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... of resilience between the sleeper and the ballast. This is a particular problem as speed increases. With very few exceptions pots were only used in low speed applications. The pot sleepers are a compromise between material use and suitability for purpose. Hence the lack of tie bars on a majority of sleepers per length of rail. In a wartime and austerity settings they don't use too much steel or concrete. And don't use timber. During and post war a lot of energy was spent coming up with ways to make what would have previously been considered useless split timber sleepers be useable. Various clamps and straps and bolting formats were developed. It was that bad. Matt M. Nice, useful, photos by the way. posted: 31 Dec 2015 19:43 from: mikewturner Hi guys Thanks to Matt's suggestion Santa brought me a copy of Andrew Dow's book so I have the drawings :-) Regards Mike posted: 23 Jan 2016 03:57 from: Andrew Barrowman Going a bit "off topic", but isn't there a French version that ...
... local club, knowing I liked a Templot challenge to test his track building skills, decided to ask me to draw him up a complex group of turnouts and crossings at the entrance of a proposed fiddle yard. This period of enforced isolation during CoronaVirus, seemed to offer the ideal opportunity to sit down and revive my wider knowledge of the program. Alas, having not used Templot for a couple years other than to print out the odd template, I find myself back in the land of "the beginner" once again! Previously, I had tackled (with Martin's help) to work out turnouts designs for On30 and 7mm scale dual gauge Broad& Standard turnouts and crossings, and these involved a fair amount of editing. However, Templot 2 v2.25d and the imminent release of Templot 3, the program now includes options for 3-ways, tandems and slips that were not there before. I used to have to alter turnouts adding half crossings etc, then adjust rails and check rails, switchblade lengths and so on, ending with a jigsaw of ...
103. Access violation
... 09:45 from: Graeme Lewis Martin To add to Stephens error message, I have consistently been getting the following error message: "Access violation at address 007E8FE7 in module 'templot_2.exe'. Read of address 00000042" This happens when I click on one of the shapes (and it seems to be just one particular shape) in the Background menu. The main issue is that I cannot then close the error message and go back to Templot- I have to close the program with Task Manager. I have had this happen previously on a different layout design and I think I remedied it by redoing all of the shapes. Regards Graeme Lewis posted: 7 Jun 2019 20:48 from: Martin Wynne Graeme Lewis wrote: This happens when I click on one of the shapes (and it seems to be just one particular shape) in the Background menu. Hi Graeme, Do you mean when clicking on one of the background shapes in the list? If so, please can you post the BGS file here. Or one of the items on ...
104. Updating Templot
... folder as a destination, but not adding Templot_Dev on if I selected the OneDrive root folder. Jim. Last edited on 31 Jul 2019 21:23 by Jim Guthrie posted: 31 Jul 2019 22:15 from: Martin Wynne Thanks Jim. That rings a bell with some issues on a forum about other software which uses the same Inno Setup installer. The dialog is: 2_311635_530000000.png How it is intended to work, or at least how it does seem to work, is: 1. it displays the location where you previously installed Templot. If that's where you want to install the update, just click Next. 2. if you want to install it somewhere else, enter the full path in the box. If any of the folders in the path don't exist, it will create them for you. 3. or click the Browse... button to find an existing drive or folder. In that case it will treat the selected drive/folder as an outer container and make a TEMPLOT_DEV sub-folder within it, which will ...
105. 3-way Handling
... . Now immediately click the tools> make 3-way tandem turnout> reset derived partial template menu item. Before you do anything else. This is important, otherwise some parts of the template and/or subsequent templates will be missing, as you found. But if extending exit track on the the existing partial template, for example with F4 or adding approach track with F3, do this only after splitting it from the turnout. The make tandem functions are a recent addition to Templot and still to some extent experimental. Previously it was necessary to create all the partial templates yourself -- which you can still do of course if you need a custom tandem of some sort. cheers, Martin. posted: 5 Aug 2019 21:22 from: Martin Wynne I think there was a hint of cabin fever in my previous post. I have since been out for a pleasant evening walk, for the first time in a couple of weeks. Feeling much better now. I also ate far more blackberries than is good for me. There is ...
