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21. PDF MAP
... the 32-bit or 64-bit version as required.) 1. open your PDF file in Nitro Reader. 2. click on the map image to select it. 3. right-click and select either Copy Image or Extract Image... If you copy, you can paste it into your usual graphics editor program and then save the file for use in a picture shape. If you extract it, you can save the file directly from Nitro Reader, preferably in PNG format (please not the default JPG format). For TDV you can use an extracted PNG file directly as a picture shape. For Templot version 091c you need to open the file or paste the image into your graphics editor program, and then save in BMP format for the picture shape. You know the scale of the map, so with a bit of trial and error in the picture shape dialog you should be able to find the scanned dpi to create the picture shape at the correct scaled size. It is probably either 300dpi or 600dpi. regards ...
... from: Martin Wynne leswaters wrote: They have asked me for a JPEG and a PDF file. I have created the JPEG file with no problems but seem to be having issues with the PDF file. I would like the sleepers to be printed as well as the rails but the PDF file does not show them. Hi Les, Which PDF reader are you using? Do the timbers appear if you zoom in on the PDF? If not, please can you attach your PDF file here? Why do they want a JPG file? It's not practical to print that size from JPG. If they simply want an image to look at for reference, it would be far, far, better to give them a PNG. regards, Martin. posted: 18 Apr 2017 14:15 from: leswaters Martin Thank you as always for your prompt reply. I was not viewing a PDF file but simply viewing what Templot was displaying ie. only rails no sleepers. The problem is I cannot produce a PDF file for export via email. I ...
... topic: 3053 Flash to finish in 2020 posted: 25 Jul 2017 19:02 from: Martin Wynne Adobe have just announced that they will stop supporting Flash in 2020: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-40716304 Which is a great shame, because Flash is still the only lossless format for web use with screen capture video. For still images we sensibly have 2 formats -- JPG for real world images, and PNG for computer line graphics. Not that you would know it, judging by the number of folks who use JPG for line graphics, even on technical sites where you would think they would know better. But for video there is only the one HTML5 format, which is utterly useless for line graphics, with fuzzy images and file sizes 10 times larger than the same thing in Flash. Folks keep telling me HTML5 video is the way forward, but I have spent hours trying every setting in the book to get it to look as crisp as Flash, without success, and still with massive file sizes. ...
... 122 and 124. Richard. posted: 23 Oct 2007 18:22 from: Peter Ayre BTuckey wrote: Thanks for the information regarding David Jenkinson's book. I would be most grateful for the scans as my local, French, library is unlikely to have the book! Brian, There are some cheap copies of the book in Amazon( .co.uk) market place at £1.89 and with postage to France of £3.75 it would be only £5.64. Just an idea. Also, I tried the link for the jpg and the zip files but the links don't work for me, are they still there or have you removed them? Finally, as with several CJF plans although a good concept (I looked at a 3 level version of this plan) you do have to watch the gradients as you sometimes end up with "train set" gradients. (Think up and over figure of eight). Regards, Peter posted: 23 Oct 2007 18:52 from: Jim Guthrie Peter Ayre wrote: BTuckey wrote: Thanks for the ...
... Ease of Access Centre> Make the keyboard easier to use> Make it easier to use keyboard shortcuts> Underline keyboard shortcuts and access keys. Notice two things -- there is now no mention of the ALT key, and "accelerator" keys are now called "access" keys. Why is Windows always such a battle of wits? Martin. posted: 20 May 2011 17:00 from: Martin Wynne A change in the TDV which you may not have noticed -- when creating picture shapes you can now use JPG, GIF, PNG image formats in addition to BMP. Also it's no longer necessary to have the original image file in the same folder as the BGS file -- the TDV saves an image copy in there in its own sk8 format. regards, Martin. posted: 20 May 2011 18:54 from: Martin Wynne Paul Boyd wrote: This is using 0.91c in Windows 7. Just occasionally the accelerator keys are underlined in the background template menu- as can just about be seen in the photo. It's clearer ...
