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61. RH_Curved tandem
... However it is not advisable to curve short A switches very much, which is why I used B switches in the first place for this curved tandem. However, both of these options are likely to create other problems in the positioning of the additional V-crossing at 4. So instead c. Modify the check and wing rails to fit. This usually the simplest solution in practice. It is usually possible to shorten the length, or the flare length, or both, of check and wing rails without affecting the working performance too much, especially in low-speed locations in yards and sidings. You can also change from the usual bullhead bent flared ends to machined flares on straight rail. This is less common prototypically because it means making a special rail which can't be easily repaired or replaced on site by the p.w. gang. Here I have made such modifications. You can see that you need at least 14" scale between a V-crossing and the nearest running rail to be sure of a workable design: 2_031351_520000000.png In making the ...
62. tandem aids
... do). The main road curving would still need to be negative. To align it you would need to put its peg on TCP, and use SHIFT+ F9 to slide it into position. You would need to swap the peg to CTRL+ 44 (press CTRL+ 4 twice) before adjusting the crossing angle. Even then I'm not entirely sure it would work every time, if the gaunt curve is quite short. You can align anything using the peg and notch functions, but generally it is much better to perform translations along the main road. So I won't be recommending that method. If you really want the middle crossing to be a different hand, it would be better to start from the other base turnout, and make it the opposite of that. regards, Martin. posted: 11 Dec 2017 21:00 from: Alan Kettlewell Sorry- it wasn't intended to be challenging- merely an indication of how little I yet understand of the geometry of these things. I'll try to get my head around It some more in ...
63. EM Gauge options
... layouts if you plan your roster in advance. All my rolling stock gets Gibson wheels as a matter of course. The motive power that isn't provided for is mainly just those that have non-standard axle/gear arrangements such as Hornby class 31 diesels( if there are any that haven't rotted the chassis) and many of the DMU/EMU's available that have a central plastic gear muff into which half axles are inserted. A good plan in theory as you do away with wipers for pickup by using the bearing cups to perform this function. I still don't understand check rail chairs being moulded to a particular dimension. That may work if you are used to setting the check rails with a crossing flangeway gauge but surely if you gauge the checkrails from the crossing nose then the gap isn't always going to be a suitable fit on the fixed check rail chairs? Especially so on curved turnouts.... I have On3 crossing templates on the go at the moment. That's the problem, every time I set out to make something I change my ...
... may want to shift it to a new position, re-size it, wrap it onto a curve, etc. Here for example I first twisted it by -35 degrees to a more convenient alignment using the twist... button, and then used crop/combine again to reduce it to a more manageable size. I have then set it show transparent and started aligning tracks over it. A C-9 turnout is found to fit for the trailing connection from the Goods Yard: crop_combine_5.png crop_combine_5.png The advantage of performing these picture shape functions in Templot rather than a graphics editor program is that the scaling and full resolution is maintained. More info: http://templot.com/companion/crop_combine.php regards, Martin. posted: 1 May 2017 07:17 from: Paul Willis Hi Martin, I just wanted to say that this worked like a dream. It cleaned up a grabbed image from NLS superbly. The instructions above were really easy to follow. Thanks as usual for all your efforts. Cheers Paul posted: 1 May 2017 ...
... of the buffeting the single blade took when acting as a check rail etc. posted: 1 Oct 2019 16:09 from: RedgateModels Ariels Girdle wrote: RedgateModels wrote: Could the open switch blade act as a check rail? That's how the NG main route is controlled on the right hand turnout.... Some early railway turnouts were like this, but it was high maintenance because of the buffeting the single blade took when acting as a check rail etc. Good to know, I'll see how the built turnout performs and then decide on the other, but I do have an electrical solution to prevent derailments through that one at least. posted: 1 Oct 2019 21:26 from: RedgateModels So the NG stock seems to behave with the switch blade working as a check rail. I'll keep it like that. Progress on the left hand side too. I knew there was a problem with the templot plan around where the NG track departs, track gauges helped align things. It has a bit of a kick sideways so the curve ...
