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geekhack Projects => Making Stuff Together! => Topic started by: Jixr on Wed, 21 October 2015, 16:32:45

Title: custom plate/case tool help
Post by: Jixr on Wed, 21 October 2015, 16:32:45

hi all, so using this tool

http://builder.swillkb.com/

you can get it to auto draw custom plates for you, but my problem is when i open it in autocad, the scaling is off, and I don't know what the true size of the switch holes are so i can properly get it to the right size.

Any help?

Title: Re: custom plate/case tool help
Post by: SpAmRaY on Wed, 21 October 2015, 16:38:50

I bet you could ask in the thread specifically for it -> https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=65189.0

Title: Re: custom plate/case tool help
Post by: Jixr on Wed, 21 October 2015, 16:43:28

whoops, didn't know that existed.

disreguard the post then.

Title: Re: custom plate/case tool help
Post by: swill on Wed, 21 October 2015, 17:35:24

Check out this post:  https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=65189.msg1657012.msg#1657012

I need to make a video for this and put it in the op.

Just let me know if you have other questions. :)

Title: Re: custom plate/case tool help
Post by: Charger on Wed, 21 October 2015, 17:52:23

I imagine that this is still the same problem of the program not setting it for a unit of measurement and it defaulting to inched when opened meaning you have to change it to metric to get it correct.

Title: Re: custom plate/case tool help
Post by: swill on Wed, 21 October 2015, 18:01:01

Quote from: Charger on Wed, 21 October 2015, 17:52:23

I imagine that this is still the same problem of the program not setting it for a unit of measurement and it defaulting to inched when opened meaning you have to change it to metric to get it correct.

The units are not saved in the export. If your cad software defaults to inches it won't know any different and will try to use inches.

By setting the units to MM and then saving in dxf 2007 (which includes units) you now make it in ambiguous. :)