CP Layout templates, suggestions?

[shilmover]

Okay.  Here is the short story:

A while back, I got a Killer Instinct Cab that was partially converted.  Built a CP for it, got the computer in, everything running and then the Monitor died.  Spent months (literally) trying to fix it (I hate Hanterex monitors!!!   ).  Anyway, finally found a new monitor, installed it, re-built the computer and starting playing some games.  Now I realize that my CP is very busy, too many buttons, bad layout, etc (hey, its a FrankenPanel, but I was new to this   ).

Now I would like to build a decent CP.  I rarely play fighting games, so I do not need the 8 buttons per player (I had that for both P1 and P2   ).  Here is would I would *like* to have (read: set me straight if I am totally out there):

- P1, P2 buttons
- Coin button(s).  Do I need both coins?
- 2 x 4/8 way joysticks
- P1 & P2 buttons (what do you guys recommend)?
- Admin buttons (i want to avoid the "shift" option as my wife and kids will use it).  What buttons do I need? Esc, Pause, Back???
- Trackball
- Spinner
- Nice to have (joystick for Q-Bert)

Would love your feedback, or better yet, templates of what you guys have done in the past...

Regards,

B

[shilmover]

Bump

[GAtekwriter]

Here's mine... just drilled it this past Saturday.

Jim

[shilmover]

Here's mine... just drilled it this past Saturday.

Jim

Jim,

Thanks for sharing it.  A couple of questions. 
- Which buttons do you have along the top?
- Do you have the file that you build the PDF from?  (AI, PSD)?  my CP is rectangular so I would have to resize.

Barry

[ivwshane]

This is my layout but I like fighting games.

[GAtekwriter]

Holes Along the top, left to right:

P1, P1 Start, Left Mouse Button, Spinner, Home, Pause, Right Mouse, P2, P2 Start

I'll dig up my original file and post shortly.

Jim

[GAtekwriter]

I used a combination of Flash and Inkscape (open Source free software) - Flash for the graphics and Inkscape for the template/drill holes/etc.

Attached are my files... not sure if they'll be much help to you, though.

Jim

[shilmover]

That helps a lot.  I will bring them into Illustrator

Thanks again   

[thatitalian]

These files should go in that thread we were discussing about.

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=83268.0

If someone starts it I will post my CPO happily!