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... . Upon detection of an unauthorized use, additional fees and penalties will be applied in order to mitigate the copyright infringement. Should you wish to contact Embarcadero to purchase a commercial version of the software, please contact compliance@embarcadero.com. Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me directly at compliance@embarcadero.com Thank you! David Sanchez Global Manager of License Compliance 10801-1 N. Mopac Expressway, Suite 100| Austin, TX 78759 compliance@embarcadero.com posted: 10 Mar 2020 19:11 from: DerekStuart Hello Martin If that is as a result of you looking for those documents, which you did in order to answer my questions, I regret any inconvenience this may have caused you. It's not inconceivable that if I can become proficient with the programme that I would buy a copy (work related), but if that's their attitude. Protection of copyright is reasonable; 'speaking' to people like that is not. Derek posted: 10 Mar 2020 19:50 from: Martin Wynne DerekStuart wrote: If that is as ...
... topic: 3834 S4 discussion about ready to use P4 turnouts posted: 9 Dec 2020 17:34 from: DerekStuart I'm puzzled. Why are people on the S4 forum trying to promote the manufacture of ready to lay P4 turnouts? Aside from the technical challenges of tolerence, outlined by Martin, there's still the re-wheeling (often requiring chassis modifications, especially for steam). Someone has got to ** WANT** to go to P4 and not just see it as one of many options. But the biggest killer to this point is prototype accuracy. When the World's railways restrict their tracks to 'short, medium and long' turnouts, in both straight and curved, then fair enough. Until then, a limited use of pre-set turnouts geometry will look little different to a wider version of 00 set track. The irony is that the USA might be the only place where a limited choice of turnouts would work and that is gauged with H0 any way. Moan over. Derek posted: 9 Dec 2020 20:31 ...
... topic: 3750 Google/ Bing maps& 'satellite' Vs Ordnance Survey posted: 28 Aug 2020 18:12 from: DerekStuart Good afternoon all. The discrepancies between google aerial views and OS maps has been discussed before, but I can't see at any time anyone has reached a conclusion. I have engineering drawings of some buildings- copied from original records, which I'm inclined to accept as accurate, but these do not tally up with the aerial view from either Google or Bing. The OS map again shows something different. It's enough of a difference that I would be reticent to scale the whole plan based on this discrepancy. Does anyone have any ideas, please? Or can point me in the direction of a previous discussion that reached a conclusion? (I did try searching but found nothing conclusive). Thanks Derek posted: 28 Aug 2020 18:30 from: DerekStuart Thanks to a post elsewhere from Ickdab on another matter, I will go along with his suggestion that the OS maps are more likely to be accurate than the aerial ...
... topic: 2554 Another "tandem" question I'm afraid posted: 20 Oct 2014 19:28 from: DerekStuart I'm afraid I'm after advice again... I know there are many articles on her for version 1 of Templot and some for V2. I have followed the video tutorial and seem to have made a few errors but have got to the point of sticking the 3rd "cut down" turnout on top. In the video it shows how to match the radius up with the main 2 points, but the wording is different. I have tried it in all combinations On both the first and second turnout. Could anyone tell me which is the correct bit of data to follow? I am using a B6 and C8. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks Derek posted: 20 Oct 2014 21:59 from: Martin Wynne Hi Derek, The tandem video is well out of date and was made before the introduction of gaunt turnouts and irregular half-diamonds, either of which make a better partial template for the 3rd V- ...
... topic: 2580 Checkrail on curves posted: 24 Nov 2014 20:40 from: DerekStuart Me again... A question (or 3) for the experts- of which there are plenty here! Checkrails on curved track- 10 chains A) Assuming you are coming from a straight section (very low speed so no transition curve (or should there still be one anyway?)) how far should the checkrail lead in from the straight, or does that depend upon speed rating of road? B) I have just read that the checkrail sits proud of the running rail, but I am not 100% sure this was for British track. Is this correct and if so, how far does it sit proud? C) In model form, C&L Exactoscale says to use standard chairs and on each sleeper, alternating between running rail and check rail, with a decorative half stuck on in the appropriate places (I have plenty of 'halves', given how many I've broken!). I wonder if this is the ...
