Mechanical Training Lead: Michael Chen
Mechanical Training is all about the design process. You’ll be learning about our main CAD program, Autodesk Inventor, and how to use it to design parts that you will eventually manufacture using the various machines in the shop. We also teach tips and strategies for choosing materials and off-the-shelf parts that will be crucial to the projects that you will work on in your RoboJackets teams. The main mechanical training will occur over a total of 6 weeks to teach you material principles, design techniques, CAD practices, and the process from idea to assembly.
Hands-on machine training (so you can become certified to use the machines in the RoboJackets shop) occurs on a team-by-team basis later in the semester and is not associated with this training.
Meeting Times & Important Resources
For Fall 2024, Mechanical Training will be held at the following times and locations. You only need to attend ONE session per week, as the material covered will be identical:
Tuesdays 6:30-7:30p – Skiles 271
Wednesdays 6:30-7:30p – East Architecture 123
Join #mechanical-training-helpdesk in the RoboJackets slack to stay informed and learn more about the program.
Weekly Content
At the end of each training week, the most updated version of the Mechanical Training slides will be uploaded here. Follow the hyperlinks to access the presentations, and please feel free to use them as reference material!
Week 1: Introduction to Design Principles
Week 2: CAD Basics
Week 3: Manufacturing and Materials
Week 4: CAD Topics Part 2
Week 5: Components and Assemblies
Week 6: Engineering Drawings and Special Topics
Weekly Challenges (Fall 2024)
Starting Week 2, there will be a weekly challenge to allow you to further apply what you have learned during training or dive deeper into concepts that may have been covered during training. While there may be a limited period of time to submit answers to these challenges for incentives, the challenges will still be available for you to try outside of training!
Week 2: A Broken Toy Boat
Week 3: A Cool Keychain
Week 4: The “Wheel” Deal
Week 5: Building Bridges
Week 6: [TBD]
Past Videos
RoboJackets Training YouTube Channel