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Unread 03-02-2010, 12:16
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Re: Fasteners extending outside the FRAME PERIMETER

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Originally Posted by IndySam View Post
See that's where we will have to agree to disagree.

Too me the rules were clear. Yes that axle bolt defined the perimeter so the bumper would have to be outside that perimeter. The only exception was that small clearance holes or pockets were allowed in the bumper backing material to allow that axle bolt. How does that exception become translated to allow that axle bolt or rivet or whatever not covered by that backing material?
Note: Caps denote references to official definitions, not anger or frustration.


That bolt defined the FRAME PERIMETER. If you had a 26"x36" frame with fasteners sticking out in the BUMPER ZONE 1/4" on each side right in the corners, your FRAME PERIMETER was a 26.5"x36.5" rectangle.

This meant the rest of your robot had to fit within a vertical projection of this 26.5"x36.5" rectangle per <R16>.

After Update 6 this robot now has a FRAME PERIMETER of 26"x36". Any parts that fall within the 26.5"x36.5" projection but outside the 26"x36" projection went from perfectly legal to a violation of <R16>.

I'm not sure what part of this you disagree with so feel free to grab any of the steps out of the above and show me where I may be wrong (and I most certainly may be)
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