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Originally Posted by cxcad
With such a small team, how do you manage to get the students to prototype, cad, and build two robots? In particular, how do you guys manage to do such detailed cad work so fast?
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It's the expectation that every student on 973 works all the time, every day of shop. There is always something to do and a way to help.
Not every kid is a driving force on the creative side of things, but they will all make parts, help assemble, etc...
As for design, kids designing work year round to practice. That combined with the really fast style I teach allows quick work.
We don't waste time making parts 3d until we really want them. Most concepts are developed in 2d sketches, or a single 3d block part to figure out dimensions. This cuts iteration time down a LOT.
We've also spent a lot of time optimizing design for fab, and our fabrication processes. The in house router is a huge help.