Author Archives: Marie Planchard
FABLABs Share Stories of Innovation, Passion and Education
FAB10 is filled with stories. Stories similar to what you hear at SolidWorks World. I know this is the place for me to be – even without fireworks or the Boston Pops on the eve of the 4th of July.
... ContinuedSolidWorks Announces Partnership with FABLABS and FAB Academies
SolidWorks partners with FAB Foundation to sponsor the global network of FABLABS and FAB Academies. At FAB10 Conference, Disseny Hub Barcelona, I have been fortunate to work with Sherry Lassiter, director of FAB Foundation and to meet many FABLAB
... ContinuedEducators Lead with Multi-body Dynamics and SolidWorks Simulation
University of Roma Tor Vergata is well known for their Formula Student Team. The championship cup from Formula Student Italy is proudly displayed in a glass case. Supporting these students are innovative engineering professors that have created instruction for Multi-Body Dynamics combined
... ContinuedFrench Olympiad Celebrates Innovation with Science and Engineering Students
The 2014 Olympiad of Engineering Science (Olympiades des Sciences de l’Ingénieur) finals were held at Microsoft’s Paris Headquarters on May 21. 60 teams were selected to present their engineering project to a panel of technical judges. The event started 6
... ContinuedWalk Again Project brings Engineering Innovation to the 2014 World Cup
Tomorrow a paralyzed teen will kick the first soccer ball at the 2014 World Cup held in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Thanks to researcher David Prawel, director of Colorado State University’s public access Idea-2-Product Laboratory and amazing exoskeleton technology. My colleague Jason Cloyd,
... ContinuedThe Revolution of the Teaching of Design: the new ISO and ASME – ADM 2014
Italians are revolutionary in teaching engineering design. At the ADM (Associazione Nazionale Disegno di Macchine) Conference dedicated to teaching new ISO and ASME drawing standards was the main topic of this year’s May conference held at Polytechnic of Turin. The ADM was sponsored
... ContinuedWomen in Engineering
The SOLIDWORKS Women in Engineering program was created to help recognize the outstanding achievements that women are accomplishing day to day in the engineering field and community. Please help us give the deserved recognition to a woman who has shown leadership and
... ContinuedMonash University Students Accelerate at InterCAD’s Design Contest
The Formula SAE team from Monash University, Victoria, Australia is known around the world as a major competitor at collegiate SAE events. So when SolidWorks Value Added Reseller, InterCAD decided to host a Student Design Contest, the competition was intense.
... ContinuedWhat’s New in EDU? SolidWorks Assembly Explode
SolidWorks Educaiton Edition 2014-2015 adds some great new features to Assemblies. Now, you can add rotation to components so you can communicate product assembly processes clearly on drawings and in animations. This gives you more flexibility over part orientation in
... ContinuedÉcole de Technologie Supérieure Baja Team Achieves Success with SolidWorks VAR PBI CADCAM
The drive from École de Technologie Supérieure (ETS) in Montreal to Baja SAE East in Pittburg, Kansas is 1418 miles,(2282km) and 21 hrs. The drive takes longer when you are pulling a trailer with your Baja vehicle. Our SolidWorks Value Added
... ContinuedMemorial Day – D-Day’s Reflection
This Memorial Day weekend brings thousands to the Boston Common at the Soldiers and Sailors Monument to see the 37,000 US flags, provided by the Massachusetts Military Heroes Fund. The Flag Garden is planted in memory of Massachusetts service men and
... ContinuedBaja SAE Kansas – There’s No Place Like Home
Baja SAE – one of the most exciting engineering events of the competitive season. For Baja SAE KANSAS, Pittsburgh State University, Pittsburgh, KS, USA, has opened its doors to its hometown and state-of-the-art technology center to engineering teams from around
... ContinuedSolidWorks China Education VARs Support Teachers and Their Students
Support. Teachers need support and training. Our education Value Added Resellers (VARs) around the world support SolidWorks educators. When I was in the classroom everyday, I received boxes of “free” software. But the training I got from my SolidWorks VAR
... ContinuedWhat’s New in SOLIDWORKS EDU? SOLIDWORKS Simulation with Fantastic Interactive Results for FEA
Professors ask me why I like SolidWorks Simulation so much. Answer: SolidWorks Simulation is fully integrated and bidirectional, with an easy user interface, just like SolidWorks. Students learn to perform analysis quicker because there are fewer mouse-clicks and tips to
... ContinuedWhat’s New in SOLIDWORKS Education – STEM Curriculum & Robot Models
The new SOLIDWORKS Education Edition 2014-2105 Instructor’s Guide and Student Guides brings a series of Science Technology Engineering Math (STEM) competencies front and center to help teachers in their day to day lesson plans. SOLIDWORKS is a great tool to make
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