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... topic: 2084 Dale Junction revised again posted: 21 Oct 2012 13:23 from: PeterD For reference: Original topic: topic 1836. The attached plan is very loosely based upon the Bath Green park in the station area. I have somewhat simplified the layout to reduce the dimensions but it should provide the essence of the operation. Intended operation Down passenger trains run into the Arrival Platform from the main line. Branch passenger trains use a branch platform or can be routed to the Arrival Platform across the up/down main running lines at the station throat. When passenger trains arrive, the locomotive is de-coupled and runs round the train to reach the engine shed area for servicing and turning as necessary. The Station Pilot takes the coaches to Carriage Sidings 1 or 2 releasing the platform. The Station Pilot assembles Up Trains from carriages in the sidings. The train locomotive then replaces the Station Pilot having been prepared at the engine shed area.Up passenger trains can be routed to either the main line or the branch line. Branch passenger trains are ...
... topic: 2508 Leaving gaps in a rail on tandem partial templates posted: 17 Aug 2014 18:04 from: Hayfield I have tried without success to make the rail breaks in the stock rails which go through a 3 Way's common crossing. Other than needing to alter slightly one of the Common crossings (next job after this one) I have nearly finished the turnout. I have kept watching the tutorial but now have completely lost the plot and cannot see for looking. Please could someone very kindly type out the key actions I need to use to make the rail breaks in the stock rails. Thank you posted: 17 Aug 2014 21:42 from: Trevor Walling Hello John, Have you actually printed a template of your threeway out? It might give you a better idea what is present and anything not there could possibly be placed by hand with a suitable marker pen. It is sometimes hard to see the wood for the trees if you consider all the detail that one can miss on the monitor. Regards. Trevor. Last edited ...
163. Templot performance
... 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 ...
... topic: 3014 Exactoscale P4 Company turnout bases posted: 17 Apr 2017 11:00 from: Hayfield I have a question about the Exactoscale P4 Company pre-formed turnout bases, I understand that when designing these bases they are for P4 turnouts but I am thinking of using them for EM gauge, I have printed off a standard turnout template from Templot and have found there are a couple of subtle differences. One which is easy to overcome on an A5 turnout, is that at the heal end it is a Timber short. Another is that as the base has the same number of sleepers but as you would expect the length is 5 mm longer, which I believe is easy to overcome. One issue which may not be as easy to overcome is the length of some timbers, from the toe end Plan Base 4 6 Goes into the next timber length by 2 timbers 4 4 Problem continues as above 4 3 Only one timber out of register 2 1 Problem solved There are 5 timbers potentially too short, I could remove 2 timbers and ...
... topic: 3529 File formats for T3/MEC posted: 29 Oct 2019 00:26 from: Rob Manchester Hi Martin, Being able to export a folders worth of T2 files( well those that are selected) for MEC/OT will certainly be good going forward. Will you still see the warning message regarding the template labels when opening .box files created some time ago? Rob posted: 29 Oct 2019 00:41 from: Martin Wynne Rob Manchester wrote: Hi Martin, Being able to export a folders worth of T2 files( well those that are selected) for MEC/OT will certainly be good going forward. Will you still see the warning message regarding the template labels when opening .box files created some time ago? Hi Rob, You can select all of them by ticking the export all box. I think that message can probably be removed entirely now. Thanks for the nudge. cheers, Martin. posted: 29 Oct 2019 06:39 from: Graeme *I* wrote:... while I waited for ...
166. Templot2 change log
... topic: 1511 Templot2 change log posted: 23 May 2011 15:53 from: Martin Wynne Templot2 Summary of the main changes in Templot since version 091c of February 2008 support for irregular diamond-crossings and curviform ladders platforms can be added alongside track templates check rails can now be individually set and adjusted by mouse action sketchboard layout drawing function rail foot edge lines can be shown on FB templates (flat-bottom rails) print menu renamed output menu output in diagram mode -- solid colour infill between stock rail edges Important: not available for partial templates if stock rails omitted -- temporarily lay plain track templates across complex formations to create diagram-mode output. output to PDF files, including large single pages for roll-paper poster printing export to bitmap image files in PNG, GIF, JPG, BMP formats export to vector image metafiles in EMF, WMF formats easy capture of screenshots to PNG files print now! function to bypass printer setup and calibration background picture shapes -- support for PNG, JPG, GIF image formats background picture shapes ...
