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... 28 from: Hayfield undefined I have been asked to build a slip in 00 gauge with the following 1: A straight road bottom left to top right 2: Curved road top left to bottom tight at a radius of 1500mm (curve is like a letter C on its back) 3: Slip top left to top right I have just finished (hopefully) a curved diamond and had to build it in 00-SF to get it to work, but with this idea when I play around with Templot, the 2 halves of the diamond are un-equal in size, and when I try and add a slip road, I just cant see how it will work. Cannot upload a "print screen" shot to help with the description, but any suggestions would be most welcome. Thanks in advance John posted: 12 Apr 2013 09:42 from: Martin Wynne Hayfield wrote: 1: A straight road bottom left to top right 2: Curved road top left to bottom tight at a radius of 1500mm (curve is like a ...
... a 1 in 12 crossover using the "Tools>make simple crossover" function with tracks at the usual 11ft 2inches centres. The result is something where you have to shove timbers and for this 1 in 12 I ended up with timbers going ABCDEDCBA from nose to nose where the ABCD refer to the usual chair nomenclature. Is this protypical to have a central timber? If so how are the rail joints arranged? By contrast 1 in 8 works out real neat( ABCCBA) with a gap in the centre where the two halves of the crossover can be fish-plated together. My question is: is my reasoning right or can somebody please explain prototype practice? Regards, Geoff Parts of Templot Club may not function unless you enable JavaScript (also called Active Scripting) in your browser. Templot Club> Forums> Templot talk> Timbering in crossovers about Templot Club Templot Companion- User Guide- A-Z Index Templot Explained for beginners Please click: important information for new members and first-time visitors. indexing link for search engines back to ...
... Corner video and reproduced it successfully. But now I want to do it with two track straight tracks that already exist on the plan at a shallow angle. The best I've managed is to extend the straights until they just intersect. Trim them both 500mm. Put a curve between them. This is templates 5, 6& 7 in the attached box file. Continuing, if I then try to change the curve to a transition it is only a transition at one end. So I then half the swing angle (incidentally halving the swing angle by typing it into the box usually results in calculation failure) and mirror it on peg, but then it doesn't line up with the second straight. Templates 1 to 4. Is there an easy way to get them to line up. Or so I need to persevere with shuffling them around until they look right? Thanks Richard PS How about Martin not answering until say Monday evening? Attachment: attach_400_620_curly_curve_of_two _straights.box 222 posted: 8 Nov 2008 19:29 from: Raymond Why do you need that piece ...
... : Martin Wynne Richard Spratt wrote: I've just made a pair of half diamonds and moved one followed by the other. But they won't snap together even when the bulls eyes at DP are almost over each other. Hi Richard, Half-diamonds don't snap on DP because there is almost never any reason to do that. Instead, move one half-diamond into position as the current/control template, and then click tools> make diamond-crossing menu item. If for some reason you do want to move both halves of a diamond-crossing, you can do that by making them a group of two background templates. Then use the notch linking function. See notch linking for full details. regards, Martin. posted: 15 Nov 2008 17:43 from: JimH Martin, Would the same apply on a slip also? I imported the OS slip box file onto on of my early attempts and tried to move it into position but only succeeded in actually moving a part of the overall template. Regards, Jim posted: 15 ...
... beginning middle and end (usually in that order ), I seem to remember something buried in a huge manual to the effect that GDI (the third of the Windows kernel that does all the drawing) cannot render a window (be it on screen or a printed page) where any coordinates are greater than 32767 (2 to the power 15 minus one). So if you're trying to print at 1200 dpi, anything more than 32767/1200 inches long (a tad over two feet) is doomed to failure. Halve the resolution and you can go twice as big, and so on.... Microsoft have released several versions of Windows since then but I believe they still work on the same principle. Don't know if the Linux version of Templot will have the same limitation (oh well, we can all dream....) Regards Chris posted: 19 Nov 2008 04:22 from: Martin Wynne Chris Mitton wrote: I seem to remember something buried in a huge manual to the effect that GDI (the third ...
... to designers in lengths from 8ft-6in (or previously 9ft in pre-grouping times) in increments of 6in up to 30ft. The very long timbers were expensive, and different companies had different rules about how many could be used. Some were very sparing with long timbers. Comparing an LNER drawing for a crossover with a GWR equivalent, you can see the latter used far more long timbers and produced much more heavily-timbered formations generally. Sometimes where a long timber was required it was made up on site by halving and splicing two shorter ones, using bolted-through fishplates top and bottom as stiffeners. For a single turnout, the usual rule was that crossing timbers stop at 16ft* length, after which normal sleepering is used, with the sleeper ends interlaced as necessary. Timbers up to that length would normally be held as a stock item by the railway company, longer timbers being ordered from suppliers as needed. *17ft for GWR renewals before about 1930. p.s. the longest timber in the template above is 26ft-6in ...
