[goldenglove002]

At this point it will be really difficult to learn Inventor and use it within this build season. My advice would be to have someone (or multiple people if there you have plenty of adventurous students) learn it themselves so they are capable of teaching it to the rest of the team during the off season.

However, make sure you aren't scared away from using it. It's an amazing program to use when designing your robot if you know how to use it properly.

Start with the basics. Drawing lines, circles, etc. Inventor is actually a really easy program to use once you get a hold of where everything is and what it does. From drawings get into making simple brackets, then making assemblies out of parts.

Use the tutorials within Inventor. They are the easiest way to learn it without having someone to teach you.

If you have any other questions, feel free to ask. But it's really hard to give help without a specific question.