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Re: Is CAD essential to all teams?
CAD is definitely a useful tool, and through FIRST you can access the industry standard programs with a ton of packages available for no cost to you or your team. Learning CAD can be a daunting task, but the best way to go about it is to download the program, watch some tutorials (973 RAMP has good videos, so does the SolidWorks website), and do a lot of CAD. You can only get good at the program by using it a lot. If you want to learn CAD, my best advice to you is to just design a bunch of stuff, and once you have a better idea of how productive you and your team are with CAD, you can make a more informed decision on whether or not to use it during the build season.
EDIT: I personally believe that, if you use CAD productively and efficiently, with sensible designs, it is a fantastic resource, and for teams that want to "take it to the next level," CAD is not an absolute necessity, but it is definitely encouraged.
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