Author Archives: Marie Planchard
SolidWorks Sustainability featured on ImagineeringTV for Students
Link: https://www.3dclassworks.com/imagineeringtv/ ImagineeringTV debuted in Singapore this week to teach students about SolidWorks Sustainability and engineering design. With a cool delivery, I wanted to share with you and your students this vitural world of new technology and instruction developed by
... ContinuedSolidWorks Sustainability Lecture at WPI
I was fortunate to present to Professor Fred Hart's civil and environmental engineering students at WPI last week. The lecture was recorded and I would like to share with you. The Powerpoint presentation is also attached. Today I will be judging
... ContinuedCalculating Area of a region bounded by two curves (secx)^2 and sin x in SolidWorks
When Integration is introduced in Calculus, determining the Area of a region is a common exercise. This video takes you through defining two sketches. The upper bound is (secx)^2, the lower bound is sinx. Using Sketch Driven Curve and
... ContinuedDetermine the Volume of a Function Revolved Around the X Axis in SolidWorks
This SolidWorks video tutorial takes you through how to enter a funtion 2+xcosx and revolve it around the x axis to create a solid. Tools, Mass Properties is used to calculate volume and surface area. Marie Video: Download Revolve of
... ContinuedDetermining Volume of a Pyramid in SolidWorks
Volume of a Pyramid, height along the x axis from x = 0 to x = 3 with a square base 3m x 3m. The video shows how to create this pyramid using a Loft feature in SolidWorks and comparing
... ContinuedDesign Intent Exercises in SolidWorks
Kirk Barnes is a professor at the School of Technology, Ivy Tech Community College, Bloomington, IN. He created the Design Intent Workbook for his students and has shared it with the SolidWorks teacher community. Marie Planchard Download DI_Workbook-Barnes
... ContinuedSolidWorks Tutorial 1 Axis
This first exercise provides an introduction to SolidWorks software. First, we will design and draw a simple part: an axis with different diameters. You will learn how to work with the software and learn its basic principles. You will
... ContinuedSolidWorks Tutorial 2 Picture Holder
In this tutorial you will create a picture holder, consisting of a rectangular base with 4 vertical axes on it. You will get to know some new features, such as the 'Chamfer" command. You will also get to know
... ContinuedSolidWorks Tutorial 3 Magnetic Block
In this exercise you will make a magnetic block. To do so, you will create a few parts, which you will assemble. You will learn the following new applications in this tutorial. 1. You will make two configurations of
... ContinuedSolidWorks Tutorial 4 Candlestick
In this tutorial you will make a simple container and a candlestick out of sheetmetal. You will learn about working with sheet metal in SolidWorks. We will show you a couple of ways to create a product out of
... ContinuedSolidWorks Tutorial 5 Tic-Tac-Toe
In this tutorial we will create a Tic-Tac-Toe game. The game consists of two plates that are on top of each other. In the top plate, there are holes for inserting small cylinders marked 'X' or 'O'. In this
... ContinuedSolidWorks Tutorial 6 Drawings of the Tic-Tac-Toe Game
In this tutorial you will learn how to make a 2D drawing of a part that you have created in 3D. You must have completed Tutorial 5 first and saved the files associated with it in order to complete
... ContinuedSolidWorks Tutorial 7 Garden Light
In this tutorial we will create a garden light. It is completely built from sheetmetal. In Tutorial 4 (candlestick) you learned how to shape sheetmetal in SolidWorks. In this tutorial we will go further using these techniques. We will
... ContinuedSolidWorks Tutorial 8 Bearing Puller
In this tutorial, we will build a bearing puller. This product consists of three parts. We will learn a few new functions in this tutorial. We will also perform a simple analysis on some of the parts. Download SolidWorks_Tutorial08_BearingPuller_English_08_LR
... ContinuedSolidWorks Tutorial 9 Axle Support
In this tutorial, we will build an axle support. It is a rather complex product, with several different parts. We will repeat a lot of the functions that you have already learned, but we will also introduce some new
... Continued