1. Correct, the Mission 11 Innovative Architecture Structure can be touching or on top of something else, and it will score if it is partly or completely in a circle.

But, remember that the M11 Structure is Team Equipment, so the object that it is touching or on top of might not earn a score, if it needs to be Independent.

Also, remember that Mission 11 says to "Design and build your own Structure before you compete, then bring that to each Match. You don’t build it during the Match."

2. A team may use an alignment fixture that is completely inside the Launch Area to prepare for Launching the robot. The team may pull it back completely in to Home before starting the robot. Otherwise, the alignment fixture (jig) must stay in the Launch Area while the robot is running. The team may remove it once the Robot is Interrupted. See Rule 22 and update RG21.

On Mon, Nov 11, 2019 at 4:37 PM Ken Couch <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

I have two questions regarding the missions:
1. Mission 11, Innovative Architecture: The rules for this mission only state that the structure must with be partially or completely in a circle to score points. There is no mention of either being independent or Supported. Does this allow the structure to either be touching or on top of another block unit to score?
2. If a team uses an alignment fixture that is completely inside the launch area for a mission launch, when can it be removed without incurring a penalty? More specifically, after the robot has been launched, can the fixture be removed from the launch area and be placed back into home after the robot has left the launch area? If not, can it quickly be removed after the robot has been launched but not left the launch area?

Ken Couch