... been offset to allow for the cutting kerf( .04mm in this case). I have written a piece of software that does this automatically, thereby saving a lot of editing time and therefore cost. A similar piece of software takes care of creating tags between selected sleepers and the border piece, which I like to use because it keeps everything lined up. left_half_cutting_contour.jpg The third image is the cutting contour for the left half right_half_cutting_contour.jpg The fourth image is the cutting contour for the right half P3260814.jpg Finally a photograph of the two halves cut out and joined. All the above images are from the Templot photo archive on Yahoo groups and can be viewed there in higher resolution. The photo album is "Templot to laser cut bases" I am in the process of building a website that will explain this and other services I will be offering soon. Mike Pogson posted: 26 Mar 2009 15:41 from: Martin Wynne Mike Pogson wrote: The above image is very interesting. Was it created within Templot or in an outside CAD programme. Has any ...
... have a go with the Canon iX7000. The iX4000 is the cheaper model but it doesn't have the option of a straight through path for heavier papers/card whereas the iX7000 has a rear paper feed which can handle up to 300gm paper. It has six cartridges rather than the four I would prefer but after a search around the Net, I can get the set of six genuine ones for £60- £70 and they are high capacity designed for small office work. If I go for alternate suppliers, the price halves. It also has duplex printing which makes printing out all these PDF manuals a lot easier- no more printing odd then even pages and spending hours watching out for faulty paper feeds. The one thing I haven't found out is whether it will do banner printing but since my available area for layout building is fairly restricted, I can probably live without that. Jim. posted: 10 Mar 2010 12:28 from: Raymond I have a new (less than a year) HP Office Jet Pro K8600. Three colours ...
... measure from that line vertically through the larger house part of the drawing on the right-hand side to the outer edge of the guttering at the top of the image. The measurement you should get is: Scale= 103.442 mm Proto= 25ft 10.33in (25.8605ft) The 'Sketchboard' scaling factor becomes: 457/ 25.8605 (457/ 25ft 10.33in)= 17.67173, rounding= pf1767 The over all shorter dimension 25ft 9.3in (456 pixels) is measured horizontally, and the measurement is taken between the outermost edges of the chimney halves at either side of the image. The measurement you should get is: Scale= 103.1 mm Proto= 25ft 9.3in (25.775ft) I suspect that the above proto dimensions can be rounded to 25ft 10in and 25ft 9in respectively without any real problem of noticeable size loss. My main concern, is that when butted together, there may be a noticeable effect with the slates on the roof of each building, not being correctly positioned across the partitioning line of the buildings (this will need checking in sketchboard). If this ...
... to designers in lengths from 8ft-6in (or previously 9ft in pre-grouping times) in increments of 6in up to 30ft. The very long timbers were expensive, and different companies had different rules about how many could be used. Some were very sparing with long timbers. Comparing an LNER drawing for a crossover with a GWR equivalent, you can see the latter used far more long timbers and produced much more heavily-timbered formations generally. Sometimes where a long timber was required it was made up on site by halving and splicing two shorter ones, using bolted-through fishplates top and bottom as stiffeners. For a single turnout, the usual rule was that crossing timbers stop at 16ft* length, after which normal sleepering is used, with the sleeper ends interlaced as necessary. Timbers up to that length would normally be held as a stock item by the railway company, longer timbers being ordered from suppliers as needed. *17ft for GWR renewals before about 1930. Here's an example of very long timbers used in a complex formation: ...
... topic: 1450 Timbers cannot be restored on half (quarter) diamonds posted: 10 Apr 2011 14:43 from: Brian Nicholls Hi All, I'm having a problem getting timbers back (restored) onto diamond crossing halves (or to be more precise quarters). I have been doing a re-write of Richard_t's irregular diamond crossing help guide, in the hope of finally producing a video of this. So have had to make sure of every little detail is correct and have put down the description of every step required. From the start, all templates were (are) done with timbers omitted. In very simplistic terms, the crossing starts with two curves of different radii, which cross each other at some point. Then for each half of the crossing, two turnouts are setup and adjusted to give correct alignment of what becomes the main road and the diagonal road. One of these turnouts is copied to provide the crossing vee on that side. The two full turnouts are then copied and converted in turn to half diamonds, but ...
... by definition an irregular crossing will have different angles. I thought that is why they are 'irregular'. I happen to like large radius pointwork so always use C10's or larger in most applications. Will coming down to 1:7 crossings mean changing the turnouts as well? Hi Gordon, In an irregular diamond-crossing, the V-crossing angles (F9 to adjust) in each half differ. But the K-crossing angles (F10 to adjust) should be the same, or nearly the same, in both halves. In a regular diamond, both V-crossing angles are the same, and the same as the K-crossing angles, i.e. all four crossings are the same angle. No reason to come down to 1:7 if you have space for 1:10 slips. The angle of the corresponding turnouts will depend on the various radii. I mentioned 1:7 as the limit for fixed K-crossings, to prevent mis-tracking. If you use a switch diamond there is no limit at all ...
