What is C.A.D.?C.A.D. is an acronym simply referred to as Computer-Aided Design. This method can be used to help engineers create a 3.D. representation of a sketch or idea without having to physically create it in real life. C.A.D. is somewhat widely accessible to the public as there are many online applications that allow you to create 3.D. models.
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What can you use to C.A.D.?
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With C.A.D. being available for basically anyone, sketching and planning designs are a lot easier than ever before. ~ Henry Crawley
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How Can Robotics Use C.A.D.?
We can incorporate C.A.D. into our engineering design process and robotics as a whole by allowing it to be a "plan" for our builds. These past years, Moody Land Robotics has used Autodesk Inventor for use in creating 3.D. models. As seen in the image on the right, this year's robot for VEX was initially created using this application, where we were then able to re-create it in real life. With the help of Henry Crawley, Alex Morales, our Computer-Aided Designer, was able to create a visual on a robot idea we had. With C.A.D., errors that may have been overlooked can be fixed. For example, if there isn't enough space to fit our robot within the 18" x 18" x 18" area, we can see where we can make changes to improve the size of the robot, and how we can make them. Autodesk Inventor has been an amazing application and assistant throughout this year of robotics.
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What Have We Made with C.A.D.?
Our Final CAD.Our final C.A.D. consists of the complete robot with the functioning lift system. This C.A.D. was created on Autodesk Inventor and was capable of incorporating moving parts using the Presentation tools. This C.A.D. was created by Alex Morales with the help of Henry Crawley.
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