pic: 649 Offseason Hexagonal Chain-in-Tube WCD

[first_newbie]

why aren't the two gearboxes parallel?

[KohKohPuffs]

Originally Posted by first_newbie

why aren't the two gearboxes parallel?

It's just for show: we are trying to demonstrate that our system can be easily switched from a 6wd and a 8wd. That's why the gearboxes aren't parallel because of the position of the outputs shaft, but when we actually make this, both gearboxes will be parallel

[jagoldman]

This rendering is demonstrating a 8wd on the far side and a 6wd on the nearside. As a result, the gearboxes are in different places.

[Abhishek R]

Wow, that's really pretty. The bumper concept is simple and neat.

How are you dealing with the difficulties of adding a drop using the chain-in-tube system? Were you able to add a drop somehow or are the wheels different diameter? If so, how do you think that will impact the 6WD version, considering at all times the wheels touching the ground will be running at a different speed?

(or is that 3x1 tubing and I'm just missing it)

[RobotsThatWork]

Originally Posted by Abhishek R

Wow, that's really pretty. The bumper concept is simple and neat.

How are you dealing with the difficulties of adding a drop using the chain-in-tube system? Were you able to add a drop somehow or are the wheels different diameter? If so, how do you think that will impact the 6WD version, considering at all times the wheels touching the ground will be running at a different speed?

(or is that 3x1 tubing and I'm just missing it)

Haha Thanks! We had some fun with the rendering tools

And we're actually using vexpro 16t sprockets, which lets us have a 1/8 inch drop. but because of that we had to make the side rails 2x1.5x.125 in order to be able to hold everything. we're not a fan of that decision, but the drop center was worth it in our opinion.

And we may have to revise the bumper supports, because the 2014 rules somewhat mentions needing to support the corners (the wording is not very clear). We have a solution for this, its just slightly larger (it provides better support too, for a more defensive game.) When I get that finished I'll put up another render.

[jagoldman]

Originally Posted by first_newbie

why aren't the two gearboxes parallel?

Hi First_newbie. As someone new to First and CD, you should learn to read the threads before asking questions.

This is so because the chassis is set up on one side with a 6 wheel west coast drive, and the other with 8 wheels. This is only to demonstrate both on the model.