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... 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. There are no fancy visual components such as the Microsoft Ribbon. regards, Martin. posted: 19 Oct 2015 00:07 from: DerekStuart Pre Eminent Professor of Templotology indeed! Whilst not a direct comparison by any stretch of the imagination, I write our company website in notepad and the output at the end is usually about half the size of a similar page from dreamweaver or similar and subsequently loads faster, so I can understand what you mean about MS tools. Parts of Templot Club may not function unless you enable JavaScript (also called Active Scripting) in your browser. Templot Club> Forums> Baffled beginners> Parallel Vees- how do I go from here? about Templot Club Templot Companion- User Guide- A ...
22. PWI publications
... topic: 2777 PWI publications posted: 6 Nov 2015 20:38 from: DerekStuart Does anyone know which of the PWI publications would be the most appropriate comparison to the title "BRT3" (1964) that Martin often refers to? I have read vague references to BRT7 "Switches and crossings". There is a PWI book listed for "switches and crossings in flat bottom rail." Of course, like most others I am interested in bullhead. These books aren't cheap so I wouldn't like to pick one at random. I have found this one, but I am not sure if it is the most appropriate title: http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=PjPWCQAAQBAJ&pg=PT347&lpg=PT347&dq=permanent+ way+ institution+ brt3+ google+ book&source=bl&ots=lJmT9OT8ar&sig=jFXGXdrbfVVlQzqtpfdkM592UeY&hl=en&sa=X &ved=0CC4Q6AEwA2oVChMIqKTRmNH8yAIVw6YOC h0LFgct#v =onepage&q =permanent%20way%20institution%20brt3%20google%20book&f = ...
... relying on half chairs But each to their own, the most important thing is to use the method that is right for you posted: 13 Nov 2015 22:12 from: Jubilee42 The story so far: Managed to make the rails for the vee without too many problems. I used a combination of card template and jig and was quite pleased with myself. 3033_131649_490000000.jpg Although the card looks the worse for wear the resulting rails got the angle exactly, despite the crossing being 6.75. I tried then just for interest a height comparison between 1.6mm pcb, chaired 1.5mm ply, and smp flexi. 3033_131653_060000000.jpg As you can all see, there are some definite "height issues" there! The difference between the flexi and the ply I can resolve by raising the flexi a bit for a meter or so I would imagine. The difference between the ply and the pcb looks huge, and I'm not at all sure how to resolve it. (don't worry, the chairs are not glued, and the timber is also temporary while I wait for the ones ...
24. Forum emails
... is a mite quicker than carrier pigeon Just some random figures- 61Mbps in Japan, 45Mbps in South Korea, 17Mbps in France.... 1.9Mbps in the USA. Hi Paul, Do those figures apply to the whole country, or only to urban areas? I've read complaints on some US groups that they can get only slow dial-up where they live, and slow means slow -- 28kbps. Presumably all those figures are for new fibre-optic infrastructure? For the entire population? It's not a fair comparison if such speeds are available only in major cities. regards, Martin. posted: 6 Aug 2007 22:44 from: Templot User -- -- -- from Nigel Brown -- --- Martin Wynne wrote: I think that is a bit sweeping. Recently I helped a friend get started with ADSL broadband. He's out in the wilds of South Shropshire with an ancient overhead phone line stretched half-way across the Clee Hill. The line has caused ordinary phone problems in the past, and there ...
... components appear to be pretty standard. The two rods attached nearest to the tips of the blades are the operating rods connected to point levers in this case. Regards Tony W. 2151_051819_170000000.jpg 2151_051825_160000000.jpg Tony, I hope you don't mind me returning to this post for a little further clarification of what I am looking at... I confess the more I look at it the more muddled I get. No longer necessary... someone has kindly explained things. Attached is an image of a period MR 3 way turnout for comparison... the point rodding attachment is quite clear I think.... and I am assuming it would be the same if attached to a crank rather than a lever. Tim Attachment: attach_2534_2839_post-26366-0 -09851300-1508406275.jpg 695 Last edited on 19 Oct 2017 12:26 by Tim Lee posted: 19 Oct 2017 12:38 from: Tony W Hi Tim. That picture is quite unusual. Normally on a three throw turnout the shorter blades are between the long switch blade and the stock ...