... I'm minded to change to Templot3 rather than OpenTemplot. It is after all the logical progression from Templot2. We have in the last few days made some progress on the outstanding issues: High CPU usage: A kludge solution has been found which can be lived with until a proper fix is discovered. Thank goodness -- that had been a big worry. BOX and BGS file formats: We now have a working means of data interchange between Templot2 and Templot3, which I suspect was the main reason for the lack of interest previously. Recent new functions in Templot2 missing from Templot3: With the renewed interest in Templot3 there is no reason why I shouldn't progress that soon. I will post the code and we can get on with it. Missing Lazarus functionality: We are nearly there with the file viewer thanks to Graeme's help. For the remaining stuff I'm minded to create helper Windows executables. I've already done that with the Windows WebBrowser for the NLS map screenshots, and it works fine. The same approach should be possible with the metafiles, sketchboard ...
... Helper's Assistant (3rd Class). Onward and upward! Cheers, graeme PS It is also, significantly, my first post on here which was actually about trackwork and not software. Hello Graeme As Martin said well done I'd echo that. It's very impressive what youve learnt in a short but fun filled amount of time! And I loved your honesty that comes across loud and clear. no airs or graces, just saying it as it is which is both refreshing and courageous and will help others perhaps have a go where previously they feared to tread. Keep up the good work and I'm looking forward to seing your next incarnation on a gentle curve which would really set it apart from the pack. Incidentally I've been using Templot since 2013ish and it took me a lot longer then a week to learn what you have, but I think one of the secrets to getting a flow to your track is to lay in the general curves (straight is not as interesting to look at in my opinion) first, then add the point and crossing work ...
108. Code Formatting
... doing things. hahahaha And therein lies the real problem. We can't BOTH be right. But actually I think we are! Over the years I have been involved in literally scores of such discussions on formatting for over a dozen languages, and the conclusion I have come to is that there IS no logical justification for these views. It is fundamentally a matter of taste, normally re-inforced by familiarity, and all the "logical" arguments put forward are actually no such thing. They are post -justification for a previously determined view. My own cast-iron, how-could-you-possibly-dispute-it justifications included! This is why I call them 'religious' arguments. I know that NONE of the words I have written above, nor any of the thousands more I could write will change your feelings. The whole discussion is akin to you telling me that your favourite colour is green and me trying to convince you that you are wrong and blue is much better. But there is one thing that I can guarantee ...
... the old Templot email group. There are 119 photos on there, including many interesting track pictures. To see all of them: video: http://flashbackconnect.com/Default.aspx?id=QFX1ImgW6cKCf9LCMc_QYw2 slideshow on Yahoo web site: http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/templot/photos/photostream The site is a bit slow at the moment -- no doubt everyone is looking at their groups. From Yahoo: "After 11:59pm PST on Saturday, December 14, 2019, all content that was previously uploaded via the website will be removed." Clearly that includes all the photos. Whether it will include the archive of 10 years of email messages still remains unclear. However, current email distribution will remain. That means if you still receive your Templot Club emails via the Yahoo group, you will continue to do so. *The official download process is a bit of a palaver. The easier way is to use the slider on the video, and press the PrtScr (PrintScreen) key on the keyboard for each ...
... the impression that the selected trackpad colour scheme was being retained in the saved preferences- initially in a "scruff update", but I assumed incorporated into the later full updates. I'm currently using 225d but the trackpad scheme isn't being saved with my other preferences. Have I perhaps inadvertently stopped this being saved? Hi Stuart, It should be working. However, I see that I have introduced a bug in the code. If after choosing a scheme you go to this dialog again: 2_310735_530000000.png and then cancel it, the previously chosen setting won't change, but it will be removed from the preferences setting, reverting to the sky-blue default in the preferences. I will get this fixed. The work-around is to choose the same scheme again. A few things to note: 1. this works only if you choose a specific colour scheme using the dialog above. It doesn't work if you set a specific scheme or change the individual colours in the trackpad menu. I will get this changed. 2. it works only if your ...