... entire track plan (SHIFT+ CTRL+ F7 or just press the BACKSLASH key). regards, Martin. posted: 16 Oct 2017 12:48 from: Tony McGartland 3466_160749_000000000.png I imported the actual engineers drawing that I want to work on and I followed your video up to the point where 'easement from straight' occurred. As you can see the arrow faces the wrong way. I also have to adjust the other tracks on the mainline but can go to them later. I cannot find the actual menu command where you performed the straightening of the curved section in the engine shed. Ps. What are the little tags on the shot TR014 etc? Last edited on 16 Oct 2017 12:50 by Tony McGartland posted: 16 Oct 2017 13:07 from: Martin Wynne Hi Tony, Thanks for posting that. But it has a left-hand turnout and is different from the screenshot which you posted previously: 3466_141004_080000000.png which had a right-hand turnout and which I used as a starting point for the video. So it's difficult to ...
... 33 from: Martin Wynne At present there is no means to transfer BOX data files from Templot2 to the open-source versions of Templot, which use the OTBOX data format. The open-source versions can't open BOX files directly because of unavoidable differences in data formats between the compilers. Which is a significant deterrent to making much use of the open-source versions (OT/MEC). Not before time, I have now got round to doing something about that. I have created a new MECBOX file format to perform transfers between them. It is quite slow to save and load for large box files, but you need only to transfer a file once, after which you can save it in OTBOX format for future working. Attached below is a scruff release 224z of Templot2, with a few new features. The screenshots should be self-explanatory: 2_301753_450000001.png 2_301753_440000000.png The above option is on by default and you probably want to leave it on, so that any work you do in Templot2 will be automatically backed up for possible future use ...
... have finally got the changes around the template info and switch info boxes completed. That is, I seem to be replicating the old functionality, but there may be some corners I am not aware of and have inadvertently 'broken'. In fact, there are ALMOST CERTainly some corners.... As you have said on many occasions, Templot has grown over the 40+ years since its first creation, and inevitably, decisions made early on in the development turn out not to be ideal to support later requirements. In performing the changes to the info boxes I did try to make sure changes were made with the 'lightest' touch possible, BUT at the same time, any code being changed was fair game for re-arrangement or simplifying or moving to try to improve overall code structure. Obviously, some of the changes will be a matter of taste, but hopefully not too many. In most cases I hope it will be clear that the code has actually been simplified or given a better structure by the changes. In general, reducing ...
... files from Templot2 to the open-source versions of Templot, which use the BOX3 data format. The open-source versions can't load BOX files directly because of unavoidable differences in data formats between the compilers. Likewise Templot2 can't load the open-source BOX3 files. Which was a significant deterrent to making much use of the open-source versions. Not before time, I have now in this 224a update got round to doing something about that. I have created a new MECBOX file format as a go-between to perform transfers between the versions. It is text-based, which means it is quite slow to save and load large files. But you need only transfer a file once, after which you can save it in BOX3 format for future working. MECBOX files are exported from one version of Templot and imported into another. After the transfer has taken place, the MECBOX file could be deleted, although it would be worth keeping as a backup. There is a new transfer menu in the storage box, with menu items to ...
... tap for stop/start, text size for reading the notes, etc. I know some folks like to watch the videos on a tablet while running Templot on their main computer. For the best image quality, try zooming in or out on your device/browser until it is displaying dot-for-dot, which means the actual video area will be 1024 pixels wide. At present I'm seeing the best results on Microsoft Edge -- which has to be admitted through gritted teeth, and also on Opera which always performs well. On Android devices you will probably need to use Google Chrome rather than the native Browser, otherwise it won't pause to read the notes. thanks, Martin. posted: 24 Oct 2017 16:22 from: Paul Boyd Hi Martin It's a shame that MP4 won out- I guess it's like the Betamax/VHS scenario where the lowest quality wins! Anyway, I can report that the video worked fine in Safari on my iPad, even if a little fuzzy. (I'll just duck for cover!! ...