167. Templot GUI Control
... topic: 1311 Templot GUI Control posted: 17 Dec 2010 17:55 from: John Clutterbuck Posted updated for version 0.16 Having had my cover blown on another forum, I've decided to go public with this now. First some background. My problem is I am running Templot on a Mac with Win XP installed on Parallels and I have an Apple keyboard. Even if I could remember the keyboard shortcuts, many of them simply don't work on Mac/Parallels. This also means most of the crib sheets are of no use. The only recourse is to just use menu commands and I found this so frustrating I had largely given up on Templot. In recent weeks I came across a little programme called AutoHotKey which I used to develop a script to fix key transposition on my Apple keyboard. One thing led to another and I ended up with a script that provides a GUI control panel for common Templot commands. This is the result. It makes no changes whatsoever to the Templot software. All it does is allow common functions to be invoked ...
... topic: 2743 V-crossings on Diamonds posted: 14 Sep 2015 11:13 from: Godfrey Earnshaw I have just created a diamond crossing by two different methods: 1. By placing two lengths of straight track at 1:7 and using P peg/align tools> D Make crossing at intersection 2. By Ctrl+ I; insert a turnout in plain track, Size F5; 1:7, template convert turnout to half-diamond, tools- make diamond crossing Method 1. brings up a warning box about an irregular diamond and the need to use a curviform V-crossing. Method 2. doesn't I am bewildered by this as nominally everything is formed from straight track, particularly the Method 1. What am I missing as I believe the regular V-crossing is the correct one. Godders (Bewildered of Crawley) posted: 14 Sep 2015 11:32 from: Martin Wynne Hi Bewildered of Crawley, Please could you post the box file? There is a bug in 211b relating to the messages displayed on this ...
169. ADMIN: please read
... topic: 1737 ADMIN: please read posted: 20 Dec 2011 02:40 from: Martin Wynne Dear all, Following activity today, as a temporary measure I have disabled the posting of attachments with messages. This is to give me time to think about this dilemma: Is it better to allow users to post a rash of "beginners tutorials", which while done with the best of intent do not properly cover the features of Templot2 or even 091c, and do not match each other? Leading to a mish-mash of help for new users of TDV and Templot2 which must surely cause more confusion than it cures? Or should I simply close the whole of Templot down until I have got Templot2 released AND written a completely new beginners guide which properly covers all the changes in the 12 years since 074b? Heaven only knows how long that will take -- I can barely spend any time on Templot at present. But letting new users start on Templot2 with the present unholy mess of documentation is surely going to create a storm of ...
... topic: 2368 Driving Miss Templot :) posted: 1 Jan 2014 00:15 from: MaxSouthOz I've been plugging away at this for a couple of days now, and I think I'm nearly there. Fustly- my first mistake was misreading the Go box... 2436_311854_310000000.png I kept thinking that I was being connected to a website. That's why I kept asking about saving my templates on my own computer. Eventually, the penny dropped. Anyway, I've discovered that I need to set the gauge (in this case 16.5 HO NMRA), before I start curving. Then I curved the default template to 974.25 and reset the minimum curve to stop it flashing. Then to put the rail feet in I went to:- Real Rails head and foot (flat bottom rails) Rail section data( you have to hit enter before you can move down to the one you want- in my case the foot width of 8.0 inches). timbering 8'6" (102") To save the rail foot width and timbering so that it ...
