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... regards, Martin. Attachment: attach_2196_2734_4ft_1p5in_gauge_t emplates_00_bf.box 309 posted: 2 Jan 2016 21:10 from: Andrew Barrowman Yes, I think I broke it when I replied Thanks Martin. That's exactly what I need. I'll add the 3D elements to it so we can view it. posted: 3 Jan 2016 04:29 from: Andrew Barrowman undefined Some recent 3D prints. These are in H00-DN gauge (other gauges in Templot). I uploaded them to the Gallery but I can't seem to figure out how to Insert them into the message. (Using Chrome on Windows10.) edit: Now resolved Using FireFox 2983_022322_090000004.jpg 2983_022322_080000000.jpg 2983_022322_080000001.jpg 2983_022322_080000002.jpg 2983_022322_090000003.jpg Last edited on 4 Jan 2016 07:35 by Andrew Barrowman posted: 3 Jan 2016 07:24 from: Andrew Barrowman .stl file of a 00-BF V-6 turnout attached. This file is intended for viewing only. It requires further editing before 3D printing. Attachment: attach_2198_2734_MW1b.stl 289 posted: 3 Jan 2016 10:17 from: Martin Wynne Andrew Barrowman wrote: I uploaded them ...
... videos are too simplistic and rather long for the simple things they are showing) I would say the beginner issues are (a) The concept of the control template and all the various Make delete and copy to the control options( I actually question why you need half of them) (b) how to join track together, how to make ovals, curves etc (c) PEG and notches, lots of TLAs and FLAS( three and four letter abbreviations), here for the beginner, I think most beginners can insert a turnout and roam it etc,( or should be), Its the next step, i.e. going beyond a template to a track plan consisting of many elements that flumexes beginners. Once you have the Aaha moment( i.e. when you wrap your head around the control and where it goes).( and I still generate loads of duplicate backgrounds, but I now just go around deleting them after !), then the next issue is more to do with how to construct a prototype formation in Templot, ...
... topic: 245 Inserting a turnout/parallel tracks/what is a notch? posted: 23 Nov 2007 01:10 from: Gordon S A few very simple questions that have come to mind over the past 48 hours. Managed to insert a turnout without problem, but it always comes up with a B7 turnout. How do I select a different form of turnout to insert? I have selected different turnouts no problem, but when I try and insert it, the programme defaults back to a B7. Setting up parallel tracks, again no problem, but when selecting either the MS or TS variant, invariably it puts the new track on the wrong side. How do you determine which side you need? There appears no logic to it and I get it wrong more than 50% of the time.. Can you please explain what a notch is and what it does? I seem to have one on my plan and try as I may, I can't get rid of it and don't really understand what it does. Tried most ...
... to swap quickly to and fro between two control templates, and be easier to access than using the existing SHIFT+ CTRL+ MOUSE WHEEL. In fact I have gone ahead and provided it in the next program update. But it desperately needs a keyboard shortcut for bay 1. We have CTRL+ P and CTRL+ R for park and retrieve in bay 1, but there are no spare shortcuts available to use for exchange. Except perhaps CTRL+ V. That is still available for store& background in addition to the INSERT key and the` key (back-quote, top-left key on UK keyboards). Having 3 keyboard shortcuts plus a toolbar button plus 2 menu entries seems a bit excessive for one function. So I'm tempted to use CTRL+ V for exchange: 2_211628_000000000.png But I know how much some folks hate any changes to the shortcuts. Is anyone still using CTRL+ V instead of INSERT? p.s. I'm aware that in most Windows programs CTRL+ V is paste. But Templot doesn't have a paste function on ...
... topic: 1089 Inserting a turnout... how to control WHICH turnout.... posted: 31 Mar 2010 04:58 from: BruceNordstrand Howdy all I am possibly being lazy, but haven't found through my looking, in finding out WHAT sort of turnout is inserted into a piece of plain track when I select "insert turnout into plain track". As I am modelling US style track, I am using the usa_style_turnouts box file as my base. In it are representations of US style turnouts and I wish to base ALL my turnouts on the #5 in this file. So the inevitable question is.... when I DO select the "insert turnout into plain track" option, can I have it insert my base #5 turnout and not one Templot decides to insert? Do I need to somehow make my #5 turnout the control template, if so how? I know there are a few noob questions here but hopefully someone can assist while I go figure out how to make S curves to insert the ...
