... 23:59 from: BruceNordstrand Hi peeps Just looking for a tad of assistance. What I want to do is insert a turnout into the track on the right. Simple enough you say... well not this one I want to have the turnout straight road connecting to that new track at the bottom of the pic, thereby requiring the turnout road to be inserted into the current track flow. I want to do this as it will be a future mainline to further industries up my branch when I get more room ... topic: 1384 How to do this? posted: 22 Feb 2011 23:59 from: BruceNordstrand Hi peeps Just looking for a tad of assistance. What I want to do is insert a turnout into the track on the right. Simple enough you say... well not this one I want to have the turnout straight road connecting to that new track at the bottom of the pic, thereby requiring the turnout road to be inserted into the current track flow. I want to do this as it will be ...

... diamonds (i.e. with movable K-crossings) for flatter diamonds and slips or even for 1:6 if it is on a curve. There is so much slop in the 00 gauge standards that wheels can very easily mis-track and take the wrong road in flat-angle fixed K-crossings. You could consider tightening things up by using 00-SF instead of 00-BF -- see: http://00-sf.org.uk but I would still recommend a switch diamond for a curved 1: ... Andy Attachment: attach_1337_1813_Herstmonceux.box 318 posted: 29 Jan 2012 20:41 from: Alan McMillan Hi Andy I've run something up for you. An outside slip was never going to work in that tight space, so I took the liberty of replacing it with a single turnout and a double switched diamond slip. I also eased the curve to make it less like it hand been built using Peco Setrack. The start and end points are, however, the same except for the siding that comes off the slip. I haven't done ...

... and plans for presentation on the forum. My plan so far is to start with platform 14, some how extend into 15 with the correct reverse curve. Then build the crossover (10) as I know what the track centres should be, and create middle road. The sidings and platform 13 can then be built off platform 15 as I know what the track centres for those should be. After a print out to check that it works within the structures I can then create the scissors crossover that's on a curve, ... track-planning programs. This method is simple and quick, but it can produce a disjointed "train-set" look if you are not careful. More experienced users prefer to lay out the broad sweep of the running lines first, and then insert the turnout templates in them (or align the templates over them). This is the classic way to use Templot and the most likely to produce a prototypical sweeping feel to pointwork. Or you can use whatever mixture of methods suits your own way of thinking and working ...

... : 30 Jul 2014 11:44 from: Trevor Walling Hello, I have moved this topic here as I think I had put it in the wrong place previously. I have reached the stage where I need to produce a template or templates for the single slip roads to form a trailing crossover for up and down lines. I have started on the up road slip but I seem to be hitting the buffers so to speak.I followed the tutorial for a single slip but instead of swapping the turnout hand I have inverted it.It sort ... works but I seem to end up with extra lines at the switches and confusion. Any help would be most appreciated please as I seem to be at an impasse.I think once I have mastered this first slip I should be able to complete the other.I also enclose the box file.2110_291142_090000000.png Thanks. Trevor. Attachment: attach_1893_2496_upslip_crossover .box 254 posted: 30 Jul 2014 12:10 from: Martin Wynne Hi Trevor, You moved it while I was preparing a reply! Hi Trevor, You have used standard switches instead of the preset slip switches ...

... now work along the template shoving timbers to square them up to the centre-line. Click the real> shove timbers menu item. 15. First click the angle datum button, so that entered angles are relative to the template datum instead of the main-road centre line: y_symm_shove1.png 16. Select each timber in turn (click the timber number) and then click on the twist dimension: y_symm_shove2.png 17. For each timber, enter n48, n64 or n80 according to the previous template rotation (but this time without ... topic: 603 Y turnouts posted: 30 Oct 2008 09:12 from: Raymond Update for Templot2 Please disregard this old topic and instead see this one: topic 2768 This old topic below is retained for reference. The old tutorial for Y turnouts no longer, naturally, matches the latest version of Templot. Am I right in thinking that the "Zero length transition..." option under Transition curves is the correct way to start a Y turnout? Regards Raymond posted: 30 Oct 2008 11:51 from ...

