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581. F7 snapping
... ways of doing it than F7 snapping, with far more options, and total control over what's happening. For example here I have shortened the turnout-road exit almost to the bare minimum, so that the branch track can start curving more severely as soon as possible. The branch track template can be snapped onto the turnout template like this, after clicking on the turnout: 2_191845_420000001.png With the result: 2_191845_420000000.png waiting now for some timber shoving and possibly some further curving adjustment. regards, Martin. posted: 20 Sep 2017 10:19 from: Andrew Duncan Oh lord Martin the last thing I wanted to do is either to shock you or make you feel that you've failed Templot users because that is not what I meant to say, or imply, in the least. I'm pushed for time right now buit will reply fully later today. In the meanwhile please accept my apologies. Kind regards Andrew Last edited on 20 Sep 2017 19:18 by Andrew Duncan posted: 20 Sep 2017 19:29 from: Martin Wynne Hi Andrew, Nothing ...
... topic: 29 3-way tandem turnouts in EM posted: 1 Jun 2007 10:19 from: Martin Wynne 3-way tandem turnouts in EM: 3_way_tandem_em.png Right-click on the link and select Save Target/Link As... Download: 3-way tandem turnouts in EM data file (for Templot version 078e or later). Notes: Example 3-way tandem turnouts on 10 chains radius in EM gauge. B-8 Left+ A-6 Right, the middle V-crossing (crotch frog) is 1:4.95 RAM (1 :5 CLM). (Intended for version 078e or later, but in 074b it will print ok with only minor discrepancies.) Parts of Templot Club may not function unless you enable JavaScript (also called Active Scripting) in your browser. Templot Club> Companion> Samples and examples> 3-way tandem turnouts in EM about Templot Club Templot Companion- User Guide- A-Z Index Templot Explained for beginners Please click: important information for new members and first ...
583. Ludgate Hill North
... of the basic connections survived to be photographed and they really were as tight as they look. And as for short switches... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Holborn_Viaduct_2020606.jpg The LCDR was an enigma, yes they understood budgets, but equally, they had no right to put a railway here at all, and no expense was spared on the station frontage. And they built Crystal Palace High Level! Cheers, Howard Last edited on 9 Feb 2014 17:41 by JFS posted: 11 Feb 2014 10:54 from: rodney_hills Hello, Ludgate Hill is covered in Alan A Jackson's book "London's Termini", David& Charles 1969. It reprints both the 1890s plan and the 1910 rebuilding plan from an article in the Dec 1964 Railway Magazine. I have both book and magazine, but the latter article is online here: http://www.semgonline.com/RlyMag/ line: Ludgate Hill Station: http://www.semgonline.com/RlyMag/LudgateHillStation.pdf The article say that more detail of the 1910 rebuilding appears in the June ...
... topic: 3107 Lining up crossover turnouts, expanding parallel curves posted: 13 Oct 2017 10:04 from: Damien Morris 0eda7dda3d887297a0b1fb0a1ed4cfd0.p ng What is the best way to line up and bridge the 2 turnouts on 2 expanding parallel curves? Last bit needed before I have to go back over the layout and go through sleepers. Attachment: attach_2531_3107_conwy.zip 216 posted: 13 Oct 2017 11:50 from: John Palmer I would do it by making TL533 the control template, then making the crossover by using Tools -> make ordinary crossover. Before doing this, however, you need to adjust the turnout side adjacent track centre for TL533 so that the crossover thus formed aligns with the adjacent down main line (PR477). Because TL533 and PR477 aren't running parallel here, you will need to pick an arbitrary point on PR477 at which to measure its current offset from TL533 then make some adjustments after the crossover is created.2129_130634_140000000.png As the image shows, I picked a point on TL533 lying opposite the expected mid point of the crossover, slid the peg to this ...
... units are popping up at a rate of knots and it looks different to some of the photographs we'd previously seen. I'll see if I can at least work out the switch sizes from my photographs tonight. Richard.* Just a quick note to say the terminal was shut for the night, with gates to the terminal firmly locked and the only locomotive present (56303) swithched off. The line has been closed (and is closed until Wednesday this week) due to landslips on the line to the terminal. posted: 10 Mar 2009 11:57 from: richard_t I've attached a copy of the one of the switches I took a photograph of at the Birch Coppice Terminal. As they are quite new, as in within the last couple of years, I guess they are vertical switches, in which case they are B switches (or BV)- that is they have 12 slide chairs. If they were inclined switches 12 slide chairs would make them E switches- but I think that would be rather big for a freight terminal. I'm ...
