... topic: 2186 Platforms and Turnouts posted: 31 Mar 2013 10:25 from: Howard If I add a platform to the "turnout" side of a turnout, it follows the straight track and not the diverging track. Is this as intended? I'm using 2.06d on Windows XP. Howard Watkins. posted: 31 Mar 2013 10:50 from: Martin Wynne Howard wrote: If I add a platform to the "turnout" side of a turnout, it follows the straight track and not the diverging track. Is this as intended? Hi Howard, Yes, that's intended. Prototypically it is quite rare for a platform to be alongside the diverging road of a turnout. However, if you do need that: 1. copy the turnout to the control. 2. click tools> make split> make plain track turnout road> on external geometrical radius menu item. If that menu item is greyed out: a. if the peg is on CTRL-0 put it on CTRL-1 (or anywhere except CTRL-0 ...

... I don't even know about yet. It's a journey; you just have to make your mind up whether you want to take it or not. As someone said: if it's easy it's not worth while. Alan Turner posted: posted: 16 May 2007 04:34 from: sevenmil Hi Alan, I tend to agree with Bob Ellis, It seems he has described my thoughts on an earlier E-mail. I have been using Templot for a couple of years now& all I do is print out bog standard turnouts& track, then tack it all together on the layout board. I would like to print out the plan I want, but can't get my head round the protocol. Judging by Martins comments it would seem he has created a giant that is slowly getting the better of him, which is why a manual would be of more use to people like myself. eg., I have no idea of what I have missed with recent developments on Templot. awaiting the replies& hate mail... I can't seem ...

... topic: 759 Rolling sleepers posted: 9 Mar 2009 02:24 from: Nigel Brown This is pug 0.82d, and almost certainly a lack of understanding on my part. I've just knocked up a quick experimental and simple track plan involving just one turnout, a couple of feet or so of diverging rails, and a bit of approach track. Now the last sleeper next to the turnout on the approach track slightly overlaps the last sleeper of the turnout, so I thought this might be a good time to try out rolling sleepers to get the right sleepers with the right spacing at the rail joint with the turnout. No problem, it worked fine. However, the other end of the approach track now has a sleeper which is a bit beyond the end of the rail, and I thought that for neatness it would be nice to extend the rail to reach just beyond the sleeper. So I pressed F4, thinking this would do the trick. No. What it now does is continue to roll the sleepers, leaving the rail the ...

... topic: 2107 Tandem turnouts posted: 9 Nov 2012 03:53 from: julia So, in a fit of insomnia, I decided I would have a go at making a tandem turnout for my layout. It all seemed pretty simple, a #8 and a #9 turnout. Working in H0e (9mm gauge, 0.85mm flange way gaps, aka NEM N track on H0 sleeper spacings) I have managed to get the two turnouts overlaid over each other, but I am now stumped, so much of the video tutorial seems to not match up, and the various other attempts people have made to document how to make a tandem turnout, don't seem to work for me. I have attached the box file of where I am so far, Can anyone point me at what I am supposed to do next? J Attachment: attach_1534_2107_tandemtrial.box 291 posted: 12 Nov 2012 18:37 from: Tony W Hi Julia. The problem with your Tandem is that the switch pairs are too close together and the second set of blades cannot be ...

... getting started with Templot which is clearly a very powerful tool indeed, probably more than I need. I'm trying to create a track plan of Faringdon (GWR) as close to full size as I can. I've scanned in the background having shortened it a bit to fit and started laying track. I've run into a few areas where I need clarification (it must be me, not the tool) and I'd appreciate some input. a) I read that the recommended starting point is to lay plain track and then add turnouts to it and not build the plan from small pieces. However after adding some plain track to the turnout road, I can't now bend the end of it to start the next curve. So should I shorten the straight track to the point of beginning the curve and then add a curved piece or is there a way to curve (or bend) around a midpoint (or other location)? b) Is there a way to "snap" one piece to another so that they line up correctly with correct sleeper ...

