... Lenz/Peco turnout templates? 2. (how) can I add "double-timber"? 3. can I tell templot to layout the timber within a turnout how its usualy done in germany? Many thanks in advance, Stefan Stefan I have waited to see if more learned members answer you, I will approach the question another away which may help Templot can produce a custom designed template (plan) to a non (UK) standard design timbers can be changed in their size, position and additional timbers added Simple answers to your questions 1/ For Peco probably yes 2/ Yes 3/ Yes To help us advise you how to do it, please could you upload a photo or plan showing the German style you wish to copy, this will allow us to advise appropriately John posted: 27 Feb 2019 08:49 from: Stefan Sczekalla Thanks a lot all for your interest and assitance! after getting ab better idea about "what is what"....( but I'm possibly still wrong...) 3579_270304_030000000.png ...

... videos, wizards, tutorials and notes to help modellers get started in Templot. Software critics can fend for themselves. So future developments will be directed to that end and to increasing the track design functionality. Changes to the user interface would just get in the way of that. Did I mention that Templot is primarily about track not computers? regards, Martin. posted: 20 Sep 2008 17:19 from: JimH Martin, With regard to your comments on creation of a .pdf, would it be possible to use a simple generator such as cutepdf? This is available as a freeware download and acts as a pseudo printer so that you select the print function and set the printer to print to as "Cutepdf". The program then saves your "print" as a .pdf. If it were possible to do this it might save you a lot of coding time? Just a thought. Kind regards, Jim posted: 20 Sep 2008 19:15 from: Martin Wynne JimH wrote: With regard to your comments on creation of a .pdf ...

... night creating a couple of templates, via tutorials and free hand. I have hit one problem and cannot find the answer. First question why do the point timbers follow the curved stock rail and not the straight stock rail, what am I doing wrong and please how do I change it. (thanks to who put in timbering styles I have found the button for square timbering) Secondly I am used to points being described in inch radius, I understand that I will now work in crossing angles, but is there a simple chart or a rule of thunb which tells me what the equivalent crossing angles are to 36", 48" and 60" radius points please, as this will give me a good reference point. (I have found F5 which alters length and radius is shown in box). I should play more and ask less questions Sorry if I am in the wrong section. John Last edited on 2 Apr 2008 17:14 by Hayfield posted: 2 Apr 2008 16:43 from: Martin Wynne Hayfield wrote: I ...

... topic: 2210 Sketchboard posted: 2 May 2013 11:52 from: LSWRArt When I move a shape, which for me is usually just a simple rectangle, I click on it and I can usually just drag it to the new position, or rotate it as necessary. Sometimes I seem to need to click on the item, click <Modify item> and then go back to move it, but that always seems to work. However, when I click on a text box if often does not seem to want to move, even though the handles have appeard. Sometimes I end up increasing the size to get one corner on the new location and then bringing it back down to the original size as the only way to get it where I want it. What am I doing something wrong? The other problem I have with text is that, even though it was placed over the shape box in the original location, when I move it, it sometimes ends up hidden by the same shape box that it was in front of ...

... and includes illustrations that show the effects of unduly small radius curves. As you might expect the actual construction section is based on current 2mm scale components, but many of the procedures are common to other scales. There is a strong emphasis on the importance of the check gauge in pointwork and the need to ensure accurate alignment of the crossing together with guidance on how to achieve this. The chapters on common techniques and tools start with a section on soldering technique followed by the procedures for building crossing and switches including a number of simple tools that you can make to help. The technique for filing rail for switches and crossing that has been described on Templot Club is included but with a simple and important improvement that avoids the risk of filing away the guide block. The final chapter on laying and finishing includes a section of turnout operation. This starts with a detailed examination of the requirements so that solutions can be properly evaluated. A reprint of a description of track colouring written by Stewart Hine 40 years ago is based on his artist's observations when both steam ...