... Not being familiar with Tortoise motors (I must get one to familiarise myself), I have to ask would this system be usable with one? In this case I've soldered short pieces of brass strip to the underside of the blades and these strips extend under the stock rails to keep the switch blades vertically aligned to the stock rails. This I think would be essential wouldn't it? This is one of the first things that I thought could be a problem with spring (flexible) points. ken posted: 12 Mar 2010 10:38 from: Dellboy Jim Guthrie wrote: 25_120245_030000000.jpg The TOU is made from Plastikard strip, a bit of 4mm PCB turnout timbering and some brass tube to be not too tight a fit on the brass wire. The lot is glued to a short bit of B&Q alloy section to allow mounting to the track base. The tube and wire gives the hinge action. This method allows you to fit scale cosmetic tiebars. Jim. A very nice arrangement Jim, simple effective design, easily removable, and using ...
... topic: 2573 Has anyone any idea what this is? (extra rail on the OUTSIDE) posted: 10 Nov 2014 17:39 from: DerekStuart This has got me stumped. It is the only photo I have seen of its kind. As you can see from the attached link (I couldn't upload it as it's copyright by RCTS) at the lower left there is a length of rail on the OUTSIDE of the running rail. It is about the length of an average checkrail and opposite is what looks like either a grease reservoir or some sort of actuator. I know that due to the severe curves in and out of the station (Whitby) there are several grease points, but this seems to be on the outside of the track. No doubt someone here will know and I'll reply with "ah of course. I should have thought that." Thanks Derek http://www.rcts.org.uk/features/mysteryphotos/show.htm?location=Whitby%20Town&serial=6 &img=66-97-19 EDIT: ...
... CURVIFORM type of V-crossing. 4. Adjust the V-crossing angle to create the required radius in the diagonal road (F9 mouse action). 5. TOOLS> MAKE LADDER menu item. Thanks for reminding me that the help menu item isn't linked to the above -- it is now. There are still lots of dead help links, I'm afraid. I will see if I can re-word some of the above to make things a bit clearer. regards, Martin. posted: 28 May 2013 10:47 from: Martin Wynne richard_t wrote: Also the help menu item in the tools> make ladder crossover doesn't do anything. Sometimes a simple report such as this opens such a can of worms that I despair of ever getting Templot fully updated and less confusing for beginners. The introduction of irregular diamond-crossings in Templot2 meant rewriting the template generator to allow the turnout radius to go negative. In previous versions this was an error condition causing numerous error and diagnostic messages to be displayed. I removed all of those ...
... topic: 3252 Creating custom gauge/track settings posted: 2 Apr 2018 10:11 from: chrisveitch I'm trying to create custom track settings but basically I don't know where to start. What I'm after is 9mm gauge, 3.5mm scale track with a specific sleeper size, using HOe/N standards but with Code 40 rail. I can get as far as editing one of the Custom gauges, but can't find a way of adjusting rail width, sleeper length etc. Any help would be appreciated. Regards, Chris Veitch posted: 2 Apr 2018 13:12 from: Martin Wynne chrisveitch wrote: I'm trying to create custom track settings but basically I don't know where to start. What I'm after is 9mm gauge, 3.5mm scale track with a specific sleeper size, using HOe/N standards but with Code 40 rail. I can get as far as editing one of the Custom gauges, but can't find a way of adjusting rail width, sleeper length etc. Any help would be appreciated. Hi Chris, Narrow-gauge is easy ...
... alone it is fine. The problem only shows when I either move the pointer quickly in a random fashion or if I move it very slowly across from 6ft and the crash occurs when I get around the 8ft mark. Tonights exciting system status report attached. Rob Attachment: attach_3093_3699_Crash_Tuesday_- _cpu_use.jpg 100 posted: 17 Jun 2020 00:11 from: Martin Wynne Thanks Rob. I've replaced the chunky slider with a draggable red marker: 2_161904_160000000.png That's not a Windows control, so I've been able to reduce the timer to 10 mS without the CPU usage going any higher. Which means the dragging is now as smooth as before. It's a serious bug in that it crashes Templot, so even though I haven't been able to cause it to happen here I will probably release yet another update with this fix quite soon. cheers, Martin. posted: 17 Jun 2020 00:33 from: Rob Manchester Hi Martin, Sorry to have caused you more work but I suspect you would want it fixed ASAP once you know it is there- I ...
