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... and will change as you adjust the turnout. You can't set them directly. Clearly the difference between these two leads, the distance from FP to blunt nose, called "One Half of Frog Number in Inches" on your drawing becomes "Three Quarters of Frog Number in Inches" when the blunt nose is 3/4" wide. More next time. regards, Martin. posted: 7 Oct 2012 20:27 from: bambuko Martin, Thanks a lot- this is perfect! Rather than interrupt your flow with additional questions I will wait until you complete all the points (pun not intended). In the meantime I will continue to explore Templot and study your videos and tutorials BTW (for your amusement)- this is what happens when one tries to use 180Mb bitmap as a shape in Templot, while watching your video at the same time IMG_6255.jpg All sorted out now (including updated driver for video card) and hopefully slightly smaller file will not cause any more problems... It's a first time I've had blue screen on ...
... by people adopting and using Android devices. People download and start using all sorts of apps without any previous experience simply because they wish to and are willing to try. I think you need to step back a bit from worrying about the users of your software because if they want to use it they will adapt and learn. I don't think it will ever be possible to fully document Templot because of the nature of its subject. Permanent way engineers took years to master their craft in days past and all without computers. In addition you cannot resist just adding another feature here or another tweak there because it gives you pleasure. Regards. Trevor. Last edited on 30 Jan 2018 10:37 by Trevor Walling posted: 30 Jan 2018 11:12 from: Ariels Girdle My own take, as a moderately experienced user, is to agree with Trevor. We should not get too obsessed with making Templot easier and easier for beginners. There is only so far you can go. Some beginners seem unwilling to put in the time and effort to learn ...
... topic: 3120 additional beginner buttons posted: 3 Nov 2017 18:12 from: Martin Wynne Before making more beginner videos I thought a revamp to the beginner buttons would be helpful. I wanted to make them a bit more prominent and add a couple more. To keep within the 1024 width for small screens, that meant adding a second row. Which eats into screen space, but there is always a trade-off with any change. Most users now have larger screens than in the early days of Templot. I have moved all the functions which make changes to the control template to the bottom row: 2_031244_010000000.png The ROTATE button has been reinstated for those mourning its loss in version 215. Plus T|P for insert turnout/convert to plain track, and the ORBIT mouse action. This is more beginner-friendly than snake, because like roam it ignores the peg position. I retained the STOP button for the legacy videos, even though it is now duplicated on the mouse action panel. That left some space on the top ...
... had a form of its own. It seems a bit strange that showing switch info means you lose the template info. Or is that deliberate? Hi Graeme, The primary reason for changing anything was that child forms as we had them were taking focus away from the parent. So that any dragging of them or clicking on them prevented the parent functioning, such as running up and down the lists on the arrow keys. Having got the focus problem fixed, everything is working fine as before. So any changes now are additional functionality, not problem-fixes. The child data form as it stands is used for 4 different things: 1. clicking the info button on the storage box. 2. clicking the view button on the info_form (itself a child window). 3. clicking the show info button on the switch settings. 4. (new) clicking the information menu items on the background templates popup. To which we may now be adding an automatic .click if the data is already showing. I agree that it is not ...
... For this example I set the background shapes to be printed in orange lines 1mm wide. The horizontal straight line is a normal background shape. The curving line is a dummy track template having a zero-length transition, as you can see from the markers. You can see that the dummy template is matching the print style for the background shapes: 2_132216_410000000.png Take care what settings you use, or you will be using a lot of coloured ink. (This works for turnouts or plain track templates, which also provides an additional option for displaying a track plan.) In the next program update. regards, Martin. posted: 14 Apr 2015 12:49 from: JFS Sounds like a very useful feature- many thanks Martin. Best wishes, Howard posted: 23 Apr 2015 09:20 from: Andrew Duncan Hello Martin Yes I agree with Howard that will be very useful and will certainly add clarity. So thank you for this a nice touch. On the subject of adding stuff to aid clarity, is it possible to add notes ...
