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posted: 3 Jul 2015 07:24 from: Martin Wynne
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I have just posted this on RMweb so I may as well copy it here.  http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/100539-cranby-junction-in-n-finescale-planning/ Go to gauge > other gauges... . Select the required new gauge/scale on the list. Click the convert group button. If you haven't created a group of templates, you will have the option to group all of them for the conversion. Unfortunately it is not mathematically possible to do a perfect conversion unless the gauge:scale ratio and the gauge:flangeway-gap ratio remain the same. In practice this means only the proto gauges convert closely: S7 - S - P4 - Proto87 - S2 etc., and even then there may be some tiny differences. For other gauge conversions there are likely to be some slight mismatches, overlaps or gaps between the templates which need tidying up. But usually this is much quicker to do than starting again from scratch. The plain track templates will always convert exactly, so these shouldn't need changing and make a useful guide in re-adjusting the pointwork templates to fit. If you have changed the scale, and you have used a background map or scan as a guide, note that this will need scaling up or down to match the new model scale. First reset the notch to the grid origin, or on the background shapes dialog change the picture options tab > scaling lock options to grid. Otherwise you may need to shift the position of converted background to re-align with the converted tracks. Then on the background shapes dialog, select the picture shape in the list, click the modify shape tab > scale by... button. Enter the required percentage change as: new scale / old scale x 100. Click the ? info button and read the notes. Martin. |
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posted: 4 Apr 2016 14:40 from: Richard Spratt
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I'm having difficulties with changing the gauge of templates. I find that they move and rotate. I had expected the centre-lines to remain stationary. In the attached box templates 1 to 5 are the original templates in P4. Templates 6-10 have been changed to 4SF by individually deleting to control and then changing gauge. |
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posted: 4 Apr 2016 15:17 from: Martin Wynne
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Richard Spratt wrote: I'm having difficulties with changing the gauge of templates. I find that they move and rotate. I had expected the centre-lines to remain stationary.Hi Richard, It would be better to convert the whole lot from P4 to 4-SF in one go, using the method I explained above: topic 2719 However, if you want to convert them one at a time, do this: 1. select the gauge > match original menu option. 2. copy the P4 template to the control template. (You can delete it later, copying it allows you to check that the conversion has worked as required by flashing the HOME key (or the ENTER key). 3. make sure the peg is somewhere on the main road centre-line. Given that the default track spacing is the same for P4 and 4-SF (44.67mm) I suggest putting the peg at MXP (CTRL-7) for best results. You may want to try other peg positions and comparing the results. See: http://templot.com/martweb/gs_geometry.htm#peg_positions 4. click the gauge > 4-SF menu item. 5. if the template ends up rotated 180 degrees, click the geometry > notch > shift onto notch menu item, or press the number-pad MULTIPLY (star) key. regards, Martin. |
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