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... one of the big software houses." Which wounded me to the heart at the time, but I have managed to struggle on. Martin. posted: 26 Oct 2015 22:14 from: DerekStuart You are a good sport. A higher force sent to punish me? Hmmm... you mean one that tells you after countless hours of designing a location with REA turnouts that you probably should have loose heeled "standard" turnouts instead? THAT is punishment from a higher force. As for vees- I normally give a couple of vees to certain posts in 'the other place' each day. Derek Godfrey Earnshaw wrote: Hi Derek, I didn't see your comment, I am disappointed, I wanted something to be offended by. Unfortunately I am not offended by anything much I love banter, I love argument but tend to reserve my arguments for people I consider to be worthy i.e they can see clearly and merely hold a different opinion to me. If you have committed a sin then you will be punished by forces greater than mine ...
... DerekStuart Hello Martin Thanks for both posts. Opinion on languages is, as usual, divisive, but it seems that Pascal and its derivatives are generally well respected. As it's something where I can easily look at existing code, it seems logical to stick with it. I've just opened learndelphi.org and immediately found a good looking beginners guide in PDF- exactly what I was looking for (I've also ordered a couple of books from Waterstones too). Progress is slow, I'm afraid, but when I get something to work it gives a sense of achievement that I must admit is a little addictive. Thanks Derek posted: 16 Feb 2020 15:01 from: Martin Wynne DerekStuart wrote: Progress is slow, I'm afraid, but when I get something to work it gives a sense of achievement that I must admit is a little addictive. Hi Derek, I agree. It can be very slow at the start because there is almost too much to take in, and you have nothing but a blank screen in front of you. I had the ...
... Try your local doll's house shop which sell them as floorboards. I use them with superglue to stick chairs down a@y posted: 23 Dec 2014 13:23 from: Matt M. The main thing is that it stay in gauge. If you are using styrene I would laminate two sheets together to help with keeping it flat. If they cup or twist in the middle it is not going to work. For timber I would try for sleepers that are around 3.5mm thick for spiking. I'm not sure 2mm will give you enough gripping length for the shaft of the spike. Timber that moves a lot with heat and moisture is not good either. If you are fixing with spikes stable timber is a must. Gluing the rail to the timber is standard but you will have to research what glue will give the best result. Remember you are not using a chair or plate so the contact surface area is smaller. And there is less give for movement as well. A spike will give a mechanical safety net. The S7 group is ...
... to the original question- what specifications do I need to pass on to my gauge maker) In any event, there must be others in the same boat??? Richard posted: 25 May 2007 20:27 from: Martin Wynne Hi Richard,> I have gone for 31.5mm. Still back to the original> question- what specifications do I need to pass on> to my gauge maker? I suggest you use the dimensions given for 0-MF in Templot -- 31.5mm gauge with 1.5mm flangeways. This gives a CG of 30.0mm min, a convenient round figure to remember and work with. The critical dimension in trackwork is this check gauge CG. This must be greater than the BEF dimension for the wheelset (back to effective flange). For G0G-Fine (32.0mm gauge) the CG is 30.25mm min. For 0-SF (31.2mm) it is 29.75mm min. 0-MF (31.5mm gauge) splits the difference at 30.0mm and is a good compromise for use with the widest possible range of wheels. It ...
... the current template). The names are essential when working with the Box in list mode. The transition curve markings (together with lots of other things) can be hidden by creating a group (Ctrl+ a for all) and using the Generator Settings drop down menu. Then the Rebuild Group option followed by Ctrl+ y to remove the grouping. Phil posted: 22 Jun 2008 16:45 from: Alan Turner I've had a go at the crossing and I think that this gets rid of the reverse curve and gives a better flow. It just fits your 4 foot requirement but only just! Alan Attachment: attach_290_465_st_margarets_- _ajt.box 504 Last edited on 22 Jun 2008 16:45 by Alan Turner posted: 23 Jun 2008 01:05 from: phileakins Alan Turner wrote: I've had a go at the crossing and I think that this gets rid of the reverse curve and gives a better flow. It just fits your 4 foot requirement but only just! Alan Thanks for doing that Alan- I've a few days off work ...
