A while back, I brought up an idea of a CADathon, and then until now, I’ve been planning, and I’m hopeful that this is going to work out
When: Dec 28th, 10am - 9pm PST
Where: Google hangouts.
What: People will be split into teams of 4 to 5, and they will use Google Hangouts to communicate with each other, give feedback, and submit a project as a group to complete a challenge (all groups are receiving one challenge that will be released on the day of the event).
What you need: A device that can CAD, and hopefully run Google hangouts simultaneously. Also GrabCAD with the CADathon library downloaded.
It’s basically going to be a typical FRC game, and the job of the groups is to build a system to be able to play the game basically. But I’m not saying anything about what it is until the day of the event
Yeah, I guess I can post the challenge here (on the day of the challenge).
Spectating throughout the day… I actually never thought of that. Each group is having their own Google Hangout session, so maybe I can use its livestream function? They changed the interface, so I’m not so sure about it.
Is there an experience or software requirement for this event? I’m on our teams mechanical team but have fair knowledge of Autodesk inventor (designed basic drive-train). It would be a nice learning experience for kickoff.
I think at the very end of the event, there will be a mass-Google Hangout, and everyone will present their bots with the help of the screenshare function. Hope it’s not going to be too much of a hastle if many people decide to participate in this.
For this event, the intention was to make the teams based on team number, skill level, software, and whatever is on the Google Form. So no pre-made teams unfortunately, but if things go well, I may do this again next summer, and I will definitely consider this idea.
Sounds like a great idea for people to practice CAD, unfortunately I have a lot going on tomorrow. Great idea though and I hope a lot of people are going to do it. Live streaming it would be cool though, I’d like to check it out throughout the day.
