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... but now it is tea time and I need the machine for something else. I select a Menu Item called "Save Project", A SaveFile dialogue opens and I name my project Town Central V1_0. Templot creates a .box, .bgs and a prefs file using names of its choosing (they are invisible to me). After tea, I open up Templot, and it asks me if I want the previous position, When I click "yes", it loads my PROJECT file, including the prefs box, bgs previously created, and restores everything (name labels, zoom, screen position, printer settings, group selection names etc etc as they were before. I now do a bit more, and, when I click "print" all my previous print, generator and pad settings are already selected, meaning that I do not have to make any new selections (AND it will remember that I do not need to calibrate my printer OR it will have automatically loaded the calibration file I used previously!!). At bed time ...
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... now I know how it works, I know how to avoid it next time, but the above does seem to be the default action on my system. Sorry to sound like I am moaning again... Best wishes, Howard posted: 3 Apr 2014 19:55 from: Martin Wynne JFS wrote: Sorry to sound like I am moaning again... Hi Howard, Not at all, I need to know these things. Thanks for reporting it. In any event I didn't know you had been moaning previously. However, I can't duplicate that problem here. Can you say something about your system and graphics card? Your screenshots seem to be capturing the screen canvas instead of the trackpad canvas. It seems that you have a nice large screen, so you can solve the problem by dragging the storage box and file viewer windows over to the right. They can also be resized and/or scaled down if necessary. I need to know if others are seeing this behaviour? Anyone? If so I can hide the offending ...
... with wine ok. However if it would make things a lot easier for you, I believe Linux users could always run a Windows OS via VirtualBox or similar to use Templot ..There are nearly always alternative options available for Linux users to make use of software for windows programs. If you could provide a way for members to do links to the Templot Companion we could all make them which would surely fill the empty spaces.However if you felt that would mess Companion up perhaps being able to do the same on a separate wiki as suggested previously could provide a way forward. If satisfactory it could eventually become the Templot Companion. Or alternately run them in tandem where you could delete or transfer as and when suitable from wiki to the Companion. Regards Trevor posted: 5 Jul 2015 23:01 from: Martin Wynne Trevor Walling wrote: If you could provide a way for members to do links to the Templot Companion we could all make them which would surely fill the empty spaces. However if you felt that would mess Companion up perhaps being able to do the ...
... : http://www.templot.com/martweb/tut5a.htm Sorry but it's too advanced. You start off with some plain track- how did you get that? Templot always starts with a turnout. How did you get that nice picture in the background? Too many questions for the first time user opening Templot for the first time. I think you have to start right at the beginning- Allan Ferguson has done a guide; I would point the beginner prominently at that- perhaps make a video of that guide? I have previously suggested an opening splash screen on first opening Templot perhaps the splash screen could provide links to Allan's guide (and an accompanying video?)? I also think that the first time user who enters the web site should have a big, un-missable, button facing them that says "Getting Started with Templot". Alan posted: 3 Jun 2012 10:23 from: Howard Alan Turner wrote: if all I want is to stick Peco toy track down this programme is not for me. I have used Templot ...
... , after an over night shut down, and the problem still persists. The only other thing I can think of is to try a re-load of the latest TDV program and see if that clears things up, however, I will hold fire on this just in case you need further tests or information, since the rest of Templot seems to work fine and I can keep going on other sections of my system. One further thing I need to say is, that I am almost sure that this issue did work previously since I have used the dummy vehicle facility a lot lately, because I have been checking clearances as I have progressed with the layout before finalising the templates. However, like most people I just keep plodding on without paying too much attention to things I do, one might say, automatically, so I cannot be absolutely sure if I have checked any transitions before using the dummy vehicle facility. Like your self Martin, I am beginning to think that something may be slightly off with my system, so as stated above ...
