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201. 3D again?
... are quite hard and they might do better. I bought a Deltang transmitter and receiver well over a year ago but I have yet to build it. Any day now! I'm considering a sort of hybrid approach. RC with batteries (possibly non-rechargeable) running on energized track but with non-energized turnouts. The receiver will only draw power from the battery while traversing turnouts. It should be possible to recharge a battery from "live" track but good charger circuits are fairly complex. On the other hand it's simple to bypass the battery when track power is available. I'll post pics of the diamond when it's complete. Cheers, Andy posted: 16 Dec 2019 08:42 from: Martin Wynne Andrew Barrowman wrote: Yes, FB rail. Not sure how it will be attached yet. Perhaps it will snap in. Check rails go all the way down- they will require some clever ballasting. Hi Andy, Thanks for the details. Yes, FB fill-in will be easier to disguise than BH. The chairs lift ...
202. Back button?
... locos would have worked there even in BR days (my period). However I'm planning to make an exact model of the shed location, it will be about 6 foot by 1 and a half, so hopefully achievable, with storage arrangements for passing trains yet to be thought out. Anyway that preamble is pretty irrelevant to my question, now that I'm grappling with fitting turnouts onto the map that I've managed to get onto the background. Is there a back button? I keep making stupid errors, and cannot find a simple way of undoing them. Sorry if this is the most banal question. I'm not at all computer savvy though after several hours on this task am getting slightly more into practice, but keep hitting the same problem. Cheers Julian posted: 22 May 2020 18:10 from: Martin Wynne Julian Roberts wrote: Is there a back button? I keep making stupid errors, and cannot find a simple way of undoing them Hi Julian, If you mean changes to the control template, you can undo them, or redo ...
203. Print Rail Foot?
... of much use when working on a track plan.) What if a small dialog popped up after changes like this are made saying something like: "This change will be reflected in all templates created from now on. Would you like this change to be made to all existing background templates (not library or inactive templates) in this Storage Box? [YES] [NO]". Just a thought. I will have a think about adding an extra alert when the modify on rebuild option is available. It's not simple because not all possible changes would be applicable to all templates. It risks causing more confusion than it cures if you ask the user about check rail settings (say) when all the background templates are plain track. Btw, I built my first custom turnout designed in Templot2 over the weekend and had a ball doing it. It looks and works great. Thanks for making that possible. That's great. How about a photo? regards, Martin. posted: 14 Aug 2012 14:51 from: Mark C Martin ...
... topic: 2370 Help needed with Templot (from YMR forum) posted: 2 Jan 2014 22:02 from: Mythocentric Hi Martin Re my topic over on YMR this is my layout plan based on the Lancashire& Yorkshire's Rishworth with the problem area outlined in red. Who said small branch line termini were simple? I've tried to follow the video and repeatedly got stuck, no doubt through trying to run before I can do the Templot walk! The photo (which has been 'flipped' horizontally to match the track plan) shows the 3-way as being symmetrical but an asymmetric 3-way with the left-hand leading gives me more room to fit in the coal road (not to mention being easier to build!). I'm working on B7 crossings on both turnouts which give's me a good compromise in the space I have available. Thank you in advance for your generous assistance both here and on YMR! 2849_021659_570000000.jpg 2849_021700_430000000.jpg Edit: Sorry! I committed the usual sin and forgot to mention the track gauge which is 00-SF ...
205. Curved crossover
... topic: 474 Curved crossover posted: 5 Jul 2008 19:35 from: Alan Can you advise where to look in the tutorial for help with creating a curved crossover, outside curve with a centre line radius 2101mm. I am working 7mm finescale. Thanks Alan Dale posted: 5 Jul 2008 20:50 from: Nigel Brown Don't know if I'm missing something here, don't you just curve the first turnout to the radius you want then do tools/ make simple crossover? cheers Nigel posted: 6 Jul 2008 22:54 from: Martin Wynne Nigel Brown wrote: Don't know if I'm missing something here, don't you just curve the first turnout to the radius you want then do tools/ make simple crossover? Hi Nigel, Well yes, but there is a bit more to it than that. A radius of 2101mm (where did the odd 1mm come from, Alan?) is quite sharp for finescale 7mm. So before making the crossover you would need to check the adjacent track spacing for the turnout side (TS). ...
