Author Archives: Marie Planchard
SolidWorks Tutorial 10 Drawing of the Axle Support
In this tutorial we will make some technical drawings of the 3D model of the axle support that we created in Tutorial 9. This tutorial is designed to continue with the files you made in Tutorial 9. If you
... ContinuedSolidWorks Tutorial 11 Certified SolidWorks Associate (CSWA)
The Certified SolidWorks Associate (CSWA) Program is a certification program that certifies your SolidWorks skills. After you have trained yourself on how to work with SolidWorks, you can take an exam and earn the CSWA. When you apply for a
... ContinuedSolidWorks Tutorial 12 Clamp
In this tutorial we are going to make a clamp. Many of the topics we will use you have seen already, but we are also going to show you some new tools, including: 1. Movements in assembly 2. The
... ContinuedIntroducing The STEM Academy
I was fortuante to meet with educators this week at the ACTE conference in Nashville. What a great time to be in technology and engineering education with the importance of making math and science relevant for all students. That is why
... ContinuedSolidWorks Tutorials new category
The SolidWorks EDU team produces a series of tutorials to learn SolidWorks in a variety of formats. The "SolidWorks Tutorials" category will be the place for this collection, making it easier for educators to find documents and videos. There are
... ContinuedSolidWorks Sustainability in Engineering Design Education – Teaching Green
Last week I was fortunate to present on SolidWorks Sustainability at the American Society of Engineering Education – Engineering Design Graphics Division Mid Year Conference at Penn State Erie. SolidWorks SustainabilityXpress is a new, free, application that allows you to determine
... ContinuedSolidWorks Education to Support International Conference on Graphics and Geometry
DS SolidWorks Corp. is honored to support ICGG2010 in Kyoto, Japan August 5 – 8, 2010. ICGG Pre-Registration service is now available at https://www.icgg2010.org/. Marie Planchard Document: Download ICGGflyer_ver_2009-06
... ContinuedNew SolidWorks Models for Tetrix Kit of Parts 2009
SolidWorks Models for the 2009 Tetrix Kit of Parts have been posted on www.3DContentCentral.com. The links to the parts are below. You can download them and unzip or drag them right into your SolidWorks assembly. Other 2D and 3D file
... ContinuedSolidWorks Tutorials for FSAE, Formula Student and other Vehicle Competitions
SolidWorks has a a playlist on YouTube for students that design vehicles for college vehicle competitions https://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=38088C14E31FAF31 Today we introduced a new video design contest to those college teams that use SolidWorks. 10 lucky teams have a chance to win $500.
... ContinuedSolidWorks Intern Artem wins International Student Competition with API
I am pleased to report that Artem, my intern who developed the VEX robot instructions in the Robotics category of this SolidWorks STEM teacher blog https://blogs.solidworks.com/teacher/2008/09/solidworks-asse.html and robot components on www.3DContentCentral.com received 1st prize in the 12th International Student Olympiad in Khelmnitsky, Ukraine. Artem's presentation, "CAD
... ContinuedSolidWorks Sponsorship for FSAE and Formula Student Teams
SolidWorks continues to support FSAE and Formula Student Teams worldwide for the 2009-2010 competition year. Also includes solar car, baja, SAE (R) Zero, Formula Hybrid, and other collegiate student events. See the FSAE component category on www.3DContentCentral.com For more information about sponsorship, click
... ContinuedRace Car Design Project, F1inSchools(TM)
Here are the complete F1inSchools SolidWorks 2009 step by step instructions in .pdf and 2009 model files for the complete project. Available in English, French and German. Download the model files and the Project file. Marie Model Files: Download 2009_Race Car Design Project English:Download
... ContinuedMore Grades for eDrawings
Requests have come in to create more grade stamps for eDrawings. You can record grades with SolidWorks eDrawings. Grade "stamps" can be created and placed in the SolidWorks eDrawings Lang folder. Use Paint to create a .png file. Other formats
... ContinuedSave Paper: Grade Stamps in SolidWorks eDrawings
You can record grades with SolidWorks eDrawings. Grade "stamps" can be created and placed in the SolidWorks eDrawings Lang folder. Use Paint to create a .png file. Other formats can be used. Marie Grade A: View this photo Grade B:
... ContinuedRace Car Design Project, F1inSchools(TM)
Teacher Mike wanted to show this video to his class. The movie shows how to use SolidWorks to design an F1inSchools(TM) CO2 car. This project is great in the technology or pre engineering classroom and also for summer engineering camps. Marie Download
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