Modular Synth Panels

I thought about it when I started Bridechamber, to just send fpd's to 
my metal guys. But I'd still have to lay it out in Illustrator (or 
similar) for the silkscreeners. So I just draw the mechanical up by 
hand. There is really not much variation in the panels, so it's easy 
this way.

If I get into doing one-offs, I may send some money to FPE and let 
people send their designs that way. I'd still end up redoing the 
graphics in Illustrator, but this way I'd know exactly what the 
customer wants.

Cheers,
Scott Deyo
The Bridechamber
contact@...
www.bridechamber.com


On Sep 29, 2007, at 4:22 AM, Samppa Tolvanen wrote:

> On 9/29/07, Scott Deyo <contact@...> wrote:
>  >
>  > I can't legally use fpd files, though I think I can view them and go
>  > from there. But they did make the software, and it's very handy 
> indeed.
>  > It's a morally gray area :)
>  >
>
> http://www.schaeffer-ag.de - the original author of the software,
>  sells .dxf export filter for the product. (In this same group we had
>  discussion about it in the May and the price was 90e) - Is it only for
>  viewing designs in other cad programs?
>
>  I can see "Front Panel Express, LLC" licence agreement saying:
>  "1.5 User is allowed to use the data generated with the software in
>  two ways: 1) he may store them as documents or 2) he may send them to
>  the manufacturer to deal with the data in the context of certain other
>  contracts."
>
>  I'd deal directly with Schaeffer and what restrictions apply to the
>  export filter usage.
>
>  You might be getting, What I call, "excellent cad software made just
>  for this work" for ~$125. (Do Your macroelements (learn object group
>  alignments, rotation), then just copy-paste-move, re-enter text ect.)
>
>  Samppa
>  
>