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... get started with programming (the link to the compiler and there were a couple of useful sites you suggested for further guidance.) I'm afraid I'm not about to develop Templot 3 any time soon, but I'm hoping to get beyond "Hello World." Many thanks Derek posted: 8 Feb 2020 15:48 from: DerekStuart Thanks Martin. I ... far as I can see, standalone GPS trackers use a format known as NMEA and the output comes out like this: $GPGGA,185259.858,5131.860,N ,00007.412,W ,1 ,12,1.0,0.0,M ,0.0,M ,, *73 $GPGSA,A ,3 ,01,02,03,04,05 ... topic: 3607 Making sense of program code in Lazarus posted: 8 Feb 2020 15:31 from: DerekStuart Hello Martin Sorry, I can't find the thread you discussed this, but could you add me to the list of those who can view the development sub-forum, please? I am particularly looking for the thread where you described how ...
... (insomnia and stubbornness) trying many different combinations and I always find the last bit to go in didn't quite work- doglegs. Broadly speaking I used two methods 1. 3 parallel curved roads, using the "add to TS or MS side" and then tried to work the geometry out at the throat. 2. Lay the points out so ... in years earlier and never reconciled that with the photos I have seen later. However, according to the maps, it was moved in the inter-war years from the W to E side of the line... so I did in fact see the filled in turntable pit. Again my thanks for the help. This is such a helpful ... reproduce the general look and proportions of it from the pictures has resulted in the box file attached. I would doubt very much if the second turnout would be a C-8 as the C switch combined with a B-6 does not give sufficient clearance for the 1 in 6 crossing. From the photo I suspect both switches are Bs and the ...
... the information in a typical URL: maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=18&lat=51.9959&lon=-2.1498&layers=6 &b =3 p.s. 2^zoom means 2zoom i.e. 2 raised to the power zoom regards, Martin. posted: 7 Aug 2017 03:45 from: Martin Wynne Another update ... , Martin. posted: 18 Sep 2017 13:43 from: David Higgs Hello Martin, Thank you for your reply. I'm hoping to model Moretonhampstead during the BR(W) period (1948 to 1958) in EM Gauge so the background shape that I hope to be using is:- http://maps.nls.uk/view/106004267 However ... across the country and hope for the best. For this purpose I have decided that 1.5 miles shall be 7905ft. Not least because it leads to a convenient round figure: 8 x 7905/ 1860= 34ft exactly. That's 34 prototype feet per dot at zoom 0. The 8 converts from zoom 3 to zoom 0. I have tested this by ...
44. glueing track
... I have just bought a bottle but have not opened it yet. I will let you know. Incidently I do not glue my track down per se. I use a 3/4 inch plywood base to which I glue 1/2 inch homosote and 1/8 inch cork. The track is pinned down with just enough track nails to hold ... that effect (providing that the MDF is primed!) Any one have different experiences? Best wishes, Howard. posted: 23 Dec 2011 15:30 from: Tony W Hi Howard. Try pasteing the baseboard rather than the Template, this should avoid much of the swelling problem. Tony. posted: 23 Dec 2011 16:04 from: ... as shown in the Solomon DVD. I want it to be quiet apart from the DCC loco sounds! Hi Ed, I've always preferred Copydex over PVA, and 1/8" cork underlay impregnated with diluted Copydex over foam. An alternative to cork is 1/8" balsa wood. That's just a personal preference -- I'm not in a ...
... over that too many times.) 2. You can easily preview your PDF file on your own computer using Adobe Reader or Foxit Reader before taking it to be printed. 3. The track plans will have the coloured rail and timber infill matching Templot's single sheet template printing. 4. Most importantly, printing it requires no CAD skills. Any high ... whywaite I will look forward to seeing this release. Shaun posted: 29 May 2008 05:07 from: Simon Dunkley I have finally got a small plan (less than 8' long) produced which will satisfy my needs for a while. I have access to a plotter at work which will print it out, but believe it or not, ... topic: 373 DXF and PDF export for wide-format printing posted: 16 Mar 2008 23:11 from: Martin Wynne This subject cropped up on RMweb recently. I replied at: http://www.rmweb.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?p =303906#p303906 I've had a couple of off-group emails on the same subject, so ...
