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WHAT VOCABULARY DO I NEED TO KNOW TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN CIM?

Question: What vocabulary is necessary to be successful in CIM, wether as a student or teacher; in the classroom or at CTI? Solution: Great question, as many studies have shown that a strength in vocabulary leads to success in ALL areas, and this includes CIM and manufacturing education. Click...

WHAT ARE FRICTION PLATES AND WHY ARE THEY IMPORTANT TO MY LYNXMOTION ROBOT?

Written by Chris&Jim CIM.

Question: What are friction plates and why are they important to my Lynxmotion Robot? The directions are unclear on how to install them. This post is ARCHIVED, meaning links may or may not work, and it may not scale well on a mobile device as it was written a while ago. Want to upgrade them? See...

HOW’D IT GO FOR THE 20XX CTI FACTORY SMACKDOWN?

Written by Chris&Jim CIM.

This post is ARCHIVED, meaning that it was posted back in the dark ages! It has been updated to include a playlist from factories at CTI’s around the country, all the way back to 2010! Question: How’d the 2012 CTI Factory Smackdown shake out? Answer: Glad you asked! What a year!...

I’M HAVING PROBLEMS WITH ROBOTC AND/OR MY CORTEX, WHAT DO I DO?

Written by Chris&Jim CIM.

Problem: I’m having problems with RobotC and/or my Cortex, what do I do? This post is ARCHIVED, meaning links may or may not work, and it may not scale well on a mobile device as it was written a while ago. We kept this around for its humor content. And yes…. I really did have a competition...

WHERE IS MY 3D MACHINE IN CNCMOTION?

Written by Chris&Jim CIM.

Question: My CNC machine window in CNCmotion is missing and I cannot get it back! Answer: You are probably using the wrong software. When you get CNCmotion, you actually get two programs. CNCmotion; which is used to simulate machining on the students computers, and CNCbase, which is used to actually...

HOW DO I UNLOCK MY SCREEN IN CNCMOTION?

Written by Chris&Jim CIM.

Question: My screen is locked in cncmotion, and I can’t edit my stupid program! Solution: Maybe it’s not the program that’s stupid, maybe… never mind…. watch below. .youtube_sc iframe.yp{display:none;}The Adobe Flash Player is required for video playback.Get the latest...

HOW DO YOU STORE YOUR VEX KITS?

Written by Chris&Jim CIM.

Question: How do you store your VEX kits to keep them separate, yet mobile? This post is ARCHIVED, meaning links may or may not work, and it may not scale well on a mobile device as it was written a while ago. Solution: I’m going on my third year here at Cal Poly Pomona in sunny California...

WHAT USB-SERIAL CONVERTER WORKS BEST WITH LYNXMOTION?

Written by Chris&Jim CIM.

Question: This post is ARCHIVED, meaning the links may or may not work! My computers do not have serial ports, what is the best way to connect them to my computer? Solution: Best solution for now is below, but nothing beats the good old serial port. Check the back of the computer and see if it...

HOW DO I PUT A NEW TOOL INTO CNCMOTION?

Written by Chris&Jim CIM.

Question: I get an error in CNCMotion because it can’t find a tool. How do I put tools into CNCmotion? Solution: You need to manually add all the tools in your library the first time you open CNCmotion. This is critical if you want to do multiple tool operations. Watch the video below: .youtube_sc...

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