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... ....I have been learning the ropes and enjoying the superb features, but have run into what feels like a 'silly' problem. I have an HP PSC 1400 (USB) 'all in one' scanner/printer (which is known good), ink levels ok, and it prints perfectly well (with dense blacks and rich colours) when using other programmes on my computer...but, not with Templot it seems! I`ve set the printer to 'best' 'highest dpi' and followed the Templot instructions on setting-up and calibrating the printer: the printing, measuring and proofing process. The problem is, that the framed-page to measure (which has the loco in the middle), only has one or two very-very-faint lines forming part of the frame (normally just two of the adjacent frame sides), and the other two are not sufficiently visible enough to measure and calibrate. I`ve done the obvious things to try: 'nozzle cleaning' prints, checked for correct drivers and ...
... 21:32 from: Rob Manchester Hi Martin, Spotted for sale today. 2001_221629_380000000.jpg 2001_221630_040000000.jpg Bet that brings back a few memories. Build date on the chassis 1993. No I didn't buy it but it was nicely built. The thing that struck me was how very light it was compared to todays RTR offerings from Dapol and Heljan. Rob posted: 22 Apr 2018 22:21 from: Martin Wynne Thanks Rob. The details are still on the web site: http://templot.com/martweb/go_hunslet.htm And the instruction sheets for the kit: http://templot.com/martweb/kitins.htm exploded.jpg The web pages from 1998 do look very dated! We made very few of the assembled version. The red lunch boxes drew some comment, but in fact they made a very sturdy container for the model. Designing and toolmaking for that made an enjoyable interlude in our usual work. Sweating over a hot moulding machine proved to be less enjoyable. cheers, Martin. posted: 22 Apr 2018 23:01 from: Rob Manchester Hi Martin ...
... topic: 319 Using two monitors posted: 18 Jan 2008 03:28 from: Brian Tulley Hi, I'd like to use two monitors with my pc (windows xp sp2) so I can learn Templot more easily (I'd like the instructions/tutorials on one screen and actually create the templates on the second- larger- screen). This way I won't have to keep jumping back and forth etc. The pc is fairly recent (2 years old) with an Intel Celeron 2.93GHz CPU and 703mb of RAM, there is only one connector for a display though, so I assume I'll need a replacement (or additional) video card (any suggestions much appreciated please!). I don't need anything clever since I don't do games, fancy graphics etc. Will there be any problems please- I'm guessing that other Templot users already have such a setup. Once installed will I need to configure any settings in the computer in order to use the second monitor please? Many thanks. Brian. p.s. Clever with computers I'm not, ...
44. GWR 45 foot
... end. For some reason I don't seem to be able to achieve this- is there a way to do it? Hi, Stuart Hince has written a tutorial on setting up custom rail lengths and sleeper spacings in Templot. It's specifically for the GWR: http://templot.com/martweb/pdf_files/gwr_track_panels.pdf cheers, Martin. Hi Martin, Two issues with this; first the dimensions in Stuarts file show (e.g.) 25.875 but Templot is changing this to 25.88; second to terminate the list of spacing the instructions say to enter a 0- I do but it continues to ask for sleeper 19/20/21 etc, I can't seem to terminate the list at 18 sleepers Cheers David Last edited on 24 Apr 2020 10:54 by rynd2it posted: 24 Apr 2020 13:09 from: Martin Wynne rynd2it wrote: first the dimensions in Stuarts file show (e.g.) 25.875 but Templot is changing this to 25.88 Hi David, That's only on the screen, the actual recorded dimension will be whatever you enter. Rounding ...
45. Posting messages
... ' :-) Cheers! posted: 28 Jun 2007 21:18 from: Martin Wynne Hi Paul, Paul Boyd wrote: But the good news is that Firefox has a built-in spell-checker- you right-click the field and choose "Spell-check this field" like wot I just did, and got a red underline underneath 'wot' Cheers! That's brillaint, I mean brilliant, many thanks! But first you need to right-click and select Add Dictionaries... and follow the instructions to install an English (or whichever) dictionary. The really funny thing is that it underlines "Firefox"! (Until you right-click on it and select Add to dictionary.) What's more, it's a live spell-check, unlike in IE. As you move off a wrong word it is immediately underlined. Any other Firefox goodies that I don't know about? Martin. posted: 28 Jun 2007 21:51 from: Brian Lewis Martin Wynne wrote: Hi Paul, Paul Boyd wrote: But ...
