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... what step I've missed out. The page size is set at A4. Edit: No problem Martin, it seems to have sorted itself as I've added more track...No idea, but no problem either.... Last edited on 12 Jun 2020 19:45 by Gordon S posted: 14 Jun 2020 03:53 from: Martin Wynne Hi Gordon, I'm going as fast as I can to get 226e finished and released, hopefully tomorrow. It contains several new functions for mimic panels. In the meantime I have made a very scruffy temporary video just to show you an alternative method from the one you are using. Some details: 9mm thick lines at 30mm centres. diagonal lines are the same thickness as horizontal. output from the trackpad is full normal 100%. The sketchboard is used in page mode, i.e. without a linked updating trackplan. The mimic plan is an ordinary metafile image. Only the yellow rulers are used, and the dimensions are the full printed paper sizes. This makes it a lot easier ...
... will give him a call but I think I know the answer posted: 30 Apr 2018 13:31 from: Martin Wynne Borg-Rail wrote:... How else could one man cope? Hi Stephen, Are you answering your own question about your missing order? Martin. posted: 30 Apr 2018 16:38 from: Stephen Freeman He obviously isn't but I can assure you I am not alone. I shall continue to leave him alone and wait expectantly. At least for the time being. In the meantime I shall concentrate on other matters. Martin Wynne wrote: Borg-Rail wrote:... How else could one man cope? Hi Stephen, Are you answering your own question about your missing order? Martin. Last edited on 30 Apr 2018 16:41 by Stephen Freeman posted: 30 Apr 2018 16:42 from: Hayfield Borg-Rail wrote: He obviously isn't but I can assure you I am not alone. I shall continue to leave him alone and wait expectantly. At least for the time ...
3. File preview
... now without any trouble, so I intend to keep it that way. Reverting to the actual subject of a file preview, I am going to implement something along these lines, if only because I need it myself. It can't be done in Windows Explorer, and even if it could I wouldn't want to because I want Templot to work as fully as possible under Wine on Linux/Mac computers. Instead I will make a file viewer function within Templot itself. It will take a while to do, but in the meantime you may like to add a dummy template with the name "read me" to your .box files, and add any notes about the file to its memo notes. I suggest making it a short centre-line-only background template, so that you can easily access it to read/edit the notes (edit memo notes is on the pop-up menu for a background template). Short means say 25mm -- enough to see and click on. Don't place it too far from the tracks, otherwise ...
4. 0-14
... 20:06 from: Martin Wynne Andy G wrote: What is the best way of setting Templot up to produce templates for 7mm scale 2 foot gauge track, O-14? Hi Andy, There are no pre-set sizes for narrow-gauge prototypes in Templot because of the huge variety of sizes and scales in use. However it's quite straightforward to make the custom settings needed -- I will do you a video shortly for 0-14 (or 0n2 or 0n24 as it's often known). In the meantime there is a screenshot and download available for 0n30 (16.5mm gauge) in the Samples and examples area: topic 28 which you can explore to see how it's done. regards, Martin. posted: 11 Mar 2008 20:30 from: Andy G Thanks Martin, I'll look forward to that. In the meantime I'll have a look at the On30 sample. Andy posted: 11 Mar 2008 21:54 from: Ian Everett Martin Wynne wrote In the meantime there is a screenshot and download available for 0n30 (16.5mm ...
... topic: 727 Admin: access problems today posted: 10 Feb 2009 11:07 from: Martin Wynne Dear all, It seems members with internet connections via Pipex/ Tiscali/ Nildram are having problems accessing Templot Club since about 9pm last night. That inludes me -- I'm currently connected here via a painfully slow dial-up connection on a different ISP. I will report again as soon as I have any news. In the meantime affected members can access Templot Club via the Yahoo group at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/templot regards, Martin. posted: 10 Feb 2009 12:11 from: richard_t It must be certain switches, as I'm accessing this forum OK from Pipex. posted: 10 Feb 2009 12:32 from: Paul Boyd...and it wasn't working at all well last night connected via Zen. posted: 10 Feb 2009 13:32 from: Martin Wynne I'm pleased to report it's back to normal here. If anyone is still having trouble, please let me know. (In due course I ...