... under Linux? (I hope that the new RAM will solve the speed problems as the processor is an Intel 2.8GigaHz so I am assuming it is the 768Mb of RAM which is causing the performance problems.) On an unrelated note but relating to the design of my railway, I have been looking through the Forum and noticed that for EM gauge, the recommendation seems to be for 36" minimum radius for the track. My available room is 11'6" by 6'5" so a 36" curve is problematic. I have previously built finescale OO using K&L /C &L components and their flexible track but although it is an improvement on typical RTR track, the sleepers are still too long (relative to the gauge) to my eye and I like the idea of EM as being a suitable compromise as I feel that it could theoretically be a regauged version of OO with improved flangeways and appearance. I appreciate that this is quite a simplistic view but I was hoping for the dockyard branch I would be able to get track nearer to ...
... topic: 1506 Prototype defaults in TDV posted: 20 May 2011 23:53 from: Martin Wynne As you have probably noticed, some of prototype defaults have been changed in TDV: 1. Timbering style is now square-on with ends-in-line. (Previously it was equalized incremental with centralized ends.) 2. Plain track sleeper length is now 8ft-6in. (Previously it was 9ft.) (For 00 and TT-3 it remains on 8ft.) 3. Plain track rail length is now 60ft/ 25 sleepers. (Previously it was 45ft/ 19 sleepers.) These defaults had remained unchanged for 30 years, they go right back to the first ever versions of Templot. We needed to move forward with the general modelling trends in the hobby. Of course these settings are easily changed. But many folks do use the defaults as-supplied, so it's important that they are sensible and appropriate for the current mainstream hobby. regards, Martin. Parts of Templot Club may not function unless you ...
... they had, which was of a proto site, had not been printed to any of the normal usual scales. I ended up with having to 'inch' the background shape input to a scale of 643.288 to get a known length on the actual ground to the correct S7 model length on the background image. When I re-visited the plan recently. I found I could now I could only get the nearest approximation to this scale factor i.e. 643.29. It was surprising that even that 0.002 difference made it such that previously templated model tracks did not quite line up, with the sectional parts of the background track plan whern modifications were needed. I think it would be ideal if you could reinstate the three or four decimal place adjustment as you previously had, this would give much better precision. All the best. Brian Nicholls. posted: 22 Mar 2013 14:43 from: Martin Wynne Hi Brian, Are you sure I have changed it? I'm not aware of changing anything in that regard. Templot displays data to 2 decimal places ...
... posted: 28 May 2011 17:20 from: Alan McMillan Hi Martin I've noticed a difference in the way files are seemingly dealt with in the TDV. I always store my BOX files in a created folder on my external hard drive. In 091c after I had done this and saved my first file, afterwards, each time I "saved all templates as...", Templot would remember the location and the save dialogue box opened at that location ..even if it was a new Templot session where nothing had been previously saved. In the TDV it always defaults to the BOX-FILES location within the Templot installation folder on my C drive. Is this a deliberate change? I've also noticed that when using the UNDO function, it always seems to take two clicks to undo anything, the first one never seems to work. A bug or is it intentional? Regards Alan posted: 30 May 2011 00:05 from: Martin Wynne I wrote: Paul Boyd wrote: Whilst talking about" nice to haves" it would be good ...
... : 29 Jan 2018 20:16 from: Martin Wynne madscientist wrote: Here's the exact sequence and Ill post the box files 1, I load the box files 2. The previous control is shown( on top of a background) 3. I select another template( it goes white) 4. I hit "M", I get that template as a control Hi Dave, Why are you doing that 4.? If you don't want the starting control template (why not? it's what you were working on previously), click on the one you do want and then either delete to the control (T) or copy to the control (C) depending on what you intend to do next. God, I'm so tired of explaining all this over and over again over the years. From where I'm sitting it is all so blindingly obvious. You have some stored templates in a box. You select the one you want, and decide what you want to do with it. Just the same as if they were paper templates ...
