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161. Templot2 tutorials
... : 20 Dec 2011 18:01 from: Les G Hi Martin, Looks good Les G posted: 20 Dec 2011 18:22 from: ESJAYTEE speaking as a novice willing to learn, as a set of chapter headings it looks fine explaining the work environment and walking through some basics. Speaking as one who is both a novice at templot and a novice at track could I perhaps ask for a glossary of common terms, names and practices in both the templot universe and if, someone were willing to help Martin (JFS, I know you have the "knowledge") in the real world. A sort of "today we shall have naming of parts" for track regardless of guage or scale or whether real or potential design. Steve posted: 20 Dec 2011 18:45 from: Martin Wynne ESJAYTEE wrote: speaking as a novice willing to learn, as a set of chapter headings it looks fine explaining the work environment and walking through some basics. Hi Steve, Those aren't chapter headings they are tutorials. The detailed chapters with ...
... template'. I've been struggling with trying to get a diamond crossing to fit a similar situation to that shown and I can't. Since it's only for the fiddle yard I've decided to leave it as is and draw the Vees etc in by hand when it comes to making that section of track. But I've also been trying to draw a double junction for the Picton project which lies almost in the middle for the scenic section so it would be really useful for that. posted: 4 Nov 2010 21:16 from: JFS Hi Richard, You can't automatically make a diamond like like this in Templot as it is "irregular"- that is the two roads are of differing radii. Richard has a development in hand to create such daimonds at the touch of a mouse button, but we so far can't pursuade him to release it to his demanding public. I hope your pressing him will tip the balance! In the meantime, it is either draw by hand or create from partial templates. Best Regards, Howard. posted: 4 Nov ...
... . I have never used the Fn key with either when using Templot. The F keys work just like the Desk-top. Regards Alan posted: 5 Aug 2011 18:59 from: John Lewis My Toshiba Satellite A100 laptop hand function keys F1-F12 at the top of the keyboard plus a Fn Button between the Ctrl key and the windows key at the bottom of the keyboard. The Fn button is black. I have not used Templot on my laptop. posted: 5 Aug 2011 21:08 from: JFS And not only Laptops- my XP Desktop machine (MESH- remember them?)has a "Multimedia Keyboard" and at every start-up the Fn Keys "do special things" until the Fn Lock is pressed- absolutely infuriating but NOT the kind of thing that you can "not notice"!! By contrast, my Lenovo laptop- like Phil's- requires no intervention- it just does as would be expected. You have to hold down the "Fn" key to get the special functions. Best ...
164. New User of Templot
... /martweb/y_symm.htm Significant revisions for later versions of Templot at: topic 603- message 3398 regards, Martin. posted: 19 Jan 2011 17:27 from: couzenss Martin, Thanks for the above, I am now looking to build up a track plan within a defined space and I am struggling to understand the basic information given for each turnout, in particular the radii, which radii defines the main line and which is the turnout radii. Thanks in advance Stuart posted: 20 Jan 2011 11:32 from: JFS Hi Stuart, My quick suggestion- don't try to "build" anything yet!!! the power of Templot for me is that I don't care for example what radius a point is- you can just "bend the thing" to fit (minimum radii notwithstanding). It takes quite a while to get used to many of the features of Templot and practice is the only way to get the hang of them all. My suggestion would be to look at all the videos, demos etc and work your way ...
... topic: 1432 High-speed turnout with multi-drive switch and swing-nose crossing posted: 23 Mar 2011 19:21 from: Martin Wynne http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=240339 posted: 23 Mar 2011 19:57 from: JFS I like the "point indicators" I can just imagine a driver coming on the junction at 185 mph and thinking, "heck, I going the wrong way!" or what if the one at the switch and the one at the crossing are pointing different ways!!! Ballasting could be tidier... Thanks for the pic, Howard. posted: 23 Mar 2011 21:19 from: Martin Wynne Here's a nice detail pic of a swing-nose crossing: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Bewegliches_Herzstueck.jpg Notice the absence of check rails. Martin. posted: 24 Mar 2011 11:31 from: BeamEnds Martin Wynne wrote: http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=240339 That should keep a modeler busy for the winter! ...