... topic: 3075 ADMIN -- Templot installation problems posted: 9 Sep 2017 01:06 from: Martin Wynne Dear all, In addition to the report here today about installation problems with the latest program update, there has been a similar report on RMweb, but only one. It does not make sense to have 200 users successfully installing the latest update and 2 users having problems. I have spent the day worrying about this, and wondering if I have done something wrong in the installer. This is not fair. I have never set myself up as an expert on Windows or other people's computers. Sometimes the reports about what people are seeing on their computer screen are completely incomprehensible to me. Not for the first time I get the impression that the way I use my computer as an electronic workshop tool is completely different from the way most folks use their computer. Perhaps it shows in Templot. For example I have never used a computer for any corporate or business use. I have never used Office or Word or a spreadsheet. I ...
... the control template, and then save the file. On reloading a .box file, if this mode was in force when it was saved, the last template loaded will be deleted to the control template, thus restoring the state of play when it was saved. This is instead of the mint from last template loaded option which is the current default and will remain for older files or files not saved while in this mode. In the classic Templot mode, everything will continue to work exactly as it does now, with the addition of the make the control menu option which will often be a useful time saver. I have given these new modes the PageUp and PageDown shortcuts so that experienced users can quickly swap modes if they wish. (These shortcuts were previously on the little-used zoom-free option.) The new make on click mode will be the default (unless you set your preferences otherwise) and will I think address some of the concerns of new users and make Templot track planning work in a way more similar to many Windows ...
... topic: 1304 Admin: server maintenance next week posted: 11 Dec 2010 20:06 from: Martin Wynne A message from Jim at Data 1 Systems: ** ** ** PLANNED SERVER MAINTENANCE NEXT WEEK ** ** *** This will affect ALL clients. We have purchased additional support equipment and will have a small amount of downtime on all accounts to physically move servers a few feet away from where they are. Some servers will get additional ram, some will get minor adjustments in other hardware. If you find Templot Club unavailable, please try again later. Martin. posted: 14 Dec 2010 05:11 from: Martin Wynne Details now firmed up to around 4pm GMT on Thursday. posted: 17 Dec 2010 00:29 from: Martin Wynne A further message from Jim: Planned server maintenance went better than expected, minimal downtime and things are running better. Thank you all for your patience. Anyone still wondering why we are hosted in Ohio? Martin. Parts of Templot Club may not function unless you ...
... Templot software? Thank you. Ted. posted: 27 Aug 2010 15:02 from: Martin Wynne Hi Ted, As far as I know, to run Templot on a Mac you need either a full copy of Windows, or Linux plus the Wine emulator. There are more-knowledgeable Mac users on here, so I'm sure you will get a full answer. regards, Martin. posted: 27 Aug 2010 21:48 from: Ian Hi There are two ways of running Templot on a Mac 1. Buy additional software eg. parallels. This allows you to run windows in a Mac environment 2. Create a partition or use a separate drive to run windows using 'boot camp', free from apple. Full instructions on how to set this up are available on the apple site I use the second method and have had no problems, but remember you will need a copy of windows. posted: 5 Sep 2010 09:34 from: Simon Dunkley Ian wrote: Hi There are two ways of running Templot on a Mac 1 ...
70. Changes in 219b
... In 4mm/ft scale, 18 inches scale is 6mm. So widening the default 6ft-way spacing of 44.67mm centres by 6mm takes it to 50.67mm, closely matching the "Peco standard" of 2-inch centres (50.8mm). This is sufficient for a running clearance on all but the sharpest model curves, and allows clearance for obstructions such as a signal post. These options make it easy to widen the spacing when needed and reduce it again when no longer needed, without going into the settings dialog. In addition there is now a warning for standard-gauge tracks if the spacing is less than the minimum 134 inches for 6ft way. This does not apply to narrow-gauge tracks. 2. The most recently stored background template is now shown on the trackpad with bold timber outlines. This is primarily to create a visual change for beginners when a copy of the control template is stored, hopefully to avoid the creation of duplicate templates. It is useful for everyone as a means to keep track of progress in creating a track ...
