... 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 the crossing. Previously that would have required a zero-length transition, ...

... the latest version form the NVIDIA site is at 175.19, quite a difference, so I dully downloaded this version, but have yet to install it (am hoping that I don't screw things up when I do install, that's why I'm communicating this message whilst I still can). Another thanks goes to Roger Henry who kindly reminded me that I need to clean and remove any dust from the case and from inside the box, although I do keep both the monitor and PC case fully covered when not in use. In addition it also reminded me to check all fans are working correctly (I have had experience of 'sticky' fans before on another previous PC). Well I am about to start the dreaded updates, cleaning and checking maintenance, once done, if I still have a running system, I will then investigate to see if there is any improvement when zooming in using Templot, this may take a while, so will be in touch when I can to give a more detailed report on the outcome. As a PS, one ...

... the map? Whilst it's not an uncommon arrangement all the published information I've seen on Corfe suggests the second road paralleled the goods shed road without any connection, which may be correct for its last days in public service. Altho' it's an OS map (?) I have occasionally seen maps where the surveyor's site notes have not been correctly interpreted by the cartographical draftsman back at the office. Bishop's Castle station is one such. Ian Not that uncommon, no, the L& Y used it in several places. In addition to what I wrote a few minutes ago about measurement of the platforms, if you align Google on the same orientation as the map, the goods shed, as it is now, appears to be aligned differently. Not much, but enough to make it more parallel to the siding alongside/through it and that brings up another point. I've recently been researching Dewsbury Market Place Station and the 1:2500 OS map bears a similarity to photos taken in the same year as the survey, but that's all. Track ...

... in a program has its own .pas file. The form is a .lfm file with the same name as its .pas file. The .lfm file contains the contents of the form -- buttons and boxes, their size and position, etc. The .pas file contains the Pascal code which makes the buttons work. Simple programs often have only one form -- one .lfm file and one .pas file. There can also be .pas files which are not associated with a corresponding form, which contain only code functions and data. In addition there is an eitor tab for the .lpr file. There is only one of those. It is the main program loop which links the .pas units together. To see the .lpr file, click the Project> View Project Source menu item. To see each .pas file, click the Project> Units... menu item, and select the .pas file from the list. Not all the tabs need to be visible, usually you have only the ones which you are working on open. cheers, Martin. posted ...

... links where approprate. If I want graphics, I join a group such as this. Just my 2p. Cheers Richard posted: 2 Dec 2007 20:14 from: Templot User -- --- from Andy Reichert -- -- I also am not using the forum. I just download all my emails (filtered for non-interest, SPAM, etc.,) in one go in the morning and the evening. I don't have the personal organization skills and can't afford the time to then start accessing additional web sites individually to get some of that info. That means of course I don't log onto any other MR forums either. But I figure that's their loss. So I just see the forum emails, and only open them if the subject line looks appropriate. If I do do that, I get quite confused by all the duplicate stuff that seems to follow, so it does seem like a bit of a waste. Yahoo maybe be a pain and a privacy invasion, but AT&T over here use them ...

... there are several examples of this in the approach to kings cross, I know its not Birmingham based like my layout but compromises are needed. Just need to work out the placements for point motors so they don't conflict each other, the actually motors that is, and tie bars. Couple of links http://paulbigland.fotopic.net/p47165041.html http://trains.and.transport.fotopic.net/p5022128.html http://www.digitalanorak.fotopic.net/p42638855.html Dave posted: 8 Feb 2008 14:02 from: davelong Hi Can I ask What the reason is for the additional sleepers when changing these slip diamonds to movable K's. Do I need to move and or remove certain ones? The 4 bunched up sleepers were not present on fixed diamonds. Dave Attachment: attach_225_324_slip.gif 888 Last edited on 8 Feb 2008 14:03 by davelong posted: 8 Feb 2008 22:18 from: Martin Wynne davelong wrote: Can I ask What the reason is for the additional sleepers when changing these slip diamonds to movable K's. Do I need to move and or remove certain ones? Hi Dave, Sorry ...

... suggestions about this at different times. This then required some further changes to remove the word "control" elsewhere: The "control" menu has been renamed the "main" menu. The "control room" window has been renamed the "program panel". "Portrait" printing has been renamed "end-run". "Landscape" printing has been renamed "side-run". There are some notes about these meanings at print> page orientation/origin>? orientation- help menu item. In addition the "drawing pad" has been renamed the "workpad", to make clear that Templot is not a CAD-style drawing program. There is a new HTML-based viewer for the internal Help notes. At present the content is largely unchanged, but it will now be possible to include diagrams and screenshots in the notes in future. The printed output from the Help viewer is now much improved also. There is a new option to match the template length when using the align functions. tools> align options ...

... right 2110_051138_300000000.png I have followed the slip tutorial so I am guessing at the cause of the result. I hope you can all understand my explanation .I also enclose my box file. Thank you. Trevor. Attachment: attach_1895_2496_upslipcrossover2 _2014_08_05.box 237 posted: 5 Aug 2014 17:02 from: Brian Nicholls Hi Trevor, I was just about to post this, when your latest message popped up. First let me say, I applaud you determination to do the job yourself, as one learns best by doing things ones self. In addition of course, we also learn by example, hence my input of a sample slip. Now, having again looked at your box file, I am a little concerned that the flow of the inner (where the slip diamond is part of) curving main running line is not aligned properly to give a good flow. This makes the assumption that there are two curved main running lines parallel to each other. If the assumption is correct, then the flow is not quite right. Also I must point out, that ...

... enhance safe operation. For mechanical FPLs extra provision would historically tend to have only been at places with a very high amount of traffic- such as at the exit from very busy marshalling yards or MPDs. Increasingly power worked Facing points everywhere have tended to all be fitted with self-locking mechanisms- or clamp locks. This has also spread to the use of self-locking mechanisms or Clamp locks in Trailing Connections. Basically there is relatively little extra cost between either the point mechanism with or without the locking element. In addition there is relatively little extra cost in providing Route Relay Interlocking (RRI) or Solid State Interlocking (SSI) that includes point locking. This relative small difference in cost is balanced against the problems and costs that arise if/when any form of Wrong Direction movement with a train Carrying Passengers needs to be made if the points that become Facing do not have installed locking. Essentially- all non-locked points have to be Clipped, Scotched and flagged before a Passenger Carrying, Wrong Direction movement can be made- this ...

... mentioned this at 3. here: topic 3531 The whole thing needs a revamp. A first step would be to create a duplicate window which is used only for this template info and not for other purposes elsewhere. I've no idea why I didn't do that in the first place. In fact bearing in mind the problems I found earlier, it should no longer be a child window and needs to be some other control, such as a TPanel, directly on the trackpad. If the info updates automatically, it needs an additional button/menu item somewhere to show it without needing to click a specific template, or open the storage box, first. The place for that would probably be on the right-click menu on the trackpad -- for which I haven't looked at the code in years, and use only rarely in practice. It is mainly used for mouse-action modifiers, showing the right-click menu being one of the few things you can do while a mouse action is in force without cancelling the mouse action. The ...