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... hide that dialog while you make the origin adjustments, until you are ready to create the PDF file. regards, Martin. posted: 4 Jun 2013 19:35 from: LSWRArt Thanks Martin That works fine, but I cannot get the Sketchboard to export to PDF. I keep getting the message <An image is too large for your graphics system>. I have a fairly modern Toshiba i5 laptop running Windows 7, 64 bit with an ATI Radeon premium graphics card. None of the images in Sketchboard are set to transparent. This message came up 6 times. I set the Sketchboard shapes to outline only, instead of outline and fill, but that produced exactly the same results. Most of the graphics are omitted from all the PDF pages, but even more seriously, page 6 is completely blank- perhaps because it has more sketchboard images on it? I chose to omit pages C1 and C6, but D6 has not exported- it is just a blank page, although the track show correctly on pages D1 to D5. Any suggestions ...
... Hi Martin, There seem to be any number of DXF to STL converters. Some are downloads and some are online. Because I've only ever used DXF to import into CAD I've had no reason to try any of them. Andy Last edited on 9 Jul 2018 06:35 by Andrew Barrowman posted: 9 Jul 2018 08:44 from: Hayfield Stephen Freeman wrote: Unfortunately all of them seem to be malformed on mine. Down to Shapeways probably. I cannot really say on first sight they look malformed, but being transparent its hard to see them clearly, Here are a couple of photos and the key definition seems to be missing. The keys with rail threaded on are the E type along with an Exactoscale chair for comparison. As Stephen has reported they seem not to have been fully printed certainly on the key side, but possibly on both sides, Andy please confirm982_090338_270000000.jpg 982_090338_490000000.jpg posted: 9 Jul 2018 19:11 from: Andrew Barrowman Hayfield wrote: Stephen Freeman wrote: Unfortunately all of them seem to be malformed on mine. Down ...
... from: David R It's only taken me 2 years but the first chairs are now available. Currently only the 1.0mm flangeway version for Scale7 is available but gauge-widened and Overscale (sorry, O fine) ones will follow. These products are meant to complement the existing C&L and Exactoscale ranges. 100_200849_060000000.jpg Somewhat enlarged rendering of the CC or S1C chair. 100_200848_240000000.jpg What you get for your money; total size is 50 x 26 x 4mm. Note: they are NOT green but 3D-printed in an almost transparent acrylic; the rendered images above are coloured to show the details. I'm hoping to get some "real" photos of the product uploaded to the Off The Rails shop this weekend. http://www.shapeways.com/model/92016/check_rail_chairs_1_0mm.html for more details. Regards David R posted: 20 May 2011 14:55 from: Raymond They look very usefull and I look forward to the 'oversacle' versions for my own railway. Regards Raymond posted: 20 May 2011 16:03 from: richard_t Excellent- eventually I'll ...
... bit more fiddling about it may just be possible to get a regular 1:6 slip to fit. The difficulty with the old-maps site is scaling the maps. I scaled this one by overlaying on the tiled OS 6" map (disregarding the difference in map projection between the georeferenced 6" map and the original OS sheet): 2_300950_270000002.png cheers, Martin. posted: 2 Jan 2018 14:20 from: Philip Griffiths Hello Martin, how do you superimpose the one on the other and have a level of transparency? regards posted: 2 Jan 2018 14:34 from: Martin Wynne Hi Philip, 2_020929_340000000.png 1. move it to the bottom of the list using the down button. This means it will be on top of the other shapes instead of behind them. 2. tick the box to show transparent. 3. move it and scale it using the shift and size mouse actions. (Also available from the action menu on the trackpad.) regards, Martin. Parts of Templot Club may not function unless you enable ...
... topic: 1537 reloading the background shapes... posted: 14 Jun 2011 16:29 from: richard_t Hello When reloading the background shapes, it's good that Templot now get's the image as well, but could Templot remember that the image transparent option was selected? Thanks posted: 15 Jun 2011 11:24 from: Martin Wynne richard_t wrote: When reloading the background shapes, it's good that Templot now gets the image as well, but could Templot remember that the image transparent option was selected? Hi Richard, Thanks for that. It will be in the next TDV update. regards, Martin. Parts of Templot Club may not function unless you enable JavaScript (also called Active Scripting) in your browser. Templot Club> Forums> Development doings- archive> reloading the background shapes... 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 this important ...
