Clarity in build instructions - some suggestions and questions

[mossholderm]

Hi all!

I had some suggestions for the build documentation. Hopefully this will help other people when building the madmax system!

1. For the CAD drawings, consider having the different parts in different colors. It isn't really apparent from the illustration which parts go where. For example, the printed parts in color "A", magnetic screws in color "b", normal screws in color "c", metal pins in color "d", plastic pins in color "e", and magnets in color "f".
2. Consider having a picture for each step of the assembly, with call outs to the specific part locations. I'm willing to give it a shot, but I have more questions :)
3. From the BOM, what is "250mm 2-position zip wire"? There isn't a link, and searching the term doesn't really return anything definitive. Not looking for an answer here, but rather something more descriptive in the BOM.
4. The M3 T-Nut for the "nut push tool" doesn't look like any of the M3 T-Nuts on Amazon... are these the MakerBeam XL T-nuts from the BOM? If so, consider naming the same way here.
5. Where do the "two middle-height pins" (plastic) go? Another case where a picture would do wonders (and if you can clear it up for my, I can provide one).

[zruncho3d]

1,2: Thanks for the feedback. I've tried to make the docs here much better than the usual "just the CAD" you see, but I don't want to commit to step-by-step pictures until we have more builds, because a change to the design would require redoing a lot of work, then. Point taken on colors in CAD - that would certainly clear things up.

3: zip wire would be joined wires that can be unzipped. Example I use, 24 AWG silicone wire: I buy the 4-pos, and split it into 2x2 or 4x1 or 1x4 as needed: dhttps://www.aliexpress.us/item/2251832766791205.html?spm=a2g0o.order_list.order_list_main.15.38e21802pqRksv&gatewayAdapt=glo2usa4itemAdapt

4: yes, MBXL

5: if you look at the plate, they're in the middle. Not the two top vertically-oriented pins for the top maxwell screw, but the plastic middle ones; the lower ones are on the bottom of the coupling and need to be metal.