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TEMPLOT 3D PLUG TRACK - To get up to speed with this experimental project click here.   To watch an introductory video click here.   See the User Guide at Bexhill West.

  • The Plug Track functions are experimental and still being developed. Some of the earlier pages of this topic are now out-of-date.

    For an updated overview of this project see this topic.   For some practical modelling aspects of using Plug Track see Building 3D Track.

    The assumption is that you have your own machines on which to experiment, or helpful friends with machines. Please do not send Templot files to commercial laser cutting or 3D printing firms while this project is still experimental, because the results are unpredictable and possibly wasteful.

    Some pages of this and other topics include contributions from members who are creating and posting their own CAD designs for 3D printing and laser-cutting. Do not confuse them with Templot's own exported CAD files. All files derived from Templot are © Martin Wynne.
  • The Plug Track functions are experimental and still being developed.

    For an updated overview of this project see this topic.   For some practical modelling aspects of using Plug Track see Building 3D Track.

    The assumption is that you have your own machines on which to experiment, or helpful friends with machines. Please do not send Templot files to commercial laser cutting or 3D printing firms while this project is still experimental, because the results are unpredictable and possibly wasteful.

    Some pages of this and other topics include contributions from members who are creating and posting their own CAD designs for 3D printing and laser-cutting. Do not confuse them with Templot's own exported CAD files. All files derived from Templot are © Martin Wynne.

maps

  1. Martin Wynne

    Railways' own surveys and maps

    . A couple of interesting videos from the Charles Close Society. An hour's talk about how the railway companies prepared their own maps, with some interesting examples. It would be worth watching full-screen and capturing some screenshots. It is followed by a Zoom meeting of Society members...
  2. Martin Wynne

    Tip of the day - bunched maps

    . When aligning a long template over a background map, it can be very useful to use the pad bunching function to see both ends of the template at the same time, at a good zoomed-in size: But as you can see there is a bug: This is working only for map tiles (and other picture shapes)...
  3. Martin Wynne

    Tip of the day - printing background maps

    . If you are printing a background map behind your track templates, there is something to bear in mind. Using the map as originally captured from the NLS web site, it might look like this: That would be printing the off-white background across the entire page, using a lot of ink and maybe...
  4. Martin Wynne

    Video: using historic background maps

    . I have made a new video showing how to obtain the historic maps from the NLS web site: https://85a.uk/templot/companion/get_map_from_the_web.php cheers, Martin.
  5. Martin Wynne

    Aligning track over maps

    . In 233b I added the draw new and make function with the intention that it might be helpful for Templot beginners. But I've since realised how very useful it is for everyone, when aligning templates over tracks on a background map. Draw a line along the track on the map and it becomes a...
  6. H

    Maps

    Is it possible to print a map which has been downloaded and saved in images, I have had a good look but cannot see any print facility
  7. Martin Wynne

    Calculating map size

    For those who can't get the embedded map browser to work, and prefer to make a screenshot from your regular browser, there is a size calculator function in Templot. Would someone like to try this and write it up for Brian? I think I've reached the stage where I need some help in responding to...
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