... topic: 1611 Connecting parallel tracks in a curve posted: 30 Aug 2011 09:49 from: radiopaque Hi all, I have a few parallel tracks in a curve, and I would like to connect them to the switches at the start and end of the curve. The first track looks good, but how to make sure there is no gap or angle between two track halves for tracks 2 and 3? I added a screenshot and the box file. Thanks, Mark Attachment: attach_1163_1611_Voorschoterlaan.b ox 185 posted: 30 Aug 2011 09:50 from: radiopaque... and the screen shot. (Sorry for the Dutch and the slew of NoNames!) Attachment: attach_1166_1611_[11-08-29_223508] _Windows_XP.jpg 113 Last edited on 30 Aug 2011 09:54 by radiopaque posted: 30 Aug 2011 13:07 from: radiopaque... and a pdf. Attachment: attach_1167_1611_Templot_Pages.pdf 224 posted: 30 Aug 2011 14:05 from: Martin Wynne Hi Mark, Welcome to Templot Club. Thanks for posting your files ...
... added a file attachment so that you can see what I did. Not to sure if this is correct perhaps some-body can advise me. Regards Len Cattley Attachment: attach_1172_1617_S7_Tebay_& _Kirkby-Stephen_crossing.box 218 posted: 8 Sep 2011 13:24 from: Martin Wynne Hi Len, That looks good. Where you have the long timbers end to end I think you could use a longer single timber, as the short pieces aren't in chair-critical positions. Or model them as a single timber with a dummy halved joint somewhere. Alternatively I think most of the short pieces could be replaced with plain sleepers, interleaved between the timber ends. regards, Martin. posted: 9 Sep 2011 22:42 from: Len Cattley I have now remodelled the timbers using single timbers instead of wide ones and interleaved the short pieces between the timber ends as you suggested Martin. What do you think? Regards Len Attachment: attach_1174_1617_S7_Tebay_& _Kirkby-Stephen_crossing.box 205 Last edited on 10 Sep 2011 21:19 by Len Cattley Parts of Templot ...
... topic: 1806 Unwanted template in DXF output File. posted: 25 Jan 2012 14:41 from: Brian Nicholls Hi Martin, I have a query about DXF ouput. Yesterday I wanted to output a DXF image of a diamond crossing, so selected the diamond and made the two halves a grouped item. I then did the output, making sure I had selected group templates only. When I viewed the resulting output file, I found I had also another switch template, which had been out of view on the workpad at the time of the output, as well as the required diamond. Now the switch template had not been included in the group with the diamond, so why did it get included in the output file? Today I tried the same experiment, with the same items and got the same result, an unwanted template that had not been grouped. See images below: The first image shows the Templot workpad at time of outputting file. The second image shows the resulting DXF file when viewd with a suitable program. Can ...
... use his Dent Head Junction trackplan. It was he who suggested the name Grisedale, and it is real honour do do this. The track used through most of the construction was from C& L Finescale along with their excellent templates. The pointwork in the fiddleyard is constructed from SMP with copper clad sleepers. The technique used with the C& L pointwork was the method put forwards by Iain Rice using ply sleepers with rivets. After the trackwork had been wired and tested, the C& L chairs were cut into two halves and then inserted either side of the rail and held in place with a suitable plastic solvent. Ballasting was with the usual method of putting the ballast on dry and then the mixture of water, PVA, and washing up liquid to hold it all in place. The points on the scenic part of the layout are all operated by Tortoise motors controlled along with the signals from a lever frame from Model Signal Engineering with one slide switch behind each lever. Issues and problems: The first summer caused some of the pointwork to ...
... way for the slip road, get the crossings in the same relative positions as the photos, and align it all to the old map. BOX and BGS3 files attached. Over to you to do the timber shoving. For the map, I captured it a higher zoom level than yours (level 19*, which is usually gives the best results), and I also used the function in Templot to reduce it to a low-contrast grey image while working over it. *that means the circumference of the Earth halved 19 times, per image tile. 2_170745_060000000.png cheers, Martin. Attachment: attach_3064_3665_mike_york_curved _slip_9xing.box 74 posted: 17 May 2020 13:13 from: Martin Wynne and the BGS3: Attachment: attach_3065_3665_mike_york.bgs3 84 posted: 17 May 2020 13:34 from: Martin Wynne Hi Mike, Here's a slightly modified file. I moved the north-west turnout a bit further back, to get a better alignment against the west platform edge on the map. Martin. Attachment: attach_3066_3665_mike_york_curved _slip_9xing_1.box 75 posted: 17 May 2020 14:29 ...
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