591. Timber shoving
... 4ft,6ft,4ft between the opposing A timbers whereas the (L )NER used shorter timbers. I'm sure if you tell us your rail company and era there will be plenty of more specific advice. posted: 24 Feb 2017 03:05 from: DerekStuart Sorry, computer playing me up. Broadly speaking, I would suggest starting with shoving the plain track sleepers before even considering moving the turnout timbers. Remember not to make too big a gap between sleepers- especially at rail joints. posted: 24 Feb 2017 10:33 from: RK Hi Derek, Thanks for your reply. It's based on GC/LNER practice. Rich posted: 24 Feb 2017 23:56 from: Martin Wynne Hi Rich, This is a typical result: 2_210922_240000000.png You could argue that only 4 long timbers would have been enough, although the GWR did tend to use more than most companies. The basic rule is that you can't move the special chairs, i.e. any chair which supports more than one rail. They will fit the rails in only ...
... really a massive thanks to Martin. Having been constantly disappointed at the layouts possible with off the shelf track, especially for the busy (real) goods yard I'm looking to model, I'm now really excited at the prospect of producing some super slinky permanent way once I get fully to grips with things! posted: 27 Oct 2014 21:02 from: Paul Boyd I think this post should be compulsory reading for all those who post everywhere on the internet except here something along the lines of "I've been using Templot for 10 minutes now and I still can't design Clapham Junction using Peco track therefore Templot is rubbish." It's heartening for me to read this and I'm only a Templot user posted: 27 Oct 2014 22:29 from: DerekStuart I would like to agree with Dharma66's post. I have had a copy of Templot for about 2 weeks and still not a expert, but getting better and have produced several quite detailed designs on it and each time I learn something new. Well done to Martin- and of course to all the ...
... it: http://85a.co.uk/forum/gallery_view.php?user=38#gallery_top The second image you added as a file attachment. I have deleted it for you. When you edit a message containing an attachment there is an option tickbox below the text area to "Delete Attachment". Attachments are intended for files rather than images, so they don't show as an image when editing. Please can you attach the SK9 sketchboard file which caused the error? Thanks. regards, Martin. posted: 31 Oct 2014 10:26 from: Phil O Hi Martin Here is the Sketchboard file. undefined Cheers Phil Attachment: attach_1988_2566_sketch_ruan_2014 _10_30_1627_51.sk9 212 posted: 31 Oct 2014 11:28 from: Martin Wynne Hi Phil, Thanks for posting your SK9 file. Unfortunately I haven't been able to reproduce the problem. Can you remember what else was happening on your computer at the time, such as a video playing or similar? As you probably know, the core sketchboard engine code came from Nils Haeck. I have made many changes to it, ...
... switch is very close, so I used that as-is with some blanking on the switch front. It's not possible to read the dimensions clearly enough to do a proper custom switch. It needed only a slight adjustment to the V-crossing entry straight to match the 9500mm line, which I think is to the blunt nose, not the FP. I shortened the check rails by eye to the drawing. regards, Martin. Last edited on 18 May 2013 13:38 by Martin Wynne posted: 16 May 2013 10:34 from: Martin Wynne Hi Paul, I have had a fresh look at this. The 5277mm dimension is clear enough and I think confirms that the crossing angle is 1:7 RAM and that the 9500mm dimension is to the FP as you said and not the blunt nose as I previously thought. I will work up a proper design for this turnout and post updated files later. regards, Martin. posted: 16 May 2013 11:48 from: Franz Martin, Thank you for your efforts. I ...
... topic: 748 Putting Templot plans in web pages etc posted: 2 Mar 2009 09:50 from: Ian Everett I want to add a Templot plan in my blog http://clecklewyke.wordpress.com but I cannot work out how to produce a file in a usable format, such as jpeg, from the .box file. Is there a facility in Templot to do this? Ian Everett posted: 2 Mar 2009 10:19 from: Chris Mitton Download and install a "virtual printer"- I use Win2PDF, obtainable from http://www.win2pdf.com. Define a page format big enough to show your entire plan (in Windows XP, you do this in Printers and Faxes -> File -> Server Properties and use the Forms tab. I found by experiment that it won't do any form bigger than 5 metres...). "Print" your Templot plan to this "printer" and lo! you will have a PDF file of your plan. This has the dual advantage that (a) you can post it and ...
