... 47 from: Martin Wynne Hi John, Welcome to Templot Club. You don't need a BMP file (that is from older versions of Templot). Nowadays all the common image formats work -- usually JPG for a scan. But you can still use the BMP file. Don't use the sketchboard. You can add images that way, but for what you want it is better to use a picture shape. N.B. Don't start this until you have made your S4/P4 gauge setting. Click this menu item: 2_181130_080000000.png which leads to: 2_131128_200000001.png Click background shapes at the bottom. Which leads to: 2_181137_580000000.png Click the add shape button. Which leads to: 2_181141_330000000.png Click whichever answer is appropriate, probably the second blue bar as you know the scanned dpi, and follow the instructions. At 1 inch= 1ft, enter the model track plan scale ratio as 12. N.B. if you click the blue bars, make sure you have set your required gauge and scale before doing any of this. Templot will do the rest. After ...