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Hi Noob,

Thank you for downloading Front Panel Designer and checking it out. The standard library only goes so far with some common cutouts, including XLR connectors.

However, it is very easy to create your own library. Our tutorial, How to Create Macro Elements in Front Panel Designer shows how to create it in detail.

Best regards,

Diane

Posted By: Diane Haensel on Apr 18, 2012 09:03PM

Hello Bryan,

Thank you for contacting us with your inquiry.

It is potentially possible to accomplish what you are looking for with a very specialized anodizing process at a facility dedicated to these practices.

At Front Panel Express, our focus is on providing the highest quality surface finish possible, and to this end, all of our sheets come pre-anodized. This allows us to pick out any flaws in a sheet of material before machining, and we are able to keep the highest level of quality.

One way to attain a similar look to what you're after would be to begin with a sheet of orange acrylic, then paint the top surface black, then have us perform the machining.

Alternatively, you could layer a very thin layer of black aluminum on top of a thicker layer of orange aluminum to create a similar effect (orange infilling on the black panel engravings would have to suffice).

If we can provide any additional assistance, please do not hesitate to let us know.

Kindest Regards,

Paul Birkeland

Customer Service Manager

Posted By: Paul Birkeland on Apr 07, 2012 01:49AM

Hello Chris,

Thank you for contacting us with your inquiry.

For a handy bit of paperwork to staple to your PO, you may consider including copies of the pricing sheet printable from Front Panel Designer.

At the time of ordering, there is a prompt asking if you would like to save your shopping cart, and I would recommend saving it with the appropriate PO number, then it can be reopened and printed at any time.

Let us know if we can provide any additional assistance.

Kindest Regards,

Paul Birkeland

Customer Service Manager

Posted By: Paul Birkeland on Apr 05, 2012 12:54AM

Hello Zinaida,

Thank you for contacting us with your inquiry.

The angle on PG threads is a little bit unusual in that it is 80 degrees, while most other threads are 60 degrees.

We do not have an 80 degree threader in stock, but we can special order one if necessary. In Front Panel Designer, you would want to leave us notes in the Remarks for Production about which holes would require the special threader, then you could use the following settings below to get the correct object onto your panel:

The PG7 threaded hole has the following parameters:

Outer diameter: 12.5 mm

Pitch: 1.27

This can be inserted in our software using the UNF (Unified Fine) 1/2" - 20 thread.

The PG9 threaded hole has the following parameters:

Outer diameter: 15.2mm

Pitch: 1.411

This hole should be made by selecting the "manual thread parameters" in the drill hole properties, then entering a diameter of 15.2mm and a thread pitch of 1.411 mm.

Do note that the PG thread standard has been considered obsolete for about a decade, and most cable glands should be available in standard metric threads.

If we can provide any additional assistance, please do not hesitate to let us know.

Kindest Regards,

Paul Birkeland

Customer Service Manager

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Posted By: Dom Smith on Apr 14, 2012 07:01AM

Hello,

Would it be possible to get the Illustrator file from you? It may have something to do with the shape of the contour and I would like to reproduce the error myself.

Can you please email it to info@frontpanelexpress.com to my attention?

I am sorry for the inconvenience. I am sure I will have a solution as soon as I had a chance to have a look at your dxf.

Best regards,

Diane

Posted By: Diane Haensel on Mar 26, 2012 04:13AM

Hello David,

Thank you for contacting us with your inquiry.

In order to make this panel shape, you would start with a rectangular panel containing the outside dimensions that you need, then add four rectangular cutouts along the edges for the screw slots.

It is permissible to overlap objects in our software with the edge of the panel, so a rectangular cutout with large corner radii can be used for these objects.

Additionally, if you have a DXF available for this object, and you can remove everything that is not the perimeter shape, this contour can be imported into our software using the Free Contour shape when creating a new panel.

If we can provide any additional assistance, please do not hesitate to let us know.

Kindest Regards,

Paul Birkeland

Front Panel Express

Customer Service Manager

Posted By: Paul Birkeland on Mar 19, 2012 05:10PM

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Posted By: david gutierrez on Mar 25, 2012 01:33AM