Autodesk is proud to partner with VEX Robotics and the Robotics Education & Competition (REC) Foundation to inspire students to pursue careers in STEM, helping close the global skills gap and connecting education to industry through robotics engineering programs.
Learn how a group of high school graduates took their VEX Robotics experience to a whole new level through a summer internship program. Now they are on their way towards a career in robotics.
What do VEX Robotics students and MegaBots have in common? Their passion for robots. VEX Robotics High School World Champions Bryon Tjanaka and Dylon Tjanaka are invited to tour MegaBots lab to learn about how professionals are building robots, and see what it takes to have a robot building career.
Software is available for all students, teachers/mentors, and schools associated with VEX Robotics.
Download models and datasets for VEX IQ, VRC and VEX U; Check out learning videos, tutorials, and curriculum.
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See how one VEX participant uses Autodesk software and 3D printing to design a better robot and propel his team to success.
VEX participants and academic institutions worldwide get free* access to the same software used by today’s design professionals. Teams can use digital design tools to enhance their work and save valuable project time, from documenting design ideas to using 3D CAD software to model and test robots before they are built.
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The Autodesk VEX Parts Library provides you with digital models of all the parts included in the VEX Classroom Kit in Autodesk Inventor. Datasets are available in Imperial and Metric units, and will work for Inventor version 2013 onward. These datasets can also be imported for use in Autodesk Fusion.
Download and unzip these files to save your kit of parts. The download time is estimated at 5 minutes or less.
Fusion VEX IQ KOP
Fusion VEX EDR KOP
KoP for VRC and VEX U - Imperial
KoP for VRC and VEX U - Metric
Autodesk software is integrated into nearly half of the units in the VEX EDR Curriculum, while detailed tutorials appear in Units 4 and 13. Unit 4 teaches teams to use Inventor to design and build their VEX robots, and Unit 13 shows how to use Fusion or Inventor to design, model, and 3D print custom robotics parts.
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