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Squid:
No, Visio is strictly 2D, but for control panels I love it.  I haven't done a full stand up machine yet, no room for one :(.  It does provide a very nice 2D view of the control panel from a mechanical drawing point of view, though, and with very accurate measurements and specifications.  When I designed my first panel (and only one at the moment :D) I just printed out the Visio drawing, taped the pages together, taped the drawing to the wood, and drilled right through the paper.  Worked like a charm, though it ripped the paper to shreds, hehe.  Using hind sight, next time I'd probably just get one of those pointy tools and poke holes through the center of each component on the paper.  Still, for my first time, I really think things turned out rather well.
Squid:
Just for kicks, I went ahead and converted one of the Visio drawings to a JPEG and attached it.  You can, however, export to many different formats including some of the vector based ones like WMF and EMF.  A drawing like this took probably less then an hour.  Also, the resolution in this conversion is lousy and should not be considered as an indication of how it really looks.
JamesS:
Are there four player games that require more than 4 buttons?  I did not think there were any.
Squid:
You're probably right.  I didn't actually build this one, just designed it as a test using the available Visio stencil that models the Happ Control set.
RetroJames:

--- Quote from: JamesS on January 15, 2004, 08:26:45 am ---Are there four player games that require more than 4 buttons?  I did not think there were any.

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The folks I have seen do this do so for emulated NES and other console games.
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