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sarg314(at)comcast.net
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PostPosted: Wed May 24, 2006 9:10 pm    Post subject: epanelbuilder Reply with quote
I have been using Panel Planner and have not been happy with it. It has
a lot of trouble with drawing text strings correctly and in the right
place. It probably reflects my particular experience with computer cad
software, but I also don't much like the user interface either.

epanelbuilder looks interesting since it claims to be cross paltform
compatible: I could use it with my Linux system and could thus stop
using the acursed Windows, as panel planner is the only thing I ever use
Windows for anyway.

So.... Can any one advise me if epanelplanner actually works? Is it
quirky? Can I get a useful output form from it (like autocad or some
such)? Can I get printouts of x-y coordinates of things? Does it mangle
text?

Thanks,
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Tom Sargent, RV-6A

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bill(at)vondane.com
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PostPosted: Thu May 25, 2006 5:54 am    Post subject: epanelbuilder Reply with quote
Tom...

The ePanel Builder does not output CAD or coordinates at all... As you
said, Panel Planner does not do this very well because in general it is a
very hard thing to do automatically...

The difference with the ePanel Builder is that once you have figured out the
final design you really want, you work with one of our partners to get your
CAD work done. This way there is a human involved in the final layout and
CAD work and you can be absolutely sure it is right... The ePanel Builder
has a collaboration tool that allows you and the CAD guy to work on the
panel online...together...at the same time to ensure you both know exactly
what the final product should be... Furthermore you can take it to the next
level and have your panel build for using the same collaboration tools...

The goal was to try to illuminate the errors and problems associated with
the Panel Planner, and the only way I see to do that is put a human back
into the mix... If you use ePanel Builder to design your panel and then one
of our partners to either have your CAD work done, or your panel built for
you, you can be sure it will be exactly what you want...

By the way, I am working on getting all of the pricing updated on all the
products in the next couple of weeks...

-Bill VonDane
www.epanelbuilder.com
www.creativair.com
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pbesing(at)yahoo.com
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PostPosted: Thu May 25, 2006 7:04 am    Post subject: epanelbuilder Reply with quote
Agreed, Bill. When I did both of my panels, Steve
Davis cut them for me, and I had Panel Planner the
first time around. He flat out told me to not send
him the CAD files, because they would have to be re
worked anyway.

A screen shot or printout from epanelbuilder should be
all that is needed for a competent panel cutter to do
the job...they have most of the databases of the
instrument demensions already, so it's just a matter
of taking the instruments you selected out of their
library of instruments and getting them placed
correctly. (Ok, not that simple, but you get the
idea)

Anyway, I wouldn't trust any program to output a CAD
file to cut a nice piece of metal without some sort of
human interface...too many variables there. Just have
them build it from the layout tool which epanelbuilder
was designed to do.

For those of you that would like to see my new panel
cut by Steve Davis, go to www.mykitlog.com/pbesing and
click on the panel cutting.

Paul Besing

--- Bill VonDane <bill(at)vondane.com> wrote:

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<bill(at)vondane.com>

Tom...

The ePanel Builder does not output CAD or
coordinates at all... As you
said, Panel Planner does not do this very well
because in general it is a
very hard thing to do automatically...

The difference with the ePanel Builder is that once
you have figured out the
final design you really want, you work with one of
our partners to get your
CAD work done. This way there is a human involved
in the final layout and
CAD work and you can be absolutely sure it is
right... The ePanel Builder
has a collaboration tool that allows you and the CAD
guy to work on the
panel online...together...at the same time to ensure
you both know exactly
what the final product should be... Furthermore you
can take it to the next
level and have your panel build for using the same
collaboration tools...

The goal was to try to illuminate the errors and
problems associated with
the Panel Planner, and the only way I see to do that
is put a human back
into the mix... If you use ePanel Builder to design
your panel and then one
of our partners to either have your CAD work done,
or your panel built for
you, you can be sure it will be exactly what you
want...

By the way, I am working on getting all of the
pricing updated on all the
products in the next couple of weeks...

-Bill VonDane
www.epanelbuilder.com
www.creativair.com


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