... background shapes or have you managed to sort it out by now. If not let me know and I will try and see if I can suss out what is going on. Tony W. posted: 7 Sep 2011 10:11 from: Bob Juleff Hi Tony, Many thanks for offering to help and I would like to take up your kind offer. The thing is I last played with Templot back in July and quite frankly became disillusioned with it. However I would like to use it fully, so if you give me a couple of days to get back to where I was trippng up, I'll try to give you some symptoms. Bob posted: 7 Sep 2011 11:15 from: Martin Wynne Hi Bob, I'm sorry I didn't respond to your second message. It's important to understand that the background shapes file( .bgs) and the image file( .bmp) are two different files, and both should be saved in the same \SHAPE-FILES\ folder. The .bgs file contains the dimensions and position of ...
... for the lower connection, but I couldn't achieve an entirely satisfactory solution. In particular, I found that one of the obtuse crossings could not be properly checked. Instead, I adopted Martin's suggestion of trying to fit a full blown scissors, and think I may have come up with a reasonably workable solution, albeit one that still requires some fine tuning: 2129_111811_540000000.jpg Note that to accomplish this I found it necessary to roam the 'eastward' facing connection off the double tracked line to a position closer to the double junction and to give this a longer lead. This brings the two diamonds closer to the junction and permits a much shallower curve at the bottom left lead-in to the scissors. Box file attached. Attachment: attach_1843_2455_torr_giffard_2014 _05_11_2246_34.box 302 posted: 12 May 2014 14:41 from: John Palmer This has been an enjoyable exercise, so I've tweaked and cleaned up my previous work, and shoved timbering into what look like appropriate places. Attachment: attach_1844_2455_torr_giffard_2014 _05_12_1328_42.box 327 posted: 12 May 2014 18:22 from: Dave M Hi John, ...
128. Trackwork
... and Templot for the serious detail. I've decided on using an N gauge but since I'm more interested in trackwork than rolling stock I am having difficulty making a decision between code 55 and 40 and whether to go for finescale or not. I hope that someone is able to either answer, or provide some advice regarding the following questions:- 1) Assuming stock is not rewheeled with fine scale (2mm society or 2fs etc) but is 'standard off the peg' N gauge stock; then is code 40 track at 9mm give enough depth to the wheel rims or must one use code 55 to avoid derailment. 2) Other than joining the 2mm society to obtain their bespoke kit are there any other sources for code 55 or 40 rail, sleepers etc. in the UK. as I would prefer to avoid importing directly from the US. thanks in advance Dave posted: 8 Jun 2010 08:33 from: Jim Guthrie dave turner wrote: I've decided on using an N gauge but since I'm more interested in trackwork than rolling stock I am ...
129. Bending jig designs
... possibly have limitless formers for the presses? Derek posted: 22 Oct 2020 21:02 from: Julian Roberts Hi Derek I'm wondering whether you're aiming for an unattainable perfection and whether it is the curve of the wing rails that is causing a problem. Here are mine for a 1 in 10 crossing. I bent them around some round nose pliers, that incidentally taper- each is a cone- not that I'm interested in trying to get rail inclination. I think they may be far from ideal but testing with a wagon gives nice sweet running. Surely it's the alignment that matters most for the running, and level? The latter can be crudely fixed after construction with a big file over the whole area. However apologies if I'm actually considerably under-qualified to make this suggestion. Anyway this photo is from my crossing making blog. I will give the link in an edit. http://www.scalefour.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t =7028 3591_221549_460000000.jpg Last edited on 22 Oct 2020 21:07 by Julian Roberts posted: 22 Oct 2020 ...