... topic: 1658 Help with putting a point into a station loop posted: 20 Oct 2011 17:42 from: Dr G Alan Gee I have made a station loop following the instructions in Martins video. How do i insert a point into the loop as the insert button is greyed out. I am new to Templot. Any suggestions would be of great help. Kind regards Alan Gee posted: 20 Oct 2011 18:00 from: Tony W Dr G Alan Gee wrote: I have made a station loop following the instructions in Martins video. How do i insert a point into the loop as the insert button is greyed out. I am new to Templot. Any suggestions would be of great help. Kind regards Alan Gee Hello Dr G. Although I have not watched the video in question, I suspect the reason that the insert button is greyed out is because the loop is an extension of the turnout/ point. Turnouts can only be inserted into a length of plain track so you will need to make the loop track a ...
... . Since that was nearly always wanted, Templot 205d hides it only long enough to see the stored copy, and then shows it again. If you really did want it to remain hidden, you can press the HOME key to hide it again. If you would prefer it not to be hidden at all, on the storage box untick the options> briefly hide control template on store menu option. I've felt for some time that it's confusing for beginners that the control template is hidden on doing a store& background (INSERT key). The effect is that the template has simply changed colour, rather than been stored. We can't not hide the control template on store, otherwise it's not apparent to beginners that anything has happened at all. I've now made a change which I've been intending to try for some time. The control template will remain hidden only briefly, and will then reappear over the background template. You can of course hide it again if you wish (HOME key). For more experienced users there is a new option ...
... date anyway. A printed version will be expensive and personally I find on line help a pain and you are always switching back and forth from one screen to another. However, I do believe a "Getting started with Templot" flyer would be of use. It should be no more that 8 pages max and should cover calling up a straight track template, using F3 to lengthen, F6 to curve, F7 to join. Calling up a turnout, using F3/F4 to lengthen, F5 to change the angle, inserting into a piece of plain track, Ctrl F6 to slide through a peg and Ctrl F9 to roam along. Let users grasp the basics and enjoy just putting a few pieces of track together. There is tons of support from Martin and others users available quickly. Templot is one of the most rewarding software packages I have ever used and I'm very happy to show anyone my shortcuts. It really is very easy. Support from Martin is first class and I would hate to see that suffer preparing a manual that will will ...
... on the background and then move on, not have to create or remove a duplicate first. Hi Mike, Building up a track plan by gradually assembling individual pieces isn't really the best way to use Templot. It works, but it doesn't always produce flowing pointwork through curves, and it is not very prototypical, at least for plain track. Have a look at this video, and you will see that no individual track pieces are ever fitted together. What you normally do is to create the running track alignments and then insert pointwork into them. That usually means extending the initial template length, splitting off part of it, inserting pointwork in it. Then extending it again and repeating the process: http://www.templot.com/martweb/videos/flash/starter/em_starter.html Sorry it's now a rather old video. Note also that the F10 swell function at the start is now on CTRL+ F10. But you can of course work the way you want if you prefer. Try this as a test: 1. start Templot from scratch ...
... topic: 517 Default for Inserting a Turnout posted: 6 Aug 2008 19:51 from: Bob Hobbs Hi I just looked at a helpful hints video showing the creation of a fragment of a plan to a drawing. When the insert turnout into plain track is chosen what is the default? Can that be changed. I model to North American standards with very different tie(sleeper) sizes and spacing. I have templates from someone that has gone to the effort to do both an 11 foot and a 16' 6" trunout along with a straight section of offset regular track. Thanks to whomever did this. I would like to be able to use one or the other of these turnout standards or another that I may obtain or design as the turnout insert into the plain track. Is this possible? How can it be done? Do I have to reset this every time or will it be stored in the box file? Bob Hobbs- he of 10000 questions Ottawa, Canada posted: 6 Aug 2008 21:06 from: ...
