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... : 2992 Antivirus problem posted: 25 Feb 2017 15:12 from: David Long I have just tried to load the latest Templot upgrade but my antivirus (Avast) has spotted something it doesn't like. It appeared to be blocking it and my desktop short cut has disappeared but all my files are still visible on my hard drive. I could possibly turn off my antivirus temporarily but without the short cut I can't get into Templot even though it is still in my hard drive. Any advice would be appreciated. In the meantime I have transferred my box files to a memory stick so that they won't be lost. I still have to try to get the upgrade onto my laptop and am anticipating the same problem. David posted: 25 Feb 2017 15:24 from: John Shelley Not much consolation to you David, but my antivirus, Avira, isn't worried by the update. Cheers for now John from 33820 St Ciers sur Gironde posted: 25 Feb 2017 15:51 from: Martin Wynne Hi David, Your files won't disappear. Did ...
... go back again to a group. It's not the end of the world, just takes me 5-10 mins to set it up again, but knowing you, I'm sure there's a reinstate group after wipe somewhere.... Last edited on 11 Dec 2019 13:07 by Gordon S posted: 11 Dec 2019 13:21 from: Martin Wynne Gordon S wrote: I'm sure there's a reinstate group after wipe somewhere.... Hi Gordon, I will get back to that shortly, but in the meantime, it is difficult to hit wipe by mistake if you do this: 2_110818_240000000.png Also, I will take this as a request to put some space between those items in the group menu. I'm always miss-clicking things these days too, that's why I have been adding spaces in the menus. p.s. using a rougher surface as a mouse mat helps, I'm using an offcut of foam track underlay. Cork works too. cheers, Martin. posted: 11 Dec 2019 14:14 from: Martin Wynne Hi ...
... :59 from: Martin Wynne Hi Paul, Welcome to Templot Club. You are not alone in finding the process of importing images confusing. I have re-arranged the dialogs several times over the years but it still seems to cause problems. I have re-done it all yet again in the next program update, which I hope will finally make it easier, and which introduces some new options such as drag-and-drop and direct scanning. I'm hoping to have that available very soon, but in the meantime here is a brief description for the existing version 213a. (Please do not try to follow this if you are still using an earlier version of Templot.) Update now available, see: topic 2966- message 21052 For background maps and track plans: Your model gauge/scale needs to be set in Templot before you begin. e.g. 0-MF. Don't forget this. Secondly, it's preferable if you know the scale of the map, which is usually marked on it somewhere. For example the popular ...
... rid of one point from the scissor. Then working across the ladder it would be single slip (up relief onto ladder) diamond crossing, diamond crossing, double slip. Do you think that would work any better? There are no board joints as these baseboards will be built around the plan to avoid that issue. Rich Last edited on 10 May 2016 09:22 by RK posted: 10 May 2016 19:28 from: Martin Wynne Hi Rich, I think I need a diagram to follow that. In the meantime it was wet today so I have pushed ahead with what I started. This is a first result: 2_101418_020000000.png 2_101418_020000001.png I think all the crossings can be checked -- a couple are a bit tight but doable. The diamond at A is 1:9 and will need to be a switch diamond. The diamond at B is 1:8 and I would recommend doing that as a switch diamond too. The other diamonds are shorter and can be fixed K-crossings. I hope you enjoy building track. I ...
... from: DerekStuart I tried to resist the temptation to ask more about this, but I failed. This is a follow on to an interrogation of Martin last week, but comments welcome from anyone. Martin explained the reason for a long entry straight when a crossing was 'flatter' than its switch. The NER used for 1:9 upwards for a B, but also on a 7 but not a 7.5 (with a B8 being 'natural'). I have purchased a copy of BRT3 as recommended, but in the meantime the table I have doesn't show a B7 straight entry. I have a photo that I know is a B, but due to perspective (and correction tools have not helped) I cannot tell its vee. It has an entry straight of AT LEAST 8'6", which is too short for a B9. I'm hoping the B7 entry straight will either match up with the photo or be clearly not a match, either way I can tell which it is. According to the books from the NER Association, it seems ...
