Author Archives: Marie Planchard
Formula FSAE Michigan 2013 – For the Love of Engineering Part 3
We passed inspection! Three words the University of Maine – Black Bear Racing team needed to hear in their light, quick, and affordable race car. Before any car races on the track, the vehicle must pass a series of technical
... ContinuedFormula Michigan 2013 – For the Love of Engineering Part 2
If you have a FSAE car on the track at Michigan, you push the car to the track and you push the car from the track. The Jayhawks Motorsports team from the University of Kansas – Lawrence (KU) is at
... ContinuedFormula SAE Michigan 2013 – For the Love of Engineering
When you step on the path to the Michigan International Speedway for Formula SAE, you can't help falling in love with engineering and design. Some teams come from afar – like Venezuela's Universidad Simon Bolivar. I got to spend
... ContinuedFormula Hybrid Students Advance Across Electrical, Mechanical and Computer Engineering
Congratulations to Yale for placing 1st in Formula Hybrid 2013 in Hybrid and Dartmouth College in Electric Only. For seven years, I love to go to Formula Hybrid. The beautiful mountains and Loudon New Hampshire Motor Speedway combine to make
... ContinuedGoldieBlox – The Magic of Engineering for Little Girls
What kind of toys do little girls play with? Do toys influence decisions on how engineering is perceived by girls as they grow up? When Debbie Sterling looked to buy toys for her friend’s children, there wasn’t much of a
... ContinuedDisrupt Dixon’s Design in 3D Contest
Are your ready for a cool contest? Are you ready to compete with top industrial designer, Tom Dixon? Go to https://www.mostdisruptingdesign.com/ to find out how. Good luck! Marie
... ContinuedMass Art Students Show True Colors at IDSA Northeast
This weekend at the Industrial Design Society of America (IDSA) Northeast, I learned from Gary Natsume, Vice President of ECCO Design, that color is "one of the most critical elements that define our cultural nuances and identity." As Mass Art students prepared
... ContinuedThree Girls Go to School
What if your mother, your daughter, your sister, your friend, or even you could not go to school? Working with Rwanda has opened my eyes to the privileges we have to go to school. For 7 years, SolidWorks has
... ContinuedMy.SolidWorks Gets the Answers You Need Quicker and Easier
For students trying to get through your design projects, or for instructors trying to help your students, My.SolidWorks makes getting the answers you need quicker and easier! My.SolidWorks is a new online experience that makes engaging with the SolidWorks Community
... ContinuedCambridge University ECO Racing Team Prepares for the Race of Their Lives
With less than 200 days to go, Helena Barman, Peter Mildon, Yang Lu and the entire Cambridge University Eco Racing (CUER) team are preparing for final exams and the race of their lives. The CUER team is the number 1
... ContinuedCAD Final Exam To Last a Lifetime
Wow, then end of March finds me visiting so many schools. Students are busy with engineering projects and competitions. Instuctors have so much to do during this time between final exams, graduation, grant proposals, and writing letters of recommendation for
... ContinuedSolidWorks Model of a Human Skeleton on My Kitchen Table
I found a SolidWorks model of a human skeleton on my kitchen table, so it was time to review thisproject. Every 7 weeks, David teaches an Introduction to CAD course at WPI and corrects the final projects at home. Students
... ContinuedFun with Physics and SolidWorks
I have fun with physics. I have fun with math. Your students can have fun too with this SolidWorks Motion Tutorial from our friends in Cuda Country. Use SolidWorks to create a Car and Track assembly. Then create a Motion Study
... ContinuedExtreme Sports! Extreme SolidWorks!
The DTV Shredder manufactured by BPG Werks lets you ride to the extreme on their all-terrain skateboard. Visit our Born to Design website to see how SolidWorks is helping this team take an idea to reality. I first met owner 23-year-old Ben Gulak
... ContinuedIIT Kharagpur Students Fill SolidWorks Workshop with Energy and Skill
As SolidWorks expands across India, more and more students are learning SolidWorks skills thanks to educators that open their classrooms. 150 engineering students from IIT Kharagpur participated in a SolidWorks Workshop. Students demonstrated energy, enthusiasm, and skill in this
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