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A free, cloud-based CAD platform popular in FRC for collaborative robot design.
where you actually meet Onshape
Onshape is the CAD most FRC teams use because it runs in a browser, is free for teams, and lets several students model the same assembly at once without anyone emailing files around. The practical consequences are version history you can genuinely roll back, vendor part libraries you insert directly, and a design review anybody can open on a phone.
Free and structured, and none of them need an account to read.
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the jargon travels in packs
Mechanical
Commercial Off-The-Shelf — pre-made parts teams can buy rather than fabricate, within the rules.
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The largest FRC community forum, where teams share technical knowledge, designs, and code.
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A drivetrain where each wheel module can independently steer and drive, giving full omnidirectional movement.
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A group of teams that publicly document their build season in real time to share knowledge with the community.
read the entryOnshape is one of 70 entries in the catalogue. The guides are where these words get used in order, instead of one at a time.