MOTM

One method for those not wanting to invest in any expensive software on the
PC would be to have the modules in BMP format.  You could cut and paste them
using any of the many free bitmap editors including paint.  I actually use
MGI Photosuite 8.1 (the basic version that came free with many Sony
Cameras).  But, I have seen older versions of the full version sell on ebay
for $3. These are great for BMP, JPG and GIF editing.

I make drawings for work sometimes to communicate temporary line and
substation configurations.  I do everything using bitmap since it is easy to
manipulate.  Then, I convert the finished product to PDF using Acrobat just
to optimize the file size.  But, for storing patches at home, file size
would not be such a big deal.  I was contemplating converting these
wonderful drawings that Mike made to bitmap for that purpose.  I was
wondering what size / resolution I might use.

Of course, there is nothing in any of these programs to easily produce the
nice interconnecting cables.  But, the price is right.  Just a thought.

Larry Hendry


-----Original Message-----
From: motm@yahoogroups.com [mailto:motm@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of
Mike Estee
Sent: Sunday, June 12, 2005 12:09 PM
To: Richard Brewster
Cc: MOTM List
Subject: Re: [motm] anyone up for some proof reading?


On Sat, 11 Jun 2005, Richard Brewster wrote:

> I like added the labels for jacks and pots.  Subdued, but still readable.
>
> My question now is how can I produce this type of patch diagram, given
that I
> don't have Mac OS X, and OmniGraffle?

...and how does one do so without shelling out money in the first place?
Unfortunately almost all vector graphix programs are sort of expensive, so
there is no free solution at the moment.

For Windows and Linux people I've created a symbol set in Visio, PDF, EPS,
and Illustrator AI format. As soon as I can figure out how I'll also do a
conversion to SVG. I'd do a flash symbol set, but I have bigger plans for
that platform yet...

I'm working on a start page for all this, I'll uploaded before the weekend
is out.

I also added all the unreleased modules to the list too, I'm going to add
the Encore & Blacet modules later next week.

--mikes




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