Protocase Designer® Documentation
User Guide
Quick Start
How to install Protocase Designer and use it to create, customize, and order your custom electronic enclosure.
3D View Window
An overview of the main interface for viewing the 3D model of your enclosure, which is used for creating, opening, and saving files, and for selecting the face you want to edit.
Face Editor Window
Using the Face Editor to add shapes for cutouts, silkscreens, exclusions, and construction lines as well as silkscreen text and images.
Cutout Library
Adding custom cutouts, standard fasteners, and mounting hardware from the Cutout Library.
Instant Quotes and Purchasing
Registering, requesting instant quotes, and purchasing your custom electronic enclosure.
Tutorials
Step-by-step tutorials showing how to design custom enclosures for common applications.
Technical Papers
Resource material and technical papers on enclosure design. This section is for anyone submitting a design, whether Protocase Designer or another CAD program is used.
Tell Me About...
Overviews on Silkscreening, Finishing, and other features; each topic includes links to all subtopics. This section is for anyone submitting a design, whether Protocase Designer or another CAD program is used.
Release Notes
New features and defect fixes in each version of Designer.
Enclosure Terminology
A glossary of terms as used in Designer.
Get Help
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about using Protocase Designer and this wiki.
Knowledgebase
Known issues and their resolutions, including how to uninstall Designer.
Forum
A support forum for users to ask questions, share experiences, report bugs, and check enhancements. Protocase Designer developers monitor and participate in the forum.