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Author Topic: What's the application of choice to design your own CP?  (Read 1114 times)

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What's the application of choice to design your own CP?
« on: January 28, 2013, 01:17:30 pm »
Can be PC, Mac, or online-based. I saw the MAMERoom Control Panel Design Service app, and it made me wonder what else was out there? The current panel in my cab is a HotRod SE, but I want design my next CP. No expensive CAD programs, please.
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Re: What's the application of choice to design your own CP?
« Reply #1 on: January 28, 2013, 03:21:35 pm »
I use Photoshop to play with the layout of the buttons, graphics, etc but when designing the entire control panel "box" I use Sketchup.  It's free, user friendly and very versatile.
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Re: What's the application of choice to design your own CP?
« Reply #2 on: January 28, 2013, 03:25:25 pm »
DraftSight is an excellent CAD program, and is free.  Works with Autocad files.
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Re: What's the application of choice to design your own CP?
« Reply #3 on: January 28, 2013, 03:30:40 pm »
Quote from: thatpurplestuff on January 28, 2013, 03:21:35 pm
I use Photoshop to play with the layout of the buttons, graphics, etc but when designing the entire control panel "box" I use Sketchup.  It's free, user friendly and very versatile.

Oh, wow! I totally forgot about Sketchup because I haven't used it in a few years....thanks!

Anyone use the one I mentioned that is designed for designing control panels?
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Re: What's the application of choice to design your own CP?
« Reply #4 on: January 28, 2013, 03:46:47 pm »
I always use illustrator.
It is suitable if I then print graphics.  I prefer objects over layers in photoshop but it's kind of the same thing.
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