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Revision as of 15:37, 25 August 2015

We created Protocase Designer to make it fast, easy, and affordable. Within minutes, you can be designing your own enclosure and at any time along the way, you can get pricing for your design. This can save you weeks compared to dealing with conventional old-school metal shops, so you can rapidly cost-optimize your design.

Features

Multi-Platform

• Runs on Windows, Mac OS X and Linux operating systems
• Built on Java platform to provide consistent user interface on all platforms

Real-time 3D Modeling

• Create and manipulate your enclosure in 3D
• Rotate, pan, and zoom to see every feature on your enclosure

Built-in Enclosure Templates

• Pre-built enclosure templates to quickly start your enclosure design:
  • 1U Extruded Aluminum Enclosures
  • 5-Sided Enclosures
  • Brackets
  • Consolet Enclosures
  • Panels
  • Rackmount Enclosures
  • U Shape Enclosures
  • L Shape Enclosures

Easy Enclosure Customization

• Define basic enclosure parameters including size, thickness, material, and colour
• Drawing tools to indicate cutouts, exclusion zones, construction lines and more
• Extensive cutout library to add common cutouts quickly
• Mounting hardware library for adding hardware such as self-clinching fasteners (PEMs) and handles
• Finish with powder coating, silkscreening, digital printing, and/or dot peening

Instant Quotes and Online Purchasing

• Instant quote generation directly from application
• Easy online purchasing of enclosure

Fast Turnaround

• Order your enclosure and have it shipped in two or three days.

Help Resources

• Great support from the user community and Protocase Technical Support in the online forum
• Comprehensive user guide and other resources in this wiki
• Built-in form to send questions directly to Technical Support from Protocase Designer's Help menu