596. PDF Export origin
... which would be appropriate in all circumstances has been a headache. I doubt very much that buying a new computer will make much difference. I am seeing the same effects here. It would make some difference, assuming increased memory, but maybe not enough to make a significant change. You can probably get everything in the PDF correctly by reducing the DPI (dots per inch) setting. I found that it worked fine at 100 DPI, but not at higher settings: 2_050720_070000000.png 100 DPI means everything is rounded to the nearest 10 thou. That's probably fine for the sketchboard items, but not good for the track templates. I usually recommend at least 300 DPI for those, and 600 DPI looks neater. Here is a close up from your plan at 100 DPI. You can see that the rounding effects at 100 DPI produce wonky rail lines and varying rail width: 2_050716_120000000.png That's probably acceptable in 7mm scale, but discrepancies of this magnitude would obviously be unacceptable in 2mm scale. So ideally you need to make some changes on the sketchboard so that ...
... Start> Power> click Restart. cheers, Martin. posted: 25 Sep 2020 09:52 from: Godfrey Earnshaw Hi Martin Yes it was OK yesterday It reports that I have no internet but plainly I have. I can message you and use every other communication; Whatsapp, gmail etc., including downloading Templot2 again. I have restarted the machine several times. I can't find the message now but a message came up earlier to say there was an unclosed tab on the background files Godders posted: 25 Sep 2020 10:05 from: Godfrey Earnshaw Hi Martin I may have cured it, drastically, bit like a cowboy with a snake bite. I have cut out the wound with my Bowie Knife. I have renamed the SHAPE-FILES folder to SHAPE-FILES_OLd and saved a new shape file to the new SHAPE-FILES. I have of course lost the immediate use of my shape files but Templot 2 does now work normally, albeit without my existing shape files. I was in despair now, I can smile again, ...
... too severe, so a suitable irregular diamond across a straight should be possible. But to add inside slip roads, the crossing angle can't be less than about 1:6, and preferably longer. For shorter diamonds it is necessary to make it an outside slip instead. regards, Martin. posted: 12 Apr 2013 09:47 from: Hayfield Martin That was very quick, thank you I will try and do a quick Templot file to illustrate the problem I have. Thank you again John posted: 12 Apr 2013 10:30 from: Hayfield I have just attached a quick plan of the proposed slip, I have only at this moment used rails without sleepers just to show the position of the 3 tracks. I overlayed a straight and curved diamond over a B6 then just added a slip road, I still have my doubts that it is buildable in 00 gauge. Any advice would be most welcome Thanks John Attachment: attach_1578_2194_offest_slip.box 255 posted: 12 Apr 2013 11:01 from: JFS I tried to post this a minute ago and ...
... :06 from: DerekStuart Hello Martin I am getting pop up boxes marked Templot2 at the top and the message 'List index out of bounds (- 1)' (inverted commas added by me). I just ignore it and it carries on. I did find it a little while back but the window appeared and disappeared so quickly that I couldn't read it and thus couldn't report it. If it's any help it happens when there are quite a few templates on the trackpad. This laptop is fairly iffy since the Windows 10 update a while back so it may well just be down to that. Best wishes Derek posted: 27 Dec 2017 01:48 from: Martin Wynne Hello Derek, Thanks for reporting it. Can you remember the last thing you clicked before it happened? Without that information I am looking for a needle in a haystack. You may be interested in this: topic 1629 and this: topic 970 and this: topic 1136 cheers, Martin. posted: 27 Dec 2017 13:09 from: DerekStuart Hello Martin I ...
... then (or 6ft-6in between the running edges on the GWR). So to find the track centre-to-centre spacing you simply add on the gauge: 7'-0.1/4" gauge+ 6'-6"= 13'-6.1/4" centres (54.08mm in 4mm scale). For other spacings simply add on the gauge difference, i.e. assume that the clearance from the near rail is the same as now. regards, Martin. posted: 23 Mar 2008 23:10 from: Martin Wynne p.s. sorry David, I didn't actually answer your question. Outer rails of double broad gauge tracks= 7'-0.1/4"+ 6'-6"+ 7'-0.1/4"= 20'-6.1/2" apart. After conversion to standard gauge assume the outer rails between platforms remain in the same place. So to find the new track centres between platforms subtract the new gauge: 20'-6.1/2"- 4'-8.1/ ...
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