Mechanical Engineering Professionals | Open Source Research Question Title * 1. How do you normally use existing open source hardware designs? For idea generation, or inspiration. To understand how a product is engineered so I can model my own CAD files based on open source designs. For directly including open source CAD files into my own hardware projects. Other (please specify) OK Question Title * 2. What is the biggest challenge you experience when attempting to use open hardware designs in your professional work? It often takes too long to find relevant open source hardware projects online. Project documentation quality is often poor or incomplete. Open source hardware projects rarely contain useful design files. No significant challenge is experienced. Other (please specify) OK Question Title * 3. How important is finding a solution to each challenge for you? No problem for me, not important. Would be nice to solve this. Really important to have a solution. It often takes too long to find relevant open source hardware projects online. It often takes too long to find relevant open source hardware projects online. No problem for me, not important. It often takes too long to find relevant open source hardware projects online. Would be nice to solve this. It often takes too long to find relevant open source hardware projects online. Really important to have a solution. Project documentation quality is often poor or incomplete. Project documentation quality is often poor or incomplete. No problem for me, not important. Project documentation quality is often poor or incomplete. Would be nice to solve this. Project documentation quality is often poor or incomplete. Really important to have a solution. Open source hardware projects rarely contain useful design files. Open source hardware projects rarely contain useful design files. No problem for me, not important. Open source hardware projects rarely contain useful design files. Would be nice to solve this. Open source hardware projects rarely contain useful design files. Really important to have a solution. Other (please specify) OK Question Title * 4. About you Name Email Address OK SUBMIT
