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Re: pic: FRC488 2014 Robot Rendering

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Originally Posted by techtiger1 View Post
Madison,

Kudos on the very ambitious design. The render looks very nice. Are there additional centering devices or rollers to get the ball centered on the shooter ? Good luck.
Based on our prototypes -- this just works. The ball is captured on the inside of the collector by gravity and drops into the catapult when we raise the collector up.

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Is you shooter mounted sideways? Possibly for strafing side to side to avoid the goalie?
Yes, the catapult is mounted 90* from our drive's forward/backward orientation. Since it's an octocanum drive, we can reorient it very quickly and should be able to score as effectively as any other team.

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Originally Posted by chmconkling View Post
What CAD and rendering software did you use?
Solidworks with its included PhotoView 360 tool used for the rendering.
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