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Summary

Summary

Congratulations on completing Stage 1B! Keep up the good work! Remember that practice is key - the only way to get better is to model more.

Here is a quick summary of what you have achieved in stage 1B:

  • Learned about speed, torque, and mechanical advantage
  • Learned the basics of motors, bearings, shafts, gears, chain and sprockets, and belt and pulleys
  • Learned how to model basic power transmissions
  • Learned how to use the Belt & Chain Gen, Shaft, and Part Lighten Featurescripts
  • Learned how to use the Origin Cube FRC functions Featurescript for chain and belt c-c's
  • Learned how to insert Standard Library components and mate bolts and nuts
  • Learned how to use the Replicate tool
  • Learned how to insert models into assemblies using the MKCad parts library

Again, it should be noted that Stage 1B is a very basic introduction to modeling power transmissions and some details were glossed over. Stage 2 will introduce how to design power transmissions - selecting motors and calculating optimal ratios.

In stage 1C, you will be practicing the skills you've learned so far by modeling a number of different mechanisms. These mechanisms will focus on introducing some COTS parts, refining CAD skills, and introducing more useful Onshape tools to use when modeling.