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Kit Log #056: Mega instructions update

Kit Log #056: Mega instructions update

by | Apr 7, 2020 | News, Progress Logs

It’s a mega update! We’ve hit a milestone of completing the majority of first chapter instructions, with images, and now with the pieces for 3D printing.

Today- Wrote the python program to parse the pieces sheets csv to go to html for the page. Got caught up on some css for a border. The trick was to make the border 0px and white. Yesterday we made the template for the pieces html, which was then used in the python parser. Luckily the html was a bit quicker this time, since it was based on the work already done with flexbox css. Special thanks to Beck for helping with the instruction descriptions for the arm, chassis, drive system, and hopper.

Here’s what was accomplished today, following the list of the previous log:

build – chassis instructions
– DONE next steps: process the steps and parts sheet
– ^ oops, wasn’t that already done before?
– DONE next steps: process the pieces sheet
– DONE post new pages online
https://www.robotmissions.org/learn/build-chassis/pieces/

brain kit page
– DONE next steps: go through the corrections and edit the steps
– DONE next steps: process the pieces sheet
– DONE run autopager on the steps csv
– DONE update all the steps pages
– DONE updated the main page with a button to the pieces page
https://www.robotmissions.org/learn/bowie-brain-kit/pieces/
https://www.robotmissions.org/learn/bowie-brain-kit/

build – drive system
– DONE next steps: process the steps and parts sheet
– DONE next steps: process the pieces sheet
– DONE combined wheels into drive system model
– DONE for some reason going to part4 on this page redirects to brain kit https://www.robotmissions.org/learn/build-drivesys/part3/ — it was because the page was not renamed to part4
– DONE create & post new pages online
https://www.robotmissions.org/learn/build-drivesys/pieces/
https://www.robotmissions.org/learn/build-drivesys/part1/
– DONE process the steps images for thumbnail and web versions
– DONE fix sheets part3 description

build – arm
– DONE next steps: process the steps and parts sheet
– DONE next steps: process the pieces sheet
– DONE create & post new pages online
https://www.robotmissions.org/learn/build-arm/pieces/
https://www.robotmissions.org/learn/build-arm/part1/
– DONE process the steps images for thumbnail and web versions

build – hopper
– DONE next steps: process the steps and parts sheet
– DONE next steps: process the pieces sheet
– DONE combined hopper and lid model
– DONE create & post new pages online
https://www.robotmissions.org/learn/build-hopper/pieces/
https://www.robotmissions.org/learn/build-hopper/part1/
– DONE process the steps images for thumbnail and web versions

As well, the Build a Bowie page was updated with the new links. It’s cool to see the progress, half of the guides are started. The navigation menu at the top of the site has also been updated.

Next step is continuing on with the pieces pages for operator interface, super bright lights, power pack.

Kit Log #047: Chassis build instructions

Kit Log #047: Chassis build instructions

by | Feb 18, 2020 | News, Progress Logs

The chassis build instructions are now live. Check it out here. Many thanks to Beck for writing the descriptions for the steps.

The nice photos of the CAD models with annotations and arrows on them, these were made before the kit log began. The most of that work was done in September, October, and some November 2019.

There will also need to be an additional page for the build instructions, consisting of all the pieces. This is also logged in the google sheet. Python to parse this and then output html is what will be needed next.