Design aids
In the following sections, you will find the description of objects and procedures as well as tips and tricks, the consistent use of which can significantly contribute to making your front panels effective and elegant and help you avoid certain errors when implementing them.
This section describes the Grid design aid. It provides an explanation of how and where to you can configure the grid settings.
Align on grid,
Halve grid base,
Double grid base,
and others.
Here, we describe the Origin: how it is displayed, where it is located at the beginning of a new drawing, and how it can be moved at any time as needed.
In this section, we describe what Snap points are, what they are used for, and what the corresponding letters mean.
In this section, we describe the different View options, such as:
Zoom
Overview
Scrolling/moving the display
Outline mode
Here, we describe the 3D view and its navigation options.
In the section Paper printout, we show you how to print out your front panel for documentation or test purposes.
In this section, you can learn how to export your front panel to other file formats.
This section describes what non-produced elements are for and how you can create them.
In the Measuring section, we describe the measuring functions in Front Panel Designer.
How to measure distances and angles.
Where the measured values are displayed.
How to set the measurement line’s start point.
Front Panel Designer also has a simple Calculator function. Here, we describe the functions and which mathematical operations you can perform.