I'm the CAD person for my team. I like to use Dropbox for syncing and collaboration (though I had a few scares when two computers work at the same time on the CAD), but I'm sure there is a safer way than that. This year the CAD was mainly to help design specific robot systems, for visualization, and most importantly for the machinist drawing files. I didn't need a "deadline" but after the robot was bagged I made everything pretty, and then constructed some animations to play from a monitor in our pit. I also had a virtual model of the CAD running on two iPads that we talked to judges and other people with. After the regional ended (and we won
), I constructed a video to be submitted for the Autodesk 3D Design Award. You can view the video here:
http://youtu.be/rdu5FFzNecI