Flux Product Design

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, integrated process: requirements → electronics → PCB layout → enclosure → verification → manufacturing outputs. The schematic, board, mechanical assets, firmware notes, and validation documents stay together so changes can be checked across the whole product.

PCB-first: Best when electrical performance, connector placement, RF, or board constraints dominate. You define the architecture, build and verify the schematic, size and lay out the PCB, then create an enclosure around the finished board. It is direct and efficient, but late enclosure requirements may force board revisions.
Enclosure-first: Best when product size, ergonomics, controls, mounting, or external port locations dominate. You establish the physical envelope and user-facing geometry first, then design the PCB to fit its internal volume and fixed interfaces. Mechanical integration is stronger, but the electronics have less freedom.

Most products use a hybrid loop: lock critical exterior geometry, place major internal components and connectors, develop the PCB, then refine both together through fit and design-rule checks.

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