Creating key slot cutouts - Revision history

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 #In the grid of dots for '''Origin Placement''', click the center dot. (It will turn red.)
 #Make the cutout part (canvas) as large as the switch itself, not just the hole it goes into, so that you avoid placing components too close to it. The diagram shows that the switch body is 1.32" wide and 0.89" high, so enter those values in '''Width''' and '''Height''' respectively.
-#:[[File:keyslot2_new_library_item_dialog.png|300px]]
+#:[[File:keyslot2_new_library_item_dialog_NEW.png|300px]]
 #Click '''OK'''.
 #In the Face Editor that opens, center the cutout in the workspace.
 #Referring to the cutout diagram, you see that you want a circle that is 0.49" in diameter and a rectangle (slot) that is 0.06" high. Click the '''Circle''' button and draw a circle. The size and position do not matter; if you receive any placement warnings, you can ignore them.
 #In the Properties panel, change '''Origin(X)''' and '''Origin(Y)''' to 0.0, and change '''Diameter''' to 0.49. This centers the circle on the canvas and makes it the correct size. <span style="color:#ff0000">'''Tip:'''</span> Be sure to press the '''Enter''' key after changing any value in the Properties panel.
-#:[[File:keyslot3_circle_properties.png]]
+#:[[File:keyslot3_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 placement warnings.
 #In the Properties panel, change the '''Height''' to 0.06. (Remember to press '''Enter''' after doing so.)
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 #:<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>
 #:The design will now look something like this, except for the horizontal position of your rectangle:
-#:[[File:Keyslot5_-_circle_with_rectangle_unaligned.png‎|400px]]
+#:[[File:Keyslot5_-_circle_with_rectangle_unaligned_NEW.png‎|400px]]
 #To find out the horizontal position of the rectangle, calculate the distance from the center of the circle to the left edge of the rectangle. Referring to the cutout diagram, you see that the left edge of the rectangle (notch) is 0.45" from the opposite edge of the circle, and you calculate that the radius of the circle is 0.245" (half its diameter). Subtract 0.245" from 0.45" to get 0.205", and that is the distance from the center of the circle to the left edge of the rectangle.
 #:[[File:keyslot6_cutout_diagram.png]]
 #Select the rectangle and change its '''Origin(X)''' to 0.205. (A rectangle’s origin is always its bottom left corner.)
-#:[[File:keyslot7_circle_with_rectangle.png|500px]]
+#:[[File:keyslot7_circle_with_rectangle_NEW.png|500px]]
 #Verify the distance:
 ##Click the '''Measure''' button.
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 ##Click the left edge of the rectangle.
 ##:In the Properties panel, '''distance''' should be 0.450.
-##:[[File:keyslot8_measure_distance.png|500px]]
+##:[[File:keyslot8_measure_distance_NEW.png|500px]]
 #You can now join the two objects into one. Click the '''Edit''' button, then click both the circle and rectangle to select them.
 #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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 #: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:side-by-side_images_for_trimming.png]]
+#:[[File:side-by-side_images_for_trimming_NEW.png|300px]] [[File:side-by-side_images_for_trimming_NEW2.png|300px]]
 #:And here it is complete:
-#:[[File:keyslot10_trim3.png|300px]]
+#:[[File:keyslot10_trim3_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.
 #The cutout is now completed, but you can now add an Exclusion zone the same size as the switch body, so that nothing can be added to that area of the enclosure that would interfere with the switch.

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 #In the Library Manager window that opens, click the '''New Item''' button.
 #In the New Library Item dialog that opens, enter a unique identifying name (such as "Key Slot 2 Pole Switch") in '''Name'''.
-#In the image for '''Origin Placement''', click the center dot. (It will turn red.)
+#In the grid of dots for '''Origin Placement''', click the center dot. (It will turn red.)
 #Make the cutout part (canvas) as large as the switch itself, not just the hole it goes into, so that you avoid placing components too close to it. The diagram shows that the switch body is 1.32" wide and 0.89" high, so enter those values in '''Width''' and '''Height''' respectively.
 #:[[File:keyslot2_new_library_item_dialog.png|300px]]
 #Click '''OK'''.
-#In the Face Editor that opens, center the image in the workspace.
+#In the Face Editor that opens, center the cutout in the workspace.
 #Referring to the cutout diagram, you see that you want a circle that is 0.49" in diameter and a rectangle (slot) that is 0.06" high. Click the '''Circle''' button and draw a circle. The size and position do not matter; if you receive any placement warnings, you can ignore them.
 #In the Properties panel, change '''Origin(X)''' and '''Origin(Y)''' to 0.0, and change '''Diameter''' to 0.49. This centers the circle on the canvas and makes it the correct size. <span style="color:#ff0000">'''Tip:'''</span> Be sure to press the '''Enter''' key after changing any value in the Properties panel.