... -- go to the detailed site search: http://www.templot.com/zoom/search_cgi.htm When the results appear, click the link for Templot Companion- user docs. Alternatively, the FreeFind search option excludes the Templot Club messages: http://85a.co.uk/forum/search_templot.htm To find specific terms such as REA, try the Site Index at: http://search.freefind.com/siteindex.html?si=32603503 (linked below the FreeFind search box) A4 is confusing because it is a common UK paper size, in addition to being a turnout size. That's why I normally write the latter as A-4 etc., although I don't always remember. regards, Martin. posted: 8 Aug 2010 15:59 from: Brian Nicholls grog_polymer wrote: There are several places on this diagram where a yellow circle and a cross through it appear. What are they and what are they trying to tell me? Greg, I have attached a PDF doc which may help with the PEG understanding, it was something I cooked up when I ...
... would I turn this into a double slip? Hi Charles, Bullhead switch-diamonds usually have a single wide timber at the centre, carrying both sets of points (blade tips). The drive stretchers would usually be located on each side of the central timber. The switches always work together in opposition, so you can save some motor cost by arranging a rocking crank from a single motor. To make a double slip, simply repeat the process of adding a slip road, swapping the TCP and MCP positions for the additional slip switches. Also change the half-diamond settings for shortened check rails and extended timbers to those for a double slip. If you do any customizing, make sure the slip switches are far enough from the V-crossing to allow room for both points (blade tips) to stand open between the wing rail fronts at the same time. They normally move over together, but may need to be both open during testing and maintenance. regards, Martin. posted: 15 Apr 2013 07:47 from: Stephen ...
... a regular diamond-crossing.____ For all irregular diamonds you will probably want to do some timber shoving to tidy them up. The program needs some further work in this area. Note that the DP peg position (CTRL-3) for an irregular half-diamond is not coincident with central CTRL-0 position and serves little practical purpose. Or at least, I haven't found a use for it yet. *There is in fact a way of working with transition curves, but it requires several additional adjustments so not really for beginners. regards, Martin. posted: 22 Jan 2013 22:26 from: Rob Manchester Mike, A switched crossing is usually called a single or double slip. Based on a diamond crossing but with the addition of pairs of switch rails to allow routing other than straight over the diamond. If both routes have the option of being switched it is a double slip, if only one of them then it is a single slip. There are tutorials on building them if you search this site ...
... find on the ground. None list a B-12. On the other hand, if you change the B-12 to a generic or curviform V-crossing, you hit a different problem -- there is no possible irregular half-diamond which can fit for the the 3rd V-crossing, hence the exception. For such a tandem it would be necessary to use a gaunt turnout instead for the 3rd crossing (as used in the double-sided tandems). Thanks for reporting this. I will put additional checks on the starting size in the next update, and do some more testing. If it seems that the no-fit exception will occur for reasonable turnout sizes, I will add a fresh block of code to switch to a gaunt turnout for the 3rd V-crossing. But a gaunt turnout won't fit for the shorter single-sided tandems, which is why they are using an irregular half-diamond. As I mentioned before I started all this, tandems are not simple. regards, Martin. posted: ...
75. New 7mm Project
... track will be utilised with it's own traverser and a secondary traverser or fiddle yard will be bolted onto the branch line track. Although the current file shows the layout built with 7 baseboards in a row, the intention is to have 4, 4ft boards and 1 3ft board (which are shown as track centre line outlines) then a trapezium shaped board which will reverse the layout in a "U" style followed by another 4ft baseboard- This is to allow maximum access when at home and during construction. When exhibited this additional trapezium shaped board will not be used but and an additional 4ft scenic board will be bolted on instead. Hopefully this makes sense from the attached pictures. (I notice the plan has changed slightly across these two pictures but is mainly there to show the two baseboard arrangements) The main design constraints of the layout is to utilise the space as much as possible, whilst still being able to operate the layout via the branch line road when at home. Additionally, we wanted to create something that was simple, flowing and ...
