Online Video List

This is a list of all the Templot videos online. Click the links to watch the video in a new browser tab.

Most of the videos are silent. Those marked audio have a spoken commentary or other sound track.

Many of the silent videos will pause at intervals so that you can read the text information displayed. Click on the video when you are ready to continue.

For the best online viewing quality, click the HD > Original setting at the bottom right of the video, if it is present.

Some of the videos are marked "scruff" meaning that they were created very quickly in response to topics on the Templot Club user forum, without any final editing to remove mouse fumbles and mis-clicks.

See also the video recordings of the live demo sessions with spoken commentary: Live Demo Archive audio .

Members of the Templot Club user forum (free to join) can also watch video recordings of online Zoom meetings about using Templot audio .
And shorter unedited recordings of ad hoc Zoom discussions audio .

video	date
A simple run-round loop 18m:44s audio Basic Templot methods to create a simple branch terminus with a run-round loop.	May 30, 2023
Diamond-crossing in transition curve 7m:50s audio How to put a diamond-crossing through a transition curve.	Feb 23, 2023
Scruff video - a slip crossover and some basic Templot methods 2m:34s A quick demo of some of the basic working methods in Templot and how to insert a single-slip crossover.	June 19, 2022
Get a map from the web 35m:29s audio How to get an historic map from the web and use it as a background guide to track planning.	May 26, 2022
Inside Half-Scissors 20m:48s audio How to create an inside half-scissors using partial templates.	May 20, 2022
Irregular single slip 14m:14s How to add slip roads when the make slip function is not available.	May 29, 2015 revised April 07, 2021
Live Demo 001 - unedited recording 2h:06m:27s audio Making a crossover between non-concentric tracks; basic timber shoving; the control template and stored templates.	Mar 27, 2021
Measuring things 2m:54s How to use the measuring tools in Templot.	Mar 21, 2021
Scruff video - make simple link and insert turnout 1m:15s Inserting a turnout in a simple link track.	Feb 28, 2021
Scruff video - improvised symmetrical Y-turnout 2m:59s How to improvise a symmetrical Y-turnout using an irregular half-diamond template, and a separate switch front.	Nov 14, 2020
Fan of sidings for a fiddle yard 2m:05s	Nov 08, 2020
Rolling rails at template boundaries 9m:38s audio How to preserve sleeper spacings and rail joint positions across a series of template boundaries.	Oct 06, 2020
Live Demo Recording 26 September 2020 CLIP C 28m:37s audio	Oct 05, 2020
Live Demo Recording 26 September 2020 CLIP B 14m:47s audio	Sep 29, 2020
Live Demo Recording 26 September 2020 CLIP A 15m:58s audio	Sep 29, 2020
jerry_return_curve 35s	Sep 21, 2020
dummy_vehicle_clearance 24s	Aug 20, 2020
pick_place 1m:03s	Aug 15, 2020
3_way_turntable 1m:59s	Aug 10, 2020
gordon_resize 54s	Jul 25, 2020
ts_stock_exit_joint 22s	Jul 09, 2020
Creating a mimic control panel in Templot 3m:01s How to use the sketchboard in Templot to convert a track plan into a control panel or signal box diagram. Click HD > Original above for best viewing. On widescreen monitors set 80% page zoom for best results. If you have Templot installed on this computer, you can click the Download button below to watch in best image quality.	Jun 19, 2020
sb_align_items 39s	Jun 19, 2020
saving_mecbox_ok 1m:32s	Jun 07, 2020
Rotate duplicated group 51s How to group, duplicate and rotate templates. Rotation takes place around the current location of the notch, so set that in a suitable location first. To keep the templates in alignment the notch would usually be on a track centre-line, before rotating by 180 degrees.	May 30, 2020
Saunderton 6m:58s A scruff video showing how to create a small wayside station.	May 12, 2020
Turnout-road exit - Regular or Curviform ? 54s The differences between Regular and Curviform V-crossings, and when to use them.	Apr 30, 2020
shove_timbers 32s	Apr 28, 2020
Snake, Slide, Roam, Orbit 1m:33s A very old video showing the differences between these functions. More info at: http://85a.co.uk/forum/view_topic.php?id=871&forum_id=1	Apr 28, 2020
Scruff video - outside-slip developments 1m:36s a quick video to explain 2 new fixing peg positions	Apr 27, 2020
Using partial templates to put a gap in a rail 2m:13s An old Templot video showing the basics of partial templates.	Apr 11, 2020
Move the control with a group 48s How to include the control template when moving a group of background templates.	Mar 09, 2020
Total length of plain track sleepering 2m:58s This is a temporary method for Templot version 225d. It will be unnecessary in future versions.	Mar 04, 2020
Setting running clearance on curves 1m:22s Using the dummy vehicle tool to ensure adequate running clearance between long vehicles on curved double track.	Feb 21, 2020
