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... incide with the saved filename. Unfortunately I keep pressing the Print button before remembering to rename the project and/or resave the file so I finish up with printouts that don't have a file with the same name that I can refer back to. Do you have any tips to help me remember? Hi Peter, Hmm. Templot doesn't use the Windows document model. That means that Templot doesn't know anything about a filename when you are printing. You can load templates from as many different .box files as you wish into the storage box (and hence onto the pad). And you can choose which of them and how many to save to a .box file at any time. That means that there is never a filename representing the current storage box contents or pad drawing. A printed page could contain all or part of several different templates which have been loaded from or saved to several different files. All this means that if you look at a template page which was printed some time ago, it can be quite difficult to know immediately which .box ...
... from the start, but was benign in the old generator up to 091c. The changes for irregular diamonds exposed it. Also I have noticed that when I print a diamond with a slip road that the tips of the switch blades are not marked whereas turnout ones are. The marks are underneath the timber. To correct it, and for the neatest result when using partial templates, always have the switch as the higher template number so that it gets generated after the underlying template. You can rearrange the template order in the storage box, or simply delete the switch to the control and then store it again. You can see and test the difference by swapping to the sketchboard in detail mode. regards, Martin. posted: 14 Dec 2011 23:42 from: Tony W Martin Wynne wrote: The marks are underneath the timber. To correct it, and for the neatest result when using partial templates, always have the switch as the higher template number so that it gets generated after the underlying template. You can rearrange the template order in ...
183. Dale Junction
... short for trains arriving at a terminus of this size in steam days. The curved tracks on the main line have been separated at 58mm centres. The loco shed is located on the branch line so many light engine movements will take place along this route. The Goods lines are designed for local use and also for marshalling traffic to/from the branch. The branch being the source of much traffic e.g. coal, farming equipment, livestock etc. These three baseboards feed onto existing railway track. The main lines feed into storage sidings and a return loop. This is approx 24 ft long. The branch line has an intermediate station and feeds into another terminus with the engine shed etc. The branch being a folded 48 foot route located over the storage sidings. 2184_201501_570000000.jpg I have not yet converted the diamond crossings into slips but this will be done later when I am satisfied that this is going to be the final design. The sketchboard needs to be updated with roads and buildings etc but again, I shall do this when the track layout is ...
... Martin Wynne its_all_downhill wrote: am I wrong in thinking that using the Store& background creates a new instance of that template? I must admit I get confused when creating templates which is why I use Re-store& background when I have created the initial one. What is the correct way of storing templates? Hi Tom, When you have made your adjustments to the control template display (called "current" template prior to 091b), assuming you intend to keep the design you must store the template specification in the storage box. The usual way to do that is using store& background (which has the shortcut CTRL-V). The& background part means that in addition to storing the specification, a copy of the template is placed on the pad background -- usually as part of your developing track plan. You can see it happen because the control template is temporarily hidden, so that you can see the copy of it in different colours underneath. (Press the HOME key to see the control template again on top of ...
... Using gauge widening techniques during tracklaying will also help (e.g. using a triangular 3-point track gauge- I'm working on producing this at the moment). To be safe you can always make a short section of track at minimum radius as a test track to see if it works ok (please let us know how you get on). 4. Personally I favour using 16.2mm gauge throughout, and not just for the turnouts. Mixing 16.2mm with 16.5mm just doesn't seem right to me somehow (though using 16.5mm in storage yards etc. makes sense, if only to avoid having to make all that trackwork!). Best Regards, Brian. posted: 14 Aug 2007 13:50 from: Rob Lees Trevor Schofield wrote: Rextanka wrote: I just ordered two pairs of 00-SF gauges from Russ, he had one pair in stock and will be running another small batch over the next few weeks, so now is a good time to order gauges if you have an interest in this. Best Nick I've just picked up on ...
