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Try as I might I don't seem to be able to remove the transition curve markings and tie bars on P&C when I print. Basically I just want the rails...now't else!

Hi Mark

What I think you need to do is basically
   generator -> generator settings  and untick  centre-lines
repeat several times to untick pretty well everything else except rails
then generator -> rebuild all background
which should give you the plan you want.

Select pad -> hide control template (unless you actually want it showing)

Then select print -> printed element options and de-select all except rails

If you then print in the normal fashion, you should get what you want.   I can't seem to get rid of stretcher bars, but then I can't think why you'd not want them marked.

Hope this helps
Regards
Chris

Rescaling (effectively halfing the size) was for paper saving measure.....then I noticed you can print at the end you can print at a variety of sizes but actually it seems to have worked out well as I printed out a test at 33% effectively (83% of P4) fits onto 3 A4 sheets and is legible.......well until I put the rest of the wiring info on

Mark

p.s. Mark,

That's a very impressive wiring plan with a lot of work creating coloured partial templates.

Had you done so initially, you could have removed all the track centre-lines and switch drive marks by de-selecting them in the geometry menu. Unlike the changes in my previous message these changes are saved in the .box file.

That will be tedious to do now that the plan is split into so many partial templates -- it means deleting each template one at a time to the control template, making the changes, and then storing again. In the process you will lose the colours and need to re-apply them.

If anyone is thinking of creating special-purpose prints like this it would be a good idea to ask here for any hints or tips before starting. There are dozens of settings in Templot and most of them are specific to each individual template, so changing an entire track plan later might be a lot of work.

I'm going to add extra options to the modify on rebuild function, but a full user interface to select/de-select/change every possible setting is a nightmare as so many settings are interdependent, and some changes may disrupt existing alignments. It's much easier to know what you want in advance and make the settings on the control template as you work.

regards,

Martin.

Hi Martin,

Thanks for previous reply and the info. It may have been a lot of work but seemed easier to me than starting again as Eridge P4 was done on Templot. It only took 3hrs when I got the swing of it and with my Right Hand bandaged can't do much "proper" modeling.

It was an I'm bored what can I do project hence not asking for advice sooner....didn't do much thinking at all  And oh I wondered what switch drive marker was....thought it was US for tie bar LOL

Thanks also for the added PS as that may help as well. The colours are not finalised yet so there may be time still to get them to save to .box file

Rescaling (effectively halfing the size) was for paper saving measure.....then I noticed you can print at the end you can print at a variety of sizes but actually it seems to have worked out well as I printed out a test at 33%

Mark Leigh wrote:

Rescaling (effectively halfing the size) was for paper saving measure.....then I noticed you can print at the end you can print at a variety of sizes but actually it seems to have worked out well as I printed out a test at 33%

Hi Mark,

If you are not printing your wiring diagram 1:1 to match the finished track on the baseboard, it's questionable whether all the work of producing coloured partial templates in Templot is justified.

You could instead:

1. Export a DXF file from Templot of the rails only, and open it in a CAD package. All the rails in the DXF output are made up from multiple short line entities which can be edited in CAD, using the selection fence method. Select the required lengths of rail and change their colour.

Working in CAD then allows you to add all the other circuitry and wiring symbols very easily.

This is a quick extract from TurboCad showing such editing:

2_040524_200000000.png 

Or for a smaller-scale wiring diagram you could

2. Print from Templot to virtual printer, or PDF generator. Save the print capture in a raster format and open it in any photo or graphics editor, or in Windows Paint.

Mark the rail breaks by drawing short white lines across the rails. It's then very easy to flood fill between the rail edges with any colours you wish, like this:

2_040442_590000000.png

regards,

Martin.