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Cab design help
cdbrown:
Hi all,
I'm at the stage where I'm finalising the design of the cab (at last :P). I'm basing mine on the Midway style cab (thanks to Oscar and others for providing that info on another thread) but have increased the side to accommodate my height and TV. I have worked out that I want the controls to be 100-105cm above the floor. Will make it 100cm from the bottom on the cab.
My eye level is 170cm, so I guess I should make that 165cm to account to leaning/hunching while playing. I am thinking that the screen should be placed perpendicular to my direction of vision(which would be to the center of the screen), hence I'll be looking down at an angle causing the screen to be tilted backwards. Should I be trying to make it perpendicular or should I find where it is perpendicular then lean it forwards slightly. I have noticed many people's cabs with there monitors not having much of an angle.
Also, if I post a sketch with the dimensions, would someone be able to check it in Autocad or similar to make sure it will work. I have a feeling that my measuring with just a ruler isn't quite correct.
Cheers
-cdbrown
paigeoliver:
Monitors are usually laid back at a 45 degree angle (Pac cabs, and many others), or straight up and down (Williams cabs, Centuri cabs, SNK cabs, and many others). Very few seem to deviated from these two basic designs.
I can't think of any game with a monitor that leans forward. Simplest design is straight up and down with a monitor shelf. That is fine for most monitors. But if you have a big monitor, then you really need to get some space between your face and that screen, either by having a big control panel, or by laying the monitor back, or by doing both.
cdbrown:
--- Quote from: paigeoliver on April 16, 2003, 02:09:30 am ---I can't think of any game with a monitor that leans forward. Simplest design is straight up and down with a monitor shelf. That is fine for most monitors. But if you have a big monitor, then you really need to get some space between your face and that screen, either by having a big control panel, or by laying the monitor back, or by doing both.
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Probably didn't make myself quite as clear on paper as it was in my head. I will have the monitor laid back. I was just wondering if it should be perpendicular to my vision, if it's laid back to far I'll get the reflection of the roof, set at the right angle I'll see myself. The control panel will be quite big (about 50cm deep).
Here's the sketch anyway
MinerAl:
(opinion)
If you are designing the cab specifically for you, then yeah, you'd want a ray cast straight out of the center of the tube to spear the bridge of your nose between your eyeballs when you stand in playing position.
If you are designing a cab for the masses, you have to take into account giants and midgets and compromise.
If you have the chance to make the cabinet perfect for you, then by all means go for it!
Your sketch looks great, a lot like a midway fighter.
(/opinion)
Wienerdog:
--- Quote from: cdbrown on April 16, 2003, 01:59:33 am ---Also, if I post a sketch with the dimensions, would someone be able to check it in Autocad or similar to make sure it will work. I have a feeling that my measuring with just a ruler isn't quite correct.
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I didn't see your sketch jpeg above, I'll take a look at it now.