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141. Make Diamond Problem
... . There's a reason for that -- it's to minimize the effect of the error you found. What you are intended to do is use a copy of the original underlying curve for the connecting track and shorten it to that TMINP exit. Rather than extending the exit from the half-diamond. Of course I have rather thrown a spanner in that with the new OS peg positions. Especially if you then go and extend the switch with some approach track. The new code which I have been working on today will definitely improve the match to the original curve. Whether it will eliminate the mismatch entirely it's too early to say, I need to do a lot of testing to be sure I haven't broken anything. It's looking good so far, my intention is that it's good enough if the extend/shorten to meet functions work ok on TMINP, and preferably also on TVJP (CTRL-6). There is also the thorny question of what radius make branch track should be, and does it differ for a regular half-diamond from ...
142. New 7mm Project
... 11 Apr 2017 20:06 by Josh C posted: 12 Apr 2017 23:55 from: Tony W Hi Josh. I have had a look at your project. There are a number of things that need attention. Your double track curves are too close as they are at standard track spacing, which needs widening to avoid a conflict. I have done the double slip but there are issues with the positioning of the baseboard joints particularly the one through the diamond in the scissors. I have tried altering the geometry to improve things, but am coming to the conclusion that it will be rather more complex than that to resolve. I will have another look tomorrow. Have attached the box file so far. Regards Tony W. Attachment: attach_2411_3009_7mm_garage_layout _2017_04_12_2351_47.box 233 posted: 13 Apr 2017 04:52 from: Martin Wynne Hi Josh, Tony, The double-slip is on 62 metres radius. That's so close to straight I think it would be sensible to make it dead straight and realign the adjacent templates. It changes by only a few ...
... . 1250ft of track, or 5000mm at 4mm/ft scale. If the template is longer than that the remaining length won't have the envelope over it. It would be necessary to split it into shorter templates if required. And up to 8 such templates can be created at the same time on different templates. Still some work to do on this to get neat results in practice on a full track plan. regards, Martin. posted: 27 Sep 2017 15:11 from: Raymond Martin, This is a vast improvement on the method I used to use creating numerous vehicles and the new 'make a slip' is great. Thanks again for all that hard work. posted: 27 Sep 2017 19:17 from: Phil O Excellent work Martin. Thanks Phil. posted: 30 Sep 2017 02:03 from: Martin Wynne Thanks for the comments. This new function is now available in the latest Templot update. Version 215c. Your copy of Templot should update automatically if you restart it and follow the instructions. If you have any ...
... Any member is allowed to make a contribution if they can help someone else and many members have. The forum provides a place for users to help each other and those that are more capable help "Texstar" Mr Reynolds with some of the more technical stuff with what could be called a rolling release of linux. "Texstar" takes more of a backseat than he used to and spends his time doing more of the stuff he enjoys as far as I understand. The distribution appears to go from strength to strength with constant improvements and additions over time. The forum members seem to manage assisting each other and "Texstar" only contributes if it is something really only within his control or something that interests him. People can also make a voluntary financial contribution if they wish to help with the continued development and running cost. I think what you have provided railway modellers is unsurpassed in capability and technical brilliance and enables those that are prepared to learn a great tool. I for one do not mind having to trawl through all the information in order to ...
... most critical dimension. Crossing Flangeway: 2.3mm MAX. Blunt Nose: 0.6mm MAX. Check Span: 39.5mm MAX. Just to repeat this is all theory, I haven't actually tried it. regards, Martin. posted: 6 May 2017 15:48 from: Richard Lambert Hi Martin, Thanks so much for that, it's exactly what I wanted. I do appreciate it's theoretical (at least until I build one), but seeing how successful 31.5mm has been in 7mm, I was sure something could be done that would improve both looks and running for 'standard' G1. Now, how to get across the concept to G1MRA, hmmmm. Richard posted: 6 May 2017 17:05 from: Martin Wynne Richard Lambert wrote: Now, how to get across the concept to G1MRA, hmmmm. Hi Richard, Which prompted me to go and look at their standards: http://www.g1mra.com/pdf/standard-dimensions-for-gauge1.pdf I see that some existing wheels may have a back-to-flange dimension up to 42.0mm ...
