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... on to try and fix an intersection- which I have so far failed to do. Can anyone help? Thanks in advance for any assistance. Paul Attachment: attach_1833_2450_test_for_crossove r_2014_05_01_1500_00.box 220 posted: 1 May 2014 16:13 from: Martin Wynne Hi Paul, A C-6 is an unusual size and not usually much help. As you can see when used on the inside of a curve it has produced rather too sharp a radius of 21.7" for finescale 00. The usual minimum would be 24" for 00-BF and 30" for 00-SF: 2_011058_580000000.png You have the crossing angles back to front -- use the 1:8 on the outer curve and maybe 1:6 on the inner curve. Also note that you have a misalignment at the end of the main road because at that point you are still within the transition zone. A useful way to find an appropriate crossover alignment in a situation like this is to use the make diamond-crossing at intersection function, and then convert the half-diamond to a ...
42. Minories
... actually ease the radius. You might even be able to go to 9ft-4.5 if pushed. You don't have to build the 9ft switches with loose heels if you don't want to, just use the same geometry for flexible switches. 9ft switches have the same planing angle as A-switches, so you can use the same ready-made switch blades or filing jigs. p.s. why have you set the gauge to 00/H0? The running quality will be dire with 1.5mm flangeways. These are in 00-BF with regular V-crossings. You could ease the radius quite a bit by changing to generic V-crossings. 2_290953_300000000.png Notice that the 9ft-5 (at 2) is shorter than the A-5 (at 1) despite the radius being 3" larger. The 9ft-4.5 (at 3) is doable if space is very tight. regards, Martin. posted: 29 Nov 2014 17:17 from: Hayfield Martin Wynne wrote: Hayfield wrote: I have had a play with a plan using ...
... topic: 1415 Printing templates on A3 posted: 10 Mar 2011 09:26 from: brianlwood I have a query with regard to printing templates from Templot. I currently print in A4 then marry the sheets together, no problems there. However, I am considering buying an A3 printer. Is there a way that I can then print onto A3 paper and get all of a turnout on such paper. Kind Regards, Brian Wood. posted: 10 Mar 2011 09:44 from: Stephen Freeman Maybe. Depends on the Turnout/scale of course. 0 Gauge A6 on Super A3 will fit, anything much bigger will need 2 sheets. You could of course go for an A3 printer that will print on roll paper if that's an issue. posted: 10 Mar 2011 09:47 from: Martin Wynne Hi Brian, Yes, Templot prints to whatever paper size you have set on the printer. If you set the printer to print A3 size, that will be the size of the pages from Templot. They will fit together by ...
... will print ALL the pages, which could be dozens. There is no option to stop it or select which pages to print. regards, Martin. Hi Martin. Thanks for the clarification of the Print-now option and calibration. That certainly isn't obvious from the menu. Personally I always use the output option so I can control what I want to print out and some of my track plans can be quite big. Regards Tony. posted: 16 Oct 2017 17:57 from: Tony McGartland Would a bog standard A4 printer be able to print and allow me to glue templates together? posted: 16 Oct 2017 18:19 from: Tony W Hi Tony. Yes, but you may need quite a few pages to do it. Regards Tony. posted: 16 Oct 2017 18:49 from: Rob Manchester Hi Tony, Yes an A4 printer is fine- either colour or B&W. A3 or larger is even better of course. The trackpad->page outlines for printer menu option allow the currently selected printer paper ...
... topic: 930 Printing to PDF Files posted: 9 Sep 2009 19:44 from: Mark Leigh Hi Everyone, I have managed to find a local company that are able to print my modest 800mm x 2550mm Test Track out in one continuous run for a modest £10.00 but it has to be in PDF File. Overjoyed with this i set about converting it to PDF file. In normal DXF file print it takes about 9 A4 page lengths when converted it takes 2? I have now managed to get it with the aid of win2pdf to show as a PDF file on 3x A0 pages which is great but i'd rather it be on one continuous run. Try as i might i've now ran out of ideas. The baseboard is all but made, most of the pointwork has been made in sub-assemblies ready to be laid. This cannot happen until the Templot has been laid onto the baseboard. Being not so clever on PC i'm sure that this can be overcome- just that i can't figure it out. If you have any ...
