CAD

CAD or Computer Aided Design is used for some of our projects. CAD is usually a 3D modeling program for various applications.

So far, our scope of CAD experience is mostly on Sketchup and Autodesk Inventor. LDD or Lego Digital Designer can also be considered as CAD software.

Sketchup
Sketchup can be used for laying out an open category presentation or even to reorganize the roboroom. Usage is fairly simple and many tutorials can be found online on basic use. Often, the tracks or game fields of PRO-WRO are designed in Sketchup as well.

http://www.sketchup.com/

Visit the site to learn more and download.

Autodesk Inventor
Autodesk Inventor is usually reserved for our Tagisang robots or to some extent, aluminum building. It is feature rich which includes dynamic simulation, automated physical properties calculator, quick build features and many more. It is a more specialized variant of the Autodesk CAD portfolio, specifically for working mechanical models.

One can download for free at the Autodesk Website with a student account. http://www.autodesk.com/products/inventor/overview

A good starting tutorial series can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0D3CECC005A0CE51

Lego Digital Designer
LDD is used for making computer models of lego constructs. Physics simulation does not exist yet however.

download here: http://ldd.lego.com/en-us/download