Creating double-d cutouts - Revision history

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 #:[[File:Double-d_trim_1and2_NEW.png|300px]] [[File:Double-d_trim_1and2_NEW2.png|300px]]
 #:And here it is complete:
-#:[[File:double-d_completed_trim_NEW.png|300px]]
+#:[[File:double-d_completed_trim.png|300px]]
 #When the trimming is complete, press the '''Esc''' key to end the Trim mode. <span style="color:#ff0000">'''Important!'''</span> If you click the '''Accept and Close''' button now, the trims will not be saved.
 #Add a circle that is an Exclusion zone the same size as the connector itself, so that nothing can be added to that area of the design that would interfere with the connector. To do this, first choose '''Exclusion''' in the Mode list.
-#:[[File:double-d_choose_Exclusion.png]]
+#:[[File:double-d_choose_Exclusion_NEW.png]]
 #Now click the '''Circle''' button and draw a circle of any size and location. Center the circle by changing '''Origin(X)''' and '''Origin (Y)''' to 0 and changing the '''Diameter''' to 0.867:
 #:[[File:double-d_exclusion_circle_NEW.png]]
 #:'''Note:''' Exclusion zones are displayed in a transparent red. If you forget to select the Exclusion mode before drawing, it will be a cutout and not an exclusion zone, and will be displayed in black. You can change it to an exclusion zone in the Properties panel by clicking the Cutout dropdown and selecting '''Exclusion''':
-#:[[File:double-d_exclusion mode_in_properties_panel_NEW.png|100px]]
+#:[[File:double-d_exclusion mode_in_properties_panel_NEW.png|300px]]
 #Click the '''Accept and Close''' button. The cutout is now listed in the personal library section of the Cutout Library. You can now select it and place it on any enclosure, like any other item in the Cutout Library.<br>
 '''Related Topics'''

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 #:[[File:Double-d_trim_1and2_NEW.png|300px]] [[File:Double-d_trim_1and2_NEW2.png|300px]]
 #:And here it is complete:
-#:[[File:double-d_completed_trim.png|300px]]
+#:[[File:double-d_completed_trim_NEW.png|300px]]
 #When the trimming is complete, press the '''Esc''' key to end the Trim mode. <span style="color:#ff0000">'''Important!'''</span> If you click the '''Accept and Close''' button now, the trims will not be saved.
 #Add a circle that is an Exclusion zone the same size as the connector itself, so that nothing can be added to that area of the design that would interfere with the connector. To do this, first choose '''Exclusion''' in the Mode list.
 #:[[File:double-d_choose_Exclusion.png]]
 #Now click the '''Circle''' button and draw a circle of any size and location. Center the circle by changing '''Origin(X)''' and '''Origin (Y)''' to 0 and changing the '''Diameter''' to 0.867:
-#:[[File:double-d_exclusion_circle.png]]
+#:[[File:double-d_exclusion_circle_NEW.png]]
 #:'''Note:''' Exclusion zones are displayed in a transparent red. If you forget to select the Exclusion mode before drawing, it will be a cutout and not an exclusion zone, and will be displayed in black. You can change it to an exclusion zone in the Properties panel by clicking the Cutout dropdown and selecting '''Exclusion''':
-#:[[File:double-d_exclusion mode_in_properties_panel.png|100px]]
+#:[[File:double-d_exclusion mode_in_properties_panel_NEW.png|100px]]
 #Click the '''Accept and Close''' button. The cutout is now listed in the personal library section of the Cutout Library. You can now select it and place it on any enclosure, like any other item in the Cutout Library.<br>
 '''Related Topics'''

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 #:When the eraser (pointer) gets close to a line segment, the line turns blue. Click the mouse to erase that blue segment.
 #:<span style="color:#ff0000">'''Tip:'''</span> If you accidentally delete a segment, click the '''Undo''' button in the toolbar:
-#:[[File:keyslot_undo_button.png]]
+#:[[File:keyslot_undo_button_NEW.png]]
 #:Here, erasing is in progress, with a segment being selected and then erased. (In these examples, the eraser icon for the pointer is not displayed.)
-#:[[File:Double-d_trim_1and2.png]]
+#:[[File:Double-d_trim_1and2_NEW.png|300px]] [[File:Double-d_trim_1and2_NEW2.png|300px]]
 #:And here it is complete:
 #:[[File:double-d_completed_trim.png|300px]]

