CAD & DesignModule 4 of 8

Manufacturability, Drawings, BOMs, and Design Reviews

A model is only useful if your team can actually build it. This module covers designing for the tools you own, producing drawings and a bill of materials, and running design reviews that catch problems early.

Manufacturability, Drawings, BOMs, and Design Reviews is module 4 of 8 in the CAD & Design guide. It picks up where Vendor Libraries (FRCDesignLib) and FeatureScripts left off and hands over to Worked Examples & Mini-Projects. Its 4 lessons are about 145 minutes of the guide's ~18 hours.

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In this module

4 lessons

01Design for Manufacturability (DFM) in FRCLearn to design parts your team can actually make with the tools and skills you have, using standard stock, hole patterns, and COTS structure.40 min read

02Drawings and Manufacturing DocumentationCreate dimensioned drawings that communicate exactly how to make a part, including views, dimensions, tolerances, and title blocks.35 min read

03Bills of Materials (BOMs) and PurchasingGenerate a bill of materials from your assembly to drive purchasing, fabrication planning, weight tracking, and competition documentation.35 min read

04Design Reviews: Catching Problems EarlyLearn how to run effective design reviews that surface problems while they are still cheap to fix, using a checklist and your CAD model as evidence.35 min read

Previous moduleVendor Libraries (FRCDesignLib) and FeatureScripts

Next moduleWorked Examples & Mini-Projects

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Articles that go deeper on this

FRC Manufacturing and Fabrication: COTS vs Custom, Tools, Materials, and TolerancesHow FRC parts get made: COTS vs custom tradeoffs, shop tools, 3D printing, materials like 6061 and 7075 aluminum and polycarbonate, hole/tap standards, and tolerances.17 min read

All 8 modules in CAD & Design

Department overview

PreCAD Foundations: Spatial Thinking and Drawings3
01Getting Started: CAD Software and the Design Process3
02Onshape Fundamentals: Sketches, Parts, and Assemblies4
03Vendor Libraries (FRCDesignLib) and FeatureScripts3
04Manufacturability, Drawings, BOMs, and Design Reviews4
05Worked Examples & Mini-Projects4
06Common Mistakes & Troubleshooting5
07Advanced Techniques & Case Studies5