As I mentioned before I am a foodie. Trying new recipes keeps things interesting in my kitchen. I learned very quickly that eye-balling the ingredients when preparing a dish for the first time is not a good idea. If I want it to taste right on the first try, I really need to follow the recipe and its recommended preparation method.Preparing to modify your plastic electronic enclosures follows a similar notion. Polycase can serve you up a machining quote when one of the below methods is followed for requesting cutouts on Polycase enclosures:1.) An engineering drawing with the approximate size of the cutout(s) and indication of which side(s) of the enclosure are to be machined. See acceptable file formats of electronic files below.2.) A sketch with the approximate size of the cutout(s) and indication of which side(s) of the enclosure are to be machined. The pdf files from the product pages are a good base for a sketch.3.) A detailed written description including the approximate size and shape of the cutout(s) in addition to which side(s) of the enclosure are to be machined.4.) A PCB sample with any connectors that would fit through the cutouts & any hardware required to mount the PCB.
Typical CAD Program Files
File TypeFile Extension
AutoCAD Interchange File.DXF
AutoCAD Drawing.DWG
SolidWorks.SLDPRT, .SLDASM, .SLDDRW
Part.PRT, .SLDPRT
Assembly.ASM, .SLDASM
Drawing.DRW, .SLDDRW
Lib Feat Part.LFP, .SLDLFP
Template.PRTDOT, .ASMDOT, .DRWDOT
Parasolid. X_T, .X_B, .XMT_TXT, .XMT_BIN
IGES.IGS, .IGES
STEP.STEP, .STP
ACIS.SAT
VDAFS.VDA
VRML.WRL
STL.STL
Catia Graphics.CRG
ProE Part.PRT, .PRT., XPR
ProE Assembly.ASM, .ASM., .XAS
UGII.PRT
Inventor Part.IPT
Inventory Assembly.IAM
Solid Edge Part.PAR
Solid Edge Assembly.ASM
CADKEY.PRT, .CKD
Add-Ins.DLL
IDF.EMN, .BRD, .BDF, .IDB
Rhino Files.3DM
 If you are also planning on printing on your enclosure, refer to our blog post on best formats for graphics. If you have questions about Polycase modifications you can visit our page on modification services or contact our customer service department. Questions or comments? I’m all ears.
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