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... topic: 3189 future of Templot and docs posted: 19 Jan 2018 02:28 from: madscientist sadly Martin your recent cleanup, broke documentation links, mostly published by you in loads of forum posts all over the net That's a pity as finding docs is more difficult Is the section you wrote" real tracks" still available, is there a valid link Thanks Dave posted: 19 Jan 2018 02:50 from: Martin Wynne Hi Dave, Some of that page is temporarily at: http://templot.com/companion/prototype.php I'm sorry a lot of stuff is not available at present. It will all come back as I get round to updating it for Templot2, and I will put re-directs to mend the broken links. I removed it because I got tired of writing "here's a link, oh by the way it's all out of date". I'm 70 this year. I'm not going to be pushed into doing anything faster or sooner than I choose to do it. p.s. We are moving to a new ...
... topic: 3387 Modelling GWR loose heel switches in 4mm posted: 13 Feb 2019 13:32 from: madscientist I have always built semi Curved bullhead track, but now I have to build some GWR( WR) track work and this means loose heal switches and joggles in 4mm,( 00-SF) other then a slightly different geometry, is there any practical difference between loose heal and fixed heel switches. I would have thought both would have been made from a continuous piece of nickel silver track with cosmetic fishplates Am I correct here, or should the switch be physically cut at the heel?( ie between the tongue and the lead) secondly, reading the scalefour notes on loose heeled switches, there can be an issue with the stock rail to switch clearance with the switch is open, this would be exacerbated in oo-sf, is this the case, would it be better to stick with fixed heel? any hints on how to make the Joggle, I havent worked out reliable way to do this( 0.2mm joggle) ...
... topic: 767 Laser-cut timbering bases from Templot files posted: 18 Mar 2009 12:11 from: Paul Hamilton Hi all, It has been a long time between drinks as we say out in the Antipodes. I have a CJF plan that I need temploted by someone as I simply have not the time or inclination to persue the "doing" of this myself. (I am honest!) As such I am more than prepared to pay someone to create the Templot plan for me such that I can then order the timber track bases from Brian at C&L. I am not going to be as vulgar as to propose rates and even the scope here suffice to say that there are 8 points, no slips or other such silliness and it is in SF00 (surprise hey!) Please contact me if remotely interested in assisting in this genuine request. PS I do have a fully purchased packaged and am happy to communicate details etc if required. Best regards, Paul. posted: 18 Mar 2009 14:20 from ...
44. Posted by email
... topic: 1992 Posted by email posted: 24 Jun 2012 12:15 from: Martin Wynne posted by email: Martin I think that I am about to give up on Templot and go back to a sheet of lining paper and a felt tip. I was quite happy with the original purchased programme (although I thought that you sold it too cheap) but I bought a laptop because I now go to my son's to baby sit my Grandchildren once a week. After some time (your website is Horrendous) I downloaded the current version but found that I could not use it there as I could not connect to his internet connection, next time I tried it at home I am now told that there is a new version and I must download that, so back to your website (and yes it is still horrendous) and after faffing about I give up I really cannot be bothered. Sorry to be negative but a great programme, but now in my opinion rendered useless. Yes I know that there are people out there who might ...
... topic: 1610 Timbering Guidance Needed posted: 29 Aug 2011 15:54 from: Brian Nicholls Hi All, I need some guidance on the black art of timbering. I am just about to embark on a mammoth timbering task, have placed most of my track-work in position using un-timbered rails only. Having just started this task, I find that in many areas there is considerable overlapping of timbers, which clearly need be adjusted by either twisting or backward – forward movements to clear each other, but I am not quite sure how much movement (max twist or backward – forward) the critical timbers such as, A, B, C, D, X, Y& Z can be adjusted (moved). Can anyone give me some guidance on the maximum movement of these timbers, and does anyone know if there is anything written down about this particular subject? I do know in general, T& S timbers can be shoved backwards, forwards and twisted to some considerable degree, although timbers S1& S2 should ...