... menu). regards, Martin. Attachment: attach_2284_2872_rich_outside_slip .box 246 posted: 12 May 2016 15:05 from: RK Hi Martin, Thanks. I think that should be ok, as it will only be low speed and primarily only locos heading back to shed, or coming off shed onto trains. I'm off to down load and investigate this outside slip box! Then see if I can get the sidings sorted out. At least this is the last of the complicated pointwork! I think the rest is all simple in comparison! Rich posted: 15 May 2016 23:51 from: Martin Wynne Hi Rich, Sorry about the delay in coming back on this. Life has been getting in the way. I will finish the partial templates for the half-scissors and post the .box file in a day or two. regards, Martin. posted: 17 May 2016 12:35 from: RK Hi Martin No problem at all I'm very grateful for your help. I'm somewhat caught up at the moment, having ended up in hospital yesterday ...
27. Single slips
... : Trevor Walling Hello, I enclose a bgs file for the room as I can't send two together. Attachment: attach_1899_2496_Railway_room_loft .bgs 253 posted: 5 Aug 2014 21:37 from: Trevor Walling Hello again, Here is the bgs of the plan.I hope sending this much stuff is ok Martin. I really feel like I am making real progress using Templot.I don't think it would have been possible to fit this in its location without Templot. I still need to complete the track plan through the loft but that should be simple in comparison. Thank You all. Trevor Attachment: attach_1900_2496_LHand.bgs 241 Last edited on 5 Aug 2014 21:39 by Trevor Walling posted: 5 Aug 2014 21:40 from: Martin Wynne Trevor Walling wrote: Here is the bgs of the plan.I hope sending this much stuff is ok Martin. Hi Trevor, Of course it is ok. That's what Templot Club is here for. Great to see someone using the image wrapping function. regards, Martin. posted: 6 Aug 2014 16:53 from: Brian Nicholls Hi Trevor ...
... running on the branch with associated bogie coaching stock. I was convinced way back in the late 1970's of the benefits of handbuilding all my trackwork in copperclad material by a fellow member of a model railway club, when I lived in North Devon and would never contemplate using any other method. Thanks again, Martin regards Brian posted: 11 Dec 2016 13:02 from: Tony W Hi Brian. This is a common source of confusion for those used to commercial model trackwork when compared to prototype trackwork as the two bear little comparison. Commercial pointwork generally forms a unit part of a circle at a specified radius. Prototype pointwork is specified in a completely different way. A Turnout (point) is formed from a combination of a switch type( A to F for bullhead track) and the angle of the crossing (1 in 4 to 1 in 20 measured by an offset method rather than in degrees). The effective radius of the resulting Turnout is down to the specific combination of Switch and Crossing chosen and not all combinations are possible. As ...
... quiet layouts. My current layout uses MDF, which I thought might deaden sound, but it acts like a drum Hi Nigel :I've been waiting to get some rails laid before I answered your question to confirm what I thought would be the answer... In essence, the foamboard with handlaid track on wood sleepers is definitely noisier than an alternate roadbed such as Peco flextrack laid on 3mm thick cork, whereas Peco flextrack laid on 5mm foamboard is only marginally noisier than the flextrack/cork combo. And all those three comparisons are laid on the same 15mm thick plywood subroadbed. I've used foamboard in the past for an exhibition layout where the foamboard roadbed was glued to 40mm thick extruded foam sheet to achieve an extremely light weight layout. While the switching layout currently under construction is fixed to the walls and is going nowhere, I've kept to the foamboard material for convenience of installation, relative$$ cheapness and giving a smooth, even base for laying sleepers. If I wanted dead quietness, I'd go for flextrack laid on cork. The issue ...
... and maybe a 9ft switch. Also narrow gauge turnouts often have curviform crossings to save space. I don't know the standards used for 4mm 3ft gauge, so I have guessed 1.0mm crossing flangeway. Note that the flat-bottom rail foot edges show only on background templates and only on the output. Not on the screen or on the control template. regards, Martin. Attachment: attach_2464_3044_4mm_3ft_for_alan .box 210 posted: 15 Jul 2017 12:06 from: Dr G Alan Gee Thank you all for your help. The reason for comparison to the Peco HOm switch is that I know a County Donegal Class 5 4-6 -2 tank will run perfectly through their points. The Peco HOm points are smaller in length than I have been able to draw previously with Templot and size will be important on the next layout. I shall use code 75 flat bottom rail and copperclad to make the points.CDR sleepers are 6ft 9inch by 10inches x 5 inches. If anybody can suggest a better alterative to the Peco example having a similar length I would gratefully appreciate it ...