... small layout and wanting enough room to fit a small 0-6 -0 and a couple of wagons in the head shunt, 3 wagons in the inside loop and a sector plate which will take a loco and 3 wagons I have dipped below this on some parts. I have just about finished shoving the timbers, so thought I would upload both files for some feedback and perhaps someone with more knowledge than me could polish up the 3-Way to a better standard than I have or give some advice on how to improve. As always, thanks in advance Josh Attachment: attach_2420_3019_Small_7mm_Layout_- _Spaced_3_Way.box 356 posted: 3 May 2017 10:31 from: Josh C And here is the other file with the 3 Way where I think the switches are too close. I would also appreciate any feedback on how I have shove the timbers, I have taken a different approach on the two files on how the 3 way and turnout would interlace. Attachment: attach_2421_3019_Small_7mm_Layout_- _To_Close_3_Way.box 289 posted: 4 May 2017 09:17 from: ...
... Martin. posted: 24 May 2017 14:51 from: John Palmer I struggled to come up with an acceptable tandem incorporating a 1: 5 crossing for the two outer roads, but retained the resulting tandem on the attached boxfile, for what it's worth. With a bit of tweaking of switch positions I managed to move the 1: 5 crossing to a position where neither of its wing rails got truncated. On the attached boxfile I took the liberty of making a significant modification to your proposed layout with a view to improving its operational flexibility. The modification consists of adding a shunting neck running parallel to the branch. My rationale for this is that your original layout appeared to require occupation of the branch for any shunting of the yard. Depending upon how the layout is signalled (particularly as regards the position of the Branch Home), any shunting operations may have to be suspended prior to acceptance of a train from the next block post on the branch. With the neck added, shunting can proceed without conflict with any movements over the branch ...
... is still some tweaking to do, most obviously on the toolbutton icon bitmaps. Also the Windows tickboxes and radio buttons are a fixed size in the standard controls set, and can't be scaled. The selected size option will be preserved across Templot sessions. Individual dialogs can still be scaled up or down using the up-down buttons (usually top left), but those changes are not preserved across Templot sessions. regards, Martin. posted: 21 Jul 2017 02:54 from: davelong Martin, thanks that will certainly improve the experience on smaller screens. The menu text size I can live with. But the small icons have been my main trouble spot which this will change. I look forward to the update. posted: 21 Jul 2017 03:17 from: Martin Wynne davelong wrote: The menu text size I can live with. Hi Dave, You can change the menu text size in Windows (this will be for all programs, not just Templot): 2_202214_340000000.png (Notice that even Windows can't manage consistent text sizes across different ...
... topic: 3060 Windows 10 Creators Edition posted: 10 Aug 2017 04:42 from: Martin Wynne In the latest Windows 10 Creators Edition, Microsoft have made a couple of changes which are causing much grief to users of hi-resolution displays. 1. In a so-called improvement to the dpi-aware scaling, anything which appears in the Segoe UI font (i.e. almost everything in Windows own dialogs, Windows Explorer etc., and in application title bars and menus) is now looking small, blocky and gritty and hard on the eyes. For some reason this applies only to the Segoe UI font -- other fonts display nicely as before. 2. But the catch is that they have also removed the option to change the font and font sizes for such items which used to be available from the Advanced Display Settings in previous versions of Windows 10. For Templot, this means that although the program itself is not affected, the menus and window titles (over which Templot has no control*) are looking unpleasant and ...
150. F7 snapping
... but I always forget to do that until it is too late. And just occasionally it can be useful as a quick way to get the notch where you want it. Until now I have resisted the temptation to remove it entirely because I know some users do find it useful, and it is helpful for beginners familiar with other track planning programs (the original reason for adding it). But yesterday it snapped on me once too often and I decided enough is enough. So I have given some thought on how to improve matters without losing the default behaviour for beginners, or the option to use it occasionally if desired for more experienced users. So in the next program update, I have modified the F7 snapping as follows: 1. if accessed from the beginner buttons at the top of the trackpad, snapping will be ON by default, but can be turned OFF by holding down the SHIFT key. The mouse action panel will indicate that snapping is on by default: 2_252027_480000000.png 2. if accessed from the action menu, or by pressing ...