... email. Can someone point me in the right direction? Hi Martyn, Arrange your screen in Templot to show what you want, and then press the PRINT SCREEN key on the keyboard (usually next to F12). This doesn't actually print the screen, it simply copies it onto the Windows clipboard. Now start your image editing program such as PaintShopPro, or Windows Paint. Click the Edit> Paste menu item. The screen view from Templot will appear as an image. Now you can save your work as a single JPG or PNG image file. Use JPG format if the background scan covers a significant part of the screen area. If it's only a small part of the screen, you will get a better quality image by saving in PNG format. regards, Martin. Parts of Templot Club may not function unless you enable JavaScript (also called Active Scripting) in your browser. Templot Club> Forums> Templot talk> Background scans and Templot plans about Templot Club Templot Companion- User Guide- A-Z Index Templot Explained for beginners ...
27. Video format
... of detail in the image, not the size of the image in pixels. Likewise with GIF and PNG format for static images. An image of a patch of single colour 10,000 x 6,000 pixels would occupy only a few bytes in a file. The way to keep file sizes small is to remove everything from the screen which is not needed in the video. Closing the info and zoom dialogs, and working without timbering, will make a much smaller video file size -- provided you go nowhere near JPG and MPG formats, which should never be used for program screenshots and look awful when so used. I keep saying this, but the vast majority of Templot screenshots posted on forums such as RMweb are still in JPG format and look pretty dreadful as a result. 8-bit indexed PNG (256-colour) is far and away the best option. What screen area do you recommend is best for Templot tutorials? Some users are still using 1024 x 768 screens, so it needs to fit on that, and ...
... posted: 6 Mar 2011 11:47 from: Brian Nicholls Hi Rob, Ian, Borg-Rail, Raymond, Martin and All, Many thanks for your responses and all the information contained therein. Now that's what I call team work, a little input from various sources, and the information gradually comes together. I will try all your suggestions and see what turns up. All the best, Brian Nicholls. posted: 6 Mar 2011 13:13 from: geoff Brian, January 1973. I can send a JPG file version. Does this offend any copyright rules? Geoff Luckhurst posted: 6 Mar 2011 13:39 from: Brian Nicholls geoff wrote: Brian, January 1973. I can send a JPG file version. Does this offend any copyright rules? Geoff Luckhurst Hi Geoff, Thanks for your response and the information. I would dearly like a copy of the article and turntable drawing, and it would be very appreciated. To be truthful I am not sure about copyright, but I can only say if you send me ...
... money on.... I will try grinding some and see how I get on. Rob posted: 8 Jan 2020 19:01 from: Martin Wynne Rob Manchester wrote: I will try grinding some and see how I get on. Hi Rob, For grinding of lathe tools and milling cutters ideally you need a cup grinding wheel in soft white aluminium oxide: 125-mm-x -40-mm-straight-cup-grinding-wheels-242-p [ekm]230x224[ekm] .jpg http://www.abtec4abrasives.com/125-mm-x -40-mm-straight-cup-grinding-wheels-242-p.asp Others suppliers are available -- and prices. Soft white tool-grinding wheels run much cooler than the usual grey wheel found on bench grinders. Grinding takes place on the top face of the cup wall only, don't use the sides. When it is worn you can dress it back to a flat face and square corner using a dressing tool. Either using a hand tool ...
... . Martin, Like you I choose the dpi to match the job being done. Within the scanning program I can choose the mode (automatic, leisure or professional). In automatic mode there is no indication to the user of the dpi being used. The leisure mode is fixed at 300dpi. I always use the professional mode in which I am offered a choice of 21 dpi values between 50 and 12800. In Windows Explorer, well for the version that I have in Windows 7, if you right click on a jpg* file that has been scanned and select properties and then details the dpi of the scan is shown. In the picture editing program that I use there is an option to see the information about the picture and this includes the pixel per inch (or sometimes pixel per cm) which is the dpi.* png,& tif files don't give this info, but a gif does. Cheers for now, John from 33820 St Ciers sur Gironde. posted: 9 Nov 2015 10:11 from: Alan Turner Martin ...
