... of signals, but these don't quite have the same need to get the end points right. Nigel Hello Nigel I'll keep you posted on my progress. My initial experiences with the Megapoints control has been positive and certainly setting the end points has not been difficult with every control board being completely self contained with its own controls built in. The signal control even has bounce built in which varies every time by a small amount so no two returns to danger are the same. Very nice. What I'dont know yet is how it performs in regular use and that concerns me a bit. But, nothing ventured....Kind regards Andrew posted: 8 Sep 2018 06:47 from: Andrew Duncan Nigel Brown I've used servos successfully on a couple of signals, but these don't quite have the same need to get the end points right. Nigel Nigel realise that I don't know and didn't ask last night what system you are using for the signals and how does that work. I'd be very interested to know your experiences with another system. Andrew Last edited ...

... topic: 3207 Templot performance posted: 6 Feb 2018 01:20 from: Martin Wynne Last month we had emergency system updates to fix or work around the flaws discovered in Intel processors: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meltdown_(security_vulnerability) At the time we were told that these fixes would cause all computers to run more slowly, although this has been disputed for general use. Whatever the truth in that, my feeling is that Templot now runs more slowly than it did before, at least on my system. I may be imagining it of course, but I felt that it was quite noticeable when looking at the Evercreech Jct file which John Palmer posted recently: topic 3205 which contains 117 templates, some of them quite long. So I have been looking at some of the original code for the screen drawing, which has been unchanged for many years. I have made some changes to speed up screen re-draws when zooming and panning, with much better results than I expected for large track plans. This change ...

... please feel free. Cheers, Bryan. posted: 17 Oct 2017 17:05 from: John Palmer Bryan Hardwick wrote: A number of the wing/check rails are too long, but they will have to be adjusted on the build as they are as short as the software allows. Cheers, Bryan. Martin will be able to tell you whether such is the case or not, but I wonder whether the program is preventing further shortening of some wing rails because any such further shortening would prevent the rails concerned from performing their intended function. One area of potential difficulty in this respect is the checking of the obtuse crossing adjacent to the outer rail of the slip road. When a flangeway for the slip road is incorporated, the effect will be to make the check rails for that obtuse crossing very short, possibly to the extent that they are incapable of performing their intended checking function. If that is the case, one solution might be to find a way to move the slip road closer to the centre of the diamond, as this ...

... at the struggles. To see how software has been influenced by such style guides, trace the development of MS word, today a very complex and powerful piece of software, 15 years ago it came with a keyboard template, which outlined all the custom keystrokes etc required to drive the software Today, Word has a handful of keystrokes and no template, ask yourself why that is? The whole point of a GUI "style"( which is a rather simplistic term) is that similar actions across many different software applications are performed in a similar way. This leads the beginner intutiitively through his or her first steps as they progress to intermediate and expert use. It also reduces the need to remember" custom" user interfaces on an application by application basis. In this regard Macs are far better at this then Windows as the Aqua interface has remained far more consistent compared to Windows and as a result there is far more" convergence" of user interface amongst native Mac apps. Regards Dave Last edited on 30 Jan 2018 14:32 by madscientist ...

... 15 from: Matt M. Hi Martin, Yes I'm sure. In the same way that putting a copyrighted item in a new medium does not protect you from copyright breaches, the act of copying does not met the criteria for new, creative work. Copyright can be a complex issue due to the various levels and types of copy protection that exist for the life of the right. When you copy recorded music you tread upon a number of rights, all of which are enforceable by law. Those rights include mechanical, performance, recording and distribution rights which are all tied together. If that is a piece of music by J.S. Bach then you are unlikely to be pursued by him or his family for breach of mechanical rights. But the performers, (through various agencies), and the record company will pursue you for the rest. In this case it is the performance and its collection of rights that is protected. This is why Gilbert and Sullivan are so popular with amateur musical societies. Out of copy protection 1961, though the ...