group 1m:11s	Feb 12, 2020
Positioning a template at a known location 56s how to set a template at a specified location and angle	Jan 18, 2020
Using notch-linking for a slip 2m:24s How to use the notch-linking functions to position a single-slip. THIS IS NOT THE RECOMMENDED WAY OF WORKING. See the links in the video for more information.	Dec 08, 2019
Insert Double-Slip 2m:51s inserting a double-slip in a Templot track plan	Dec 05, 2019
Scruff - mixed-gauge basics 1m:48s	Sep 18, 2019
scruff tangentials 51s	Aug 11, 2019
Snap radius to tangential 46s A quicker alternative to a full transition curve.	Aug 09, 2019
Notch linking functions 7m:42s This is an old Templot video. Everything still works, but some of the menu locations have changed in Templot2.	Aug 06, 2019
extra-fine mouse response 53s	Jul 23, 2019
Starter track planning 5m:04s audio	Jul 12, 2019
Templot Explained - hand and direction 57s change turnout hand and direction	Jul 07, 2019
Templot Explained - first off 1m:24s a first look at using Templot	Jul 05, 2019
Scruff video - middle V-crossing in double-sided tandem 4m:07s	Jul 03, 2019
Clip from old map-shape video 1m:53s	Jun 21, 2019
your first printed template 1m:01s how to print your first track construction template	Apr 09, 2019
catch points 28s inserting a set of catch points	Apr 07, 2019
Diamonds across a turnout - clip 1 rev a 53s how to use partial templates to create complex track formations	Apr 05, 2019
Diamonds across a turnout - clip 1 50s how to use partial templates to create complex track formations	Apr 04, 2019
Check rail end gap - adjusting 26s	Apr 02, 2019
Make diamond-crossing at intersection 1m:13s	Mar 06, 2019
Make diamond-crossing 56s	Mar 06, 2019
Make ladder crossover (regular) 18s	Mar 06, 2019
Tiled Background Maps 4m:46s How to load the tiled maps as a background design guide.	Feb 25, 2019
Crop or combine picture shapes. 1m:33s	Sep 24, 2018
Ladder turnouts at fixed track centres 1m:25s	Aug 14, 2018
Old Video - Generic N.G. 8m:34s	Apr 02, 2018
tandem turnouts in 218a 49s	Jan 02, 2018
transition correction 3m:15s	Nov 29, 2017
shorten transition to meet 49s	Nov 29, 2017
orbit to peg angle 30s	Nov 29, 2017
Reminders demo 1m:12s	Nov 17, 2017
Tracks into an Engine Shed 5m:30s	Oct 14, 2017
scruff insert turnout and contraflexure 1m:31s	Oct 14, 2017
Scruff Video - Extend & Split 51s	Oct 09, 2017
Scruff - Dummy Vehicle Spacing 1m:39s Usng the dummy vehicle tools to set the spacing of curved double-track.	Oct 06, 2017
scruff - snake and slide 1m:01s	Sep 16, 2017
Scruff Video - adjusting running clearance 1m:31s Adjusting double-track centres for running clearance on curves.	Dec 29, 2016
Scruff Video - checking vehicle clearance 57s How to check running clearance between bogie vehicles on curves.	Dec 29, 2016
A simple track plan 4m:56s An old video from an earlier version of Templot. Some of the menus have changed but the basic procedures remain the same.	Dec 06, 2016
Curving a turnout while keeping the frog straight. 15s	Oct 18, 2016
Quick sample USA-style turnout print 23s	Oct 18, 2016
Switch close behind V-crossing 9m:35s audio A 4-part Templot video showing how to locate the switch blade tips close behind a V-crossing, instead of at the normal vee rail joint. Since this video was made, there are newer functions in Templot to adjust the length of the V-crossing exits.	Sep 21, 2016
gallery mods 1m:00s	Sep 04, 2016
Symmetrical Y-turnout for Pete 9m:21s	Aug 23, 2016
scruff video for David 2m:35s	Aug 21, 2016
very scruffy - make transition 1m:08s Making a transition curve between two templates. In practice you would zoom in and adjust the template boundaries more carefully.	Jul 23, 2016
quick scruff video for John 40s	Jun 09, 2016
Templot video : Templot Explained - first off 38s The first of several short video clips introducing Templot for new users. This video is part of the Templot Explained tutorial for beginners on the Templot web site. Click the button in the video to go there.	May 27, 2016
scruff video - make transition for Rich 1m:51s Very quick demo of using the make transition function.	May 02, 2016
Beckford - Midland Railway 25s Cross-fade modern aerial view with 25' OS map. Recorded from NLS web site: http://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=18&lat=52.0189&lon=-2.0295&layers=176	Mar 09, 2016
scruff video for Tim - timber shoving 2m:13s	Feb 04, 2016
Gordon's Bridge Clearance Testing 1m:02s	Jan 22, 2016
scruff video - Make Transition 213b 2m:45s	Dec 06, 2015
Shoving timbers on short-angle diamond 2m:38s	Nov 27, 2015
Irregular diamond at intersection 3m:16s	Nov 26, 2015
adjust adjacent track centres - scruffy 1m:19s	Oct 19, 2015
Scruff - transition diamond-crossing 11m:04s Showing how to create an irregular diamond-crossing at the intersection of transition curves.	May 02, 2015
Scruff - curviform double-junction 9m:34s	Mar 27, 2015

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