[sdiy] Front Panel format ->DXF?

[steve thomas]

Hi..following up on the recent Front Panel Designer thread...is there a
simple way (or any way!)
of converting a front panel .fpd file to dxf format?

cheers
steve thomas

Synth-DIY pages:-
http://monopole.ph.qmw.ac.uk/~thomas/synthdiy/index.htm
----- Original Message -----
From: Dave Magnuson <resfreq at hoohahrecords.com>
To: <cyborgzero at comcast.net>; Fortner Florian
<florian.fortner at fh-joanneum.at>
Cc: synth DIY <synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>
Sent: Friday, March 29, 2002 2:52 AM
Subject: Re: [sdiy] [semiOT] Schaeffer Frontplatten HP-GL troubles


> I use AutoCAD here at home, and I just defined a printer that prints HPGL
> plot files.  Those Hewlett Packard drivers should be on your Windows disk.
> Here's how:
>
> Start -> Settings -> Printers
>
> - Select "Add a Printer"
> - Where it says "Print to Port" Select "FILE"
> - For printer select "HP Draftmaster 1"
> I named mine "AutoCAD plot to File"
>
> Now when you should be able to select "AutoCAD plot to file" as your
> printer and print straight from the first application and create a .plt
file
>
> Hope this helps!
>
> Dave
>
>
>
>
>
> At 08:05 PM 3/28/02 -0500, cyborgzero at comcast.net wrote:
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Fortner Florian" <florian.fortner at fh-joanneum.at>
> >To: <cyborgzero at comcast.net>
> >Sent: Thursday, March 28, 2002 8:52 AM
> >Subject: RE: [sdiy] [semiOT] Schaeffer Frontplatten HP-GL troubles
> >
> >
> >> Hello!
> >>
> >> I tried to convert a Bitmap to vector-format with Wintopo, but I am
> >not able
> >> to save *.plt files, do I make something wrong or is there a utility
> >to
> >> convert a (by Wintopo supported) *.dxf file to a HPGL file?
> >>
> >> regards,
> >>
> >> flo
> >
> >AHA, sorry, I forgot, I *still* use kvec to then take the DXF from
> >wintopo and convert it to HPGL. ;)
> >
> >I know,  I know, its complex, but it does work. ;)
> >
> >There are a few other easier to use utilities that will do it too.
> >
> >I went ahead and sent this to the list because its prlly a general
> >thought to most also.
> >
> >So, to recap:
> >
> >Raster Image format > Wintopo > save as DXF > open DXF into KVEC >
> >convert from DXF to HPGL
> >
> >Try that.
> >
> >:)
> >
> >Rob
> >
> >
>
> Resonant Frequency:
> resfreq at hoohahrecords.com
> http://www.hoohahrecords.com/resfreq/index.html
>