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... - mostly white-metal kits with Romford wheels and axles. The running of such wheels on "EM minus 2" pointwork proved to be a big improvement on the alternative BRMSB standard (00-BF) -- not surprising when you do the arithmetic. There was no thought at that time of using "EM minus 2" for RTR stock. RTR was much too coarse at the time, nearly all serious 00 modellers would re-wheel it with Romford if they used any RTR at all. When I was developing Templot I remembered "EM minus 2", so I included it in the gauge list, and gave it the name 00-SF (" 00 special fine"). A few years ago Dave Smith at the Carshalton club discovered it there and asked me about it. He was having trouble getting good running on his club's new layout. Or perhaps I remembered it and steered him towards it -- the actual details should be in the Yahoo message archive. Anyway the upshot was that Dave tried it and discovered ...
142. New User
... tandem video in Flash format. Hopefully this will work on your computer. I'm afraid the controls aren't so handy in this format -- you can drag the slider to find a specific frame, but there are no keyboard controls. You need to be using version 091c* to follow this. It may take a short while to download before you can see anything: A detailed guide to this video is here: message 4150 Please bear in mind that a large chunk of this video has now been made redundant in the Templot Development Version (TDV), which offers a partial gaunt turnout as an easier and better way to create the middle V-crossing. More about how to do that here: message 9841 You would be very welcome to join the development group and try your tandem in the TDV. More about TDV here: topic 1510 *actually 078e or later regards, Martin. posted: 13 Sep 2011 00:40 from: Tony W Hi Mick. Your question was how to start a Tandem Turnout. You may wish to print ...
143. Quick add
... not really look into this, but the "return" never worked for me when I was adding just a straight piece of track. Hi Mark, Thanks for finding that. The ENTER key works if you select plain track on the combo, but not if you click the plain track button. I will get it fixed. BTW Love the "drawing program". Any chance of something like bezier curves? You mean on the sketchboard? If so I shall have to add it myself. Nils isn't really doing much development work since his accident. If I do it myself I think I would do cubic splines in preference to bezier curves. I already have a lot of code I wrote for them from toolmaking work. I've also long intended to add cubic splines for the track, although of course they are not prototypical for railway curves. What do you want to do with bezier curves? regards, Martin. posted: 5 Sep 2011 17:48 from: Martin Wynne Just to add Mark, that of course the easiest way to ...
144. MERG CBUS system
... topic: 3116 MERG CBUS system posted: 24 Oct 2017 12:55 from: FraserSmith This topic is to complement the MERG DCC topic and be a place where the CBUS system can be discussed. CBUS has been developed by members of MERG to provide a means to connect control panels with devices detecting occupancy, operating points, signals, water columns, level crossings etc etc via just 2 wires carrying messages and two wires providing a 12Vsupply to power those devices. For a control panel one or more CANPANEL modules can be used. Each module can monitor 64 switches and drive 64 LEDs but only need 4 wires to connect the panel to the rest of the layout. For operating servos to change points you can use a CANMIO-SVO that can drive 8 servos to give realistic switch blade movement and also monitor 8 inputs to detect block occupancy or switch blade position using micro switches on the MERG 3D printed servo mount. Additional micro switches can be used on the servo mount to change the crossing polarity as the switches move so eliminating the need for ...
... tightly packed the fiddle yard is and, now that we're reaching the capacity of the existing fiddle yard, why our thoughts are turning to building a second fiddle yard parallel to the first. mostyn_fiddle.png Hi Richard, Many thanks for posting this. Mostyn has become well known and much admired on the exhibition circuit, so it's great that you have made the Templot files available for others to use. It's amazing to see how you have packed every available inch of baseboard with track for the fiddle yard. Please keep us posted with developments. Those wishing to see more can find Mostyn at Barrowmore Group. Here's one of many fine pictures of Mostyn linked from that site: Mostyn01GB.jpg regards, Martin. posted: 16 Nov 2007 06:05 from: Richard Oldfield Dear all, To bring the plans to life here is a shot of the Mostyn fiddle yard taken at the recent Blackburn exhibition. We now need to approximately double the amount of storage road capacity (to meet the planned stock build over the next five years or so). We're only just ...