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 #Click the '''Rectangle''' button, then draw a rectangle. Again, the position and size do not matter right now, and you can ignore placement warnings.
 #In the Properties panel, change the '''Height''' to 0.06. (Remember to press '''Enter''' after doing so.)
-#You will now align the rectangle vertically to the circle. First, click the '''Edit''' button, then click the circle.
+#You will now align the rectangle vertically with the circle. First, click the '''Edit''' button, then click the circle.
 #Hold down the '''Shift''' key and click the rectangle. (They will both be displayed with the dashed outline.)
 #Click the '''Align centers of objects vertically''' button in the Properties panel:

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−	Key slot cutouts are needed when you are adding certain items, such as toggle switches, to an enclosure. In Protocase Designer, the easiest way to create this cutout is to add a rectangle to a circle and edit it to create a notch.	+	Key slot cutouts are needed when you are adding certain items, such as toggle switches, to an enclosure. In Protocase Designer, the easiest way to create this cutout is to add a rectangle to a circle and edit it to create a notch. For a video of this tutorial, see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=honW2dQ61wg.

	#Find a drawing of the component you are adding, or otherwise determine its dimensions. For this tutorial, we are using values (circled in red) for the two-pole switch (the cutout without locking ring) in the following drawing. Inches, the value shown in the bottom of each measurement pair, is our unit of measure. We will draw a circle for the keyhole and a rectangle for the slot and join them to create the notched hole, plus we will draw an exclusion zone for the full size of the installed switch.		#Find a drawing of the component you are adding, or otherwise determine its dimensions. For this tutorial, we are using values (circled in red) for the two-pole switch (the cutout without locking ring) in the following drawing. Inches, the value shown in the bottom of each measurement pair, is our unit of measure. We will draw a circle for the keyhole and a rectangle for the slot and join them to create the notched hole, plus we will draw an exclusion zone for the full size of the installed switch.

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	*[[http://www.protocasedesigner.com/wiki/index.php/Creating_a_custom_cutout_for_a_connector\| Creating a custom cutout for a connector]]		*[[http://www.protocasedesigner.com/wiki/index.php/Creating_a_custom_cutout_for_a_connector\| Creating a custom cutout for a connector]]
	*[[Creating_double-d_cutouts\| Creating a double-D cutout]]		*[[Creating_double-d_cutouts\| Creating a double-D cutout]]
		+	*[[Creating_custom_vents\| Creating custom vents]]

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 ##:'''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 in the Properties panel by clicking the Cutout dropdown and selecting '''Exclusion''':
 ##Click the '''Rectangle''' button and draw a rectangle of any size and at any position.
-##In the Properties panel, change '''Width''' to 1.32 and '''Height''' to 0.89. This is the size of the switch body, which you also entered in the New Item dialog for the size of the canvas (see step 4c).
+##In the Properties panel, change '''Width''' to 1.32 and '''Height''' to 0.89. This is the size of the switch body, which you also entered in the New Item dialog for the size of the canvas (see step 6).
 ##Click the '''Send To Back''' button in the Properties panel to display the exclusion zone behind the cutout, so that you can select the cutout and align the rectangle to it.
 ##Click the '''Edit''' button, then hold down the '''Shift''' key and click the cutout first and then the rectangle. Click the '''Align Centers of Objects Vertically''' button and then click the '''Align Centers of Objects Horizontally''' button.

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 #:<span style="color:#ff0000">'''Tip:'''</span> If you accidentally delete a segment, click the '''Undo''' button in the toolbar:
 #:[[File:keyslot_undo_button.png]].
-#Press the '''Esc''' key to end the Trim mode. '''Important!''' If you click the '''Accept and Close''' button now, the trims will not be saved.
+#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.
 #The cutout is now completed, but you can now add an Exclusion zone the same size as the switch body, so that nothing can be added to that area of the enclosure that would interfere with the switch.
 ##Under Mode at the top of the tool panel, choose '''Exclusion'''.