when do rookie teams get software for team use.

[tclements]

I am on team 4138. I am the coach. I am wondering when the software for the robot will be sent to our school. do I need to start downloading software such as Solid Works or Lab view to a file on my server?

[Ether]

I am on team 4138. I am the coach. I am wondering when the software for the robot will be sent to our school. do I need to start downloading software such as Solid Works or Lab view to a file on my server?

LabVIEW comes in the Kit of Parts, I believe.

For Solidworks, you can request a free license for your team. Contact Marie Planchard:

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/member.php?u=22753

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/showpost.php?p=1083531&postcount=12

[ebarker]

For Autodesk projects, join the Autodesk education community at :

www.autodesk.com/first

there you can register and download products such as Inventor for free.


If you wanted to do Java on the robot, you can get a head start:

Download this guide;
http://www.kellrobotics.org/files/Installing_NetBeans_For_FRC.pdf
and this package
http://www.kellrobotics.org/files/netbeans-6.9.1-ml-javase-windows.exe

Visit www.usfirst.org/frc/kitofparts to get more information on the control system

[mplanchard]

You can go directly to
www.solidworks.com/SponsoredDesignContest

Fill out the form, we only ship software - no download.

For tutorials, go to www.solidworks.com/robotics

Marie

[pfreivald]

...and if you contact FIRST, they will send you LabView for free as well.