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Onshape Solutions

These videos are best digested when you have not a clue what OnShape is or how it works. They are answers to the questions most often asked by students and teachers when the first open on shape. We would suggest watching them in order, if you have the time, but most of you won’t, and that’s...

Introduction to RobotC and VEX Inputs & Outputs

Written by Chris&Jim CIM.

When you think about it, in manufacturing, controlling things is necessary to perform very complex tasks to manufacture items to tolerances finer than a human hair. Think about all of the systems that have to be controlled in a single work cell in a factory… then multiply it by 10’s or 100’s of cells....

VEX Startup and Troubleshooting Guide

Written by Chris Hurd.

Question: The VEX hardware and software never seem to work well together in my classroom, do you have any troubleshooting hints to make it all work? Solution: Thank Jim for this… He pulled together many resources into one right here. From start up to connecting, to flinging across a football...

Inventor: Parts List & Balloons

Written by Chris Hurd.

Here’s the answer to “How do I add a bill of materials (parts list) and balloons to a drawing?”. 2,129 total views

Dobot to Dobot Handshake!

Written by Chris Hurd.

We did it! We made a dobot magician talk to another one and make it start. We even added a VEX switch as an input to start the first one. It is easy to do, but one word of caution: Never connect or disconnect any wires to the dobot while it is powered on; always power it down first. Damage may result! Ok,...

How do I make a simple presentation?

Written by Chris Hurd.

How do I make a simple presentation using Inventor? Add Bill of Materials or a Parts List? Add Balloons to a drawing? The answers are all here! 1,374 total views

VEX Encoder Doesn’t Work!

Written by Chris Hurd.

Question: I can’t seem to get my encoder to work no matter what I do! It will only ever return a value of 0 or 1, and only for a moment. What’s up? Answer: Well, did you restart your software and hardware? Then check this out! I’ll bet you have another analog sensor plugged into...

POE Simple Machines

Written by Chris&Jim CIM.

So you need a little help learning how to do lever problems, huh? Below are a bunch of of videos that show how to do the problems in the Levers & Wheels presentation, step by step. Watch it once, or as many times as you like. Please let me know if you have any questions! « Prev1 / 1Next...

Robocell: Handshaking

Written by Chris&Jim CIM.

Question: How do I complete Robocell Activity H, Handshaking? It’s not that hard to do once you understand the concepts behind variables. Here are some video tutorials to get you on your way: Handshaking: Cell Setup .youtube_sc iframe.yp{display:none;}The Adobe Flash Player is...

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Onshape Solutions

Introduction to RobotC and VEX Inputs & Outputs

VEX Startup and Troubleshooting Guide

Dobot to Dobot Handshake!

VEX Encoder Doesn’t Work!

POE Simple Machines

Robocell: Handshaking

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