Lisa, Yes, as Betsy stated, you are able to use a jib as long as it is made entirely of LEGOs (equipment rule R01), To clarify your wording, the jig may be used throughout the match as long as it remains in base or storage (see play rules R10, R12, and R13). Jeff Beima Coach, Terra-Techno Tigers On Thu, Oct 27, 2016 at 8:35 AM, Betsy T. Wilco <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Yes, as long as it is completely made of Legos. > > > > *From:* First Lego League in Virginia and DC [mailto:[log in to unmask] > jmu.edu] *On Behalf Of *Lisa Flannery > *Sent:* Thursday, October 27, 2016 8:32 AM > *To:* [log in to unmask] > *Subject:* [VADCFLL-L] Extras in base > > > > Does anyone know if a jig is allowed in base (then removed) to align our > bot before the match? > > > > Lisa > > Watt Bots > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Oct 25, 2016, at 9:04 AM, Scott Rakestraw <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > Contact LEGO education support. They are very good and have helped my team > with some unusual issues with EV3. > > > > Scott > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Oct 24, 2016, at 9:20 PM, Matt Michel <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > I am new to FLL this year (and new to the listserv), although coached (3) > years of Junior FLL leading up to this year. I am a former Adept and > Staubli robot programmer, so I feel I am helping the kids structure > reasonable code. However, I am having trouble with the EV3 software. Our > blocks of code get into a mode where much of the information in a given > block of code is not visible and nothing in that program at all is > selectable. Please see attached picture. For example, a simple math block > has an "a" and a "b" and numbers or data wires in the associated boxes. > The "a" and the "b" are not visible. The block body is blank instead. The > values for "a" and "b" are blank. The values can't be changed. The block > can't be selected. And much of the time, nothing at all in the entire > program is selectable. Occasionally, I fidget around with other things and > come back to it, and suddenly it is all back to normal. But a few minutes > later, the problems come back. > > It seems very unusual that the project is only 93 KB, but the software > takes about 4 minutes to load the project. The software struggles to close > properly and often requires Task Manager to open and close to actually get > the graphics off the desk top. > > I have uninstalled and reinstalled the software on my Windows machine. I > have also tried loading the software and code on my wife's Windows machine. > It operates the same on both machines. I installed the latest update > that became available today without effect. > > Can anyone tell me how to get past this problem? Right now the kids and I > are fighting this software issue instead of having fun programming the > robot. > > I am wondering if using a Windows machine is the problem. Do I need to > buy a Mac or try the iPad interface or something like that? > > Any advice on this issue would be much appreciated. I know this next > question is absolutely ridiculous in all likelihood, but is there a chance > that the code we are writing is too sophisticated? We are writing code > that closes the loop around the gyro with switch blocks internal to that > control loop. Seems like fairly simple stuff, but I noticed the problems > right about the time we decided that switches inside the control loop > helped us with several accuracies. > > Matt Michel > > Junior FLL Fire Chargers 2014 > Junior FLL Golden Dragons 2015 > Junior FLL Golden Dragons 2016 > FLL Golden Dragons 2016 > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE or CHANGE your settings, please visit > https://listserv.jmu.edu/archives/vadcfll-l.html > <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__listserv.jmu.edu_archives_vadcfll-2Dl.html&d=DQMGaQ&c=-qKBOng2UMukAh1hQOovJhye2njy4fyzo60TyOIbt38&r=TrNW3717iLf3by7QUFQyTw&m=nSV_u_uksRPZXnDcdKn3wtpDnQW--zJKp7dcms-rjX0&s=ymitSTuMoreWkpZeunapkdp6LywqOiKxpWA-wjnRhGc&e=> > and select "Join or leave the list". > > -- VADCFLL administrative announcements are sent via > VADCFLL-ANNOUNCEMENTS-L. 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