... the detail provided by the Exactoscale P4 company kits. I used the P4 plastic track bases, and the range of Exactoscale chairs, using HiNi rail instead of steel, the Vee is soldered together, the common crossing is held in place with a combination of common crossing chairs and check rail chair parts. A far easier and quicker build method. The only deviations to the Exactoscale instructions, were the normal 2PL chair fix, 1 size less in the central parts of the block chairs (PL3& 4 positions) and the additions of some inner and outer check rail chair parts in the Common crossing positions X,A& B, plus the usual work around of the 0.8 check chairs Bonding wires still to be fitted from switch to stock rails and one across the Vee and wing rails I will replace the 3rd timber from the left with the copperclad timber, the base plates from 2 slide chairs will be soldered to these, with the switch rail tips being soldered to them. The outer parts of the slide chairs will be soldered to the stock ...
... spacing-ring, 1. click the tools> spacing ring menu item: 2_270511_310000000.png 2. the dialog is displayed, and the spacing-ring appears as a double ring, initially located at the grid origin. 3. use the mouse action buttons to move it around, and change its size. 4. click the? help button for a detailed guide to its use. Note that there will be some changes to this dialog in the next TDV update, see: topic 1835- message 12045 5. For some additional info, go to: http://www.templot.com/martweb/pug_info_1.htm Scroll down to ring infringement warning lamp and click the info icon: ring_lamp.gif Scroll down to ruler tool and click the info icon: ruler2.gif regards, Martin. posted: 27 Feb 2012 11:17 from: Jerry Thank you Martin, I had thought it might be at the Origin, but could not see how to move what I saw so presumed it was just a target related to the origin. I had read all the help I could ...
... in my brain. I have since looked at the message as recorded in the Yahoo Templot group and it does not have the missing bits. So is it Yahoo playing around? Cheers for now, John from 33820 St Ciers sur Gironde posted: 17 Feb 2013 11:10 from: Martin Wynne Hi John, If you look closely at the email (and every Templot email) it says: "Web link- click here to read this message in original context with images and attachments, and with any subsequent amendments or additions: topic 2161- message 14386" I added the bit about graphics cards in a later edit to my message. The emails are sent out only on the original posting of a message, they are not sent again on subsequent edits. They are intended to be a notification about messages posted rather than a verbatim record of Templot Club contents. If the subject is of interest you should always click the link to read the topic in full. regards, Martin. posted: 17 Feb 2013 11:56 from: John ...
... required rail separation could be found. But it is equally possible that the design office would specify timbers for a curviform crossing in a complex formation at the actual required closed-up spacing. Which is straightforward enough, but would leave a large gap between the last such closed-up timber and the joint timber at the end of the vee rails. It's possible that this gap would be dealt with by shortening the vee rails, but that means a non-standard vee assembly which can't be replaced quickly when needed. An additional timber seems the more likely practice to provide full rail support. So in the next program update I have added a new option for this in the Templot timbering. This is a 1:8 crossing in P4: 2_291459_550000000.png You can see that in the curviform case the X6, X7 and X8 timbers have been moved back towards the vee nose, and an additional X9 timber used to fill the wide gap between X8 and X10. The resulting variable timber spacing doesn't look as neat as fixed 30" spacing, but if ...
... could get to this drawing with the positioning of the sleepers. The switch has four slide chairs each side and a special chair on the fifth sleeper immediately in front of the fishplate joint between the fifth and sixth sleeper spaced at 24" centres. I'm assuming that this special chair allowed some horizontal play on the switch rail to allow it to pivot at the heel. This Caledonian drawing seems to be to similar style of construction to the NB 16ft switch (I also have that drawing) allowing for the longer blade and the additional sleeper. I will also have another search through all the pictures I can find of Caledonian pointwork to see if I can dig out more detail. Unfortunately the most promising ones usually have a locomotive parked on them. I do regret not taking details many years ago when I regularly passed a fan of interlaced turnouts in the entrance to Denny Shipyard sidings at Dumbarton. I reckon they were probably original Caledonian since they were in a very poor state of repair and the Type 2 diesel which occasionally worked them kept a good few ...
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