Nyle got most of what I was going to go into, so I'm going to home in on some questions.
Note: R13 hasn't changed significantly, other than exactly which rule number it is, in years. However, that was also said about the size rules prior to the 2013 season (which then saw the size rules change).
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Originally Posted by Certified Nerd
what about parts i made last year for my team, are those legal this year
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Not if it was used on the robot (unused parts that are publicly available, at least in design, are generally considered to be OK). R13 is quite clear. Particularly see the first paragraph of its blue box.
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Originally Posted by Certified Nerd
So are we not allowed to use things designed off season? If so what about other thingiverse designs people use, not to mention things reused from year to year like custom crab drive modules or complete drive trains.
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Again, see R13, but this time focus on R13D. If it's publicly available, it's fair game (provided that the particular item in question was not built for a previous robot, but built anew for the current robot). Incidentally, if someone is simply reusing a custom drivetrain (as in, not modifying it, redesigning it or otherwise reworking it or rebuilding it), I'd like to have a little chat with them with my neon yellow hat on about the implications of R13 on their design/build process.
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Originally Posted by Certified Nerd
I think I miss understood; you're saying I need to make it public before kickoff for it to be a legal part, right? And after kickoff people can download it but not buy it?
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Yes and No. For a fabricated item of this sort, either it needs to be public before Kickoff or designed/built after Kickoff. In this case, the former applies. Once it's uploaded, people can download the plan. If you happen to be a VENDOR or partnered with a VENDOR (Hint: AndyMark does sell items that were
developed by teams), then people can buy the item; otherwise, I would err on the side of caution and not sell.