[sdiy] HPGL Engraving Files??

[Tom Bugs]

Heya Dan,

There's probably some free CAD software about which others may suggest..

I generate .plt (HPGL) files using Abacom's FrontDesigner - cheap ($30 
or so) and (quite) cheerful.
- for example it has a scale-assistant which is pretty good to use.

While I don't use FPD, what I have been doing recently is importing the 
HPGLs into Eagle (using EagleHPGL - download from Cadsoft) and then 
producing front panels that way.
I've just ordered a new batch of some designs and if these work out well 
I'll try to write up some details about the process - either on my web 
or at the electro-music.com forum.

All best,
Tom

Dan Snazelle wrote:
> I am using Front Panel Designer quite a bit now. But often, whenever i look at examples done by people who KNOW what they are doing, they have all these nice engravings which are called HPGL engravings.
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> However, when i click on the HPGL tool, it asks me to load a file. (of which I have none)
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> what is the deal? are these engraving tools extra? where do you import them from? are they vector objects (like from illustrator?)
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> thanks
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