... , each tutorial more than once, to build familiarity. This is where most people come unstuck. It takes about 3000 hours to become proficient at most skill sets. Lack of structured practice is the main cause of failure to progress. It can be hard to find consistent time, but that is what it takes. Even three, one hour sessions a week will make a difference, as long as you approach it in a clear structured manner. Templot's manual is as we all know very broken up due to the continued development of the programme. (Not a complaint). This was the main thrust of the last discussion on the subject and what to do about it. As well Templot's innate learning curve is complicated by a need to understand the real permanent way. This adds to the confusion for some, and as we are all aware the information is scattered and at times hard to locate. Further problems arise with different terminology and practice between railway companies in the same period and country, let alone different periods and countries. Martin, ...
147. My Magnum Opus
... Thanks for the suggested amendment to correct the impossible radius (even Mr Hornby couldn't have imagined that!!). I also note your comment about REA Switches and I'll reconsider these. Howard has also questioned the viability of the double slip and I'll also re-consider building a scissors there instead. I'll post an updated plan when I've made all of the amendments that have been suggested. Regards, posted: 5 Jun 2011 13:30 from: Alan Turner Examining your plan suggests that you are sticking templates together rather than developing the geometry and then inserting the crossing work. I think you will get a better result if you do the latter. I have had a go, using the signal diagram as a guide. 42_050828_360000000.png Alan Last edited on 6 Jun 2011 09:40 by Alan Turner posted: 5 Jun 2011 17:16 from: Jim Guthrie wcampbell23 wrote: Did Crianlarich really have a double slip at the junction? All the photos and drawings I recall show a scissors crossing type arrangement. I would agree with that. I remember ...
... with no explanation advised. Recent attempts to contact them by phone regarding the orders has produced 'unavailable' and their message leaving service is full. Obviously a backlog is building up. No clues on their web page. Does any one know what is amiss with Exactoscale ?? I happened to be at the Exactoscale stand at Railex on Sunday and I heard Len explaining to another customer that he had just taken on more staff to help him in getting rid of the backlog of orders. He was also keen to get back to development work since what time he had had available recently had been taken up with trying to deal with the day to day business of the company. Jim. posted: 31 May 2011 16:28 from: Dellboy Jim Guthrie wrote: I happened to be at the Exactoscale stand at Railex on Sunday and I heard Len explaining to another customer that he had just taken on more staff to help him in getting rid of the backlog of orders. He was also keen to get back to development work since what time he had ...
149. Straws in the wind
... Air with 13" as my primary computer. I think certainly in terms of home use patterns have changed and we now more mobile and couch surf more frequently. I also think that TV will play more of a role in the home use of computing whereas we take our mobile computing with us more often now, just look at any railway carriage nowadays. So I guess what am am trying to say that there is and will always be a market for desktop systems but the traditional home use is changing. So what to develop for the future well I think a generic coding platform allowing maybe native application operation although this may make overheads but would open up possibilities. I think that in operating systems land things will stay pretty much as is but the hardware will may/will and has changed but the core system looks to change little in the near future but the reality is that most of us use laptops so maybe we use the monitor ports to get the second screen. posted: 4 Feb 2014 15:54 from: gsmorris I am running ...
... : 825 Some advice please for a confused beginner posted: 20 May 2009 16:37 from: Matthew Coome I purchased Templot some time ago and now I have some more time on my hands, I would like to master the product. I am currently using version 0.78e. Can I download updates to bring it up to the current version or do I need to purchase a new version? I have tried using it but I simply cannot get myself into the right mindset. Can you point me at any simply tutorials which develop my knowledge to I can get it to do what I want to? I have a project in mind that looks a little like the west end of Barnstaple Junction at one end and some complex pointwork at the other. What can you suggest? This is a tool I really want to get on top of as it does all I want to do. Many thanks and best regards, Matthew Coome posted: 20 May 2009 16:55 from: Paul Boyd Hi Matthew Welcome to the wacky world of Templot! The ...