... usual auto-fit option: 1. you are shortening this particular turnout to get a better fit to the available space, without wanting to change the switch size or crossing angle. In this case you would leave the boxes unticked, so that the setting reverts to auto-fit on subsequent templates. Or 2. you are matching a specific prototype drawing to produce a custom template. In this case you would probably want to tick the boxes, so that the setting is retained in all your subsequent templates. In the meantime in all existing versions of Templot, without those boxes available, you should know that the effective behaviour is: as if the retain on mint box is unticked -- minting a new template always reverts to auto-fit, and as if the retain on tools:make box is ticked -- the fixed at... option is retained until you change it. This means that for the present in case 1 above, you need to come back and reset the auto-fit option manually before creating further templates ...
... Google searches may be similarly out of date Likewise the Templot web site itself has developed piecemeal over those 20 years and more. Unfortunately this means there is little overall structure or plan to the site. Some information can be difficult to find, and a lot of it is now out of date. I am working to create a new updated Templot Companion web site, but it is a major task and will take time. You can see how it is progressing at: http://templot.com/companion/ In the meantime here below is a run through the present state of play. The new updated version of the Templot Companion will eventually revise and combine all these pages into a single web site. Until then please remember to use these additional links below. You may find some things don't match what you are seeing on the screen. That's where the Templot Club user forum comes in to answer your questions. This is a friendly support forum and web site for Templot users to ask questions, exchange information, ideas, and data files, ...
... , Thanks for the file. I have now remembered the bug. In 211b the make diamond-crossing function sets the V-crossings as "curviform" even when both are the same angle (straight or same radius in both tracks), in which case they should be "regular". This doesn't make any difference to the diamond-crossing itself, but does bring up warning messages when you try to make a crossover, say, from them. It has been fixed in the next program update. In the meantime the workaround is to change the half-diamonds to real> V-crossing options> regular V-crossing if the diamond-crossing is regular (both roads straight or both curved to the same radius in the same direction) before making a crossover from them. Thanks for reporting it. regards, Martin. posted: 14 Sep 2015 16:24 from: Godfrey Earnshaw No Problem Martin However, I've just had a thought, if it brought up a message for me why not for Mr/Ms wcampbell23? ...
... 10 on your computer, you can update 3rd PlanIt with this download. If you are running Windows 2000, you must use version 10.02.011, below. Prior Version Download 3rd PlanIt Version 10.07.001 32-bit Complete (73.1 Mb) 31 Jan 15 This download contains the program, textures, support files, examples and object libraries. If you are running a version prior to v9, please uninstall it first. The User Manual is included with the download. I will write again with more about the DXF option. In the meantime you may like this topic: topic 2297- message 15298 regards, Martin. posted: 30 Jul 2015 12:37 from: Martin Wynne Hi Trevor, I have resurrected this 10-year-old page which may be of interest: http://templot.com/martweb/3pi_overlay/3pi_to_templot.htm If you can post a screenshot from 3PI showing what you are trying to achieve it will be easier to advise. regards, Martin. posted: 30 Jul 2015 14:27 from: TrevorTeale Martin, thankyou so much ...
... that is only one example, and a different one would be needed for plain track, diamonds, partial templates etc, but I do not think it is a massive number. I would like to think that the approach might lead to another benefit- that the menu structure could be massively simplified making it much easier to find the remaining things which are still better done via menus. And, thereby, lessening the learning curve. I do hope that provokes some constructive discussion and helps you own thinking Martin but, in the meantime... "Full power to the Screens Scottie...! Hoping that is seen as a positive contribution. Best Wishes, Howard Last edited on 15 Mar 2015 17:01 by JFS posted: 15 Mar 2015 17:37 from: Paul Willis Brilliant work Howard... If I could just add something that would make things even more clear: if the sections within the dialogue are in a different order, it places the priorities in a logical sequence. What I mean is that (IMHO) ...
