Author Archives: Ian Jutras
Converting Printed Circuit Board Designs into SolidWorks Assemblies using CircuitWorks
Check out this video showing how to use CircuitWorks within SolidWorks to convert a printed circuit board file into a SolidWorks assembly. CircuitWorks is able to convert a number of different file types. This tool is very useful when
... ContinuedTuning Fork Optimization
Starting Model Optimized Model For this post, I decided to create a tuning fork. To figure out what pitch it was I created a frequency simulation study to determine the resonant frequency of the tuning fork. I added a fixed portion
... ContinuedFrequency and Vibration Help Using SolidWorks
Check out This video that show which tutorials in SolidWorks can help you solve frequency and vibration problems using SolidWorks Simulation. These tutorials look at resonant frequency as well as linear dynamic problems such as harmonic loads and random
... ContinuedDesign Optimization Help Using SolidWorks
Check out this brief video that shows where to find tutorials within SolidWorks that use design studies alongside with SolidWorks Simulation. Using a design study can help optimize a model based off of important parameters specified by the
... ContinuedHot Air Balloon in SolidWorks
For this post I decide to create something typically not seen every day; a hot air balloon. This model was unique in the fact that it integrated surface modeling, solid modeling, and weldments all into one project. To create
... ContinuedThermodynamic and Heat Transfer Analysis using SolidWorks
Are you analyzing problems that involve Thermodynamics or Heat Transfer? Check out this video that will highlight tutorials that are in SolidWorks that can help you solve these problems. Using SolidWorks Simulation and Flow Simulation, both simple and
... ContinuedFEA Simulation Analysis Tutorial on Frame
Check out this video showing how to run FEA analysis on a frame using SolidWorks Simulation. The frame model comes from the SolidWorks SAE Tutorials. This video covers the setup and running of a static analysis on the model
... ContinuedKitchen Sink using Forming Tools
This week I decided to make a kitchen sink. Even though it is a fairly simple model, I decided to create it with a technique that I do not normally use. I made the sink using forming tools. These tools deform
... ContinuedStatics Help Using SolidWorks
Are you analyzing beams and trusses in school? If you are check out this video showing which SolidWorks Tutorials can help you out in your analysis. These tutorials give you the techniques needed to solve static problems involving beams
... ContinuedMold Tutorial using an Intake Runner
Check out this video showing how to prepare a model for a mold as well as how to create the mold itself. The video covers the use of draft analysis as well parting lines when explain mold creation. The
... ContinuedBiomedical Engineering Branched Vein Tutorial
Check out this video showing the basics of creating a branched vein in SolidWorks. This tutorial uses surfacing to create the model. By adding a few more steps this vein can also be created by using the standard loft feature. A vein model
... ContinuedTraffic Cone Mold
For this post I made a mold for my traffic cone that I created in my last post. To do this I used the draft analysis tool in order to make sure the cone would come out of the mold
... ContinuedFluid Analysis Tutorial using SolidWorks
Are you or will you be analyzing fluids at school? Check out this video, which is part of a series on how SolidWorks can help you in school, that shows several tutorials are highlighted that show how to use
... ContinuedTraffic Cone
This week I decided to make a traffic cone. In my next post I will be making a mold that the cone could be made using. The basic construction was pretty simple, just using a revolve and a boss extrude.
... ContinuedCam Mating and Analysis Help using SolidWorks
Check out this video covering the use of cam mates and the analysis of cams using SolidWorks Motion. This video is part of the series of how SolidWorks can help you in school. This video uses the cam
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