46. DXF and beyond
... work, I'd better learn how to use it! (Oh yeah- I just found this thread when thinking "Where's the DXF import gone?". Thanks to Paul W for the link to the plug-in.) Parts of Templot Club may not function unless you enable JavaScript (also called Active Scripting) in your browser. Templot Club ... DOES NOT import or export DXF files!! You need to install and pay for the Pro version to be able to import and export DXF files! I do have TurboCad 8 on my machine and might try one of the others mentioned above. Last edited on 11 Oct 2009 15:00 by Jonathan Wells posted: 11 Oct 2009 21:23 ... topic: 815 DXF and beyond posted: 30 May 2009 14:38 from: Martin Wynne Dear all, Nowadays for 3D visualisation and walk-throughs of Templot tracks in your layout design, the obvious choice is Google Sketchup. But if you are looking for a more conventional CAD for use with Templot's DXF exports, a very powerful 2D/ ...
... it right? 2. Because I am running out of space for the goods yard behind the station and cannot move the whole thing up I really need to add in a 3 way tandem turnout (So I can remove a point and save a little space). Now I tried to follow all the old instructions but when I added the 3rd set ... ? Or would the point that is in the goods yard that accesses the main be controlled in some way instead? posted: 22 Aug 2019 14:17 from: Tony W Michael Henfrey wrote: Out of interest, Would a track layout like this even have a trap/catch point exiting the goods yard? Or would the point that is in ... be rendered surplus by the yard exit point 3, which traps any shunting movements within the yard clear of the running lines. 3 would be interlocked with the crossover 5 and 8 in the signal box lever frame. 3 could only be set for yard exit when 5 and 8 were not set for the crossover road. Regards Tony. posted: 23 ...
... seems that BR(W) placed check rails in a slightly different position to the GWR. Taking a 1:8 crossing as an example, David Smith's book, Table 3 shows that there should be a 14ft check rail extending over five timbers from 1C to 5C (X2 to X6 in Templot terms). This appears to match photos of 1930s ... topic: 1961 GWR vs BR(W) check rail position. posted: 19 May 2012 20:47 from: Paul Boyd I think I've just discovered that the check rails in many of my plans may be wrong! It seems that BR(W) placed check rails in a slightly different position to the GWR. Taking a 1: ... crossing as an example, David Smith's book, Table 3 shows that there should be a 14ft check rail extending over five timbers from 1C to 5C (X2 to X6 in Templot terms). This appears to match photos of 1930s track. In his drawing of a B8 turnout on page 36 he shows that the same check rail extends from the L1 ...
... not aware of using DXF files. Bit nervous of joining development group, thank you. Any ideas, please. posted: 5 Sep 2011 23:07 from: Tony W Hi Bob. I came across your cry for help recently. Are you still having problems with your background shapes or have you managed to sort it out by now. If ... off the background shapes as follows. Select pad/ pad background options/ hide background shapes. They can be restored by selecting/ show background shapes. 2151_080808_470000000.png Last edited on 8 Sep 2011 18:32 by Tony W posted: 7 Sep 2011 19:30 from: Tony W Hi Martin. Thanks for the offer and it is very temping, ... its own SK8 format. However, if you have reached the 32,000 shapes limit, it's unlikely that you are using a picture shape. You have probably imported a DXF file which has been vectorized from the BMP file. There is no way round the 32,000 limit, sorry. You can thin out the vectorized shapes by clicking the ...
... to give up in despair with all us ancients who still operate Templot as it was years ago. Hi Jim, Not despair exactly, but it is the reason for paragraph 3 at: http://templot.com/companion/terms_of_use.html You can understand a beginner such as Tony getting mighty confused. That's why it's important that I do get on and ... track to another to continue a curve with a different radius, or is there an easier way to do this? posted: 8 Oct 2017 22:20 from: Tony W Tony McGartland wrote: Martin, thanks for this very informative reply. I spent a fair bit of the day exploring many commands. There is so much to learn, I'm ... a disciplined as possible. Is it possible to add a straight bit of track to another to continue a curve with a different radius, or is there an easier way to do this? Hi Tony. This can be done simply with the shift and join button at the top of the screen. When you move the ends of the two templates close ...
