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This is a temporary unsorted list of all the Templot videos online at FlashbackConnect. 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.
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Some of the videos are marked "scruff" meaning that they were created quickly in response to topics on the Templot Club user forum, without final editing to remove mouse fumbles and misclicks.
video | date |
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 Screen Archive 26 September 2020 CLIP C 28m:37s audio |
Oct 05, 2020 |
Live Screen Archive 26 September 2020 CLIP B 14m:47s audio |
Sep 29, 2020 |
Live Screen Archive 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 |
Single slip 14m:14s Templot video tutorial. |
May 29, 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 |
See also the video list page.
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