... whole turnout or half-diamond. In the case where the template is visible as a switch only, could it be called SW123? I suspect the answer is "no" because even a switch is still a complete turnout, just with most of it blanked off. That's right. There are only 3 base types of template: plain track turnout half-diamond If you want some other designation, you must add it yourself as a prefix tag or as part of the name(s). It's not quite that simple, because a turnout can be normal or gaunt, and a half-diamond can be regular or irregular, and... I don't want to go down that route with the ID numbers, because it would soon get messy and be meaningless to beginners. The 3 base types provide the essential information when scanning the list and should be obvious to everyone. regards, Martin. posted: 13 May 2013 15:07 from: dave turner Hi Martin You partly covered my suggestion for sorting in message 19 which I'd ...

... topic: 759 Rolling sleepers posted: 9 Mar 2009 02:24 from: Nigel Brown This is pug 0.82d, and almost certainly a lack of understanding on my part. I've just knocked up a quick experimental and simple track plan involving just one turnout, a couple of feet or so of diverging rails, and a bit of approach track. Now the last sleeper next to the turnout on the approach track slightly overlaps the last sleeper of the turnout, so I thought this might be a good time to try out rolling sleepers to get the right sleepers with the right spacing at the rail joint with the turnout. No problem, it worked fine. However, the other end of the approach track now has a sleeper which is a bit beyond the end of the rail, and I thought that for neatness it would be nice to extend the rail to reach just beyond the sleeper. So I pressed F4, thinking this would do the trick. No. What it now does is continue to roll the sleepers, leaving the rail the ...

... topic: 3526 Harton High Staithes Inspired Layout Plan posted: 21 Oct 2019 09:55 from: d827kelly With the Southern track plan 95% sorted, we turned our attention to what needs to preceed it, something a lot simpler in concept as a starter layout in P4. We decided to base it on a small part of the Harton electric railway. The high Staithes in particular. The track plan for which is very simple, arrival, run-round and departure. To add a bit more operational interest the following was added: A viaduct across the left hand side, which has the Tyneside electric on top. A line dropping down to level with the dockside, which joins at a wagon turntable- this won't be used very often as it is envisaged it is a limited use access for recovery of coal dropped by the staithes. A simple dock line on the dock. a line branching off just after the viaduct going towards an off scene second staithes (by the 50s-60s the staithes were just singular, but the maps ...

... topic: 3474 How to join/align 2 templates? posted: 3 Aug 2019 02:19 from: drrsenior I am sure this is very basic but I have been unable to find the answer.I am designing a shed layout and have been making decent progress. Have battled through divergent turnouts with adequate success. Where I am struggling is linking adjacent tracks with a turnout as a simple operation. Attached is a file showing a simple example of what I mean. (Deliberately so there is no easy drop in curve) I have say 2 shed roads which are fixed, lengthen one of the roads and insert a turnout. What is the best way to now link the other road to the turnout? To date I have had to put plain track on either end of the gap and then fiddle around with length and radius until they meet neatly: I presume there is a better way? Attachment: attach_2865_3474_linking_question .box 161 posted: 3 Aug 2019 10:28 from: Tom Allen i'm a pretty new beginner myself so i doubt my answer is ...

... =eJZfgxQj76k9Q_xxtczTAw&cbp=12,51.0559338388813,,0 ,17.386620090776297&ll=40.648022,-74.02162&spn=0.000942,0.002645&z =19( http://tinyurl.com/8p38so) posted: 22 Dec 2008 10:39 from: Martin Wynne Tim David wrote: Can anyone tell me if this formation has a name? Hi Tim, Many thanks for that. I don't know a name, but it allows the siding (spur) to depart at a sharper angle than would be possible with a simple turnout. If you swing round you can see that the track is required to enter a doorway: http://maps.google.com/maps?f =q &hl=en&q =Brooklyn ,+ Kings ,+ New+ York&sll=37.420106,-122.085314&sspn=0 ,359.972363&g =Brooklyn ,+ Kings ,+ New+ York&ie=UTF8&cd=1 &geocode=FaKnbAIdnUqX-w &t =h &layer=c &cbll=40.648089,-74.021551&panoid= ...