pic: Another concept study

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Originally Posted by cgranata

Does this program come included in the Kit Of Parts? Or must we request it separately? Also, how do you get FIRST pieces into the program (ex: the CIM motors, omni wheel)?

I don't see the FIRST KoP on there (Tom's PTC link), so I'll just mention that you can get the files from Autodesk FIRSTbase (you want the STEP format if you run Creo). AndyMark and McMaster-Carr also have a lot of CAD files available for their products.

FIRST teams have access to a lot of free CAD software: Autodesk Inventor, Creo, and SolidWorks, at least. You can do things like this in any of them, if you practice! People here would be happy to help you (but you'll want to find/make the relevant threads).

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And now back to our regularly scheduled ogle-at-octocanum thread. This is gorgeous! I never even thought about doing a concept study like this; brilliant insight. What's your cylinder bore?