Real-time Robotics Simulation

Built by students for students, Synthesis is an open source simulator used to design, test, and experiment with 3D CAD models.

Synthesis: An Autodesk Technology

Built by students for students, Synthesis is an open source simulator used to design, test, and experiment with 3D CAD models.

The team is made up of high school interns that are members of FRC or FTC robotics teams in the Pacific Northwest. Synthesis was created to bring awareness about 3D modeling and robotics design in the FIRST community. Teams can export their robot CAD models through an add-in for Fusion360 to test their designs with driver practice, robot code simulation, strategy and more.

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