... topic: 3190 Norton blocking Templot Forum web pages posted: 19 Jan 2018 18:24 from: polybear Hi all, I've heard of Norton being a pain with regard to the download of the Templot program, but I've been experiencing problems on the Templot Forum. I get the following warning: Dangerous Web Page Blocked You attempted to access: topic_1791 This is a known dangerous web page.It is highly recommended that you do NOT visit this page.- when I ignore the message and choose to go the site it's ok, but then if I go from (for example) page 1 to page 2 of a particular discussion topic I'll get the warning again; ignoring it then takes me back to page 1, and not page 2. And so the cycle continues.... Is there any fix to this please, perhaps a setting in Norton that teaches it that Templot is nice and friendly after all and that a certain proprietor isn't a mad axe-wielding rabid pyscho after all Kind Regards, Brian posted: 19 Jan 2018 19: ...
... topic: 2555 Scissors cross over and double slip posted: 22 Oct 2014 18:39 from: Julian Gascoyne Hi all I wonder if anyone more experienced than me in railway track matters would be kind enough to comment on the attached track formation? In the 'in progress' plan I have two versions of the station throat. One version contains a curved formation of scissors cross over with a double slip on one leg. The second version (just below the first in green) has a straight formation of scissors cross over with double slip. So which to choose? The straight formation will be easier to build. But the double slip has ended up with a 1:6 slip road on one side to avoid the diamond crossing V. And I'm not sure about the 1:8 slip road on the other side passing under the check rail. Also I much prefer the look of the curved formation, it makes better use of the space too. But the double slip has ended up as an irregular diamond (V10, K8, K8.02 ...
... topic: 3524 Apple Catalina and 32 bit software posted: 18 Oct 2019 13:52 from: Gordon S Hi Martin I'm still here....:-) Not sure if this is a problem or not, but I am being asked to upgrade my Apple OS from Mojave to Catalina and am a little concerned about warnings on 32 bit and 62 bit software. It says that 32 bit software will no longer be supported. It suggests running a system report to identify 32 bit applications and up came Templot Forum etc as incompatible. I run Templot on my Windows based PC so that's not an issue, but does this mean I can now longer read read the Forum via my Mac? Seems you are not alone as my version of Office is also listed, so now I'm caught between a rock and hard place. If I don't upgrade I may lose security options etc, but if I do, then I may be faced with non operational applications/software. Can you throw any light on this and does this mean no ...
... topic: 3685 Kyle of Lochalsh- comments welcome posted: 31 May 2020 08:06 from: Julian Roberts Hi I've made a track plan for my intended layout, drawn exactly on the map as far as I am able. I wonder if this is as satisfactory as I think it is!? It's all done using the "beginner" tools but it looks fine to me- or maybe there are some improvements that can easily be made before I start actually making the trackwork? The only thing I know needs to be done (apart from finishing plotting one track into the shed) is putting in missing timbers on the 3 way turnout. I don't know if I can attach more than one file. I'll post again with the other file that Templot sent to my computer at the same time. Attachment: attach_3077_3685_Kyle_track_layout _complete_30_may.box 112 posted: 31 May 2020 08:08 from: Julian Roberts Julian Roberts wrote: Hi I've made a track plan for my intended layout, drawn exactly on the map as far as I am able. I ...
... topic: 860 No need to stop, it's only a train... posted: 10 Jun 2009 03:09 from: Martin Wynne It's easy not to notice a train: No-one hurt. Martin. posted: 10 Jun 2009 15:55 from: its_all_downhill Hmmm either a) drunk b) blind c) mind numbingly dim!!!! or probably all three.. t. posted: 10 Jun 2009 16:48 from: John Lewis He/she was luck the train was only going slowly and stopped! What is the chance the car driver will try and sue the railway? posted: 17 Oct 2009 17:44 from: devans its_all_downhill wrote: Hmmm either a) drunk b) blind c) mind numbingly dim!!!! or probably all three.. t. I would go with all three posted: 2 Nov 2009 14:59 from: Martin Wynne Test reply for Dean -- please ignore. Hi Dean, If you click the link in the notification email, it should ...