151. Evercreech Junction
... a bit rough and ready, but I've resolved most of the timbering conflicts and made it a reasonable fit on the 25" Ordnance plan. I have not uploaded a copy of that plan because (a) it's a bit rough and ready on the NLS site, with a bit of misalignment between the map tiles at the south end, and (b) the plan dates from about 1903, at which time neither the down yard nor the turntable and locomotive servicing facilities in the fork of the junction had yet been fully developed. Consequently I have had to do a fair amount of plotting that involves assumptions about the exact positions of these facilities as finally developed. Broadly the upload represents the layout as it existed in BR days, but before the down yard was lifted. Hope this may be of some interest, particularly to S&D aficionados. Attachment: attach_2633_3205_evercreech_jc_201 8_02_03_1848_55.box 274 posted: 4 Feb 2018 13:49 from: Martin Wynne Hi John, Many thanks for that. Was that just for fun, or do you have an aircraft ...
... of Templot have been withdrawn. Lock-release codes are no longer available. 2. Templot2 is a hobby program for model makers. It is not intended to be installed in a corporate environment or on a computer which the user does not own or have full control of the connections. 3. Templot2 requires an internet connection. 4. Templot2 is free to use. The terms of use for Templot2 are at: http://templot.com/companion/index.html?terms_of_use.htm They are designed to allow me to continue to develop and support Templot. The alternative was to kill the entire project because it was making me ill. I'm very sorry if this situation is difficult for you. If you need to run Templot2 where no internet connection is available there are two possible solutions: 1. use the Hibernate feature on your laptop computer. 2. obtain a USB dongle or other device which can connect to the internet via a mobile phone signal. Templot requires only a few hundred bytes of download, making a negligible impact on your data quota. ...
... topic: 1054 Getting Started withTemplot posted: 23 Feb 2010 12:18 from: Nigel Brown Ken I spent 30 years as a software developer/manager in a university computer service, before going off some 12 years ago to do "other things", as I always intended I should. Throughout that period producing documentation for the inexpert users of the software was a central part of the activity, in particular "getting started" documentation to get users actually using the software for something useful, as well as documentation for support of more demanding projects. I think this worked, in the sense that we had a large number of users applying the software, with every indication of success, and with a moderate level of queries easily handled by our advisory service. So in terms of providing documentation I think that by and large I know what I'm talking about. If I was in Martin's position, I would do exactly what he is doing today, which is providing a vast, varied, flexible and structured pool of documentation through the Templot Companion ...
154. Quick-mode
... topic: 1490 Quick-mode posted: 18 May 2011 09:16 from: Martin Wynne If you are starting Templot Development Version (TDV) for the first time, you will probably want to change immediately to classic Templot mode by clicking the Q button in the top left corner of the workpad. Otherwise you may find things get very confusing. If you opt to save and use your program preferences, TDV will start in classic Templot mode each time. Revert to trying out the new Quick-mode feature when you have found your way around: 2_180351_050000001.png You can always quickly see which mode you are in -- classic Templot displays an orange T: 2_180351_040000000.png You can quickly swap modes using the shortcut keys -- PAGE UP, PAGE DOWN. Quick-mode is intended mainly for beginners. It makes it quick and easy to build up a simple track plan, but is not recommended when working with multiple partial templates. But it's very handy when timber shoving to swap quickly between several templates. regards, Martin. posted: 19 ...
155. platforms
... happening? regards, Martin. posted: 4 Nov 2011 14:41 from: Gordon S Thanks Martin. It is OK, just my lack of understanding/experience on a new option. Last edited on 4 Nov 2011 14:42 by Gordon S posted: 4 Nov 2011 16:58 from: Martin Wynne Gordon S wrote: Thanks Martin. It is OK, just my lack of understanding/experience on a new option. Hi Gordon, I'm glad you sorted it out. That's the one problem with a Development Version -- until the help texts are written the new features tend to be a bit of mystery to use. You have obviously mastered the sketchboard very well. I had a feeling the transparency effects would be very effective in layout planning, which is why I chose Nils's code for the sketchboard engine. You have certainly produced a very neat layout design: http://yourmodelrailway.net/view_topic.php?id=4674&forum_id=21&jump_to=172224#p172224 Martin. posted: 22 Dec 2011 13:16 ...
