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posted: 14 May 2012 17:20 from: Les Waters click the date to link to this post click member name to view archived images |
Hello Carefully following the Single Slip video I have created something resembling a single slip but I substituted a B8 switch as a starting point. What appears to have happened is the slip road has overlaid across the original diamond checkrails. Consequently, I am thinking I have missed something out or have I done something completely wrong. This could be because I really want a double slip to 1:8 and thought I could cobble something up from a print out of a single slip. You can tell this from the extended timbering on both sides. To be honest I have not got a clue of how to go about a double slip. Any advice would be gratefully received. Regards Les |
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posted: 14 May 2012 17:50 from: Martin Wynne
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Hi Les, If you want a 1:8 slip you need to start with a 1:8 diamond-crossing. The one you have there is a 1:6 diamond-crossing, and therefore too short to use the slip switches intended for 1:8. Even so, you may find that you need to shorten or modify the K-crossing check rails to clear the slip road rails. This is because of the wider than scale GOG-F flangeway gaps. An exact representation of the prototype K-crossings is possible only in S7, P4, etc. If you are using Templot2, you can modify the check rails to clear at real > adjust check rails... menu item. Creating a double slip simply means repeating the single-slip instructions, starting from the opposite half-diamond template. regards, Martin. |
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posted: 15 May 2012 07:59 from: Stephen Freeman
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Hi, I had a quick look at the boxfile and there seems that there may be a slight bug in the current Templot. When I tried to alter it to a 1 in 8 diamond it complained about it being irregular etc. However I overcame this by going back to a turnout and back again. I haven't altered the K crossing check rails. |
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posted: 15 May 2012 10:09 from: Martin Wynne
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Borg-Rail wrote: there seems that there may be a slight bug in the current Templot. When I tried to alter it to a 1 in 8 diamond it complained about it being irregular etc.Hi Stephen, The generator for half-diamond templates has been significantly rewritten for Templot2. I had serious misgivings about using the term "irregular" but several members here persuaded me to stick with it. I felt sure that some users seeing the word "irregular" would assume that it referred to an error condition or bug of some sort. I will write some more about this shortly, but here is the somewhat shambolic development topic about it: topic 1486 regards, Martin. |
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posted: 15 May 2012 12:38 from: Stephen Freeman
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Perhaps I should explain more fully, when I ignored the warning and tried to create a diamond from the 1 in 8 half-diamond the second part came out at 1 in 5.01! So then went back to basics to create it. If you look at the boxfile you may be able to see the unused templates, if this helps. | ||
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posted: 15 May 2012 12:56 from: Martin Wynne
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Borg-Rail wrote: Perhaps I should explain more fully, when I ignored the warning and tried to create a diamond from the 1 in 8 half-diamond the second part came out at 1 in 5.01!Hi Stephen, Yes I know. You changed the V-crossing angle but did not change the K-crossing angle, so creating an irregular half-diamond. You then used that to create a full diamond-crossing and Templot correctly created the other half-diamond at 1:5.01 for the V-crossing. It's not a bug. It is intended to work that way. It would be a bug if it didn't.  To change the V-crossing and K-crossing angles simultaneously, use F5 mouse action. regards, Martin. |
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posted: 15 May 2012 16:33 from: Stephen Freeman
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Hi, Thanks for the explanation. I wouldn't normally try to do it that way of course. |
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posted: 15 May 2012 19:05 from: Les Waters click the date to link to this post click member name to view archived images |
Martin/Stephen Many thanks for your replies. Up until now I have been puzzled how I ended up with a 1:6 crossing instead of a 1:8. It was, of course my mistake. I had several goes at this running the video tutorial in background. I believe I must have used the start up template on the drawing pad which is of course a B6 instead of changing it to a B8. Once again thank you. Regards Les |
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