... planning? Thanks. posted: 2 Oct 2020 22:08 from: roythebus I've just scanned back through the search facility and found the original post from 2018 where Martin has kindly done one of the plans as a bgs for download. with the latest Mac updates the original wine files were lost. Let's try again! posted: 2 Oct 2020 22:22 from: Martin Wynne roythebus wrote: I'm trying to remember how to import a jpeg track plan into Templot. Hi Roy, You can simply drag and drop your JPG file onto the trackpad, the same way you did with the BGS3 file. It will create a background picture shape. Zoom out to see it. You will then need to resize it to the correct size for your model scale. There are some Frank Dyer JPG attachments in this topic: topic 3167- message 23244 Is that the one? I can create a BGS3 file for you at the correct size for what, 4mm/ft? cheers, Martin. posted: 2 Oct 2020 22:52 from: ...
... can't be ripped off or reverse engineered. Doubtless Martin would expect acknowledgment on your blog of his copyright. Regards Chris posted: 2 Mar 2009 10:25 from: Martin Wynne Ian Everett wrote: I want to add a Templot plan in my blog http://clecklewyke.wordpress.com but I cannot work out how to produce a file in a usable format, such as jpeg, from the .box file. Is there a facility in Templot to do this? Hi Ian,{ rant mode= on} First of all, JPG is not a suitable format -- in fact it's the worst possible. It's intended only for real-world photographic images and makes a complete mess of solid-colour screen graphics. Sorry to keep harping on about this, but time and again I see Templot screenshots posted on web forums and blogs in JPG format and they always look a mess -- it does them no justice at all. Please use a lossless 8-bit format such as GIF or 8-bit PNG when saving screenshot files. Not only ...
... end up kicking myself if I don't do it right. Many thanks. posted: 10 Mar 2018 17:52 from: DerekStuart Picture NB, I accidentally started to upload a massive BMP file. I tried to stop it but it crashed the page. I hope I haven't done any harm to anything. Attachment: attach_2654_3235_crossovertimbers .jpg 234 posted: 10 Mar 2018 18:22 from: Martin Wynne Hi Derek, No harm done. p.s. Always use PNG format for screenshots. The file will be a lot smaller than JPG, and the image will be cleaner. For your timbering, twist them a fraction into line: 2_101313_400000000.png You can always do that provided you are still picking up the positions within an inch or so for the special crossing chairs. They are not too long to be single long timbers, but if your stingy railway company won't pay, I suggest making half-spliced and bolted joints as above, staggered well away from the chairs. cheers, Martin. posted: 10 Mar 2018 18:46 from: DerekStuart What ...
... topic: 3787 Background shapes not showing posted: 1 Oct 2020 12:31 from: rynd2it I have a track plan, with baseboard outlines as background shapes plus a JPG image as the background map. Without the image all my shapes are shown when loaded from the .bgs file but as soon as I load the image file it covers the baseboard outlines and I cannot see what settings in the shapes dialog to change to prevent this happening. I really need to see the baseboard outlines and the map to be able to adjust the track plan to avoid awkward track splits on the joins. What am I missing here? Attachment: attach_3156_3787_faringdon_gwr_met ric2.bgs3 21 posted: 1 Oct 2020 13:36 from: Martin Wynne Hi, Background shapes are drawn on the screen in the order listed. To see your other shapes over the map, you need to draw the map first: 2_010806_170000000.png 1. select the picture shape. 2. use the brown arrow buttons to move shapes up and down in the list. In this case you need to move the ...
... angles- I tried 90 degrees and it did it without distortion. In paint a 90 degree rotation distorts the image. I found out the hard way... So again, hat off to you for your programming skills. If you could only teach Templot to boil a kettle, open lager and build track it'd be perfect. posted: 4 Apr 2016 22:09 from: bainin Re PDF to image file conversions: http://listoffreeware.com/list-of-best-free-pdf-to-jpg-converter-software-for-windows/ may give a few answers. Unfortunately, I have not used any of the programs. I have used the commercial programs Image Printer Pro and Zan Image Printer in the past with some success. Regards, Mike posted: 5 Apr 2016 00:47 from: DerekStuart Thank you Mike. I will have a look and see if either of those commercial programmes have trial options. Thanks Derek posted: 5 Apr 2016 01:04 from: Martin Wynne Hi Derek, Mike ...