156. P4 test track
... on one siding to see how well stock copes with substandard track? Not sure about this for the reason above. And well done on getting the blocked timbers on the crossovers – that's a trick I haven't managed yet. Thanks for that. Regards Len posted: 22 May 2009 09:02 from: newport_rod Andy Blocked timbers – what at I was referring to (perhaps incorrectly) was the extension (e.g.) of the timbers from 39 Up Tebay mainline crossover under the first 100mm of 42 Down Tebay Main. I'm developing a plan for out own test track (I'll try and attach the box file) and hadn't addressed including that feature yet (nor have I done any timber shoving yet). As an aside the (separate) layout that this is being developed for is based on BR(WR) practice ca 1955 and I'm assuming that (what I understand as) blocked timbers were used. Len You said that you want "to find out if my stock will run through tight curves". You might want to include some ...
... , Templot takes enough of the title to be identifiable, removes disallowed characters, and then adds the date and time to make the file name unique. I just wish other programs did the same thing. If you really do want to overwrite a previous file, you can easily do so in the file dialog. But everything remains under your control. regards, Martin. posted: 18 Dec 2010 09:01 from: BruceNordstrand Martin Don't take this the wrong way.... Logical to you as you are the developer of the product, idiosyncratic to me as I am used to the Windows document model being a developer of 4GL windows apps and a user of some Microsoft products. What you have to remember is that to a majority of Templot users Templot is totally unique in the software world and what is does in all aspects is different to the world of Microsoft style products. You have said yourself that while Templot runs on Windows it is not in any way associated with the "normally used" application model proposed by Microsoft (" ...
... be pleased that Bachman just made building the Station Building a whole lot quicker. Unlucky for you that Singleton North was unique amongst LBSC Type 1 boxed in being glazed all round otherwise you would have had a starting point for that as well... Good Luck and best wishes, Howard. Thanks for your comments- I've actually got a set of etches that Phil Taylor of the Brighton Circle organised to have "shot down" from 7mm to 4mm from Kirtley Models- these are for the station building- I'm trying to develop as accurate a drawing as I can for the 2 signal boxes and will probaly ask Mike Waldron (EB models) if he can etch (at least) the window frames for me. Still looking for that elusive photo of the turntable.... best wishes Richard posted: 9 Mar 2013 00:31 from: Ian Allen Keep up the good work Richard, that is coming along very nicely. Ian posted: 9 Mar 2013 12:29 from: Richard_Jones JFS wrote: You must be pleased that Bachman ...
159. Pug progress report
... matching the pad scales. By comparing scales you can see that the track plan was output (in diagram mode) at 10% of full size. Note that the yellow vertical scale originates from top left, in the usual way for printed matter. Whereas the blue scale originates from bottom left in the usual engineering style (matching the grid on the pad). What, if anything, I could or should do about this anomaly has had me scratching my head a lot recently. Templot Sketchbook is based around a component developed by Nils Haeck in the Netherlands. Unfortunately Nils suffered a brain injury in a serious horse-riding accident in November. He is on the mend, but not yet back at work. If you are reading this Nils (not very likely), best wishes for a full recovery. I have purchased full sources and made significant changes to suit Templot, and not having Nils available for user support has been a difficulty. I'm confident I can solve most of the outstanding issues, but the first release of the Sketchbook ...
... , Yes I noticed the posting. I penned the post just prior to it that Penlan was responding to. I was just about to order some from the EMGS as it seemed to be an easy way of getting track for use away from the main bit of the layout. It is even worse for me as I run EM-SF at 18mm gauge and the whole point of using EM flexitrack is to get a wider gauge for the bendy bits, not a narrower one BTW who at the EMGS is responsible for product development and similar matters? I would have thought the Trade Officer just maintained the stock and dealt with orders. Rob posted: 1 Aug 2019 08:21 from: Hayfield Rob Manchester wrote: Hayfield wrote: There is an interesting reply about the EMGS flexitrack gauge narrowing on RMweb http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/139084-emgs-commissions-peco-for-rtr-em-gauge-bullhead-trackturnouts/page/19/ second from last post at the bottom of the page ...
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