... topic: 1499 TDV- general matters arising posted: 17 May 2011 02:49 from: Martin Wynne This topic is for general discussion about Templot Development Version (TDV). Please use the other topics in this forum, or create a new topic, to discuss specific features. http://85a.co.uk/forum/view_forum.php?id=17 posted: 18 May 2011 11:39 from: Martin Wynne There are some changes to the shortcut keys in TDV. These are not yet reflected in the help menu items or the F-key chart, so please don't waste ink printing them out. Full details of the changes were discussed here: topic 1124 from which: function: |old 091c shortcut:| new TDV shortcut:___| ____| _____|| mouse action: adjust|| V-crossing angle only| none- new| F9 (note 1)|| mouse action: adjust|| K-crossing angle only| none- new| F10| ...
... topic: 359 Making Common Crossings- how should the tip appear? posted: 10 Mar 2008 17:21 from: Brian Tulley Hi all, I spent yesterday trying my hand at forming a common crossing (Code 75 B/H rail) using the EMGS/Portsdown Models Common Crossing Filing& Assembly Jig. However, whilst I have no concerns regarding filing the mating faces of the Splice Rail and Point Rail, I am a little confused regarding the filing of the outer faces of the tip of the common crossing. In the instructions it says "File the Rail flush with the jig...."; however there is no mention of how far the rail should be protruding from the jig before filing commences. This filing removes both head and foot of the rail from both the Splice and Point Rails at the tip- is this correct? I am wondering if I should perhaps leave any filing operations on the tip of the crossing until after soldering? How should I file the tip i.e. what appearance? Any links to ...
... topic: 458 Converting a CJF track plan to EM posted: 18 Jun 2008 13:41 from: Paul Hamilton Hi all, Just a query really. I have a track plan that a friend did for me in XtrkCAD. I don't have this program but I do have a pdf of it. As such, I was wondering on the best approach to take this plan and create my layout in Templot. I am assuming that Templot will give me the advantage of fitting turnouts to curves etc that XtrkCAD couldn't do because it was using Peco Stremaline templates to create the track in the first place. Should I import the plan in as a back ground image (I see plenty of help on this particular topic around the forum so I am not asking for assistance on this aspect- yet!) and then overlay templot EM track work to suit the general "feel" of the plan or is there a better way? I do have C. Freezer's original track plan image too however it had to be compressed by 6" in one ...
... topic: 3499 output elements- new settings and print preview posted: 10 Sep 2019 20:51 from: Paul Boyd Hi Martin, I seem to be finding my way back to Templot again! There's a couple of features that would be quite nice to have, if they're not already there somewhere:- When printing the background templates, any platforms with a solid infill obliterate any text, such as timber numbering or "blunt nose" etc. Could it be arranged so that the platform is always underneath any text? Hatching partially solves this, but even so, the text then becomes chopped up. The other one, which I'm sure is an option somewhere, is to not show the template number on the output, so just "A11" instead of "PL172.A11". Cheers, Paul Last edited on 10 Sep 2019 20:51 by Paul Boyd posted: 12 Sep 2019 19:08 from: Martin Wynne Paul Boyd wrote: Hi Martin, I seem to be finding my way back to Templot again! There's a couple ...
... topic: 3501 Wide-format printing on roll paper posted: 14 Sep 2019 14:50 from: Tom Allen I have a problem, i've tried to use my hp designjet 800 ps to print out the track plan and templot doesn't recognise the printer. Windows sees it ok and i can print other sources ok. The printer is setup for the roll that was provided with it and it shows the print jobs in the print queue when they're sent, but not from templot. I'm assuming that templot will not send anything until it recognises the printer.I've set the print output to banner/roll and tried to calibrate with no joy. posted: 14 Sep 2019 15:35 from: Martin Wynne Hi Tom, Don't use the banner/roll paper setting. That's intended for old A3/A4 printers, not wide-format CAD printers. Use the normal single sheets setting. I need to change the menu wording to old banner/z -fold to avoid confusion. Try having the printer switched on and working before starting Templot. Is ...
