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Fashion Meets Engineering with She Builds Robots’ Magic Bird Dress

By SOLIDWORKS December 15, 2025
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Fashion Meets Engineering with She Builds Robots’ Magic Bird Dress

Discover how Christina Ernst of She Builds Robots used SOLIDWORKS fashion design CAD software to make the Magic Bird Dress and inspire young girls.

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How SOLIDWORKS for Makers Helped Build a Better Dash for a Classic Truck

By SOLIDWORKS November 3, 2025
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How SOLIDWORKS for Makers Helped Build a Better Dash for a Classic Truck

Manager of SOLIDWORKS User Advocacy Matt Clegg used SOLIDWORKS for Makers to design a custom dash when a new steering wheel hid the gauges in his ’69 Chevy C10.

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Building Doc Ock: How Tyler Csatari Turns Fiction Into Function

By SOLIDWORKS October 30, 2025
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Building Doc Ock: How Tyler Csatari Turns Fiction Into Function

See how 3D CAD software powers Tyler Csatari’s Doc Ock costume for cosplay, combining design, 3D printing, and real mechanics for a moving masterpiece.

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A Record Cabinet Inspired by Nature with Our Next Make’s Partners in Making

By SOLIDWORKS October 20, 2025
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A Record Cabinet Inspired by Nature with Our Next Make’s Partners in Making

The custom record cabinet project featured on Our Next Make incorporates Voronoi and Fibonacci patterns, which are commonly found in nature, and was designed using SOLIDWORKS for Makers.

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Building Smarter Workbench Storage – Live on Discord with Sal and Chinloo Lama

By SOLIDWORKS August 25, 2025
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Building Smarter Workbench Storage – Live on Discord with Sal and Chinloo Lama

Sal and Chinloo Lama are creating smarter workbench storage solutions in a series of live Discord sessions, with input from the community, utilizing SOLIDWORKS for Makers and the fabrication tools in the 3DEXPERIENCE Lab.

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SOLIDWORKS for Makers and Our Next Make: Recreating a Historic Stair Railing

By SOLIDWORKS July 25, 2025
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SOLIDWORKS for Makers and Our Next Make: Recreating a Historic Stair Railing

See how a historic stair railing was recreated using SOLIDWORKS for Makers, combining 3D design, CNC machining, and traditional woodworking.

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Carlos Reyes Builds Props, Armor, and Credibility With a CSWP

By SOLIDWORKS May 28, 2025
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Carlos Reyes Builds Props, Armor, and Credibility With a CSWP

Carlos Reyes designs detailed cosplay props and shares the process online as @Carlos3DPrint. After years of self-taught CAD work, he passed the CSWP, proving his skills and opening new doors in the SOLIDWORKS community.

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Communications Empowered with 3D for Makers

By Oboe Wu May 19, 2025
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Communications Empowered with 3D for Makers

Turn your 3D models into sharp visuals for emails, webpages, and presentations in your browser. With Product Communicator now included in SOLIDWORKS xDesign for Makers, it’s easier than ever to share what you’re building and why it matters.

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Helping More People Hit the Trails with the Huckleberry Hiker

By SOLIDWORKS March 14, 2025
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Helping More People Hit the Trails with the Huckleberry Hiker

Rough trails and uneven terrain can make hiking extremely challenging for people with mobility issues, so LJ, the creator of the Huckleberry Hiker, designed a unique solution to help his daughter.

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Building the Green Goblin’s Glider with Carlos 3D and SOLIDWORKS for Makers

By SOLIDWORKS February 21, 2025
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Building the Green Goblin’s Glider with Carlos 3D and SOLIDWORKS for Makers

Carlos 3D, a talented engineer and maker, and SOLIDWORKS for Makers Ambassador, took on the ultimate Green Goblin cosplay costume project: recreating the Green Goblin’s glider. Carlos recently appeared on SOLIDWORKS Live to walk us through his process.

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Upgrading a Solar-Powered RC Plane with SOLIDWORKS for Makers – Part 2

By SOLIDWORKS January 13, 2025
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Upgrading a Solar-Powered RC Plane with SOLIDWORKS for Makers – Part 2

See part 2 of this series about how James from Project Air designs and builds a solar-powered plane using SOLIDWORKS for Makers.

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ProjectAir Takes Flight with SOLIDWORKS Cloud Apps for Makers: Part One

By SOLIDWORKS October 18, 2024
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ProjectAir Takes Flight with SOLIDWORKS Cloud Apps for Makers: Part One

See how ProjectAir designs and builds a solar-powered plane using SOLIDWORKS for Makers. Read about their journey of innovation and challenges.

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