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101. Straights and bends
... i'm sure) problem. I have two offset parallel straight sections separated by about 12". I want to join these with an s bend to form a single track and then add some turnouts along the length. My problem is joining the two sections with the s bend while maintaining the parallel straight section at the start and end of the track. I've tried transition curves (easement from straight) etc. but i always end up with a curve at the end or the straights not being parallel. I'm sure there's a simple solution, but i'm still trying to get my head around all the options and get lost so any pointers would be appreciated. Ray. posted: posted: 6 Jan 2012 12:58 from: Alan Turner Do you mean like this: 42_060757_590000000.png Alan 6 Jan 2012 12:58 from: Martin Wynne r_wilton wrote: I have two offset parallel straight sections separated by about 12". I want to join these with an s bend to form a single track and then add some turnouts along the length. Hi Ray ...
102. Strange crossover
... topic: 257 Strange crossover posted: 24 Nov 2007 02:50 from: BTuckey Hi Martin, I came across a rather strange problem. Having inserted a turnout into one of the triple terminus tracks, I clicked on 'tools> make simple crossover'. It always tried to make a crossover with rather odd timbering as below. exit_timbered.jpg This happens on three tracks but nowhere else on the plan. Cheers. Brian posted: 24 Nov 2007 06:39 from: Martin Wynne BTuckey wrote: I came across a rather strange problem. Having inserted a turnout into one of the triple terminus tracks, I clicked on 'tools> make simple crossover'. It always tried to make a crossover with rather odd timbering as below. exit_timbered.jpg This happens on three tracks but nowhere else on the plan. Hi Brian, This is normal. All it means is that these templates have had their turnout-side (TS) adjacent track spacing set much wider than usual. You can see that the reason for that was probably to create double-track across ...
... It will have the standard trailing connections at each end of the loop, with the connection from the down line crossing the up line via a trailing single slip. My question is, how do I deal with the cant on this crossover/connection? I would like to cant the main lines- for appearance's sake- but I cannot see how to do this at the junction. These thoughts have been sparked by finding a note in a 1970s Railway Magazine, which describes how such a complex arrangement had been replaced by a simple trailing point, which allowed them to remove the speed restriction on the main line. Is it therefore, that in steam days, when track followed traditional formations, that the lines would have been laid flat and a speed restriction imposed? Would this be true of both ends of the loop- the crossover/trailing single slip at one end and the simple trailing turnout at the other? The alternatives of either laying all the tracks at the same cant, all on the same plane. So the outer tracks are well ...
... when creating images for publication, exhibition display, web sites, printed pages, etc. The intention is that you should do most of your design work in design quality, and switch to display quality only to produce the final output. This setting is included in your program preferences, if you save them. See at 1. below, on the options tab: 2_190758_000000000.png Here is the typical effect of the two options, after adding Brian's signal box to the sketchboard from the library folder: 2_190759_190000001.png 2_190759_190000000.png Design quality uses a simple pixel-stretch function and is clearly adequate for most design work, and is very much faster for zooming and scrolling. Display quality uses a full resampling function which is very much slower. Choosing the right setting is especially important if you use the option to show the sketchboard items on the trackpad. This is because of the significant zooming-in that is typically required on the trackpad. When using the display quality option, zooming and panning on the trackpad will be very significantly slower and should be avoided if possible. ...
... fiddle yard for Manchester Windmill Street, and "permission" to route two of the lines through the camila bush rather than the one I currently thought I'd be able to do. This means that I can, eventually, have the two running lines out to the garden. I still want a siding leading to a cassette for the short term. As the siding lengths can remain the same I have more space to slew the lines from the exit of the garage door to behind the bush. I wondered if there is a simple-ish way, of converting a slew to a set of transition curves. My attempts have been a bit rubbish so far. The reason for the conversion is that I need to put some turnouts on the slew and I find this easier to do with transition curves than with slews. The distance between the tracks centers are 555.8mm and the distance I have to play with is 4530mm, all in Scale 7. The attached box is the fixed bits of the fiddle yard. The track centers coming into the fiddle yard ...