... /https//www.tracknsignals.co.uk/ is the URL that appears on the profile page, and I am not surprised if that isn't working. posted: 24 Jan 2018 20:22 from: Martin Wynne This is a known problem in the forum software. I'm too busy with the Templot Companion and videos at the moment to start working on the PHP forum code. It's been on my list to be fixed for ages, along with several similar. Like everything else around here, the forum software is very old. In the meantime Stephen I have set up a redirect for you. This URL now links to your secure site: http://85a.co.uk/borg-rail Your profile link to your web site should now be working. cheers, Martin. posted: 24 Jan 2018 21:47 from: Tony W Since Google took over Youtube I get a rude message instructing me to answer some questions. Since I refuse to do so, I can no longer watch their videos. You wonder why these companies get a bad reputation. Regards ...
... platforms Where can I find the tutorial please as I am struggling finding the old tuition materials posted: 23 Feb 2019 15:26 from: Martin Wynne Hayfield wrote: Its the OS five feet to the mile sheet VII.65 1893-1896 Holborn viaduct to the platforms Where can I find the tutorial please as I am struggling finding the old tuition materials Hi John, Sorry, I don't think there is a tutorial yet. I will make you a bit of video this evening showing how to load the tiled maps. In the meantime see: topic 2400- message 22091 Is this the map? How much of it do you want? All of it? 2_231015_010000000.png It's also available as the 1951 version: 2_231023_330000000.png But that would be a screenshot map, not tiled, so I need to know which. And what scale/gauge are you using? cheers, Martin. posted: 23 Feb 2019 16:20 from: Rob Manchester John, There was a topic on the area around here you may find interesting if you haven't already looked- here ...
... the settings related to that have no effect. At present the Templot Club software does not make any provision for members to be omitted from the membership list, or for members to delete their own membership entirely, or to delete their own posts (although they can edit them to empty). Deleting a membership is a major issue because of the question of what to do with existing posts, especially where the content has been quoted in posts by others. I need to decide what to do about all this. In the meantime if you want something deleted or removed please email me. My email address is easy to guess, but if not you can find it by clicking on my name on the left. cheers, Martin. posted: 2 May 2018 13:00 from: Martin Wynne As I mentioned, with only 3 weeks to go we are now hearing a lot about the GDPR and getting emails about it from various firms which we have dealt with in the past. I'm unwilling to spend hours/days combing through the legislation, ...
... cutting through the rails...cutting along the red line doesn't help as the text( .....'This page begins...) below the line remains. The only reason I want to remove it is because I don't like it, nothing more. I don't want to lose anything else....just that. Incidentally, I can see that for large layouts the text tells one which sheets go next to each other...but for basic templates I don't think it is necessary. In the meantime, I have just finished my first ever attempt at building my own track work....a 7mm OMF B7 crossover. All inspired by Templot (which, Martin, if I may say so, is a superb programme) and the efforts of others who have gone before me. The text didn't hinder me! (Sorry if I have drifted from the main problem Paul highlighted). 3501_140439_430000000.jpg Ray Last edited on 14 Sep 2019 15:13 by Hull Paragon posted: 15 Sep 2019 01:16 from: Martin ...
... into the new live database. As of now we have 30,420 posted messages in 3,608 topics. A lot of it is out-of-date, or is transient content which doesn't need to be preserved. But sorting through it to decide what is worth keeping and what isn't would be a massive task. However, to create a sense of continuity, as soon as some members are able to register I will manually seed the new forum with some of their recent posts and topic discussions. In the meantime, please continue to use this old forum as before. Martin. posted: 22 Dec 2020 23:48 from: Nigel Brown Think that's sensible. To me 99% of the forum (and indeed any forum I use) which is of interest is that which is currently active. Best of luck! Nigel posted: 23 Dec 2020 16:46 from: Martin Wynne Martin Wynne wrote: I now have to construct a forum structure and set up all the features and functions we need. That's going to take ...