... control system. I call it the Maxwell house effect, from an old Maxwell House coffee advert where they don't like change. I have had one user that flatly refused to move up to the current version of my software, but then complained that others had features he didn't, I had to force the issue to get him to update by making a breaking change, the user was my Managing Director. When I first used Templot I admit I struggled, but then I did what I was supposed to do, read the instructions and follow the tutorials, I still refer to them now and again as I still have to do with my programming at work. posted: 3 Dec 2013 15:09 from: Paul Boyd Andy Vines said:-... but then I did what I was supposed to do, read the instructions and follow the tutorials, That seems to be the key thing at the moment that people are not doing. We all realise that the instructions and tutorials are not up to date, but the basics haven't changed ...
47. Y Turnouts
... RAM). Use a longer V-crossing angle with curviform type crossing to give #2.92 at the exit, not at the V-crossing (frog). I will post more about all this later. regards, Martin. posted: 29 Jul 2012 17:50 from: Mark C Martin, Thanks for the reply and update. I think I understand your cryptic jargon. I'll have to experiment with it. While I like the look of the Y turnout trackplan, I may hold off until you have new instructions. I think I have a workable trackplan using #4 straight turnouts and that's probably what I'm going to build first. It would be nice if you could keep me posted when you are able to update instructions for symmetrical Y turnouts. Thanks again. Mark C posted: 29 Jul 2012 22:30 from: Les G Mark C wrote:...It would be nice if you could keep me posted when you are able to update instructions for symmetrical Y turnouts... Hi Mark, There is no need for ...
... they are used as well as providing designs for jigs for folding them. I am a current subscriber to MRJ but did not start until issue 169. I wonder if there is some kind soul out there who could supply me with photocopies or scans of these articles. I would of course be happy to reimburse any costs involved. Best regards Charles posted: 24 Jul 2013 09:39 from: R C Lake The articles show a slightly quirky way of doing things- unnecessarily complicated in my opinion. I found the Masokits instructions far more useful, to be honest. The system is very good, even though the chairs are not quite as 3 dimensional as cast or moulded chairs. The finished product is very strong and easily adjustable. The tedium of folding the chairs is the only real down side. I find it best to fold them all up in a batch rather than do them individually as required. Last edited on 24 Jul 2013 09:42 by R C Lake posted: 24 Jul 2013 13:25 from: Paul Boyd Hi ...
... scissors crossover, but in very detailed form, which contains every little 'baby' step on how and what you exactly need to do to produce an accurately constructed curved scissors crossing. Now this document, is aimed at the beginner and novice user of Templot2 (and perhaps those club members that have never made a curved scissors formation before ), the down side is, that the document is quite large (many pages long), this is because, as I have already mentioned, it explains in detail every single step (instruction) needed to make the formation, and also because the document contains a considerable number of screenshot illustrations, suitable post processed and marked up with appropriate information, showing just about every significant point at each instruction operation, hence a very large number of pages. The document will of course, be finally posted in PDF format, which will reduce the actual file size down to a manageable size, but I am concerned that for printing out it may be a little large. I decided to have a go at such a ...
... screenshot didn't include a tandem turnout, so it is difficult to help. Perhaps you could post a sketch of what you are trying to do? Tandem turnouts are not straightforward, there are several variables and important considerations. You may like to start reading here: topic 2418- message 16361 A sequence of messages from me here: topic 2394- message 16119 regards, Martin. posted: 20 Jul 2014 13:23 from: Valentin Hello Martin, Thank you for your reply. The thing is that I have read the instructions pointed by your links many times but every time I ended with no results. What I try to achieve is something similar to this: constanta_final_zps9062e237.jpg Where the two L/H points are combined into a tandem. And here's the BOX file: Attachment: attach_1884_2489_Constanta_final.b ox 250 posted: 20 Jul 2014 20:55 from: John Preston Hi Valentin, A tandem with both turnout roads on the same side is a little tricky. I have attached a box file showing rails only that may help. In order to avoid check ...