... topic: 1390 USA Turnouts box file and inserting turnouts.... posted: 25 Feb 2011 10:31 from: BruceNordstrand Hi all Just wondering who created the USA turnouts box file? I ask as it does not seem to match any specs I have found for USA based turnouts. Well, let me qualify that.... I used the USA turnouts box file as the starting point of my layout. I started with a section of plain track from the box file and laid out the basics then inserted turnouts into that plain track. I made the assumption that Templot would insert USA turnouts into the track at the required points on the plans (using Template -> Insert turnout into plain track). However I found out tonight (WAY too late to do anything about it) that, for example, a #6 turnout on my Templot plan is NOT a #6 USA turnout, well at least not according to both the proto87 website or the templates available on handlaidtrack.com. So, have I totally stuffed up and ...
... topic: 2034 Custom timbering of turnouts posted: 27 Jul 2012 13:25 from: Alan McMillan Hi all I've just created a new custom plain track setting for Swiss Federal Railways CWR and it's just dandy. However when I insert a turnout in the new plain track or use new template (quick set), it comes up with default (presumably GWR) sleeper spacings although the lengths appear to agree with the settings I've defined. Is there any way to get turnouts to take up the spacing settings I've defined by default rather that have me do an awful lot of timber shoving afterwards? Regards Alan Last edited on 27 Jul 2012 13:25 by Alan McMillan posted: 27 Jul 2012 13:55 from: Martin Wynne Alan McMillan wrote: Is there any way to get turnouts to take up the spacing settings I've defined by default rather that have me do an awful lot of timber shoving afterwards? Hi Alan, Yes, use the modify on rebuild function. 1. Have the required settings in the control template. 2. Put ...
... topic: 1988 Hiding the control template when storing posted: 18 Jun 2012 02:44 from: Martin Wynne I've felt for some time that it's confusing for beginners that the control template is hidden on doing a store& background (INSERT key). The effect is that the template has simply changed colour, rather than been stored. We can't not hide the control template on store, otherwise it's not apparent to beginners that anything has happened at all. I've now made a change which I've been intending to try for some time. The control template will remain hidden only briefly, and will then reappear over the background template. You can of course hide it again if you wish (HOME key). For more experienced users there is a new option not to have the control template hidden. It's on the options menu on the storage box. Untick this menu option: 2_172050_560000000.png This setting is included in the program preferences. Note that even with this option unticked, on a large track plan the control template will disappear momentarily while Templot re ...
... which flies along your route at whatever speed you choose. Which is great when planning a trip. Thanks again for the info. cheers, Martin. posted: 12 Apr 2018 21:57 from: Martin Wynne Some great mountain photos there. They make my walks across the fields look like a vicarage tea party. But I want you to know that one day I trapped my thumb in a field gate and it was very sore. And not long ago I slipped right over in the mud. The standard gallery image insertion resizes the photos to a maximum of 932 x 700 pixels. For the Templot topics that ensures that they can be seen on almost all devices. But for this topic I think it's ok to post them larger. But not more than 1600 wide (any height) otherwise the browser will resize them anyway, and the download would be unfair on those with slow connections. So if you have resized them to 1600 max, after uploading them to the gallery, display them in the gallery lightbox and click the click to ...
... more information about each new feature as it was introduced. Please scroll to the end of this long topic for information about the most recent changes. Martin. posted: 23 May 2011 17:07 from: Martin Wynne# 2873 30-5 -2011 check for slews before make transition- fixed. background shapes dialog style changed to Normal (was StayOnTop). intersection selector dialog- wording changed. CTRL+ V in Normal mode should cancel mouse action- fixed. (this is a legacy shortcut -- now use INSERT key instead) CTRL+ BACKSLASH is now on reset notch on datum (was snap plain track to nearest sleeper). main-side K-crossing check rail flare -- bug fixed. template> reset menu items removed. CTRL+ Z shortcut now on rebuild group menu item. new modify on rebuild option on storage box for trackbed edges. new menu item for trackbed edges geometry> modify group to match. The trackbed edge settings are now specific to each template. This rebuild function allows fast transfer of the ...
