Author Archives: Marie Planchard
Build a Great Pyramid with Teachers at Dassault Systemes
How do you combine math, science, technology, engineering, history, art, all to meet education standards in your classroom? Biology teacher, Matthew Burns and physics teacher, Boris Gokhfeld from Waltham High School, MA, USA, created this project to share with you. The Great Pyramid
... ContinuedMade in 3D Contest
My friends at DS are running a contest. Have you ever wanted to get your product made in 3D? Check out the rules here. Deadline is March 3 – you could win a IPAD too! Marie
... ContinuedSnow on the Roof – Again
Winter in New England. We brace again for another snow storm. How much pounding can a roof take? My colleague, Stephen shows how SolidWorks Simulation can be used to determine snow loads on roofs. The article is featured on Boston.com's
... ContinuedHaving Fun in the Snow with SolidWorks
Meet two German engineers who combine industrial design, engineering, and ergonomics to create thrilling products. These specialties all matter when designing equipment, including a downhill mountain bike that folds into a backpack and can be used on skis or wheels.
... ContinuedAirbus 380 Designed and Built by Students
Lycée René Perrin, a French vocational technical school, used SolidWorks Education Edition software to team up with schools from Germany, Hungary, and Spain to produce functional replicas of the Airbus A380 jet as part of the BAC Pro Machining Technician
... ContinuedSolidWorks Tutorials: From SolidWorks Student to SolidWorks Worldwide Mentor
Jan-Willem Zuyderduyn is a Product Designer and creator of www.LearnSolidWorks.com, a website that helps SolidWorks Users with great tutorials. As a young student, Jan-Willem learned SolidWorks on his own and then studied Product Design and Engineering at Hogeschool Utrecht the
... ContinuedDS Simulia and University of Mons Host Academic Seminar
DS Simulia (creators of Abaqus) and University of Mons, Mons, Belgium, will host an academic day on Tuesday March 26, 2013. Details and map follow. Marie Seminar Program: Download SIMULIA Academic Event 2013 Seminar Map: Download SIMULIA Academic Event 2013
... ContinuedDigital Abstract Art to Agriculture in SolidWorks
Monet's water lilies are compared to poetry and music. At SolidWorks World, General Session Day 1, Bertrand Sicot, CEO of DS SolidWorks Corp., introduced a new form of expression with the digital abstract art of John Stoltzfus. John's images depict only what you
... ContinuedSolidWorks World Day 3 2013 – Design without Limits
SolidWorks World Day 3 is filled with inspiration when mentor, Tom Atchison of the Rocket Mavericks took to the stage during General Session. Tom is the leader and visionary behind the Mavericks. Tom shares the Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM)
... ContinuedSolidWorks World – Design without Limits – Day 2
Solidworks World 2013 continues to amaze 4500 SolidWorks users. Mechatronics students from Militar Nueva Granada University in Columbia brought their projects to share with the SolidWorks community. The Certification team presented results about the Certified SolidWorks Professional (CSWP) exam, Certified
... ContinuedSolidWorks World 2013 – Design without Limits!
Design without Limits. That is the theme for SolidWorks World 2013. In General Session, Day 1, customers got to experience great designs – without limits. Our commercial customers create amazing products. And students do too. The Uno, was
... ContinuedSolidWorks World Celebrates Educators and Their Students
SolidWorks World 2013 is only a few days a way and I wanted to share with you the featured speakers at the Education Breakout Sessions. Justin Lai, Lemelson MIT InvenTeams and Dan Schab, math teacher, Michigan teacher of the year (2005-2006) and mentor, Williamston
... ContinuedSoidWorks Student Design Winners in Poland from CNS Solutions
SolidWorks Reseller, CNS Solutions of Poland posted the winners of their 11th design contest. They are pretty impressive models – so I am so glad Dawid shared with all of you. 1st Place: Peter Jans – Gdansk University of Technology
... ContinuedSolidWorks – Helping Students with the Fundamentals of CAD and Simulation
How do you prepare your students to work for talented SolidWorks customers, like Franck Muller Watchland? You need to start with the fundamentals. My colleagues from the SolidWorks Web Team put together a series of 200 videos to help our
... ContinuedSolidWorks Japan Starts Young Engineers At Age 9
SolidWorks Japan has raised the bar in engineering education. My Japanese colleagues have introduced SolidWorks to students starting at age 9 during "Kids Engineer" in Yokohama. Organized by the Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan and major Japanese automobile companies,
... Continued