**FIRST EMAIL**/Advance Materials List and Autodesk Virtual Kit of Parts Information

[KathieK]

Greetings Teams:

Advance Materials List

The Engineering Department is pleased to announce the availability of the Advance Materials List for the 2006 competition. Please go to http://www2.usfirst.org/2006comp/AdvanceBuy_2006_r4.pdf for full details.

This list contains common materials required to build the team versions of the field elements for the 2006 competition.

Kickoff Tip!

If you are attending a Kickoff, there will be a lot of items to pick up. In addition to two large plastic totes there will be six (6) boxes of varying size. It will be difficult for only one person to carry all these items. We highly recommend you bring a two-wheel dolly to help transport your KOP!

Kit of Parts - Modeled in Autodesk Inventor!

Autodesk is modeling the Kit of Parts in Autodesk Inventor for all the teams to use, free of charge. The parts will be available on Autodesk Streamline after the Kickoff event. Using these parts will save you critical time!

Below are log in instructions and requirements for Autodesk Streamline:

Autodesk Streamline URL:

http://projectpoint.buzzsaw.com/client/FIRST

User Name: (public) IMPORTANT: You must use the parentheses around the word public.

No password is required to access this public site.

Autodesk Streamline System Requirements:
The following recommendations apply to Autodesk Streamline.
Intel® Pentium® II-based processor, 450 MHz or higher (266 MHz minimum)
Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional, Windows 2000 (SP2 or later), or Windows NT® 4.0 (SP6 or later)
256 MB RAM (128 MB minimum)
70 MB free disk space
1024x768 display or higher
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 or later
DSL, cable modem, or better Internet connection
Go Teams!