... . posted: 24 Oct 2014 18:17 from: Martin Wynne Jim Guthrie wrote: If you are adding pre-sets, I would quite like FS160 added. Hi Jim, Sure. Are these dimensions ok? 2_241315_340000000.png regards, Martin. posted: 25 Oct 2014 06:48 from: Hayfield Martin Whilst we are talking pre-set gauges, how about please a couple no narrow gauge pre-set ones for the dummies like myself who struggle to add my own pre-set gauges. 00-9 and 0-16.5 would be really helpfull. Thanks John posted: 25 Oct 2014 08:23 from: Jim Guthrie Martin Wynne wrote: Jim Guthrie wrote: If you are adding pre-sets, I would quite like FS160 added. Hi Jim, Sure. Are these dimensions ok? Martin, These look fine. Many thanks- it saves making custom standards. Jim. posted: 25 Oct 2014 10:46 from: Martin Wynne Jim Guthrie wrote: These look fine. Many thanks- it saves making custom standards ...

... (these will be model sizes, not prototype). Save the DXF file. 8. Open the DXF file in a text editor such as Windows Notepad (DXF files are plain text). 9. Search for the word "ENTITIES" and delete everything above it in the file. 10. You should now have a long list looking like this short extract for each timber. Search for the word "LINE" to mark the start of each block of data:......... 0 LINE -- -- -- start of data for this timber 8 TIMBCENT 10 171.96 -- -- -- X dimension to this timber centre 20 65.10 11 171.96 21 11.10 0 TEXT 8 TIMBNUMB 10 169.96 20 6.63 40 2.47 1 1.T6 -- -- -- template number, and this timber number 0 LINE -- -- -- end of data for this timber, start of next timber. 8......... With some creative searching and replacing it should be ...

... grid/data in imperial measurements. The grid itself on the sketchboard is in 1' squares. I now realise that the blue numbers on the left are from the box file grid which is behind the sketchboard. If mm are down the right hand side and bottom in blue, it is possible the top and left hand edge in yellow are in inches as 18'= 216". It's very confusing, particularly as it appears the track layout starts around 40" from the left. If that were correct surely the 0" datum should be in line with the 0" on the blue grid... Strange. posted: 2 Dec 2011 06:06 from: Martin Wynne Hi Gordon, The real problem here is that I haven't yet written the help notes for the sketchboard. That's the downside of working with a development version. First of all, the blue numbers on the extreme left in your first screenshot are the underlying grid labels on the workpad, they are not part of the sketchboard window. You may find it helpful ...

... topic: 2028 Three throw point posted: 24 Jul 2012 10:20 from: mike47j I'm building a three throw point in 0 guage. Anyone have any tips on how to do this. Especially how to move the inner blades? Normally, I would use a thin strip if fiberglass pcb and lace pins as hinges soldered to the inner face of the rail, but there is no space to do that on the inner blades of a three throw. Mike Johnson posted: 24 Jul 2012 13:16 from: Martin Wynne Hi Mike, Richard Lambert of this parish (" dikitriki" on RMweb) wrote a detailed topic on the construction of a 3-throw in 0 gauge. Unfortunately, it was on Old RMweb which is off-line at present. It's possible he also posted it elsewhere, such as the Guild forum, so it might be worth a PM to him. If you can wait a week or two, RMweb is getting new servers in the next couple of weeks, and if all goes to plan Andy ...

... force, most of the dimension labels are shown in red: 2_151224_280000000.png (In this mode the sketchboard could be used to create simple leaflets, greetings cards, etc., should anyone choose to use Templot for such work.) When there is a trackplan item on the sketchboard, dimensioning is transferred to the blue rulers on the bottom and right, which are scaled to match the grid dimensions on the workpad and not the printed paper dimensions. It is not necessary for the trackplan item to occupy the full page, the 0,0 origin on the blue rulers will set itself to the bottom left corner of the trackplan, as for the grid origin on the workpad. Items on the page are then dimensioned to their bottom left corner, as on the workpad, and as an indication that this mode is in force, most of the dimension labels are shown in blue: 2_151224_290000002.png 2_151224_280000001.png I'm hoping this won't be too confusing. Note that in the red mode, Y dimensions are measured positive downwards from the top. In the blue mode, ...

