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Templot Explained - 5. basic track planning
5. basic track planning
Unlike most other track planning software, Templot does not use pick-and-place methods. Instead track templates are extended, split, turnouts inserted in them, etc., until the full layout plan has been built up in a prototypical manner. Here is a temporary video clip showing that:
Notice that In Templot there is no list of items to select from. Nothing gets placed in isolation in the middle of the screen. Nothing gets moved and joined on to something else.
Here is another video with audio commentary, showing the above Templot methods being used to create a simple branch terminus with a run-round loop:
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more to follow
... Templot Explained beginners pages under construction
In the meantime, you might want to jump forward to: basic working methods , or maybe look at: making a start - turnout basics .
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