1.) Last year we had about 3 plus a mentor. Usually we have closer to 6 or 7 students.
2.) The whole robot is usually completed by about week 3 or 4, and drivetrain is completed ASAP.
3.) We have our own drive (its called the MAX Drive) for robotics. It's one of the school drives (Like the student common drive, Personal Student Drives, etc.) So we can store everything there and everyone on the robotics team can access the drive. We also use the drive for things other than CAD Files, such as outreach powerpoints, Chairman's essays, etc.
4.) The schedule should be individually determined by every team. Every team has different capabilities and CAD skills. As JVN once said, "Build within your means". In this context, CAD within your means. You should try and make a rough schedule of when things should be completed. Use 2011 for a relative template. If you can figure out when each facet of your 2011 robot should have been done, then you'll have a decent idea of how it'll look for 2012. Granted, the game could be vastly different, and this is why on the day of kickoff, you should make a schedule. I highly recommend a Gantt Chart.
As for the drivetrain, no matter what team you are, a drivetrain should be CADded ASAP. Also, it's not against the rules to have a Drivetrain CADded before build season, as long as that file is not being sent to a company that cuts the drivetrain for you (please correct me if im wrong)
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Originally Posted by stundt1
Is there something like the vault for solid works?
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Why not use Google Docs or sites like
this?
Hope this helps,
-duke