... track menu item. regards, Martin. posted: 10 Dec 2010 14:19 from: Godfrey Earnshaw Hi all I am a new user (this week) and I am finding Templot fascinating and all consuming. The first day was a nightmare but that's in the past. I am trying to find most things out for myself by reading and watching. I find the terminology strange but am gradually getting used to it.I just hope it doesn't change too much between upgrades. Anyway I have bored you enough and just have one simple question at the moment; The ruler how do you use it? posted: 10 Dec 2010 15:17 from: Martin Wynne Godfrey Earnshaw wrote: one simple question at the moment; The ruler how do you use it? Hi Godfrey, Welcome to Templot Club. Please go to this page: http://www.templot.com/martweb/pug_info_1.htm and scroll down to ruler tool on the left column. Then click the info icon or the blue dots. The ruler tool can be used to take measurements from your ...
107. Templot GUI Control
... the more obscure functions which are only needed very occasionally. I do wonder if it's worth giving permanent screen space to a button for adjusting the mode 2 slew factor, say. If you haven't used it for a while it would surely take no longer to find it in the menu than among all those buttons? The great advantage of a traditional menu is that it instantly hides itself leaving the screen clear, without the user having to take any avoiding action at all. I know they are old-hat, but a simple menu system still works better than anything else for me. Comments welcome on this or John's solution. regards, Martin. posted: 18 Dec 2010 22:29 from: JFS John, I really like the look of this little GUI- I shall be having a play! Many thanks for this! Just one concern- you mention "standard size system fonts" does this mean it only works at 96DPI? Quite a lot of displays (like my laptop) seem much better at 120 these days. And I ...
108. Templot on Mac
... produce some confusing error messages. CrossOver apparently works fine, and there is a free trial period. On a Linux system it is dead easy. Click to install Wine (free) and off you go. regards, Martin. posted: 27 Jan 2016 23:49 from: tarik quick question if I may please...I'm running Templot on a Mac using Cross Over but cannot work out how to insert track. On Windows machines one simply presses the "insert" key but the Mac doesn't have one! Probably a simple answer... Regards Tarik posted: 28 Jan 2016 00:20 from: Martin Wynne tarik wrote: quick question if I may please...I'm running Templot on a Mac using Cross Over but cannot work out how to insert track. On Windows machines one simply presses the "insert" key but the Mac doesn't have one! Probably a simple answer... Hi Tarik, Press the NOT SIGN key instead. That's this one at the top left, next to the 1 key. Or CTRL+ V ...
109. Printing Query
... topic: 1543 Printing Query posted: 17 Jun 2011 21:10 from: Richard_Jones Hi Martin, Probably a really simple query, but can I move a group of templates to optimise how it prints out when restricted to A4? ie minimum number with turnouts on a single sheet many thanks Richard posted: 17 Jun 2011 22:13 from: Martin Wynne Richard_Jones wrote: Probably a really simple query, but can I move a group of templates to optimise how it prints out when restricted to A4? ie minimum number with turnouts on a single sheet Hi Richard, Sure. You can either 1. move the page origin and page outlines -- SHIFT+ CTRL+ F10 mouse action (action> mouse actions: pad> move page origin). This is the simplest and quickest way to optimize the templates within the page outlines. or 2. move the templates on the grid. If you have designed your track plan to fit a known baseboard or location you may not want to change its position on the grid. In which case ...
... 45 (metre gauge 22.4mm or thereabouts) the small amount of commercial (toy) track that I has a sleeper spacing of about the same as Peco O scale standard gauge, and sleeper width of 7mm. After spending some hours doing bits to try to sort out some basic pointwork and only having one toy-ish point to compare it all with, all went wrong with a spurious length of plain track appearing across the junction that I had just created and could not find a way of deleting it. Is there a simple shortcut to "undo last action", as I have not found one? posted: 27 Nov 2017 19:53 from: Martin Wynne RogerW wrote: Is there a simple shortcut to "undo last action", as I have not found one? Hi Roger, There are several ways to undo changes to the control template (brown and black). You may need to repeat it several times to get back to where you want to be. There are 80 slots in the rollback register: 1. press ...