... and get designing my new layout in detail. I'm amazed at how powerful Templot appears to be... but eeeeeeeeekk! Working through the videos are helping me to understand how the program works, I've a few questions that remain unanswered, so if this is the right place to ask them (?) here go's.... 1. I plan to build the layout in OO 'finescale' and assume that the 'OO-SF' option in the gauge selection menu is the same? But what is OO-BF and OO-DOGAF etc? 2. I've used AutoCAD to design the layout outline to work out feasibillity etc, etc The layout will be approx 21ft by 13ft (in loft) and am trying to get the image into Templot- any help form anyone gone before would be very much appreciated. 3. The layout will be multi level. can levels be designed in to Templot. Many thanks for any help. Mark posted: 28 Sep 2009 19:15 from: rodney_hills Mark, Yes, 00 has many ...
47. EM Gauge options
... SF, provided that the wheel profiles are the same. Cheers Godders posted: 30 Jan 2019 12:20 from: Martin Wynne Godfrey Earnshaw wrote: If the statement is true for EM SF then it must be true for 00 SF, provided that the wheel profiles are the same. Hi Godders, To use 0.8mm flangeway gaps in 00 there are two options: 00-XF on 16.0mm gauge with 0.8mm flangeways. This means kit wheels to EMGS or RP25/88 profile are interchangeable with 00-SF and 00-BF at the same back-to-back. Minimum back-to-back is 14.5mm and it won't work with RTR wheels, unlike 00-SF and 00-BF. 00-XF pointwork can be mixed on layouts with 00-SF and 00-BF if there are no RTR wheels. They all have the same 15.2mm check gauge. 004 on 16.5mm gauge with 0.8mm flangeways. As with EM4 this requires a non-standard back-to-back which is not compatible with anything else, and likewise ...
48. Can I Print?
... topic: 185 Can I Print? posted: 2 Oct 2007 17:13 from: Brian Tulley Hi Martin/all, I have a computer at work that is linked to a Printer which uses a paper roll about 3 to 4 feet wide (so no sticking bits of A4 together!). However, the computer doesn't have Templot installed (and the men in black wouldn't let me load it up anyway). My question is this: Could I save a Templot track file at home then bring it to work to print out? (the computer at work has a CD reader; emailing a file to work wouldn't work because emails with attachments don't get past the Firewall). Thanks. p.s. I'm a Templot newbie so please write any answers in small words! Brian. posted: 2 Oct 2007 17:30 from: Martin Wynne Brian Tulley wrote: My question is this: Could I save a Templot track file at home then bring it to work to print out? (the computer at work has a CD reader ...
... correct dimensions, rather than those designed for publications of "Railway Modeller" size. If anyone can recommend a suitable supplier I would be most grateful. posted: 11 Aug 2008 04:01 from: John Lewis I *think* you will find Modern Bookbinders of Blackburn do a suitable size binder. See: http://www.modernbookbinders.co.uk/ posted: 11 Aug 2008 04:58 from: Templot User -- --- from Peter Chappell -- --- Ian I have used the opaque version of the A4 box from the Really Useful company and have found this gives a clean box system. Just a thought; contact me offline if you want more details. Regards Peter posted: 11 Aug 2008 22:55 from: Richard Spratt Ian White wrote: I have finally got round to collating my issues of "Model Railway Journal" and "Great Western Journal" and wish to store them vertically on a bookshelf. I enquired at Wild Swan several years ago about how I might bind them, but they did not produce anything ...
... . Here's a couple of images to help explain. These are diamond-crossings, but you can add slip roads to make them into slips, just as for fixed K-crossings: switch_diamond_10bh.jpg© PWI switch_diamond.jpg© PWI Notice that in a flat-bottom switch-diamond (lower photo) the switch tips (points) are carried on two separate timbers. In a bullhead switch-diamond (upper drawing) both switch tips share a common wider centre timber. *If you use the proper width wheels for 00-BF they can't "drop" into the gap. But they can, and will, take the wrong road on fixed K-crossings of very flat angle. Using movable K-crossings for flat angles prevents this. regards, Martin. posted: 20 Dec 2007 10:27 from: John Lewis Paul Boyd wrote: That's the easy bit- the difficult bit, I think, will be making a double slip work at a 1:10 angle... It should have movable K-crossings? John posted ...
