Author Archives: Marie Planchard
Battlecry 13 at WPI – Robots that Keep on Playing with SolidWorks Support
Battlecry BC13 was a blast! A record number of students attended this year's robot competition at WPI in Worcester, MA, USA. When the first team shows up at 0800 this morning for our 1600 opening, you know there is going to be
... ContinuedVote for your favorite SolidWorks Student Design from Portugal
Sqedio's SolidWorks Student Design Contest features some of the best engineering talent from Portugal. Everyone around the world can participate in the “People’s Choice Award” and vote for your favorites. Following these steps: Goto: https://www.facebook.com/sqedio/app_162850930432266 Click the ?Like button. Review
... ContinuedCongratulations to The University of Michigan Solar Team
On Saturday, The University of Michigan (U-M) solar racing team won its fourth consecutive American Solar Challenge (ASC), which is a 1,600 mile, week-long endurance race that began in Rochester, NY and concluded in St. Paul, MN. The win earned
... ContinuedSolidWorks Workgroup PDM Helps RIT Baja Team Design, Compete and Succeed.
The Rochester Institute of Technology Baja team, like many other collegiate engineering teams, faces the challenge of designing, fabricating, testing and competing with a new vehicle every year. So, when SolidWorks began offering workgroup PDM software alongside the educational version
... ContinuedItalian Teachers use SolidWorks to Promote Innovation and Student Employment
Istituto Professionale Fossati, in the beautiful northern town of Sondrio, Italy, is a school that embraces new technology focusing on students’ future employment. In a recent event named, Innovation and Career, students (Ages 13-18) and their teachers showed how their
... ContinuedImproving Technology Education Across Ireland with SolidWorks
Changing a country's technology education for its future requires great dedication by teachers. Technology Subjects Support Services, t4 helped the Department of Education and Skills develop and implement geometry and product design curriculum at second-level (high schools) across Ireland. With t4's help, SolidWorks
... ContinuedKhmelnytskyi National University Ukraine Prepares Students for Mechanical Engineering Careers
Khmelnytskyi National University is currently one of the largest educational institutions in Western Ukraine, with around 15,000 students. For over three years, it has carried out Certified SolidWorks Associate (CSWA) exams to educators and students in a dedicated SolidWorks Center.
... ContinuedProfessional Development for Teachers this Summer – Free From SolidWorks
If you are a teacher that needs professional development hours before school starts, wants to investigate STEM (Science Technology Engineering and Math) lessons, needs a great visualization tool, or just wants to learn what Computer Aided Design (CAD) can do for
... ContinuedEngineering Students Develop Bioengineering Assistive Devices in SolidWorks
Biomedical and mechanical engineering students continue to amaze me in the products they design for rehabilitation and assistive living. I was very fortunate that my colleague, Rene from Simulia (Abaqus) introduced me to a series of bioengineering research projects that use SolidWorks. I
... ContinuedSolidWorks Curriculum and Lessons for Educators
SolidWorks curriculum and lessons, developed for educators and students, are available inside the SolidWorks Education Edition. Lessons include powerpoint presentations, movie files, quiz question, assessments, and projects. There are hundreds of tutorials inside SolidWorks software. Educators also have access to curriculum and
... ContinuedFinite Element Analysis Tutorials in SolidWorks through NSF Grant
Learning how to apply the Finite Element Method (FEM) is a challenge. The equations require a strong math understanding. A few years ago, Dr Ashland Brown, University of the Pacific approached me with a request to write a support letter
... ContinuedEXPIRED: SolidWorks Summer Edition, 3D CAD Software for Students and Educators!
Please note: this offer expired August 31, 2012 Are you a student or educator interested in using SolidWorks this summer to learn what it has to offer, or get ahead of the game for next year? Try our FREE
... ContinuedASEE Contests in Review – Sponsored by SolidWorks
At ASEE in San Antonio we got to meet alot of great students. Congratulations to all the teams that participated in the year robot design contest. Team Monroe Community College made me feel great even getting on a plane at 6:00am
... ContinuedSolidWorks Certification Leads Haile Middle School Students to rewarding STEM Careers
SolidWorks Certification has been offered at universities, colleges and technical high school providers that administer the Certified SolidWorks Associate (CSWA) Exam. The CSWA Exam tests fundamental competencies in Engineering Design, STEM principles and the use of SolidWorks. This week I learned
... ContinuedSolidWorks Student succeeds from Technical Drawing class to Skills Arkansas to Skills USA
Winners from each Technical Drafting state competition will ascend on the nationals SkillsUSA championship next week. My colleague, John Steere, received the following letter from Maria that traces her challenging path to a national championship. We will meet Maria and
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