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... templates, some quite long, and b. you zoom out further than the rectangle. If you zoom inside the rectangle you won't see any difference from using the rectangle, it should be faster than before regardless. But only for large track plans. If you have a high-end fast system, the improvement may be only minor. It is definitely making a difference here. cheers, Martin. posted: 12 Feb 2018 23:11 from: Philip Griffiths Hello Martin, I'm getting a weird response when running on Parallels. The right hand side of the screen is missing, and when I select a template it appears then exists in ghost format. regards [img]blob: http://85a.co.uk/bbb20c24-8efa-4434-af7e-7bf5866674b7 [/ img] Attachment: attach_2637_3214_screen_grab_templ ot.jpeg 261 Last edited on 12 Feb 2018 23:12 by Philip Griffiths posted: 12 Feb 2018 23:38 from: Martin Wynne Hi Philip, Is that happening all the time? Or only when you click on a background template? ...
... a colour and I'm a bit confused with island or dual faced platforms. If I understand correctly, you open a piece of track and then choose main side or turnout side. There is a measurement from the platform edge to the track, but as far as I can see that relates to the track you are working from. How do you select the gap the other side of the platform, so that it remains a constant width from the rail edge? I can see the width could do that if both tracks were parallel, but with non parallel tracks, the platform line on one side, wouldn't remain a constant width with the track on the other side of the platform. Does that make sense? How do I deal with bay platforms as in ET? The central platform has bays each end and a solid middle section. Do I have to build that up as separate blocks? Sorry for so many questions today, but if you only run Templot two or three times a year, it's easy to forget how you did things. ...
... Martin) who can explain the thinking/rules about the use of check rails in the middle of a crossover? I've noticed in my Rhyl photographs that these exist in the D12 crossovers between fast-slow lines. Just in case I'm not making it clear, the effect is that the wing-rail in the turnout road on one side is extended until it joins the check rail of the other turnout. Thanks, Geoff posted: 3 Mar 2011 21:00 from: Martin Wynne Hi Geoff, These are called "parallel-wing crossings". They are used where the crossover tracks are sharply curved, or where the check and wing rails are so close together that there isn't room for at least two clear timbers between them. I'm not sure this is a formal rule though, practice seems to vary a lot. Anyone? Here's a full-size crop from your uploaded Rhyl picture, showing four parallel wings: 1870_031520_550000000.jpg Here's a clearer picture on RMweb showing a parallel wing crossing: http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php/ ...
... have launch problems on your setup please describe. If you had launch problems but they have disappeared, please report that as well. Thanks in advance, Dave posted: 28 Aug 2007 21:43 from: Cynric Williams Dave I started using bootcamp this weekend with VM fusion and it has been a trial to say the least! XP required activating 4 times because of 'hardware changes' and Templot wasn't to keen on it either, I have only tried 91b but it wouldn't launch for me, i had everything running fine with Parallels until they updated it, i changed to bootcamp/fusion, TBH I wish i had been able to stay with my previous installation. I had been blaming it on XP and changing hardware but maybe it is a Templot problem? I shall have a fiddle later and see what i can do!! Dave Phillips wrote: Hi Everyone! I'm looking for other users running Templot on the same or similar hardware/software setup that I have. I have an Apple Macintosh MacBookPro with 17 inch display running Mac OS 10.4.10 ...
... OS will be pre-loaded with any new Mac that you buy now. What BootCamp does is enable you to install a new version of Windows XP or Vista directly onto the Mac itself. You do need a new version, as it will be need to be registered with Microsoft in the usual way over the Internet. Then, you need to restart (reboot) the Mac when you want to operate Windows. Because all Macs have dual processors, it's very quick. The other way is to buy a programme called Parallels, which you install on the Mac, and then also install Windows XP or Vista. Parallels grabs a protion of your Hard Drive and runs Windows in it. The difference is that no rebooting is required, as the Mac and Windows OS's run at the same time. The beauty of this is that you can seamlessly drag and drop between the two. You can also use all the same peripherals, like scanners, printers etc. Although I'm not (yet) an expert in Templot, this has really opened Martin's ...