151. Companion changes
... and are now using MP4 for their tutorial videos. Also the embedded Templot FBR video player is not dpi-aware, and I don't have access to the manifest settings to make it so. It is down to individual users to make that change in the file compatibility properties, and of course hardly anyone is going to do that. Which means that on the modern hi-res monitors it is displayed using Windows virtualisation, producing results not much better or in some cases worse than MP4. At the same time FlashBackConnect have improved their MP4 image quality, and now implement the full FBR interactive functions on their MP4 player. So that is the only format I shall be using for Templot videos for the future. I have spent a bit of time embedding the full FlashBackConnect web page, rather than their offered embedded version, because at present that doesn't provide the same image quality or full interactive functions. So I would welcome some feedback on the video on this page: http://templot.com/companion/4_where_do_i_start.html Not about the video content ( ...
... use anything other than Microsoft's AV products with Windows 7 or 10. Even our external IT support at work says this. All the paid-for products are simply there so that the maker can desperately cling onto a money-making venture, which admittedly was necessary in the early days. Incidentally, the upgrade installed perfectly well on my Win 10 system, in a Google Drive folder (don't wince!!) where I can also run it on my Mac within Wine! Thank you so much for continuing to upgrade and improve Templot, it really is appreciated! I think my model railway mojo is returning- I've even ordered tickets for Warley, a couple of weeks after the IPMS affair at Telford! Cheers, Paul posted: 9 Sep 2017 22:36 from: Trevor Walling I think you have come to the only sensible conclusion about this. Many thanks for an excellent piece of software, which you have somehow managed to make even better. Have a relaxing day Regards, Stuart Hello Martin, I agree with the response as above. ...
... is free, paying for an upgrade to the latest version of the PDF engine isn't really an option, just for this one bug (which may not have been fixed anyway). In all other respects the PDF output works very well, including for large format output. There is no change to the printed output from Templot, the change is in PDF files only. cheers, Martin. posted: 18 Nov 2017 21:57 from: Rob Manchester Hi Martin, Thanks for looking at the PDF issues. It will improve things for me. You have been busy, corners on sketchboard shapes for Phil, on-screen reminders for those of us with bad memory and PDF files that look better. Well done. Do you have a date in mind for releasing the update? Rob posted: 18 Nov 2017 22:53 from: Martin Wynne Rob Manchester wrote: Do you have a date in mind for releasing the update? Hi Rob, I have devoted my life to not answering questions which begin with the word "when", ...
... 'control template'. This can be done with a range of options. [I'm not anywhere experienced enough to describe the differences between delete to, copy to, wipe, etc and when to use which?] Once I had this firmly in my head things started to click and watching the videos made a lot more sense. The GUI style is definitely 'old school' and could be a refection on the tools Martin is using as well as history. Some softer colours (i.e. not saturated 8 bit colours) would improve the visual appeal but that is also not an easy task and there are options to change if you want. Constructing and maintaining a 'modern' GUI is a LOT of work and largely cosmetic. Sure, I'd love a customisable toolbox menu that I could put my favorite menu/tools on. Then again Martin has provided so many 'hotkey' shortcuts that I just need to learn them if I don't want to use the menus. I'm sure if we watched over Martin's shoulder it would be a blur of key strokes : ...
... a crossover both turnouts are normally the same crossing angle. I suggest: 1. on the loop turnout put the peg on CTRL-0. 2. change it to a regular crossing. 3. change the crossing angle to 1:7.5 4. such turnouts usually look better with equalized timbering. 5. on the goods yard turnout, change the crossing angle to 1:7.5 6. use the CTRL+ F12 mouse action on it to extend the turnout road to fill the gap: 2_181146_140000000.png The design could be improved for a better "flow" into the platforms by using transition curves. You would need catch/trap points on the exit from the goods yard onto a passenger line. regards, Martin. posted: 18 Nov 2017 17:47 from: Michael Henfrey Thanks Martin, It looks better now for sure.. No idea how you make a 7.5 crossing but I shall cross that bridge later.. I have put together the rest of the track around the station and goods area (still needs a cleanup) Where ...