... and polyline entities, and all blocks must be exploded in your CAD's DXF save options. Go to main> background shapes menu item: 2_081736_410000000.png Select the dxf import options tab and then click the import dxf... button. In practice, most users find it preferable to import a raster image as a picture shape instead of using the DXF import. To do that, I suggest first saving in the WMF metafile vector format from your CAD. Most photo editor programs such as PaintShopPro will then open WMF files, and give you the option to set the image size. If you set a largish size, say 4000 pixels wide, you will have a good high-res image to work from. Save it from your photo editor in Windows BMP format, into your Templot SHAPE-FILES folder. (Make sure the file name is not more than 40 characters.) If you post here again and attach your WMF file, and say which scale/gauge you are using, we can make more specific suggestions about the best image size ...
... Guthrie wrote: The quickest way is to use the Quick dialog box which you can call up with Ctrl-Q. Hi Jim, Or click the NEW button at the top of the screen. To get the track straight, use the F6 Curving facility and type in a very high radius value- like 1000000- and you get your line straight. I don't think Martin allowed for the insertion of infinity. Or just click the geometry> straight menu item. regards, Martin. Martin, You must be tempted to give up in despair with all us ancients who still operate Templot as it was years ago. Jim. posted: 15 Sep 2017 12:45 from: Martin Wynne Jim Guthrie wrote: Martin, You must be tempted 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 ...
... number of years trying to get to grips with Templot (and failing!) I viewed Alan's beginners guide and proceeded to plan two layouts, one P4, the other 0-16.5 and then I used the templates to build the track for the P4 layout. The results can be seen here: http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php/topic/19096-wigmore-road-sidings/ The track for the narrow gauge layout is this winter's project. So on a scale of 1 to 5 I most certainly give it a Great Big ONE (and a star if available). Regards Arthur posted: 25 Aug 2010 21:16 from: donald peters Visited your rmweb site ref. I would agree it looks a great success. Many Thanks for reply Regards, Donald posted: 26 Aug 2010 08:55 from: Martin Wynne Arthur Budd wrote: After a number of years trying to get to grips with Templot (and failing!) I viewed Allan's beginners guide and proceeded to plan two layouts, one P4, the other ...
... template by doing the following, Press the F4 key, to change the overall length of the turnout. Then shorten the turnout right up to the switch blade end of planning mark, you should then be only left with the switch blades.( the reason for doing this with your custom turnout is, to ensure you have the correct planning deflection angle [American or any other] of each of the four switches required by the slip you wish to make). 5. You can now save this switch blade template and give it a suitable name. 6. You can now follow the guide instructions from 3.0005.1 onwards for all four switch blades, using the one you just stored and saved, and then add the slip roads as described later in the guide. style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8fcff" I'm sorry it's a little late now, but if you need further instructions, post a message, and I will try and help you tomorrow afternoon when I get home. By the way, just had a quick look at your ...
... topic: 2591 Storage Yard efficient useage posted: 8 Dec 2014 10:30 from: Godfrey Earnshaw My proposed layout is basically a horseshoe. The storage/fiddle yards will be on one leg of the horseshoe. My question is what is the best arrangement to come from the "horse shoe" toe into the storage yard to give the maximum length of siding in the leg. I am working in 00-SF, the entrance curve is minimum 915mm (36") radius. The sidings are on 60mm centres. I have utilised 1 in 8 curved turnouts and tools>make branchtrack. From this branchtrack I have constructed a transition to the adjacent parallel track. This is repeated, working outwards, until the requisite number, of tracks, is constructed. At the moment this is four. Supplementary question; would I be better using a curviform V-crossing? Cheers Godders posted: 8 Dec 2014 18:20 from: Phil O Hi Godders, Roughly how long and wide are the baseboards you proposing use and what sort of ...
135. Construction methods
... topic: 1879 Construction methods posted: 21 Mar 2012 16:18 from: julia I am reasonably happy with the construction methods entailed in building my H0e track with code 55 flat bottom rail on PCB sleepers. But I have plans on my drawing board for an BR(S) 00 scale layout, for which I would love to make my own track. What are the current options for hand laying track? Are there techniques that give an effective looking chair finish? Thanks J posted: 21 Mar 2012 18:05 from: Phil O Hi Julia julia wrote: I am reasonably happy with the construction methods entailed in building my H0e track with code 55 flat bottom rail on PCB sleepers. But I have plans on my drawing board for an BR(S) 00 scale layout, for which I would love to make my own track. What are the current options for hand laying track? Are there techniques that give an effective looking chair finish? Thanks C& L Finescale( http://www.finescale.org.uk/index.php?option= ...
