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Originally Posted by cadandcookies
I would not recommend using Google Drive for version control. You sacrifice a lot of control over what is/is not being updated that you have with GrabCAD or other software actually designed for CAD use.
I'm going to suggest that you look around and try to find mentors before you decide on a CAD package. It will be much, much easier to implement CAD on your team if you have a mentor or someone else familiar with the software to guide you through learning it. If you cannot find a mentor, I would suggest Solidworks, as it's a good midpoint between being easier to pick up and being actually used outside of education. I'm a big fan of Creo and find it the most intuitive to use, but I know a lot of people don't share that opinion. You probably want to download and try out each package-- they're all free to students and mentors in FIRST.
Really, anyone designing parts from your robot should learn CAD. Once you have it learned, it is such a time saver compared to trial and error by hand. Some builders take to it more than others, but if you really want to teach or learn to engineer a robot, CAD is in my mind an integral part of that process.
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Oh yes, ofcourse. I am a much bigger fan of grabcad than google drive, was just offering options. And ya, I'm not really a fan of creo, given I didn't try it out too much, but it appeared to be way more complicated
And hey OP (or anyone else) if you need any help or anything, just let me know