... topic: 2831 Bug warning- make transition posted: 23 Jan 2016 02:21 from: Martin Wynne There is a bug in the changes which I made recently in the make transition function. In the event that an existing transition curve is zero-length, selecting the 2nd radius option fails -- the 1st radius is always used. Sorry about that, I will get it fixed. In the meantime, the workaround is to put the peg at the 2nd radius end, and select the at peg option. Zero-length transition curves are not often used, so this won't affect many. But they are sometimes useful, for example in creating a symmetrical Y-turnout with straight exits through the V-crossing: 2_222120_040000000.png regards, Martin. posted: 7 Feb 2016 17:49 from: Martion Elsworth I've been trying to find the Make Transition function but can't- where is it please?Martin Elsworth Martin Wynne wrote: There is a bug in the changes which I made recently in the make transition function. In the event ...
... : By the way as an EE with 30 years, data sheets have largely evolved to be consistent across major manufacturers. You tend to get summary features at the start,, a electronic symbol., typically followed by DC then AC characteristics, usually followed by a detailed operational discussion, followed by information on package options, dimensions, PCB considerations and ordering information But how do you conform to that format if the data sheet is for a bicycle? Martin. oh, having looked a data sheet for a bicycle in the meantime The data sheet (more a brochure) conforms to what I would expect, I find summary features and a picture at the start, in the middle i get more details, at the end I get ordering information, contact information and addresses hence my" expectation" as a novice bike buyer is enhanced because the information is presented in a format that I tend to be familiar with. there being only so much mileage we can get from this analogy dave posted: 30 Jan 2018 16:22 from: madscientist Martin ...
... .pdf 396 posted: 9 Sep 2009 19:58 from: Martin Wynne Mark Leigh wrote: I have now managed to get it with the aid of win2pdf to show as a PDF file on 3x A0 pages which is great but i'd rather it be on one continuous run. Hi Mark, You need to create a new "form" in the Windows printer spooler, of the required size. Even so, Win2pdf might not agree to use it. See this topic for a solution coming soon: topic 753 In the meantime, I will convert your .box file to a single-run PDF page for you later this evening. (If it's more than about 4 metres long you will need the (free) Foxit PDF Reader instead of Adobe.) Care to share the name of your PDF printing firm? Is that price for black& white, or colour? regards, Martin. posted: 9 Sep 2009 20:57 from: Mark Leigh Hi Martin, Thanks for your help. I've read the update for Templot and agree " ...
... I've ow had them photocopied to 7mm scale so that the main girders and piers can be produced. I've even got a cross section tat shows the curved overhead gantries, which were mssing form the other set of drawings. here is a pdf of the cross section. Attachment: attach_739_948_greyhound_portal.pd f 399 posted: 1 Mar 2010 08:51 from: Jamie92208 HELP PLEASE I am now progressing well with the first set of baseboards and hopefully will start laying track in April when I can move the boards to the clubrooms. In the meantime I am trying to tidy up the rest of the trackplan. I am having trouble with the right hand end of the layout as you look at the plan. I have inserted a trailing crossover on the curve and this will be used a lot during shows as a constant shuttle of EMU's will use it to reverse, twice in every cycle. There are however two constraints and I am having trouble meeting these. 1. The layout has been designed at 90mm track centres but the fiddle yard (Which is from my ...
... run to a dead end siding while the turn out side actually runs to the rest of the layout,( main line maybe)? The cure for ignorance is education, the tonic is well defined terminology. The product is otherwise amazing and I do wish Tony W well on the project and please there are those of us who are totally illiterate when it comes to track work, for me well defined terminology I think would cut out half the queries. If I could speak the lingo I would do it. In the meantime I am drafting the menus onto a spread sheet as I go along, if I knew how I would cut and paste them into Excel. In the meantime I shall continue to join bits of track to see where it goes. Cheers, Paul posted: 28 Nov 2011 23:41 from: Martin Wynne Paul wrote: That's exactly what I mean is it the main road because it is longer, straighter, on the right hand side or because it is bent to the left, what if the turnout was bent ...
