Author Archives: Steve Faulkner
SolidWorks User Interface Customization
Here is a brief video we produced that covers how to customize the SolidWorks user interface ?
... ContinuedSolidWorks Windmill Design Project
The Windmill Design Project steps students through the parts and drawings used to construct a small windmill. Students will also learn sheet metal modeling skills, how to use SustainabilityXpress, and working with assemblies. For more information vist: https://blogs.solidworks.com/teacher/2010/07/solidworks-tutorial-windmill-with-solidworks-sustainability.html
... ContinuedSolidWorks Trebuchet Design Project
The Trebuchet Design Project is a 200-page document that steps students through the parts, assemblies, and drawings used to construct a trebuchet. Utilizing SolidWorks SimulationXpress, students analyze structural members to determine material and thickness. Mathematics and physics competency-based exercises explore
... ContinuedSolidWorks Simulation Student and Teacher Guides
The SolidWorks Simulation Guide features an introduction to the principles of analysis. Fully integrated with SolidWorks, design analysis is an essential part of completing a product. SolidWorks tools simulate the testing of your model’s prototype working environment. SolidWorks Flow Simulation is an analysis
... ContinuedSolidWorks SAE Design Project
The SolidWorks SAE Design Project curriculum teaches students how to use SolidWorks software to help design a vehicle for the Formula SAE competition. Skills and lessons use provided example parts, but the techniques can also be applied to other SAE
... ContinuedSolidWorks Sustainability Project
SolidWorks Sustainability considers how and where materials are produced, parts are manufactured, and products are used and discarded. SolidWorks Sustainability empowers your students to analyze the future environmental impact of their designs. For more visit : https://www.solidworks.com/education Available in: Chinese,
... ContinuedSolidWorks Bridge Design Project
The Bridge Design Project steps a student through the engineering method of constructing a trussed wooden bridge. Students utilize SolidWorks Simulation to analyze different loading conditions of the bridge. For more visit : https://www.solidworks.com/education Available in: Chinese, English, French, German,
... ContinuedSolidWorks Teacher and Student Guides
The SolidWorks Teacher Guide provides an introduction to engineering design and features 12 lessons that correspond to the SolidWorks Tutorials. This fully reproducible document incorporates lesson plans, PowerPoint presentations, student goals, vocabulary, and answers to student assessments. Other exercises stimulate
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