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Robocell Tutorials

on Tuesday, 17 March 2015. START WITH THE BASICS, THEN GET MORE ADVANCED! Robocell is a very powerful robotic simulation program that allows you to teach and learn how to program robotic arms without all the costly hardware! Students really enjoy it, and think of it as a video game. Students build...

2015-16 PDP #5: The CAD/CAM Process

Written by Chris Hurd.

on Wednesday, 18 November 2015. THE 5TH INSTALLMENT OF AN ONGOING SERIES ON HIGHLIGHTS OF THE PLTW CIM CURICULUM The fifth PDP session for the 2015-16 school year was held last night. In this one, Chris talks about the CAD/CAM Process. No matter what you use for CAD software, or CAM software the...

Manufacturing in Victoria BC: Straitline Components

Written by Chris&Jim CIM.

Back in 2014 PLTW sent me to Victoria, British Columbia to be an “Educational Consultant” to a production company that was making videos on how things were made in a high tech bike parts manufacturing facility. the name of the company is Straitline, and they were gracious enough to allow...

ANY IDEAS FOR COLORING PAGES IN THE CLASSROOM?

Written by Chris&Jim CIM.

Problem: I can’t seem to get EdgeCAM or your Flow Arm to work, or any of the other CIM Software for that matter. What should I do? Solution: Well, don’t cry; that doesn’t work. I’ve tried it. Screaming and yelling does not seem to work either. So here’s an idea: Download...

WORK UNPLUGGED: VEX ROBOT? IT ONLY WORKS WHEN TETHERED!

Written by Chris&Jim CIM.

Question: How do I get my robot to work when I unplug my cortex from the computer? Solution: Just change the setting you see in the picture here, and you will be all set! After you change this it will ask you to power cycle your cortex. Just turn it off and back on again, and it will run your program...

WHERE DID MY NATURAL LANGUAGE GO, AND HOW DO I GET IT BACK?

Written by Chris&Jim CIM.

Problem: Natural Language disappeared from the function library on my students computer. How do I get it back? Solution: First off, why does RobotC do this? Who knows. Why isn’t Natural Language a default? Why is detailed preferences buried three menus deep? These are questions for other solutions. Secondly,...

WHAT SPEEDS AND FEEDS DO I USE ON WAX OR RENSHAPE?

Written by Chris&Jim CIM.

Question: What speeds and feeds do I use on wax or Renshape in my classroom? (spindle speeds in the attached picture are higher because they are for a machine with a 10K spindle!) Want to buy Renshape? Get it here: Freeman Supply I use the 450 because it is cheaper! Solution: Great question!...

HOW DO I MAKE SURE MY CONTAINER LIP & LID WILL FIT?

Written by Chris&Jim CIM.

Question: How do I make sure my Container Lip & Lid will fit? The last time we did the container project, the student made them the same size, and the parts did not fit together! I do not want this to happen again! Solution: The 3 minute video below will help you make sure that the two parts...

Example Classroom Layout – Manufacturing 1

Written by Jim Hanson.

Walker Career Center Manufacturing Lab [youtube_sc url=”https://youtu.be/dB-E8yr2uWs” title=”Walker%20Career%20Center%20Machine%20Lab” autohide=”1″ rel=”0″]

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