Re: Citrus Circuits 2016 CAD Release
 

Thank you so much for releasing this. Definitely one of the most effective robots I have seen.

Re: Citrus Circuits 2016 CAD Release
 

This CAD has so many tiny golden nuggets of how to make things more reliable. Appreciating the details takes time, and I'll have to pull myself away to get back to work... for now...

Do you guys weld your drive train frame?

Re: Citrus Circuits 2016 CAD Release
 

Thank you!

We do not weld any part of the robot. On the drivetrain, we stuck to a mix of regular Al 5052 pop rivets and high-strength Al ones off McMaster. We've found that will nicely toleranced holes and enough rivets, welding hasn't been necessary. Still, there have been several instances where welding would have prevented gusset assemblies from loosening over the competition season. I strongly doubt we will move to welding any large assemblies on the robot in future years, though.