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Re: Philosophies on design reuse

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Originally Posted by DampRobot View Post
Cory, I respect your team, and I don't mean to call you out, but your drivetrain is so similar year to year that certain interpretations of the rules would rule out your type of design reuse.
If you actually sat down and compared CAD models there are subtle differences between every drivebase. There is only one part I can think of that is not materially different year to year and even then things change slightly in the manufacturing process and material selection, which is easily considered part of the design of the part. Every single other part that looks the same has experienced a meaningful design change every year it has been used, for at least the last 4-5 years.
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