... be much help with detailed track planning, such as identifying the size of turnouts, etc. But they are the only historic maps currently available GB-wide, and available on subscription from the tile server. The NLS 25-inch project has not yet covered the whole of GB (and may never do so for all areas), and the maps are not currently available on subscription, so cannot be directly loaded in Templot -- you must make your own screenshots from the NLS web site. Here is a direct comparison between the two (Tewkesbury): 6-inch map: 2_312108_120000002.png 25-inch map: 2_312108_110000001.png Clearly the 6-inch map is not going to be much help in the finer track details (or even the exact number of sidings), but it does show the ruling radii, correct positions of bridges, goods sheds, signal boxes, etc. So it is still useful, and could be used to correctly scale a 25-inch map over the top of it if the latter is set to transparent. ...
... In reality file size is not as a concern as it once was, well I have 100 meg fibre! I have a look at this on my 27" iMac which is a similar resolution but far bigger screen Ps i do agree out of the box H264 has issues as you point out, its focused on bit rate ecomony Attachment: attach_2542_3069_IMG_0107.PNG 174 Last edited on 25 Oct 2017 12:27 by madscientist posted: 25 Oct 2017 13:02 from: Matt M. Dave, I would be interested to hear your comparison between the iPad and the 27" Mac. The screen shots so far have looked worse on the iPad than on either of my displays. Out of interest I went into Bootcamp and played the video on Firefox. The resolution issue seemed a little worse but that could be because I haven't needed to fine tweak either display for anything I use Windows for. Both display are at what Windows 7 considers their optimal resolution but the video is unreadable on 15" at 100% and too large at 200% and there doesn't ...
33. Heres an Odd one
... Jan 2018 16:35 by madscientist posted: 22 Jan 2018 17:45 from: Tony W madscientist wrote: is there a way to create a double track and then have Templot change the gauge and nothing else? Hi Dave. As Martin has already said it can be done. I had my doubts until I tried it some years ago to compare the difference in length between the same turnout size in different gauges, in this case OO, EM and P4. In the attached box file the crossings are aligned for comparison. The difference between the the radii of the diverging roads is also of interest. I was then and still am quite impressed that it works, but then this is Templot. Regards Tony. Attachment: attach_2625_3194_OO_EM_P4_comparis on.box 199 Last edited on 22 Jan 2018 21:51 by Tony W Parts of Templot Club may not function unless you enable JavaScript (also called Active Scripting) in your browser. Templot Club> Forums> Templot talk> Heres an Odd one about Templot Club Templot Companion- User Guide- A-Z ...
... tasks like drag and drop group selection sorting columns extended selections common dialogs and so forth as whether one is addicted to software, thats another days discussion, personally I find Templot very interesting, but at the end of the day I need to get the track plan out of it even open street map, which is a fairly light weight package, conforms, you have context sensitive right click, you have graphic toolbars etc, simple menus, with conventional wording( help, about etc) and this is is not a good comparison compared to a powerful app like Templot 30 Jan 2018 15:37 from: Martin Wynne madscientist wrote: on either (a) selecting another background template or (b) double clicking on another template, the control template loosing the focus, is" returned" to a background and by definition stored in the storage box, its not possible to produce duplicates using this method Hi Dave, It seems all this requires a possible condition where no template is selected? In other words that the control template doesn't exist? That's ...
... whilst at college between 1974-6. So I think relying on O.S. maps without corroborative evidence is likely to be misleading. I`m also told that the track layout at Andermatt station in Switzerland is a state secret. This is for military reasons. As the whole station can be seen panoramically when on the ramp leading from Andermatt towards Disentis or from the public road, this does seemn to be a bit non-sensical. Bernard posted: 13 Dec 2018 22:16 from: Andrew Smith Hi Bernard. Comparison of the mixed gauge trackwork on the 1878 town plan for Penzance with photographs suggests that the map makers were actually pretty accurate. On that basis I am prepared to accept that the Aberdare plan also reflects the actual running lines. The problem lies in the compromises on the part of the draughtsman in reproducing curves and consequent effect on crossings etc. Andrew Parts of Templot Club may not function unless you enable JavaScript (also called Active Scripting) in your browser. Templot Club> Forums> Trackbuilding topics> Problem interpreting mixed gauge ...