... if we could find a common language in which to exchange data. But STL ain't it. cheers, Martin. posted: 8 Jul 2018 12:33 from: Stephen Freeman Good Afternoon, Had a quick look this morning. Unfortunately I don't think any of the chairs will fit any known rail section. So it will be cosmetic use only for them. Stephen Freeman wrote: Mine too but it may be a day or two before I can look at them. posted: 8 Jul 2018 14:33 from: DerekStuart Hello Martin Sorry for the slight o/t. That 3d output in your post 552, is that part of a real location or a plan of a model, please? It's beyond my ability to make, but nevertheless found it interesting. Thanks Derek posted: 8 Jul 2018 15:48 from: Martin Wynne DerekStuart wrote: Sorry for the slight o/t. That 3d output in your post 552, is that part of a real location or a plan of a model, please? Hi Derek, ...
... topic: 3235 Crossover timbering posted: 10 Mar 2018 14:09 from: DerekStuart Afternoon all, Much has been written across the internet about timbering crossovers, but I cannot find the answer to this. So apologies if I've missed it. Is it ever permissible to shorten a timber outside the running rail? It can't even be one super-long timber as they don't line up anyway. One person has suggested this is possible and that the two timbers that had been cut like this would be secured together in the same way as when making one long timber out of two smaller ones. But I am not 100% certain he's right. Any info would be appreciated. Thanks posted: 10 Mar 2018 14:45 from: Martin Wynne Hi Derek, Which rail? How close to the chair do you want to cut it? If you mean cutting a timber very close to a chair, this would be frowned on in a running line rail. For a rail which is part of the crossover road, rather than the running line ...
... topic: 2563 Strange scaling of imported map (not Templot problem) posted: 27 Oct 2014 22:39 from: DerekStuart Hi all I don't know if this is the most appropriate sub-forum, as it isn't an issue with Templot I don't think. I downloaded a map from old-maps.co.uk it is 1928 and thus produced by tape measure and not aviation or satellite of course. The proportions of everything is remarkably close in respect of each item, but the overall scale is highly questionable- to the tune of about 8%. This seems quite high, even for such an old map. (I am comparing this against bing maps which zooms quite close in and has a good scale, whereas google maps does not.) I have printed out the old maps as a PDF and then scanned it as a jpeg to use as a backdrop. When I used the scale of 2500, it was about double so I dropped it to 1250 and thought "oh well". I have since had to change it to 1 ...
... topic: 3765 'Snapping' group templates posted: 12 Sep 2020 21:28 from: DerekStuart Hello Martin/ anyone Is there a way to use the peg/ notch feature (or similar) to snap groups of templates together? For reasons of mapping (I have access to a railway engineering drawing for a small section and the rest is OS). I have just placed them as close as I can by eye, but there's a contradiction somewhere between the two maps, which wasn't unexpected, but I need to make sure I've eliminated any placement errors first. Thanks in advance. Derek posted: 12 Sep 2020 21:52 from: Rob Manchester Hi Derek, This was covered in a topic a few months ago. See topic 3692 See Martin's 2nd reply on this topic. Rob posted: 12 Sep 2020 21:57 from: DerekStuart Thanks Rob I did search first, but I'm finding that for technical or unusual terms it's hard for search engines to understand your intent. Thanks Derek posted: 12 Sep 2020 22:02 from ...
... topic: 2747 Running two copies posted: 28 Sep 2015 17:59 from: DerekStuart Hello Martin FYI when running more than one copy of Templot the second copy uses equalised timbers as standard, regardless of what the first copy is using. I was running two copies from the same .exe file, which the programme recommends against in any case, so this might just be a side effect of that. Either way it is not at all a problem and once you select your preferred option it stays with it, but I thought I would let you know anyway. In fact, under windows 8 with lots of memory I have had 4 copies going at the same time without any ill effect. Derek posted: 28 Sep 2015 22:07 from: Martin Wynne DerekStuart wrote: FYI when running more than one copy of Templot the second copy uses equalised timbers as standard, regardless of what the first copy is using. Hi Derek, I can't reproduce that from a standing start, but that's not surprising because there is no possible mechanism to ...
