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101. sketchboard
... as "barely yet usable", but thought I would give it a go anyway. Now I had the copy of my New Street layout on the workpad in Templot, I then called in Sketchboard by using:< sketchboard>< show sketchboard> And the screen appeared as sown in the screenshot below. Initially, I thought that was a great start, until I noticed that for some reason most of the turnouts were missing and all of the complex formations were also missing. This can be verified by looking at the DXF file I recently posted in that particular testing section of the TDV. I also had a quick cursorily look at the menus, I must assume, that library items will come under the Add Item menu? I will press on with sketchboard tomorrow, but just thought I should report my findings so far. All the best, Brian Nicholls. 1853_311841_110000000.gif posted: 1 Jun 2011 00:14 from: Martin Wynne Hi Brian, Diagram mode works by filling solid colour between the stock rails, and omitting the other rails. ...
... forgotten, but extremely useful in equally ancient Templot. This is a sample WMF file from TurboCAD, loaded into a picture shape: 2_061223_110000000.png The great advantage of a metafile is that it can be zoomed to any size and still remain as crisp lines: 2_061229_300000000.png A metafile is a small file and has almost no impact of the panning and zooming response on the trackpad. Using a CAD program or other drawing package, you can create it to any level of detail you wish. CAD programs can also export baseboard designs as a DXF file, which can be imported directly into the background shapes. This also allows crisp zooming. The DXF import function is as old as the rest of the background shapes functions, so may not work too well with exports from modern CAD programs -- some trial and error may be needed. Alternatively, a background picture shape could have a bitmap image to represent the baseboard design, in the same way as using a background map as a track design guide. Perhaps scanned from a hand-drawn sketch of the baseboard ...
103. OT-Mac Computers
... in another topic. regards, Martin. posted: 22 Mar 2008 18:25 from: Raymond Gibson Hi Martin-& Everyone, It looks as some precise technical software guidance is what I need relating to copying things on Mac/Templot, as I have been able to transfer normal Word Processing files (or similar} quite easily. What I did/did not manage to do is as follows:- 1) On the PC, delved down into the Templot Directories& found all the individual files (such as DXF-Files, SHAPE-FILES, etc). I did not find one obviously marked up as the 82 Pug, but did have the 2007 '90x' someodd one with the name TemplotZero.exe. Any files prior to 2007 were ignored, assuming that they would be on the original early program but recent ones- 2007& 2008- were chosen. 2) All selected files were successfully copied to a memory stick which was then plugged into the Mac. 3) The resultant stick icon was clicked& the individual files appeared ...
104. Rhyl ( east throat )
... upload the .bmp file but hit the 6MB limit. My bmp is 7.7MB because it's a scan from an OS 1250-scale map. Hi Geoff, You should be able to zip it much smaller and upload the ZIP file. Alternatively you could save it from your graphics program in PNG format and upload it. We can easily convert it back to BMP for Templot. But please don't upload it if it is still in OS copyright, i.e. less than 50 years old. Another option is to vectorise it to a DXF file( http://www.wintopo.com -- free version) and import the DXF into the background shapes and the BGS file. regards, Martin. posted: 1 Aug 2010 16:47 from: geoff Martin, Thanks for advice. Guess you'll all have to miss the exciting BMP till next year! The copyright date is 1960 posted: 4 Aug 2010 12:01 from: geoff geoff wrote: Martin, Thanks for advice. Guess you'll all have to miss the exciting BMP till next year! The copyright ...
105. GW tandem turnout
... The track centre lines on the edges of the sleepers were used as a guide to position the sleeper ends. Hi Phil, A quick way to do that is to temporarily widen the "rails" to about 25 inches: 2_050800_560000000.png That's at real> rails> rail section data...* menu item. Remember to change it back to 2.75 inches afterwards. (Assuming UK post-grouping standard-gauge.)* at present, the other rail dimensions on that dialog are used only in the 3D option for DXF files. regards, Martin. posted: 5 Apr 2010 15:28 from: Phil O Martin Wynne wrote: Phil O wrote: The track centre lines on the edges of the sleepers were used as a guide to position the sleeper ends. Hi Phil, A quick way to do that is to temporarily widen the "rails" to about 25 inches: 2_050800_560000000.png That's at real> rails> rail section data...* menu item. Remember to change it back to 2.75 inches afterwards. (Assuming UK ...