111. Jing for all
... all try clicking this: http://screencast.com/t /aLv8wEIKa6z You can pause the playback, and while paused drag the slider to specific frames. Unlike the usual Templot screen videos, this one took only about a minute all told to create and upload ready for you to view. What's more, the program which does it is free, the hosting is free, and you can try it too. You don't need to know anything about creating screen videos or uploading files, or the internet. Just follow the simple program steps and click the button. Jing does the rest. Which means that if you're stuck with something in Templot, you could create a video of what you are doing on the screen, and then post a link on the forum or in the chat room, all within a couple of minutes. You can do the same with static screenshots and add notes and arrow marks to them. You can probably already capture screenshots and attach them to forum messages, but this way via Jing is simple and quick -- ...
... encoder I'm using, but I can't see anywhere to change the audio settings other than the bitrate, which I've tried without any obvious improvement. Which leaves only the questions of whether to do any more such sessions, and if so how often. And to what extent they could replace written answers on here, including time spent making screenshots and videos, etc. I am keeping a recording of each session, so in theory they could be posted after the event to make them permanently available. In practice it is not so simple. I'm recording them in 15-minute clips to keep file sizes within reason (each one is around 100MB). Last night's session was over 4 hours, so I now have 17 such clips. To edit and combine them, removing interruptions and breaks (and also my various mistakes and mis-clicks) would be a day's work. And take ages to upload and use up large chunks of server memory. Perhaps they could go on YouTube. It might be possible to compile a shorter "best bits" ...
113. Mac advice needed
... Mac environment 2. Create a partition or use a separate drive to run windows using 'boot camp', free from apple. Full instructions on how to set this up are available on the apple site I use the second method and have had no problems, but remember you will need a copy of windows. I use the first method and whilst I have no problems, Parallels is very slow. If you are going to buy a copy of Windows and a copy of Parallels, it may be more effective to buy a simple laptop PC, and dedicate it to Templot. My new employer (which happens to be me) requires the use of MS Windows for the purpose of industry specific software, and I have transferred Templot to this (I did ask myself if this was ok!) and I have to say that I don't want to go near Parallels again. I believe that using bootcamp would have been preferable, but that would require a re-boot of the Mac if I wanted to do anything else on the Mac. Well ...
... to fix plastic chairs to plastic sleepers, by placing the chair in position then flowing a small amount of solvent around the edge, you find it works it's way under the chair by capillary action, mainly around the edges, which is where the chair and sleeper end up being joined. This is easily strong enough to keep chair in position; if by any chance it isn't you just flow a bit more solvent. Because the chair is mainly joined around the edge, if you need to adjust it, it is fairly simple to slip a sharp blade under the chair and ease it off, without damaging the chair. I'd suggest Ian gives it a go with recommended solvents and sees what he thinks. I'd also suggest he does a few inches or so of plain track first before dealing with the (slightly) more complex world of turnout construction. Cheers Nigel posted: 21 Dec 2011 12:36 from: Martin Wynne workev2000 wrote: The turnout kits are plastic chairs and plastic sleepers, and include track guages which I think from reading the ...
... Microsoft style menus, I don't understand that complaint either. posted: 30 Sep 2020 09:28 from: Martin Wynne Jerry Goodwin wrote: I understand now that there are three places where a template may live, it may either be the control template, or a background template, or it may be in the storage box. Where I got confused is what wiping or deleting to the control template means and does. Hi Jerry, I fear that I have again failed to explain. The basic working of Templot is so simple that it baffles me why folks find it so hard to grasp, and why I find it so hard to explain: 1. adjust what you see on the screen to what you want. The thing you are adjusting is called the control template. 2. store a copy of it as a permanent record of your work. 3. go back to 1. and adjust it again to make a new piece of work. I have tried over and over again for more than 20 years to explain what seems to ...
