[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":128},["ShallowReactive",2],{"DxD16dm6AsToy_R4OijFyyPqWYBwiNV5JxPMsnKazdM":3,"article_monash-university-students-accelerate-at-intercads-design-contest_solidworks":10,"_apollo:default":126,"_apollo:identified":127},{"mailchimpAudience":4},{"actionUrl":5,"slug":6,"locale":7,"default":8,"__typename":9},"","monash-university-students-accelerate-at-intercads-design-contest","en","https:\u002F\u002F3ds.us3.list-manage.com\u002Fsubscribe\u002Fpost?u=ed4601044e1936748c0d2aa6b&id=e5080ff9fe&f_id=002d4de2f0","MailchimpAudience",{"posts":11},{"nodes":12,"__typename":125},[13],{"id":14,"slug":6,"title":15,"uri":16,"excerpt":17,"locale":18,"featuredImage":21,"tableOfContents":30,"content":31,"date":32,"authorJobTitle":5,"author":33,"masterings":46,"globalTags":60,"products":69,"disciplines":82,"seo":114,"__typename":124},"cG9zdDo2MjQ0OA==","Monash University Students Accelerate at InterCAD’s Design Contest","\u002Fproducts\u002Fsolidworks\u002Fmonash-university-students-accelerate-at-intercads-design-contest","\u003Cp>The Formula SAE team from Monash University, Victoria, Australia is known around…\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"locale":19,"__typename":20},"en_US","Locale",{"node":22,"__typename":29},{"large":23,"__typename":24,"medium_large":25,"thumbnail":26,"srcSet":27,"sizes":28},"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fmonash-formula-sae-m11-final-render-1024x819.png.webp","MediaItem","https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fmonash-formula-sae-m11-final-render-768x614.png.webp","https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fmonash-formula-sae-m11-final-render-150x150.png.webp","https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fmonash-formula-sae-m11-final-render-1024x819.png.webp 1024w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fmonash-formula-sae-m11-final-render-300x240.png.webp 300w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fmonash-formula-sae-m11-final-render-768x614.png.webp 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fmonash-formula-sae-m11-final-render-1536x1229.png.webp 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fmonash-formula-sae-m11-final-render.png.webp 2000w","(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px","NodeWithFeaturedImageToMediaItemConnectionEdge",[],"\u003Cp>The Formula SAE team from \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.monash.edu.au\u002F\">Monash University\u003C\u002Fa>, Victoria, Australia is known around the world as a major competitor at collegiate SAE events.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>So when SolidWorks Value Added Reseller,  \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fintercad.com.au\u002F\">InterCAD\u003C\u002Fa> decided to host a Student Design Contest, the competition was intense.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"506\" height=\"488\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fmonash-intercad-design-contest-3.png.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-62451\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fmonash-intercad-design-contest-3.png.webp 506w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fmonash-intercad-design-contest-3-300x289.png.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 506px) 100vw, 506px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Cp>InterCAD  provided judges and speakers for the event.  Luke Kenny, InterCAD’s business development manager, spoke to students about how the SolidWorks skills they are learning are valued by industry.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"510\" height=\"490\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fmonash-intercad-design-contest-20.png.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-62452\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fmonash-intercad-design-contest-20.png.webp 510w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fmonash-intercad-design-contest-20-300x288.png.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Cp>I asked Dr Scott Wordley, Researcher,  Mechanical Engineering Faculty member, Formula SAE director, at Monash University, why they use SolidWorks, he said,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“We use SolidWorks at Monash because it is powerful and yet easy to learn for novice users. The inbuilt tutorials are a great resource for students and we use them extensively in our teaching. Our students were very excited to be able to take the CSWA (Certified SolidWorks Associate) exam as part of their Mechanical Design 1 subject, and received marks for it as well as an industry recognized qualification.”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"542\" height=\"567\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fmonash-intercad-design-contest-1.png.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-62453\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fmonash-intercad-design-contest-1.png.webp 542w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fmonash-intercad-design-contest-1-287x300.png.webp 287w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 542px) 100vw, 542px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Cp>The winning students were delighted to get the opportunity to take their SolidWorks skills to the next level with the awarded prize of the Certified SolidWorks Professional (CSWP) exam.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"535\" height=\"442\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fsolidworks-var-intercad-award-at-monash-university.jpg.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-62454\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fsolidworks-var-intercad-award-at-monash-university.jpg.webp 535w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fsolidworks-var-intercad-award-at-monash-university-300x248.jpg.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 535px) 100vw, 535px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Cp>And the InterCAD-SolidWorks Award for the Best Warman Device CAD Model award goes to  “Team Sodium”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>DAVID BUTLER\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>HUGH MONTGOMERY\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>FRANCISZEK NOWAK\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>TRUNG DINH PHAN\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>DION SANTOSO\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>ANGELO TATLONGHARI\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>JAKE VAN DEN BROEK\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>QI XIN YANG andHUGH MONTGOMERY (not in photo)\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Thank you Scott Wordley, \u003Ca title=\"Monash Motorsport \" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.monashmotorsport.com\u002F\">Monash Motorsport\u003C\u002Fa>, and Luke Kenny, Radmila Mrkobrad and the InterCAD team for sharing with the SolidWorks Community.  Marie\u003C\u002Fp>","2014-06-03T09:23:15",{"node":34,"__typename":45},{"nicename":35,"description":36,"slug":37,"name":38,"firstName":39,"lastName":40,"avatar":41,"__typename":44},"marie-planchard","Marie Planchard is an education and engineering advocate. 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