... renaming it as .exe might work, if it has made no other changes to it. Or you could turn off your anti-virus program while you install Templot again. Since there is no actual virus in templot_video_loader.exe, clearly your anti-virus program has not scanned it, and has decided that it doesn't like it simply because it has not seen it before. regards, Martin. posted: 27 Nov 2017 13:49 from: madscientist sorry martin, only back in front of the mac Im running Windows 7 in Parallels ,in coherence mode, which means the windows, windows, appear as mac widows, if you see what I mean hence safari is the default browser PS: I used to search for videos and tutorials on Templot using Google, but all the searches now lead to 404s !!, have you removed the material? posted: 27 Nov 2017 14:00 from: madscientist Martin Wynne wrote: Hi Dave, Did you get it to work? I'm struggling to get definitive information about exactly what happens on a Mac ...
... sometime in the next 30 days. We will continue to update you as development progresses." So I have dusted off my ancient Windoze laptop and use that when needed until Crossover is updated. Dave posted: 18 Oct 2019 20:31 from: Phil O Open Office runs ok on my 64bit windoze pc and laptop and is very similar to windoze office. Cheers Phil. posted: 8 Dec 2019 18:39 from: newport_rod Has anyone found a solution to run Templot on a Mac that's running Catalina other than using Parallels (at £70)? Since I upgraded to Catalina can't run Templot via winebottler. posted: 8 Dec 2019 19:39 from: Martin Wynne newport_rod wrote: Has anyone found a solution to run Templot on a Mac that's running Catalina other than using Parallels (at £70)? Since I upgraded to Catalina can't run Templot via winebottler. Hi Rod, I think Parallels is also having problems, so you might want hold back on buying it, see: topic 3550- message 28414 I believe Macs have ...
... topic: 3550 Small screen items on Mac posted: 11 Nov 2019 22:00 from: Robert Edmonson Hello, Years ago I worked with Templot on an ancient Lenovo laptop running Windows XP. That was my "work" computer, but I have been a Mac user since the Mac was introduced. I am getting back into model railroading, so I loaded Parallels Desktop15 and Windows 10 and downloaded Templot2. (I have a 2019 version iMac, and I upgraded a few days ago to OS Catalina v. 10.15.1.) The attached screenshot summarizes my problem. The program opens with no problem, the work surface appears OK, but the menu bar and floating windows are postage-stamps that I can barely read: 3627_111652_460000000.png I'm at a loss, even to know where to begin to find the problem. I don't know if this is a Mac problem, Windows problem, or a Templot problem. I briefly searched the Club discussions, but found nothing that looked useful. I'd like to solve the issue so I can start designing. ...
... of the function keys in windows but this was sorted using the preferences tab in the vista program to restore the windows response to the relevant keys. This solution is perhaps a bit of a cheat in that it is essentially a windows vista system on a partitioned Mac hard drive and it may not be quite what you had in mind in your request. If I can be of any further assistance please do not hesitate to contact me. Yours, Graham Astill The only thing I would add is a recommendation to buy something like Parallels, which means you can run the Windows session without having to re-boot. Personally, I thought it worth the extra 50 quid. It is also possible to but an OEM copy of Windows (considerably cheaper) and install that, but that is technially a bit naughty. It's a lovely combination, shame Templot is unlikely to be offered in a native Mac version. Simon posted: 13 Jun 2008 01:06 from: pimin Didn't know I was being naughty with the OEM XP Parallels, VMware Fusion or ...
... topic: 3015 split separate exit tracks for a parallel V-crossing posted: 18 Apr 2017 22:32 from: Panos Tsirigotis Hello again. Why it is not possible to split separate exit tracks for a parallel V-crossing. Is there any alternate way to split a separate exit track when the V is parallel? Thank you in advance posted: 18 Apr 2017 23:15 from: Martin Wynne Panos Tsirigotis wrote: Why it is not possible to split separate exit tracks for a parallel V-crossing. Is there any alternate way to split a separate exit track when the V is parallel? Hi Panos, Change to a regular V-crossing, and then click tools> make return curve. You can then also split the exit track on the turnout. parallel V-crossings are a bit of an oddity in Templot, essentially a legacy option left over from the early days. If I was starting again I doubt that I would implement them. In fact they are not fully developed, as you found. For example ...
