Templot User Guide

===== Contents List ===== Click the blue links below to find information about Templot. Links will open in a separate tab to keep this list visible in its own tab. ----- ==== A-Z Index ==== [[list_all_tags| find information A-Z]] ==== Overview ==== [[overview_finescale| Templot for finescale modelling]]\\ [[overview_track_planning| Templot for precision track planning]]\\ [[overview_3d| Templot for 3D printing]] ==== Welcome to Templot ==== [[welcome| welcome]]\\ ==== About Templot ==== [[templot_home| Templot Home]]\\ [[for_you| Templot For You]]\\ [[online_video_list| online video list]]\\ [[origins_intent| origins and intent]]\\ ==== Templot Explained ==== [[0_for_beginners| 0. guide for beginners]]\\ [[1_what_is_it| 1. what is it?]]\\ [[2_yes_i_build_track| 2. yes, I build track]]\\ [[3_what_am_i_looking_at| 3. what am I looking at?]]\\ [[4_where_do_i_start| 4. where do I start?]]\\ [[5_hand_curving| 5. hand and curving]]\\ [[6_turnout_size| 6. turnout size]]\\ [[7_make_crossover| 7. make a crossover]]\\ [[8_basic_track_planning| 8. basic track planning]]\\ [[9_more_explained| 9. more ...]] ==== More Templot ==== **[[installation| 1. download and installation]]** **[[getting_started| 2. getting started]]**\\ [[making_a_start| making a start]]\\ [[on_the_trackpad| on the trackpad]]\\ [[using_the_menus| using the menus and dialogs]]\\ [[utterly_baffled| utterly baffled ?]] **[[the_control_template| 3. the control template]]**\\ [[peg_positions| peg positions]]\\ [[v_crossing_types| V-crossing types - regular or curviform]]\\ [[timber_spacings_overview| timber spacings - overview]]\\ [[knuckle_radius| knuckle bend radius]]\\ [[check_and_wing_rails| check rails and wing rails]] **[[background_templates| 4. background templates]]** **[[storage_box| 5. the storage box]]** **[[track_planning| 6. track planning]]**\\ [[basic_working_methods| basic working methods]]\\ [[peg_notch| peg & notch]]\\ [[transition_curves| transition curves]]\\ [[slewing| slewing]]\\ [[make_new_template| make new template]]\\ [[alignment_tools| alignment tools]]\\ [[swell_function_ctrl_f10| swell - CTRL+F10]]\\ [[make_transition| make transition link]]\\ [[extend_shorten_to_meet| extend / shorten the control to meet]]\\ [[simple_track_plan| a simple track plan]] **[[background_shapes| 7. background shapes and maps]]**\\ [[picture_shapes| maps and picture shapes]]\\ [[get_map_from_the_web| get a map from the web]]\\ [[map_clarity| improve map clarity]]\\ [[crop_combine| crop/combine function]] **[[chairing_printing| 8. 3D chairing and printing]]**\\ [[chairing| chairing]]\\ [[overview_3d| exporting for CAD and 3D]]\\ [[omit_webs_at_brick_ends| omit webs at brick ends]] **[[output| 9. output]]**\\ [[your_first_printed_template| your first printed template]]\\ [[printing_in_diagram_mode| output in diagram-mode]]\\ [[template_pages| printing template pages]]\\ [[exporting_pdf_file| exporting PDF files]] **[[how_to_do_tasks| 10. how to ...]]**\\ [[create_run_round| create a run-round loop]]\\ [[slips| create slips]]\\ [[3_way_turnouts| create 3-way turnouts]]\\ [[3_way_tandem_turnouts| 3-way tandem turnouts]]\\ [[3_throw_turnouts| 3-throw turnouts]]\\ [[catch_points| create catch points]]\\ [[link_existing| link between existing templates]]\\ [[make_simple_link| make simple link]]\\ [[make_transition_link| make transition link]]\\ [[get_map_from_the_web| get a map from the web]]\\ [[wrap_picture_shape_to_curve| wrap a picture shape to a curve]]\\ [[switch_close_behind_crossing| fit second turnout close behind first]]\\ [[inside_half_scissors| create inside half-scissors]] **[[sketchboard| 11. sketchboard]]** **[[utils| 12. utensils]]**\\ [[dummy_vehicle_tool| dummy vehicle tool]]\\ ==== Templot Reference ==== [[templot_reference| full menu reference]] ==== Templot Videos ==== [[online_video_list| online video list]]\\ [[live_screen_archive| live demo archive]]\\ [[demo_001| demo 001]] ==== Prototype ==== [[real_track| real track]]\\ [[real_track| types of switches and crossings]]\\ [[prototype_information| prototype information]]\\ [[a_or_b_switch| A or B switch ?]]\\ [[working_with_slips| working with slips]] ==== Model ==== [[overview_3d| 3D printing]]\\ [[using_rail_filing_jigs| using rail filing jigs]]\\ [[websites_links| websites and links]] ==== Old Tutorials ==== [[getting_started_allan_ferguson| getting started -- Allan Ferguson]]\\ [[beginners_guide_tony_wilkins| introduction to Templot -- Tony Wilkins]] ==== Templot5 Project ==== [[templot5_open_source| TEMPLOT5 OPEN-SOURCE]]\\ ==== Appendices ==== [[page_list| page list]]\\ [[a_to_z_page| a to z index]]\\ [[https://85a.uk/templot/club/index.php?threads/1063|how to add and edit pages]] {{tag> contents_list Templot_Wiki_front_page wiki_start }}