186. TDV Transition Alert
... Martin, Managed to get a screen shot of the transition error warning I've encountered before on constant radius templates. 1951_290508_330000000.png Ian posted: 31 Jan 2012 17:16 from: Martin Wynne Ian Allen wrote: Managed to get a screen shot of the transition error warning I've encountered before on constant radius templates. Hi Ian, Thanks for the report. This is not a bug, Templot is simply reporting the generator results, as intended. It's not a constant radius template. The alert message refers to the template showing in the storage box, which is clearly a zero-length or very short transition. Please can you click the info button on the storage box for this template and tell me the initial and final radius, and the length of the transition section? Also please can you click the white help bar on the alert message, and tell me the number of terms used in the expansion? Or alternatively attach here your .box file containing this template. Thanks. regards, Martin. Parts of Templot Club may not function unless you enable JavaScript ...
187. Job vacancy
... email too for that reason. Rob Last edited on 6 Mar 2019 14:50 by Rob Manchester posted: 6 Mar 2019 15:48 from: Martin Wynne Hi Rob, I would definitely fail the security vetting. I've lost count of the number of gates I've climbed over in the last few years. Martin. posted: 7 Mar 2019 05:54 from: Roger Henry Um, I was onboard with this until the end. "Over time, you will become the focal point for all electronic data gathering, storage, handling, analysis and presentation within the RAIB." It sounds like all the finger-pointing will be directed at the successful applicant! posted: 17 Mar 2019 00:01 from: Richard_Jones I did 28 years in the civil service- I actually applied for 2 posts in HMRI (not RAIB)on transfer from my department and was interviewed for one, which I narrowly missed- in fact the feedback advised me that I should have applied for the other job- which I had done, but a member ...
188. Clifton Down
... such an index too. See for example this current RMweb topic from Hayfield of this parish: Bromley Road 1 Bromley Road 2 It's looking good, John. regards, Martin. posted: 1 Oct 2008 21:32 from: Martin Wynne I wrote: I could set up an Image Gallery type of web site if it would be a better way for members to upload screenshots and scans where others could easily find them? Developments from YahooGroups may fill this need: http://www.ygroupsblog.com/blog/ 100GB of photo storage for each group is effectively unlimited. Martin. posted: 7 Oct 2008 06:05 from: Stumpytrain Brian Lewis wrote: Perhaps when you retire you could help me build it? After you and Jim have built Clifton Down, as a Bristol resident I'd be more than happy to operate it for you! In the meantime as a Bristol Panel signalmen I can plod along operating the the real Clifton Down. Though unfortunately as you know it's a shadow of its former self... Alex Parts of Templot Club may ...
189. Templot perceptions
... later, as all around it print magazines are dropping like flies (Bauer recently closed about a dozen titles). cheers, Martin. posted: 8 Sep 2020 14:29 from: Nigel Brown I bought a lot, but not all, RM issues over the years, but storing them was a real pain. So I ditched most of them (probably too many) keeping only those I knew would be useful. However, a few years ago subscribed to the digital version; great, a monthly read and no storage hassle. Have also taken out a BRM one. I suspect that for someone who has been trained to use Autocad in their daily lives, using it for layout planning would be the natural thing to do. They'd probably find that plus Templot for where detailed templates are required a nice combination. Nigel posted: 8 Sep 2020 16:10 from: Paul Boyd Martin Wynne wrote: I'm also a long-standing RM reader (although nowadays in digital form only). I can't get on with digital- I like ...
... 1:32 scale it should be 5000/32= 156.25mm. Then calculate the% change needed to achieve that, and click the modify shape> scale by... button to enter it. cheers, Martin. posted: 5 Oct 2020 05:49 from: Igor Kurgan WOW...thanks for the quick answers and generous explanations. I forgot to mention that i must scan it first in a a3 scanner. It is a piece of paper 3 meters/3.3 yards long. This includes ash pit, coal storage, loc repair/parking---- the whole lot you would find at a old fashion station. The possibility is 95% chance that i am the only one with this track plan before they altered the tracks in 1933 after the complete make over in 1931. When i have it all on digital the original will go to the museum of steam in Utrecht in the Netherlands, they where pretty interested. Thanks for all the replays, best Igor posted: 5 Oct 2020 11:09 from: roythebus As ...
