How-To Guides (Mechanical)
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 schemeOTS components etiquette- external referencing
- how to make drawings
File folder structure in GrabCADFeatureTree organization in CADUsing patterns in assemblyLight weight pcbshow to use configurationsUsing 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