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... . Sorry about the orientation I'm not sure how to correct this when it happens 2787_131835_110000000.jpg Operator error I'm afraid, this ones also lieing on its side Andrew Last edited on 13 Aug 2018 23:37 by Andrew Duncan posted: 13 Aug 2018 23:44 from: Martin Wynne Hi Andrew, I have rotated the pictures for you. The answer when using a phone camera is to turn it the other way up. The camera lens on the back should be at the top. If you use the the phone near-horizontal, first tip it up vertical and then back down. The orientation sensors don't work while the phone is horizontal. cheers, Martin. posted: 14 Aug 2018 00:33 from: Nigel Brown Andrew Duncan wrote: Hello Nigel Thanks for the pictures, nice layout and very neat trackwork. I can see what you mean about effect you've got in the goods yard which although as you say is a little unfocused it has a good feel. Have you written up the construction of the layout anywhere on here or any ...
... of inner edge of water gutter (not including drain)= 8ft 0in I have saved the image file at 105 x 105 pixels/in, due to the extra amount of details the drawing contains. This has given a file size of 1024 x 951 pixels, I hope this is not too large for your requirements. The scaling measurement is a little tricky, you have to take a line vertically down from the tip of the push bar on the right-hand side of the drawing, then measure from that line horizontally through the centre of the drawing to the outer edge of the circle of brickwork on the left-hand side. The measurement you should get is: Scale= 247.3867 mm Proto= 61ft 10.16in (61.846675ft) The 'Sketchboard' scaling factor becomes: 1024/ 61.846675 (1024/ 61ft 10.16in)= 16.55707, rounding up= fp1656 I could/can, if required, save a file at better resolution, but this will increase the size of file (more pixels). Other measurements you can check are as follows ...
... include it in the DXF export. Preferably the file would be in the DXF text format, rather than binary, so that I can read it. I can probably convert it if not. What I'm still very hazy about is how we get from a drawing in TurboCAD to something a 3D printer can use? I've been reading that the STL format is many years old, dating from before 3D printers became generally available, and is generally regarded as too low in resolution for them? Does your printer lay the filaments in horizontal sections, i.e. everything at one Z dimension in one go, and then step up to the next section and repeat? Or does the head move in 3 dimensions simultaneously, laying down flat angled faces for example? I spent years programming for that sort of thing in CNC milling using ball cutters and special-profiled D-cutters, but I'm thinking 3D printing is not quite the same. For example is a round filament the only option? I can see that in some applications a nozzle which extruded a flat ...
... and have never got round to asking Nils to explain, the sketchboard output is recursively split into a series of tiles. It is probably simply to conserve resources on older machines, and could now be dispensed with. In some circumstances there is a 1-bit shear along the tile boundaries. I have drawn a line above to show the tile boundary here. The effect is so slight that it mostly goes unnoticed. You could get round it by moving the plan slightly so that the shear line occurs inside one of your horizontal lines. I will have another look at fixing this, but what I'm more concerned about is why this image is fuzzy? It's not the image gallery resampling, because it is the same on your original uploaded image. How did you create this image? It's important to be careful with metafiles on the sketchboard -- if you rotate them, even by the tiniest amount, the sketchboard will convert them to bitmaps, and there is no way back. Bitmaps go fuzzy when zoomed, metafiles don't. I have now ...
... origin. Also note, I have removed the grid pattern for clarity. It does however, require you to set these rectangles up in the correct positions on the trackpad in Templot, then every time you post a box file, also post the rectangle image files and the sk81 file that way the baseboards will appear without the need for the overall track plan image. Alternatively, I can set this up for you, but I would need some information (dimensions) regarding the distance from the outer (0 and 12ft length horizontal edges, and the (0 and 3ft length vertical edges) of the baseboards to the rails (either nearest rail to the edge, or track centre-lines). This would be required the rail distances from both vertical and horizontal edges to be defined. Of course, the ideal solution is a flat scanned plan image with the baseboard boundaries marked on it, plus the sk81 file to align it. All the best, Brian. 1853_281520_420000000.png posted: 29 Sep 2014 15:09 from: Brian Nicholls Hi Simon ...