... which I think is very unlikely in a running line for your period. If that route is bullhead, I think the equivalent REA B and C flexible switches are more likely. The turnouts at B are in contraflexure with right-hand deflection, which is fine if the route at A is the lesser of the two routes, which your use of bullhead suggests. But there are some misalignments in their exits. I think the two diamonds at 1:7.5 angle would be safer constructed as switch-diamonds in 00-BF rather than fixed K-crossings, especially as you have a change of radius at the centre of them. But you have them in the file with fixed K-crossings. The curves at C have truncated transitions. It's best to normalize these to avoid confusion on the diagram. Or better still replace them with a full easements into the junction. Also these four curved tracks seem to be evenly spaced. It would be better and more prototypical to have them in two distinct 6ft pairs, with a wider 9ft or ...
52. The Spare Room
... switches, then non-interlaced between the switches. Scott, Is there any possibility that I could get a copy of your drawings of the slip and the diamond? I'm contemplating a small Caledonian layout at the moment and there will probably be a slip in it and I reckon that the NB details will be similar to what the Caledonian would have done. Jim. posted: 31 Dec 2008 15:52 from: Scott Willis Jim I can certainly give you a copy. The drawing I have is a little bigger than A4 so won't fit in the scanner. I'll get it photocopied in town and post it down to you in the New Year. Regards Scott posted: 31 Dec 2008 16:43 from: Jim Guthrie Scott Willis wrote: Jim I can certainly give you a copy. The drawing I have is a little bigger than A4 so won't fit in the scanner. I'll get it photocopied in town and post it down to you in the New Year. Regards Scott Scott, That would be excellent. Many thanks. Jim. ...
... the print to be done on a single sheet if it's less than 18" wide and minimises the number of sheets needed. I hope this is useful to anyone with access to such a printer. My HP Printer is connected to an 802.1 (Ethernet) network via an HP JetDirect en3700 USB Network adapter. I made sure that I could print to this from my PC prior to starting this process. I also calibrated the printer with Templot and the roll paper installed in the printer, but with the paper size set to A4. Launch Templot version 0.91.b Load the box file you want to print If your drawing is not based at the origin and you want to minimise the number of passes needed to print then determine where the origin needs to be for printing. The Jotter X-Y read out is handy for this. Right click and from the popup that appears select "jotter X-Y read-out" Make a note of the bottom left of your track plan and use this to determine the new origin to be used for printing ...
... topic: 226 A4 width roll paper posted: 7 Nov 2007 01:39 from: Paul Boyd Just bumbling around eBay, as you do, and I came across: ESSELTE INK JET PRINTER PAPER ROLL 210mm x 100m Item number is 230183185451 for anyone interested. I have no connection with the seller, and I haven't tried the paper myself, but I know that this paper can be quite hard to find. Hope this helps someone- he has 44 available at the time of writing this. Parts of Templot Club may not function unless you enable JavaScript (also called Active Scripting) in your browser. Templot Club> Forums> Off track> A4 width roll paper 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 property of the respective contributor. ...
... pad can be kept completely clear of these panes giving an uncluttered view. Hi Paul, Most of the subsidiary windows can already be moved outside the pad -- the storage box, gauge list, control room, jotter, metric calculator, data-entry, help texts, etc. The ones which can't are the information panel, shove timber dialog, spacing-ring dialog, zoom controls. There is a reason for that -- for the keyboard shortcuts to work they need to be active while the pad window has focus. That's only possible if they are set as "child" windows of the pad, and that then means that they are constrained within the pad area. Talking of dual monitor support.... Will be in the next Pug. You can then expand the pad across all monitors, so the constraint on the dialog positions won't matter so much. regards, Martin. posted: 25 Jun 2007 00:00 from: Paul Boyd The ones which can't are the information panel, shove timber dialog, spacing- ...
