Using this Page

This page is intended to transfer users to specific how-to guides in order maintain CAD consistency and integrity. New members are encouraged to look through all the documents before starting. Old members are encouraged to reference these documents while CADing.

Guides

• CAD Etiquette/Tips for Large Assemblies
• Creating Lightweight PCBs
• Moving/Renaming Solidworks Files
• OTS Component Etiquette
• Design Review Process

If you are interested in helping let Austin or Ethan know. We could use some help!

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Austin & Ethan to do list:

• Create format this document
• document for appending to How-To Guides (meta dude)
• File naming scheme
• OTS components etiquette
• external referencing
• how to make drawings
• File folder structure in GrabCAD
• FeatureTree organization in CAD
• Using patterns in assembly
• Light weight pcbs
• how to use configurations
• Using the Toolbox
• Setting up GrabCAD
• Training (port that over and improve)
• Using Layouts and Master Modeling (sketch templates different from file templates)
• File properties
• moving and archiving files