111. New to Templot
... the info Martin. I still can't download the videos though Hi Colin, Which videos do you mean? Which browser are you using? What message(s) do you see (the exact wording)? Are you using any 3rd-party anti-virus programs other than Windows Defender? (You don't need them.) For the Templot SK5 videos you should see something like this when you click the link (this is Firefox): 2_280608_060000000.png and when you click OK Templot will download the video (if it hasn't previously done so), and then play it in Templot's own video player in FBR format. (In browsers other than Firefox, you may have to click Run instead of OK, and it may be at the bottom of the screen instead of in the middle.) This is the best way of viewing the videos because you get optimum dot-for-dot image quality, the smallest download file once only, and the full interactive features. This format works perfectly here on every system I try it, and in ...
... unplugged) before I plugged in the wrong plug in this morning and discovered that the scanner was working again. Thank you for giving my siuation more thought, but please don't spend any more of your valuable time thinking about it, I'll just put it down as "one of those computer things". John from 33820 St Ciers sur Gironde posted: 27 Jan 2020 11:01 from: John Shelley To provide an end to this saga, a couple of weeks ago my 1670 decided to sulk again. I tried the previously successful trick of searching for a replacement, this time without success. I am now in possession of an Epsom V550Photo and am most pleased with it. My thanks to Martin for suggesting the 550. The interface is the same as the previous scanner, but this one seems quicker to preview, scan etc plus I got a new OCR program and another one to stitch scans together if the original is too big for the scanner glass. Only downsides are 1) The image origin is now in the diagonally opposite corner of ...
... they don't want to know. One only has to look at something like Skype. It worked fine in Linux until Microsoft got hold of it. They changed it to "Skype for Linux" Since then it is more trouble than any sane person could dream up. It is almost as if they are more interested in making "Linux" look like a basket case. I notice the same thing with Windows 10. Any software that wants to run on their system needs to jump through lots of hoops that were not necessary previously. I notice time and again across the internet users of Windows 10 having problems with perfectly good software that hits the buffers when people start using Microsoft's latest operating system. People say Linux is too difficult or some other similar trope but then proceed to use their android device without a second thought. How many people are using obsolete Microsoft operating systems just so they can use a older favourite piece of software? I seem to have got on my high horse so had better dismount. I will post a picture of the view ...
114. EM Gauge options
... member here. No doubt he will be along shortly. cheers, Martin. posted: 31 Jan 2020 20:59 from: Martin Wynne p.s. my post crossed with Rob's. For Standard EM and EM-SF: Romford/Markits wheels: 16.5mm back-to-back (as standard Romford/Markits EM axles). Gibson/Ultrascale wheels: 16.6mm back-to-back. For Standard EM only: RTR wheels (NMRA RP25/110 profile): 16.4mm back-to-back. But Rob previously reported some RTR wheels having thinner flanges than RP25/110, in which case they would be OK on EM-SF at 16.5mm back-to-back. cheers, Martin. Parts of Templot Club may not function unless you enable JavaScript (also called Active Scripting) in your browser. Templot Club> Forums> Trackbuilding topics> EM Gauge options 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 ...
115. Not quite Ogbourne
... is separate templates. (I think I could do better next time by idea of copying the control, changing end for end and using roam for positioning.) Thanks for reading, Richard. Hi Richard, I've been looking at the timbering of the main-line turnout at the crossing end. Might the timbering have looked like the attached, without changing the geometry. The reference is David Smith's book p 39. Best, Keith Attachment: attach_3026_3657_MSWJR_KSA.box 77 posted: 5 May 2020 22:57 from: Richard Brummitt <previously quoted text deleted> Hi Richard, I've been looking at the timbering of the main-line turnout at the crossing end. Might the timbering have looked like the attached, without changing the geometry. The reference is David Smith's book p 39. Best, Keith Hi Keith, That's an interesting observation. I'd already been looking at the lead in the other turnout and wondering whether any of those timbers would have been slewed to facilitate the connection of the rodding to the catch point on the turnout side? Of course the ...
