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Title: Measurement and Design
Post by: dprush83 on March 03, 2012, 11:18:36 pm
I am creating my control panel now and had a couple of questions. I am having trouble with joystick to button placement. I'm handy enough in photoshop to drop images around and make art, but I don't know how to map out where to put my buttons/joystick. I am going to use a standard joystick with 6 button layout with 3 admin buttons on the panel as well.

On another note, I intend to use a Mag-Stik Plus. It should be here later next week, but in the meantime I'm not sure how I should prepare the cut on the panel. Do you usually just drill press the hole and attach from below, or does clearance need to be made for the stick?
Title: Re: Measurement and Design
Post by: yaksplat on March 03, 2012, 11:38:02 pm
A 1-1/8" hole in 3/4" board is enough clearance if bottom mounted.
Title: Re: Measurement and Design
Post by: dprush83 on March 03, 2012, 11:54:50 pm
Quote from: yaksplat on March 03, 2012, 11:38:02 pm
A 1-1/8" hole in 3/4" board is enough clearance if bottom mounted.

It is a 3/4" board, thank you! Would you happen to know the thickness of the stick's base? I'm mounting it in a cab that originally didn't have anything more than buttons so I'm not sure if I'll have any issues fitting the stick in the CP box.
Title: Re: Measurement and Design
Post by: yaksplat on March 04, 2012, 12:14:39 am
measurements: http://www.ultimarc.com/controldiags.html (http://www.ultimarc.com/controldiags.html)

This may help you out too: http://yaksplat.wordpress.com/2011/12/14/joystick-mounting-with-inserts/ (http://yaksplat.wordpress.com/2011/12/14/joystick-mounting-with-inserts/)
Title: Re: Measurement and Design
Post by: dprush83 on March 04, 2012, 12:46:19 am
Thank you! I couldn't find those on the site, that helps a ton. In regards to the button layout, does anybody know if there are any "templates" that can be dropped into photoshop to scale? I have my dimensions of the entire control panel in PS, but don't have the button confit accurately to scale.
Title: Re: Measurement and Design
Post by: yaksplat on March 04, 2012, 01:10:56 am
here's a file of a pdf, dwg, dxf, dwf.  One of them should work in PS or AI
Title: Re: Measurement and Design
Post by: JohnEDollar on March 04, 2012, 02:41:01 pm
Quote from: dprush83 on March 04, 2012, 12:46:19 am
Thank you! I couldn't find those on the site, that helps a ton. In regards to the button layout, does anybody know if there are any "templates" that can be dropped into photoshop to scale? I have my dimensions of the entire control panel in PS, but don't have the button confit accurately to scale.

For button layout templates, this site is a good start:  http://www.slagcoin.com/joystick/layout.html (http://www.slagcoin.com/joystick/layout.html)
(Templates can be converted to PhotoShop format.)

- John