... But I can't see how this can be the case for either built up chairs or solid cast iron chairs. In the case of built up chairs, the crossing has a 3 inch extension in front of the blunt nose, which is bolted through the chair and the timber: 499_121146_390000000.png (Dimensions are for 7mm/ft with full size inches in square ... . Note also the 4" dimension is on that drawing from the blunt nose to the "A" bolt. Except non-REA designs on the GWR/ BR(W) where the holding-down bolt is used with slab& brackets (and the blunt nose is 11/16"), but where the "A" timber is ... 14" wide, so the slab can be placed further back. Here some pics: 2_270449_340000000.jpg REA (Non-GWR). Centre of brackets and bolts on centre-line of timber. No holding-down bolt. The blunt nose certainly looks closer to the edge of the timber than 2", but on the other hand it also looks ...
52. Pug version 091c
... the changes in 091c: 1. drag panning -- see previous message. 2. pad views: pre-sets* and history* -- see previous message. 3. group> restore group name labels menu item. This restores all the template name labels to their default positions, for example after moving or arranging them. Previously it was ... thing I looked for! The drag panning is also extremely useful- it's just a natural thing to have Cheers Paul posted: 8 Feb 2008 00:51 from: Brian W Lewis Hi Martin! That drag panning is something I'd quietly wished Templot would do for ages. Thank you for reading my mind! posted: 8 Feb 2008 00:55 ... The 4 numbered buttons are fixed pre-sets which you can set up and return to at any time. Independently of those, Templot automatically keeps a rolling record of the 8 most recent views you have been using. A view is regarded as in use after it has remained static for 5 seconds. You can return to these recent views by clicking ...
... . Hi Tony, 1. put the name labels on if not already (END key). 2. hold down the SHIFT key or put the CAPS LOCK on. 3. mouse over and click on the name label of the required template. (If the name labels are overlaid and obscured, click on the first one and then bat name ... /4415525132/ (by the way this next one is the one that proved that the OS plan was wrong.... http://www.geolocation.ws/v /W /File:Brighton%20Locomotive%20Shed%207%20geograph-2664694-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg/-/en) Attachment: attach_1624_2253_brighton_mpd_13_0 6_12_1118_11.bgs 267 posted: 8 ... FILES\ )? (That will need two replies, one for each file.) It's difficult to advise without having the scaled image. regards, Martin. posted: 8 Jul 2013 03:07 from: Martin Wynne Hi Tony, I rather doubt that the rail lines shown on the OS map should be relied on too closely. The first ...
... which I designed prior to purchasing Templot, using DesignCAD 3000 software. This software has the capability of exporting files in the following formats: 1) AutoCAD DWG 2) DXF 3) IGES 4) RIB 5) VRML 6) WPG 7) WMF I have tried unsuccessfully to export the track plan in all of the above formats to Templot so that ... topic: 1162 Importing files to Templot posted: 8 Jul 2010 22:07 from: David Yates I have a a track plan which I designed prior to purchasing Templot, using DesignCAD 3000 software. This software has the capability of exporting files in the following formats: 1) AutoCAD DWG 2) DXF 3) IGES 4) RIB 5) ... 6) WPG 7) WMF I have tried unsuccessfully to export the track plan in all of the above formats to Templot so that I can use it as a background to prepare templates. Can you offer any advice please as to what I may be doing wrong? Regards, Dave Yates posted: 8 Jul 2010 23:02 from: Martin Wynne ...
... . click on a background shape in the list. 2. click this button to send it to the back (it goes to the top of the list), or 3. click this button to bring it to the front (it goes to the bottom of the list). These buttons allow you to re-arrange the background shapes in ... a look at what my local builders merchants have to offer and I'm still fairly bewildered as in 9mm they offer: BC/CC FE plywood WBP@ £25.08 H/W faced popular core WBP@ £14.95 BB Finnish birch combi@ £41.06 Indonesian marine@ £29.04 elsewhere I also found Robbins elite BS1088@ £66.29 Quite a price range ... output size settings are at output> enlarge/reduce size for print and PDF> menu options: 2_210811_590000000.png These settings apply to printed templates and exported PDF files (and also DXF files if the scaled option is ticked on the DXF dialog). Select your required size before printing the templates in the usual way. Quarter-size (25%) ...
