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full size turnout templates
Posted by dbduck on Saturday, February 11, 2017 10:46 AM

This has probably been asked before, is there anywhere I can get  full size printable templates for Atlas, Walthers, etc  turnouts? I have Peco but would like  the others

a website or maybe something to share?

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Posted by carl425 on Saturday, February 11, 2017 11:44 AM

You could print them from XtrackCAD.

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Posted by dbduck on Saturday, February 11, 2017 11:50 AM

carl425

You could print them from XtrackCAD.

 

I dont have that program

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Posted by RR_Mel on Saturday, February 11, 2017 11:54 AM

I made a full size CAD drawing of an Atlas #6 turnout. You can download it from my Google drive,it's accurate to about 1/64”.
 
 
 
I built a #6 double crossover using my drawing, the crossover works great!
 
 
 
A single Tortoise operates all four turnouts easily.
 
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Posted by dbduck on Saturday, February 11, 2017 12:00 PM

RR_Mel   thanks

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Posted by carl425 on Saturday, February 11, 2017 12:10 PM

dbduck
I dont have that program

It's a free download at xtrackcad.org

It has templates for every brand of commercial track I can think of.

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Posted by chatanuga on Saturday, February 11, 2017 12:17 PM

When I was building my layout, I knew what turnouts I was going to be using and just got one of each, placed them side by side on a photo copier and made a bunch of prints of the turnouts that I could cut out and move around to try out different configurations.  Even the one curved turnout I used came in handy for laying out the curves on my interchange tracks since there's a drain pipe to the inside of the curve, which complicated trying to draw the track lines on the layout.

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Posted by BroadwayLion on Saturday, February 11, 2017 2:56 PM

Ahem... Full size templates.

Are you kidding me!

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Posted by MisterBeasley on Saturday, February 11, 2017 7:39 PM

I've photographed existing turnouts on my layout, and scanned in turnouts before they were installed.  Digital images can be rotated so you only need a left or right copy, not both.

I suspect you could go to your LHS and ask to photograph a turnout, or maybe they'll even scan or Xerox one for you.

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Posted by rrinker on Sunday, February 12, 2017 12:12 PM

 Pretty much any of the model railroad CAD programs has at least a free trial if the program isn't totally free like XTrackCAD. They will have a full library of all the major manufacturers in all the scales, and can print out 1:1 So that's probably the easiest way to go if you don't own any of the turnouts in question or don't have a scanner.

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Posted by maxman on Sunday, February 12, 2017 2:54 PM

rrinker
if you don't own any of the turnouts in question or don't have a scanner.

I don't think you need a scanner.  A copy machine will do.

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Posted by tomikawaTT on Sunday, February 12, 2017 3:16 PM

My Lexmark home printer has a lift-top scan document feature, fax machine style.  Just for grins I ran a piece of N scale flex and a couple of pieces of Atlas HO sectional track.  Perfect vertical silhouette copies.  I'm sure it would also reproduce commercial turnouts.

Since I hand-lay all of my specialwork I develop templates full size with bent flex track.  I doubt that any of them would be an exact match for anyone's commercial product.  (The three way switch with all three routes curving left sure isn't.)

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Posted by rrinker on Sunday, February 12, 2017 4:04 PM

maxman
 
rrinker
if you don't own any of the turnouts in question or don't have a scanner.

 

I don't think you need a scanner.  A copy machine will do.

 

 Well sure, as long as you know how many copies you need Big Smile  Most people have a printer at home, the scanner can be sometiomes more rare - if you scan it, you can then take a file home and print out as many copies as you need.

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Posted by Medina1128 on Monday, February 13, 2017 12:08 PM

As far as the Atlas track goes, I think you can still download their Right Track System program. when I wanted to print some templates, I set the zoom to 1 and printed them out. In the case of no. 6 and 8 turnouts, they used a couple of sheets of paper. I just cut them out and taped them together. You can print Peco track from their website.

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Posted by maxman on Tuesday, February 14, 2017 3:58 PM

Medina1128
As far as the Atlas track goes, I think you can still download their Right Track System program.

Maybe.  Searching for "right track software" on the Atlas website takes you to: http://www.atlasrr.com/software.htm

which eventually takes you to something called SCARM, http://www.scarm.info/blog/

I think it still works, but my understanding is that it is no longer actually supported by Atlas.

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Posted by dbduck on Wednesday, February 15, 2017 12:23 PM

Thanks to everyone for your replies. I have gathered the information all I think I need for now, Paul

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Posted by glenng6 on Tuesday, January 25, 2022 5:21 PM

Thank you, Mr. Perry, for the templates. They are about to be put to good use. Glenn

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Posted by RR_Mel on Tuesday, January 25, 2022 5:36 PM

glenng6

Thank you, Mr. Perry, for the templates. They are about to be put to good use. Glenn

 

You’re very welcome, glad to be of some help.

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