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Title: spacing between buttons
Post by: rock345 on January 03, 2003, 02:56:04 pm

actually this is 2 questions.......what is your opinion on the ideal spacing between buttons....and the ideal spacing between the joystick and the buttons.  I'm making a 2 player cab and was just wondering what would be good for maximum comfort.

Title: Re:spacing between buttons
Post by: DeathMonk on January 03, 2003, 03:06:05 pm

I like an inch and a half from center to center of each button.  And I think I did roughly 3 inches from center of joystick hole to center of the first column of buttons

Title: Re:spacing between buttons
Post by: Silverwind on January 03, 2003, 03:42:10 pm

how about spacing between players??  (1 & 2)

Title: Re:spacing between buttons
Post by: rock345 on January 03, 2003, 04:01:16 pm

i was just goign to guesstimate from the sides..just need to see what's comfortable fro that......i want to leave room for adding a trackball later

Title: Re:spacing between buttons
Post by: Howard_Casto on January 03, 2003, 05:23:22 pm

The indvidual buttons should be as close as possible.... On a real arcade machine (6 button of course) they are VERY close together.  A common newb mistake i always see are button holes that are too far apart.....  When the buttons are installed there should be about 1/16-1/8 space between the lips of the two buttons.  And 1/8th is really pushing it.... it should be closer to 1/16th....  If you make them further apart it will still be playable, but it will "look wierd." and a neogeo span of 4 buttons is going to be hard to reach.  

Title: Re:spacing between buttons
Post by: naomi+ on January 03, 2003, 05:23:53 pm

theres a capcom design template around here somewhere, thats a good start point, tho you might want to adjust the buttons to be a bit more modern and erogonomic. if i can find again ill post

Title: Re:spacing between buttons
Post by: SNAAAKE on January 03, 2003, 08:01:32 pm

                                      ;)
(http://axelb.free.fr/caj/images/dispo00.jpg)

This is exactly what you are looking for?
The capcom templete is in my site too. :o

http://snake11417.tripod.com/myarcade/id7.html

                           

Title: Re:spacing between buttons
Post by: rock345 on January 03, 2003, 08:09:30 pm

yes...thank you.....i tried a bunch of layouts on cardboard and the 1/16th inch apart feels the best.......thanks.

Title: Re:spacing between buttons
Post by: lordsub on January 09, 2003, 02:37:58 am

Anyone know where i could find a Neo Geo Template?  Or know the angle of which that 1st button comes off from the rest.  Im having a hard time figuring this out.. thanks