[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":135},["ShallowReactive",2],{"IsBOwTPVvw0vmx0bPbLBZrw-5w-QULYEAqMRqf1muG0":3,"article_solidworks-sponsors-first-robotics-competition-recycle-rush-for-frc-teams_solidworks":10,"_apollo:default":133,"_apollo:identified":134},{"mailchimpAudience":4},{"actionUrl":5,"slug":6,"locale":7,"default":8,"__typename":9},"","solidworks-sponsors-first-robotics-competition-recycle-rush-for-frc-teams","en","https:\u002F\u002F3ds.us3.list-manage.com\u002Fsubscribe\u002Fpost?u=ed4601044e1936748c0d2aa6b&id=e5080ff9fe&f_id=002d4de2f0","MailchimpAudience",{"posts":11},{"nodes":12,"__typename":132},[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":49,"products":63,"disciplines":77,"seo":121,"__typename":131},"cG9zdDo1Mzk5MA==","SolidWorks Sponsors FIRST Robotics Competition Recycle Rush for FRC 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445px","NodeWithFeaturedImageToMediaItemConnectionEdge",[],"\u003Cp>January 3, 2015 marks the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww3.usfirst.org\u002F\">FIRST Robotics\u003C\u002Fa> Competition FRC Kickoff for the new game, RECYCLE RUSH.  SOLIDWORKS is a \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww3.usfirst.org\u002Froboticsprograms\u002Ffrc\">FIRST Robotics Competition\u003C\u002Fa> (FRC) Crown Sponsor.  To all teams that apply for sponsorship at \u003Ca title=\"SolidWorks FIRST Robotics Sponsorship\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.solidworks.com\u002Fsw\u002Feducation\u002Frobot-student-design-contest.htm\">www.solidworks.com\u002FFIRST S\u003C\u002Fa>olidWorks will provide the SOLIDWORKS Robotics Suite.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"458\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fsolidworks-first-web-page1.jpg.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-53993\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fsolidworks-first-web-page1.jpg.webp 458w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fsolidworks-first-web-page1-300x276.jpg.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 458px) 100vw, 458px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Cp>We have created a great Kit of Parts modeled in SOLIDWORKS and in SOLIDWORKS Electrical \u003Ca title=\"SolidWorks FIRST Robotics Resource Page\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.solidworks.com\u002Fsw\u002Feducation\u002Frobot-student-design-contest.htm\">here\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Components like this Banebots motor now have electrical information attached to the model so it can be used in the 2D SOLIDWORKS Electrical schematic and in the SOLIDWORKS 3D CAD model.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"615\" height=\"390\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fbanebot-motor-rs775-18v-2-615x390-1.jpg.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-53994\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fbanebot-motor-rs775-18v-2-615x390-1.jpg.webp 615w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fbanebot-motor-rs775-18v-2-615x390-1-300x190.jpg.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 615px) 100vw, 615px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Cp>SOLIDWORKS and our Value Added Resellers are assisting more in the FIRST mission, “To transform our culture by creating a world where science and technology are celebrated and where young people dream of becoming science and technology leaders.”  No other organization has contributed more to Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) education and inspiration.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"615\" height=\"412\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002F2015kop-solidworks-models-615x412-1.jpg.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-53995\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002F2015kop-solidworks-models-615x412-1.jpg.webp 615w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002F2015kop-solidworks-models-615x412-1-300x201.jpg.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 615px) 100vw, 615px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Cp>SOLIDWORKS customers are engineers, designers and manufacturers.  As FIRST grows, SOLIDWORKS must be there to support students, mentors, and our customers.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>With SOLIDWORKS sponsorship, teams will receive the SolidWorks Robotics Suite featuring:\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Software\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\u003Ca 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analysis\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>SolidWorks Motion for kinematic analysis\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>SolidWorks Sustainability for environmental factor simulation – great for this year’s game Recycle Rush!\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>SolidWorks Plastics for manufacturing simulation of injection modeled parts\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cfigure class=\"size-large thumbnail wp-caption aligncenter\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"161\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fdisplacement-300x161-1.jpg.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-53436\">\u003Cfigcaption>Displacement on I-beam and support beams, when a uniform load is applied on the I-beam\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003Cp>Workgroup PDM to keep track of design revisions\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.solidworks.com\u002Fsw\u002Fproducts\u002Ftechnical-communication\u002Fpackages.htm\">SolidWorks Composer\u003C\u002Fa> for technical documentation and animations used to document manufacturing instructions and assembly procedures, for use by marketing, graphic artists and engineers.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Tutorials\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Through our \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.solidworks.com\u002FFIRST\">www.solidworks.com\u002FFIRST\u003C\u002Fa> web page, teams can access SOLDIWORKS Tutorials for Getting Started and our SOLIDWORKS FRC video tutorial series.  There are 100’s of tutorials inside the software applications.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"257\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fsan-diego-robotics-edrawing-300x257-1.jpg.webp\" alt=\"\" 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href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.facebook.com\u002FSolidWorksEducation\">SolidWorks Education Facebook\u003C\u002Fa> page. I am always looking to retweet great SOLIDWORKS models @mplanchard1.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Apply for \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.solidworks.com\u002Fsw\u002Feducation\u002Frobot-student-design-contest.htm\">SolidWorks sponsorship\u003C\u002Fa> and get ready for a great 2015 season.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>For 12 years we have been supporting FIRST team and mentors .  We just made the process easier as a FIRST CROWN supplier.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>SOLIDWORKS software is based on SOLIDWORKS Premium 2014.  Model files will be watermarked, “for educational use only.”  SOLIDWORKS supports international FRC teams.  Software fulfillment is subject to US export compliance.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fgirls_of_steel_team-300x150-1.jpg.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-53438\">\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Cp>FIRST, For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology, designs accessible, innovative programs that motivate young people to pursue education and career opportunities in science, technology, engineering, and math, while building self-confidence, knowledge, and life skills. 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