166. Slips
... left this till the last to tackle for my projected layout, and have now come up with something that is approaching what I need (that is a 1:8 double slip on a 15' radius) by following the video I'm not convinced I have got it right but here's my attempt.... Comments etc please, Ladies and Gentlemen.... Any thoughts as to whether it will work in EM? best wishes Richard Attachment: attach_1176_1406_Singleton_Double _slip.box 279 posted: 12 Sep 2011 11:37 from: JFS Hello Richard, I would have thought should work- 15' is quite generous- but then I have never built in EM! It might be a Good Thing to build this first to test it out- it may need to have moving elbows instead of fixed ones if flanges tend to wander the wrong side. Just to note that, as it is currently drawn, your part-finished switches start behind the check rails. It might be a good idea to substitute a "proper" set of switches to make ...
... topic: 2185 Just found- Clearances etc on British Railways posted: 29 Mar 2013 21:30 from: Jerry I have just found this, which is useful to me and maybe to others if they have not seen it before. http://www.rssb.co.uk/SiteCollectionDocuments/pdf/reports/Research/T926_guide_final.pdf Jerry posted: 29 Mar 2013 22:18 from: JFS Good to know that people with a sense of humour can still find a home in today's railway environment! Howard Parts of Templot Club may not function unless you enable JavaScript (also called Active Scripting) in your browser. Templot Club> Forums> Trackbuilding topics> Just found- Clearances etc on British Railways 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 to this web site are copyright and the property of the respective ...
... -- I can't do every single thing that might be changed in Templot (although I can add more in each subsequent pug). So if you would like to reply to this with some of the things you would want saved between sessions, we can compile a short list of say two dozen settings for inclusion. We can take it as read that you want to bypass the start-up dialogs, as far as that can be managed. regards, Martin. posted: 5 Mar 2009 15:41 from: JFS For me.... Scale and Gauge Regards, Howard posted: 5 Mar 2009 16:22 from: Bruce Wilson Martin Wynne wrote: OK, I give in. snipped.... But I've been asked for saved preferences so often that I give in. In the next pug I will include the option to save some of your settings. But I need to know which ones -- I can't do every single thing that might be changed in Templot (although I can add more in each subsequent ...
... image above. Thanks Ian, but I need an actual screenshot so that I can measure the colours. Martin. posted: 28 Mar 2011 19:37 from: George Ray Hi Martin is this what you need. This is using Windows 7 undefined 23_281436_510000000.jpg Last edited on 28 Mar 2011 20:16 by George Ray posted: 28 Mar 2011 19:41 from: John Preston Hello Martin. Using VISTA Home edition. Hope this helps/ John Attachment: attach_1015_1435_TEMPLOT.jpg 203 posted: 28 Mar 2011 20:05 from: JFS Win7 64b, professional Attachment: attach_1016_1435_Win_7_64b_scr_sho t.bmp 202 posted: 28 Mar 2011 20:47 from: Paul Boyd Hi Martin This is off my 32 bit Vista laptop, which doesn't do Aero! I can do a grab off my Win7 PC in a couple of days or so, if that isn't too late. (re-arranging partitions just now- slow!) Cheers Attachment: attach_1017_1435_zoom.png 196 posted: 28 Mar 2011 21:34 from: Bernard C Hi Martin I am using Windows 7 Professional 64-bit ...
... through. Just an idea, I've not tried it, may contain nuts. Martin. posted: 4 Dec 2013 14:37 from: Andy Vines Not sure how successful that would be but it has given me an idea. I tend to build directly on my baseboards as am building my layout up in small modules, I have been sticking the templates down with Pritt style glue sticks, now think I would be better off printing direct to A4 size sticky labels. posted: 4 Dec 2013 15:23 from: JFS Just be a bit careful as the glue on labels is non-permanent and your track might peel-off. A way to overcome this is to score through the Template when you stick the sleepers down so that the glue can seep through to ensure that they are stuck to the baseboard rather than just the template. Also, it might be a bit risky sticking individual A4 templates down this way as an accumulation of alignment errors might be difficult to correct. Having said that, building in-situ is the right ...