... topic: 2620 LNWR track drawings. posted: 31 Jan 2015 13:46 from: Trevor Walling Hello, I was doing a tidy up on one of my pc's and I came across this. I had forgotten all about it and I don't know where I got it. It was probably somewhere online quite a while ago. 2110_310840_390000000.jpg Attachment: attach_2054_2620_LNWR_track_drawin gs.jpeg 571 posted: 1 Feb 2015 00:34 from: Brian Nicholls Hi Trevor, I am sorry to point out, that those drawings are the copyright of the L&NWR Society. Two track books have been published which contain the drawings, which also includes the one you have posted. The books are one for the 1909 PW standards, and the other is for the 1916 PW standards. All the best, Brian posted: 1 Feb 2015 18:15 from: Nigel Brown Hi Brian If these are the original LNWR PW drawings from 1009 and 1916, surely the copyright would have elapsed by now? I don't claim to be a copyright expert, but that's my understanding. ...
52. Another one lost
... topic: 2377 Another one lost posted: 17 Jan 2014 05:34 from: Martin Wynne JFS wrote: Focus on the positives! I honestly don't know how to respond to this, posted on RMweb just now: http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/55140-west-fraddon-rslrs-workbench-all-new-plan/page-9 #entry1306313 It seems that I am failing somewhere. Perhaps I should just shake my head and move on. Martin....... I don't seem to be getting along very well with these track design programs, not easy to use or understand at all. I tried a free program called AnyRail that allows 50 or so bits of track which was useless but seemed simple if your designing a trainset. Another I tried called Xtrkcad which I didn't have a clue. I have the Hornby HVR programs but they're very primitive and you can only use their components. I found this program called Scarm which seems simple enough a fairly straight forward but ...
... topic: 3080 First Outing on the Permanent Way posted: 15 Sep 2017 06:53 from: Tony McGartland Its only right that I don't jump in and take on things that by-pass the basics. Watched the first video and took all in before deciding to go ahead and follow the routines in the video. Silly question but how do I draw a straight piece of track or is the default 'straight' always a turnout? posted: 15 Sep 2017 10:47 from: John Palmer To convert a template with a turnout to plain track: (Menu) template -> convert to plain track. To convert a curved template to a straight: (Menu) geometry -> straight. posted: 15 Sep 2017 10:58 from: Jim Guthrie Tony, The quickest way is to use the Quick dialog box which you can call up with Ctrl-Q. In that dialog box you can select a turnout with a choice of switches and crossings and radii. But you can also select plain track, either straight or with ...
... topic: 1296 digital trends -- and Templot? posted: 27 Nov 2010 10:16 from: Martin Wynne 15 years ago many homes had an IBM-pattern Business Computer, desperately pretending to be a domestic appliance but in truth serving little recreational purpose and requiring a tame teenage geek to do anything remotely technical, such as connecting to the internet or printing a photograph. But it was an ideal gadget on which to plan a model railway, and I developed Templot for it. Go into PC World today and where are the desktop computers? All but gone. Instead there is a dazzling display of sleek must-have mobile devices, itouch raspberry padpod netphones with enough computing power in the palm of your hand to run a nuclear power station. It's almost impossible to come out without one. Perfect if you want to tweeter to your friends from the back of the bus, or get the closing prices on the London Metal Exchange while sitting on the train home. But run Templot? Several people have told me that Templot is now ...
