Author Archives: Marie Planchard
What’s New in SOLIDWORKS EDU 2023?
For over 25 years, SOLIDWORKS has brought our software into the classroom through dedicated educators who teach our tools and inspire their students. As educators, you support our mission to provide qualified graduates for our commercial customers and develop technological
... Continued3DEXPERIENCE Works Lesson 2: SOLIDWORKS Save and Revision
Students need to understand how to save files, where to save files, how to name files, and create revisions, especially when using assemblies. One of the best simple practices for SOLIDWORKS data is to create bookmarks upon the initial save to the 3DEXPERIENCE platform.
... ContinuedTekyaz Showcases 3DEXPERIENCE, SOLIDWORKS, Apps for Kids at ETZ2023
Over 1000 Educators attended the Edu Tech Summit (ETZ 2023) event with the help of SOLIDWORKS Value Added Reseller, Tekyaz. Educators were introduced to our latest technology with the 3DEXPERIENCE platform, highlighting new practicing in teaching and learning with SOLIDWORKS
... Continued3DEXPERIENCE Works Lesson #1: Getting Started with SOLIDWORKS and the Platform
What is the 3DEXPERIENCE platform? Why should I use the platform? How does it work within my SOLIDWORKS session? To find out the answer to these questions, review Getting Started with SOLIDWORKS and the Platform.
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Sponsors Spaceport America Cup
The Spaceport America Cup is the world’s largest Intercollegiate Rocket Engineering Competition (IREC) for student rocketry teams. So where in the world do you host a rocket competition? Spaceport America is located between Las Cruces, New Mexico and Truth or
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS xDesign Lesson 12: Additional Resources
After teaching 1000’s of students and writing about SOLIDWORKS for over 25 years, David Planchard, emeritus WPI, is exploring xDesign. Through the SOLIDWORKS xDesign Lesson series, David helps educators understand the differences and similarities between xDesign and
... ContinuedNot a Tractor – A Way of Thinking
You do not have to be a farmer’s daughter to understand the significance of a tractor on a small farm. I learned this lesson when I was a little girl with my parents and grandparents, along with the importance of
... Continued4Speed F1 in Schools Portugal Designs with SOLIDWORKS
The SOLIDWORKS EDU team loves this time of year. It’s competition season in schools. No matter what your age, there are great design challenges all over the world. We sponsor 1000’s of teams with SOLIDWORKS desktop. We received a request
... ContinuedNuts, Bolts and Thingamajigs Host 240 Manufacturing Camps
Welding in the morning. Machining at noon. Robotics to end the day. This sounds like my type of camp. Nuts, Bolts and Thingamajigs (NBT) is the foundation of Fabricators and Manufacturers Association. Their mission is to keep manufacturing in America
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS xDesign Lesson 11: Sketch Based and Applied Features
Through the years of teaching SOLIDWORKS, I tell my students important basics. 1. Select the correct sketch plane. 2. Keep the Base sketch simple. 3. Use constraints (geometric relations) before dimensions. 4. Keep features simple. Similar basics apply with SOLIDWORKS xDesign.
... Continued3DEXPERIENCE Works EDU Spotlight:Nadir Oktay Küçükaltun – I Can Fully Realize My Dreams
Nadir Oktay Küçükaltun is a SOLIDWORKS Champion, our SOLIDWORKS User Group Leader (SWUG) Leader in Turkey, 3DEXPERIENCE EDU Champion, and winner of SOLIDWORKS Student Model Mania in 2023. Known to the SOLIDWORKS community and his friends as Nadiro, he has
... ContinuedRoboBoat 2023 Ocean Exploration Powered By Student Ingenuity
Robonation’s RoboBoat 2023 Competition, an international event that tests students skills and ingenuity above and below the water, took place last week in Sarasota, Florida USA. RoboBoat is an international competition where students design, build, and compete with self-driving robotic boats, known as ASVs,
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS xDesign Lesson #10: Sketching, Constraints, Dimensions
Design intent manages the relationship between sketches in a feature, features in a part, and parts in an assembly. Students need to understand design intent in a sketch, using constraints and dimensions. Let’s start with a simple example using xDesign.
... Continued3DEXPERIENCE Works EDU Spotlight: Hanen Bdioui a True Champion
Hanen Bdioui is a Mechatronics Engineer, SOLIDWORKS Champion, and first 3DEXPERIENCE EDU Champion from Tunisia. Last month, she won 1st place of SOLIDWORKS Cloud Challenge Model Mania in 2023. Hanen is also a 3DEXPERIENCE Content Creator and 3DS advocate. I
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS xDesign Lesson 9:External References – Copy with Mates
Engineering students need to understand how to create assemblies using a bottom – up design approach, a top – down design approach or combination of both. Use SOLIDWORKS xDesign to understand how external references are created when inserting a new component. Enhance working proficiency with copy with mates using components not in a pattern. Utilize a collaborative space so students just don’t loose their data in the cloud.
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