... : 24 Feb 2017 19:28 from: Martin Wynne Hi Patrick, Do you really need Kaspersky on Windows 10? Windows 10 comes with its own anti-virus program called Windows Defender. It may not be the most all-singing ultra powerful anti-virus program, but it deals with all common threats and 99% of the rest -- with the great advantage that it "just works" in the background. No endless pop-up messages, no nagging requests for subscriptions, no noticeable effect on system performance. Unless you are in the habit of visiting dodgy web sites, Windows Defender seems to be all that a sensible user needs. It is all I'm using on my Windows 10 system and I have had no problems after a couple of years. N.B. if you install some other anti-virus, Windows Defender turns itself off. So having installed Kaspersky you would need to turn it on again. regards, Martin. Parts of Templot Club may not function unless you enable JavaScript (also called Active Scripting) in ...
... by place" map has not been georeferenced, it is displayed by the NLS exactly as scanned from the original sheet based on the OS National Grid, which uses a different map projection. I spent a long time looking at different maps on the NLS web site to establish scaling factors for use in Templot. 2. Because of the different map projection, in order to get a match it was necessary to twist the 1951 map. The angle varies according to the location. There are tools on the OS web site to perform such conversions, but in practice trial and error is probably just as good for the old maps. I found that this one needed a twist of -1.7 degrees. In most cases Templot users will be using one or the other, not both, so this angular difference is of no significance. The finished track plan is likely to need shifting and rotating anyway for convenient printing and to match the railway room. p.s. The transparent option is useful for aligning different screenshots and maps, but it prevents deep zooming when ...
... as the common standard for all but the sharpest industrial turnouts and curves. regards, Martin. posted: 25 May 2007 21:48 from: Templot User === from Brian Lewis === Regarding the tight curves Martin, many folk seem to confine 31mm to the pointwork and continue to use 32mm for plain track. I tried this on a section of my own layout as a test- the transition from 31mm to 32mm being as short as 6 sleepers. It is quite unnoticeable to the eye and the stock performs faultless over the transition. Regards Brian Lewis Carrs- C+ L Finescale http://www.finescale.org.uk Tel:+ 44 1 275 852 027 Fax:+ 44 1 275 810 555 Parts of Templot Club may not function unless you enable JavaScript (also called Active Scripting) in your browser. Templot Club> Forums> Templot talk> Track Gauges for 0 Gauge 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 ...
... to keep a copy of it, maybe as part of a track plan) click the top button with two orange down arrows, or press the INSERT key on the keyboard. It then becomes a background template and appears on the trackpad in addition to the control template (initially directly underneath it). You can then make whatever changes to the control template are needed to create your next template. Alternatively you can store the template by using any of the functions in the tools menu to create a new control template. They perform the above sequence for you. Otherwise when you restart Templot click the restore previous work option to find the lost template. It may be in the control template or it may be one of the stored background templates. You can restore previous work at any time later -- click main> recent files> reload from recent file...> restore previous session. If you hadn't stored the lost template when you closed Templot, and it wasn't then in the control template, I'm afraid the template is gone and you ...
... topic: 389 Double slip query posted: 28 Mar 2008 02:36 from: Graham Bridle I have managed at last to produce a double slip but I have two problems. The middle check rails(K crossing?) foul the curving slips. Also the tie bars seem to be crossing each other. Any advice would be welcome. When I have got the procedure right with a quite a few more tries I will perform the change of a diamond crossing to a double slip that I have in my full plan. This I have curved a little to suit the space and I would like to know if the check rails and slips will fit to the curving diamond. My practice template is attached. Graham Bridle Attachment: attach_264_389_double_slip_trial.b ox 195 posted: 28 Mar 2008 03:28 from: Martin Wynne Graham Bridle wrote: I have managed at last to produce a double slip but I have two problems. The middle check rails(K crossing?) foul the curving slips. Also the tie bars seem to be crossing each other. ...
