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  • 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 Some of the earlier pages of this topic are now out-of-date.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.

Preferences - including particular gauge at start up

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I start Templot with, My Preferences". It used to include a straight track with a B7 turnout inserted. The gauge was set to 00-SF.

Somewhere along the line I lost my preferences and had to start from scratch to renew them.

It now starts with the default curved turnout in T-55 gauge.

I cannot, for the life in me remember how I got it to start in 00-SF.

Help please anyone.
 
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@Godders

Hi Goddders,

Gauge/scale is template-specific. i.e. each template has its own gauge/scale setting. This setting is therefore in the BOX file, not in the program preferences which are about the way the program works, not the track design data it uses.

To start always in 00-SF, do this:

1. create and store a 00-SF template.

2. save a BOX file with the name start.box in your C:\TEMPLOT_DEV\BOX-FILES\ folder (i.e. the default folder).

Templot looks for a file called start.box on start-up and loads it.

The same applies to start.bgs3 in your SHAPE-FILES folder, which is a convenient way of starting with your baseboard outlines or a background map.

You can also use start.box to set up any other non-default options you want for a new track plan, such as 9ft timbers or equalized timbering. Such settings will propagate into any subsequent templates, unless you change them.

But not of course if you then load some other BOX file. To avoid the start control template being changed, select the option to add the BOX file rather than load it.

p.s. in order to add you must have at least one stored template already in the storage box. Which you could of course afterwards delete, if unwanted.

start.box is also a good way to load a selection of library templates, if you have some. More about that at:

https://85a.uk/templot/club/index.php?threads/changes-in-templot-version-227.180/post-1503

cheers,

Martin.
 
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Hi Marrrtin,

Thank you, as soon as you said it I remembered and actually found the original, "start.box", file and moved it. It worked instantly of course.

Please notice the triple "r" in your name to match the triple "d" in mine.

cheers and thanks again
 
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