11. Completely lost
... Templot that way using Crossover, and will I'm sure be happy to help. regards, Martin. Attachment: attach_2080_2642_scruff_crossover .fbr 266 posted: 4 Mar 2015 22:17 from: Dafydd I have tried the methods you describe in both posts, Martin, but cannot see anything. The player opens and the timer works, but the screen is blank. posted: 4 Mar 2015 23:09 from: Martin Wynne Hi Dave, Dafydd, I'm puzzled that the FBR videos won't play in Crossover/Wine, but in the meantime, I have created an Apple Quicktime version of the video. The Quicktime picture quality is just awful compared with the lossless FBR format, and there is no interactive capability available, but that's not needed for this short scruff video. Despite the awful quality the file is 10 times larger (14MB) than the FBR version (1.3MB), so you will need to allow time for it to download before it will play. Here is the link: http://templot.com/martweb/videos/scruffs/Scruff_Video_Dafydd_crossover ...
... . Time will tell. If it does, then as far as getting everything currently in T2 into OT/MEC -- yes that's my intention. After which OT/MEC would become the "official" public version of Templot. And yes I would continue to contribute to it -- with others. But that happy state is going to take some time to achieve, and a perfect equivalence may not be possible. Some things may have to be let go, for example direct scanning into picture shapes. In the meantime if someone posts some code to do say Dundalk Square Crossing in MEC, ideally I would want to incorporate it into T2. But it needs their permission to do so, because I can't just use other people's open-source stuff in closed-source T2 as of right. What I don't want to happen is that I end up as the sole contributor to OT/MEC, with the extra work of open-sourcing everything. If that happens I would rather leave OT/MEC as-is and continue with ...
... It isn't. Tony W has explained some of the alternatives, but the basic answer without dropping to the low-level functions, is "extend and split". This is the usual way to finish with one template and start with the next one, when there isn't a specific tools function to do what you want. By splitting from the first template you retain all its settings, and the initial curving radius will match. I really must soon do some more on the new Templot Explained beginners guide, but in the meantime I have made you a bit of scruff video showing "extend and split". For plain track templates it is necessary to use the peg to mark the split position. Here is the video: http://flashbackconnect.com/Default.aspx?id= _HdPZUrRoP5SIkRUmkIa5g2 p.s. before repeating the process for the next template press CTRL+ N, template> swap end-for-end. Otherwise you would need to do make the control on the new background template. Try it and see. regards, Martin. posted ...
... but not really large enough for detailed track planning. Here is Shrewsbury, drag the transparency slider to see the modern view: http://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=18&lat=52.7092&lon=-2.7457&layers=6 &b =2 When they have finished the 25" map project hopefully they will make that available in tiled format, in which case it could be well worth raiding the Templot donations fund for what is likely to be a hefty subscription fee. In the meantime we could have the fantastic 60"/mile maps of London 1893-1896 for £99+ vat per year, and I may go for that just to see how well it works for direct loading in Templot. Here is Willesden Junction, drag the slider to see the modern view: http://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=19&lat=51.5311&lon=-0.2437&layers=163&b =2 In the meantime I have added the option to specify the location ...
15. Export to PDF
... about not being able to find my printer. I don't have a printer connected to this machine, and tbh, I am somewhat confused as to why it should need a printer to create a PDF file. What am I doing wrong? J posted: 20 Dec 2012 10:11 from: Martin Wynne Hi Julia, Thanks for reporting this. I will try to get it fixed as soon as possible. Earlier versions of Templot wouldn't run at all without a printer driver, so we are making progress. In the meantime, please just install a printer driver. You don't need the actual printer. Go to Start> Control Panel> Printers> Add Printer and select a driver from the list. Windows 7 and 8 are supplied with the driver for the Microsoft XPS Writer already installed, so the above is not necessary. regards, Martin. posted: 20 Dec 2012 13:05 from: julia Martin Wynne wrote: Hi Julia, Thanks for reporting this. I will try to get it fixed as soon as possible. Earlier versions ...
