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Title: Need help creating overlay for control panel
Post by: shateredsoul on March 02, 2010, 01:28:32 am

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v295/indigo2k1us/BlueFirstTry.jpg)

Hi Everyone So this is the overlay I'm thinking of using for this cp, I'm trying to make an overlay for it but I am not sure how to begin the process. Jack said I could use illustrator to open the CAD  file and save it as a photoshop file then fix it up. Here's the CAD file http://www.megaupload.com/?d=SKM1WHPT (http://www.megaupload.com/?d=SKM1WHPT) Can someone turn it into a photoshop file for me? I'd really appreciate it.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v295/indigo2k1us/BS6piMwBGkKGrHgoH-EMEjlLlwLjKBKFqcJ.jpg)

My cp will have no flight stick and  no track ball buttons (will use the 4 way joystick ones for that). And the admin button layout (and the reason you see those button surround on top) are as follows

players 1 coin and start on left
player 2 coin and start on right
exit, pause, favs, and genre button in the middle.  The genre button is in case I decide to use hyperspin.

The  p1 and p2 button layout will be as follows (thanks t3 design for sharing)

(http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=99770.0;attach=142464;image)

Opinions? I might have to move the invader a little bit so it doesn't get clipped by the buttons though

I also gotta thank Delusional for sharing the adobe photoshop file! Thanks!

Title: Re: New Control Panel Overlay, What do you think?
Post by: shateredsoul on March 02, 2010, 01:34:13 am

Here are the dimensions

# Control panel is 35" wide and 18" deep.
#  Panel base is 5.75" tall facing the video source and slopes down to 5" facing the player.

Is there a better way to design this to check if it will fit these dimensions? The image of the overlay I have looks thinner and longer than the cp.

Title: Re: New Control Panel Overlay, What do you think?
Post by: ubiquityman on March 02, 2010, 08:22:05 pm

If you label the CP, I'd be better able to understand the layout.

I'd move the thumb button up a bit so that it's compatible with defender.

Title: Re: New Control Panel Overlay, What do you think?
Post by: shateredsoul on March 03, 2010, 12:39:19 am

What do you mean by moving the "thumb" up?

Here's a labeled CP, this is pretty much exactly what I want, I'm just gong to ask him to move the p1 coin and start buttons closer to the left.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v295/indigo2k1us/OmarPanel2.png)