... curved crossover with a split end on the outside rail, like this crude sketch (one line per rail pair). xEzBCk1ri2rSfdf0P37gIbnFJpooAAAAAS UVORK5CYII= I am hoping to build it using 3 simple curved turnouts rather than having to build a slip turnout, but the whole thing has to fit in a quarter circle, approximately, so if 3 curved turnouts are too ... 32". So I'm using flat bottomed rail, and since I'm not hand-laying all my track but mixing it with microengineering code 83 flex, I've selected 102, 8, 8, 8, 20, 0, 0 for the timbering data, with 8'6" sleepers, square on, ends in line. I've got a decent attempt, ... want to play with easements on the end of the curves too, but I may do that part back in 3rd planit. I've been able to export in 2D to a DXF file and import that into 3rd planit. I'm also going to see if I can just read the dimensions of the curved turnouts I'm using from templot and enter those directly into ...
... to set "No page scaling" in the printer dialog. This is not the usual default setting, so you need to emphasize this point. Tell the operator at least 3 times. Check afterwards by measuring the 50mm grid lines very carefully. regards, Martin. posted: 10 Sep 2009 17:59 from: JFS Mark, Not sure about ... it comes up with the goods. However Martin, I have come across a different problem and that is that I connot get Templot to print in anything other than B& W. If I select Colour or Grayscale, Templot says that the printer is set to B& W- even though it seemd to me to be set correct. Any thoughts ... out in one continuous run for a modest £10.00 but it has to be in PDF File. Overjoyed with this i set about converting it to PDF file. In normal DXF file print it takes about 9 A4 page lengths when converted it takes 2? I have now managed to get it with the aid of win2pdf to show as a PDF file ...
... they really mean is "doesn't work in the way I expect from using Windows/ Android..." PS I have recently started using it after a gap of some 3 or 4 years and I found it very quick to re-learn, save for one or two more unusual functions which were lost in the grey matter somewhere. Derek Martin ... I was amazed that there actually was such a thing when I saw it in the window of the little newsagent's I passed as I walked home from school. The B&W pictures were extremely poor by the standards of today but that was a feature as you had to imagine what it really looked like. Not that I want to create even more ... topic: 3759 Templot perceptions posted: 8 Sep 2020 07:44 from: Martin Wynne It's always interesting to see how Templot is regarded in the wider hobby. From today's Railway Modeller magazine (October 2020): "Once we had agreed on the track plan I then drew it on an AutoCAD package at work across a few lunchtimes. I ...
59. Track centres
... The turnout as mentioned, anyone any ideas please undefined undefined undefined undefined Having trouble getting the images from my gallery to the post, go into my gallery they are the first 3 photos Attachment: attach_2309_2894_821.jpg 239 Last edited on 6 Jul 2016 15:03 by Hayfield posted: 7 Jul 2016 13:46 from: Tony W Hi John. The turnouts ... to be more than standard 6ft-way to allow safe working for staff on the ground. regards, Martin. posted: 5 Jul 2016 21:54 from: Tony W Hi John. Attached is a copy of the map we used when constructing a model of Bodmin in P4. (1920s) It should give you the information you require. ... old plan, bit of a lashup for the catch points and I guess will need to extend the sleepers on the outside a bit Attachment: attach_2312_2894_Belmont_station_6 .box 208 Last edited on 8 Jul 2016 14:57 by Hayfield posted: 7 Jul 2016 16:10 from: Hayfield undefined I have had a quick look at the photo of the turnout, I ...
... peg position -- orbit and shift. 2. explain the basics about the fixing peg, but not the notch at this stage. Using F4 to set the length. 3. using F5 and F6 and how the red radius indicator is affected. 4. create a small bit of track plan using the remaining buttons. This will include the basic ... or using SCARM, or whatever. All I can do is show them how Templot works. regards, Martin. posted: 30 Jan 2018 00:13 from: Tony W Interestingly, or perhaps not, when I did a Templot workshop for my local model railway club some years ago, I chose to use an oval of track with a passing ... change hand, geometry invert curving, F7 to snap to end of diamond, Ctrl-F5 to orbit, peg to 9, F3 to extend to meet diamond. Step 8 Maybe this is adventurous but make half diamond the control, convert diamond to single slip. At least this shows that making a straightforward slip is not impossible. I'm sure that ...
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