56. Zoom Focus
... topic: 2407 Zoom Focus posted: 17 Feb 2014 09:53 from: Alan Turner Would it be possible to have the zoom-in (and out) to centre on the current mouse position? CorelDraw does that and I find it very useful. It means not having to zoom-in and then move to the required position. regards Alan posted: 17 Feb 2014 11:12 from: Martin Wynne Alan Turner wrote: Would it be possible to have the zoom-in (and out) to centre on the current mouse position? CorelDraw does that and I find it very useful. It means not having to zoom-in and then move to the required position. Hi Alan, This is already possible -- trackpad> zoom and pan options> mouse wheel zoom options> menu options. regards, Martin. posted: 12 Sep 2017 17:24 from: FraserSmith Hi Martin I just had a look at the OS maps link that you posted today on the TemplotTalk forum and when zooming in and out I noticed that ...
... regards to all, Martin. posted: 27 Nov 2011 19:42 from: Les G I think that Martin is being wise to consider his health. It would not be good for him or for Templot users if he were to be forced to give it up completely. I, for one, have been well impressed by Martin's patience in answering so many queries, some of which could have been avoided if the user had only carried out a basic search of the Templot Companion before crying for help. Given the new focus, and the ongoing support for the TDV project, I wonder if some of the experienced users who have already shown tech. doc. writing skills, could reduce the burden by preparing some of the draft material for the user guides? As editor in chief, Martin would obviously need to determine some priorities. What do other Templotters think? LesG posted: 27 Nov 2011 20:25 from: Pete Williams Martin, Although I've not made a lot of use of Templot I have watched developments and queries over the months ...
... gauge' from the drop down menus? posted: 9 Feb 2014 12:24 from: Martin Wynne Hi Steve, An important point to bear in mind for mixed gauge track is that both gauges must use the same flangeway gap, and ideally therefore the same wheel profile. This can be a problem if you are using the wheels and RTR mechs from a smaller scale for narrow-gauge models in a larger scale. For example 0-16.5 layouts often use 00 gauge wheels and loco mechs. The normal 00-BF flangeway is 1.2mm* whereas for GOG-F it is 1.75mm. If you run 00 gauge models over that you are going to get derailments or at the very least a bumpy ride. A possible solution would be to adopt the 0-SF standard for the 0 gauge track. This is 31.2mm track gauge with 1.2mm flangeways, so matching 00-BF flangeways. The disadvantage there is a) you will be restricted to the current 0 gauge "industry standard" wheels (i.e. matching Slaters wheels) -- ...
... Templot plans, as I feel it is unnecessary. By all means draw your layout in Templot, but then utilise the standard Timber Tracks bases. They will fit with nothing more than an insignificant amount of adjustment. And from our sales it seems clear that sensible folk are doing just that. Hi Brian, Thanks for the emails off-list regarding the laser cutting of my completed Templot plan. From the above statement, should I create a list of what the point configurations are (eg 2 x B7s, 1 x A4 etc) and look to use your standard templates instead of laser cutting the whole layout? Regards, Paul. posted: 1 Apr 2009 09:32 from: Mike Pogson Hi Brian, Sorry to take so long responding to this post, I've been out of town for a couple of days. Brian Lewis wrote: In truth, I am not that keen on lasering to Templot plans, as I feel it is unnecessary. By all means draw your layout in Templot, but then utilise the standard Timber Tracks bases ...
60. Saunderton
... will be some discrepancies in the pointwork alignments. For each 00 turnout, put the peg on CTRL-3, cycle the notch to that position, and peg the 00 turnout onto it. geometry> notch> cycle recent notch locations menu item. Finally tidy up the template boundaries to the new 00 alignments. The switch tips will no longer exactly coincide with the toe marks on the map, but it will be the best overall match to the map for 00 gauge. p.s. I noticed you are using 00-BF gauge. Many track builders in 00 now prefer 4-SF (00-SF), but 00-BF is fine if you plan to use only RTR wheels (no kit wheels). cheers, Martin. posted: 3 May 2020 16:33 from: David Gwynne Thanks Martin. That makes sense to start with P4 then shift back toward OO. I'm planning on using a mix of kit built and new RTR and (naively perhaps) assumed that if it worked for RTR, that it'd be ok ...
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