... topic: 1611 Connecting parallel tracks in a curve posted: 30 Aug 2011 09:49 from: radiopaque Hi all, I have a few parallel tracks in a curve, and I would like to connect them to the switches at the start and end of the curve. The first track looks good, but how to make sure there is no gap or angle between two track halves for tracks 2 and 3? I added a screenshot and the box file. Thanks, Mark Attachment: attach_1163_1611_Voorschoterlaan.b ox 185 posted: 30 Aug 2011 09:50 from: radiopaque... and the screen shot. (Sorry for the Dutch and the slew of NoNames!) Attachment: attach_1166_1611_[11-08-29_223508] _Windows_XP.jpg 113 Last edited on 30 Aug 2011 09:54 by radiopaque posted: 30 Aug 2011 13:07 from: radiopaque... and a pdf. Attachment: attach_1167_1611_Templot_Pages.pdf 224 posted: 30 Aug 2011 14:05 from: Martin Wynne Hi Mark, Welcome to Templot Club. Thanks for posting your files ...
... topic: 3107 Lining up crossover turnouts, expanding parallel curves posted: 13 Oct 2017 10:04 from: Damien Morris 0eda7dda3d887297a0b1fb0a1ed4cfd0.p ng What is the best way to line up and bridge the 2 turnouts on 2 expanding parallel curves? Last bit needed before I have to go back over the layout and go through sleepers. Attachment: attach_2531_3107_conwy.zip 216 posted: 13 Oct 2017 11:50 from: John Palmer I would do it by making TL533 the control template, then making the crossover by using Tools -> make ordinary crossover. Before doing this, however, you need to adjust the turnout side adjacent track centre for TL533 so that the crossover thus formed aligns with the adjacent down main line (PR477). Because TL533 and PR477 aren't running parallel here, you will need to pick an arbitrary point on PR477 at which to measure its current offset from TL533 then make some adjustments after the crossover is created.2129_130634_140000000.png As the image shows, I picked a point on TL533 lying opposite the expected mid point of the crossover, slid the peg to this ...
... topic: 114 91b on Apple mac! posted: 20 Jul 2007 23:30 from: Cynric Williams For those that might be interested I have attached a screenshot of Templot running on my Macbook Pro via Parallels and Vista business. Installation was a breeze (apart from Vista asking me if it had installed Templot correctly), i verified correct installation, entered a new code, and that's it. Everything seems to work fine and printing works as well Attachment: attach_33_screenvistatemplot_copy .jpg 203 posted: 5 Aug 2007 13:44 from: its_all_downhill Hi Cynric Thats great to know as I am about to buy a MBP and Parallels, and as I work away from home now I very rarely get to use my Templot thats on the PC at Home. Having used Parallels quite a bit I can say its one of the best bits of software on the mac, and light years on from Virtual PC etc.. I know the hardwares changed but life is so much easier now. Though I have heard some good things about VMware. Just need to ...
... by your recommendation of using the F7 key... Some very simple questions that will allow me to move further. Apologies for the simplicity for those more experienced. 1. Simple plain track. At present I am generating a template and then converting to plain track. Is this correct? If so is there a quicker way? I'm sure I'm going a long way round using Template, quick set, selecting a B7, Template, convert to plain track, F7 to add and then F3 to lengthen. 2. Parallel tracks. I have generated a length of plain track, guessed the curve and length and added (20) a length of plain track. This is not truly parallel to (23). How would I achieve this? 3. You very kindly generated a 1:7 slip for me and I have the file but can't see how to import the file and hold it as a template that can be selected. The slip seems to be in several component parts and I can't seem to select it as one template ...
... the full flexibility of Templot adjustments and curving. But you may be unwilling to discard your friend's design work. 3. XTrkCad can export DXF files, which can be imported directly into Templot's background shapes as a design guide. This has the advantage over a captured screen image in that you can zoom in without it becoming pixellated and so work to greater precision. Your friend should be able to export the DXF file for you. On the other hand, XTrkCad is free and as far as I know works in Crossover or Parallels on a Mac or Linux. You could therefore get your own copy of XTrkCad and create the DXF file yourself from your friends XTC data file. XTrkCad can be downloaded from: http://www.xtrkcad.org There is a page showing Templot tracks designed over a DXF import from XTrkCad at: http://85a.co.uk/ision/rene_tandem.htm Like this: rene_tandem4.gif Note that the tracks shown in grey are background shapes imported from XtrkCad, they are not Templot templates and cannot be adjusted using the usual Templot controls. The maximum ...
