... forum. Now my question is how do i use the template& add it from the boxfiles to the plan i am working on. I am totally baffled i have been trying this afternoon& i cant work it out. posted: 22 Jan 2009 18:10 from: Alan Turner Copy the file to your Box folder and then -> Main -> reload/add from file then select the file Alan Last edited on 22 Jan 2009 18:12 by Alan Turner posted: 22 Jan 2009 18:20 from ... variable instead of snapping to nearest 1/4 unit angles). 9. 06:35- 06:50 Select F5 mouse action to adjust the crossing angle. Then immediately right-click and lock the switch on the menu. The info bar changes to pink to indicate that the switch is locked and won't change. (Normally F5 changes the switch size to match the crossing angle for a sensible turnout. If this happens here it would make matching the rails confusing). 10. 06:50- 07: ...

... 21 from: Hayfield Martin Thanks I will try that as it might answer my question, sorry I did not explain my self clearly. Here is another go If I convert an A5 turnout to a Y turnout does the crossing angle of the Y become 1 in 10 for each road. If so could I use an A4 or A3.5 crossing so that the crossing angle of the Y turnout decreases to a 1 in 8 or 1 in 7 so that the difference between it and a standard A5 turnout is not so great. ... roads are straight, so in order to complete the design in Templot you need to do some additional work to terminate the turnout curves at the V-crossing. You could use partial templates as shown split at the fine point (CTRL-4). The pink template is a 1:4.95 straight half-diamond, again split at the fine point. Or you could instead do it all in one template by putting a zero-length transition-to-straight at the fine point. Either way however, using ...

... www.stciers.me.uk/home/track_wiring/trackwiring.htm For the 3 way the second V is switched between the first V and one of the feeds rather than between the two feeds. Cheers for now John, from 33820 St Ciers sur Gironde, France posted: 18 Jan 2012 10:03 from: r_wilton Chris Mitton wrote: This doesn't quite work out. The problem you get is that if you set the first switches to the leftmost route and the second to the rightmost, then both left and right roads (but not the centre ... this way. I have altered the turnouts in the station approach tandem to arrive at something more feasable but am still pushing it with the middle crossing. This will give you a bit more length than the original design you posted. The goods yard point (the pink one) I have left as a three throw for the moment. Although appropriate in a goods yard, they can be difficult to construct and operate and if you do not fancy the challenge there may be an alternative of making the turnout before the three throw ...

... ) conflicting movements. On the other hand, you do leave the operating characteristics of the existing FY (7 up, 7 down, 3 reversible) untouched. An alternative scheme might be to: 1. Modify Martin's plan to augment the 7 green loops with 10 more, also taken off the inner (green) main line straights. That would give you your 17 anti-clockwise (I'm not sure about which are the up/down directions) loops. 2. Have the red main line (clockwise) straights ... This gives you a continuous-run test track clear of the visible layout. There are crossovers connecting in to the outer fiddle yard road. With some "extreme carpentry" you could even fit in another orange road under the hi-level blue track. The pink track on the left is the docks branch rising to connect in to the high level ring. You would need some additional crossovers between dark blue and green at 5 o'clock to gain better access to the fiddle yard for docks traffic. Without knowing the layout better ...

... topic: 2771 Templot2 Update page posted: 2 Nov 2015 16:07 from: John Lewis Martin Should the warning for Windows 8 users now include Windows 10 users as well? With best wishes (and thanks) John posted: 2 Nov 2015 16:43 from: Martin Wynne John Lewis wrote: Should the warning for Windows 8 users now include Windows 10 users as well? Hi John, Thanks, I have now updated the notes accordingly. regards, Martin. posted: 4 Nov 2015 02:25 from ... links in this dialog instead of buttons is causing confusion. It was simply a lot easier and quicker to program it that way. I will look at changing it to a conventional properties sheet with buttons. More work. I changed the default shapes colour from dark pink to lemon yellow, so that the red colour for the currently selected shape can be more easily seen. The lemon yellow shows quite clearly against the sky blue background on my screen, I'm puzzled why folks are having problems with this. regards, Martin. ...

