RBTKraisee
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This week I only just became aware of this truly amazing Plug Track feature thanks to the Bexhill West video on YouTube - and what a revelation it is!! Thank you Martin, for all the hard work you continue to do for this community!
I'm trying to use this in N gauge, so I'm having a few issues with the plug and/or snap versions, because the chairs are extraordinarily small, fiddly and ultra-delicate. I think they are aimed at larger scales, but I think N scale users may need a little extra help.
I was wondering if there is a way to configure Templot to simply create the timbers without the plug holes, with the chairs all integrated directly into them, and just missing the rails? By adjusting the hidden Settings > Rail options to create just enough clearance, it should be easy to simply slot the rails in (Code 55 or better still; Code 40) rather like the newer British Finescale track bases do?
The issue of resin warping isn't as much of a problem for N scale track because it's half the length of a OO equivalent!
It certainly helps that I'm mix my normal resins with 15% Siraya Tenacious to reduce the brittleness, and in my experience, this mixture also warps a lot less than most others - track bases I printed 2 years ago still have zero warping in them, even without the rails fitted!
So this general approach has actually worked really well with my own custom CAD drawings - but it is a vast amount of work to custom-design each turnout and crossing that way. If I could persuade Templot to just output an STL of everything except the rails, it would save days (maybe weeks!) of CAD work on each layout I make, and that would be such a massive game changer for me!
Again, thanks for everything you do Martin!
Ross.
I'm trying to use this in N gauge, so I'm having a few issues with the plug and/or snap versions, because the chairs are extraordinarily small, fiddly and ultra-delicate. I think they are aimed at larger scales, but I think N scale users may need a little extra help.
I was wondering if there is a way to configure Templot to simply create the timbers without the plug holes, with the chairs all integrated directly into them, and just missing the rails? By adjusting the hidden Settings > Rail options to create just enough clearance, it should be easy to simply slot the rails in (Code 55 or better still; Code 40) rather like the newer British Finescale track bases do?
The issue of resin warping isn't as much of a problem for N scale track because it's half the length of a OO equivalent!
It certainly helps that I'm mix my normal resins with 15% Siraya Tenacious to reduce the brittleness, and in my experience, this mixture also warps a lot less than most others - track bases I printed 2 years ago still have zero warping in them, even without the rails fitted!
So this general approach has actually worked really well with my own custom CAD drawings - but it is a vast amount of work to custom-design each turnout and crossing that way. If I could persuade Templot to just output an STL of everything except the rails, it would save days (maybe weeks!) of CAD work on each layout I make, and that would be such a massive game changer for me!
Again, thanks for everything you do Martin!
Ross.
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