136. Background scans
... background images could not the choice of having the grid lines in front of the image be put on the pad drop down with all the other choices for grids? Actually, yes please- this would be far more useful than anything else related to the pictures right now Hi Alan, Paul, Ok, that's easy. Would anyone like this as the default setting? With something like this, could I ask you to copy it as a single request in the "I wish it would..." forum? That gives me somewhere to refer to as a reminder when coding, and gives everyone a chance to agree or disagree without being part of a more involved topic. Martin- as far as basic Windows operations go, I really do feel that you shouldn't have to teach this. Your product is Templot; Windows is Microsoft's. You provide very good support for Templot, and Microsoft provide... I know, but when someone asks for help, what do you say? Thanks for some ideas. I will see what can ...
... in slips, turnouts etc (is it practical to do so anyway?) unless the formation features very sharp radii, which certainly wouldn't be desirable, especially if you wish to run 2-8 -0's!! As for minimum curves for 00-sf, the usual rule is to apply EM standards (00-sf is EM minus 2mm) which mean a minimum of 36" (any sharper tends not to look right anyway). However, it may be possible to reduce this- it's very hard to give firm answers because other factors will affect this also, such as the side to side free play of an axle etc. HTH Brian Last edited on 22 Jan 2012 19:18 by polybear posted: 24 Jan 2012 00:30 from: PeterD Thanks for your reply Brian, PM sent. Does anyone have photos/examples of slip tie bars in use? Not the sliding pcb sleeper type as I have found these unsatisfacory. Thanks posted: 25 Jan 2012 08:41 from: Stephen Freeman Hi, I can ...
... and before), you have been answering queries on the forum, particularly to beginners and new users. Your responses have been very detailed indeed, and in just about every case solved the issue at hand. Now my idea is, to carefully go through all your postings with those detailed explanations relating to Templot2, and collate them into a document that could be turned into either (or both) a PDF doc, and or an HTML web page(or pages) that is easily accessible. I think doing this would give a beginner (and new user) also in some cases more experienced users all the information they need to get on with developing a track plan in Templot and to save burdening you with queries. It will most likely answer all the usual questions you see appearing frequently on the club forum. I would like to try and achieve this collation, and it will undoubtedly take some time, and I have to advise you that I am (in priority) committed to considerable LNWR society activities. All the best, Brian posted ...
... a sort of 'brass rubbing' with a roll of paper, fastened so that it won't move, then rubbing with a wax crayon. Then scan it. posted: 7 Feb 2009 00:32 from: Nigel Brown I'd suggest doing a quick "survey" of the existing track. You're obviously going have to rip some up. Work out at what points you want the ends of the ripped out bit to be. Take one of the two points and lay a straight edge at a tangent to the rail. This gives you the direction of that rail and can also act as the X axis. Take another straight edge and place it perpendicular to the first edge so that it passes through the second point. That enables you to measure the relative X,Y co-ordinates of the second point. Now move the second straight edge so that it is tangential to the rail at the second point and so that it crosses the first straight edge. You can now measure the angle between the tangents. This gives you enough information to go ...
... . Please see attached box file. I realise your actual request was for someone to tell you how to make such a complex template, however, I am working on a help guide for you which I hope will explain every step and will be clear enough to be fully understood. In the meantime, you are welcome to dissect my sample template, so that you can see how I put this template together. I have kept the individual template numbers exactly in the order that I assembled my sample template so that it may give you a better clue of how to construct another one. I will get the help guide done as soon as I can and post it on this topic, hopefully it will not be too long, I am hoping for the next day or so. If you are very desperate, let me know and I will try and cobble something up for you. All the best, style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f8fcff"Brian Nicholls. Attachment: attach_1503_2056_brians_curved_sci ssors_sample_v1.box 360 posted: 19 Sep 2012 10:29 from ...
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