... any changes in Templot itself. What now happens is that wheel events go to whichever window the mouse happens to be over, regardless of whether that window has focus or whether some other window is showing modal. Except in the case of child windows, where the wheel events now go always to the parent window, and there doesn't seem to be any way for a child window to receive wheel events. What does this mean in Templot? Generally it means that you can zoom the trackpad on the mouse wheel in situations where previously you could not. For example after using the make transition function you will see this dialog: 2_181744_220000000.png Previously, because this dialog shows modal*, it was necessary to use the zoom and pan buttons on this dialog if needed to see the transition curve. That is still the case for the pan buttons, but now in Windows10 you can zoom the trackpad behind this dialog simply by moving the mouse over the trackpad and rolling the mouse wheel. However, I can't remove the zoom buttons because they are still needed in ...
... including an attempt to glissade off Y Garn, above Llyn Idwal, which got a bit hairy. Also climbed Beinn an Dothaidh above Bridge of Orchy in the snow, much more recently. That was about it for the serious stuff. Have done the occasional Glen Shiel climb, again much more recently, when my route didn't require axes or crampons. Here's a view of Sgurr nan Conbhairean from A' Chralaig: 528_011523_100000000.jpg posted: 2 Mar 2018 01:17 from: Andrew Barrowman Ah ha! This thread has exposed a previously unknown strong connection between three significant constituents: 1. Railway track 2. Mountains 3. Jam (or variants thereof) I love science. posted: 2 Mar 2018 01:57 from: Martin Wynne Andrew Barrowman wrote: Ah ha! This thread has exposed a previously unknown strong connection between three significant constituents: 1. Railway track 2. Mountains 3. Jam (or variants thereof) I love science. Nothing new under the sun: http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=DGQJBgAAQBAJ&pg= ...
... the internet check or will it be removed as per the statements made a few months back? posted: 26 Jul 2012 12:53 from: Martin Wynne John Clutterbuck wrote: Back to my original post- is it now intended to always have the internet check or will it be removed as per the statements made a few months back? Hi John, The internet check will remain while Templot2 is free. My previous statements were made before the decision to make Templot2 free. I'm sorry if that was misleading. If you previously purchased a paid-for version of Templot you can of course go on using that without an internet connection. Internet access is now becoming near universal, and within a few years will certainly be so. regards, Martin. posted: 26 Jul 2012 13:37 from: Paul Boyd Hi John You usually have to buy it for a day at probably £15 or more. I have an O2 dongle on Pay As You Go, and that costs about £2 a day. It's rarely used, but it's ...
... topic: 2583 Barry slips at Barry posted: 28 Nov 2014 12:02 from: Martin Wynne I have previously mentioned that a Barry slip is so-called because of their use in the sorting sidings at Barry Docks in South Wales. Here is the evidence -- a ladder of Barry slips at Barry (edit: see below): 2_280655_080000000.jpg Many thanks to Sandy Croall for the pic. Here again is this Barry slip at Beverley: 2_130910_590000000.jpg Thanks to Mick Nicholson for this. regards, Martin. posted: 30 Nov 2014 22:12 from: John Lewis In the Barry picture- I wonder what the JL stands for- and surely the PT is not Port Talbot (Railway) as the wagons are at Barry. John Lewis posted: 1 Dec 2014 10:08 from: RogerW So to build one of these I assume you start with plans for a double-slip and leave bits out. I have also seen another variation on unusual designs (at least to Uk eyes) with some model continental double-slips that ...
... regards, Martin. I'm now beginning to think that this might be the best road to follow. I do have a faceplate sander, essentially it's a belt and disk sander purchased from Axminster Tools some time ago. I will await your further explanations Martin. Thank you in anticipation Best regards Charles posted: 7 Dec 2007 23:09 from: Martin Wynne Hi Charles, Some further diagrams, showing how most of the work can be done after assembly of the vee. This requires only 3 cuts instead of 4 in total previously, and cleans up any slight mismatch at the tip and any stray solder. It's difficult to hold an assembled vee this way for milling, but fairly easily arranged on a sander. As before the rail is shown in horizontal cross-section, yellow is the rail head and orange is the web of the rail: vee_assy.png A is the point rail, simply bent at the end at the crossing angle, or slightly less. Allow a little extra on the overall length. B is the splice rail, as A ...
