... What's the difference between forward/backward and crab-left/crab-right they seem to do exactly the same things? Why is there no button equivalent of the mouse action throw? Or is there some way of getting a guide line for the ends of the timbers? posted: 6 Mar 2013 10:12 from: Martin Wynne mike47j wrote: I want to lengthen a timber towards the label without moving the other end. Hi Mike, Hold down the SHIFT key while clicking lengthen or pressing L. Same for shorten and S. What's the difference between forward/backward and crab-left/crab-right they seem to do exactly the same things? Try twisting the timber first to see the difference. On a straight template, if the timber has not been twisted there is no difference. On a curved template, if the timber has not been twisted there is a difference, but you will need to move the timber a long way to see it. On a curved template, try moving timber J1 along to the far ...

... and then only in straight track. I would strongly recommend changing to a switch-diamond for the slips. Have you considered using 0-MF instead? The V-crossings on the slips can barely be checked properly because of the conflicting diamond rails. By reducing the 90mm track centres a little you may find the check rails fit better. The points of the slip switch need to clear the wing rail on the middle V-crossing. To achieve this you need to move the switch sufficiently to clear. This will shorten the slip road and reduce its radius -- another reason to use a switch diamond (i.e. no K-crossing check rails for the slip road to conflict). The outer switch on the same side will need to be moved in by a similar amount so that the slip road radius will align correctly. The timbering and chairing of the slip switches would need some careful thought, but the rail geometry appears to be possible. It's not unknown as a prototype formation. regards, Martin. posted: 24 Dec ...

... build turnouts and track plans, but I realy struggle with the more expert functions on Templot I am trying to create a 3 way turnout, I have watched the tutorial several times, but some how I am missing what to do. I am fine overlaying one point on to another and using the shove timbers to rearrange the sleepers. I am now left with some rails too long as they go through the common crossings etc, I see that I can remove the rails via Ctrl+ O, but I just want to shorten them. Please can someone tell me what keys need pressing so I can reduce/ increase the length of a rail Thanks in advance John posted: 10 Aug 2012 10:17 from: Martin Wynne Hi John, To avoid rails running through overlaid V-crossings, you need to take the rails out into separate partial templates. You can then shorten the rails or create a gap in them as needed. The partial templates are then all superimposed as separate background templates to create the final construction template. There is some ...

... customized template into an existing location. New option for the F6 curving mouse action to maintain the swing angle constant by adjusting the template length accordingly (constant-radius templates only, not transition curve templates). There are some Help notes about this at action> F6 curving options> menu options. New mouse action: adjust crossing entry straight for a regular-type V-crossing. action> mouse actions: real> adjust V-crossing entry straight menu item. Increasing the crossing entry straight is a convenient way to shorten a turnout without changing to a smaller turnout size. Previously this required the data to be entered manually, needing a lot of trial and error to get the desired result. The new mouse action makes it much easier to see what's happening. Unfortunately there are no keyboard shortcuts available to assign to this, so it's necessary to go into the menu. The gauge and scale> menu options on the workpad have been moved to the template menu, where they more logically belong. There is still a duplicate access via the ...

... for the turnout-road exit length: 2_021003_070000002.png Note that setting this peg position simply moves the fixing peg, it doesn't change the current exit length. The exit length is usually set using the CTRL+ F12 mouse action, but can be set directly if preferred- geometry> template lengths... menu item: 2_021003_060000000.png Setting the minimum possible turnout-road exit is helpful to minimize any discrepancies after inserting a diamond-crossing or a turnout at the intersection of other templates. The underlying template can then be split and shortened back to the exit. See also the video: help> watch a video> switch close behind V-crossing These new peg positions are included in the extend/shorten to meet function: extend_shorten_trans5a.png See: http://templot.com/companion/link_existing.php And in the align> snap functions: 2_021157_590000000.png regards, Martin. Parts of Templot Club may not function unless you enable JavaScript (also called Active Scripting) in your browser. Templot Club> Forums> Templot talk> 214a changes- new peg positions TEXITP and ...

