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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 contains instructions for anyone submitting a design, whether or not Designer is used.

Tell Me About...

Overviews on Silkscreening, Finishing, and other features; each topic includes links to all subtopics. This section contains instructions for anyone submitting a design, whether or not Designer is used.

Release Notes

List of new features and bug fixes in each version of 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.