... the main road length, not the turnout road length. That shouldn't be the case, should it? Cheers, Paul Attachment: attach_3105_3710_turnout_check_rai ls.box 85 Last edited on 26 Jun 2020 19:27 by Paul Boyd posted: 26 Jun 2020 22:44 from: Martin Wynne Hi Paul, Thanks for reporting this. There seems to be two issues: 1. not being able to select a check rail end if the marker is not visible. This is clearly a bug and I must do something about it. In the meantime, there is a workaround you can use: with the check rail dialog still showing, do make the control on some other template. Select the required end. Do make the control back on the first template. 2. the length limit on the TS check rails. I'm not sure if this is a bug or a feature or just a clunky user interface. What you are intended to do if you want longer check rails is 1. extend the overall length of the template (F4) sufficiently to contain them ...
... 54 from: Martin Wynne Hi Rob, Thanks for reporting this. I can see in the code the possibility exists for a race condition, I will have a think about how best to prevent that. On the other hand, I can't actually reproduce the problem here, on several systems. It is also exactly the same code as is used for the fast slider on the storage box: 2_152244_060000000.png which has been unchanged for 20 years, without any previous similar reports. Can you make it happen on there? In the meantime you can set the spacing by clicking on the blue ft numbers, or by clicking or holding down the arrow buttons. Or click the set other centres buttons to revert to the previous direct method. I can also see that I have missed a trick by not implementing the keyboard arrow keys for this, so 226f here we come... Thanks again. cheers, Martin. posted: 16 Jun 2020 17:38 from: Martin Wynne Hi Rob, No matter how much I jiggled the slider or how fast ...
... track plan? I can move it with Ctrl/Shft/F7 but haven't found a way to join it up again as a whole group in one move. Can that be done? Hi Gordon, Sure, but not using F7 snapping. Use the notch-linking functions. It's quick and easy, but not easy to explain in words. I'm sure I have made some videos showing how, but it will take me a while to find them. If not I will make another. Back shortly, in the meantime it's explained on this very old page: http://templot.com/martweb/gs_geometry.htm#shift_group_notch cheers, Martin. posted: 5 Jun 2020 14:52 from: Gordon S No problem Martin, I'll check it out. Seemed like a logical thing to do when moving groups of templates about and wanting to join them back all in one go. Off to test it out.... posted: 5 Jun 2020 15:00 from: Gordon S Works perfectly....Wished I'd asked years ago. ...
... I have to accept 4 additional centre-lines. Excuse me for the request. Greetings Jürgen Arno posted: 23 May 2020 23:27 from: Martin Wynne Hi Arno, Thanks for reporting this bug. I have actually had a note about it in my notebook for some time, but because of my memory problems I had forgotten all about it. I'm very sorry about that, it will be fixed in 226c program update shortly. My failing memory is becoming an increasing problem for me in supporting Templot. In the meantime there is another workaround if you don't like to have the centre-lines on. The K-crossing check rails will appear in background templates provided any other element in the rails layer is also present. The most convenient element is probably a trackbed edge, because you can make it very short independently of anything else, and it is well clear of the track. It just needs to be long enough to click on it in order to select the template easily (otherwise it would need Shift+ click on its name ...
... 60ft length of exit track is added to the half-diamonds. A fresh control template is thrown out to one side (as for the make simple link function). 2_220720_160000000.png 2_220720_160000001.png 2_220720_160000002.png The background template can include pointwork, providing it's clear of the diamond. In 226c shortly. cheers, Martin. posted: 22 May 2020 13:20 from: Ian Allen Hi Martin, Thanks. I certainly prefer diamonds to outside slips! The next update you have just eluded too will be very helpful going forward. In the meantime, I've just had a re-working of the previous plan. This time though, two ends required a very minor crossing vee adjustment: 7.19 to 7.17 for example. Ian1951_220819_420000000.png Parts of Templot Club may not function unless you enable JavaScript (also called Active Scripting) in your browser. Templot Club> Forums> Templot talk> Make Diamond Problem 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 ...
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