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posted: 6 Nov 2011 18:14 from: Brian Nicholls
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Hi Martin, Apologies for interrupting your work on the TDV notes etc. I cannot seem to find anyway of adjusting the positions of the K crossing stock rail joints of a half diamond.  Am I missing something ? All the best, Brian Nicholls. |
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posted: 6 Nov 2011 18:53 from: Martin Wynne
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Brian Nicholls wrote:I cannot seem to find anyway of adjusting the positions of the K crossing stock rail joints of a half diamond.Hi Brian, Sorry, there has never been any adjustment of those. They are on the list of remaining details still needed on the new half-diamonds. It will mean bumping the version number to 0.95.a p.s. they are normally called K-crossing "wing rails" rather than stock rails.  regards, Martin. |
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posted: 6 Nov 2011 19:17 from: Brian Nicholls
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Martin Wynne wrote: Sorry, there has never been any adjustment of those. They are on the list of remaining details still needed on the new half-diamonds. HI Martin, Many thanks for the very prompt response.  Any idea when this feature may be added to the program ? Unfortunately, the LNWR used slightly different chair spacing at the K end, which put the rail joints a bit closer to the crossing point than to those already available (fixed) in the program, so need some adjustment some time to conform to prototype. p.s. they are normally called K-crossing "wing rails" rather than stock rails. Thank you for the correction in terminology. I think I need an updated railway dictionary. All the best, Brian Nicholls. |
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posted: 6 Nov 2011 19:36 from: Brian Nicholls
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Hi Martin, Just a further note on this topic, I make the in house K wing rail length for each half diamond as being 7.25ft, ( making an overall K-wing rail length of 14.5ft for a diamond), where as the LNWR measurement is 6.5ft for half diamond (13ft for the full diamond, at least for a 1:4 K crossing angle). All the best, Brian Nicholls. |
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posted: 14 Nov 2011 01:15 from: Martin Wynne
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Hi Brian, You can now customize the K-crossing wing rails in the latest TDV update (build # 4505). But please note this: • If the wing rail length is changed significantly from the default settings, some timber shoving will be needed, and/or the addition of bonus timbers. Please don't write and tell me that you have found a bug because the timbering isn't right. I know it isn't right. It's not a bug, it's just the limit of what I have time to do at present. You can easily get the timbering how you want it by timber shoving and/or adding bonus timbers. K-crossing wing rails: the wing rail length for K-crossings can now be customized. This controls the position of the wing rail joint marks and adjacent timber spacings: 2_131851_120000000.png  • If the wing rail length is changed significantly from the default settings, some timber shoving will be needed, and/or the addition of bonus timbers. Click the real > K-crossing options > customize K-crossings > K-crossing wing rails... menu item: 2_131838_050000000.png  2_130727_260000000.png  2_130728_000000000.png  regards, Martin. |
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posted: 14 Nov 2011 12:49 from: Brian Nicholls
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Martin Wynne wrote: You can now customize the K-crossing wing rails in the latest TDV update (build # 4505).Hi Martin, Many thanks for giving me the heads up on the addition of customizing K crossings in the latest TDV update. I have just downloaded the update, and will eagerly try out the feature. But please note this: I can guarantee I will not complain, as I will be adjusting the timber spacing as per the LNWR drawings I have for diamond crossings, so default settings are irrelevant as far as I am concerned.The spacing depends upon both the angle of the K crossing and the Vee crossing at either end, and is therefore adjusted to what the drawings are telling me in all cases. Again I must say Martin, that the improvements to Templot (the TDV) is magnificent, particularly the irregular diamond crossing feature made from two curved sections of rail, I can knock up these in a couple of minutes and for an extra minute or so turn them into slips, single or double as the case requires, it’s brilliant. I went to the Poole & District Model Railway Society exhibition show on Sunday (13 NOV), held at on of our local grammar schools, and was surprised to learn when speaking to many of the model railway enthusiast’s there, that very few used programs such as Templot to design their layouts !! I tried to explain to them, that they don’t know what they are missing, and would find it much easier to plan and build the layout with such a program, also get much pleasure out of using it to try all the options of different layouts that might suit their requirements without spending lots of time drawing or sketching the options. Thanks again Martin, keep up the good work, but don’t overdo it !! All the best, Brian Nicholls. |
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