... green), and I'd be able to turn them on/off based on colour/grade. And allow me to include them in print outs (again by colour/grade) (Basically life is a bit busy at the moment, and I only get 10 or 20 minutes Temploting time every-so-often. My last go was with the new clearance envelope changes, which was great. I already knew I had a issue, shown in the screenshot, but I don't have time straight away to solve it ... coloured link lines. If it is important that a template's reminder is shown, the template should be moved to the top of the storage box list. For example, note here that the 6th reminder on the template at the top of the screen simply has a pink blob, and no callout box: 2_162149_180000001.png Here is a bit of video showing what happens when that is zoomed and panned: http://flashbackconnect.com/Movie.aspx?id=6wlgCbsjNs-VGI-CHsjwYg2 A reminder message can contain a maximum of 200 characters ...

... topic: 1269 Struggling with a tandem posted: 10 Oct 2010 15:58 from: philchudley I know others cannot see my machine but I hope I can be pointed in the right direction. I have downloaded the video on the creattion of a tandem but am struggling to achieve exactly the same behaviour as the video when it comes to the F5 resizing of the crossing angle. I have followed the video, set the angle crossing options to any angle Set the peg on FP Press F5 Right click and select Lock switch ... if the right-click setting Lock Switch is being ignored. Hi Phil, Sorry I missed this message. If you restart F5 you need to re-lock the switch each time. If the switch is locked the bar in the info panel should change to pink. Does it? Did you remember to set action> F5 V-crossing angle options> any angle menu option? Can you describe in a bit more detail how what you see differs from the video? regards, Martin. Parts of Templot Club may ...

... the better. Based on your information it looks as if I'm not too far off. BTW, in case you had not already guessed, my ulterior motive for posting here was the possibility that someone might take this to the next level. It's beyond my capability, but I'm pretty sure someone "skilled in the art" could cook up a program that automatically combines models derived from Templot with models of the appropriate chairs to produce a stereo lithography file that can be fed to a 3D printer. Cheers!Andy posted: 10 Aug 2015 07:59 from: Les G My local Maker-Space has a number of 3d printers; I have been custodian-between-meetings for one of them for about 18months. During that time we have encountered a number of limitations of printer capability. The relevant issue with printing sleeper and chair as a component, is that the home DIY printers deposit plastic onto a plate, on ours it is heated glass. This deposition process means that any overhangs are unsupported. Test prints of arch-like components ...

... didn't smell too bad either. posted: 1 Mar 2018 19:55 from: Martin Wynne FraserSmith wrote: Not much time to compose pictures and not easy to get alternative viewpoints when there are such big crevasses and one is tied to others. Hi Fraser, Thanks for a great pic. It would be great to visit such places and take some photos. But I fear I would need to be helicoptered in to be in a fit state to take them. cheers, Martin. posted: 1 Mar 2018 20:10 from: Martin Wynne Andrew Barrowman wrote: Lidl marmalade! James Robertson must be spinning in his grave. The Robertson's factory was just beside Paisley (Canal) Station. You could tell what they were making from the fantastic aromas wafting into the station. The steam locomotives didn't smell too bad either. Hi Andy, My grandfather always claimed that as a boy he had a job making the wooden pips to go in raspberry jam: http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/HNS19060327.2.44.1 Actually, Lidl marmalade is very good. ...

... Templot Club. Great to see an ambitious main line project. You're right that it's a challenging design, because you want to include as much as possible of your existing pointwork while hopefully creating a flowing "Templot" design for new handbuilt curved pointwork. Before you began handbuilding you sent me some scans of your existing 00 pointwork, which I matched for you in Templot. The straight turnouts were a good match to A-7, and the diamonds matched 1:7 too. The curved turnout was near a C-10, but not such a good match: gordon_scans.png gordon_scans_a7.png I tried using these for the CJF terminus plan, and managed to fit it within your 5400mm space, without losing any platform length. The goods yard access needed a changed design to keep a long enough head-shunt, but otherwise it's a straight conversion to 1:7 angle of CJF's original design. But it does look rather angular, and the sharp approach curves look very cramped. It would obviously be much more attractive and create a longer-look effect ...