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... while no-one is looking, I need a test RTF file created with the latest version of Word. If anyone has an up-to-date version of Word, I would be grateful if you could create a small test file and save it in RTF format (not DOC). It needs just a few words of text in different colours and fonts, different paragraph background colours and indents, a small table, a couple of small images or icons, etc. You can attach RTF files here. The simplified editor in Templot as above is ok for plain text, but for tables, etc., importing from Word (or other RTF source) is needed. The sketchboard is often used for signal box diagrams, so being able to import locking tables, etc., is useful. It is working in current versions of Templot, but there are some formatting issues which needed fixing, and I have added the option for a coloured background, border, and adjustable margins. Thanks, Martin. Parts of Templot Club may ...
... .' Wrong Slipper, not easy. First problem is getting a map that once enlarged isn't too fuzzy. I found a super site for old maps at the National Library of Scotland- if you haven't seen this you must have a look- and downloaded copies of the 6" OS map for the area from 1887,1907 and 1938. In themselves the maps are fascinating as it is possible to follow the development of the line. But even at this scale enlargements come out fuzzy. I tried tracing the lines, simplifying the drawings, using colours, but nothing seems to work very well. I expect it's me but I'd welcome any pointers that folk might be able to offer. Secondly, I realise that Templot makes bespoke templates but the enlarged maps are so approximate that it's pretty difficult to tell when the turnouts are 'right'. It maybe that turnouts never are actually 'right' and that I am expecting a too higher degree of fidelity to a plan which itself may not be 'right' anyway. I did wonder if somewhere on the ...
... adjacent track centres, would appear only when valid. There is scope to debate how to close the dialogue- I am thinking the "OK" would just be a close but it could (for example) store and background. Now that is only one example, and a different one would be needed for plain track, diamonds, partial templates etc, but I do not think it is a massive number. I would like to think that the approach might lead to another benefit- that the menu structure could be massively simplified making it much easier to find the remaining things which are still better done via menus. And, thereby, lessening the learning curve. I do hope that provokes some constructive discussion and helps you own thinking Martin but, in the meantime... "Full power to the Screens Scottie...! Hoping that is seen as a positive contribution. Best Wishes, Howard Last edited on 15 Mar 2015 17:01 by JFS posted: 15 Mar 2015 17:37 from: Paul Willis Brilliant work Howard. ...
... . Regards Tony. Attachment: attach_2066_2618_shunting_v6_2015 _02_10_2337_27.box 246 posted: 12 Feb 2015 15:01 from: Alan Turner Would this be better? Regards Alan Attachment: attach_2069_2618_Micro.png 321 posted: 12 Feb 2015 18:59 from: Simon R Alan, Many thanks for all your inputs. I think I am being too ambition, both in trackplan and whether I can actually build it in a reasonable timescale. If I remove one of the sidings, then the slip problem can be eliminated. So I have spent some time attempting to simplify the plan. I am attracted by the 3 way turnout which gives more flexibility in the sidings and I have changed from a sector plate to a traverser or cassettes. I could not get the roads onto the sector plate to work without curves that were too tight. The attached trackplan now has only a 3-way and standard turnout but should offer some operating potential. One of the sidings will disappear under the viaduct. Can I ask for some help with the 3-way turnout? At the moment, I ...
... If that's not possible the only solution is to widen the track spacing to more than 25mm. a 25mm track centre has another advantage in N gauge. Given that, to scale, the track would be 9.7mm and not 9mm then any rolling stock modelled to scale will overhang the rails more than on the prototype. This obviously becomes more of a problem with tight curves. At least you can now check this in Templot with a dummy coach. Howard Watkins posted: 21 May 2015 00:36 from: dave turner To simplify things, before trying a scissors on transition curves again, I've created a straight scissors with regular diamonds. (I'm ignoring sleepers for the moment). I'm trying to reproduce the scissors in the shortest practical length in 2FS using the standard way. Think loco release platforms 4&5 Shrewsbury station circa 1945. I've used B8 GWR curved turnouts and extended the V crossing entry straight to 36.02mm. My main problem is determining whether the check rails are correct. I get the basic idea but not the 'deemed to satisfy' ...
