This is a FRC page that talks about CAD, It has a link to the Kit of Parts modeled in AutoDesk Inventor. It also has lots of other links CAD resources.
Reference to convert our CAD files to STL for printing on a High-end Stratasys 3D printer. I found a guy that has one in his office and he outsources print jobs.
Autodesk is a big supporter lf first(FRC). They are a diamond member. ie 200k to 500k per year. They offer free CAD design software for the students. Be sure to watch the main video. It shows one of the guys from MythBusters showing how CAD works for designing our robot. This page also has links to other important resources.
Go to this page and create an account. With this account you will be able to access the Autodesk 360 cloud services. With these services we can share our design and collaborate with other people using tablets, browsers, cell phones, etc.
This page has all the Tutorial data and apps for learning all the features to Inventor. These tutorials are referenced in the official Inventor help system.
Lots of help, videos and tutorials for the 2014 Autodesk Inventor Application. This is the page that is accessed when you press the F1 key while in Inventor.
This is the upgrade to autodesk 360. The default 360 product that comes with Inventory is not very good and has lots of problems. This update is very good and makes the 360 product very handy.