Revealing DAHL - an open-source design for the 2024 FRC game, Crescendo!
I’m now an alumnus of FIRST currently studying as a first-year undergrad student, although I have a bit of free time right now and needed to scratch my CAD itch. Dahl is a no-boundaries “wild card” design that I thought up on kickoff and decided I wanted to bring to a 100% design.
Dahl uses dual under-the-bumper intakes and a pivoting shooter deck for an extremely low-profile design, with only the RSL and battery sticking above 8". This design isn’t the most competitive or easiest to build (by a long shot), but the architecture is definitely one of the most interesting I think possible for Crescendo.
CAD is open-source and absolutely free to use of course. I’ve included all native Solidworks files. I’ve only worked on this project consistently since about last Friday, so sketches may be a bit sloppy . I’ve included below the CAD files and the design notebook, which I highly encourage you to look at.
Although I am an alumnus of FRC 3357, this design was created entirely independently. This design has no direct affiliations with the team and in no way signifies what they are working on.
Design notebook:
Dahl Design Notebook BFG 2024.pdf (3.9 MB)
CAD:
GrabCAD link
Enjoy! Please reach out to me if you have any questions, or if you would like a .step full assembly with individual components (the export is about a 2-3 hour job so I’m avoiding it for now)