Author Archives: Ian Jutras
Cam Design Help Tutorial Using SolidWorks
Check out this first video in a series that shows how SolidWorks can help you out in school. The series will also point out a number of tutorials that are already in SolidWorks and can help with a variety
... ContinuedPaint Tray and Roller
This week I decided to model a paint tray and roller as I enjoy painting and it seemed like it would be a fun project. I started the tray by shelling out the basic shape. A series of sweeps where
... ContinuedCFD Flow Analysis Tutorial on Intake Manifold
Take a look at this video tutorial using SolidWorks Flow Simulation on an intake manifold from the SolidWorks SAE tutorials. The video covers the setup and running of a CFD analysis on a model and includes everything from creating
... ContinuedFEA Static Thermal Stress Analysis Tutorial
Check out this video tutorial using SolidWorks Simulation to run a FEA static analysis on a brake rotor from the SolidWorks SAE tutorial. This video shows the set up and running of a static study due to thermal
... ContinuedSheet Metal Joist Hanger
For this post I decided to make a joist hanger that is used in building things such as decks. I made this part using the sheet metal tools. The part was started by using a base flange which was U
... ContinuedFEA Thermal Simulation Tutorial using a Brake Rotor from the SolidWorks SAE Tutorials
Check out this video tutorial using SolidWorks Simulation to run a FEA thermal analysis on a brake rotor from the SolidWorks SAE tutorial. This video shows the set up and running of a thermal simulation that looks at the
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Dog Bone Mold
As I had mentioned in my last post, I am going to make a mold of the dog bone from that post. In order to simplify it for the mold making process, I decided that it would be best if
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Lobster Trap Using Weldments
This time I decided to make a part using the weldments feature and explain how I went about it. I made a lobster trap using only weldments. Even though this lobster trap is made out of wood, weldments still can
... ContinuedPepper Grinder
The inspiration for this post came during dinner with my family. This project seemed to be fairly straight forward, however once I got going I realized that the bottom grinding mechanism was harder to figure out then I first thought.
... ContinuedNewton’s Cradle with SolidWorks Motion
For this post I made a Newton’s Cradle. It was a fairly easy build. The frame was just a couple sweep features. The spheres were made using the revolve feature and then another sweep feature was utilized to create
... ContinuedCoordinate System Based on the Center of Mass
About two week ago I was wondering if it was possible to make a coordinate system that was based off of the location of the center of mass. I figured that this would be useful so that it would be
... ContinuedFire Extinguisher
For today's post I decided to make a fire extinguisher. This was a really fun project to build. I was not sure exactly sure how the inside of the fire extinguisher worked but with some research and some designing on
... ContinuedFire Sprinkler with Flow Simulation
For this post, I decided to take the fire sprinkler that I posted on December 18th and run a flow simulation with it. In order to do this I first had to suppress the glass tube that would hold the
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