up running line, and the scaling and curving has matched very well: 2_191552_260000000.png Of course, it won't be possible to copy the curved track plan exactly. A prototypical curved goods shed is going to be very hard to find. The tracks would have to be adjusted to allow a straight run through the shed: 2_191552_380000004.png But as a "get you started" background guide this looks a promising method. The control template can be set up to any desired alignment to create the curving line. In practice this example is perhaps a bit extreme, and a more gently curving line would be more practical. Another idea would be to design a Templot track plan on the straight, and export it as an image file. You could then try curving the whole thing to various radii and alignments ...
... . Is there anything I need to do with regard to calibration of the printer at work please? Many thanks. Best Regards, Brian. ps Working my way thru' the tutorials is next on the list. I promise Martin.... posted: 27 Feb 2008 03:55 from: Martin Wynne Hi Brian, 2. Is there anything I need to do with regard to calibration of the printer at work please? The DXF export doesn't include the grid. So in your CAD printing software you need to adjust the scaling until the template length (measured along the rails) matches the specified value showing in the info panel: brian_first_template.png However, what's the objection to having your template in 2 parts? Templot prints the pages with red trimming margins for accurate alignment of the pages. The template needs to be stuck down on a board to use it, so printing it in 2 parts is no real problem. It is much easier to do if you print on thicker paper though -- I recommend 160gsm paper for templates. This ...
535. Lengthening timbers
... next track), especially if the adjacent track template also prevents you extending its sleepers in the other direction for the same reason. Is there a way round this? Hi Rod, Sure. Hold down the SHIFT key while you click the lengthen button. Ditto for shortening. This doesn't work when using the mouse actions for timber length, but in that case you can throw the timber first and then set the length afterwards. Ideally you use the buttons (or the L and S accelerator keys on them) for these adjustments so that you maintain the standard 6" increments in timber length sizes. The keys are faster. regards, Martin. Parts of Templot Club may not function unless you enable JavaScript (also called Active Scripting) in your browser. Templot Club> Forums> I wish it would...> Lengthening timbers 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 ...
536. map centerlines
... So if you've created set of centrelines from an external source, by all means import just the curves (without transistions) into Templot as a background then create templates over the top. After that use let Templot create the 'infill' transitions. Having said that, I do have a suggestion that could speed up the initial placement of plain track over a background sketch. Current process is to mint a piece of track, either to the pad centre or to an existing peg/notch- length and position/ orientation are then adjusted using F4, F7, F8 respectively, then F6 to set the radius. I find myself fiddling about with F4, F7& F8 to get that initial alignment. It would be nice to be able to place a piece of plain track simply by picking 2 points for its start and end (i.e. setting the placement, length and rotation in 2 clicks), then dragging/keying the radius to suit. Or maybe there is already a more efficient way of initially creating plain track lengths that I am yet ...
... no longer visible. It remains in your storage box as an unused template and can if needed be re-instated as a background template by clicking the copy to background button on the storage box window. Use this option when you want to try making some changes to this template, without losing the option to revert to the previous design. red_pointer.gif Remember to put the modified current template on the background in its place (control> store& background menu item) when you have finished making changes. The template which you are adjusting is the current template, not the unused one in the box. For delete to current, this background template is deleted from your storage box. Use this option when you are sure that you do not want this template in its present form. You can undo the delete by selecting the edit> undo delete menu item on the storage box, but only if you have made no subsequent deletions from the box. regards, Martin. posted: 14 Dec 2007 01:29 from: mattots That's great, I didn't ...
538. A few questions
... do that, because all the functions with "make" in their name automatically store the existing control template on the background for you, before making the new control template. After I place a template I need to curve it but in the center of the point, as to give the point a kick to line up as per drawing, How can I do this?? Sorry, can you explain a bit more? There are several functions to align the templates, one of the most frequently used is F6, which adjusts the curving radius. Make sure first that you have the red fixing peg at the end which you want to remain fixed. Here is a short Jing video, showing F6 in use: http://screencast.com/t /wJq5q8ShPc (I can't put captions in Jing, so I've used the screen keyboard to show key presses.) regards, Martin. posted: 9 Dec 2007 03:19 from: Stuart Mitchell Martin, Thanks for your reply. I'm working on Bodmin General with a scan images. Where ...
... Martin. posted: 14 Nov 2007 04:42 from: Martin Wynne Hi Edward, Using Windows XP, and Templot version 078e or later, and a printer capable of printing bitmaps, and remembering to click print pictures (stretch), this is the sort of thing you should be seeing. At what stage does the result from your system differ? back_scan1.png 1. Pointwork being aligned over a scanned prototype map loaded into a picture shape. back_scan2.png 2. Page outlines (here as orange/black dotted lines) being adjusted for best fit. For more details about how to do this, see this video. back_scan3.png 3. After clicking print> print entire pad menu item. You must click the print pictures (stretch) option shown to get the background scan to print. I am about to print page c/10. background_print.jpg 4. Page c/10 as printed out. What are you seeing which is different? regards, Martin. posted: 14 Nov 2007 14:23 from: Edward Martin thanks, my responses are ...
540. 3-way turnouts
... areas. Hi Graham, Thanks for your kind words. The closure timbers are omitted using the shove timber functions. Here is a quick Jing video showing how to do that: http://screencast.com/t /dfW1a4An8jf When overlaying partial templates, it is best to retain the switch timbering with each switch, and likewise the V-crossing timbering with each V-crossing. This ensures that the special chairs will fit the rails in the proper places. The remaining timbering with plain chairs can be omitted while making the adjustments, and re-instated later as and where still needed. The fastest way to use the shove timber functions is via the accelerator keys on the keyboard, as shown in the video. All the buttons have an underlined key which you can use instead of clicking the buttons. (If you don't see the underlines, press ALT.) The video was made using Templot version 082d. If you haven't yet upgraded, I recommend that you do so before trying to follow the video. regards, Martin. posted: ...
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