... topic: 3444 Can Templot help design a layout from a map? posted: 20 Jun 2019 09:07 from: Julian Roberts Hi this is my first message on Templot. I've not got a lot of experience with using the Templot downloaded onto my pc, and haven't looked a lot at this Forum, so apologies if I'm asking very basic questions that may have been covered plenty already. I've managed to get a map of the 1967 closed terminus at St Enoch Glasgow onto my Templot screen, but can't see what I should do next. What I am wanting to do first is see how much room it takes in P4 gauge, and from that decide which parts I might find practical to model- at least space wise. After that I'll want to get the actual turnouts to start making them if I can think of any practical way of going ahead. The attraction of the location is that it is in a quite confined area that in total might not take an impractical amount of space for a group of determined modellers. I could ...
... topic: 3563 coding clips- December 2019 posted: 2 Dec 2019 14:59 from: Martin Wynne Hi Graeme, Bingo! Or at least half a bingo. When I found that Lazarus wouldn't accept Parent:=pad_form; in the OnCreate event of a child form, I changed it to Windows.SetParent(Handle,pad_form.Handle); Bad move. That's why it is grabbing the focus. After a bit of delving in Delphi I have discovered that Parent:= doesn't do that, it calls the InsertControl method on the parent. So what we need instead of SetParent is pad_form.InsertControl(the_child_form); The end result is that no clicking or dragging on the child takes focus away from the parent, and all parent keyboard shortcuts work fine. I said half a bingo, because it doesn't integrate the keyboard accelerator keys. To some extent that may be a good thing, in that we can have multiple child forms showing and not worry about accelerator conflicts. The actual functionality can be achieved by capturing keypresses on the parent, with a lot ...
... topic: 1791 Download problems with Norton anti-virus posted: 4 Jul 2012 18:08 from: docproto48 I cannot get the 205 update past my Norton. If I leave it on it deletes it before I can download it, if I turn it off it downlads but is deleated as soon as I turn Norton back on the message from symatec says the program isn't safe and isn't registered suggestions? posted: 4 Jul 2012 18:58 from: Martin Wynne docproto48 wrote: I cannot get the 205 update past my Norton. suggestions? Hi, I can only suggest that you don't use Norton. Other anti-virus programs are available. I have just downloaded it to check, and scanned it again with my NOD32 anti-virus, which is entirely happy. NOD32 updated itself an hour ago and does so several times every day and is very strict -- but it doesn't delete anything without asking me first. The computer belongs to me, not my anti-virus program. regards, Martin. posted: 4 Jul 2012 ...
... topic: 1762 Fourgig East- a Quandry posted: 3 Jan 2012 15:31 from: RedgateModels I've posted this to RMweb too, but I'd appreciate input from folks on here too: I'm in two minds with the trackplan. At the "dead end" of the station area I currently have a very short 1:4 point to maximise the length of loco that can clear the switch blades and run round the train. This has resulted in an ugly curved section with a pretty tight radius between the point and the double slip as the slip is based on 1:6 diamonds. If I replace the 1:4 with a 1:6 and make the section between the point and slip straight it looks much better, but I'll only ever be able to fit an 0-4 -0 or maybe just an 0-6 -0 tank into the "headshunt". I've attached both .box files, the "plus" one is the one that will mean extending beyond the current baseboard edge So, do I knock a ...
... topic: 1731 Templot Development Version (TDV) posted: 16 Dec 2011 15:26 from: Martin Wynne Dear all, You might like to help me test and develop the next version of Templot (Templot2). You get to use all the new features: create irregular diamond-crossing templates. This makes it much easier to design curved double-junctions, curviform ladder tracks crossing several running lines, and similar formations. use the new sketchboard drawing functions to create colourful layout plans. have native output to PDF files in large page sizes for roll-paper poster printing, and easy export of track plans in the new diagram mode. add platforms alongside your templates. adjust check rails by mouse action. and lots more. 2_200847_520000000.png Not everything is yet finished and fully working, which is where your help with testing comes in. Download the Templot Development Version (TDV) from: topic 1500 Further instructions to get started are on there. Many thanks for your help. Enjoy using TDV. But do please remember that it is unfinished ...
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