# HL15 & Open-Source – Are there hardware design files available?

**URL:** <https://forum.45homelab.com/t/hl15-open-source-are-there-hardware-design-files-available/2709>\
**Category:** Hardware\
**Tags:** chassis\
**Created:** [December 12, 2024, 10:42pm UTC](https://forum.45homelab.com/t/hl15-open-source-are-there-hardware-design-files-available/2709 "2024-12-12T22:42:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![abbyack](https://forum.45homelab.com/user_avatar/forum.45homelab.com/abbyack/32/1772_2.png) [@abbyack](https://forum.45homelab.com/u/abbyack)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2024, 10:42pm UTC](https://forum.45homelab.com/t/hl15-open-source-are-there-hardware-design-files-available/2709/1 "2024-12-12T22:42:17Z")

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Hello everyone,

I see on the main site that the HL15 is an _open-source, open-platform_ chassis. Are there CAD files or schematics publicly available? I’d love to hack with it and make some modifications to meet my specific needs.

Thanks,  
abby

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**Author:** ![DigitalGarden](https://forum.45homelab.com/user_avatar/forum.45homelab.com/digitalgarden/32/1785_2.png) [@DigitalGarden](https://forum.45homelab.com/u/DigitalGarden)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2024, 11:41pm UTC](https://forum.45homelab.com/t/hl15-open-source-are-there-hardware-design-files-available/2709/2 "2024-12-12T23:41:40Z")

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> [@Fastest NVIDIA card that will fit this case for transcoding using UNRAID / PLEX](https://forum.45homelab.com/t/fastest-nvidia-card-that-will-fit-this-case-for-transcoding-using-unraid-plex/1115/9):
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> If you want to know for sure 45Drives offers the entire [CAD model for download](https://cad.onshape.com/documents/17653c9a5af29fbfcf61ec1a/w/610ca0b48346542559b8a55a/e/279275c24af96bf4b0ff164e) for us to answer these questions. Based on my napkin math you can fit a card in the case with a height of ~141mm and a length of ~260mm. If you got a card that is slightly smaller in height and you remove the fan directly behind the PCI slots you could yeild an extra 25mm of clearance. The height measurement is based off of the top of the PCI slot , NOT the motherboard. I…

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**Author:** ![abbyack](https://forum.45homelab.com/user_avatar/forum.45homelab.com/abbyack/32/1772_2.png) [@abbyack](https://forum.45homelab.com/u/abbyack)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2024, 9:43pm UTC](https://forum.45homelab.com/t/hl15-open-source-are-there-hardware-design-files-available/2709/3 "2024-12-13T21:43:29Z")

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Fantastic, thank you for this!