Front panel patterns
 

Hello All

I am building a LF/MW/HF Preselector and I would like to use my
computer to layout a pattern, 4 inches (101.6mm) by 10 inches (254mm)
using 2 variable capacitors, three rotary switches, two potentiometers
and some toggle switches. Toggle switches are no problem but the other
controls should be "calibrated" type of layouts. I have used MS Paint
with only letters and numbers, reversed and applied to a clear
transparency with a laser printer. This worked ok but to draw lines at
an angle do not work. If I have a layout I can copy or scan I believe
that would work ok. I have done ok with schematics.
I have some Dataq dry transfers but some are too small or too large. I
tried scanning and resizing but I cannot get rid of the "blue"
background.

I have some graphics programs but the learning curve is steep and I am
not an artist so I do not understand much of the terminology such as
"layers" etc.

Any suggestions would be appreciated. If you send a link, please make
sure it is "direct" and not to a site where I have to figure out what
you meant to tell me.

Thank you in advance.
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Richard

On 13 Jun 2005 10:48:33 -0700, wrote:

Hello All

I am building a LF/MW/HF Preselector and I would like to use my
computer to layout a pattern, 4 inches (101.6mm) by 10 inches (254mm)
using 2 variable capacitors, three rotary switches, two potentiometers
and some toggle switches. Toggle switches are no problem but the other
controls should be "calibrated" type of layouts. I have used MS Paint
with only letters and numbers, reversed and applied to a clear
transparency with a laser printer. This worked ok but to draw lines at
an angle do not work. If I have a layout I can copy or scan I believe
that would work ok. I have done ok with schematics.
I have some Dataq dry transfers but some are too small or too large. I
tried scanning and resizing but I cannot get rid of the "blue"
background.

I have some graphics programs but the learning curve is steep and I am
not an artist so I do not understand much of the terminology such as
"layers" etc.

Any suggestions would be appreciated. If you send a link, please make
sure it is "direct" and not to a site where I have to figure out what
you meant to tell me.

Thank you in advance.
Please answer to the group as this address is only for logging into
Google Groups.

Richard


Richard

I'v never tried this program, but it was posetd a while ago on one of the
groups. Hope you find it to be of some help - it sounds like just what
you were looking for.

http://www.hfradio.org/wb8rcr/panel.html

John, G4GOY