It would be really useful if the setting for minimum radius was saved with the file.  If you forget to re-set it when you open a file then the warning in the information box becomes ineffective.  If there is some insurmountable obstacle to doing this, then could I suggest that in 32mm finescale (G0G-F) the pre-set minimum be changed to 1830mm (approx. 6ft) - the current setting of 1200mm seems very low.

stuart1600 wrote: It would be really useful if the setting for minimum radius was saved with the file.Hi Stuart,

It is saved.

The minimum radius setting is specific to each template. You don't usually want the same limit for the whole layout. For example when designing the gas works sidings you would probably accept a sharper radius than for the main running lines.

If you change the radius setting and then store the template, the radius setting for that template is stored with it. When you reload the file and copy that template to the control, the radius setting is restored.

So to carry on where you left off, just copy the relevant template to the control template before continuing with the next part of the design.

Alternatively, you can store library templates with your various settings for this and other options, and copy the required one of those as needed.

This is the standard way to use Templot -- copy from a template which contains the desired set of settings, and then adjust it as required for the new work.

regards,

Martin.

Thanks for the quick response, Martin.
I had obviously misunderstood the minimum radius setting, thinking it related to a box-file rather than a template. I may well be in a minority of one (not for the first time!)but setting a minimum radius for the whole layout is actually what I would prefer to do. If the entire layout was the gasworks sidings then obviously a sharper radius would be appropriate, but for any typical mainline/branchline layout then the long-established "6ft radius for 0-gauge" seems more useful.
But, the even more interesting point you make in your reply is about using standard templates from a library, for which the minimum radius would already be set. I have not made use of the library facility in Templot, but I can see how this would be a much more sensible way of working than creating "new" templates for each piece of track. Clearly I need to play around with Templot's full potential.
Thanks again for getting back so quickly, and for opening my eyes to better ways of using Templot.
Kind regards,
Stuart