... size, produces the same kind of output as the above, 6" in the X direction comes out at around 4". Hi Richard, Check the printer settings. I think you may have a "fit to width" or similar setting selected. What is the custom paper size? regards, Martin. posted: 26 Jun 2011 20:33 from: richard_t Hello No fit to width isn't set anywhere. The paper size was 13" x 24". Probably no help, but I exported the file to DXF, and printed fine from my CAD application. Thanks. Edit: Sorry forgot to add the calibration file; now attached Attachment: attach_1116_1551_epson_stylus_phot o_120_- _papertype.cal 225 Last edited on 26 Jun 2011 20:42 by richard_t posted: 26 Jun 2011 21:35 from: Martin Wynne Hi Richard, Thanks for posting the calibration file. It contains these settings: head factor: 100% roller factor: 100% so in effect it does nothing. Do the page outlines on the pad correctly match the page size ...
107. Two TDV questions
... almost impossible to print them to accurate sizes -- image printing software seems to vary a lot. The 4000 setting is not the resolution in dpi, it is the width of the image in pixels. You can change it to whatever you want. It won't change by itself. For the neatest result re-sample it down to a smaller size in your image editing software, rather than using smaller sizes in Templot. Use the normal printed output, or a PDF file printed via a PDF reader program, or a DXF file printed via a CAD program, if you want accurate templates. Is there a problem in using Templot's normal print output for your cutter? You may find this topic of interest if you are using a plotter/cutter: topic 767 regards, Martin. posted: 2 Jan 2012 14:29 from: Donald MacLean Wow, Martin, do you ever sleep? It was in fact your message #15 in your referenced URL that gave me the inspiration to try this. And I equated your comment there about including ...
... display options for Templot track plans -- PDF files, image files, metafiles, sketchboard drawings, and a new simplified output option called diagram mode. Accordingly it makes sense to rethink the licence terms for the use of Templot. Providing it relates to your own personal hobby use of Templot and it is not done by way of trade or otherwise for financial gain, all restrictions on the publication, distribution, sharing and copying of Templot-derived material are withdrawn with immediate effect. That means Templot vector files (PDF, DXF, EMF) may be uploaded to your web site, attached to messages on web forums, given to friends on CD or USB stick, sent by email, etc. Templot raster images (PNG, etc.) may be freely published on web sites, in magazine articles, exhibition guides, etc. However, I would be grateful if a credit to Templot is always given and if possible a link to templot.com Thanks. For all commercial use of Templot the present arrangements remain unchanged. regards, Martin. posted ...
... topic: 1801 Shapes- Identifying then in the shape box easily posted: 22 Jan 2012 10:30 from: Kipford The baseboards and basic platforms tunnels etc on my new layout are imported as a dxf from my CAD data. Is there an easy way to identify which line is which when you have a couple of hundred off lines imported (I want to delete some). Ideally what would be nice to do is to select the lines on the screen? Thanks in advance Dave posted: 22 Jan 2012 11:19 from: Martin Wynne Kipford wrote: The baseboards and basic platforms tunnels etc on my new layout are imported as a dxf from my CAD data. Is there an easy way to identify which line is which when you have a couple of hundred off lines imported (I want to delete some). Hi Dave, The selected shape shows in red. This isn't too easy to see because the default shape colour is dark red. If you change that to something else, or change to the "bright night" ...
