Ok, ok. So I'm getting the general feel here. CAD isn't absolutely needed for a successful team and could maybe be postponed till we actually have a mentor of some sort.
To the teams that CAD:
-Is the entire robot done in CAD before the manufacturing process begins? Or is there more of a rolling system where the robot is built as the CAD is completed?
-How much of that aforementioned planning is actually useful or are you just going through the motions?
-How do you go about generating interest for CAD? At least at my school, people don't exactly turn their heads at the prospect of joining robotics to CAD.
-How many people does it take to have a reasonably sized CAD team?
To the teams that don't usually CAD:
-Do you still have the entire robot planned out on paper (including dimensions) before manufacturing?
-How much of that aforementioned planning is actually useful or are you just going through the motions?
-Are there any specific build season procedures that you go through that have helped you in the absence of CAD.
I just realized how many times I used "CAD" in this post.
It's a shame that this is likely the year that sacred ground will be touched by that unworthy drive :rolleyes: - AdamHeard [more] 
14-04-2016, 20:45
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