[sdiy] CorelDraw for Frontpanels?

[Karl Ekdahl]

Just wanted to chime in and say that for those with non-existing wallets like myself there's always the open source program Inkscape (Windows / Mac). I use it for all panels and other graphics documents i need.

Karl

--- Den tors 2010-01-28 skrev Tim Parkhurst <tim.parkhurst at gmail.com>:

> Från: Tim Parkhurst <tim.parkhurst at gmail.com>
> Ämne: Re: [sdiy] CorelDraw for Frontpanels?
> Till: xyzzy at sysabend.org, synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl
> Datum: torsdag 28 januari 2010 21.29
> On Thu, Jan 28, 2010 at 1:49 AM, Tom
> Arnold <xyzzy at sysabend.org>
> wrote:
> > Was curious, anyone using Coreldraw for front panels?
>  Specifically, are
> > there any scripts or other tricks to draw scales
> around controls?
> >
> > I use FrontDesigner right now which has specific tools
> for this, but I'm
> > guessing there is some way to do it in Corel?
> >
> > Any pointers appreciated...
> >
> 
> Hey Tom,
> 
> Absolutely love CorelDraw. Use it for panels and all Magic
> Smoke docs
> (including the original overly complicated MSE logo). No
> automation or
> scripts that I know of, but it always gives me results I
> can use. For
> making tick marks around pots, Try this:
> 1) Create on circle that is the size of the pot cutout.
> Hold Shift and
> drag the circle to change the size, and right-click to
> duplicate the
> circle about the center. Make this duplicate a very tiny
> circle in the
> center of the original. This duplicate now lets you locate
> the center
> of the original circle fairly precisely.
> 2) Add a line starting from the center of the circle and
> radiating
> out. Press CTRL to lock the line angle to a preset (10° is
> the
> default, but this can be changed)
> 3) Use the Select tool and click again on the line you just
> created.
> You'll see the control handles for the line change to
> rotation arrows,
> with two small concentric circles indicating the rotation
> center. Drag
> the rotation center for the line to the center of the
> circle you
> created in step 1.
> 4) Zoom out and use the rotation arrows to drag the
> "outside" end of
> the line to a new angle. Hold CTRL to lock the rotation to
> the preset
> steps, and right-click before you let go of the left mouse
> button to
> create a new line (rather than just moving the original).
> 5) Once you've duplicated the line at the angle you want,
> press CTRL +
> R to repeat the last action and duplicate more lines at the
> same angle
> increment.
> 
> Hope I'm not repeating stuff everyone already knows, but I
> find Corel
> a very useful tool once you learn the various mouse button,
> shift,
> ctrl and arrow key combinations. It's also MUCH less
> expensive than
> Illustrator, even if you get the full package with Draw
> and
> Photo-Paint (a PhotoShop work alike).
> 
> 
> Tim (I need a little cheepness) Servo
> -- 
> "Sire, the church of God is an anvil that has worn out many
> hammers."
> - H.L. Hastings
> 
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