206. Index
... is my intention to do so. But there is little point until there is sufficient material there to make it worth visiting. My reaction is. When is this going to occur? It is heading for a year now since you put up your request for contributions and the Index is still languishing in obscurity. "Sending folks to it before then could be counter-productive, in that they might come to think of it as not worth looking at. No this one won't do, it has no validity whatsoever, a simple note at the beginning of the Index saying "This Index is in the course of expansion daily and will become more effective as time goes by, please check before asking questions" would cover the situation but only if it IS updated accordingly. Your original wording should remain to encourage user participation in the updating of the Index. "Everything takes time." It sure does but what is important is how you use the time. "Richard posted several useful index links a few days ago, but I have not yet ...
207. Videos
... topic: 1034 Videos posted: 4 Feb 2010 09:36 from: kenbec I am running Templot v0.74b. I have just run the Video to do with Overlaying tracks on a rough sketch, a few things puzzled me which I am sure have simple answers. The drawing pad starts with a small straight in the bottom corner. I assume this pad has been called up from a stored Template. Correct? If so I will no doubt come across how this is done as I dive deeper into Templot. Early into the video a mouse action is used described as F3/F4 plain-track length. The Templot Function Key Chart I have printed out makes no mention of multiple mouse actions of this nature. Is this from a later version of Templot? A little later a mouse action described as F10 swell curving straight mm is used. On the Templot Function Key Chart I have printed out F10 is described as preview current. Now that I have looked closer I realise that the menu bar is very different. I know Martin recommends that ...
... need to refer to the videos to find them. But when I suggest it may be time to delete it, many users say how useful it still is, so it remains on the web site until a long-overdue replacement version has been written. regards, Martin. posted: 9 Sep 2012 22:31 from: Matt M. Hi Richard. There is no need to be a computer expert to use Templot, but, as Martin has just pointed out, you can't be in a hurry. Keep it simple. Templot has so much depth that it can be a little overwhelming at first. It took me a year to be comfortable with it, (not a lot of spare time), and I'm still learning. If you want to work on your layout plan take one small, simple part of it and, using all the instructional aids as a guide, lay some track, insert some points and gradually work out where everything is and how it works. You aren't going to get even this small slice of your ...
... topic: 492 Making precise bends in bullhead rail posted: 14 Jul 2008 20:59 from: Martin Wynne Here's a simple idea which costs nothing and is a good way to make precise symmetrical bends in bullhead rail. It needs a bit of practice to know how hard to tap! 2_041840_270000000.png 2_041828_140000000.png Hopefully the diagrams are self-explanatory. Just two bits of rail about an inch long laid side by side with a gap between. The smaller the gap, so the harder you need to press/hit, but the more precisely located will be the bend. Make sure the rail is exactly square across them before making the bend -- a sheet of graph paper underneath helps. regards, Martin. posted: 14 Jul 2008 21:05 from: davelong Worked perfectly for me. Thanks Dave Last edited on 14 Jul 2008 21:23 by davelong posted: 15 Jul 2008 01:04 from: donald peters I feel the great hazard with this device is precisely the 'practice' element that is always inconsistent after long absence or lack ...
... message ref: 28601), I'm posting it now mainly so that you can find and report the bugs -- there is bound to be some. Thanks. Here are my initial finds: Data Entry box for Shove Timbers doesn't accept function key entry or Enter key. All actions have to be with Mouse. Seems to be all "enter data for" boxes Peg/Align Tools sub menu has reverted to older version, only "T make transition link", with L& R options, No "S Make Simple Link" option Last edited on 16 Dec 2019 10:59 by Godfrey Earnshaw posted: 16 Dec 2019 11:05 from: Martin Wynne Thanks Godfrey. Yes I noticed the data-entry dialog is not working properly. A lot of the recent new features in Templot2 such as make simple link have not yet been added to Templot3. It is still very much as it was when originally split from Templot2 18 months ago. So there is still a lot to do. It's good to have them all reported here ...