... to have the wheel button set for "Middle Click" or "AutoScroll". All the other panning functions are retained, which means that there are now a dozen different ways to pan across the pad, but in testing I've found this new way to be very convenient. The left button is the more intuitive, but the middle button gives you greater flexibility. (The previous wheel panning functions remain available if you prefer -- hold down the CTRL key for that, and click the wheel button to change direction from horizontal to vertical movement.) 2. Pad views history. A "pad view" is a combination of your position on the pad and the zoom setting. Moving about on the pad, or zooming in or out, creates a new view. Templot can now remember pad views, so that you can conveniently return to a previous view. This is very useful when you are working in two places at once, or you want to return to where you were before zooming in. There are two completely independent new mechanisms ...
... . This allows for the coning angle on the wheels as they run off the wing rail onto the nose, producing smoother running. Here are some further diagrams, showing how most of the work can be done after assembly of the vee. This requires only 3 cuts instead of 4 in total previously, and cleans up any slight mismatch at the tip and any stray solder. It's difficult to hold an assembled vee this way for filing, but fairly easily arranged on a disc sander. As before the rail is shown in horizontal cross-section, yellow is the rail head and orange is the web of the rail: vee_assy.png A is the point rail, simply bent at the end at the crossing angle. B is the splice rail, as A but cut back as shown. C, D, E are then assembled in a suitable jig. Assembled point rail D is as A but of the opposite hand, notched with a file to receive C. Assembled splice rail C is as B, soldered into the notch in D. Use ...
... want to change is never the one that comes up first! Oh yes! posted: 22 Feb 2008 18:24 from: Martin Wynne Paul Boyd wrote: On the transition curve thing though, I thought whichever curve came up as default was fairly random. Hi Paul, It comes up with whichever one you used last. But it's not exactly difficult to swap (and in mid mouse action if you want) -- just press the hyphen/minus (-) or equals (=) keys. That's 1 horizontal line or 2 horizontal lines -- geddit? Or you can click the triangle symbol on the the mouse action panel. I do know that whichever curve I want to change is never the one that comes up first! This is a program bug known in the trade as Sod's Law, and so far all my attempts to fix it have failed. regards, Martin. posted: 22 Feb 2008 21:37 from: Paul Boyd But it's not exactly difficult to swap (and in mid mouse action if you want ...
... ! Despite its many snags, one of the strengths of Windows is backwards compatibility- I still run some Windows 2 apps (and my goodness do they go fast)- but the issue then is that software has to cater for an endless variety of hardware/ OS configurations. I wonder what Microsoft have to say about the hardare spec which should be catered for in NEW software releases? I bet it is no longer 640x800 which it always used to be... Personally, I feel that anything less than a 1024 horizontal resolution is just about useless these days and if users want to run Tempot for example, on a steam driven monitor then it would not be unreasonable for them to be limited to earlier releases. Best Regards, Howard. posted: 16 Jun 2010 16:48 from: Jim Guthrie JFS wrote: Personally, I feel that anything less than a 1024 horizontal resolution is just about useless these days and if users want to run Tempot for example, on a steam driven monitor then it would not be unreasonable for them to ...
... message 7645 These are much more detailed than I ever imagined when I started the sketchboard project, and I want them to be displayed to best effect. Martin. posted: 21 Sep 2010 17:05 from: JFS Hi Martin, You are doing an excellent job of appetite whetting! Fortunately, I know better than to ask for a promise of a date Best Regards, Howard posted: 12 Oct 2010 16:18 from: Martin Wynne Head scratching time again. In most graphics programs the image is described by its horizontal width and vertical height on the screen. But for the sketchboard I can't help feeling this might get confusing for plan views of solid objects. Describing this dimension as the height of a signal box is surely counter-intuitive: reply.php?topic_id=1160 2_121101_140000000.gif The snag though is that I can't think of a more suitable word to use on the dialogs. Neither "length" nor "depth" seem to fit. "Breadth" is possible but looks a bit odd. Logically this is in fact the width of ...