... Windoze Xp and Templot so I can work on a new plan a friend of mine designed. This is stage 1 of a double deck layout in my garage (pic attached) I have a BMP file all ready to load into Templot as a background image but frankly, I do not know where to start. You see, there is not many straight sections in this plan and very few straight turnouts. Would you suggest I try manipulating a turnout to fit and go from there or start with some plain track sections and insert turnouts into that? I am still very green behind the ears when it comes to Templot so please be gentle... Cheers Bruce Attachment: attach_535_778_RFW-Garage.png 205 Last edited on 4 Apr 2009 01:02 by BruceNordstrand posted: 3 Apr 2009 15:40 from: Paul Boyd Hi Bruce You say you are green with Templot- have you worked your way through the tutorials? Before you can attempt that plan, you really, really need to have a good basic understanding of Templot. But... ...
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... topic: 2361 Curved Layouts posted: 18 Dec 2013 08:43 from: Murryb Hi in my first design of a curved lay out I just tacked on switches where I wanted them, after reading a earlier topic I am left with the impression the best way is to insert the switch and move it along the section of track till it is where it is required Is this correct? Next Does it matter if you lengthen a stretch of track as opposed to joining bits together? It has been a challenge and the printer is working overtime but the more I play around the better I get Thanks Murry posted: 18 Dec 2013 08:50 from: Raymond I always insert turnouts in track if possible, I think it gives better geometry and more control over the precise positioning. I also often insert a turnout where eventually I want a half diamond for the same reason. Hope that helps. Raymond posted: 18 Dec 2013 17:04 from: Phil O I have to agree with Raymond, I always insert turnouts in plain track as ...
... topic: 612 Problem that has me stumped....tangential track posted: 3 Nov 2008 12:51 from: Gordon S Came across something this morning that is so basic, but I can't seem to find a solution. I want to take a turnout off a 914mm (36") radius curve, with the main line continuing straight at a tangent to the curve. I have drawn the curve and inserted the turnout, but no matter what I try cannot get the straight part of the turnout to align with the straight track. Continuing the straight plain track and overlaying the turnout shows the straight section of the turnout curves slightly and I cannot find a way of making the stright section of the turnout straight. I have tried inserting the turnout into the straight section to overcome that problem, but then find I cannot get the radius to tie up, no matter what adjustment is made to F5. I know this smacks of RTR track, but it is in a hidden section and the simplest way to deal with an issue. Apologies ...
... Chrome worked with existing sites, but that's a whole different story Needless to say, I'm using Firefox to post this... posted: 25 Apr 2012 21:21 from: Martin Wynne Hi Paul, There are 4 different posting editors on Templot Club: HTML editor 1 -- used on Internet Explorer. HTML editor 2 -- used on Firefox. Basic BBcode editor -- used on all other browsers including Opera, Safari and Google Chrome. It should be working apart from some quirkiness with the way the buttons insert the BBcode tags. What isn't working in Chrome? Quick Reply -- a plain HTML textarea element which should work the same way in all browsers. You can use BBcode if you type the tags manually. They are all a bit long in the tooth and need updating for the latest browser incarnations. David Williams has written a replacement unified editor which he claims works with all browsers but he has not yet released it. In fact, the HTML editor 2 should work in all other modern browsers (except IE, ...
... Gordon, Thanks for the file. This is what it might look like with thick centre-lines instead of diagram mode: 2_141711_190000000.png Those lines are about 9mm wide. cheers, Martin. posted: 15 May 2020 06:23 from: Martin Wynne p.s. Gordon, You are using a strange turnout size -- D-4. You would have more design flexibility using shorter turnouts, A-4 or a 9ft-4. Martin. posted: 15 May 2020 07:53 from: Gordon S I just inserted a turnout and then used F5 to change it to 1:4 and regular crossing. If it's five minute job to change, It probably started off as a D12. I'll look at it later.... If it's a complete realignment of everything, I'll live with it for now until I'm convinced it's the right way to go. I'm interested how you created a solid line and then compressed the plan. You know me well enough, that once I get the track correct, I will spend days tweaking ...
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