Ok, here’s the thing. I have been CADing some random chassis designs. And I accidentally closed down the sidebar on the left hand side of the screen.(see picture) I can’t edit my parts very well without this.
I have been through the help and went to their website. I couldn’t find anything on how to get it back, so I figured I would ask the Chief. Does anyone know how to get this back? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Go to the view tab on the ribbon bar on the top. where it says User interface, make sure that “Browser” is checked. If not, check it. BTW your pic doesnt work… Hope this helps, if you have any more question just ask!!
That same thing happened to me back when I was learning inventor for the first time when the navigation of the program wasn’t as easy… I think I almost through my computer at a wall I was so frustrated!!:rolleyes:
Nice frame rail btw, you might not need two sets of standoffs per increment depending on the diameter of the standoffs. Looks nice though Also, a tip for a more stable base is to move your front wheels as far front as possible and back wheels to the back.
No I haven;t gotten that far yet. In fact. That is a sightly older version. The wheel are further apart now.
Eventually I’ll get into weight reduction… But as it is this will be my second year so I don;t really know what the best material would be for the railing… at the moment I’m just using 1" extruded aluminium… I’m not sure if you can really swiss cheese that…
I wouldn’t use 1/16" wall in the drive area; 1/8" wall is probably better. It’s heavier, yes, but if you’ve seen old (pre-bumper) robots with 1/8" wall, you’ll understand why I’m skeptical of 1/16" in the drive area.
You can swiss-cheese 1" tube; however, if you’re going to do it in your drive area, you need to plan how you’re going to do it. The drive area is the most critical (read: least failure-tolerant) area. Using a triangle pattern in say 1"x2" is not uncommon, if planned out. 1"x1" is a riskier proposition.
I’m with Akash, if it’s 1/16", don’t weight reduce at all. I’ve used that thickness on two robots, once out of contact zones (a shooter frame, using 3/4" and 1" tubes) and once supporting other robots (1", IIRC, and covered in corrugated plastic). It’s strong, but not if you put holes in it.
Oops, guess I forgot to mention that I’d stick with thinning down tubing to 1/16th on mostly upper structures, not the drivetrain. Its what we did this year on our robot just incase there were any “high force impacts” as Lunacy had guaranteed us The structure above was all 1/16"
Also, a tip for a more stable base is to move your front wheels as far front as possible and back wheels to the back.
The structure above was all 1/16"