... + templates? Hi Richard, Sorry, there is no way to transfer shove timber data to an existing background template. Had you set the tools> make tools: options> retain shoved timbers option while designing your fiddle yard, any timber shoving on the first template would have been transferred to each subsequent one as you created it. I will look at adding this to the modify on rebuild function for retrospective changes. It won't be easy because each background template may already have some timber shoving of its own. In the meantime the best I can suggest is that you go to real> timbering> timbering data... and change the fill timber spacing to a very large figure, say 5000 inches. If you then do modify on rebuild, this will remove all the T timbers bar two from each template, regardless of any timber shoving. regards, Martin. posted: 5 Dec 2010 14:51 from: Richard Spratt Martin Wynne wrote: Richard Spratt wrote: I want to show only a few timbers on each of the fiddle ...
... (or via the unadjusted settings... button below), you should have selected the relevant rail end and then clicked the reset this rail end button, or else clicked the reset all button. All the adjustments would then be cancelled and the check rails would be restored to the set dimensions: 2_161522_280000000.png The real problem here is of course that I haven't yet written the full help notes for this dialog. I'm sorry about that. If the program is not working as described above please let me know. In the meantime I have removed the word "error" from the subject line of this topic. regards, Martin. posted: 17 Nov 2011 00:31 from: Brian Nicholls Hi Martin, Again many thanks for the prompt, and very detailed reply. In future, I will follow your instructions in this posting, or as and when the help notes are available in the program. Martin Wynne wrote: The real problem here is of course that I haven't yet written the full help notes for this dialog. I'm sorry about ...
... edited on 9 Oct 2012 23:44 by bambuko posted: 7 Oct 2012 10:52 from: Martin Wynne bambuko wrote: I hope you don't mind my questions and I will not be to told to RTFM Hi Chris, Welcome to Templot Club. We certainly don't mind your questions -- that's what this forum is here for. A full reply to your questions is going to mean quite a lot of writing, so it may take me a while to do that -- please bear with me. In the meantime I'm not going to tell you to RTFM because there isn't one, or at least not a comprehensive up-to-date one. That's one of the reasons why Templot is now free to use. However, if you haven't yet seen it, this page may answer some of your questions: http://www.templot.com/martweb/gs_realtrack.htm You can find some sample H0 US-style templates in Templot to download, here: topic 1335 regards, Martin. posted: 7 Oct 2012 11:08 from: ...
19. Print Rail Foot?
... late to bed late to rise. MC Attachment: attach_1567_2042_timesaverall4_v3 .03_2013_02_23_1006_46.box 268 posted: 27 Feb 2013 02:42 from: Martin Wynne Mark C wrote: Oh, one more thing... I have been printing just one or two background templates by grouping them and then using the 'print group templates' function. Could this be the problem? Hi Mark, YES. You have found a bug. Thanks for finding and reporting it. Sorry about that. I will get it fixed as soon as possible. In the meantime, to print a group of templates only, save the group as a separate .box file and load only that file. Then you can print all of them in the usual way.( group> save group... menu item.) The vast majority of users here in the UK don't have any need of the rail foot function, because almost all handbuilt track uses bullhead rail. So problems like this don't show up very often. Well that's my excuse, anyway. Thanks again, regards, Martin. ...
20. Curved crossover
... that requires at least a C10, and maybe longer. Finally, for a curved crossover in running lines the timbering would normally be square-on instead of equalized (skewed) to give maximum resistance to gauge spread. After all that you are ready to make your crossover. But you are still not finished, because the long timbers will need shoving across both roads. Alan asked for a tutorial for all that, and there isn't one specifically for curved crossovers. I will do a video shortly, Alan. In the meantime, this video is a good beginner's guide to the basic Templot methods and includes making a curved crossover: overlaid tracks on a rough sketch Also the static "track plan" tutorial shows a curved crossover being made, starting at screen 7 to screen 14. regards, Martin. posted: 7 Jul 2008 02:43 from: Alan Dale Hi Martin I have spent the weekend trying to absorb the tutorials and have now created and printed on A3 the crossover by creating a rh point and then following templot help info crossover ...
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