Enclosure Pro
Documentation
Enclosure Pro is pretty straightforward to use and presents very few menu options that should be familiar to any effects pedal builder. Experiment for a few minutes and you’ll get the hang of it.
If you have any questions, please email circuitousfx@gmail.com.
Video Overview
User Interface
1. Top Toolbar
The Top Toolbar provides access to information about the app, some helpful Design Canvas tools, and the Project Menu.
A. App Menu
The App Menu holds the app version number, a method for checking for updates, and developer contact info.
B. Zoom
Use the + and - buttons or the mouse scroll wheel to zoom in and out of the Design Canvas.
C. Rotate
The Rotate button can rotate the Design Canvas 90° clockwise and 90° counterclockwise.
D. Project Menu
The Project Menu defaults to “Untitled” and reflects the saved project name. If an orange asterisk (*) is next to the file name, it means that the most recent changes haven’t been saved.
The Project Menu contains the following options:
- New: Start a new enclosure project (Ctrl/Cmd+N)
- Open: Open a saved enclosure project (Ctrl/Cmd+O)
- Save: Save the open project as an .enc file (Ctrl/Cmd+S)
- Save As: Save the open project as a new file (Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+S)
- Print: Print the project blueprint (Ctrl/Cmd+P)
- Export PDF: Export the project blueprint to PDF (Ctrl/Cmd+E)
- Quit: Quit Enclosure Pro (Ctrl/Cmd+Q)
2. Bottom Toolbar
The Bottom Toolbar provides access to the enclosures, a Unit Switcher, Grid Settings, and the available components.
E. Enclosures Menu
This menu contains a list of the most common pedal enclosure sizes. Switching enclosures will not delete components already placed on the Design Canvas.
F. Unit Switcher
This switches between Metric (mm) and Imperial (in) units app-wide.
G. Grid Settings Menu
Provides several grid spacing options and the option to turn the grid off.
H. Components Menu
This provides several submenus that contain common enclosure components (potentiometers, switches, LEDs, etc.). Selected components appear in the center of the enclosure.
Regular components are set to print or export to PDF by default.
There is also a selection of Footprint Guides that can be used to help with spacing your drill holes appropriately. Footprint Guides are set not to print or export to PDF by default.
3. Design Canvas
The Design Canvas is where components are placed and supports drag-and-drop functionality.
If a component is selected, right-clicking will display a context menu with the following options:
- Duplicate: Will duplicate the selected component
- Rotate 90°: Will rotate a component 90° clockwise or 90° counterclockwise
- Print/Export: Hide or show a component for printing/exporting
To delete a selected component, click the orange trash can icon that appears at the bottom right of the Design Canvas.
Use the mouse middle-click to pan around the Design Canvas space.
Export to PDF
Exporting a layout to PDF provides detailed header and footer information about the enclosure, as well as a calibration mark to measure and ensure that your design prints at 100% if you decide to print it.
It is recommended that you export larger enclosure formats to PDF rather than printing them directly, as printing from PDF provides many more page formatting options than printing directly from the Enclosure Pro. Always open PDFs in a PDF reader (such as Adobe Acrobat) and not in a web browser.
Printing & Drilling Guide
Printing directly from Enclosure Pro will print very minimal header and footer information on the printout (as opposed to exporting to PDF) in order to allow as much space as possible for the enclosure.
After printing the drill hole layout, follow these steps:
- Cut it out (a blade and a straight edge are recommended over scissors).
- Cut the enclosure template out with or without the rounded corners.
- Fold the template along the face (front) edges and wrap it around the enclosure.
- Tape the template in place.
- Use the crosshairs on the template to guide your center punching.
- Remove the template and drill!
Auto Updates
Enclosure Pro automatically checks for updates each time it launches.
You can also manually check at any time using App Menu → Check for Updates. If an update is available, Enclosure Pro will download it and prompt you to restart. When the app relaunches, it will open with the latest version installed.