... front... menu item. The whole idea in Templot is that you set up your templates to match the prototype, which in this case varies a lot for slip designs. On the GWR there is no rail joint there -- the wing rail and switch stock rail are a single piece of rail. That works for 3-rail, live steam, clockwork and battery models only. For 2-rail models you must have an isolating gap for the V-crossing. There is already an option to automatically shorten the check rails for use in 1:6 and 1:7 slips, so logically I could add an adjustment to the wing rail fronts, and the timber spacings for the moved rail joint, at the same time. But it's not simple, it has to be coded as an override rather than a change to the normal settings, otherwise it can't be turned off again later. Generally it would be better for users to make such changes themselves so that they know what's happening and why. Modellers who have reached ...

... mouse action) to make it a Y. posted: 4 Aug 2020 23:55 from: roythebus I've made quite a sharp radius Y point for the folkestone club layout, it took a bit of doing, but from memory I made a normal straight point. Whichever way is the "main" road is the straight. If it's a right hand point, curve it left using the F button. This will give you the basics of the Y point. then change the crossing to "curviform". This may shorten the turnout a bit. you can then adjust the length and radius till your heart's content until it fits where you want. Edited to add I've just tried this on a template to remind myself how to do it. Get the basic template with the turnout on it. By default this is left hand, experiment with a new template. Click on F6 "curving". By moving the cursor up and down this will alter the curve of the turnout. Upwards will make the curve sharper, move the cursor down ...

... points, but the curve is still too long. Any suggestions? Adrian posted: 1 Apr 2012 16:39 from: Martin Wynne Adrian (ffoil) wrote: I can get it to generate curves, but at least one end is always beyond the limits of the curve that I need to create (if that makes sense). Hi Adrian, Do you mean the new template is too long, or the transition zone section within it is too long? If the transition zone is short enough to fit, simply shorten the template at one or both ends as necessary (F4 mouse action). If the transition zone is too long to fit the space, try the adjusting the radius of one or both of the starting curves until the gap between them is smaller: make_t3.gif Zoom in if necessary. There must be a gap, i.e. the curves must not cross, but the smaller you can make the starting gap, so the shorter will be the resulting transition zone. If you can post a screenshot here or attach a .box ...

... of the picture) to make it more vertical and deleted the bottom two houses north of Station Road, so the houses are now Nos 8, 10, 12 and 14 going from Station Road northwards.2 Deleted at least 3 houses from Station Road to make it shorter to reduce the length of the platforms- it could hold a 12 carriage emu (possibly even a 16 carriage one) and I wanted to restrict it to 4 carriages not including the head shunt to the west of the crossover.3 Moved the turntable further west as well shortening the Up platform (the northern one)4 Reduced the Down Platform (the southern one) mostly to the west of the station building and in the process deleted most of the small orchard to the west of the station approach5 Cut the straight lines to the east of the goods yard and turned them to indicate roughly where I wanted the rails to bend as they enter the fiddle yard.6 Added the missing entry to the goods yard and berthing tracks7 shortened the clay pit in the lower right (SE) corner. Note the ...

... a 1:20, which is far too long. I am told by people who hand-lay turnouts for modelling but who don't exactly follow prototype practice that the 'trick' is to have the curved turnout contain a short section of straight track on the main route. I understand that this isn't prototypically correct, but it's necessary to build a curved turnout with a 1:8 V-crossing and a navigable minimium radius that isn't too long. The straight bit on the main route makes the turnout diverge more rapidly and shortens the whole thing up to something feasible. But I can't figure out how to set this up in templot. I need, for starters, a left-hand curved turnout with the diverging route curved at a 32" radius throughout the entire turnout, a 1:6, 1:8 or 1:10 (CLM) V-crossing (because those are the ones I have the jigs to build), and a main route that overall, including the straight section, effectively follows a curve that is about ...