[sdiy] Panel Fabricating

[Tom Bugs]

Hiya David

If you draw your scales (etc) in FrontDesigner and specify the engraving 
or milling tools (rather than the standard pen) the you can export them 
as an HPGL file.
Many other items can be selected and changed in a similar way and then 
it is possible to import to FPD

All best,
Tom

David Ingebretsen wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> Been lurking on the list for a few weeks now and appreciate all the
> information and help you all provide (Thanks Bernie for the "everything"
> package. Wow.)
>
> I would like to ask advice about fabricating front panels. I have been
> playing with the free "Front Panel Designer" and it's good, but even simple
> panels start to cost quite a bit. Adding scales around knobs is not too easy
> either. HPGL import is nice but  then you have to use something else (eg:
> TurboCad) but I've had trouble there, too getting certain objects to
> actually export as vector graphics.
>
> So, I bought FrontDesigner by Abacom. Great design package, easy to do
> scales and lots of other fancy stuff, but few of these objects are vector
> objects and so will no export as an HPGL file so it doesn't help with Front
> Panel Designer.
>
> Other options:
>                 LaserTrans transfer paper?
>                 Silk Screen?
>                 Something else?
>
> What do you use? Do the transfer papers really work? How do you get white
> lines printed on it or even can you? Is there some other way to get a
> "finished" look to a panel short of taking it to a silkscreen shop or
> getting it engraved?
>
> Thanks.
>
> David M. Ingebretsen M.S., M.E.
> Collision Forensics & Engineering, Inc.
> 2469 East Fort Union Blvd. STE 114
> Salt Lake City, UT 84121
>
> 801 733-5458 Office
> 801 842-5451 Cell
>
> dingebre at CFandE.com
> dingebre at 3dphysics.net
>
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