[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":126},["ShallowReactive",2],{"NRRCpCB2ac3QLYIkBaMCAMEerh2swtrfARK7nhVjPJA":3,"article_solidworks-foam-airplane-tutorial_solidworks":10,"_apollo:default":124,"_apollo:identified":125},{"mailchimpAudience":4},{"actionUrl":5,"slug":6,"locale":7,"default":8,"__typename":9},"","solidworks-foam-airplane-tutorial","en","https:\u002F\u002F3ds.us3.list-manage.com\u002Fsubscribe\u002Fpost?u=ed4601044e1936748c0d2aa6b&id=e5080ff9fe&f_id=002d4de2f0","MailchimpAudience",{"posts":11},{"nodes":12,"__typename":123},[13],{"id":14,"slug":6,"title":15,"uri":16,"excerpt":17,"locale":18,"featuredImage":21,"tableOfContents":29,"content":30,"date":31,"authorJobTitle":5,"author":32,"masterings":45,"globalTags":59,"products":78,"disciplines":91,"seo":112,"__typename":122},"cG9zdDo2NDc5NQ==","SolidWorks Foam Airplane Tutorial","\u002Fproducts\u002Fsolidworks\u002Fsolidworks-foam-airplane-tutorial","\u003Cp>Download Plane Body   My intern Greg Margolis from University of Massachusetts…\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"locale":19,"__typename":20},"en_US","Locale",{"node":22,"__typename":28},{"large":23,"__typename":24,"medium_large":23,"thumbnail":25,"srcSet":26,"sizes":27},"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002F6a00d83451706569e20154341dae32970c.jpg.webp","MediaItem","https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002F6a00d83451706569e20154341dae32970c-150x150.jpg.webp","https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002F6a00d83451706569e20154341dae32970c.jpg.webp 594w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002F6a00d83451706569e20154341dae32970c-300x222.jpg.webp 300w","(max-width: 594px) 100vw, 594px","NodeWithFeaturedImageToMediaItemConnectionEdge",[],"\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fsolidworks.typepad.com\u002Ffiles\u002Fplane-body.sldprt\" data-id=\"64799\">Download Plane Body\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cdiv class=\"ds-video\">\u003Ca data-3ds-videoplayer=\"modal\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fwatch?v=wp1QzTkyQ0I\" target=\"_blank\">\u003Cspan class=\"ImageCover Border Block\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\u002F\u002Fimg.youtube.com\u002Fvi\u002Fwp1QzTkyQ0I\u002Fhqdefault.jpg); 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\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002Fsites\u002F3\u002Fplane-picture.jpg\" data-id=\"64799\">View this photo\u003C\u002Fa>; \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fsolidworks.typepad.com\u002Ffiles\u002Fplane-body-1.sldprt\" data-id=\"64799\">Download Plane Body\u003C\u002Fa>; \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fsolidworks.typepad.com\u002Ffiles\u002Fwing-large.sldprt\" data-id=\"64799\">Download Wing (Large)\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fsolidworks.typepad.com\u002Ffiles\u002Fwing-small.sldprt\" data-id=\"64799\">Download Wing (Small)\u003C\u002Fa>; \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fsolidworks.typepad.com\u002Ffiles\u002Fsolidworks-foam-air-plane-assembly.sldasm\" data-id=\"64799\">Download SolidWorks Foam Air Plane Assembly\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Video: \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fsolidworks-foam-air-plane-2.wmv\" data-id=\"64799\">Download SolidWorks Foam Air Plane 2\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Have fun.  Marie\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp> \u003C\u002Fp>","2011-07-31T07:40:12",{"node":33,"__typename":44},{"nicename":34,"description":35,"slug":36,"name":37,"firstName":38,"lastName":39,"avatar":40,"__typename":43},"marie-planchard","Marie Planchard is an education and engineering advocate. 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