... V-crossing. The middle V-crossing is about 1:11. It needs a bit more work because of the transition curve. p.s. It is not a "point". It is a "turnout", or in this case two turnouts in tandem. A "point" in railway terminology is a single switch blade, and two of them make a "pair of points". I have edited the topic title accordingly. regards, Martin. posted: 8 Jul 2013 09:33 from: JFS Are there no photos of this area? Howard posted: 8 Jul 2013 10:46 from: TonyHagon Martin Wynne wrote: Hi Tony, I rather doubt that the rail lines shown on the OS map should be relied on too closely. The first switch has no diverging road shown. I made the entirely arbitrary assumption that the left-most road is the main road, and that it is a common type 1 tandem (i.e. second switch in main road of first switch). The only way to match ...
... I went. No obvious differences to using Templot under Windows. Printer setup, for both my directly-connected Canon MP610 and my networked Xerox laser was completely trouble-free. Next step was to update to version 0.91c, which worked first time, following the same procedure in Crossover Linux. I haven't got into the nitty-gritty of design yet, but first indications are very favourable, and all mouse actions seem to work as expected. Colour me happy! Derick posted: 4 Oct 2009 14:52 from: JFS Hi All, I was interested in this thread as I am considering using Linux for running some windows apps. My understanding is that Crossover Linux is a derivative of WINE- and therefore shares the same faults. The biggest problem is that these are *not* complete Windows emulators- rather, they are a way of running popular Windows apps under Linux. Thus, several Windows calls are not implemented- an example of which I am aware is the 'GetBoundsRect' function (which can affect screen redraws), but I ...
... topic: 985 Exactoscale switch and crossing chairs posted: 9 Dec 2009 22:04 from: Martin Wynne Good news just in from Exactoscale -- the special switch and crossing chairs from the P4 kits are now available separately. See: http://www.exactoscale.co.uk/4mmtrackinst.html regards, Martin. posted: 10 Dec 2009 14:21 from: JFS Martin/ All, I bought a few sets of the diamond/ slip chairs a month or two back and had a go at using them- not quite for their intended purpose since this is (non-prototypical) 1:6 single slip- but with a bit of adaptation they work and they look excellent. The pic shows the current state of play- not yet finished but making progress. Still around 6 chairs missing. Next Time I will take a bit more care over the timber spacing which is ultra critical, especially on something like a "C" chair for a 1:6 vee. Just a tiny error in placing the timber means that the chair will not be ...
174. 1:9 diamonds
... topic: 989 1:9 diamonds posted: 17 Dec 2009 10:08 from: vikas hi i model german railways and the standard Reichbahn s49 turnouts use 1:9 v crossing when i convert a plain track to a 1:9 half diamond i do not get the K crossings in fact anything above 1:8 does not show up. is this a bug in the program? regards vikas chander new delhi india posted: 17 Dec 2009 10:20 from: JFS Hi Vikas, No it is not a bug but in REA anything above 1:8 should have movable (switched) K crossings. I also thought this was true of the DR also but don't have reference to hand to prove it! Best Regards, Howard. posted: 17 Dec 2009 10:30 from: Martin Wynne vikas wrote: when I convert a plain track to a 1:9 half diamond I do not get the K crossings, in fact anything above 1:8 does not show up. Is this a bug in the program? ...
... = 16.5mm track gauge with 1.3mm flangeways (easier tolerances but worse appearance and bumpy running with some finer wheels). 00-SF= 16.2mm track gauge with 1.0mm flangeways (EM minus 2, no need to modify existing wheels). I have also posted this on RMweb, and there may be some valuable responses: http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/69145-attention-00-sf-track-builders/ regards, Martin. posted: 8 Mar 2013 12:36 from: JFS Thanks for the heads up Martin. There is lots of good news on the C& L front just now. Looking through the latest news there was something which puzzled me- there is reference to a new "P4 Checkchair with .58mm flange way" Either this should read "P4 Checkchair with .68mm flange way" or "S4 Checkchair with .58mm flange way" Since the former already exists, I assume he means the latter- there seems lots of scope for confusion here! Best wishes, Howard. Parts of Templot ...