... topic: 2756 Parallel Vees- how do I go from here? posted: 10 Oct 2015 21:05 from: Jubilee42 I'm trying to use Templot to design my layout. I've cheated a bit by roughing it out in AnyRail, but without any proper turnouts, which I am planning on building myself. I've spent 6 or 7 hours with Templot and gone forwards and backwards in equal measure. I can see the potential, it's just utterly unlike any program I've used before! Anyway, I've found a really useful function to create turnouts with parallel exits- brilliant!! But I want to put another turnout on the turnout side,and it won't let me, because of the Vee I've used. can anyone give me a shove in the right direction? Ta! 3033_101604_080000000.png posted: 10 Oct 2015 21:34 from: Martin Wynne Hi, The parallel type of V-crossing is a bit of a legacy from years ago and not much used nowadays. As you can see it is limited in what you can do with it ...
... topic: 3176 Make branch track parallel posted: 6 Jan 2018 18:38 from: chrisveitch Apologies for this very simple request from an outright beginner, but I've been unable find anything to guide me on this one- I probably just haven't watched the right tutorial yet. In the screen shot below I want PR026 to curve from turnout TL025 and run parallel (at the standard double track spacing) to the straight containing TL037. As you can see I've been able to create the branch track but have no idea how to get it run parallel to the existing straight, although I'm sure this is very straightforward. Regards, Chris Veitch 2676_061333_250000000.png posted: 6 Jan 2018 19:03 from: chrisveitch To save anyone the bother I've now found this: tools- make return curve posted: 6 Jan 2018 19:52 from: Martin Wynne chrisveitch wrote: To save anyone the bother I've now found this: tools->make return curve Hi Chris, Yes. But it is not always the best result. Depending on the position of the ...
... topic: 2082 Development ideas posted: 15 Oct 2012 14:05 from: Simon Dunkley Hi Martin, Just a couple of things I would like to see in future, but they may be personal preferences only. Firstly, would it be possible to switch off the radial end markers via the nice dialog box you created for output options? Secondly, when adding a platform to the turnout side of a parallel crossing, would it be possible for it to follow the turnout road rather than the turnout side of the main route? I also noticed that you cleaned a bug when creating version 2: where changing a crossing from parallel to, say normal, left the rails but not the sleepers of the branch track in place. I know it was a bug, but I found it useful! Simon posted: 15 Oct 2012 14:47 from: Martin Wynne Simon Dunkley wrote: Firstly, would it be possible to switch off the radial end markers via the nice dialog box you created for output options? Hi Simon, At present they ...
... topic: 245 Inserting a turnout/parallel tracks/what is a notch? posted: 23 Nov 2007 01:10 from: Gordon S A few very simple questions that have come to mind over the past 48 hours. Managed to insert a turnout without problem, but it always comes up with a B7 turnout. How do I select a different form of turnout to insert? I have selected different turnouts no problem, but when I try and insert it, the programme defaults back to a B7. Setting up parallel tracks, again no problem, but when selecting either the MS or TS variant, invariably it puts the new track on the wrong side. How do you determine which side you need? There appears no logic to it and I get it wrong more than 50% of the time.. Can you please explain what a notch is and what it does? I seem to have one on my plan and try as I may, I can't get rid of it and don't really understand what it does. Tried most ...
... I can do about all this. Templot uses the proper p.w. engineering terms as far as possible. Here's the diagram again from the "making a start" page in the docs: startup_pad.png If you can provide a screenshot of what you mean I'm sure we can help. That could be from XTrkCad or a rough freehand sketch with the mouse in any drawing package. regards, Martin. posted: 5 Aug 2008 14:01 from: Nigel Brown HI Bob Am I right in thinking that you have a number of parallel (curved) tracks, in your case 3, which converge at each end to a single track via a number of turnouts, in your case 2 (plus 1 for the main line of the Y), that you can connect the first (inner) track to the appropriate road of the turnout at each end, but that you cannot see how to connect up the remaining roads of the turnouts with appropriate tracks parallel to the first (curved) track? cheers Nigel posted: 5 Aug 2008 20:20 ...
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