... , but in P4 the wheels track the rails quite closely. And: 2_131505_070000000.png which obviously needs fixing before you print the templates. I haven't checked any other areas for similar problems. Sorry if this is not what you wanted to hear, but it is much easier to fix things on the computer screen than on the baseboard after laying the track. regards, Martin. posted: 13 May 2014 20:38 from: Dave M Hi Martin, That isn't the crossing that I'm planning to use...I'm looking at a simplified version of the scissor crossing (seen above that one in the thread). I find it disappointing that there are various flaws in Stephen's (Borgrail) work...he was paid to produce a track plan ready for printing/track building. Dave Last edited on 13 May 2014 20:39 by Dave M posted: 13 May 2014 22:35 from: JFS Dave, I have to say that if you have an issue with something that someone has done for you, I think you should take it up with ...
... , you can change it to a transition curve template, extend the length of it, and then adjust the position of the transition zone markers beyond the turnout or change radii as required. It's all much easier than what you seem to be doing. A screenshot would be a big help. regards, Martin. posted: 23 Mar 2014 02:06 from: pointo1d Hiya Martin, Sorry for the delay in replying... not had access to my Templot laptop 'til now. Anyway, PFA a screenshot of a simplified situation whereby I've created a transition curve from the straight to the curved section and put the notch under the peg at one end of the transition curve- my intent is/would be to save& background the transition curve, make the straight the control and then split the control at the peg- I have a habit of focussing on the peg and attempting to change lengths and going the 'wrong' way to bring the end of the template into view. HTH, Best rgds ,Dave P 2_230015_440000000.png posted: 23 Mar ...
... then this area Dave posted: 31 Aug 2016 14:43 from: Martin Wynne Hi Dave, The usual practice is to do all the filing before putting a set in the rail at the end of the planing. This is a diagram of the top surface of the rail after filing (with the angle much exaggerated): 2_301147_340000000.png The running edge is the gauge-face of the rail, against which the wheel flanges run. The set bend returns the running edge to a straight line. That diagram is perhaps over simplified. Normally the rear of the blade (i.e. not the running edge) is taken down only to the rail web at the tip, preserving as much stiffness in the tip section as possible. The running edge is then filed at an angle, so that the above diagram represents only the top of the rail head, and the rail foot remains largely intact. Again for stiffness. If the tip section is made too flexible, only that part of the blade will open and you won't achieve a full running clearance ...
... JFS wrote: It looks like you could usefully put a little warning into Templot about this- Len is only the 312th person to raise this- I think I was 257th! It is one of those things which is obvious when you know about it but not if you don't! Hi Howard, Yes, this is one of those things which I have explained so many times over the years that I can almost reply in my sleep. But it is not easy to see how to put a warning that won't over-simplify the situation or annoy experienced users. There are full help notes for K-crossings at the real> K-crossings options>? K-crossings- help menu item, which says: About K-crossings A K-crossing is also sometimes called an obtuse crossing or an elbow crossing. Two K-crossings are used at the centre of a diamond-crossing formation, one in each rail. There are two types of K-crossing, fixed and movable. Movable K-crossings are used for crossing ...
... Lee I think that the main reason for the question is that often when I look at trackwork after either a crossover or slip leading of to a siding and head shunt the sleeper positions superficially look as if they have been adjusted to make sleepers and joints align as the twin tracks head towards the signal box. I fully admit there is nothing thorough or scientific and it may well be either coincidence or even not true (just looks that way from a distance). I just wondered if it might have been common practice to simplify rodding runs. Tim posted: 15 Oct 2017 12:59 from: Martin Wynne Hi Tim, I think for rodding runs in plain track it is more likely that individual sleepers would be shoved along a bit, rather than adjust entire rail lengths and joint positions. But rodding runs can be significant in the design of timbering layouts for complex junctions, where timber positions are fixed by the chairing requirements. Tony's point about keeping rail joints away from structures beneath the track is significant I think. If the rail lengths and ...