36. DXF Import
... topic: 3806 DXF Import posted: 1 Nov 2020 21:11 from: Thomas Clarke A friend of mine kindly drew out to EM scale track plan of Eardisley station in Autocad. When I imported the dxf file into Templot it was the right scale but something weird happend to the file when it was imported as can be seen in the Eardisley JPG when in fact it should looked like 3.JPG. It has also placed it a long way away from the track template 1.JPG and produce some separate shapes located in the bottom right hand corner 2.JPG. Any idea what might be causing this to happen. 3704_011607_460000000.jpg 1.JPG 3704_011609_360000000.png 2.JPG 3704_011610_150000000.png 3.JPG 3704_011610_530000000.png Eardisley.JPG posted: 1 Nov 2020 21:48 from: Martin Wynne Hi Thomas, Welcome to Templot Club. Please could you post your DXF file( .dxf) as an attachment? It's difficult to see what's happening from your screenshots. The attachment button is below the post editor panel. cheers, Martin. posted: 2 Nov 2020 00:44 from: Thomas Clarke Hi Martin Templot BG. dxf ...
... :17 from: Trevor Walling Quite a good image of something I haven't seen very often: http://www.flickr.com/photos/64518788@N05/7881935690/in/photostream/ posted: 5 Jun 2016 00:08 from: rodney_hills .Hello, .Here is another way of doing it, no clickety-click over this joint...Photo taken by me 24 Feb 2009 at Plymouth Station...[originally posted on 00-SF Yahoo Group] .regards, Rodney Hills Attachment: attach_2296_2886_FBtoBHjoint_(1) .jpg 520 posted: 6 Jun 2016 15:01 from: Phil O On the ESR at Merryfield Lane halt the turnout is a 109lb flatbottom turnout and all the other track is bullhead so there are 6 transition fish plates there. There are also numerous plain line lift plates to accommodate the various replacements with different amounts of wear. In several locations due to difficulty in obtaining the correct lift plates, I have cut ordinary plates in half and re-welded them together with the amount of lift incorporated as a temporary measure, ...
... although it may be the method used by some CAD programs. You can tell if the trackplan is one of the above, because as you increase the zoom in the PDF reader, the trackplan remains crisp on the screen and doesn't go fuzzy. It will be large and bold but with sharp edges. If it doesn't go fuzzy, see A below. If it does go fuzzy, it means the trackplan has been embedded in the PDF file as: 3. a bitmap image. This is the most usual way for JPG photos, PNG screenshots, etc., to be included in a PDF file. If it does go fuzzy, see B below. Most paid-for PDF programs can export the contents as image(s). At one time the free Nitro PDF Reader would also do it, but that seems to be no longer available. However, the Pro version of Nitro can be installed for a 14-day free trial, download from: http://install.nitropdf.com/pro11/nitroreader/nitro_pro11.exe A not fuzzy ...
... posted: 28 Sep 2019 21:31 from: Phil O Hi Tom, If you have a look on page 5 of share and show, you will see photos and footprint drawings of GW special chairs, which may prove useful to you. Sorry I can't give you links. Cheers Phil. posted: 28 Sep 2019 21:32 from: Tom Allen thanks Phil posted: 28 Sep 2019 21:37 from: Tom Allen found this earlier Attachment: attach_2909_3511_gwr-chair-pamphlet-1751_(1) .jpg 412 Last edited on 28 Sep 2019 21:38 by Tom Allen posted: 29 Sep 2019 21:52 from: Martin Wynne Phil O wrote: Hi Tom, If you have a look on page 5 of share and show, you will see photos and footprint drawings of GW special chairs, which may prove useful to you. Sorry I can't give you links. Cheers Phil. Hi Phil, Tom, Here are the topic links: topic 182 topic 184 topic 186 topic 187 topic 188 topic 189 topic 190 ...
... layout of Bolton Trinity Street Station from a layout plan I have for 1963 and the first thing I thought was lets try and make the 4 way crossing, well its work in progress, hopefully will finish this weekend ive also made 3D printed parts as the guide rails on each crossing the isolation for DCC is going to be fun, but am very interseted to see what I can make from the Templot Software, the template for the crossing I made on my CNC router. Regards John Attachment: attach_2889_3497_20190905_171120[1] .jpg 252 Parts of Templot Club may not function unless you enable JavaScript (also called Active Scripting) in your browser. Templot Club> Forums> Templot talk> Bolton Station Crossing 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 ...
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