Author Archives: Marie Planchard
Simulation Results – Made Easy
This week I was talking to my colleague, Delphine Genourvrier, about ways SOLIDWORKS applications can be used together to make student capstone design projects and competition presentations easier to explain. Delphine reminded me on how SOLIDWORKS Simulation results and eDrawings can be
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Military Veterans Program
On Monday, Veteran’s Day, here in America, we honor those who serve in the US armed forces. The SOLIDWORKS Military Veterans Program (MVP) allows US veterans to obtain SOLIDWORKS for educational purposes through the SolidWorks Military Veterans Education store. US Veterans can obtain
... ContinuedNational University of Singapore – Inspirational Visit
National University of Singapore (NUS) is one of the leading engineering institutions in the world. When you walk towards the engineering building you are greeted by its mission, “to nurture engineer-leaders and to address global challenges through research, innovation, inspiration and
... ContinuedMIT Students Prepare for Flight of OSIRIS-REx NASA Mission
OSIRIS-REx (Origins Spectral Interpretation Resource Identification Security Regolith Explorer) is a NASA New Frontier’s mission scheduled for launch in 2016 that will travel to the asteroid Bennu and return a pristine sample of the asteroid to Earth. The REgolith X-ray
... ContinuedMaritime RobotX Challenge Singapore
The Inaugural Maritime RobotX Challenge was held in Singapore October 20-26. This event featured countries working together to advance USV technologies that ultimately benefit all of humankind! Congratulations to the MIT/Olin Engineering team that finished first overall and Florida
... ContinuedWestern University Ontario Pumpkin Winner
Nathaniel Holmes is this year’s winning entry in the Pumpkin Carving contest in the second year design course. Professor Paul M. Kurowski, Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, wanted to have a little fun with his engineering students. Well done Paul and
... ContinuedIt’s Pumpkin Time
These SolidWorks Pumpkins were modeled by my intern Ian. You can find the models here. This week, the SolidWorks Team captured a great story The Science Behind Pumpkin Chunkin. This video is amazing and shows how far a pumpkin can be
... ContinuedSIMULIA 1st Academic Forum at MIT November 12, 2014
Announcing: SIMULIA 1st Academic Forum 2014 is for academic users of Abaqus and other SIMULIA software. Where: MIT Campus Activities Complex Room W20-407, 77 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA, USA When: Wednesday November 12, 2014, 8:30AM to 4:30PM Attendees will discover
... ContinuedFrom Engineering Students to Engineering Entrepreneurs
In business, innovators do. Dartmouth engineering students Shinri and Krystyna met in an engineering design class. These entrepreneurial engineers looked differently at a common problem, developed a new solution, created a product, and formed a company. We need to encourage
... ContinuedSolidWorks Japan Hosts Family Day For Kids
The SolidWorks Japan offices in Tokyo and Osaka are housed in very secure buildings. But once a year, the offices and engineers open their doors to DS families. For the children of these families, it is a day of fun, filled
... ContinuedSolidWorks Reseller Supports Certification, UC Davis and STEM Kids
SolidWorks Educator Dave Alpert is one of the most innovative teachers I know. He is in the classroom to be the education advocate for SolidWorks Value Added Reseller GoEngineer. Dave hosts multiple educator workshops in the western US. He answered the call
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Simulation and SOLIDWORKS Sustainability Lead to College Acceptance
When Vigneshkumar Kannan entered the SOLIDWORKS Green Design Contest using SOLIDWORKS, SOLIDWORKS Simulation and SOLIDWORKS Sustainability to design a chair, he learned on his own about designing with plastics. His chair design lead to a letter of reference from my
... ContinuedStudent Formula SAE Japan Drives with SolidWorks
Congratulations to all the student teams that competed in Formula SAE Japan last week! The FSAE event brings together engineering students to compete in static events such as design presentation and cost reporting and dynamic events such as endurance and acceleration.
... ContinuedWhat’s New in SolidWorks EDU
The start of a new school year is an exciting time and when you are learning SOLIDWORKS great designs let students explore their own creativity. The new SOLIDWORKS Education Edition is based on SOLIDWORKS Premium 2014, the same software that engineers from
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Simulation Summer Camp Stress-Free for Japanese Educators
Educators have been very busy in Japan this week learning how to apply SOLIDWORKS Simulation to enhance the classroom experience for their students. SolidWorks Japan Tomoko Shimamura, Simulation TTM conducted the Hands-On training to University and High School Educators. Trying to get students
... Continued