... . It's much worse in 00-BF or 00/H0 of course. You could try moving the slip switches a little closer to the V-crossings, but bear in mind that the points (switch tips) must be supported on a timber, must have room to open between the wing rail fronts, and the V-crossing check rails must be long enough in front of the crossing to check it properly. There is a video showing how to create a slip in 082d. This has some new functions which simplify the written tutorial (which was for for 078e). The video is at: single slip video. I have a development version of Templot in which the check rails can be modified visually by mouse action, but I can't say when it will make it into a pug. regards, Martin. posted: 26 Jun 2007 05:04 from: Peter Salathiel Thanks Borg. My beginner's mistakes were as follows: 1) Not realisng that there are two very different "Help" buttons in Templot, namely the " ...
... . 2. CLM= Centre Line Measure= most USA and UK prototypes: clm_angle_diagram.png Measurements are made along an imaginary centre-line between the vee rails, and at right angles to that centre-line. Neither measurement is along the rail. It's easy to do on the ground with gauging tools which fit across the rails, but more difficult on a drawing board. CLM unit angles are used because the rules-of-thumb formulae which are used by the p.w. gang when setting out pointwork on the ground are simplified, and produce closer approximations to the true mathematical result. Nowadays with everything done on computers there is no real need for unit angles, we could work directly in degrees or radians. But tradition dies hard and the unit numbers are brain-friendly and easy to remember. regards, Martin. posted: 28 Oct 2016 20:21 from: Martin Wynne p.s. Dave, A few things to be aware of when creating USA prototypes in Templot. UK switch tips are designed sharp at the toe (zero thickness) ...
... finish this and post the .box file? There isn't much point if your ideas are still in flux. For example I am mystified by your reference to a gravel shed? I have the tracks entering on the left as running lines at normal 6ft way. However I have a horrible feeling the upper track is in fact a siding, in which case it needs to be at 10ft way, entered with a right-hand turnout. cheers, Martin. Gosh martin, your lines make mine look like total garbage I have simplified the track plan further (in addition to the common entrance to the 'goods yard' I just couldn't find a proper justification for a gravel shed to be connected to a platform line! Maybe this is the power that Beeching craved?) and now I think I'm in a good position to move forward. xgq3rNa.png If you could use your magic to put those smooth lines onto the attached box, I think I'd be in business! That would be super helpful- or alternatively if you have any suggestions I would gladly hear ...
... topic: 3709 Laser cut Templot track formations posted: 25 Jun 2020 20:45 from: PHP Maybe a little bit controversial but I laser cut Templot plans for people. I start with the regular DXF export from Templot. I take all the available data but only the sleeper and rail portions are needed for laser cutting. 1509_251502_570000000.png I process the file to simplify the rails as we don't want all the rail made into the base. I also make sure the webs between the sleepers is narrower than the rails to ensure they will be invisible once ballasted. This stage takes between 10mins and an hour or so depending on the size of the formation. I usually have to check the plan hasn't got any overlapping sleepers etc. 1509_251504_110000000.jpg I then split the formation up into track panels to fit my wood and ensuring the grain is running vertically with the sleepers as much as possible. 1509_251505_330000000.png A track panel fresh off the laser. 1509_251509_560000000.jpg The formation with panels removed. Ideally laid over the templot print to help with the positioning of the track etc. ...
... and driving 76 LEDs There are only two output wires and they go to the main DCC bus. Within the ECoS, I have over 60 routes set so that every line is capable of accessing every platform in either direction, plus access to other areas of the layout. I find it hard to believe that all of this info is coded into the two supply wires. I would have no idea where to start if I wanted the same options in DC. I know it doesn't suit everyone, but personally I find it simplifies things considerably and provides tremendous flexibility for those of us without electronic degrees.... Even as someone who has no more than a basic understanding, fault finding is a simple process of elimination by trying different outputs or different LEDs in a variety of sockets. Last edited on 22 Jul 2020 18:52 by Gordon S posted: 25 Jul 2020 12:48 from: Gordon S Martin Wynne wrote: Gordon S wrote: Sorry to be a pain, Martin, but can you post the info you gave yesterday ...
