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 * '''[http://www.sketchup.com SketchUp (Windows XP, Vista, OSX 10.4, 10.5)]'''
-:For developing the conceptual stages of design through to making final plans, SketchUp is powerful yet easy-to-learn 3D software. SketchUp has some very simple online [http://sketchup.google.com/training/videos.html video tutorials] to get you designing within an hour. Many people are now using Google's fully featured free Sketchup software to design their arcade cabinets. This wiki has a dedicated [http://wiki.arcadecontrols.com/wiki/SketchUp_Tips tips] page with examples of several people's work to help get you started.
+:For developing the conceptual stages of design through to making final plans, SketchUp is powerful yet easy-to-learn 3D software. SketchUp has some very simple online [http://sketchup.google.com/training/videos.html video tutorials] to get you designing within an hour. Many people are now using Google's fully featured free Sketchup software to design their arcade cabinets. This wiki has a dedicated [[SketchUp Tips]] page with examples of several people's work to help get you started.
 * '''[http://www.autodesk.com Autodesk AutoCAD (Windows XP, Vista)]'''

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-* [[SketchUp_Tips]]
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 ==Commonly used software==
 * '''[http://www.autodesk.com Autodesk AutoCAD (Windows XP, Vista)]'''
 :AutoCAD is a highend CAD ("Computer Aided Design"[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer-aided_design]) software package. Some BYOACers have access to AutoCAD, it has a steep learning curve - if you are not familiar with the software don't try to use this as your design software.
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 * '''[http://www.visio.com Microsoft Visio (Windows XP, Vista)]'''
 :Microsoft Visio is part of the Microsoft Office suite of products. Visio is a 2D diagram software package that can be used to create accurate diagrams and building plans. Some BYOACers also use Visio to create [[Contents#Arcade_Art|artwork]][http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=24442.msg202240#msg202240].
 ==Arcade specific software==

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 :CP Sketcher is a program created to design arcade control panels. It allows you to sketch up a design using real parts and then build it using the plans it creates.
-* '''[http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/22834 Joystick And Gamepad Tester (OS X 10.3-10.5, older versions support OSX 10.1, 10.2)]'''
+* '''[http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/22834 Joystick And Gamepad Tester (OS X 10.3-10.5)]'''
 :Joystick And Gamepad Tester is a very useful freeware program to test your control panel before sealing your cabinet. It can be used to determine the orientation of analogue joysticks and trackballs and to check if everything is connected correctly. It works with gamepads, keyboards, joysticks, mice, keyboard-encoders, mouse-encoders, trackball interfaces, spinners.

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 ==Commonly used software==
-* '''[http://www.autodesk.com Autodesk AutoCAD]'''
+* '''[http://www.autodesk.com Autodesk AutoCAD (Windows XP, Vista)]'''
 :AutoCAD is a highend CAD ("Computer Aided Design"[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer-aided_design]) software package. Some BYOACers have access to AutoCAD, it has a steep learning curve - if you are not familiar with the software don't try to use this as your design software.
-* '''[http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/index?id=5659302&siteID=123112 3D Studio Max]'''
+* '''[http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/index?id=5659302&siteID=123112 3D Studio Max (Windows XP, Vista)]'''
 :3D Studio is software to create 3D models and render photorealistic images. The software is easier to work with that AutoCAD but the full package is still quite expensive. Graphic designers might have access to the software. Besides the ability to create cabinet plans, the photorealistic render engine enbles the builder to create a lifelike image of the cabinet way before any physical material is touched. [http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=13118.0 Pixelhugger's Mission Control arcade] features many renderings of his design before he started to build.
-* '''[http://www.visio.com Microsoft Visio]'''
+* '''[http://www.visio.com Microsoft Visio (Windows XP, Vista)]'''
 :Microsoft Visio is part of the Microsoft Office suite of products. Visio is a 2D diagram software package that can be used to create accurate diagrams and building plans. Some BYOACers also use Visio to create [[Contents#Arcade_Art|artwork]][http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=24442.msg202240#msg202240].
-* '''[http://www.sketchup.com SketchUp]'''
+* '''[http://www.sketchup.com SketchUp (Windows XP, Vista, OSX 10.4, 10.5)]'''
 :Developed for the conceptual stages of design, SketchUp is powerful yet easy-to-learn 3D software. SketchUp has some very simple online [http://www.sketchup.com/?sid=35 video tutorials] to get you designing within an hour. Although there IS an expensive "pro" version of Sketchup available, recently google bought sketchup and released a fully functional and unlimited FREE version... the only limitation it has is export/import from/to CAD applications... This is NOT a limitation to cabinet building. An example is the [http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=68794.0 ARTIFACT PROJECT, designed using Sketchup (screenshots of the plans from Sketchup)] by a BYOAC member. Download Sketchup 6 FREE [http://sketchup.google.com/download.html here].
 ==Arcade specific software==
-* '''[http://www.tahnokgames.com/Applications/CPSketcher/applications_cpsketcher.htm CP Sketcher]'''
+* '''[http://www.tahnokgames.com/Applications/CPSketcher/applications_cpsketcher.htm CP Sketcher (Windows 98 SE, 2000, ME, XP)]'''
 :CP Sketcher is a program created to design arcade control panels. It allows you to sketch up a design using real parts and then build it using the plans it creates.
 ==See also==

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