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FTC Robotics Portfolio Template

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I built this from the portfolio template I hand my own FTC team before every season, cleaned up for you to use with yours. Sixteen slides, structured around the relevant awards: Connect, Design, Innovate, Control, Sustain, Reach, and Think. I've included prompts folded into the relevant pages.

What's inside

  • A 16-page editable .pptx (title page + 15 content pages), formatted for A4 paper
  • Award-mapped sections for Connect, Design, Innovate, Control, Sustain, Reach, and Think
  • Think prompts distributed across those award pages, roughly two and a half pages of embedded content total
  • A Pro Tips page covering page allocation by team strength, award weighting, and the window judges get to read your whole portfolio. 
  • My notes on what works and what I'd change
  • Editable risk assessment matrix and financial plan layout

Set up before you edit

Install League Spartan for titles and Red Hat Display for body text before you open the file. Without them, your spacing and sizing shift on every slide. Set PowerPoint's page size to A4 before you start. Links for file downloads are included inside. 

Digital download. Files arrive ready to open in PowerPoint.

Accessing STEP Files

STEP files are uploaded in a .zip folder. You must first unzip the folder in order to import the file into your CAD program of choice. 

Autodesk Fusion 360

  1. After unzipping the downloaded folder, open Fusion 360.

  2. Click the "Show Data Panel" icon in the upper-left corner (it looks like a grid/waffle).

  3. Navigate to your desired project and folder.

  4. Click the "Upload" button.

  5. Select the .step or .stp file from your computer and click "Open."

  6. Once the upload is complete, the file will appear in your Data Panel, ready to be inserted into your design.

Detailed Instructions

Onshape

  1. After unzipping the downloaded folder, log in to your Onshape account.

  2. From the "Documents" page, click the "Create" button and select "Import files...".

  3. Alternatively, inside an existing document, click the "+" icon in the bottom-left corner and select "Import."

  4. Select the .step or .stp file from your computer.

  5. Choose your desired import options in the dialog box.

  6. The imported file will appear as a new tab in your document.

Detailed Instructions

SolidWorks

  1. After unzipping the downloaded folder, open SolidWorks.

  2. Go to "File" > "Open."

  3. In the "Open" dialog box, change the file type to "STEP files (*.step, *.stp)."

  4. Navigate to and select the STEP file you wish to import.

  5. Click "Open."

  6. SolidWorks may prompt you to run "Import Diagnostics" to check for and fix any potential issues with the imported geometry. It is recommended to do so.

Detailed Instructions

3D Printing Tips

If the design includes 3D printed parts, I highly recommend you print the part out of PCTG. It has some of the highest impact resistance and non-catastrophic breaking for robot parts.

  • If you're looking for a brand, 3D-Fuel is pretty solid in the Americas
  • Azure is better in the EU

For Mechanical/structural parts, I recommend: 

  • 0.6mm Nozzles over 0.4mm. Wider nozzles produce stronger prints in shorter periods of time over thinner nozzles. 
  • Minimum 4 walls. 
  • 30-40% gyroid infill

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