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Re: Preseason Design: What are the Limits?

Anecdotally, as a consequence of this "rule" -- and I strain to call it that because it's part of a preamble and not bulleted for easy reference -- I redesigned the drive train we had prototyped this time last year the morning of kick off. I didn't reference any of my existing drawings or models; just rebuilt everything from memory.

I'd been refining the design for months prior to kickoff and knew it inside out. It wasn't what I wanted to be working on at 10 am the day of kickoff, but I got it done before lunch and we never looked back. I'm pretty well prepared to do the same thing again this year, if it comes to it, though again I'd rather spend my time doing something more important.
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