... topic: 2434 Adding a plan from a scan posted: 30 Mar 2014 12:51 from: Hayfield Please forgive me but I am being extremely thick. I have scanned a plan which I would like to put into Templot ,so I can start to make a detailed track plan. I just cannot find how to do it, I have watched the tutorial of adding track. But seen to have missed the instructions for adding a scan Thanks posted: 30 Mar 2014 15:01 from: Trevor Walling Hayfield wrote: Please forgive me but I am being extremely thick. I have scanned a plan which I would like to put into Templot ,so I can start to make a detailed track plan. I just cannot find how to do it, I have watched the tutorial of adding track. But seen to have missed the instructions for adding a scan Thanks Hello, I think this is what you need to look at.undefined undefined 2110_300959_270000000.png Regards Trevor posted: 30 Mar 2014 19:04 from: Martin Wynne Hayfield wrote: I just cannot ...
... installing 215d. Also my "background shapes" are appearing as a blank white rectangle, but this maybe something I'm doing wrong. Regards David posted: 3 Oct 2017 13:50 from: Martin Wynne Thanks for the comments. So far 98 downloads of 215d by mid-day today, with just the usual handful of reported problems caused by false negatives in anti-virus software. I don't really know what to do about that because it never happens here, and I don't have copies of the relevant software to provide instructions for changing the settings. For Windows 10 it is all totally unnecessary anyway, because that comes with a free fully-integrated copy of Windows Defender. No doubt a digital certificate would help, but that can cost into 3-figures per year, which is not tenable for free software bearing in mind that it makes not a shred of difference to the actual program functionality. In fact I have already paid that much for the NLS API subscriptions for the tiled maps -- which do add significantly to the program functionality ...
53. 3 way point help
... for crossings. You can see that an L1 bridge chair is used where there isn't room for a standard S1 chair: 2_050420_590000000.png The "A" chair under the nose of the vee is normally built up as a "slab& bracket" chair with a bolt through the assembly: 2_061131_520000000.jpg Thanks to Mick Nicholson for this pic. The ends of a check rail have special angled chairs to create the flared ends. regards, Martin. posted: 13 Dec 2016 02:23 from: gibbard d cheers for the advise/ instruction. I see what you mean about the v crossing style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 238);"I've changed the first turnout to a B-8 and left the second at A-6 which appears to have solved the problems with the original setup style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 238);"I haven't managed to 100% line the centre V with the other rails will this be suitable for constructing the turnout or do I need ...
... calibrated. As this was one of the first bits of pointwork I made using Templot, this may explain things! I understand the basic problem, that the tips of the blades were too near the vee and the curvature wasn't sufficient to allow clearance for the flanges. What I couldn't work out was how to move the blade along the template, then later in the day how to download my own old template to Templot. I still haven't managed that despite Martin's explanation! Maybe I'm getting too old to remember all these computer instructions. Thanks to all for the help so far. I have 2 of these slips to build, luckily both from the same template. posted: 26 Jan 2014 09:50 from: Stephen Freeman Hi, If you look at your jpg, it does say printer uncalibrated. If you copy the two related files into the folders where they should go you can then load your jpg as the bgs file. If you want to move the blades along, make sure your peg is on front of switch and try snake ...
... topic: 296 Joining groups of templates posted: 29 Dec 2007 12:29 from: Ezra Kowadlo I am new to Templot. I can't seem to get the dailog window when clicking on the 'peg/ align tools> notch under background peg' menu option. I have been exploring Templot and trying things out before following the tutorial. Have I upset a setting before I embarked on following instruction in the tutorial? Ezra posted: 29 Dec 2007 12:52 from: Martin Wynne Ezra Kowadlo wrote: I can't seem to get the dialog window when clicking on the 'peg/ align tools> notch under background peg' menu option. Hi Ezra, There have been some changes to that menu in recent versions. Please can you say which version of Templot you are using, and which tutorial you are following? The Templot version is shown in the help> about Templot menu item. The dialog window appears only if the template on which you clicked has previously been selected as a member of a group of templates (showing in the group colour ...