... topic: 3545 metafiles! posted: 6 Nov 2019 00:07 from: Martin Wynne I have been very feeble-brained. Just because everyone tells you a thing can't be done, it doesn't mean it can't be done. Just to see what happened I wrote (in Lazarus): var met_rect:TRect; met_handle:HWND; begin met_rect:=Rect(0 ,0 ,800,600); met_handle:=CreateEnhMetaFile(0 ,nil,@met_rect,nil); It compiled and returned a valid metafile handle! That means I'm well on the way to replicating the Delphi TMetafile functions. Wish me luck. Martin. posted: 6 Nov 2019 00:19 from: Rob Manchester Good luck Martin Rob posted: 6 Nov 2019 00:50 from: Martin Wynne Thanks Rob. Seriously it is only a start. And it is Windows only. But if I could get it going it would put a much brighter outlook on moving everything to T3 a lot sooner. cheers, Martin. posted: 6 Nov ...

... topic: 3321 0 Gauge starter layout posted: 25 Aug 2018 14:54 from: Richard_Jones As I alluded to in a post on Singleton, the impulse purchase of a Dapol O gauge terrier in KESR blue livery has led to the development of a small layout, so that I can "play trains", as that day will be some time off for Singleton. So, imagine the KESR had built the line from Northiam to Rye and included a triangular junction (as mooted for the Cranbrook extension), then my "mini-layout" enviages a platform just to the East of Northiam, where one leg of the triangle meets the KESR, which avoids two lines across the road at the station. The other leg of the triangle, which provides for through running from Tenterden to Rye, is "off stage left" and has would have similar extensive facilities (!) to the West junction. For signalling purposes, "Rother Platform (West) for Rye" is within the station confines of Northiam, so that the home ...

... came up with a small terminal for a 2 car unit or a pull-push 2 carriage+ engine and some goods sidings. It just didn't gel in my head though. Natalie (my friend whom I go to shows with and plan these things with) suggested looking at the Harton Electric system. Wanting to keep things as simple as possible and within the 6ftx1ft6" space (+ 2-3ft storage), the High Staithes part was selected as being simple and workable. Stock will mainly be 4 wheel hopper wagons and 0-4 -0 electric locos. Possibly 0-6 -0DH and Bo-Bo electric locos could turn up. Attachment: attach_2657_3242_Harton_High_Stait hes_- _P4.box 199 posted: 21 Mar 2018 12:29 from: Martin Wynne Hi Kelly, You have a bit of leftover tandem: 2_210728_560000000.png Martin. posted: 21 Mar 2018 14:32 from: d827kelly So I do Martin. Oops. I originally started with a pair of tandems to try to replicate the earlier formation when there were two staithes. It wouldn't ...

... the measurement entry option where you are asked to enter the co-ordinates for two opposite corners. For your "L" shaped baseboard you might want to draw the longer leg horizontal and the shorter leg vertical. Also the basic measurements in Templot are metric (I know there is a way of entering Imperial but I can't remember at the moment) so converting your longer leg of 12' x 2' to metric gives a metric size of 3658mm x 610mm. So your first point for the rectangle would have X= 0 and Y= 0 and the second point at the opposite end would have X= 3658 and Y= 610. For your second rectangle of the shorter leg, the length would be 2438mm x 610 and the points of insertion for this rectangle would have the following values- X= 3658, Y= 0 for the first and X= 4268, Y= 2438 for the second. If you want to depict smaller sized boards, you can sub-divide the larger dimensions to draw smaller rectangles. I find that ...

... posted: 31 Aug 2018 00:13 from: Jim Guthrie Martin Wynne wrote: The automated tandems were tricky to do, and there are still some loose ends which could do with further work. But it was a piece of cake compared to the much bigger problem, and I simply have no idea how to do that -- how to make sure that everyone knows it's there? Martin, I've just tried the Make Tandem function and it works very well. But just one question. I did a test run in 0-MF using a B6 as the second turnout on a single sided tandem and Templot generated the first turnout with a 1:32 tandem switch and a 5.73 curviform crossing. The information panel showed a minimum radius of 81.1" and it looked, as you would expect, a lot tighter than the B6 second turnout with a regular crossing and a minimum radius of 73". I generated another template with a B switch and a curviform 1:5.73 crossing and that had a minimum radius of 74.7". I placed ...