Author Archives: Marie Planchard
F1inSchools drives success for STEM education
Sometimes you just have a good today. That was today in Michigan at the US F1inSchools finals at Formula SAE. I met Team Raptor, Kelly, Sabine, Anna, and Claire. These girls, now in East Cobb Middle School, Marietta Georgia have been using SolidWorks
... ContinuedSolidWorks Green Design Contest for You and Your Students
Announcement: SolidWorks launches the SolidWorks Green Design Contest Click here for details. Empower you students to make the right decisions in their designs. You and your students can participate and win prizes. Commercial customers can enter too. As I sat in an airport
... ContinuedTexas A&M SAE Aero Design Team Flies with SolidWorks
I first met members of the Texas A&M SAE Aero Design team when they displayed their plane at SolidWorks World 2011. So what is SAE Aero Design? You think of SAE for Formula, Baja, Hybrid – cars. But there is
... ContinuedCalifornia State University, Northridge students work anywhere with SolidWorks and HP
Last week I attended the ASEE Engineering Dean's Institue and was fortunate to speak with Dean Ramesh at California State University, Northridge who explained to me how his students were able to run SolidWorks at any time, from any place
... ContinuedWPI Student Bloggers have a passion for SolidWorks
I went to visit my husband David at WPI last week and was amazed at the dynamics in the lab. Three of his tutors were helping out students – but they were not scheduled to work. They just enjoy helping out
... ContinuedHappy Birthday greeting with SolidWorks Assembly Model
When WPI students Dave and Ian found out it was my husband's birthday today, they sent him this SolidWorks birthday greeting. What a great cake model! The SolidWorks Assembly Models of cake, candles, serving plate and cake server are available below.
... ContinuedNational Academy Foundation (NAF) and The STEM Academy Call for Proposals
For US High Schools: The National Academy Foundation (NAF) and The STEM Academy have a unique opportunity to apply for funding from the National Science Foundation to develop fifteen new Academies of Engineering. NAF and The STEM Academy are seeking
... ContinuedSabertooth Robotics gets ready for AUVSI and other Robotic Competitions
WPI's Sabertooth Robotics students are getting ready for colleagiate robot competitions including RICC (ricc.wpi.edu) on April 10 and AUVSI on August 16. I was lucky to see their work unfold on their website and flickr photos and asked for
... ContinuedMy Best Final Exam is the Certified SolidWorks Associate Exam
Wow, then end of March finds me visiting so many schools between robot competitions, capstone design projects, and senior presentations. Instuctors have so much to do during this time between final exams, graduation, grant proposals, and writing letters of recommendation
... ContinuedSolidWorks Sheet Metal Rocket Student Project
The SolidWorks sheet metal tools was one of my favoirte areas to explore with my students. There was such a look of amazement between the formed and flat states. Although my school did not have any sheet metal forming or braking equipment, I had my
... ContinuedIt’s National Pi Day 3/14 and I have been celebrating SolidWorks all weekend!
National Pi Day! Who would have thought that this little greek letter could have so much power! I started my celebration early, this weekend I say "Apple Pi" the mascot for the FRC Robotics Team 2067 at the WPI FIRST
... ContinuedEngineers Week: Reflection
So it’s Engineering Week – and I have had an opportunity to reflect on how my family and my teachers guided me to this profession that I love. You could say I grew up in my father’s garage – literally.
... ContinuedSolidWorks Tutorials – New SolidWorks Resources
One of the things I learned from being a college professor is that people learn in different ways; perhaps you like to read, watch a video, or follow along with the 100’s of step-by-step tutorials inside SolidWorks software and SolidWorks
... ContinuedLego Toy Trike 3D CAD Tutorial in SolidWorks – Post Again
I understand that Assem 1 was missing in the original post. Now the model is complete.Marie Educator Jack van den Broek presented at SolidWorks World 2011 and told me that he has not met a student too young for
... ContinuedBrazilian SolidWorks Blog in Portuguese to Help Teachers and Students
My friend Jose is from SENAI, that assists students in Industrial Education in Brazil. He has created a new blog to help teachers and students – in Portuguese. www.solid3d.blogspot.com Descrição: Este blog é destinado aos usuários para ampliar seus conhecimentos
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