Education
SolidWorks teams up with the Boy Scouts of America on the Inventing Merit Badge
The Boy Scouts of America came into being 100 years ago, way back in 1910. And until 1915, there was a merit badge for inventing. The story goes that the BSA retired it because only ten boys ever earned the
... ContinuedFive Questions Friday with Jason Balser of Goodyear Tire & Rubber
Name: Jason Balser Title: Development Engineer, Goodyear Tire and Rubber Hometown: Medina, Ohio About: Jason graduated from Ohio State University in March with a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering. He worked on the university’s Formula SAE team designing
... ContinuedFormula SAE Events
Recently I have had the opportunity to attend a couple of Formula SAE events around the country. One of the things I noticed first was the complexity of the cars that the students had built and designed. The first event
... ContinuedRacing toward a greener future with Formula Hybrid
As a featured arena for NASCAR paint-swappin’, the New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, N.H., ain’t exactly blooming green. Stock cars consume gas and rubber like Mountain Dew and corn chips, and no one complains if you leave your rig
... ContinuedFive Questions Friday with Kimberly Wenger of the Virginia Tech Blind Driver Challenge
Name: Kimberly Wenger Title: Virginia Tech senior and student leader of the Virginia Tech Blind Driver Challenge project, an initiative to create a vehicle that is capable of being operated by a blind driver. Major: Mechanical Engineering with a Minor
... ContinuedThe SolidWorks Engineering Stimulus Package ends in one week
Just a quick update. If you've been thinking about taking part in the Engineering Stimulus Package (ESP) but are putting it off, don't wait too much longer. The program will no longer be available for download after March 31, so
... ContinuedThe SWUGN Technical Summits Are Back!
I am one of those people who likes to try to pinpoint a moment in time that sets about a series of events that all lead to something. In this case it's how did I end up working at SolidWorks. Well
... ContinuedHow do you change the world? Tinker with it.
It was with some excitement that I recently read an article in The Wall Street Journal stating that “tinkering is making a comeback.” That piece was followed a few days later by a similar one from National Public Radio. A
... ContinuedAn update on the SolidWorks Engineering Stimulus Package
I recently sat down with Oboe Wu, the product manager who has been overseeing the deployment of the SolidWorks Engineering Stimulus Package (ESP) to discuss the results. You may recall that we previewed this at SolidWorks World in Orlando. It
... ContinuedSolidWorks 2009 Student Edition now available–featuring 64-bit support!
Here's some good news for student and educators out there. As of today, the new SolidWorks Student Edition software is available for sale. This edition is based on SolidWorks 2009, and now includes support for 64-bit operating systems. I get
... ContinuedThe SolidWorks Engineering Stimulus Package: now available in Europe
When we launched the Engineering Stimulus Package last month, we had a number of people ask when it would be available in Europe. So here's the good news–it's available now. If you live in Europe and you're unemployed, visit www.solidworks.com/ESP
... ContinuedThere is a hunger for these schools
Last month I had the honor, and the anguish, of drawing names from a stuffed box of applicants for 75 coveted freshman spots at the MATCH Charter Public High School in Boston. MATCH, along with a number of other area
... ContinuedAt last: the SolidWorks Engineering Stimulus Package
Almost as soon as Jeff Ray announced the Engineering Stimulus Package (ESP) at SolidWorks World 2009, we started getting questions from many of you, asking about the details. Today, we're happy to announced that the program is live for those
... ContinuedUsing the SolidWorks Certification Center to Structure Training
The Certification exams offered by SolidWorks have long been a means to test a users skills, and to gage their ability to understand the SolidWorks software. Once someone passed they were issued a certificate, they printed it out and hung
... ContinuedLook Ma, we’re on the TV (with Fisher/Unitech & Terrafugia)
Here's a video Mike Puckett sent to me. It's a piece from the WDTN news in Dayton, Ohio talking about Fisher/Unitech's No Engineer Left Behind program. Kudos to Fisher/Unitech for helping, and stay tuned for details on our own SolidWorks
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