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Best way to position 6 buttons on control panel?

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Ginsu Victim:


--- Quote from: Ond on September 07, 2009, 10:56:33 pm ---Regarding the Jap layouts, this  -> Button Layout templates was mentioned to me in my project thread, it seems relevant here.  Templates are ready to use and can be imported into your CP design.

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I have used that and modified some of them. Great resource.

Ryglore:

My layout is a curved layout with the buttons spaced 1 1/2" apart on centers. I played around with the straight layout but found it uncomfortable. Plus I'm already used to the curved layout, since my joystick for my xbox 360 is the same layout. I played around with different spacing, but found that the 1 1/2" spacing seemed to work perfectly.



maddags:

I too had straight button layout, but my second panel that I built I went to a curved layout as well( also with 1 1/2" spacing like Ryglore).  I seem to prefer this more, but that's just my personal taste.

Franco B:

Just a word of warning. If you are using something like the Astro City layout you have to be very precise with you hole positions if you are using the nut style of switch as once mounted some of the nuts have less than 0.5mm clearance:



If you are not sure how accurately you can drill them I would suggest drilling the holes slightly over size so that you have some clearance to play with when mounting them.

Alternatively you could but a drilling/routing remplate from me  :D

ammitz:


--- Quote from: Ond on September 07, 2009, 10:56:33 pm ---Regarding the Jap layouts, this  -> Button Layout templates was mentioned to me in my project thread, it seems relevant here.  Templates are ready to use and can be imported into your CP design.

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Great page with lots of great templates. I'll be using some of these templates to night when i'll drill some CP layouts.

It's hard to chose. I find that i change my mind about this subject 2 or 3 times pr day. In the morning I think it should be straight, but suddenly in the afternoon I think that curved japanese style is best....

This new hobby i very "brain consuming"  :dizzy: sometimes i can hardly think of anything else.

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