Author Archives: Marie Planchard
SolidWorks CAD Certification – A Final Exam Provides a Life-Long Credential For Careers
In a tough job market, CAD certification is becoming a required credential for that first interview. The Certified SolidWorks Associate (CSWA) exam tests a designer’s knowledge in the fundamentals of engineering design using SolidWorks. The CSWA exam is the
... ContinuedSpartan Robotics FRC Team 971 Share their Story from Sacramento Regional
When students and mentors from Spartan Robotics send us a great story, we need to celebrate their achievements in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) with our SolidWorks community. Thank you FRC Team 971 for using SolidWorks, showing us the
... ContinuedSolidWorks Opens WPI First Robotics Championship (FRC) Qualifying Event
First Robotics Championship (FRC) qualifying events exploded with excitement this weekend as high school teams prepared for their place in the District Events and the FRC World Championship in April. Yesterday I opened the WPI District Qualifying Event in Worcester,
... ContinuedETS DRONOLAB Autonomous Aircraft Flies High
To be a member of the École de technologie supérieure, ETS DRONOLAB, student club, you need passion for aviation and a passion for anything the flies – no matter what the weather. In February, motivated students did not let the snow
... ContinuedEngineered for Dakar 2014
Dakar 2014, a race through the toughest terrain in Argentina, Bolivia, and Chili challenges the best in engineering. Han University, Netherlands, took that challenge. With the support of many SolidWorks customers, including our Value Added Reseller, Cad2m, Petra Meulenkamp, Team HAN
... ContinuedLinking CFD and FEM with SolidWorks Flow Simulation and SolidWorks Simulation
As technology tools like SolidWorks Flow Simulation and SolidWorks Simulation become more popular in daily industry use, educators develop new ways to expand their curriculum will real world examples that interface the Finite Volume Method used in Computational Fluid Dynamics
... ContinuedGirls of Steel Are My New Engineering Role Models
I found new engineering role models as I work on my new goal to increase the number of women engineers and designers in the SolidWorks Community. They are the Girls of Steel, a FRC FIRST Robotics high school team
... ContinuedFRC 610 Crescent Coyotes Develop Robot Tutorials Featuring SolidWorks
The Crescent Coyotes, First Robotics Team, FRC 610, created a series of great tutorials for those SolidWorks users who love to design robots. The Crescent Coyotes, from Crescent High School, Toronto, Ontario,, Canada, have been in robotics competitions since 2000.
... ContinuedPenn State’s Lunar Lion – the first ever university-led mission to the Moon
The launch date is set, the spacecraft design is is complete, and at the moment, it looks like the Penn State Lunar Lion team might just win the Google Lunar Prize by being the first non-government group ever to accomplish so technical
... ContinuedDassault Systemes supports i.am.angel foundation and FRC 4964 i.am FIRST “Street Bots” robotics team
It’s not every Saturday morning I wake up to an email from Bernard Charles, president and CEO of Dassault Systemes. But today is an exciting day! I have to share the new i.am.angel foundation video created by First Robotics Championship
... ContinuedThe Mechanical Engineer’s New Dream for SolidWorks Education
My dream became a reality when I was center stage at SolidWorks World speaking with Max Lizarraga and Jerry Miranda from Mt Sac Community College, sharing their story with the SolidWorks community. A story of providing students the best in
... ContinuedSolidWorks Education + SolidWorks Certification = The Best Careeers
100,000 SolidWorks certified users. 100000 is the big announcement at SolidWorks World Day 3 General Session from the SolidWorks Certification team. This milestone could not have been reached without dedicated educators in our Certified SolidWorks Associate (CSWA) Academic Provider
... ContinuedSan Diego State University Formula SAE Team Showcased at SolidWorks World
For San Diego State University Formula SAE Aztec Racing, it is all about teamwork. That is one of the reasons why SDSU FSAE is being showcased at SolidWorks World. The purpose of the team is to promote collegiate education through
... ContinuedHoly Cows FIRST Robotics Team Featured at SolidWorks World
Inspiration. That is just one of the reasons the Holy Cows FRC 1538, FIRST Robotics team will be featured in the Partner Pavilion at SolidWorks World in San Diego. The Holy Cows team and mentors truly are changing the world. I got
... ContinuedSan Diego State University Baja Team Featured at SolidWorks World
If you like to play in the mud and you like engineering components to withstand the harshest conditions, then you will want to talk with the San Diego State University (SDSU) Baja team at SOLIDWORKS WORLD this week. The
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