Hey anybody have the kit in cad

[suj]

if anybody does and they are willing to direct me in links or some how get me the cad files it would highly be appreciated

[seanl]

im not sure if you can use inventor files in solidworks but if you sign up on autodesk firstbase then you pretty much have the whole KOP.

heres the link: http://firstbasefrc.autodesk.com/?nd=kitofparts
but you need an account to access it so contact your lead mentor about setting up an account.

[suj]

Originally Posted by seanl

im not sure if you can use inventor files in solidworks but if you sign up on autodesk firstbase then you pretty much have the whole KOP.

heres the link: http://firstbasefrc.autodesk.com/?nd=kitofparts
but you need an account to access it so contact your lead mentor about setting up an account.

cool thanks but i'd prefer one without registration through the school it'll involve a bit of effort i'd like to refer to registration as last resort

[seanl]

this one is pretty old but its still good for some parts
http://www.firstcadlibrary.com/
this one is for 09
http://www.catalogds.com/db/service?d=first&c=browse

[suj]

Originally Posted by seanl

this one is pretty old but its still good for some parts
http://www.firstcadlibrary.com/
this one is for 09
http://www.catalogds.com/db/service?d=first&c=browse

thanks but i already had those i was hoping for a different resource

[suj]

if possible is there a site that packges all the cad files together for download instead of giveing them off one by one

[suj]

Originally Posted by seanl

im not sure if you can use inventor files in solidworks but if you sign up on autodesk firstbase then you pretty much have the whole KOP.

heres the link: http://firstbasefrc.autodesk.com/?nd=kitofparts
but you need an account to access it so contact your lead mentor about setting up an account.

Sorry seanl i was so busy with an assignment i'm doing I forgot to thank you especially for continuing to help me and any one else out there requireing help with this as well out

[mikedeggy]

I am looking for all of the 2009 kit of parts for solidworks all of the files I can find are for Inventor and pro engineer. Any help would be great. thanks:

[NHPilot]

SolidWorks should be able to open Inventor files and sometimes ProE files.
Another site to try is www.3dcontentcentral.com . Search for 'First' or 'robotics'.

[suj]

umm... thanks i'd like a a site without registration off the top

[suj]

seanl had originally given me a link http://www.catalogds.com/db/service?d=first&c=browse which now has a link to download all of the kit in one download and the first cad libary as well which is a high resource and i'll be using it a lot now pleas though post you're resources to help the rest of the CD community

[Kraftyman]

Greetings - I am a solidworks user and just got off the phone with our service company.
1) Solidworks will not open inventor 11 files unless you have both inventor and solidworks on your computer (not me)
2) Solidwork will not open Pro e files from Wildfire 4 (which I am assuming is bundle of parts you can find out there now), and it will not be able to convert them until SP3 comes out - not released yet

Your best bet will be to get somebody to export them in STEP or IGES. Anybody found any package of parts in STEP?

THX

[suj]

Originally Posted by Kraftyman

Greetings - I am a solidworks user and just got off the phone with our service company.
1) Solidworks will not open inventor 11 files unless you have both inventor and solidworks on your computer (not me)
2) Solidwork will not open Pro e files from Wildfire 4 (which I am assuming is bundle of parts you can find out there now), and it will not be able to convert them until SP3 comes out - not released yet

Your best bet will be to get somebody to export them in STEP or IGES. Anybody found any package of parts in STEP?

THX

thanks dude i was going to make this aware but i guess you beat me i tried and i had it saying process and waited so long until i gave up and quit

[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.

[suj]

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