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Originally Posted by cygnus.x1

It looks like the PRO-E files made available are in a new format that isn't supported by my SolidWorks Student Edition (2008-2009)

All is not lost!

Some parts from the kit are already in SolidWorks format. Available at http://www.3dcontentcentral.com/part...true&l evel=1
and yes, you need a 3dcontentcentral login but it's Free.

Some parts are in STEP format that SolidWorks can open:

i.e. You can get the C-Base Drive Chassis - Official Drive Base Frame for the 2009 FIRST Robotics Competition. from:
http://www.andymark.biz/am-0205.html

The chassis link is:
C-Base Long CAD File (.stp format, right click and Save As)

The Rover wheels are here:
http://www.andymark.biz/am-0284.html

You can get quite a few of the parts from the http://www.andymark.biz home page, and also if you browse through their site.

Here's how to open STEP files and save them in SolidWorks format (in case you wanted to know):

In SolidWorks, click File > Open, then change the "Files of type" to STEP AP203/214 (*.step, *.stp)
Browse to where you saved the file and click Open.
SolidWorks will open the file and convert it into it's own format which you can then save.

Hope that helps.

any idea on makeing the speed of opening faster it's pretty laggy