CAD (Computer Aided Design) & FEA (Finite Element Analysis):

 

CAD What is your favorite CAD program? Pro/ENGINEER Pro/DESKTOP Solid Edge AutoCAD Auto Desk Inventor Rhino 3D SolidWorks I don't use CAD CAD = Carboard aided design I prefer the napkin Other Current Results	CAD How often do you use CAD? All the time Only when I have a hard time on the napkin Somtimes Rarely Never Current Results
FEA What FEA software do you use? COSMOSDesignStar COSMOSWorks COSMOSXpress MSC.visualNastran Pro/MECHANICA JL Analyzer Other Current Results	FEA How often do you use FEA software? Always Somtimes Rarely Never What is FEA software? Current Results

Well I'm going to finally put some information up here.

It seems that most of us robot builders use CAD.

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