3D Printing
Teaching and Learning SOLIDWORKS from the Kitchen Table
With school closed due to COVID-19, my husband, David, is transforming his SOLIDWORKS-based courses, labs, and senior design projects to be delivered online to his engineering students at WPI. Our kitchen has become “command central” to new instruction delivery methods
... ContinuedReverse Engineering to Fix the Laser Cutter
In this blog, Nick Zhang explains how he used reverse engineering to fix the laser cutter
... ContinuedA Tour of the 3DEXPERIENCE Lab, Part 1
In this blog, Ben gives you a virtual tour of the 3DEXPERIENCE Lab
... ContinuedUsing the 3DEXPERIENCE Lab’s UR-10 Robot for Cinematography
In this blog, you will how to use the 3DEXPERIENCE Lab UR-10 Robot to hold a camera in order to achieve dramatic cinematographic shots.
... ContinuedUsing SOLIDWORKS for New Creative Purposes
In this blog, you will learn how to use SOLIDWORKS for different new creative purposes such as designing a ring.
... ContinuedSolving Mounting Problems Using xDesign
In this blog, you will learn how to use SOLIDWORKS xDesign to save money and use
... ContinuedRandom Designs with Stefan Ulrich
Stefan Ulrich is the award winning artist behind RandomDesign, a prop shop that specializes in functional designs. He created the show-stopping X-Wing model featured at SOLIDWORKS World 2019, after only using SOLIDWORKS Education Edition for six months. And he’s excited to explore more modeling and making possibilities.
... ContinuedFull STEAM Ahead with Danielle Boyer: A Bright Future
Danielle Boyer is a STEAM advocate and SOLIDWORKS user. Read her story from the beginning in part one and part two. Considering everything she does, it’s hard to believe Danielle Boyer is eighteen; she’s is currently in the middle of
... ContinuedFull STEAM Ahead with Danielle Boyer: STEAM Connections
Danielle Boyer is a STEAM advocate and SOLIDWORKS user. Learn more about her student journey in part one. When we last spoke for her SOLIDWORKS Women in Engineering feature, Danielle Boyer told me about her FIRST Robotics Competition team’s special
... ContinuedFull STEAM Ahead with Danielle Boyer: Meet Danielle
Danielle Boyer taught her first STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and math) class when she was ten years old. After she found a pack of animal puppets while shopping, Danielle put together a short curriculum for a kindergarten-level animal science
... ContinuedCheers to Creativity and #ShaperilWithSOLIDWORKS!
It’s the last day of April, which means it’s time to round up all the amazing #ShaperilWithSOLIDWORKS creations! All month long, we asked SOLIDWORKS users to share their SOLIDWORKS Apps for Kids, SOLIDWORKS, SOLIDWORKS xDesign, and SOLIDWORKS xShape models with
... ContinuedJackie Tan Teaches Future Makers with SOLIDWORKS Apps for Kids, Part Two
Part Two: SOLIDWORKS Apps for Kids Classroom in the Classroom Jackie Tan is a Maker Lab teacher at South Tahoe Middle School in South Lake Tahoe, CA. After discovering and falling in love with 3D printing, she is in the
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Apps for Kids How-To: Selection Tools
There are a lot of ways you can select parts of your model in SOLIDWORKS Apps for Kids. In today’s tutorial, we’ll learn all the ways you can select (and deselect) bodies and faces! Check out our blog throughout the
... ContinuedThe Smallpiece Trust Robot Rowboat Rowing Challenge
The Manufacturing Technology Centre at the Coventry – University of Warwick, UK, developed and implemented a Design, Programming and Robotics residential course this past summer. MTC shared their story with SOLIDWORKS. The goal of the course was to design a
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Apps for Kids How-To: Bridge Tool
How do you connect two parts of a model in SOLIDWORKS Apps for Kids? Today, let’s learn how to bridge gaps in our designs by using the bridge tool. Check out our blogs throughout the summer for more SOLIDWORKS Apps for
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