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Re: Center of Gravity

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Originally Posted by JasJ002
Just a little heads up this is a very tedius tool that few teams use, although it would be very impressive to the judges.
Which tool would you be refering to? the center of gravity or the materials?

If you are talking about the material, yes if you wait untill the last. If you tell inventor you are making it out of aluminum when you make it, then it is much less tedious. the most tedious part is when I was applying materials to the KOP gear box. the model looked good, but lacked a lot of material/constraints. When they include the ball bearings and all of them need materials, you will get tired of materials and wonder why you want them . But when you find that you might tip, and you can fix it all before your robot is together, it is very useful.
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