Assembling the FRC Andy Mark base

[matthewgkerr]

I have gotten a little further and have some additional questions...

1. Should I be using the drive system STEP files provided by Andy Mark instead of building the assemblies from the Inventor Kit Of Parts?

2. When building the Toughbox Mini (CAD), I have noticed that the Clip Ring is too big. I had a closer look at the sketch and it appears that the inner radius of the ring is roughly the same as the diameter of where it connects to the output shaft. i.e. the ring is twice as big as it should be. Is the part incorrectly size or do I need to (somehow) shrink it down to size?

3. I am placing the lock nuts on the Toughbox Mini. I can insert them easy enough. What I'm unsure about is how to make the nut sit nicely within the hex shaped hole?

4. Also, when placing a hex gear on a hex shaft, I have been mating the face of the shaft to the bearing, then mating two of the hex faces of the gear to two of the hex faces of the shaft. Is there an easier way to insert the gear on the shaft such that Inventor automatically fits the hex hole over the hex shaft? i.e. so I don't need to mate the faces of the hex hole and shaft.

Thanks.