56. Route control
... /www.proto87.com posted: 22 Nov 2007 03:07 from: renluethi Andy and Martin thank you both for your answer. Andy, I have looked for these CMRI products; if I understood it right is the basis of this system a software, running on a PC. This is what I want to avoid if possible. Martin, I have sent an email to the MERG and the answer was somewhat vague. Martin, are you a member of the MERG and do you know whether I can get a step by step instruction to assemble such a system? Or is there a reader out there who can affirm that? Regards, René. posted: 22 Nov 2007 15:32 from: Roger Henry Rene, You might want to look at the Yahoo Group "Model Railroad Electronics". See: renluethi wrote: Andy and Martin thank you both for your answer. Andy, I have looked for these CMRI products; if I understood it right is the basis of this system a software, running on a PC. This is what I ...
... the main road, although you will probably need to follow up with some adjustments to the transition zone to get the desired result. 3. Start with two lengths of curved plain track crossing over each other, or one curved and one straight length. One should be a background template and the other the control template. Click on the background template (in Quick-mode, right-click on it). On its menu, click peg/align tools> make diamond-crossing at intersection menu item. Follow the instructions and wait a moment while Templot does the calculations. You will then need to split the underlying original background template and shorten each half back accordingly. The method won't work for transition curves, it is for straights and fixed-radius curves only. Also it is very easy when testing to have the tracks crossing at too short an angle. Templot can't produce crossings shorter than 1: 1.5 RAM( i.e. not more than 33.7 degrees). This method also works for two straight tracks intersecting, but in that case ...
58. Track Centres
... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- Medium option: Digital Images Colour option: Monochrome 1. Document Reference(s ): RAIL 252/155 Instructions for Copying: Track plan of railway at Maidenhead, Berkshire and 2 miles east and west of the station, and 2 miles north along the Wycombe branch and 0.5 miles south, at any time from 1923 to 1939. NB all distances approximate >> >> >> >> I'll wait to see what happens, the reply should take 10 days. Jerry posted: 14 Jan 2020 21:18 from: Stephen Freeman I know it is some ago but was wondering what transpired? I would also be keen to ...
59. First try
... topic: 2393 First try posted: 28 Jan 2014 12:42 from: Graham Idle Hi, This is my first try at a layout to fit in the small space that I have. It is a copy of 'Elan', a trackplan from Ian Rice's book 'Layout Design, Finescale in Small Spaces'. I have used, for me, the easiest method of lay the trackwork. I had some problems with the single slip, but using Brian Nicholls excellent instructions, I have cobbled together something that fits in the space. I would appreciate any comments as to whether it is buildable and run able. I will be using 0-6 -0 tank and tender locos. Regards, Graham Attachment: attach_1728_2393_elan_2014_01_25_1 449_03.box 428 posted: 28 Jan 2014 12:44 from: Graham Idle Here is the background. Attachment: attach_1729_2393_elan_14_01_25_143 7_41.bgs 382 posted: 28 Jan 2014 14:04 from: Martin Wynne Hi Graham, Thanks for uploading your files. You also need to upload the .sk81 image file from the \SHAPE-FILES\ folder ...
60. A Pug for Paul?
... include me too. I confirm that :- a) I will not share the code with anybody else. b) Nobody else has access to the PC c) I will delete all Templot code and work before disposing of the PC d) The PC has internet access. Regards Dave posted: 18 May 2011 00:30 from: Martin Wynne I have now uploaded the TDV file. It's at: topic 1500 If your user name is showing purple you should be able to go there and download the file. Full instructions are on there too. Thanks again for your help. The next job is for me to write some notes about what's in the TDV (Templot Development Version). regards, Martin. posted: 18 May 2011 09:52 from: richard_t Martin, I wish to join the party and will provide feedback. I confirm that :- a) I will not share the code with anybody else. b) Nobody else has access to the PC c) I will delete all Templot code and work before disposing of ...
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