... to fettle that formation very often. Hi Phil, But their stated aim at the time was "Preservation". Nowadays many of them have dropped that, and simply call themselves "Heritage" lines. regards, Martin. posted: 17 Oct 2017 17:29 from: John Palmer My guess is: Number of people who were interested in the preservation of steam traction: hundreds Number of people who were interested in the preservation of historically interesting track formations: negligible. posted: 17 Oct 2017 19:03 from: DerekStuart John isn't wrong there. A local "siding with locos" masquerading as a preserved railway, has spent much of its money on signals, signal boxes and other infrastructure. The result? It hasn't the money to extend the line. Further result? It's hardly the NYMR, SVR, Nene etc in terms of visitors. That said, if the formation was still in good enough condition for continued use it does seem a shame to remove it, after all it wasn't an intensive HST service over the top of it ...
... normally positioned correctly. The problem with using modern aerial imagery is that issues such as lens or atmospheric distortions, parallax and shadowing can make positioning more problematic. especially when used by "amateurs" to update OSM. There is every chance in your example that the historic mapping is right and that the data derived from imagery is not quite so good. To be honest, thats why people like the OS or the UKHO have very expensive machines to plot details from imagery, posted: 28 Aug 2020 18:28 from: DerekStuart Hello Martin A sound idea. Are you suggesting recording the trackwork as it is currently, or can any era be included, giving the viewer the choice which era s/he wants to look at? Given the amount of 'real location' modellers, there's probably a good start already (albeit some of those 'real location' modellers will take the awkward habit of compressing things.) For example I have/ had/ can again Whitby pre 1960s, Edinburgh Waverley pre 1960s, pre 1980s, Battersby circa 1950, Wolverton ...
... Maps, but on a Mac it's a bit flaky and luckily I don't rely on it. I find the Apple "do it the Apple way" a real pain. All my serious stuff is on a PC. It works, and I can set it up the way I want to. And I can build my own PC, which is a lot more fun than just handing over dosh for one and gives me far more control over what I get. Nigel posted: 23 Jun 2020 16:45 from: DerekStuart Without making any political comment one way or the other, I notice that Apple is now installing the C19 track and trace without any input to the user. I don't even like Windows dictating to me when I need to update (which is usually for some nonsensical reason, rather than security. posted: posted: 23 Jun 2020 17:09 from: Nigel Brown DerekStuart wrote: Without making any political comment one way or the other, I notice that Apple is now installing the C19 track and trace without any input ...
34. Another one lost
... far as it has, if Templot had never existed. Regards. Trevor. posted: 19 Jun 2014 16:19 from: gsmorris Martin, don't bother with the illiterate Engineering? what how to open a can of coke? cant be more than that as for CAD/CAM won not trust the person to push the on button on the TV! or does that require a full H&S assessment and an A* qualification and a degree first these days GSM posted: 20 Oct 2014 14:02 from: DerekStuart I know this is a bit of an old topic but as one of the most recent "converts" to Templot, I would like to make a couple of observations. I have now spent well into double figure hours learning, designing and re-designing. Each time getting better. I have only scraped the surface of the vast range of tools available in Templot. Yes, I suspect like many others, I had an hour or so of cursing and wondering the wisdom of downloading Templot- then I read the ...