... hard disk that I use for backups, and it burst into life as if nothing had happened. I don't understand it, one day it works, then a few days later it won't ackle at all and then three days later it is back and happy with life again. Nett result is that it seems that I don't have to shell out for a new scanner just yet, maybe the 1670 overheard that it was to be replaced and had second thoughts about retirement. I am still puzzled by Peter C's comments about different horizontal and vertical resolutions, but may have come across a partial explanation. I was looking for information about the V550 and initially ended up in the USA site and downloaded the brochure from there before I realised where I was. I then got to the GB site and downloaded the brochure from there. There are interesting differences in the way the information is portrayed. I have made up a composite image of the specification sections and it should be attached to this message. The US brochure gives the maximum hardware resolution as 6400 x ...
... dig up the original appearance of the plan being discussed as I've got the Modellers back to 1957. It'll have to wait till I get home at the weekend, or someone else might be able to oblige sooner. Jim. posted: 14 Nov 2007 06:04 from: BTuckey Hi Martin, Could you give me just a hint on how you constructed the formation comprising templates 13 and 14? I am trying to construct a similar formation and started with a plain track curve of 250 feet at around 45 deg to the horizontal. I then applied a transition curve using 'easement to straight' and used the F4 key to give a straight extension past the goal post. I then used the 'insert turnout in plain track' command to insert a B7 turnout. However, at this stage the diverging road of the turnout was not horizontal so I used F9 (slide through peg) to correct. I then applied the 'make ladder crossover' command. After some trial and error I was able to get the diamond horizontal but there is, I am ...
... of how much of that I've chucked out recently! C&L actually supply PCB strip for the job which is 0.6mm thick which matches the distance between sleeper and rail bottom which their chairs set. It is Part No. 4ZC101A at the bottom of the 4mm track web page http://www.finescale.org.uk/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=51#fishplates Jim. posted: 5 Dec 2010 19:25 from: JFS Indeed Jim, but given that it will only be glued to wood, and electrical continuity horizontally is a positive need, why use PCB? For me, where tiny pieces are subjected to my heavy handed wielding of the soldering iron I don't trust that there is any strength left in the bonding! So for me, 24 thou fret waste is better for the job as well as being free :-) Having said that, perhaps there are those who build track but not etched kits? Perhaps Brian should offer brass or NS strip as an alternative:-) Best Wishes, Howard posted: 5 Dec 2010 ...
... ? I would like to design a simple jig that anyone can build from easy to get components. Thanks Derek posted: 22 Oct 2020 00:36 from: Martin Wynne Hi Derek, I've posted these diagrams before, including in your previous topic on this subject: topic 2788 2_041828_140000000.png 2_041840_270000000.png They could be worked up into a proper press tool with a depth stop to set the bend angle, etc., or as an attachment to a drill press. Note the above is for vertical rail. If you want to make horizontal bends in inclined rail you need a conical mandrel, the rail must be held firmly at the inclination angle (1 :20), and a lot more force. It may require the rail to be annealed at red heat first. It might be possible to twist the rail from inclined to vertical in front of the bend, make a horizontal bend, and then twist the rail back to inclined beyond the bend. Making two twists and a bend in the space of a few mm, while keeping the running edge ...
15. Y Turnouts
... " tutorial on Symmetrical& Turnouts and thought I did quite well. I even think I understand most of what I did. However, in testing the two branch lines, I found that they are not perfectly symmetrical. The screen shot, below, shows my S4/P4 Symmetrical Y with a piece of straight track joined to the end of each branch line. I then looked at the rotation angle of each straight track and renamed those templates with the rotation angle. 2480_290100_250000000.png As you can see one is 5.05 degrees above horizontal and the other is 6.40 degrees below horizontal. I zoomed in as far as I could and lined up the Fine-Point Marker as close to the horizontal line as I could. I even joined another straight to the TP and it's rotation angle was exactly 0 degrees. Is this amount of error impossible to avoid or did I mess something up? My next question will be what happens when I try to create a #3 Y for my Timesaver trackplan? Will the sharper angles magnify this error? Mark C posted ...
