---------------------------------------------------------- Europa-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Tue 12/27/16: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 04:00 AM - Re: Europa-List Digest: 5 Msgs - 12/25/16 (Tony Renshaw) 2. 04:22 AM - CAD Software & Panel Design (BobD) 3. 08:45 AM - Re: CAD Software & Panel Design (AirEupora) 4. 10:04 AM - Re: CAD Software & Panel Design (BobD) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 04:00:22 AM PST US From: Tony Renshaw Subject: Europa-List: Re: Europa-List Digest: 5 Msgs - 12/25/16 Thanks Raimo. More please! Regards Tony R Downunder. Sent from my iPad > On 26 Dec 2016, at 7:03 pm, Europa-List Digest Server wrote: > > a ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 04:22:03 AM PST US Subject: Europa-List: CAD Software & Panel Design From: "BobD" I have started to layout my Panel (see photo), and have a few questions I hope others can help me with. 1. Whilst the flanges of the Instruments cover most of my shortcomings with a jigsaw, I will probably use these cut-outs as experimental, and once I have finally decided on the layout, get the panels professionally cut. I would like to use a 2D Cad System to do this, and as hopefully this will be a one-off exercise, I have been looking at the free software available. I have narrowed the choice down to LibreCad (www.librecad.org) or DraftSight (www.3ds.com/products-services/draftsight-cad-software/). Does anyone have any experience of either of these packages ? 2. Rather than starting from scratch it would be good if anyone can let me have their existing layout in .dxf format, which I could then import into either of these packages, and manipulate to my layout. 3. I have used 2mm aluminium for these panels, but the Circuit Breakers I have bought (not cheap!) require 1.5mm to snap in. I have made a temporary plate for these, but am thinking of making the final panels in 1.5mm aluminium. Will this be strong enough ? Any other comments/suggestions would be welcome. TIA -------- Bob Dawson XS TG || 912 ULS || G-NHRJ Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=464421#464421 Attachments: http://forums.matronics.com//files/sg_panel01_115.jpg ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 08:45:29 AM PST US Subject: Europa-List: Re: CAD Software & Panel Design From: "AirEupora" Bob, If I figured out correctly 1.5 mm is about 0.060". That's pretty heavy. I'd look at using 0.40" That more than adequate. I have attached a picture and CAD drawing I did for mine plane. Looking at your panel you might have trouble with your stick hitting the panel when you go forward. I put an R.C. Allen grip on and was hitting the bottom of the panel. Had to cut 1/2' off of stick. The other thing I see might cause problems is the gauge holes, mainly the width between them. Put your gauges together and place a piece of 0.032" metal between them, then measure the width. Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=464429#464429 Attachments: http://forums.matronics.com//files/430w_panel_192.dxf http://forums.matronics.com//files/voyager_panl_188.dxf http://forums.matronics.com//files/instrument_panel_789.jpg ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 10:04:12 AM PST US Subject: Europa-List: Re: CAD Software & Panel Design From: "BobD" Thanks for sending me your .dxf files AirEupora, I'll have a go at importing them into the CAD packages I mentioned in my original post. I take you point about spacing out the 57mm holes for the ASI, ALT, and Prop Controller. The Dynon Faceplates on the smaller Panel butt up nicely, but the Hole Cutting with my post drill is not so accurate, and I would need to enlarge and separate the holes if I was to use the Panel already cut, so a lesson learnt. -------- Bob Dawson XS TG || 912 ULS || G-NHRJ Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=464432#464432 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message europa-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/Europa-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/europa-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/europa-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.