211. Shoving Timbers
... Point Heater? 8-) Cheers for now John from Harow, Middx posted: 29 Jun 2008 17:27 from: Nigel Brown Well, stove (or stash) could be be to store something away in a more hidden or secure place than store does. Suppose there's a box file used just for storing useful templates away for some possible future used (general.box, library.box, chest.box???). Stove could store a template there rather than the currently open box file. I suspect that this isn't quite as simple as it sounds. Or is effectively there already? Nigel posted: 29 Jun 2008 17:53 from: Martin Wynne Nigel Brown wrote: Well, stove (or stash) could be be to store something away in a more hidden or secure place than store does. Suppose there's a box file used just for storing useful templates away for some possible future used (general.box, library.box, chest.box???). Stove could store a template there rather than the currently open box file. I suspect that this isn't ...
212. P4 Test track
... track posted: 7 Feb 2010 14:20 from: Jonathan Wells Recently I have been playing with Templot and I now fully understand that to get the best out of Templot one needs a fair understanding of prototype track. It suits me fine since I'm going P4. I have made up several plans for a 3 platform terminus with engine headshunt for a 1980s layout and have only used 3 turnouts in the design( I will show them in due course) But I have no experience at building P4 trackwork and so need a simple plan to help prove that my locos and stock will run over 1000mm radii track. That will be stuck on 6mm ply on an old wardrobe base.( 1200mm by 520mm) What I have done here is a REA B6 crossover with 1000mm radii curves off both exit roads without transistion. If anything I convert can run all along that then they should be able to cope on my proposed layout. I have done all the timber shoving. Can I get away with using FB rails on those BH turnouts? If anyone ...
... find that the sharp bend is a good indication of where the centre of the curve should be. Hi Paul, Julian, The rule of thumb is that the radius in feet matches the crossing angle. So a 1:7 K-crossing has the rails bent at 7ft radius. Likewise for the knuckle gaps in V-crossings. You need to check the nose of your pliers! The reason Templot doesn't show the bend radius for K-crossings is that I haven't got round to it yet. It's not as simple as it looks because of course a K-crossing is composed of two separate templates. It's not so very long ago that I introduced the proper knuckle bends showing on the V-crossings. Previously, and right from the start of Templot, I assumed users knew enough about track to know what they were doing and use the templates as a construction guide, not an actual drawing of a turnout, and make a proper radiused knuckle. The sharp bend mark was intended as an aid to locating the centre of the ...
... for me the number of sleepers within the point matches some prototype drawings I have. I have attached the .box file containing the plain track and modified point. All was going well until I tried to recreate my track plan using my new point and track. When I try to build a cross over off my point, the point that appears is a un-modified point. I don't want to have to modify every point as it took ages! What am I doing wrong? Can I simply just go to "make simple cross over" and all the points that appear replicate my modified sleeper one? Is this going to get even more complicated for the single slip and smaller ratio points such as No.7s and 6s. Would love some help. I will be bald by the end of this drawing ha ha. Regards, Linton Attachment: attach_1725_2385_NSWGR_No.8_Point_- _Correct_Spaced_Sleeper.box 287 posted: 26 Jan 2014 10:30 from: Linton78 I am having my own conversation here but the point I had drawn in the last post was drawn at P87 and ...
215. Saving Templot
... not the sharpest knife in the drawer. I like to think that I'm like the average person in that when faced with long explanations, my eyes glaze over. Sometimes it's like trying to drink from a fire hydrant. To take this case in point, most of us use the default option (the C: drive), for downloads. (Because most of us only have one drive in the tower). I missed the Browse option in the Wizard, but once Sol pointed it out to me, it was simple- as it usually is. I saw your response to the thread on YMR. It will be good if you can make some templates for Bill. At present it is way beyond me. I was hoping that my post was so "over the top" that everyone reading it would realise that it was in jest. I'm sorry if you were offended by it. I was attempting to poke fun at myself. Sometimes it's hard to get the flavour of one's writing across- even with emoticons. A lot of ...
