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-====== How to 3D Print ======
+====== EagleStrike Design Bible ======
-D printing for the first time? No issue! This tutorial will teach you how to print on our Series 1 Pro Adafruit printers (robotics only). Have any questions? Ping @kat on Slack!
-.) Make sure that your print does not have any stark overhangs. Our 3D printers use additive 3D printing, which means they layer filament on top of other layers of filament. Any drastic overhangs will cause the print to mess up. Check with someone if you don't know!
+**How to Choose a Hole Diameter for Your Fasteners and the Likes**
-.) Save your Solidworks part file as an .stl.
+Bearing holes should always be 1.125" in diameter
-.) Import your .stl into Cura. You should not have to change the print settings too much. However, make sure to check the bed temperature. You should generally set the bed temperature to off unless the print is not sticking. Another setting that you might have to change is the infill type. Parts that require more rigidity should be printed with a higher infill on the 3D infill setting. Otherwise, infill patterns speed up the printing process and should be used.
+Otherwise, for bolts and rivets, refer to this spreadsheet: [[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/18voqgjbJtyfr2O7htokv0n161DI1woDY9wG7nuWMSVU/edit?usp=sharing|Official Fastener Standardization Sheet]]
-.) Save your print settings and export them into .gcode. This is the "instructions" that the printer will follow.
-.) Go to the local server for your chosen 3D printer. Type "series1-(number)" into the search bar of your computer and the link will show up.
+**How to Structure Your CAD File Tree**
-.) Select import gcode and choose the file you just created.
+Please refer to the EagleStrike CAD Standards for any questions about file structure that you might have.
-.) Check the 3D printer for parts already on the bed and then hit print!
+[[https://docs.google.com/document/d/10l9a5TXNTc-vvjymAhKMu1SE2z97N5bxNxR9ytk4Muw/edit?usp=sharing|EagleStrike CAD Standards]]
+**How to Get Started With Design**
+Learn Solidworks! Solidworks is a CAD (computer-aided design) software that EagleStrike Team 114 uses to plan our robot out before we manufacture it. At the beginning of the year, our new designers followed these tutorials [[http://www.solidworkstutorials.com/solidworks-user-interface/|here]]. I recommend that you do the same before build season starts so that you can be on the same page as everyone else with the software.