... videos instead of producing more static tutorials. But that message is excellently written and perfectly clear. Far better in fact than the many garbled posted messages I see on some forums. I'm really puzzled how someone who says he can't understand the written word can write so clearly. Has it perhaps been written by someone else on his behalf? It doesn't read that way. What can I learn from this about the way forward for the updated Templot docs? regards, Martin. posted: 10 Jul 2012 20:15 from: JFS If I had to lay a bet, I would say it was written using dictation software. I am told that here are some first class packages available. My wife works at a hospital where all the Consultants dictate their notes into a computer. I hope that is a helpful answer! Regards, Howard. posted: 10 Jul 2012 20:52 from: Paul Boyd Hi Martin I've heard the same thing several times over the years -- "I can't learn by reading, I have to see it". ...
... 6 Feb 2013 23:47 from: mike47j I did not like the idea of doing this at first but it others said it worked OK, so I tried it. No problem. I use the C&L ply timber strip and chairs with lots of Butanone (plumbers plastic pipe cleaner) near an open window. I stain the ply with a dark oak wood stain before cutting the timbers and then retouch the ends after attaching them to the template. Mike Johnson posted: 7 Feb 2013 08:26 from: JFS Ditto, BUT IMHO you must solder the crossing assemblies using thin strips of 0.6mm thick nickel silver which can then be glued in place at assembly time- don't try to hold wing rails in alignment with hacked-about chairs as I have seen advocated elsewhere! It is often asked how you make adjustments later- in truth, it is easy- just slip a scalpel blade under the chairs and the joint can be broken and re-made (of course this will not be necessary in your case nor mine) however ...
178. Templot docs
... have a look at Google Sketchup? This is free and more than adequate for designing baseboards. As you may have read in one of my earlier posts, I had problems getting going with it but once you get the hang of it, it's great! The current free version has a plug-in available that allows you to import DXFs (exported from Templot, of course!) so you can really go to town with 3D layout planning if you want! Cheers posted: 23 Sep 2010 12:11 from: JFS Hello Brian, I am just converting a Bachmann 4-CEP to P4 so was interested in your reference above. I am puzzled by what you are refering to when you talk about "pick-up skates". It might be important in helping me not miss something which might be important- for various reasons, it is a bit of a tricky job and I have found no real references to anyone else doing one out there in internet land. Could you say a bit more please? Best Regards, Howard ...
... most of the time as one or other of the turnouts goes over the end of the associated plain track section and produces a crossover to nowhere! It works fine of course if the whole crossover fits within the double track section length. I suspect my method of splitting up the plain track into short lengths is flawed but I am at a loss to see a better way so far. Sorry if the above description isn't the best thought out one. Anybody ?? Rob posted: 18 Apr 2011 10:49 from: JFS Hi Rob, It goes wrong of course for exactly the reason you suggest!! You need to join your "bits" with transition curves, then delete the original "bits" That way you end up with one continuous length of track with compound curves. (see Martin's transition curve video). If you insert a turnout into that, it can be roamed along then whole length. Beware that when you make it into a crossover, the alignment of the newly created second track will only be approximate (Templot ...
180. Turnout Files
... topic: 1371 Turnout Files posted: 18 Feb 2011 16:17 from: Templot User I have a Templot programme, and am learning to use the functions. Is it possible to purchase turnouts/slips/crossover drawings ready-produced from Templot? The reason I am asking is that I wish to make a start on a layout, and having a library of various turnouts will save time. Regards John G posted: 18 Feb 2011 17:12 from: JFS Hello John, Welcome to Templot! It is a bit of a steep learning curve to start with unfortunately, but if you search these pages you will find plenty of threads from other newcomers. There is not really any such thing as a "library" of turnouts- indeed the very strength of Templot is the speed with which unique formations can be built from scratch. My suggestion would be to learn by following the demo videos http://www.templot.com/martweb/tutorials.htm Although this does need some investment in your time, you will find that you can within just ...
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