¶ First steps
¶ Software and resources
ARES uses several softwares for design, management and communication. These are listed below, with sign-up instructions for each.
¶ Microsoft SharePoint
SharePoint is used for team-wide file storage, project management, and planning. The home page of SharePoint should be the "starting point" for any ARES information. From here you can navigate to all the softwares listed below, and keep up to date with the latest news and upcoming meetings.
¶ Microsoft Teams
Teams is the messaging application associated with SharePoint. They are completely linked, and membership to one automatically creates a membership to the other. Once you have signed up to SharePoint, click on the "Teams" banner on the left hand side of the home page to access our Team. We highly recommend downloading the desktop and mobile app!
¶ Onshape
Onshape is our single-source-of-truth (SSOT) for all mechanical design work. It is the only CAD program that is used in the team, and for the structures sub-team, basic working knowledge of Onshape is required. Some excellent guidance on onshape can be found on their website.
¶ Altium
Altium is the team's ECAD program of choice, it's what we use for all schematic and PCB design. Altium is considered the industry standard ECAD program, learning how to use it will serve you very well in your future carreers! It's available to us through an education licence, sign up here using your student email to get acsess. Note that you'll have to renew this licence every 6 months, just do that through the same link using the same email as if you're signing up for the first time. Check out this great video for a quick intro to working with the software.
¶ ANSYS
The Aerodynamics team use ANSYS Fluent for our CFD simulations. Full licenses are available to Aerodynamics Team members. If you are just interested in learning this awesome software, free student versions are available here, and also on the Uni's myUniApps.
¶ Inductions and access
ARES members are super lucky to have access to multiple cool spaces to undertake design and manufacturing work. Different sub-teams use these spaces differently, but the TCS and PBS are available for ALL members, and we require inductions to be undertaken as soon as possible for these two spaces.
¶ Telstra Creator Space (TCS)
Telstra Creator Space is an incredible new build space that is the preferred working space for ARES manufacturing. There are several spaces, each with different inductions required.
¶ TCS Training Requirements
We require all ARES members to undertake the General Maker Training, and encourage completion of inductions to all the spaces. Visit the TCS Website and follow their steps to sign up!
For Structures work the following training should be undertaken:
- Metal Shop Training
Telstra Creator Space Metal Shop - Wood Shop Training
Telstra Creator Space Wood Shop
Telstra Creator Space Wood Lathe - Laser Cutter Training
Telstra Creator Space Laser Cutter
For avionics work the following trainign should be undertaken:
- Electronics Training:
Telstra Creator Space Introduction to Electronics & Soldering
Telstra Creator Space Advanced Soldering (Has Introduction to Electronics & Soldering as a prerequisite.)
¶ Project Build Space (PBS)
Note: formerly DnB Lab
The Project Build Space is a new space for ARES, and is used for design work, small meetings, and electrical and mechanical assembly. It's awesome for getting some collaborative work done, and also a safe space to store rocket parts, completed personal/club rockets.
¶ The Garage
Note: formerly MUR Garage 
The Garage is our dedicated space for all composites work. It features a general manufacturing space in the front, and a negative-pressure composites room at the back. The composites room has facilities for safe manufacturing and post-processing of fibreglass and carbon fibre parts, including an extraction system, fabric racks, chemical storage cabinet, and tools for composite manufacturing and cutting.
¶ The Garage Training Requirements
- Complete Health & Safety Induction TrainMe Module
Upload PDF certifying module completion here - Complete Manual Handling TrainMe Module
Upload PDF certifying module completion here - Complete PPE TrainMe Module
Upload PDF certifying module completion here - Complete Chemical Management TrainMe Module
Upload PDF certifying module completion here
Finally, contact your subteam-lead to inform them of online-training completion.
An in-person induction to the MUR Garage is the last step and will be performed as needed by a lead.
- Upload the PDF certifying your induction here
After this you're ready to go work on composites!
Note: The above training only provides the right to use the composites space. Telstra
Creator Space Metal Shop Training & Electronics Training is required to use anything
else within the MUR Garage.
¶ Melboure School of Design (MSD) Workshop
Melbourne School of Design is a secondary workshop that all UniMelb students are able to be inducted to. ARES members will be required to use this space occasionally for woodworking when the TCS has insufficient tools. Primarily, this space is used for turning large (400mm+) composite molds on their 1000mm lathe, and also spray-painting in their spray booth.
¶ University Impact Lab / UTM Lab
The Department of Mechanical Engineering at UniMelb has a couple of cool experimental labs that we use for impact and tensile testing. The wet lab is used for hybrid fuel manufacturing. Access to these spaces are granted to ARES members on an as-needed basis by the Department.