... mm and pixels (the default) but PDF pixels are 1/72", not the 1/600" much used in Templot. (I decided on mm) etc. etc. Just getting the same lines drawn on the page as T2 produces was a great moment! That just left fonts, colours, and so on.... I have written a wrapper around fpPDF to handle all this, and at some point I will back-flow some of it into the PDF unit so both can be simplified. But why bother with all this? You may well ask, but I have gained a number of benefits: I now know a lot more about the PDF format (more than I ever wanted to know, to be honest) writing directly to the PDF file, the code seems considerably faster (admittedly from scant testing on minute files) It also seems to produce PDF files over 40% smaller- also as judged from small files, but I expect these benefits to scale up, if anything, as numbers ...
... topic: 3559 Wiring 90 Degree and other crossings posted: 20 Nov 2019 20:28 from: Andy Reichert I've just been through the hassle of figuring out the 2 rail wiring underneath the quad 90 degree rail crossing portion of my new Grand Union. 726_201428_570000000.jpg As you can see above, just for the central crossings alone, there are 16 separate switchable corners on each of four 90 degree crossings. 726_201440_400000000.jpg My wiring diagram above was simplified as I'm using DCC with the same power block for the whole crossing And assuming either all N-S travel or all E-W and switching the whole section accordingly. Nevertheless, trying use bare wire due the shallow depth of the street sections, still caused construction problems where two (or more) wires needed to cross over. In the end I realized that a simple 2-layer PCB, using heavy current tracks, was a much easier and simpler solution. 726_201406_300000000.jpg Here is the the test PCB that arrived earlier this week. The PCB track spacing is 2" for 00/HO. The ...
... which normally remain projecting from the chair on the side from which they were driven. So you also need to specify which side, and by how much they remain projecting. Very soon Templot will be able to generate some DXF files for 3D printing. There is no charge for them, but on the other hand nor is there any guarantee that they are correct or represent any particular prototype. In fact I can say now that they don't and won't, because the curves and fillet radii in the original castings have to be simplified to keep the drawing complexity and file size within reasonable limits. Here for example is an REA 3-hole S1 chair generated by Templot, for BS-95R rail in 7mm/ft scale (no such model rail actually exists): 2_280838_130000000.jpg 2_280838_490000000.png Note that this is for vertical rail. Prototype rail is inclined at 1:20. Model chairs are not strong enough to maintain rail at 1:20 inclination through the various bends in pointwork. File attached below, in mm units. You will need to change ...
... topic: 3507 changes in version 223d posted: 24 Sep 2019 15:55 from: Martin Wynne Here is a summary of the changes in Templot update version 223d, released 23rd September 2019. This is mainly a maintenance release to fix the printing bug in version 223c. But there are also some useful new features: 1. output elements The output elements selection dialog has been expanded with additional options, and the output menu has been simplified to make it easier to find the dialog: 2_240842_010000000.png These settings apply to printed templates, exported PDF files, exported image files, trackplan items on the sketchboard -- all output formats except DXF files. All these settings are included if you save your program preferences. 2. preview print pages To make it easier to see the effect of the above settings, any printed page can now be previewed if desired before printing: 2_241028_400000000.png 2_241028_400000001.png 2_241028_410000002.png The preview image can be freely zoomed and dragged to examine it. Or alternatively if dot-for-dot is ticked the view will zoom in to show one ...
... I dropped them off with him on the way home last night and two hours later he was emailing me asking what all the markings on the sprues meant I admit to always using cut up standard chairs on my S&C work to date so I looked around for something to placate him. The Exactoscale template link on the topic you mentioned doesn't work( of course) and there are no examples on Phil's current site. I have a complete set of templates from the days before I discovered Templot but they are the more simplified C&L ones rather than Len Lewman's detailed ones. Don't bother too much about it- I chatted to him this afternoon and I think he can sus it out now. Rob posted: 1 Apr 2018 22:55 from: Martin Wynne Hi Rob, Download PDFs explaining the Exactoscale chairs and numbering here: http://www.finescale.org.uk/index.php?route=information/information&information_id=36 More info: http://www.finescale.org.uk/index.php?route=information/information&information_id=18 cheers, ...
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