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Hi,

I could not find the way to make the cutout for the b***ons like on the attached photo. Could you give me a hint?

Thanks,
Denis

Attached File: dac.jpg

Posted By: Denis on Aug 21, 2019 02:05PM Category: Front Panel Designer

Hey,

I was curious to know more about the manufacturing process, specifically about the anodized aluminum. If I used Front Panel Designer to build an anodized aluminum front panel for an enclosure, does the panel get re-anodized after the engraving? Or do you anodize the panel after engraving? I would like to avoid having the raw metal exposed.

Also, am I able to specify depth when we are engraving text? I didn't see it in the application, am I able to request a specific depth when I order?

Posted By: Kyle Etsler on Aug 14, 2019 12:36AM Category: Production

I've always set my panel design's material properties to clear Perspex, so that any test prints of designs I do come out in black and white.

For some reason, the panels are now printing with a grey shade instead of being white when printing them, which I thought would be expected for clear perspex, and is what used to happen.

What's changed? Can't work out what I've done. Tried different printers etc. Cheers.

Attached File: Modded_Front_Text_For_Printing.fpd

Posted By: Chris M. on Aug 11, 2019 01:26PM Category: Front Panel Designer

Just a suggestion - many of us have stringent IT policies that mean new versions of software must be white listed before installed, and this process can take weeks if not months. The ability to import a current pricing file would be a huge help.

Thanks for the consideration.

Posted By: Jamie on Jul 17, 2019 02:22PM Category: Whishes

I take an Autocad .dwg file, open it in ABViewer, then save it as an HPGL (.plt) file. When I try to import it as an HPGL engraving, the preview window shows it as a bunch of lines going every which way.

Attached File: 0141A01_Legend2.plt

Posted By: John Behrendt on Jul 08, 2019 06:30PM Category: Front Panel Designer

Folks:

I've used FPD for years on a PC and have now migrated to running FPD v.6.21 on a new MacBook Pro. My latest front panel design has text engraving on the panel. The text includes an apostrophe (the text is "Engineer's Amp"). Curiously, while the text shows properly in the text box, in both the preview window and on the panel FPD converts the apostrophe to a question mark (i.e., "Engineer?s Amp"). The conversion cannot be corrected.

What's going on?

Regards,
Scott

Posted By: Scott Leventhal on Jul 04, 2019 02:15PM Category: Front Panel Designer