... topic: 3779 Admin: Live Help Screen posted: 23 Sep 2020 22:47 from: Martin Wynne The tests for the Virtual Scaleforum on Saturday reminded me that a few years ago I tried broadcasting my Templot screen as a way of providing quick Templot help and support instead of writing long replies and making screenshots and videos. It wasn't very successful then, but browser tech and broadband seems to have improved a bit since, so I have had another go. So far it seems to be working quite well, at least here. If you go to this link right now: http://templot.com/companion/live_screen.php you should be able to see Templot running. You can tell it's live because the red radius warning indicator should be flashing. If not, try pressing CTRL+ F5 to refresh the page. Allow 20 seconds or so before anything much happens. From time to time for the next few hours I will dabble with it just to see how well it works. Please report if it is working for you, the ...
56. Changes in 218d
... 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 ...
... topic: 235 C+ L track and P4 gauges posted: 13 Nov 2007 03:43 from: mattots I just received my copy of the Scalefour Digest in the post today, having just joined the Scalefour Society (yep, I've finally decided to go down the P4 route). One interesting point that I stumbled across while flicking through it is on the sheet covering turnout construction using C&L components (23.6.4). It says that you "do not want a track gauge that has a firm grip on the running head and holds the rail upright" since as soon as you remove the gauge the chairs will tilt the rail inwards (as they are supposed to) therefore making the track under-gauge. I've never seen this mentioned anywhere before. Can anyone expand on this? Do the gauges produced by the Scalefour Society have this problem with track constructed using C&L chairs and if so how do people get around it? The digest sheet recommends turning down the flanges on roller gauges so that only the top of the ...
... topic: 1835 Adjacent Track Centres posted: 18 Feb 2012 18:14 from: dessire_luvals Hi Folks, Can anyone point me at or offer any guidance as to appropriate measurement for track centres versus radius of a curve? I saw Martin's little video for proving the overhang of a carriage but don't think I've come across any easy to consume data. BTW I'm working in EM Gauge with minimum radius on my running lines of about 48". Thanks Russell Last edited on 18 Feb 2012 19:22 by dessire_luvals posted: 18 Feb 2012 23:38 from: Dellboy dessire_luvals wrote: Can anyone point me at or offer any guidance as to appropriate measurement for track centres versus radius of a curve? I saw Martin's little video for proving the overhang of a carriage but don't think I've come across any easy to consume data. BTW I'm working in EM Gauge with minimum radius on my running lines of about 48". Thanks Russell Russell I've taken the liberty of e-mailing you an excel calculation sheet which should answer your needs. posted: ...
59. A Pug for Paul?
... topic: 1479 A Pug for Paul? posted: 15 May 2011 16:24 from: Martin Wynne Paul Boyd wrote: Not that I've just spent ages creating two irregular diamonds with squillions of partial templates and would just like to see the new PUG... Dear all, Since Paul wrote that recently, I've given matters a lot of thought. I'm really very embarrassed that I've been promising irregular diamonds for several years now, and yet they are still not currently available in Templot. They will be in the next Pug, but at present I can't make any promises about when that will be available -- there is still a lot of unfinished stuff to complete and many gaps to fill. Not least the writing of masses of help notes, especially for the sketchboard. After years of saying I would do no such thing, I have decided to make my unfinished development versions of Templot available. I'm sure proper software developers would strongly advise against such a move -- but as I'm not a proper software developer such advice can be ...
... topic: 2996 C&L to have new ownership posted: 4 Mar 2017 14:04 from: Martin Wynne Press release from C&L: http://www.finescale.org.uk The business would seem to be returning to its roots as a cottage industry supplying track builders. The 15.2mm 4-SF/ 00-SF/ 00-BF check gauges are currently showing in stock, which is not always the case. If you are intending to build in 00, now might be a good time to order them, rather than wait until the business changes are under way. See: http://www.finescale.org.uk/index.php?route=product/product&path=346_375_376&product_id=8776 Martin. posted: 4 Mar 2017 21:56 from: madscientist very very unclear, whats to happen, bad day for track builders Last edited on 4 Mar 2017 21:57 by madscientist posted: 4 Mar 2017 22:21 from: Martin Wynne madscientist wrote: very very unclear, whats to happen, bad day for track builders Hi ...
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