... some advice on what are good buys in the stand alone scanner market. Especially anything, including makes, it is best to avoid. My basic preferences/needs are (I think): Flat bed, Good range and choice of scan resolutions (ppi/dpi), Choice of greyscale/colour and pixel resolution (4bit, 8 bit, 24bit etc), Ability to scan from a thickish book, ie "lid" needs to be either removeable or height adjustable, Abilty to scan film negatives and/or transparancies would be nice, but not essential, Works with OS Windows 10, Not too expensive (how long is a piece of string?), Preferably not USB powered. Thanks in advance John from 33820 St Ciers sur Gironde. posted: 23 Dec 2019 20:42 from: PRChappell John I can only offer my own experience. Sorry if this offends but I rejected Epsom which is an excellent brand but their scanners do not do equal dpi(dots per inch) in both x and y axis. Most of ...
... have noticed -- when creating picture shapes you can now use JPG, GIF, PNG image formats in addition to BMP. Also it's no longer necessary to have the original image file in the same folder as the BGS file -- the TDV saves an image copy in there in its own sk8 format. That is really useful, thanks. Does the sk8 format automatically save any twisting or other manipulation? This whole area has always seemed to confuse people, so if we can keep the original image safe and have Templot transparently look after the image once imported that would be great. Cheers posted: 20 May 2011 19:52 from: Martin Wynne Paul Boyd wrote: Does the sk8 format automatically save any twisting or other manipulation? This whole area has always seemed to confuse people, so if we can keep the original image safe and have Templot transparently look after the image once imported that would be great. Hi Paul, Yes, all that stuff reminding you to save after twisting has gone. TDV updates its own copy of the image ...
... The crop/combine button is disabled unless the currently selected shape is a rectangle. Which will be converted to the new picture shape. Full details of how to use the crop/combine function, and a video, are at: http://templot.com/companion/crop_combine.php To make 2 maps contiguous, they need to be scaled to a common size of course, matching your model scale. Which will be the case if you have used Templot's automated import from the NLS. Then set the front one to show transparent, and shift it over the other until the features align. It doesn't matter if there is an overlap if you are following up with crop/combine. Then for normal use switch the transparency off, because it adversely affects the zooming and panning response. Shapes are drawn on the screen in the order shown in the list. That means the front shape on the screen is the bottom shape in the list. You can change the order of shapes using the brown arrow buttons on the right of the list. cheers ...
... in the middle of the UK. For the "Find by place" maps the NLS publish the original single sheet scans unmodified. The basic process is simple: 0. set your model gauge and scale. Don't forget this bit. 1. make the first screenshot. Import it as a picture shape at the correct scaled size. On Windows, Templot can do all this for you easily. (On Wine it needs some manual calculations.) 2. do the same for the second screenshot. 3. make it transparent. 4. zoom in and manually shift it over the first one into alignment with it. 5. switch off the transparency and zoom out. 6. repeat the process for as many further screenshots as needed. 7. zoom out and use the crop/combine function to get them all into a single picture shape. 8. if necessary use the twist function to rotate it to the best screen fit. In Templot this is a very slow process and will add a lot of unwanted white space in the corners ...
... to figure out what may have happened, but in the meantime hopefully this file below will be ok. Do your background shapes contain any very large rectangles? If so they are probably not showing on the trackpad. Perhaps you could post your BGS file here so that I can compare it with the problem SK9 file. Thanks. cheers, Martin. Attachment: attach_2802_3383_richard_modified .sk9 165 posted: posted: 10 Feb 2019 17:11 from: Richard Spratt Thanks Martin, that's better. The background shapes does contain a large scanned transparent map and the garage rectangle. Attachment: attach_2803_3383_penrhos_em_19_01 _27_2222_42.bgs 144 10 Feb 2019 17:11 from: Richard Spratt Thinking about it, the error message first came when I changed the map to transparent. Attachment: attach_2804_3383_penrhos_em_19_01 _27_2222_42.sk81 180 Last edited on 10 Feb 2019 17:40 by Richard Spratt Parts of Templot Club may not function unless you enable JavaScript (also called Active Scripting) in your browser. Templot Club> Forums> Templot talk> Sketchboard error message about Templot Club Templot Companion- User Guide- A-Z ...