... converted the track plan .pdf images to .jpeg images using Nitropdf I saved the two plans. I have the same problem whether I import a background picture .jpeg or a a background image .bgs. I open the background track plan in Templot inserting it into the track pad. I then moved it to X=0 and Y=0 using shift to in background images, then rescaled using autofit (1 :850). All fine so far. Having built the track plan on top of the image I saved it to the storage box. I then tried reloading the image to the track pad. Having successfully reloaded the track plan I then tried positioning the track layout on top of the original track plan using Shift Control F7. The original track plan moved sideways away from the track overlay. The side ways move happened for both the .jpeg and .bgs back ground images? What am I doing wrong? Gordon A posted: 16 Dec 2018 20:09 from: Martin Wynne Hi Gordon, I didn't quite follow that. Using SHIFT+ CTRL+ ...
... .) posted: 12 Sep 2020 05:56 from: Andrew Barrowman Tangential extremely silly thought: Dinner suits seem to be the right thing if you have to go to Sweden but could wear my kilt instead? I do have the knees you know. posted: 15 Sep 2020 17:57 from: Igor Kurgan Post 13,now that would be a interesting build to add. Increase the minimum radii to 2.40 meters.(for my garden that is) Let it slide into my main line directly from the "storage shed" Would save room, have a better transition, some trouble and better looks. Thanks for the idea Parts of Templot Club may not function unless you enable JavaScript (also called Active Scripting) in your browser. Templot Club> Forums> Prototype pics> High Level Coal Railway, Liverpool about Templot Club Templot Companion- User Guide- A-Z Index Templot Explained for beginners Please click: important information for new members and first-time visitors. indexing link for search engines back to top of page Please read ...
... the full sequence for the times when what you want isn't handy. A picture is said to be worth a thousand words, but sometimes only words will do, when you need to explain why rather than just what. Which method would you normally use? cheers, Martin. posted: 6 Apr 2019 13:09 from: Stephen Freeman In this instance I don't think I would consider using anything but copy to Control, it's a lot quicker. Having said that I'd probably use it (copy to Control) from the storage box, as it's usually much easier to find the template you want to copy. Last edited on 6 Apr 2019 13:11 by Stephen Freeman posted: 6 Apr 2019 15:44 from: Geoff Lines Hello Martin -- after a distraction, I can now get back to redrawing the Holborn trackwork. I endorse the comments regarding the video you've set up and shall be following it in detail when I've reconstructed the layout, hopefully with the correct clearances for the short switches this time, and it will enable the ...
... Martin Once again, this probably isn't a flaw but a feature!! At the moment I'm building track and often want to print just one or two pages with specific background templates. The process is:- open Templot, load the box file (and possibly shapes as well) from recent files. I then do the print setup, load an existing calibration file, maybe move the page origin and print the background template I want. When I close Templot, I'm given the warning that one or more templates in the storage box have not been saved in a named data file. Except I haven't changed any templates, not even the control! It seems to be the act of bringing up the print dialogue that does this, as I get the same message if I then cancel printing and close Templot. So, is this a flaw or something for which I've entirely missed the purpose? Cheers, Paul posted: 24 Sep 2020 22:35 from: Martin Wynne Paul Boyd wrote: Once again, this probably isn't a flaw but a ...
... Jul 2007 20:19 from: Bernard C Hi Brian You could consider a laptop/notebook using Microsoft Windows XP Pro. Peripherals like printer, additional monitor, scanner, mouse, can be connected as required. Vista Basic is considered a rip-off; Home Premium is media rich; Business, if required; Ultimate for the developer. However, the cost at the moment is rather high and about double the cost found in the USA. Drives tend to be in the range 60 to 160Gb depending on your data storage needs; processor from 1.66MHz to 2.0+ MHz (cost is the consideration here at the high end of these ranges). Memory (RAM): 512Mb; 1Gb or 2Gb supplied with room for expansion: maximum memory capacities seem to be 1 or 3 or 4Gb respectively. Backup could use DVD or an external hard drive. Good luck in this minefield Regards Bernard posted: 6 Jul 2007 21:07 from: Martin Wynne Brian Lewis wrote: I hope Martin doesn't throw me off this list for introducing an off ...
