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Originally Posted by mplanchard
Thank you for sharing your work in SolidWorks on www.3dcontentcentral.com. With the overall foot print and mass, teams will have enough information to incorporate the new control system into their design.
When you have a project to complete in 6 weeks, you have to determine where is your value added in the design. It is not making every detail on a purchased part - you are not physically changing the NI controller. Spend your design time creating the components you have to machine and to make certain your overall assembly will make the weight limitation.
Tip: Account for the weight on all purchase parts - including fasteners. For one of the battlebot robots I just wrote about in Robot Magazine, there were 45 pounds for screws, nuts, and washers... Marie |
I agree wholeheartedly; I would even prefer less featured models as they are easier on the computer, which really adds up in big assemblies on slower computers.