... Is it possible to change the colours of the transition curve markers (start/length) on the current template? (I'm using 0.82d). Hi Andy, pad> pad current template options> pad current template colours> transition end marks colour... menu item. Finding a colour scheme to work clearly over a background scan is quite tricky. For a normal scan of a clean map you might find the "snow white" scheme is suitable. Alternatively on the default "sky blue" scheme changing to a transparent image may help (on the Background Shapes dialog). With a transparent image the "classic grey" scheme also works well. The problem with that scheme is that some parts of the mouse pointers do not display -- the "cross-hairs" mouse pointer is completely invisible. My preference recently is to do "negative image" on the the scan in a photo editor, reduce the contrast/brightness to just greys, and then use the "bright night" colour scheme. You can see that in ...
... you can in fact do what you want now. Just scan the C&L templates and insert them as picture shapes on the trackpad. you can even curve them to any radius using the image wrapping function. Here I have created a curved crossover using C&L templates that way. I have overlaid the equivalent template in Templot, but you don't have to do that: s4soc_b8_curved_crossover_1.png I increased the track spacing to 7ft-way to simplify the chairing at the centre just for this example. It's necessary to use the transparent option where the images overlap. Here is part of the printed template output -- a fully chaired curved B8 crossover in P4: s4_soc_b8_curved_crossover_print_1 .png Don't forget to tick the option to include picture shapes in the print output (it is off by default). There are functions on the background shapes dialog to let you twist the picture shapes into alignment with the adjacent tracks, via the notch. If you load these C&L templates into Templot as picture shapes, you can then use the printer calibration function in Templot ...
... 00:17 from: Martin Wynne Hi Steve, edit: You may prefer to ignore this and see later below: topic 3310- message 25264 If you get the "Templot not responding" message, don't take any notice. If you go away and make a coffee or whatever, when you get back you will find that Templot has come back and the job is done. I tried straightening and wrapping the 4 image chunks to your -9144mm radius, and here is the successful result: 2_241841_280000000.png I have set them transparent so that you can see how they align. But I don't recommend that you leave images transparent while working over them, because it will significantly slow down the screen response and prevent zooming in deep. Also you can switch individual images on and off by ticking the boxes below the list of shapes. This will speed up the screen response a lot, while you are working over a different part of the plan. I found that the original was not quite dead straight, it is on 1117569mm radius, as you can ...
... screenshot maps are free. The tiled maps are much easier to use, and can be extended to any size and not restricted to the size of your screen for making a screenshot. I'm hoping that when the NLS have completed their 25" coverage they will be making that map available as a tiled API too. But it will be expensive. The 6" maps are not too useful by themselves for track planning, but being GB-wide they do provide a very useful means of scaling non-NLS maps by overlaying transparent and aligning structures such as bridges, churches, etc., (which tend not to move around much). However, if the funds don't run to it I may decide to let that API go. The 6" maps would still be available as screenshot maps. cheers, Martin. posted: 18 Jul 2018 18:46 from: Rob Manchester Martin Wynne wrote: Friends, It is a year since I introduced the tiled background maps in Templot, and the NLS API subscriptions are now coming up for renewal ...
... :35 from: PeterD Martin Wynne wrote: The output size settings are at output> enlarge/reduce size for print and PDF> menu options: Thank you Martin. I shall give it a go. Thanks Phil for demonstrating the stability of ply in baseboard construction. Peter posted: 10 Oct 2012 23:41 from: Richard_Jones Hi Martin, sorry to leave this hanging... I can't appear to alter the "order" of the shapes*- I can get individual ones to print by making the others transparent, but one of the "non-transparent" ones always appears to take precedent over any others I fully realise this is probably a problem with the way I am trying to "drive" TEMPLOT, not a problem with the software.... best wishes Richard* I have seen the feature, I think in Paintshop Pro of "send to front" which alters the priority of different overlaid shapes... posted: 11 Oct 2012 00:06 from: Martin Wynne Richard_Jones wrote: I have seen ...
