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'''We strongly recommend that you download the latest version of Protocase Designer to ensure the software is up to date in terms of features and fixes.''' <br>
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===Download for free [https://www.protocasedesigner.com/download/ here]. <br> View the latest release notes [https://www.protocasedesigner.com/wiki/index.php?title=Release_Notes here].===
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='''Protocase Designer<sup><small>®</small></sup> Documentation'''=
 
='''Protocase Designer<sup><small>®</small></sup> Documentation'''=
  
 
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Welcome to the Protocase Designer documentation wiki! This wiki provides instructions on how to install, configure, and operate Designer to your best advantage.
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You can browse the material using the sidebar (to the left of this screen) or the Contents (below).
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To search for information on a specific topic, use the '''Search''' button and text field in the upper right of the screen. Use quotation marks around phases.
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==User Guide==
 
==User Guide==
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====[[Glossary]]====
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A glossary of terms used at Protocase, Inc., and in Protocase Designer.
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====[[Quick Start]]====
 
====[[Quick Start]]====
A quick introduction to using Protocase Designer to create, customize, and order your custom electronic enclosure.
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How to install Protocase Designer and use it to create, customize, and order your custom electronic enclosure.
  
 
====[[3D View Window]]====
 
====[[3D View Window]]====
The main interface for viewing the 3D model of your enclosure; also for creating, opening, and saving files, as well as selecting the face you want to edit.
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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|Face Editor Window]]====
 
====[[Face Editor|Face Editor Window]]====
Using the Face Editor to add shapes for cutouts, silkscreens, exclusions, and construction lines as well as silkscreen text and images.
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Using the Face Editor to add cutouts, graphics (text and/or images), exclusions, masking, and construction lines.
  
 
====[[Cutout Library]]====
 
====[[Cutout Library]]====
Adding custom cutouts, standard fasteners, and mounting hardware from the Cutout Library.
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Adding custom cutouts, standard fasteners, and mounting hardware from the Cutout Library. This section also includes instructions on importing DXF files.
  
 
====[[Instant Quotes and Purchasing]]====
 
====[[Instant Quotes and Purchasing]]====
 
Registering, requesting instant quotes, and purchasing your custom electronic enclosure.
 
Registering, requesting instant quotes, and purchasing your custom electronic enclosure.
  
====[[Tutorials]]====
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====[[Tutorials|Tutorials and Technical Papers]] ====
Step-by-step tutorials showing how to design custom enclosures for common applications.
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Technical papers and step-by-step tutorials showing how to design custom enclosures for common applications. <span style="color:#ff0000">This section is for anyone submitting a design, whether Protocase Designer or another CAD program is used.</span>
 
 
====[http://www.protocase.com/resources/index.php Technical Papers]====
 
Resource material and technical papers on enclosure design. ''This section is for anyone submitting a design, whether or not Protocase Designer is used.''
 
  
 
====[[Tell Me About...]]====
 
====[[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 or not Protocase Designer is used.''
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Overviews on graphics (digital print and silkscreening), finishing, and other features; each topic includes links to all related topics in both this wiki and the Protocase website. <span style="color:#ff0000">This section is for anyone submitting a design, whether Protocase Designer or another CAD program is used.</span>
  
 
====[[Release Notes]]====
 
====[[Release Notes]]====
List of new features and bug fixes in each version of Protocase Designer.
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New features and enhancements in each version of Designer.
  
 
==Get Help==
 
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====[[Knowledgebase]]====
 
====[[Knowledgebase]]====
Known issues and their resolutions.
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:* [[Knowledgebase_-_Known_Issues|'''Known Issues''']]
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:* [[Knowledgebase_-_Software_Fixes_Released|'''Software Fixes Released''', with links to the latest Beta release]]
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:* [[Knowledgebase_-_Planned_Enhancements|'''Planned Enhancements''']]
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:* [[Uninstalling_Protocase_Designer|'''How to Uninstall Protocase Designer''']]
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:* [[Potential Welding Delays|'''Potential Welding delays and work around''']]
  
 
====[http://forum.protocase.com/ Forum]====
 
====[http://forum.protocase.com/ Forum]====
A support forum for Protocase Designer users to ask questions, share experiences, report bugs, and check enhancements. Protocase Designer developers monitor and participate in the forum.
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A support forum for users to ask questions, share experiences, report bugs, and check enhancements. Protocase Designer developers monitor and participate in the forum.

Latest revision as of 18:44, 1 November 2023

We strongly recommend that you download the latest version of Protocase Designer to ensure the software is up to date in terms of features and fixes.

Download for free here.
View the latest release notes here.

Protocase Designer® Documentation

Welcome to the Protocase Designer documentation wiki! This wiki provides instructions on how to install, configure, and operate Designer to your best advantage.

You can browse the material using the sidebar (to the left of this screen) or the Contents (below).

To search for information on a specific topic, use the Search button and text field in the upper right of the screen. Use quotation marks around phases.


User Guide

Glossary

A glossary of terms used at Protocase, Inc., and in Protocase Designer.

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 cutouts, graphics (text and/or images), exclusions, masking, and construction lines.

Cutout Library

Adding custom cutouts, standard fasteners, and mounting hardware from the Cutout Library. This section also includes instructions on importing DXF files.

Instant Quotes and Purchasing

Registering, requesting instant quotes, and purchasing your custom electronic enclosure.

Tutorials and Technical Papers

Technical papers and step-by-step tutorials showing how to design custom enclosures for common applications. This section is for anyone submitting a design, whether Protocase Designer or another CAD program is used.

Tell Me About...

Overviews on graphics (digital print and silkscreening), finishing, and other features; each topic includes links to all related topics in both this wiki and the Protocase website. This section is for anyone submitting a design, whether Protocase Designer or another CAD program is used.

Release Notes

New features and enhancements in each version of Designer.

Get Help

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about using Protocase Designer and this wiki.

Knowledgebase

Includes:

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.