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 Some of the earlier pages of this topic are now out-of-date.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

Tip of the day - dragging the trackpad

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As you know, the trackpad view can be dragged around with the mouse, in the same way as an internet map. It's called a "slippy" view.

If you do that using the left mouse button, you have to be careful to click on a blank area and avoid clicking on the templates or other features, which causes other things to happen. That can be difficult to avoid if you are zoomed-in to make fine adjustments.

However, if you drag the trackpad using the middle mouse button (i.e. pressing the mouse wheel down into the mouse), you can click anywhere you like on the trackpad without disturbing anything else. You can even drag the trackpad around while you have a mouse action in force -- which is handy if your adjustments are causing something to move out of view.

But while pressing the wheel button you need to be careful not to roll the wheel, because that cancels the dragging and performs a zoom action instead.

Martin.


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