... rails diverge). All these are as best I can judge on a rather indistinct photo -- in particular the end-of-planing on both sides is a best guess. This is unfortunate because it is the only location showing on both sides, and at least one such location is needed to align the correction grid. gimp4.png This is a zoomed-in screenshot from Gimp, showing the perspective correction grid. I have dragged the grid corners to align the vertical grid lines down the rail edges, and also one horizontal grid line is aligned across between the end-of-planing green marks where they intersect the gauge lines. Strictly speaking we need another location to align the horizontal grid lines square across the rails and complete a full rectangle. The best that can be managed here is to align a grid line across the far ends of the check and wing rails -- or in this case the smudges representing them. On most turnouts the end of the check rails align with the end of the wing rails, if the timbering is ...
... easily. You might have problems finding a rotary table small enough to fit on the table of your mill and give adequate clearance in the Z direction. Or you can make up an adjustable protractor using two bits of strip hinged by one bolt. Then you can set the angle between the strips the same way as the crossing angles are calculated- e.g. six inches along and one inch up for a 1 in 6 RAM. Once you've set the angle and tightened the bolt to hold it, for an angle in the horizontal plane, use the edge of your milling table as reference for one leg of the protractor and align the metal you are cutting with the other leg. For the vertical plane, just place the protractor upright on the table and align the workpiece to match it. This is not super accurate, but should be accurate enough for model railway crossing angles. Your milling machine is quite lightweight but should do useful work if you take it easy. My milling machine has a one horse motor and would be quite a good boat ...
... sure how to build this turnout in templot. Any help will be great. Luke2377_211829_480000000.jpg posted: 22 Aug 2014 07:49 from: Hayfield Luke Good morning (or afternoon where you are)There will be far more talented folk than me that will answer your question, but I thought I would get the ball rolling. They are tutorial and videos available on the site covering both methods Easy route Produce a normal template of the correct crossing angle from quick set in the Template section Place the centre of the heal over a horizontal line F6 will curve the turnout so the centre of the Vee moves over the horizontal line Ctrl+ F10 (Swell) will alloy you to centralise the centre Change the Vee to a curviform one if needed in Real then V crossing options Adjust the timbers in Real then Shove timbers There are a couple of others bits to tidy it up but that gets it going Second method Scan the plan into Templot Overlay a turnout template (use Real Timbers remove timbers option initially) Now you can extend and bend the template as above ...
... too. 2983_031445_360000000.jpg Rockford Bay, Lake Coeur d'Alene posted: 3 Mar 2018 22:56 from: Martin Wynne slabs_1280_rp.jpg Concrete Slab Works at Larford This works is on the site of the washery for the former Larford Sand Quarry. Concrete sand from here was used in the construction of the Claerwen Dam in the Elan Valley, opened in 1952. http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5697780 Martin. posted: 4 Mar 2018 02:03 from: Martin Wynne Belan Top Lock on the Montgomery Canal: belan_top_lock_1280x854.jpg The Buck patent horizontal paddles were unique to this canal: 2_032101_430000000.png Martin. posted: 4 Mar 2018 19:38 from: Rob Manchester Martin, Nice canal view. If you want a nice read this is a good book- Monty Canal Book Rob posted: 4 Mar 2018 20:10 from: Nigel Brown The upper Dovey valley above Llanymaddwy: 528_041507_090000000.jpg Taken not far from my previous image. This area has spawned several model railway layouts, either as extensions to the Mawddwy Railway at Dinas Mawddwy, or narrow gauge lines connecting with that ...
... topic: 2370 Help needed with Templot (from YMR forum) posted: 2 Jan 2014 22:02 from: Mythocentric Hi Martin Re my topic over on YMR this is my layout plan based on the Lancashire& Yorkshire's Rishworth with the problem area outlined in red. Who said small branch line termini were simple? I've tried to follow the video and repeatedly got stuck, no doubt through trying to run before I can do the Templot walk! The photo (which has been 'flipped' horizontally to match the track plan) shows the 3-way as being symmetrical but an asymmetric 3-way with the left-hand leading gives me more room to fit in the coal road (not to mention being easier to build!). I'm working on B7 crossings on both turnouts which give's me a good compromise in the space I have available. Thank you in advance for your generous assistance both here and on YMR! 2849_021659_570000000.jpg 2849_021700_430000000.jpg Edit: Sorry! I committed the usual sin and forgot to mention the track gauge which is 00-SF ...
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