... 08:17 from: Julian Roberts 3591_310313_500000000.jpg 3591_310315_430000000.jpg posted: 15 Jun 2020 06:54 from: Igor Kurgan From your last picture, where the "parking" track is, i would use 2 or 3 pieces of track in differed curves to match the drawings better. posted: 15 Jun 2020 08:30 from: Julian Roberts Igor, thanks. I have had a lot of help over the last week or so from another modeller in Scotland, and have learned a lot more about Templot. The track plan attached previously had a lot of problems of which I was unaware. One thing that was unsatisfactory was the 3 way by the turntable. It took me many hours and goes to get it to look like this, whereby it follows the map more or less precisely. It starts with the main line towards the slip on a negative curve of the maximum radius possible, overlength on the approach so that it goes about half way to the turntable. Then the RH turnout towards the engine shed is made using the Roam and F9 so ...
... is indeed a photo that shows just that, so perhaps for expediency that's what I'll go with. With BH, I'm used to bending the rails out a bit at the nose before shaping and joining, but with FB the foot will get in the way of the wing rail foot. I will check that the foot on the crossing nose doesn't clash with the wing rails anyway before I fix things down- thanks for that warning. I'm very familiar with making BH track, but FB is all new to me! I've previously seen advice about filing a notch in the foot at bends, and that feels wrong to me- I might well change my mind once I've accidentally twisted a few rails trying to bend them! I'm still unsure as to whether or not it was generally accepted practice on the prototype to cut either the stock rail or check rail foot back to allow the correct gap. I'd rather use code 70 FB (Peco IL-70) but as it stands the foot is too wide for my purposes. I was hoping to ...
... railways included, and particularly anything to do with setting the direction of points (turnouts if you prefer). My target is to keep it down to less than $3.00 (call it 2.00 GBP) for each point. That pretty much rules out just about every commercially available option. Sure, servos are cheap, but you can spend lots of money on fancy electronic servo controllers that don't even work all that well and end up spending far more than that. Absent a freely available supply of ex Post Office relays (as previously used by Martin) an alternative is the cheap and cheerful SG90 radio-control servo. Considering how good they are they are incredibly inexpensive. (But they do have a couple of issues which this does address.) If you are happy to accept that all your point servos rotate their horns through something like 90 degrees and you are willing to adjust the throws at the point tie-bars mechanically you do not need a fancy electronic controller. All you need is one (incredibly cheap- think 1.00 GBP) pulse ...
... . So I must done something else. Although I know I didn't press delete. posted: 24 Aug 2020 13:53 from: Martin Wynne Graham Long wrote: Thanks Martin Tried that. It says that there are no stored unused templates. So I must done something else. Although I know I didn't press delete. Hi Graham, Did you perhaps click this, thinking that it meant ungroup? 2_240849_320000000.png I will get that changed urgently to make clear that the templates are being permanently deleted. Hopefully you have saved files previously containing the templates. Templot always suggests a new unique file name when saving. cheers, Martin. posted: 24 Aug 2020 21:12 from: Martin Wynne I have updated this dialog to make it clear that it means the templates will be deleted, not deselected from a group: 2_241609_210000000.png In the next program update soon. cheers, Martin. posted: 24 Aug 2020 22:03 from: Rob Manchester Hi Martin, I think the changes to the dialogue box should go further than you have indicated. What ...
... the photo is a good bloke and I'm sure will allow me to post here if you can't see the link. http://scontent.fltn1-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v /t1.0-9 /119949225_10158157003334702_793224 3659885122226_o.jpg? _nc_cat=105& _nc_sid=dbeb18& _nc_ohc=phYg5E4FL_4AX- _yMhn& _nc_ht=scontent.fltn1-2.fna&oh=c32ae0e394bac333d407a61cb8c15c24&oe=5F99C4F1 Thanks again Derek posted: 30 Sep 2020 20:55 from: Martin Wynne Hi Derek, Thanks for the pic. But the check rail which you previously thought was redundant is in fact for the near V-crossing in the diamond. Am I missing something? What was my prediction? Should I be doing the lottery numbers this week? cheers, Martin. posted: 30 Sep 2020 22:23 from: DerekStuart Hello Martin Yes, that's right. But I dismissed the obvious answer as the photo (distortion?) suggested the rail continued curving too far over- which was what the OS map also showed, so I thought a partial re-lay. It ...
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