... do in the next program update coming soon*), but they are supported on the sketchboard, and sketchboard items can be displayed on the trackpad. I'm limited in what I can post here because I don't want to upset Tim Warris at Fast Tracks by infringing his copyright. I think the following falls within "fair dealing for review". This is a H0n3 template downloaded from Fast Tracks: http://handlaidtrack.com converted to an EMF metafile (from PDF) and then added to the sketchboard (metafiles have a transparent background): 2_302134_490000001.png It is obviously a shorter turnout than the one you are using. And when zoomed in: 2_302134_480000000.png You can see that this is a big improvement for aligning rails and taking measurements. To get these thin lines, click the modify tab on the sketchboard control panel, tick the replace all lines box, and set the line width to 1 dot. There are several vector drawing and CAD programs which will convert vector PDF files to EMF. I used Inkscape, it's free and open source from: ...
... Hi Dave, Can you clarify a bit more what you are doing? What zoom limitations? If you mean when showing sketchboard items on the trackpad, you can overcome that (at the expense of a very slow zoom response) by going to the settings tab on the sketchboard control panel, and untick the option for: limit trackpad zoom-in when using display-quality rendering. If you mean when using a background picture shape on the trackpad, you can get additional zoom-in if you don't set the image transparent. For the lines marking the rail edges, the actual edge is indicated by the centre of the line. In diagram mode, the line indicates the gauge-face of the rail. If you want to measure accurately from the rail edges in the output, click the output> line thickness> thin lines menu option on the trackpad. Likewise if you want to measure accurately, you need to be in detail mode and not diagram mode for the output. To change, go to the trackplan tab on the sketchboard ...
... shades option produces much neater templates, and doesn't use coloured ink. Or you could print from Templot in colour and set the monochrome option on the printer's own setup instead. It is in fact working as intended -- it is a complex issue. Templot is now an old program. The black& white printing shares many of the settings for old dot-matrix impact printers (having an ink ribbon), and for old-style liquid pen plotters. The reason the colour and grey-shades print appears to have transparent cess is that it has a hatched infill instead of solid colour. Not all printers support hatched infill, especially older ones. The reason black& white printing uses solid white infill, blanking out any previously drawn detail, is that there is a risk with any other setting on older printers that they will fill it with solid black ink, wasting ink and likely cockling the paper on ink-jet printers. As I say, it is complex. At least with direct printing Templot can find out from the printer what ...
... option, so that you can cross-fade to and fro between the old map and the current maps or aerial views. I posted a short bit of video recently showing the great possibilities of that in model track planning, see: http://flashbackconnect.com/Default.aspx?id=8Du_Kizucpvgbsfe2rGw4g2 Here is the current extent of maps available for that: http://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=8 &lat=51.9262&lon=-1.8334&layers=176 Zoom in and then move the transparency slider from side to side. regards, Martin. posted: 13 Jul 2016 14:31 from: Stephen Freeman Hi, I saw the reference to the larger scale maps but didn't investigate further as they haven't reached the North West yet and what they have done already answers a few questions in connection with the original enquiry. Should have looked further up the thread shouldn't I? Last edited on 13 Jul 2016 15:39 by Stephen Freeman Parts of Templot Club may not function unless you enable JavaScript (also called Active ...
... scale it to correct size after pasting. To make a screen grab, press the PRINT SCREEN (or Prt Scr) button on the keyboard. If you are using a laptop or tablet computer which doesn't have that key, press the Fn+ SPACE-BAR keys. Always zoom-in to the highest crisp resolution available. One screen grab probably won't cover the full area of interest, but you can paste a series of grabs as separate picture shapes in Templot. It is easy to align them by making the image transparent and aligning it over the previous one. Once you have scaled the first one, all images will be the same size, so it is simply a case of setting the same width. Here for example is a grab from one of the 1:500 town plans (Worcester): 2_040621_230000000.png© old-maps.co.uk Ask again if you want more info about importing and scaling maps. regards, Martin. posted: 4 Apr 2016 15:05 from: DerekStuart Hello Dave/ Martin Thanks for the suggestions. What I ...
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