PCB and Enclosure Design

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Briefly describe what it's like to design a complete product in Flux. Help me understand what the PCB-first and enclosure-first design workflows are like to work with.

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Designing a complete product in Flux is an iterative loop across requirements, electronics, PCB layout, mechanical design, firmware planning, verification, and manufacturing—not just drawing a schematic.
  • PCB-first: Define the architecture, capture and verify the schematic, place and route the PCB, then design the enclosure around the finished board. This is usually fastest when electrical performance, connector choice, antenna layout, or board cost dominates. Mechanical constraints discovered later may force board revisions.
  • Enclosure-first: Establish the product’s size, ergonomics, mounting, controls, ports, and assembly strategy first. Then shape and place the PCB to fit those constraints. This is best when appearance, handheld fit, fixed openings, or installation geometry dominates, but it requires stronger mechanical decisions earlier.
In either workflow, Flux keeps the PCB and enclosure in the same project so I can check connector access, mounting alignment, component clearance, assembly, and manufacturing readiness as the design evolves. No project changes were made in this session. Execution stopped because your ACUs ran out.

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