Branch Track

[Paratom]

Could someone please tell me how I curve the branch track so that when I add a strait peace of track at the end it will be parallel to the strait piece of track below it. In Capture 2 jpeg I used the curve tool to curve the track so that the last sleeper was square with no jagged edges. Is that the correct way to do it or is there an easier way of doing it. Thanks.

 

[Rob Manchester]

Having inserted the turnout into your plan use the tools->Make return curve option.

Rob

 

[Martin Wynne]

@Paratom

Hi Tom,

Make the parallel track which you want to link to first. tools > make double-track.

Then make branch track from the turnout. Then create a simple link to connect it to the parallel track.

How to do that is here:

https://85a.uk/templot/companion/make_simple_link.php

cheers,

Martin.

 

[Paratom]

Having inserted the turnout into your plan use the tools->Make return curve option.

Rob

Hi Rob thanks for your reply. Your suggestion only works if you want to make a section of track parallel to the branch track on the control template. I want to make the return curve parallel to another piece of track that isn't the control template.

Thomas

 

[Paratom]

@Paratom

Hi Tom,

Make the parallel track which you want to link to first. tools > make double-track.

Then make branch track from the turnout. Then create a simple link to connect it to the parallel track.

How to do that is here:

https://85a.uk/templot/companion/make_simple_link.php

cheers,

Martin.

Thanks Martin that was a great help. What an amazing piece of software to be able to work out how long the return curve needs to be. I presume the return curve is a constant radius right up to the top of the curve at the 12 o'clock mark.

Thomas

 

[Martin Wynne]

Thanks Martin that was a great help. What an amazing piece of software to be able to work out how long the return curve needs to be. I presume the return curve is a constant radius right up to the top of the curve at the 12 o'clock mark.

Thomas

@Paratom

Hi Thomas,

For a simple link, yes it is.

However, if you tighten the radius a fraction and bend the curve down away from the straight track a little, you would be able to insert a transition link between them for smoother running. The further you bend it away, the longer will be the transition zone.

More about inserting a transition link at:

https://85a.uk/templot/companion/make_transition_link.php

cheers,

Martin.

 

[Paratom]

@Paratom

Hi Thomas,

For a simple link, yes it is.

However, if you tighten the radius a fraction and bend the curve down away from the straight track a little, you would be able to insert a transition link between them for smoother running. The further you bend it away, the longer will be the transition zone.

More about inserting a transition link at:

https://85a.uk/templot/companion/make_transition_link.php

cheers,

Martin.

Thanks Martin.

 

[Hayfield]

Hi Rob thanks for your reply. Your suggestion only works if you want to make a section of track parallel to the branch track on the control template. I want to make the return curve parallel to another piece of track that isn't the control template.

Thomas

Quite often you have to change the piece of track which is the control template, which is both quick and easy to do.

I guess those of us who use Templot regularly we just take this action as granted and fail to explain the process clearly to others, or assume others realise this action needs to be done