196. Convert Group
... modify current settings> modify track gauge... and change the track gauge to 18.86mm, i.e. 33.0 x 4/7ths. The extra timber will disappear, because the longer template now has 83 "T" timbers, and T83 has been omitted (as you can see if you go to the shove timbers dialog). All par for the course, if you do gauge conversions. cheers, Martin. posted: 10 Jul 2019 16:26 from: richard_t Thanks for the analysis- I've scrolled through the storage box, and I think I can be confident in conversion process now, so I can start modifying the plan to add some extra bits posted: 23 Jul 2019 17:05 from: richard_t After converting, adding the extra bits to the plan that I couldn't accommodate in 7mm turned out easier than I thought. Here's a quick screenshot of where I'm at, before I start timber shoving. 499_231201_170000000.png In my world, Manchester Central stayed open, didn't get the track refurbishment of the late 50's. The turntable and water ...
197. Floating toolboxes
... support.... Paul posted: 24 Jun 2007 23:45 from: Martin Wynne Paul Boyd wrote: I have a feeling this has come up before, but would it be possible to have the various toolboxes and info panes movable outside the Templot window? This would be particularly handy for those of us working on dual-monitor systems where the pad can be kept completely clear of these panes giving an uncluttered view. Hi Paul, Most of the subsidiary windows can already be moved outside the pad -- the storage box, gauge list, control room, jotter, metric calculator, data-entry, help texts, etc. The ones which can't are the information panel, shove timber dialog, spacing-ring dialog, zoom controls. There is a reason for that -- for the keyboard shortcuts to work they need to be active while the pad window has focus. That's only possible if they are set as "child" windows of the pad, and that then means that they are constrained within the pad area. Talking ...
... "= 0.1875"= 4.76mm. One other thing, I was going to alter one in the shove timbers box, just as a one off but Templot crashed with a Fatal error 195, when I tried to alter the first timber. That's a serious memory error, which I haven't been able to reproduce. Can you remember the exact sequence of operations which caused it? Can you reproduce it? When you changed to NMRA O Scale, what gauge/scale were you changing from? How many templates were in the storage box at the time? How long had Templot been running since the last restart? Have you at any time accidentally tried to set a scale of zero (0mm/ft), because that will crash Templot to smithereens. It is supposed to be impossible, but the coincidence of setting NMRA O Scale occurs to me. cheers, Martin. posted: 31 Oct 2018 21:29 from: Rob Manchester Stephen, The best book I have seen on US railroad track is this one- track book There are several ...
... topic: 662 Admin: Photos on Yahoo posted: 16 Dec 2008 14:56 from: Martin Wynne Dear all, Just a reminder for recent new members that we still have a Yahoo group annexed to this Templot Club site. It's well worth joining the Yahoo group to gain access to the Photos and Files sections. (Unfortunately unlike the message archive, Yahoo don't permit open access to these sections.) Yahoo have recently made some improvements to the Photos section. We now have a massive 100GB of storage space (effectively unlimited -- we have yet to scratch the surface of it), and pictures can now be displayed in their original uploaded size, no matter how large. There's some interesting stuff accumulated there over the past 8 years -- many thanks to everyone who uploaded it. If you haven't visited the Photos and Files sections recently, it would be worth having a look: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/templot/photos http://groups.yahoo.com/group/templot/files Here are a couple of example ...
... sometimes I miss the row I want and then find you can't go back. You have to cancel the print and start again. Is that possible or is there a way to go back that I have missed? posted: 4 Dec 2008 14:42 from: Martin Wynne Gordon S wrote: couple of questions on timber numbering. When do they change? Hi Gordon, er.., they don't change. However, the first part of the timber number (before the dot) is the template number in the storage box, so if you have changed the number or order of templates (deleted all the unused ones, perhaps), this part of the timber number will change. Deleting any template to current/control, modifying it, and storing it again also re-numbers all the templates below it in the box. If you mean the part of the number after the dot, the only thing I can think that would change the numbering unexpectedly would be to swap a plain track template end-for-end. The ...
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