... on-line (or local) series of html files which any browser can open, and a chm file for those of us who prefer the local, searchable help. I, too, have found the videos useful but I, too, have had to make copious notes and write them up into a blow-by-blow instruction set to achieve the result. This had the result of imprinting the method into my head but I'm sure that I'll need to refer to my write-up next time I want to perform that particular trick. Judi posted: 23 Aug 2010 17:42 from: Martin Wynne Judi R wrote: I did know that Microsoft had withdrawn support for hlp files on their new OS versions. Hi Judi, That's not strictly true. Microsoft decided not to include the viewer for old-style HLP files on Vista or Window 7 because they want users to stop using this ancient format. However, you can still view HLP files on Vista and Windows 7 if you download the viewer. The HLP viewer program for ...

... map: 2_312108_120000002.png 25-inch map: 2_312108_110000001.png Clearly the 6-inch map is not going to be much help in the finer track details (or even the exact number of sidings), but it does show the ruling radii, correct positions of bridges, goods sheds, signal boxes, etc. So it is still useful, and could be used to correctly scale a 25-inch map over the top of it if the latter is set to transparent. Talking of which, I have also included a function to perform the scaling for manually created screenshots, using the same maths as for the directly loaded ones. For those adept with a calculator, here it is: image width in mm= 513592.631 x COS(latitude) x pixels x scale/ 2^zoom where 513592.631 is a magic number derived from the circumference of the Earth at the Equator. latitude is at the centre of the map area, e.g. 52.1234 degrees pixels is the width of the image in pixels, e.g. 1280 scale is your model scale in mm ...

... topic: 3214 Changes in 218d posted: 9 Feb 2018 17:58 from: Martin Wynne Here's a list of the changes in 218d: 1. I have made some changes to improve screen performance when zooming in and panning on a large track plan. See: topic 3207 How much difference it makes will vary with different systems and screen sizes. You may see no difference, or a big difference. On smaller track plans you probably won't see much difference. 2. There is a new option to restrict the number of background templates being shown on the screen when zooming out. Again this may or may not make a significant difference to the screen response. See the above topic link for more details. 3. I have re-written the code for the make return curve function. I was never entirely happy with its working, and it was often annoying that it wouldn't work on transition curves. It does now. At the same time I have adopted a non-standard way of working for that function. Instead of putting ...

... ' in that you get a new printhead built into each ink cartridge- with Canon and Epson you are just changing a tank each time you put an ink cartridge in. That used to be the case anyhow, not sure if it still applies to all the printer in the current ranges. The downside of the HP is that off-brand ink is more tricky to make due to the extra bits involved and HP ink can be pricey- but knowing you I suspect you will have checked out the availability/cost/performance ratio before buying the printer What is the maximum paper size the HP driver lets you use? Just thinking about Tony's idea of cutting sheets in half lengthwise. Rob posted: 2 Dec 2020 17:26 from: Paul Boyd Rob Manchester wrote: Hi Paul, I think I am right in saying that the HP printers have an 'advantage' in that you get a new printhead built into each ink cartridge- with Canon and Epson you are just changing a tank each time you put an ink cartridge in. That used ...

... stock rails at this stage in the construction process. I am trying to make the common crossing first( the hardest part!). I want to have the PCB timbers on the Templot template with just the vee and wing rails soldered to it. Imagine buying a pre-soldered common crossing from Brian Lewis and just plonking that down onto the sleepers. There didn't seem much mileage in making them like Brian does with small metal strips soldered underneath( for guys building plastic or wood based turnouts) as the PCB timbers can perform the same function for me. Martin: Then make sure that the angle of the bend in the wing rail exactly matches the crossing angle on the vee. Check by sliding the wing rail through the gauge tools up against the vee and seeing that it is properly flush against the side of the vee. Adjust the bend as necessary. Then slide the rail back just far enough to drop in the crossing-flangeway gauge strip without force but also without any freedom. Rob: I checked the angles using the same jig ...