216. Beginner needs help
... we riveted brass pins into fibre strip purchased from George Mellor, and then we had the revelation of copper clad and how much easier did life get after that innovation. To be quite honest I am not of the computer generation- in fact I am to computing what King Herod was to babysitting and that fact is a total frustration. I have tried to come to terms with designing my own points and have watched the Templot tutorials till the early hours on many occasions but without much success. I have had some success designing simple points but my particular desire is to replace the 3-ways on my layout. I drew them up with pencil and paper and although they work they leave a lot to be desired. Do you run courses on basic Templot or do you know anybody who does? I read on this forum that it is possible to copy existing pointwork with a Templot design and for me that has to be the way forward but my proficiency on the computer is not high enough. Any suggestions but be very welcome and my problems are ...
... wider Templot audience for further advice. Hopefully my attempt to attach the box file has worked. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Regards, Mike Attachment: attach_2083_2644_M_Top_shed_3_way .box 196 posted: 6 Mar 2015 23:56 from: Martin Wynne Hi Mike, F7 snapping doesn't work too well on complex formations comprised of multiple partial templates because Templot doesn't know which of the templates to snap on to. Here it is choosing the wrong one (the blanked off middle V-crossing template). F7 snapping is really intended only for simple beginner trackplans. To do what you want, click on the first turnout in the tandem, and then peg/align tools> snap the control template onto background template> at CTRL-0 datum menu item. Alternatively you could extend some approach track (F3) on the first turnout and then split it off as a separate template. This not only provides alignment but also matches the radius for the smoothest result. regards, Martin. Parts of Templot Club may not function unless you enable JavaScript (also called Active ...
218. Some more info . .
... output> output drawing options> rail infill colours...> menu items.) Max, I will answer your other question separately -- Jim is moving us to a new server overnight and Templot Club may get wonky for a time until it is all done (see his posts the UltraBB forum if your own board is affected). regards, Martin. posted: 27 Nov 2013 07:41 from: MaxSouthOz Thanks, Martin. posted: 27 Nov 2013 08:50 from: MaxSouthOz Hmm. It's not simple. I've got multiple copies over the top of each other. Is there a Manual, Martin? posted: 27 Nov 2013 09:37 from: Martin Wynne MaxSouthOz wrote: Is there a Manual, Martin? Hi Max, Sorry, no. The rail-foot feature was added for Templot2. The only explanation is in the change log at: message 10638 message 10403 If you attach your .box file here I will sort it out for you. regards, Martin. posted: 27 Nov 2013 10:34 ...
... and a wagon or two, modellers will know if P4 is for them, and think about doing more of it themselves. It is not necessarily true that building kits restricts you to a "set-track look". If the kits can be assembled curved, it's possible to consider a reasonable "flowing" trackplan from only a restricted range of crossing angles. I have just posted about this in RMweb: http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/160234-new-range-of-simple-to-assemble-00em-gauge-pointwork-kits/&do=findComment&comment=4225265 This proposed Finetrax range strikes me as very promising. It's not perfect, lower-tech than the Exactoscale kits, but it might enable many more to create Templot track plans with some hope of being able to build them. Let's not put folks off before they have even started. cheers, Martin. posted: 9 Dec 2020 21:31 from: DerekStuart Hello Martin As ever, you make a good ...
... posted: 5 Apr 2015 09:59 from: keithj15 Fellow club members have started an O gauge Broad Gauge project, and asked me to draw up their track plan. Having gathered together all the track stats from the Broad Gauge Society, and created a custom gauge, all looked good until I tried to create a regular crossover. I then found the turnouts overlap and the all important V's don't generate on the template. I have tried all the variations of the turnout geometry, but have concluded that there must be some simple parameter that I have missed — possibly in the custom template dialogues, and this screws up the correct creation of the regular crossing — and maybe other configurations of turnout and crossing templates yet to be encountered. Can anyone help point out what I am missing? I have attached a box file showing the problem. regards Keith Johnson Attachment: attach_2102_2669_7mm_Broad_Gauge.b ox 234 posted: 5 Apr 2015 10:14 from: Alan Turner Widen the track centres using Geometry/Adjacent Track Centres. regards Alan posted: 5 Apr 2015 10: ...
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