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posted: 30 Aug 2008 08:30 from: Stuart Mitchell
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HI Sorry to ask but I need to make a transition curve in 0.91.c and I'm lost. Can anyone help. Thanks, Stuart |
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posted: 30 Aug 2008 13:13 from: Martin Wynne
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Stuart Mitchell wrote: Sorry to ask but I need to make a transition curve in 0.91.c and I'm lost. Can anyone help.Hi Stuart, Can you be a bit more specific about the problem? What radii are you wanting to transition between? Over what length? It's much easier to help if you can post a screenshot from your track plan or attach a .box file to your question.  There are detailed notes about transition curves at: http://www.templot.com/martweb/gs_geometry.htm#transition There is a static tutorial about using the make transition function at: http://www.templot.com/martweb/info_files/make_trans.htm Transition curves are used in several of the videos. For example in the return loop video: http://www.templot.com/martweb/videos/return_loop.exe Please watch the videos and if there is something you don't understand, stop the video and post a screenshot from it with your question. That makes it much easier to help you.  regards, Martin. |
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posted: 30 Aug 2008 13:14 from: Jim Guthrie
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Stuart Mitchell wrote: Sorry to ask but I need to make a transition curve in 0.91.c and I'm lost. Can anyone help.Stuart, With one of the the tracks as the control template, click on the other track on the background and a pop up menu appears with the "peg/align tools" option. Clicking on this brings up another pop up menu with "make transition curve from control template" as an option. Clicking on this option gives you two further options to generate the curve and also a help choice. Jim. PS - just beaten by Martin. |
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posted: 30 Aug 2008 14:00 from: Martin Wynne
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Jim Guthrie wrote:PS - just beaten by Martin.Hi Jim, Yes, but two different styles of answer. So both welcome. That illustrates the problem of responding to non-specific questions -- it's impossible to guess where the user is in terms of Templot knowledge.On the other hand it shows the advantage of a forum such as this, where everyone can contribute their own interpretation of what information is being requested. Martin. |
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posted: 30 Aug 2008 14:40 from: Stuart Mitchell
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HI Thnaks for the quick replies.. I tried both ways but still don't seam to be able to do it. Here is what I'm looking to do. Thanks, Stuart |
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posted: 30 Aug 2008 15:32 from: Martin Wynne
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Stuart Mitchell wrote: Here is what I'm looking to do.Hi Stuart, Thanks for posting a screenshot. You can't make a transition between tracks which cross each other. You must first curve them (e.g. using F6 mouse action), until the track centre-lines don't quite touch or cross. Like this: make_trans_note.png  Then you can use the make transition function as Jim explained. The closer the centre-lines come together, so the shorter will be the transition zone. In a cramped situation like this, you want them to be very close, otherwise the transition zone will be too long to fit. After you have made the transition you can delete the two starting templates. Then adjust the length of the transition template at each end to replace them. regards, Martin. |
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posted: 30 Aug 2008 16:39 from: Stuart Mitchell
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HI.. Martin and Jim, Thanks so much, yes it does help having such a great forum with so many talented people to help users who strugle with the simply tasks. Stuart |
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