... Gordon A posted: 16 Dec 2018 15:06 from: Martin Wynne Hi Gordon, Since writing the above, I found an online converter to EMF which does a great job of converting PDF files created by CAD programs: http://cloudconvert.com/pdf-to-emf When importing into the background shapes, select the metafile option. This is a great way of getting drawings from CAD programs into Templot picture shapes. The previous 20-year-old method of importing DXF files directly is a bit primitive in comparison. cheers, Martin. posted: 16 Dec 2018 19:06 from: Gordon A Thanks Martin, I tried Nitropdf and it has worked a treat. I know have another problem for which I will create a separate post. Many thanks. Gordon Parts of Templot Club may not function unless you enable JavaScript (also called Active Scripting) in your browser. Templot Club> Forums> Tips and tutorials> Importing a .pdf file. about Templot Club Templot Companion- User Guide- A-Z Index Templot Explained for ...
37. 0-16.5 turnout
... 7mm NGA for a time but cannot remember if code 100 bullhead rail was an option and if there was any chair options available? An alternative as I mentioned, might be the old Peco wire based fastenings, these may give me a viable alternative just to have something rather than nothing As at the moment I only need 1 turnout I will use parts in my "old track building parts box" posted: 22 Dec 2018 15:15 from: Hayfield Stephen I have had a measure plus realised that there is a 4mm comparison on the data sheet. As the Karlgarin has larger head and feet, the code 100 may well be worth a try if I decide to enlarge the model. Thanks posted: 22 Dec 2018 15:31 from: Tony W As far as I am aware the rail code number just tells you the overall rail height in thousands of an inch and infers nothing more. Regards Tony. posted: 22 Dec 2018 16:00 from: Martin Wynne Tony W wrote: As far as I am aware the rail code ...
... a map from NLS. I'm guessing the hv in your file name is either High Voltage or Holborn Viaduct? My telepathy machine has had 20 years experience on here. There are excellent 60"/mile maps from the 1890s available for that location. How are you planning to build this? Fully chaired or copper-clad? cheers, Martin. Hello Martin -- I've just spent a while crafting an answer to you but I clicked on Preview and lost the lot! In the meantime you've sent me your latest map comparison. Here goes again. Yes, you're right, it's Holborn Viaduct in its original layout and I've spent many hours building up the drawing. I use an external back-up. I traced a copy of the original LC&DR plan which I was lucky enough to purchase from BR's Plan Arch back in the 1970s. The OS plan you've compared with shows a removal of two redundant lines but the entrance arrangement just north of Ludgate Hill bridge seems to be awry, and this dissuaded me from using it in the ...
... of work, and you seem keen to get this 'out there' soon. Maybe it is better put on the To-Do list. What would help, though, is if you could let me have the source of T2 as it was last year when you created the first OT (obviously I would not want (or need) the proprietary components, but the code of yours which calls those components would be useful) and also the code for the latest version, also complete to the same extent. By running comparisons on those I can tell- what changes were done/ are needed to get from T2 to OT, and- what changes have been made to T2 since last year (and hence need to be given the same treatment. I really should have done the first of these when I started- that would have avoided me missing some of the changes. (Live and learn. Live and learn) Version Numbering This really does not belong here, but it needs sorting out before we go further, I think. In ...
... it. I assume most smartphones have a WiFi option nowadays. Obviously tablets use WiFi. regards, Martin. posted: 25 May 2016 19:35 from: kellyh I tend to use Templot on a desktop with dual monitors, so having the companion/videos open in the second window works much better I find than using a tablet/phone, where the only real use is for looking something up when away from the computer. The mobile version however looks fine, the desktop one is made to look somewhat clunky by comparison. When I was at university it was always suggested that cleaner/simpler was always best with website design, so clean and clear seperation of colours of background/text is best etc, the mobile version seems to fit that a little better it seems. As for videos, no point bothering with flash, as you're soon going to find people complaining if they use Chrome as Google are going to stop supporting it in the browser over the next year, with only big name sites such as Facebook likely to retain limited ...
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