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Originally Posted by Ty Tremblay
The important thing to remember here is that a hexagonal frame perimeter is an ENHANCEMENT and not a necessity. Don't sacrifice build time to design a hexagonal drivetrain unless you think that t-bones are what's holding you back.
In my opinion, only the top ~5% of FRC teams can both benefit from a hexagonal drivetrain and have the resources to build one without sacrificing elsewhere on the robot.
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A big advantage of hexagonal frame perimeters imo is that they have a higher area to perimeter ratio. In years that the frame perimeter is limited (2013, 2014) this allows you to build a longer robot, which makes for a more stable robot. If you look at the math, you don't even have to hex your perimeter significantly to see nice length gains.