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Summary

  • Add step-by-step mechanical assembly SOP (docs/3d/assembly.md): Head→Body→Desk→Config wizard, shared center-at-90° recipe, M2 screw callouts, PCA9685 channel map
  • Point README / getting-started / 3D docs; keep screw shopping list in 3d_models/README.md

Closes #16

Test plan

  • Skim docs/3d/assembly.md top-to-bottom as first-time builder
  • Confirm five servos accounted for (Head, Neck, L/R chest, Belly) and unplug-after-center habit
  • Channel table matches docs/hardware/pinout.md (0–4)
  • Related links resolve (getting-started anchors, wiring, Screws BOM)
  • Assembly visuals present and useful

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  • Documentation
    • Added visual references throughout the 3D assembly instructions.
    • Updated build guidance to interleave mechanical assembly with wiring and firmware flashing, with servo centering afterward.
    • Added and updated links to the assembly guide across getting-started, documentation, and hardware resources.
    • Updated screw hardware quantities and sizes, including a 2.1 mm pilot diameter recommendation.
    • Clarified pilot-size outcomes and revised ordering and next-step guidance.

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The pull request adds assembly-step images, makes docs/3d/assembly.md the sequencing authority for interleaved assembly, wiring, and flashing, and updates screw, pilot-fit, and documentation references.

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Assembly documentation

Layer / File(s) Summary
Assembly guide visuals
docs/3d/assembly.md
Adds image references after mechanical assembly, electronics, smoke-test, and final assembly steps.
Interleaved build path
README.md, docs/getting-started.md, docs/3d/order-parts.md, 3d_models/README.md, docs/hardware-for-software-engineers/06-3d-printing-and-mechanical-build.md
Updates the build instructions so assembly, wiring, and flashing occur at checkpoints defined by the assembly guide. Servo centering follows wiring and flashing.
Hardware guidance and navigation
3d_models/README.md, docs/3d/parametric-design.md, docs/hardware-for-software-engineers/06-3d-printing-and-mechanical-build.md, README.md, docs/README.md, docs/getting-started.md
Updates screw quantities, pilot diameter and fit guidance, troubleshooting links, and documentation index links.

Priority: ⬇️ Low

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Change: Other

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Out of Scope Changes check ⚠️ Warning The assembly guide, documentation links, screw BOM updates, and interleaved build-path guidance support issue #16. The changes to the CAD default and shipped-export screw_thread_diameter from 2.2 mm… Revert the unrelated 2.1 mm parameter changes and their supporting documentation claims, unless a separate linked requirement establishes that the parameter change is required for issue #16.
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Description Check ✅ Passed Check skipped - CodeRabbit’s high-level summary is enabled.
Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly and concisely describes the primary change: adding a mechanical assembly guide. It matches the new assembly SOP and related documentation updates.
Linked Issues check ✅ Passed Issue #16 requires a clear, step-by-step guide for mechanical assembly, electronics installation, wiring, and final setup. docs/3d/assembly.md covers these four areas, including servo centering, unp…
Docstring Coverage ✅ Passed No functions found in the changed files to evaluate docstring coverage. Skipping docstring coverage check. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 0 functions across 0…
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Explanation

The assembly guide, documentation links, screw BOM updates, and interleaved build-path guidance support issue #16. The changes to the CAD default and shipped-export screw_thread_diameter from 2.2 mm to 2.1 mm in 3d_models/README.md and docs/hardware-for-software-engineers/06-3d-printing-and-mechanical-build.md are print-design changes. Issue #16 does not require this change. The assembly guide does not require a parameter change.

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Inline comments:
In `@docs/3d/assembly.md`:
- Line 1: Add image or diagram references to the Mechanical assembly
documentation in assembly.md, linking visuals from the relevant assembly steps.
Preserve the existing assembly content and use the project’s established
documentation asset conventions.

In `@docs/3d/parametric-design.md`:
- Line 109: Reverse the pilot-size outcome descriptions in the table: state that
smaller pilots produce tighter screw fits and larger pilots produce looser fits.
Keep the existing 2.1 mm recommendation and supporting details unchanged.

In `@docs/getting-started.md`:
- Line 30: Update the four build-path passages in getting-started documentation,
README.md, 3d_models/README.md, and docs/3d/order-parts.md to reflect the
interleaved assembly checkpoint in docs/3d/assembly.md: state that mechanical
assembly continues around wiring and flashing, identify the assembly guide as
the sequencing authority, avoid presenting wiring and bring-up as post-assembly
steps, and replace any linear arrow sequence with the interleaved build path.

In `@docs/hardware-for-software-engineers/06-3d-printing-and-mechanical-build.md`:
- Line 103: Update the “Step-by-step SOP” introductory sentence to remove the
stale “until that lands” future-tense wording, while retaining the assembly.md
link and directing readers to use the SOP for the build sequence and the
following principles for key failure modes.

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