News: Protocase's innovative enclosure design competition
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News: Protocase's innovative enclosure design competition
Last edited by MikeC on Wed Nov 15, 2006 2:21 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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Well, not with THAT attitude...
I wish they had a design template for a real ATX case, that could accomodate expansion cards, an ATX power supply, and a motherboard I/O panel (which most enthusiast motherboards already ship with). Their Protocase Designer software is abysmal, though, without even an 'undo' feature. I really wish they used constraint-based modeling, like SolidWorks or IronCad.
I wish they had a design template for a real ATX case, that could accomodate expansion cards, an ATX power supply, and a motherboard I/O panel (which most enthusiast motherboards already ship with). Their Protocase Designer software is abysmal, though, without even an 'undo' feature. I really wish they used constraint-based modeling, like SolidWorks or IronCad.
I'd like to see more detail in the Terms and Conditions. Right now, it doesn't say that the copyright for the case design stays with the designer and that it cannot be mass-produced without licensing. Although as far as I know that should be the default, I seem to recall that copyright transfer is common in company-run contests.
Rory, can SolidWorks export to a .dwg file?
Rory, can SolidWorks export to a .dwg file?
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Does all the company does what Bluefront said?Bluefront wrote:WTH....looks like they just want a bunch of free designs, engineering, prototypes, and unpaid labor. In return they use your design, and you get a free case......one that sort-of looks like the one you just built?
No thanks.....
Protocase doesn't commercialize any client design and they don't mass produce. The design submitted is the property of the designer itself.
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This email addresses some of the expressed concerns:
Hi Mike,
I just checked the Article Discussion section of you website. It seems from the discussion that some of the audiences are worried about their intellectual property / design. I am not sure how should I correct them as I don’t want them to be confused about the competition. I would appreciate you if you could add a line to the message you wrote earlier.
“The design submitted is the property of the original designer, not Protocase's. Period“
Should they have any comments / questions they can always contact me.
Thanks,
Sagar Thulung -- [email protected]