Designing & Quoting

For an affordable hourly rate, our Engineering & Design Services team will review your sketch, description, or components to create a professional, manufacturable CAD design and deliver the final file. Read more here.

This service is perfect for you if you need to bring a design idea to life, design an enclosure around components, or create or convert a CAD file from an existing part or PDF.

Yes. Each customer is assigned an Account Manager to help with design, pricing, ordering, or any other assistance you might need. To get in touch with your Account Manager, fill out the form on our Contact page or email us at info@protocase.com.

Yes. Our Engineering & Design Services team can work from your initial concept, which can be anything from a simple sketch or verbal description to a set of components and boards.

Essentially, you should have a sense of what you need designed. It’s okay if you don’t know all of the specifics. But to start, it helps to supply things like rough sketches, data sheets, photos or drawings. You should let us know if you have a specific material in mind for your project (as well as a corresponding thickness, if you know that already).

Yes. We'll provide a price quote based on the information you give us. If the scope of the project changes, we may need to adjust the estimate.

Yes. While customers typically use Protocase’s one-stop custom manufacturing for their parts, you may also take your design once finalized to another manufacturer. Remember – you own all parts of the design(s) created with Protocase Design Services.

An eDrawing is a file (either e-drwg, easm or eprt) that allows you to view a 3D model of the enclosure. It provides clients the ability to verify dimensions, view the enclosure from all angles, view section cutaways to inspect the inside and dissemble the enclosure to view each part that makes up the assembly

We use eDrawings for the design approval process – you must approve the eDrawing before we can proceed with manufacturing the design.

• For lightning-fast pricing, use our Instant Quoter. Simply upload your design, and you'll have a quote in seconds.

• For more complex projects, our Request-a-Quote form lets you add detailed requirements. Our team will follow up with a quote within one business day.

• If you're using Protocase Designer, you can get an instant quote right away as long as your design passes manufacturability checks!

• You can also email info@protocase.com with the details of your project (including any 3D design files created).

Head over to the “Quotes” section in My Account to review and manage your quotes and even place orders.

• .sldprt, .sldasm (Solidworks Pack & Go)

• .pda (Protocase Designer)

• .stp (STEP file)

• .igs (IGES file)

• .x_t (Parasolid)

• .asm (ProE 3D assembly and part files)

• .sat (AutoCad 3D assembly)

• .dwg (AutoCad 2D assembly)

• .dxf (AutoCad 2D assembly)

Protocase Designer is our easy-to-use design software that lets you design and order custom parts, enclosures, panels, and brackets in minutes. Find more about Protocase Designer here!

Yes. You’ll receive an eDrawing for approval before production begins.