... find out how to load them to Templot 2! I'm sure it's easy, I managed it 3 years ago when I built the track, but my brain does not retain computer speak. posted: 23 Dec 2013 18:47 from: roythebus BUMP again...I've found the scale drawings of my original plans but still can't work out how to import them to Templot; it must have been 3 years ago when I imported them on the other computer which has subsequently failed and lost everything! There doesn't seem to be a simple HELP page that tells you how to import anything! Last edited on 23 Dec 2013 18:48 by roythebus posted: 23 Dec 2013 18:58 from: Phil O Hi Roy Try this link to import images into Templot. http://www.templot.com/martweb/gs_bgshape.htm Or the video option. http://www.templot.com/martweb/videos/map_picture_shape.exe The basic's are the same for a map sketch or drawing. Cheers Phil posted: 23 Dec 2013 21:38 from: roythebus Thanks, I knew I'd ...
117. map centerlines
... be a CAD program nor any sort of drawing package. The important difference is that Templot does the drawing work, not you -- you can't draw a line on the screen and have it converted into track. Only Templot can draw track on the screen. That might seem strange coming from a CAD experience, but once you get into Templot you will find that you don't have any reason to do such a thing. It would be comparatively easy to implement a function which creates plain track templates from imported DXF data for simple straight lines and arcs. But there is not much reason to do that while DXF import (from other software) of Templot's turnouts, half-diamonds, transition curves and slews is impossible. Templot's only CAD-like functions are in the background shapes, which are primitive in the extreme but do include an import of simple DXF data (essentially just points, lines and arcs -- originally intended for vectorised raster images). There is a basic mechanism to get track templates aligned to the imported data. If you ...
... longer let me insert images from the gallery!) posted: 27 May 2015 12:55 from: Hayfield [img] gallery/982/thumbs/982_270341_530000000.jpg [/ img] Why bother with drilling then cutting pins to length, make spacers with either 0.5 mm metal strip or double sided copperclad strip, the latter will automatically insulate the rail from the sleepers [img] gallery/982/thumbs/982_270342_400000000.jpg [/ img] Grind the surplus material level with the rail sides and glue on half chairs. Keep things simple, less to do and go wrong Well I tried to post the photos Last edited on 27 May 2015 22:43 by Hayfield posted: 27 May 2015 13:51 from: Martin Wynne Charles Orr wrote: I have seen the vero pin method mentioned elsewhere and I would welcome some guidance on its use. Presumably a 1mm hole needs to drilled in the copperclad timber and the pin inserted? What would be the best way of locating the holes accurately? The vero pins I have seen are quite long so presumably ...
... topic: 3176 Make branch track parallel posted: 6 Jan 2018 18:38 from: chrisveitch Apologies for this very simple request from an outright beginner, but I've been unable find anything to guide me on this one- I probably just haven't watched the right tutorial yet. In the screen shot below I want PR026 to curve from turnout TL025 and run parallel (at the standard double track spacing) to the straight containing TL037. As you can see I've been able to create the branch track but have no idea how to get it run parallel to the existing straight, although I'm sure this is very straightforward. Regards, Chris Veitch 2676_061333_250000000.png posted: 6 Jan 2018 19:03 from: chrisveitch To save anyone the bother I've now found this: tools- make return curve posted: 6 Jan 2018 19:52 from: Martin Wynne chrisveitch wrote: To save anyone the bother I've now found this: tools->make return curve Hi Chris, Yes. But it is not always the best result. Depending on the position of the ...
... and room outlines to rotate with it (i.e. synchronized rotation). Just 90 degree steps would help. Cheers Godders posted: 12 Jan 2018 15:50 from: Godfrey Earnshaw Bump I am feeling ignored and neglected. posted: 12 Jan 2018 16:07 from: Martin Wynne Godfrey Earnshaw wrote: I am feeling ignored and neglected. Sorry Godders. I have been looking at your suggestion and wondering how to reply. It's clearly a sensible idea. And on the face of it, it ought to be a simple thing to do. In fact it isn't, because there isn't any way of rotating the background shapes as a combined entity. It will be a major programming task to implement this. It's something I really ought to make available, but at present I don't feel up to doing it. I'm trying to get the single-sided tandems finished for 218b. And after that I must, just must, spend my time on the Templot Companion. Because the present situation is becoming absurd. Look at this page: http ...
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