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 ##In the grid of dots for '''Origin Placement''', click the center dot. (It will turn red.) Using the center as the origin makes it easiest to place objects; you will not need a grid because you can center objects on the origin.
 ##Make the cutout part (canvas) as large as the connector itself, not just the hole it goes into, so that you avoid placing connectors too close together. (Think about plugs in a powerbar.) Therefore, in both '''Height''' and '''Width''' enter 0.867.
-##:[[File:double-d_new_item_dialog.png|300px]]
+##:[[File:double-d_new_item_dialog_NEW.png|300px]]
 ##Click '''OK'''.
 #In the Cutout Editor that opens, center the cutout in the workspace. Then click the '''Circle''' button and draw a circle. (The size and position do not matter. If you receive any placement warning, you can ignore it, then click '''Edit''' and select the circle.)
 #In the Properties panel, change '''Origin(X)''' and '''Origin(Y)''' of the circle to 0.0, and change '''Diameter''' (the height of the mounting  hole) to 0.634. This centers the circle on the canvas and makes it the correct size.<br>
 #:'''Tip''': Be sure to press the '''Enter''' key after changing any value in the Properties panel.
-#:[[File:double-d_circle_properties.png]]
+#:[[File:double-d_circle_properties_NEW.png]]
 #Click the '''Rectangle''' button, then draw a rectangle. Again, the position and size do not matter right now, and you can ignore any placement warning.
 #Make sure that the rectangle is selected, then in the Properties panel, change the '''Width''' to 0.54, the size of the mounting hole, and make sure that the rectangle '''Height''' is such that the rectangle overlaps both the top and bottom of the circle. (It does not matter by how much, and again you can ignore any placement warning.)
-#:[[File:double-d_circle_and_rectangle.png|600px]]
+#:[[File:double-d_circle_and_rectangle_NEW.png|600px]]
 #:Notice that we did not change '''Origin(X)''' or '''Origin(Y)'''. The origin of a rectangle is the lower left corner, so it would not make sense  to change that to 0.
 #You will now align the rectangle horizontally to the circle. Click the '''Edit''' button, then hold down the '''Shift''' key while you click first on the circle and then on the rectangle. (They will both be displayed with the dashed outline.) Then click the '''Align centers of objects horizontally''' button in the Properties panel:
 #:[[File:double-d_alignment_button.png]]
 #:This aligns the rectangle over the circle, and they are now both centered on the canvas.
-#:[[File:double-d_after_aligning.png|600px]]
+#:[[File:double-d_after_aligning_NEW.png|600px]]
 #:<span style="color:#ff0000">'''Important!'''</span> When using the alignment tools, the first object selected becomes the anchor. If the rectangle had been selected first, then the circle would have moved instead of the rectangle.<br>
 #Click the '''Trim''' button. (This button is at the very bottom of the tool panel, and might be out of sight if the window is not maximized.)

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 #In the New Item dialog that opens, do the following:
 ##In '''Name''', enter a unique identifying name such as "Bulkhead Crimp Jack".
-##In the image for '''Origin Placement''', click the center dot. (It will turn red.) Using the center as the origin makes it easiest to place objects; you will not need a grid because you can center objects on the origin.
+##In the grid of dots for '''Origin Placement''', click the center dot. (It will turn red.) Using the center as the origin makes it easiest to place objects; you will not need a grid because you can center objects on the origin.
 ##Make the cutout part (canvas) as large as the connector itself, not just the hole it goes into, so that you avoid placing connectors too close together. (Think about plugs in a powerbar.) Therefore, in both '''Height''' and '''Width''' enter 0.867.
 ##:[[File:double-d_new_item_dialog.png|300px]]
 ##Click '''OK'''.
-#In the Cutout Editor that opens, center the image in the workspace. Then click the '''Circle''' button and draw a circle. (The size and position do not matter. If you receive any placement warning, you can ignore it, then click '''Edit''' and select the circle.)
+#In the Cutout Editor that opens, center the cutout in the workspace. Then click the '''Circle''' button and draw a circle. (The size and position do not matter. If you receive any placement warning, you can ignore it, then click '''Edit''' and select the circle.)
 #In the Properties panel, change '''Origin(X)''' and '''Origin(Y)''' of the circle to 0.0, and change '''Diameter''' (the height of the mounting  hole) to 0.634. This centers the circle on the canvas and makes it the correct size.<br>
 #:'''Tip''': Be sure to press the '''Enter''' key after changing any value in the Properties panel.

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-Double-D cutouts are commonly needed for bulkhead crimp jacks (to hold connectors) and cam lock metal punches. A double-D cutout is basically a circle cutout with two edges knocked off. When you thread a connector through the circle, the flat parts of the circle hold the connector in place. This tutorial shows the quickest, easiest way to create a double-D cutout for your Cutout Library, by joining a circle and a rectangle rather than by drawing lines.
+Double-D cutouts are commonly needed for bulkhead crimp jacks (to hold connectors) and cam lock metal punches. A double-D cutout is basically a circle cutout with two edges knocked off. When you thread a connector through the circle, the flat parts of the circle hold the connector in place. This tutorial shows the quickest, easiest way to create a double-D cutout for your Cutout Library, by joining a circle and a rectangle rather than by drawing lines. For a video of this tutorial, see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gMlqGBw0Ps.
 #Find a drawing of the connector and cutout, or otherwise determine its dimensions. For this tutorial, we are using the following drawing; inches, shown in the brackets, is our unit of measure. We need the width and diameter (height) of the completed mounting hole, and the diameter of the assembled connector.
 #:Width of completed mounting hole: 0.54"

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 *[[http://www.protocasedesigner.com/wiki/index.php/Face_Editor#Path_editing:_Using_the_Trim_and_Merge_tools_to_create_cutouts| Using the Trim and Merge tools to create cutouts]]
 *[[http://www.protocasedesigner.com/wiki/index.php/Creating_a_custom_cutout_for_a_connector| Creating a custom cutout for a connector]]
 *[[Creating_key_slot_cutouts| Creating a key-slot cutout]]