In preparation for Worlds, I’d like to raise our field so the teams are practicing on what they will see in Louisville. Can someone share the official height of the fields at Worlds? Also, any suggestions on build materials? I know it is straightforward to do it with wood (as many people have), but I don’t have room to store it in the off season, so I would like to use something easy to disassemble like what they do at the competition.
Height is 24 inches
That was so tall the first time I went to Worlds, and I wondered how I would be able to see to drive on them in the future. But I grew a foot since then, so it ended up okay.
We built ours out of 4 sections of full sheet of plywood on 24" legs around the perimeter. Then a center section of 1/2 sheet of plywood, 4’x4’, to fill the middle.
Just sit down on the floor and drive. Will give you similar effect.
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Yes, but the storage space under the elevated field is awesome !!
Oh yes. Yesterday we found a pair of pants under there.
Buys 50 aluminum structure kits to raise the field
I’m kidding, I think I might go wood instead .
Steal 4 VEXU robots and place them under each corner of the field.
I don’t know about VEXU teams but my robot is always out of size.
…tolerances!
Yes, this is a good way to prepare.
If you build it out of wood you can also easily unscrew it and just store the raw wood
I would honestly suggest buying an aluminum structure if you plan to do VEX far into the foreseeable future. Our field is 3+ Years Old, and the raised platforms are uneven now - frustratingly so. Not sure if its the wood warping or the fact that it was made by high school students with more than a 2mm tolerance.
As far as uneven goes. Our field has become so uneven its not even worth testing autonomous on anymore.
Our wood frame is still holding strong! Don’t forget the stairs. Much more dangerous without them.
https://vexforum.com/t/building-an-elevated-vex-field/22941/1
For my height, kneeling would be more accurate.
I laughed for so long.
Hey, know what we found in a storage cart yesterday? Chad. Chad, one of our builders, was in the storage cart. Asleep, for like 3 periods.
LOL! Chad!
Here is the Team Virus field riser. Made from 80/20 T-slot aluminum, cost is $1718.88 (plus shipping) after a 40% discount from 80/20 applied. Pricey, but very sturdy. 4 1/2 sheets of OSB or Plywood are added to make the decking. I can provide BOM, plans, and ordering information by P/M to anyone interested. It can be stacked into a 5.6’ diameter circle (actually, 2 risers can be stacked together in the 5.6’ diameter circle). We usually store one of our risers upside down under the other, which we leave assembled in our lab space.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10211083475995681&l=591f7e3561
Pictures are not found on facebook. I would be interested in BOM, plans, and ordering.