Education
Five 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
... ContinuedThe “DOT it” Student Design Project
The winter in New England is especially cold, snowy, and icy this year. But for one day sunny warm day last week, I was fortunate enough to visit a small café in Cambridge, Massachusetts and sit with a group of
... ContinuedSolidWorks Releases New Advanced Certification Exam
Last week at SolidWorks World 2009 in Orlando, the SolidWorks Certification Team released the new Advanced Surfacing Exam (CSWP-SURF). This is the third advanced topic exam released, and is available to individuals who have passed the CSWP-Core Modeling exam. The
... ContinuedSolidWorks EDU team participates in American Society Engineering Education EDGD Mid Year Conference
As I start my third year at SolidWorks, I want to share with you what the SolidWorks education team does to support educators and students around the world. I just got back from the American Society of Engineering Education Engineering
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