... different from Scotland where original pre-Grouping practices were maintained well into BR days. Jim. Last edited on 2 Feb 2020 16:35 by Jim Guthrie posted: 9 Mar 2020 22:14 from: roythebus From memory there were 2 double slips at Ventnor in BR days. Maybe the place to ask would be the FB Group "Isle of wight Railways pre-1967". I have an IoW signalling book, that may show the yard details as well. posted: 10 Mar 2020 19:23 from: DerekStuart Jim, If you have the (mis)fortune to have facebook, try accessing the 'disused station' group. There is someone on there who posted pictures from IoW and I'm sure Ventnor was included. I'm currently serving a facebook ban for disagreeing with someone about something so I can't ask for you I'm afraid. Derek posted: 11 Mar 2020 01:01 from: Jim Guthrie DerekStuart wrote: If you have the (mis)fortune to have facebook, try accessing the 'disused station' group. There is someone ...
... 20:04 from: David Higgs Different Region/ Era, but this how I did my Moretonhampstead Engine Release Crossover. 5_041501_290000000.png posted: 4 Jan 2020 20:05 from: David Higgs Martin, I've uploaded several identical images (don't ask!); could you delete the duplicates please? posted: 4 Jan 2020 21:08 from: Jason Johnson Evening, Thanks all for the responses, after several hours messing around this is where I am now at. 3556_041608_530000000.png posted: 5 Jan 2020 01:28 from: DerekStuart Hello Jason As someone who asked this same question a year or so back, one thing I can see is the location of the rail joints. A) they are too close to the chairs (though with special 'saddle' chairs they can work around that) B) the gap between timbers at the rail joint needs to be no more than X (I can't recall what it is, but I think your gap might be a little too large). DISCLAIMER: I'm not an expert, just repeating what I ...
... . In view of the above, I have decided to leave the code as it was at July 2018 on SourceForge as a simple download zip for anyone who wants it, but I'm not intending to do anything more with it, or to support it as an open-source project. cheers, Martin. posted: 11 Jul 2019 09:28 from: Martin Wynne p.s. The SourceForge link is: http://sourceforge.net/projects/opentemplot/ M. posted: 29 Jul 2019 22:39 from: DerekStuart Martin, I feel compelled to reiterate what has been said before: Please do not confuse interest and ability. It's one thing to be interested in how this works, but entirely another to be able to DO anything with it. Perhaps you are too modest to realise what you have created; it's not easy to follow, no matter how generous you have been with your time in explaining it. I wish I could, and I'm sure there are others feeling the same way. Derek posted: 29 Jul 2019 22 ...
38. 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 = ...
... would result in a lot of mashed up wood and maybe a derailed train). Rob Hi Rob That was the feeling on Geograph. But I wondered if there wasn't a different reason so thought I'd ask the experts The one thing which makes me wonder is that the boardwalk looks only slightly higher than the rails, so if anything dangling down could hit the boardwalk then it would probably hit rails crossing as in a turnout, which wouldn't be a good idea. Cheers Nigel posted: 26 Feb 2018 00:58 from: DerekStuart Hello Nigel Yes, they are to deflect low hanging couplings. I asked that question of my Dad one time I joined him on a walk along a line. I asked that very same question about hitting closure rails on turnouts and I think he was trying to explain that if they hit a closure rail it would be at an oblique angle and would partly deflect the coupling whereas on a crossing it is straight on and would be harder impact. That was a conversation from the mid 80s walking between over the Bog Hall ...
40. An unusual slip
... topic: 3164 An unusual slip posted: 29 Dec 2017 01:09 from: DerekStuart I wonder what others make of this. The single slip at the bottom left shows one of the blades seemingly running behind a check rail. At first I thought it might be a short, loose heel blade- which it still might be, even if the joint cannot be seen- and thus the check rail is clear of the moving part. But then how does the outer 'slip' rail get checked? Surely the other running rail cannot perform this job- can it? This particular item (Kings Cross, middle portal, East road) seems to have been removed some time after WW2. I don't know its copyright status so I'll just add the link if anyone's interested. http://www.cntraveler.com/stories/2016-01-11/the-flying-scotsman-worlds-most-famous-train-back-after-a -53-year-retirement posted: posted: 29 Dec 2017 09:23 from: ...
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