... timber T14 might be listed as being at X=1073.29mm, Y=538.06mm. The grid extends from the grid origin at the bottom left of the screen to the ends of the Earth. This build list is created by the generator engine, a free-running chunk of the Templot program which makes a new build list every time something in the control template specification changes. The build list isn't normally available to the user because it would just be a screenful of numbers. It can however be seen if you export a DXF file. (Those are text-based files which can be opened and edited in any text editor such as Windows Notepad.) 3. a drawing. This is what you see on the screen, or on the printed template. A graphical representation of railway track. For example a brown-coloured line from the top left corner of timber S9 to the bottom left corner, representing the edge of the timber. These lines a drawn on the screen or the printer paper using the information in the build list. ...
... memory stick or email it in either .pdf or .dxf For the life of me I can't work out how to get the files out of the wine programme. I can print from my Mac book no problem, but exporting !? !? !?! id appreciate any help please Thanks Michael posted: 22 Oct 2017 15:03 from: Dave Summers Michael Let's assume that you want to create a .pdf. ON the trackpad view, select Files and at the bottom of the menu is 'export a file (PDF, DXF....) Click on it and in the left hand column is the 'export a document (PDF)' option. Having made any changes (the defaults are fine for experimenting!), click on 'create PDF...' This will bring up a box asking you 'save PDF file as...' You have the ability to modify the file name here if needed. Use the green up arrow to navigate to 'My Mac Desktop' and click 'Save'. Job done. Dave posted: ...
... 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 screen pixel for every printer dot. Untick to revert to free zooming. 3. exchange option in the parking ...
113. GW special chairs
... : 3 Oct 2007 03:06 from: John Lewis How wide is the sleeper for the Z chair, please? John posted: 3 Oct 2007 03:53 from: Phil O John Lewis wrote: How wide is the sleeper for the Z chair, please? Hi John The width of the chair is 6" and the sleeper is a nominal 12". This timber was recently replaced so it is probably a metric equivalant Cheers Phil posted: 21 Oct 2007 20:46 from: Bruce Wilson Phil's other chairs dxf converted to PNG Bruce Wilson Barrie, Ontairo other_chairs.png Parts of Templot Club may not function unless you enable JavaScript (also called Active Scripting) in your browser. Templot Club> Forums> Share and show> GW special 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 submitted ...
114. GW special Chairs
... the feet otherwise, usually it is steel toecapped boots but as I was off duty and they weren't playing trains it was acceptable. Cheers Phil John Lewis wrote: Phil O wrote: Here is the second instalment of GW special chairs for a 1 in 7 1/2 common crossing. The 5C chair is presumably missing a key. The 6C picture has some Templot Trainers? Actually they are valuable pictures, thank you. John posted: 21 Oct 2007 20:49 from: Bruce Wilson Phil's 7 1/2 common dxf converted to PNG Attachment: attach_116_1in7_1_2Common.PNG 555 posted: 4 Dec 2020 21:37 from: Martin Wynne Hi Phil, Bumping this topic after 13 years to say that I have taken the liberty of using a couple of your pics to illustrate a post on RMweb. I had to combine 2 of your photos to get a top view of the area between the vee rails immediately behind the splice: 2_041607_270000000.jpg Hope you don't mind. The RMweb post is: http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/ ...
... Likewise if you want to measure accurately, you need to be in detail mode and not diagram mode for the output. To change, go to the trackplan tab on the sketchboard control panel, untick the option for: in diagram mode, and click the update now button. Or change the setting in the output> output mode options> menu options. This is what thin lines in detail mode look like on the sketchboard. Is this what you are seeing? 2_011138_350000000.png For very accurate work you may prefer to import a DXF file into the background shapes. If you post here the actual imported file and explain what you are trying to do with it, I may be able to suggest other options. regards, Martin. posted: 1 Dec 2016 22:40 from: Dave Phillips Hi Martin, Thank you! The hints on unticking the "limit trackpad zoom-in", thin lines, and detail mode did the trick. I was seeing on the sketchboard what you showed except the color was a rust-like color and the ...
