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Curved text possible?
Hello, I would like to place some text around the perimeter of a large (3.5") drilled hole, following the curve of the hole and spaced 1/4" or so away. Is there any way to do that, other than placing individual characters and rotating each one manually? Thanks.
Posted By: Greg Loskorn on Nov 10, 2009 03:40AM Category: Front Panel Designer
Hello,
Another option would be to create the design with a vector illustration program such as Corel Draw or Adobe Illustrator. Import the engravings using Front Panel Designer as hpgl file (file extension .plt). A detailed description of how to generate the HPGL's can be found in our Tips & Tricks section on our website.
Posted By: Leland Savage on Nov 10, 2009 07:37PM
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Ballpark Estimate
I was just wondering if you could give me a ballpark estimate for a profile 2 enclosure for a computer with the following dimensions:
17" wide x 18" deep x 6" high
There will be a cutout in the front panel for a DVD drive and the back panel will have cutouts similar to that on the back of a computer.
A rough estimate is all I need before deciding whether to go ahead and design it in FPD.
Thanks!
Posted By: S H on Nov 04, 2009 07:11AM Category: Front Panel Designer
Hello,
A rough estimate for an enclosure with those dimensions would be approximately $500.
Please let us know if you have any other questions. We would be happy to assist you with designing the enclosure.
Posted By: Leland Savage on Nov 05, 2009 12:49AM
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Infill process and limits
Hi,
How does your infill process actually work? It looks like a paint fill by plotter pen?
If I have one engraved area with two different infill colors, do I need some border/separation between them (i.e. draw them as two shapes right next to each other) or is overlap okay?
How large an area can you infill? If I wanted a background color different than your anodization offerings and if I infill the whole piece, what limits are there?
Posted By: Ken S. on Oct 27, 2009 07:38PM Category: Production
Hi Ken,
How does your infill process actually work? It looks like a paint fill by plotter pen?
The machining of the panels is highly automated but the infill process is all done by hand.
If I have one engraved area with two different infill colors, do I need some border/separation between them (i.e. draw them as two shapes right next to each other) or is overlap okay?
Separation between areas with different infill colors is required. We recommend .2mm to .5mm (.008" to .02")
How large an area can you infill? If I wanted a background color different than your anodization offerings and if I infill the whole piece, what limits are there?
The max. area for infill depends on the design of the engraving objects. However, the infill process is not meant to be used for backgrounds. If you can't find the color of your choice in our material selection, you can provide already painted, powder coated, or anodized material to us for machining.
Posted By: Diane Haensel on Oct 30, 2009 05:58PM
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Panel thickness < 0.060" ?
I have some small 3"x4" aluminium nameplates but need thinner than 1.5mm/0.060" thick material.
Can you offer anything less (like 1mm/0.040") thick?
Posted By: Ken S. on Oct 25, 2009 03:02AM Category: Production
Yes, we can offer a 1mm thick panel in a natural finish or we can work with another non-ferrous provided material
Posted By: Leland Savage on Oct 26, 2009 06:52PM
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IEC and DVI macro
Hello
Does anyone have a macro item for a standard IEC panel mount (male) and a DVI female panel mount? Someone must have used them before because they are so common!!
Cheers
dan
Posted By: Daniel Black on Oct 24, 2009 06:47AM Category: Front Panel Designer
Hello,
Below is a usable example of the standard IEC panel mount and the DVI female mount.
I also attached the sources from which they were attained
Posted By: Leland Savage on Oct 26, 2009 10:12PM
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Application exception
a error occur,“Application exception, unknown software exception（0x0eedfade），address is 0x7c812afb”
when I install completed and run it...system give me above message...not only on my machine,also on other people's machine..
how can I resolve this problem?
Posted By: YuLiang Hua on Oct 24, 2009 06:32AM Category: Front Panel Designer
I'll forward this to our IT people. Can you give me more details about your operating system?
We are sorry for the inconvenience and let you know as soon as we have news.
Posted By: Diane Haensel on Oct 26, 2009 04:55PM
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