156. 4 bolt chairs
... the eye. cheers, Martin. posted: 28 May 2020 16:10 from: Hayfield Thanks everyone for the information, I will pass it on to Phil alone with any other information others may contribute. Certainly looks like it was far more prolific than just the Midland Railway. As I said Phil now after stabilizing the business is now trying to develop it. There has been the new items I have listed already available and he is looking at other areas including the 4 bolt chairs to see if its feasible to make improvements. Now its given him some areas to research thank you Parts of Templot Club may not function unless you enable JavaScript (also called Active Scripting) in your browser. Templot Club> Forums> Templot talk> 4 bolt chairs 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. indexing link for search engines back to top of page Please read this important note about copyright: Unless stated otherwise, all the files ...
... have an HP Deskjet which I used for many years. It produced the most accurate templates of any printer I have used. Unfortunately I can't find a driver for it for Windows7 or Windows10. It also has an old style parallel printer cable, so would need an adaptor for USB. Here's an enlarged scan of what I was seeing from the Canon printer before I used the roller cleaning function. You can see where all the rails have jumped sideways because of paper movement while printing: 2_150709_210000000.jpg After roller cleaning it is much improved. cheers, Martin. posted: 15 Dec 2017 12:57 from: Paul Boyd Thanks for that info, Martin. I also have an MG7150, and thought the steps were just what the printer does. It hadn't occurred to me that I could do something about it- much better now! Parts of Templot Club may not function unless you enable JavaScript (also called Active Scripting) in your browser. Templot Club> Forums> Trackbuilding topics> Printer maintenance for templates about Templot Club Templot Companion- User Guide ...
... the internet they are two different files.) If still no joy, please send it to me by email. You can find my email address by clicking my name on the left. regards, Martin. posted: 2 Jan 2018 12:48 from: roythebus Sent by email, thanks. posted: 2 Jan 2018 14:02 from: Martin Wynne Hi Roy, Here is your track plan image. Attached below. I will also send it by email. It's a very poor scan, I have tried to improve it by darkening it and increasing the contrast. Both versions below: 1. dark. Attachment: attach_2607_3167_new_annington_dar k.jpg 232 posted: 2 Jan 2018 14:03 from: Martin Wynne 2. original These should import ok into Templot. cheers, Martin. Attachment: attach_2608_3167_new_annington_ori ginal.jpg 189 Parts of Templot Club may not function unless you enable JavaScript (also called Active Scripting) in your browser. Templot Club> Forums> Templot talk> Importing a PDF on Applemacbook about Templot Club Templot Companion- User Guide- A-Z ...
... so I assume that must be something specific to your printer. If you would like to attach your image file here I will have a go printing it on my system and report the results. To include picture shapes in the printed output, select the option on the picture shapes tab: 2_022238_120000000.png regards, Martin. posted: 3 Jan 2018 12:09 from: Martin Wynne p.s. Rob, My NOD list (nice one day) includes a function to chop a picture shape into multiple tiles. The thinking was to improve screen response by allowing unneeded parts of an image to be deleted. But it would also be a great help in printing picture shapes on the templates. So maybe that's something to look at for 218b. Martin. posted: 3 Jan 2018 12:49 from: Tony W One can get strange effects. I have two printer drivers for the same physical printer. One works in normal print picture mode whilst in this mode the other printer driver only produces an outline rectangle. It works reliably in dot picture mode, ...
... than normal and need to be changed. I should possibly have included them in the reset function. I will look at that too for the next program update. cheers, Martin. posted: 15 Jan 2018 16:16 from: John Palmer Thanks, Martin. I think you must be right that I accidentally switched on skeleton mouse draw, as I wasn't able to reproduce the roll rails problem I described when I repeated the tandem's creation following exactly the same steps. I think it's my ham fistedness that has prompted an improvement rather than any deliberate suggestion on my part, but the way you put it does credit to your diplomatic skills! Parts of Templot Club may not function unless you enable JavaScript (also called Active Scripting) in your browser. Templot Club> Forums> Templot talk> Templot update version 218b now available. 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. indexing link for search engines back to top of page ...
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