... PDF because the same PDF file may end up being printed on several different printers. If dealing with a technical printing company, they can probably adjust the scaling to match the grid lines, if you explain what you want. If dealing with a High Street copyshop, for important jobs, I suggest sending a small test PDF file to the copyshop. If you then need to make any adjustment for the final PDF, you can set the output scaling factor accordingly at output> enlarge/reduce size for print, PDF, DXF> set any%... menu item. If you do this, be sure to include the scaling factor in the PDF file name (in case you later try to send it to some other printer), and be sure to tell the copyshop to ignore the file name and print at 100% on their machine, as before. Unfortunately there isn't an option to set a different output scaling factor for X and Y directions. regards, Martin. posted: 22 Apr 2017 10:42 from: leswaters ...
... size of 18'* 3'. I go to Output -> Print Background Templates (track plan), select the printer and the 'preview' appears where it shows the outlines of the sheets of paper. This, correctly, shows a single sheet of paper and the Print Background Templates dialog shows just one page. However, when I then choose to print all pages, about 11" of the plan is printed and the plotter cuts the page and prints nothing else. I've also exported the track plan as a DXF file and imported in to AutoCad. Using the same printer, the preview in AutoCad shows a printout on a single sheet of paper but, when that is sent to the printer, exactly the same thing happens and the plotter stops and cuts the page after about 11" or so of printing. It is almost as if a page size of A4 (there or thereabouts) is embeded in the print job... Any thoughts would be appreciated... John posted: 18 Oct 2019 13:40 from ...
... directly from Templot if you have a printer connected to your system. A track plan would typically comprise several pages, which are printed with alignment and trim marks. Alternatively you can export a PDF file from Templot which can then be printed on any system. More specifically, you can export a PDF track plan as a single page several feet long, which can be taken or sent to a digital copyshop and printed in one piece on a wide-format roll-paper printer. You can do the same thing with exported DXF files from Templot for a CAD printshop dealing with engineering drawings. cheers, Martin. posted: 26 Oct 2018 15:49 from: Steve Lovett Cheers Martin I shouldn't have mentioned Exactoscale as that seems to have confused matters; apologies. Simply with the Templot track plan I have developed is there a specific (best) file format to use when printing; i.e. pdf or printing directly from the .box file? posted: 26 Oct 2018 16:03 from: Steve Lovett Martin, Please ignore the last post as ...
... track. It just needs to be long enough to click on it in order to select the template easily (otherwise it would need Shift+ click on its name label): 2_231821_520000000.png Many thanks again for reporting this. The bug applies only to the trackpad and storage box, the check rails appear correctly in the output and on the sketchboard (in detail mode). There are several other bugs relating to the K-crossing check rails -- the flared end adjustments swap sides when making diamond-crossings, and the DXF export is incomplete. I will try to get them all fixed soon. cheers, Martin. posted: 24 May 2020 20:55 from: Martin Wynne I just couldn't see this fix last night. After a walk to the Lincomb fish pass this afternoon, the fix (not the fish) jumped out of the page at me. What's interesting is that the K-crossing check rails have never been shown on the storage box drawings, and no-one has ever mentioned it. Presumably most folks prefer to ...
120. File names etc
... tracking of the paper. I think I too have an unopened box of telex roll paper somewhere -- don't ask me to find it right now! Thanks for your explanation of the file handling -- as often others manage to explain things in better words than mine. David thanks, you have drawn to my attention that the sketchboard doesn't display the most recent .sk9 file name anywhere. I will add it somewhere -- probably in the caption bar. Also the background shapes dialog doesn't show the file name of an imported DXF file. I will see if I can find somewhere for that. p.s. The Templot web site and this forum is hosted in Ohio. regards, Martin. posted: 15 Aug 2017 11:50 from: Martin Wynne rynd2it wrote: Yes, but you will (or should!) save your work frequently so what will you name it? Hi David, No you shouldn't, at least not for the track templates -- Templot does that for you. Go on -- try pulling the computer plug out ...
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