... ONLY that part of a turnout comprising the moving points, NOT the whole thing: startup_pad.png The 28" inner radius you quote is not an input you can use. You get to that figure by starting with a turnout curved to 30" radius in the main road, and then modifying the size of the turnout until the desired inner radius shows up in the information panel. The size of a turnout is adjusted using the F5 mouse action, and by zooming in close you can get a very fine adjustment. The size ... topic: 787 Honner Turnout Calculator posted: 12 Apr 2009 20:10 from: William Adkins I thought I would cut my teeth on Templot by designing a Sn3 curved turnout 30" outside radius/28" inner radius. I entered data in a Honner Turnout Calculator and among other values I see that the frog angle is 3.58 degrees. Have others used the Honner Calculator and what values go where in Templot? I'm sure much of my frustration is that I am at the very beginning of a learning curve and that ...

... forum without any luck, so can anyone give me some pointers please, thanks John posted: 3 Oct 2016 11:03 from: Jim Guthrie John, I would start with the diamond crossing then attempt fitting the two switches so that the radius of the slip road is acceptable and the position of the crossings on the slip road is feasible for building. You might also have to watch out for where the locations of the hinge points of the switch blades in the four foot so that the blades are long enough to flex ... topic: 2931 Outside slip posted: 3 Oct 2016 08:37 from: Hayfield I have been asked to make working drawings from what looks like an Iain Rice drawing, there seems to be an outside slip as well as a 3 way turnout, the outside slip is at quite an acute angle, please how do I start. Do i make the central crossing first? I have done a quick search using outside slip on this forum without any luck, so can anyone give me some pointers please, thanks John ...

... topic: 2478 TOLP Peg Position Query. posted: 1 Jul 2014 00:30 from: Brian Nicholls Hi Martin, I have a query regarding one of the geometry peg positions in version 2.09a. when you lengthen the turnout exit road using CNTRL+ F12, say beyond the turnout overall length, then after the adjustment, putting the peg on the TOLP position, still puts the peg on the centre-line of the turnout road directly in line with the overall turnout length (as before). Is this correct ... topic: 2478 TOLP Peg Position Query. posted: 1 Jul 2014 00:30 from: Brian Nicholls Hi Martin, I have a query regarding one of the geometry peg positions in version 2.09a. when you lengthen the turnout exit road using CNTRL+ F12, say beyond the turnout overall length, then after the adjustment, putting the peg on the TOLP position, still puts the peg on the centre-line of the turnout road directly in line with the overall turnout length (as before). Is this correct ...

... something similar to this: constanta_final_zps9062e237.jpg Where the two L/H points are combined into a tandem. And here's the BOX file: Attachment: attach_1884_2489_Constanta_final.b ox 250 posted: 20 Jul 2014 20:55 from: John Preston Hi Valentin, A tandem with both turnout roads on the same side is a little tricky. I have attached a box file showing rails only that may help. In order to avoid check rail etc. conflicts the A6 turnout has a curviform Vee and the branch track has the same radius as the A6 ... topic: 2489 Connecting three lines into a tandem turnout posted: 19 Jul 2014 16:37 from: Valentin Hello, This is my first post here. I am not new to Templot but I have little experience for what I try to achieve. Attached is my attempt in creating the plan for a very old station; I managed to design the turntable but now I want to connect the three lines into one using a tandem turnout but I cannot get smooth curves from the three exits to the existing lines. I ...

... path. and the stock rail for the diverging route may have a set or joggle but the main line stock rail will not. Therefore when choosing the handedness of a turnout to add, the handedness is determined by which is the main, or more main, road. And, from what I have seen, it doesn't matter what type of crossing I choose other than parallel, when I add a branch track it always gets the track centreline radius. If I use a curved crossing. The only thing that will give ... to understand Handedness, switches and crossings much better. posted: 11 Aug 2010 02:19 from: grog_polymer I went back to the companion and had a look at the switch and crossing sections under real track. 1920_101644_010000000.jpg What confused me is the "End of turnout curve" because I had expected the turnout to continue to curve after the entry straight. So I went back to tors and had a look at the radii and centres of entry, exit, branch and the turnout itself. I was surprised that the branch ...