... draw the irregular single slip for me and needs the box file. I'll start with the complete box file and then post the partial one that Martin is after. You can read the full explanation of the redesign here Rebirth of Slattocks Junctions on RMWeb. Attachment: attach_576_877_slattocks_junction _09_06_20_2115_18.box 413 posted: 23 Jun 2009 12:18 from: Andy G And now the slip in context. The slip needs to allow movements from the up main (lower track) to the down main. The tandem is in the goods yard and the turnout with no timbers is part of the double junction. Attachment: attach_577_877_Slattocks_Slip_Area .box 393 posted: 23 Jun 2009 12:19 from: Andy G And now just the slip templates. Thanks for this help Martin. Regards Andy Attachment: attach_578_877_Slattocks_Slip.box 357 posted: 23 Jun 2009 13:33 from: Martin Wynne Hi Andy, Thanks for uploading the files. I will get on with creating the irregular slip for you. However, I have had a quick look and I'm not sure I would do it that way. If ...

... (or both are straight), and all crossing angles are therefore equal. Regular ladder tracks are comprised of regular diamond-crossings, and are commonly seen in station throats, often as single or double slips. 2. In a curviform ladder, the diagonal-road radius and main-road radius differ, and all the crossing angles therefore differ also. Most commonly the diagonal-road is more sharply curved than the main roads, creating short diamond-crossings. The diagonal-road follows the initial curve of the turnout-road (or can in some cases be straight across curved main roads). Curviform ladders are comprised of curviform diamond-crossings, and are often used to form running-line double-junctions, and to gain access across running lines to goods yards, engine sheds and industrial sidings. Slips are less common in curviform ladders because of the usually shorter crossing angles. The type of ladder track is determined by the type of V-crossing which is currently set for the control template. To change it, cancel ...

... 7 Feb 2013 12:04 from: stuart1600 Wasn't sure quite where to post this- I'm not quite a beginner, but definitely baffled by this one... After looking again at Martin's short video about outside slips to remind myself about the process, I thought I would try this out on a plan I'm working on. But I hit a snag. When I try to move the peg to the TORG position before storing the template the TORG option in the drop down box is greyed out. Except, if the turnout is straight then TORG is available; but always greyed out for turnouts in curved track. Have I inadvertently altered some setting that causes this? I'm sure I've played around with the same configuration before and had no problem with replicating what was in Martin's video- unfortunately that work has disappeared into the black hole labelled "inadequately saved/backed-up files". I've attached the box file with straight and curved turnouts in the hope that someone may be able to see what the problem is. I'm using Templot2 on a ...

... pieces joined together: http://www.templot.com/martweb/videos/flash/starter/em_starter.html p.s. note that the video is a bit out of date -- the swell function is now on CTRL+ F10 shortcut, see: http://templot.com/companion/index.html?swell_function_ctrl_f10.htm regards, Martin. posted: 14 Mar 2014 19:54 from: Paul Willis Hi Martin, We are back to that issue that we chatted about at Warley. The first thing that a new Templot user sees is a turnout... This line of thinking is hardly surprising. Cheers Paul posted: 14 Mar 2014 20:11 from: Martin Wynne Paul Willis wrote: We are back to that issue that we chatted about at Warley. The first thing that a new Templot user sees is a turnout... Hi Paul, Yes, I haven't forgotten. We haven't had a program update since then, but the next one will start up like this: 2_141505_050000000.png Of course, changing that is a 2-minute task in the ...

... topic: 1596 Confused by radii posted: 24 Aug 2011 12:25 from: Paulr1949 Hello again I am currently creating a plan in O-gauge FS which requires a right-angled curve to get from Fiddleyard to main platform on L-shaped boards. In this curve is a LH A-5 semi-curved point- the turnout road from this leads to the main platform, the main road to a runround loop. The main curve radius is approx. 51 inches, but the information screen is now flashing minimum radius of 25.1 inches (637mm). Looking at the info in the storage box it tells me track centre-line radius= 1288.06 (constant radius) resultant switch radius (centre-line)= 931 approx. resultant turnout radius (centre-line)= 637 approx. -- -- -- -- -- -- switch radius (rail gauge-face)= 3374.0 turnout radius (rail gauge-face)= 1274.45 So I appear to have a switch radius of 3/4 ...