... it appear. What are they and what are they trying to tell me? Where I put a return curve from the platform 1/2 entry turnout to Platform1 road it shows a square with a cross through it. Again, what are they and what are they trying to tell me? I use a mouse with a scoll wheel. For those that don't know, in windows Ctrl+ scroll will incease and decrease the zoom. This will help in seeing the markers I am taling about. In 9.1c the scroll wheel performs a zoom function. I like that! Regards, Greg posted: 8 Aug 2010 07:21 from: Jim Guthrie grog_polymer wrote: There are several places on this diagram where a yellow circle and a cross through it appear. What are they and what are they trying to tell me? Greg, These are the peg marks for each template on your background. If you delete/copy/wipe any template to the control you will note that the mark becomes red and this mark- the peg- is that ...
... martweb/tut5a.htm Click the line above to see it. If you have a slow internet connection, it may take a few seconds before anything appears. That page has been there for 10 years virtually unchanged, and this is the first time anyone has said that they can't see any text on it, or that the links don't work. You should see a web page like this shrunk version shown below. Scroll past the grey box at the top to the first picture in the green part. Follow the text there to perform the same operations in Templot, so that what you see in Templot matches what you see in the pictures on this page. When you get to the bottom, click the link marked "continue" to go to the next page. If you have a slow internet connection, it may take a few seconds for the next page to appear. 2_200837_410000000.png If you get stuck, please ask again here. Everyone had to start somewhere and the other members will be happy to help. regards, Martin. posted: 20 ...
78. Templot new user
... practice, something has to give and this debate is becoming rather like that of the scientists who proved positively that bees could not fly. :-) No, scientists proved that Bees couldn't glide. That is because Bees can't glide! Alan posted: 10 Apr 2010 06:11 from: Stephen Freeman I built some 0-XF for a chap once, when I tried a loco with Slaters wheels on it, it wouldn't go through the pointwork. Couldn't work it out at first as the loco was always a good performer on standard 0-F but eventually traced it to a rogue pony truck wheel flange. Turned it down and it was fine afterwards. Moral, if you go for 0-XF keep the radii large, and check all wheels for compatability. Parts of Templot Club may not function unless you enable JavaScript (also called Active Scripting) in your browser. Templot Club> Forums> Templot talk> Templot new user about Templot Club Templot Companion- User Guide- A-Z Index Templot Explained for beginners Please click: ...
79. Changing Scales
... /www.templot.com/zoom/search.cgi?zoom_sort=0 &zoom_xml=0 &zoom_query=%22changing+ gauge%22&zoom_per_page=10&zoom_and=1 and you can see that the second result is: topic 453 from which I copied my reply to Len. If folks don't use the existing search options, I'm not convinced they would use a How-To manual. regards, Martin. posted: 19 Feb 2010 23:15 from: Brian Lewis Yes. But every day you show an enquirer how to perform a task. By now you must have covered the basics more than once. If there was some way of extracting these then we would find what is supposedly a two year job, has in fact almost been completed. The text is there. What is needed now is compilation and indexing. Is that really going to be such a task? Regards Brian Lewis Martin Wynne wrote: Brian Lewis wrote: What is currently offered is in essence slanted the wrong way round, i.e. it explains what certain controls do, ...
80. Notch
... key while using the F7 mouse action. regards, Martin. posted: 2 Jan 2009 14:26 from: Phil O Hi Martin Many thanks for that, I have now completed the template all I have to do is build it. Still can't understand where the notch comes from though. Many thanks again for your time and patience. Phil posted: 2 Jan 2009 14:40 from: Martin Wynne Phil O wrote: Still can't understand where the notch comes from though. Hi Phil, Templot uses the notch to perform the F7 snapping function. You can move it back to where it came from by pressing SHIFT-F7 (that's geometry> notch> cycle recent notch locations menu item). I could make Templot move it back automatically, but it seems better to have it under user control. Then you can use the snapping functions as a nifty trick to get the notch where you want it on a background template. You can easily move the control template away again if you are not yet ready to peg it. regards, ...
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