... topic: 1204 Crashed and lost all data! posted: 16 Aug 2010 21:22 from: Judi R Well, the blurb says this wasn't possible but I've crashed Templot v0.91c and, despite having built up and saved a named box file, the only thing in it when I re-opened it was the single B7 default turnout. All my work has gone. I was trying to reconstruct a transition that I had previously deleted by mistake (unfortunately the "undo" doesn't undelete) and Templot put up an error message saying I had confused it because my attempted transition was "too exotic"! Just thought you'd like to know... Judi posted: 16 Aug 2010 21:37 from: Martin Wynne Judi R wrote: I was trying to reconstruct a transition that I had previously deleted by mistake (unfortunately the "undo" doesn't undelete) Hi Judi, undo delete is on the edit menu on the storage box. Your files are in the C:/TEMPLOT/BOX-FILES/ folder unless you have changed ...
... red fixing peg will jump along to the most common pre-set positions. There is a list of all the peg positions and keys in the Templot Companion at: http://www.templot.com/martweb/gs_geometry.htm#peg_positions When you have finished making changes, click the main> store& background menu item.* In version 074b it is delete to current. I know this delete to the control/current wording is a bit mystifying, but it's the best I can come up with. It means "delete the previously stored template, and transfer the template data to the generator engine so that I can change things and then store a new one when I am ready". Unfortunately I can't fit all that on the menu. I could put simply "edit this template", but that would imply that: a) the template still exists in the storage box while it is being worked on, or b) the template would be automatically stored again afterwards. If I implemented a) it would be impossible to have the rolling backup ...
... drawing company meant that we had to obtain a ten year supply. The rail supplied would actually do us for about twenty years. We only supply one type of three bolt chair and one slide chair and a plastic sprue contains nine chairs and one slide chair which keeps most members happy. I don't think we could consider funding a larger range of chairs since there is a limit to what we should do with society funds, and with the minimum order quantites involved, some chair orders might be twenty to thirty years supply. Previously the society had whitemetal chairs cast for us to match Code 95 rail which used to be available from Jones Bros. in Chiswick. We bought up the remaining supply of that rail when Jones stopped trading and it ran out about ten years ago. We were also finding it difficult to find a white metal caster who was willing to cast thousands of chairs at a time. Hence our decision to get the new plastic chairs and rail. I would imagine that the minimum order quantites are also quite a consideration for C& ...
... by madscientist posted: 4 Jan 2018 11:17 from: Paul Boyd Gosh, Martin, that's brilliant! All those hours spent fiddling with partial templates, and now Templot does most of it for you! One teeny little point- when I updated the program, it wanted to install in a folder called Templot 2, instead of Templot2. Knowing your dislike of spaces in filenames, that surprised me. I'm not sure how long that's been the case though as I tend to do my own thing, but if someone previously had Templot installed in a Templot2 folder, they might wonder where all their work has gone. I'm fairly sure Templot2 came from a previous default install, and I didn't change the folder name, but I could be wrong! Oh, of course it all installed beautifully, as always. Cheers, Paul posted: 4 Jan 2018 11:41 from: Martin Wynne Paul Boyd wrote: One teeny little point- when I updated the program, it wanted to install in a folder called Templot 2, instead of Templot2 ...
40. Changes in 217a
... topic: 3155 Changes in 217a posted: 13 Dec 2017 23:00 from: Martin Wynne A summary of the main changes in 217a: 1. There is a new minimum menu option for the turnout-road exit length: 2_131530_190000000.png Previously it was necessary to set adjustable and manually reduce it to the minimum. Now it is a single click. There is an existing peg position for this when pegging on the next template -- TMINP. 2. The main-road side now has a similar set of options: 2_131534_440000000.png and two new corresponding peg positions MMINP and MEXITP: 2_131538_430000000.png In addition there is a new mouse action for adjusting the main-road exit length: 2_131540_240000000.png Unfortunately there are no spare keyboard shortcuts available for this, it will be necessary to use the menu. These main-road functions won't be needed very often, because the main-road exit is normally set via the overall template length. But they will be useful on occasions, for example where it is required for the main-road radius to change beyond ...
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