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PANEL PRO
Tool paths are automatically generated by AvCAM and are not required in your
drawings.
An easy way to generate an instrument dxf file:
Open AvCAM
Click on the ATI
tool.
Type in the height, 3.21
Type in the width, 3.21.
Type in the distance across the corner chamfers or type in the chamfer distance 3.92.
Type in the upper right mount hole coordinate 1.53,1.53. (1/2 of the center to center
distance of the mount holes)
Optionally type in the size of the case or bezel
Click “OK”
Enter the name of the file to save, ie ATI3.
A dxf file with the cutout and mounting holes has been created with the proper layers.
This process takes just a few seconds.
The dxf file can be inserted directly into panel drawings using the insert > block >
browse command.
If you wish to add more detail, open the dxf file directly from the file > open command.
You can save it as a dwg file if desired.
Make the panel outline:
For AvCAM, place the outside perimeter entities on layer “outside” .
Similar techniques are used for Panel cutouts. There will be inside cutouts like switch
holes, mounting holes and the like.
If you have accurate mounting hole information by all means cut them with the Panel
Pro. In many cases each aircraft has panel mounting tolerances that make this difficult.
It is quite difficult to manually measure mounting holes on an existing panel.
Start a new drawing as above.
Execute the purge command to make sure there are no old blocks hiding in memory.
Make layer “outside” current.
Start with the lower left of your drawing at 0,0. (world coordinate system)
Draw any combination of lines, arcs and polylines to create the perimeter of the panel.
Curves are supported in AvCAM. Different CAD programs name them differently;
however the one we can use is the parabolic spline where the control points are on the
line.
