Very useful! thank you for sharing. +rep

 

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Originally Posted by mcnaryxc I just created some printable hole layouts out of a CAD program and thought I'd share them with everyone. All the marks are where the holes go. The measurements I used to mark the holes came from formfactors.org. I'm pretty sure all the measurments are correct, but I have not tested them to be 100% accurate (I don't have any spare mobos laying around). If someone could report the layouts are accurate, I would appreciate it. Each size is to scale. The ATX and microATX layouts are in JPEG format, as they will not fit on a single sheet of paper at 1:1 scale. The miniITX layout is in PDF format, as it can fit on a single sheet of letter size paper. Hope this can help all the modders out there!

Nice. It would be a little more helpful if you could put the standard PCI and CPU locations on it too. Since a great case mod is to cut out a hole so the CPU back plate can be removed without removing the MB. Also a dashed line showing the M-ATX size and the additional MATX holes would make it useable for 90%+ of the people on here.

ATX spec 2.2 PDF

 

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Originally Posted by WarlordOne Nice. It would be a little more helpful if you could put the standard PCI and CPU locations on it too. Since a great case mod is to cut out a hole so the CPU back plate can be removed without removing the MB. ATX spec 2.2 PDF

I want to do this and would love a template to avoid chewing up my pretty case.

to the OP for sharing. Downloaded.

 

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Originally Posted by DesertRat Very useful! thank you for sharing. +rep

Thanks!

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Originally Posted by WarlordOne Nice. It would be a little more helpful if you could put the standard PCI and CPU locations on it too. Since a great case mod is to cut out a hole so the CPU back plate can be removed without removing the MB. Also a dashed line showing the M-ATX size and the additional MATX holes would make it useable for 90%+ of the people on here. ATX spec 2.2 PDF

Good call. When I was making them, it was really just for me to drill out the holes. Sharing them with OCN was just another idea. Also, I included a mATX pattern as well. The reason for that is because mATX has a few more holes needed to drill out than ATX in some places and so I thought it deserved a new template.

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Originally Posted by Flux I want to do this and would love a template to avoid chewing up my pretty case. to the OP for sharing. Downloaded.

Awesome. Thanks.

 

Thanks, I will definitely test these when I get home.

+1

 

couldnt be able to give the actual dimensions of the hole placements in mm?
i cant figure out with bloody inches
also, whats the diameter of the screw holes?
i am actualy designing a program to make a case that i can slot into my desk

 

Sorry to resurrect an old thread, but I can't seem to find the download for the PDF. Maybe it's just because I'm new around here

Can anybody help me out?

This would be immensely helpful for me in building my NES PC.

Thank you

 

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Sorry to resurrect an old thread, but I can't seem to find the download for the PDF. Maybe it's just because I'm new around here

Can anybody help me out?

This would be immensely helpful for me in building my NES PC.

Thank you

I haven't found a good one yet either. If you find one please post.

 

i'm sure i/you could make something up, but you'd have to use 2 pages and line them up, it wouldn't be that hard to do a scale drawing of the hole layout

 

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Originally Posted by somebadlemonade

i'm sure i/you could make something up, but you'd have to use 2 pages and line them up, it wouldn't be that hard to do a scale drawing of the hole layout

Oh I know know I can, I've done it in the past for my current build "Paradox". Just having a printable template here would be beneficial. On other sites I see many saying page 12 of the ATX section on formfactors.org but It doesn't print right.

 

yea because it's to scale, not actual size

 

Is there a template for mini ITX screw holes layout? Thanks!

 

how to download these files? can't figure it out(

 

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how to download these files? can't figure it out(

I also can't figure it out...

 

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how to download these files? can't figure it out(

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I also can't figure it out...

if you have the .pdf open, right click, save page as, if not, right click the link, save link as, or save target as

both will save a copy of the file on your computer, after which you can extract page 12 to any image format of your choosing, with a .pdf converter, something which is easily found with a quick search, for printing as a template, you'll have to figure out how to print it to a scale of 1:1 of an actual motherboard, which is bigger than than most consumer printers are capable of, if you can get it to the proper scale, you might want to go to a print shop and get it printed as one sheet so you don't have to deal with trying to line up 2 pieces of paper on top of the work surface

maybe ask the print shop if they will scale it for you

 

well . i have the correct measurements ( the hole spacing )

the problem is ... how can i "print to scale" it lol

 

that's part of the problem, with a standard printer you have to use 2 pieces of paper and hope you line them up correctly

honestly, i don't think you can do it without trial and error with printing out a copy, and checking it with a pair of digital/dial/vernier calipers

thinking about it, maybe one of the laser etching/cnc mill artisans here might be able to cut a template for a bit of money if you don't want to go down the trial an error route

 

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Originally Posted by somebadlemonade

that's part of the problem, with a standard printer you have to use 2 pieces of paper and hope you line them up correctly

honestly, i don't think you can do it without trial and error with printing out a copy, and checking it with a pair of digital/dial/vernier calipers

thinking about it, maybe one of the laser etching/cnc mill artisans here might be able to cut a template for a bit of money if you don't want to go down the trial an error route

You should be able to set the bleed for your printer, and set a guideline to the edge, so you know exactly where to tape the paper. A tool like photoshop will let you scale an image by inches/mm instead of dpi/pixels. This should get you very close. Measure the distances before you cut.

I ended up just buying this ITX backplate for my needs.

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Originally Posted by somebadlemonade

if you have the .pdf open, right click, save page as, if not, right click the link, save link as, or save target as

both will save a copy of the file on your computer, after which you can extract page 12 to any image format of your choosing, with a .pdf converter, something which is easily found with a quick search, for printing as a template, you'll have to figure out how to print it to a scale of 1:1 of an actual motherboard, which is bigger than than most consumer printers are capable of, if you can get it to the proper scale, you might want to go to a print shop and get it printed as one sheet so you don't have to deal with trying to line up 2 pieces of paper on top of the work surface

maybe ask the print shop if they will scale it for you

Ah, I understand now, you are referring to the pdfs on form factor.org IE:
http://www.formfactors.org/developer/specs/Mini_ITX_Spec_V2_0.pdf

I thought in the first post you were saying you made a pdf from those documents that is to size.

 

i think you can go to officedepot and tell them to " print to scale "

i think that could work

 

oops

 

This is a very old post and I may be a bit ******ed here but I cant see any attachments for download...

 

Just print it out in A3 paper.

atx.PDF_.pdf 45k .pdf file

 

Anyone still have the mITX layout PDF?

 

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Anyone still have the mITX layout PDF?

mITX is a subset of ATX i.e. just use the ATX file.

 

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Originally Posted by Spotswood

mITX is a subset of ATX i.e. just use the ATX file.

Siiiiiick. Thank you, kind sir!