Building a Delta Robot Part 2: Build a theoretical model

So I’ve decided what my robot needs to do in Part 1, and now I’m going to build a virtual model of the delta robot and program it there. That will give every user an intuitive visual GUI to the robot.  More importantly, the testing I can do in my model is testing I don’t have to do with expensive robot parts.  As a consequence, that means the model has to match real life as accurately as possible.  That means making a model of every part; linking the parts together in the computer; making them move around; check for collisions, study strain & breakages; and then the Success Tests from Part 1.