3DEXPERIENCE Works
SOLIDWORKS and SIMULATION – Together in Education
SOLIDWORKS continues to be a necessary job skill for design and engineering professionals and as a result is taught in schools from middle school and high schools, technical institution and college and universities. SOLIDWORKS desktop is connected to cloud
... Continued3DEXPERIENCE Works Lesson #3: SOLIDWORKS Bookmarks, Share and Delete
In my experience, most students do not fully understand that they need to save their assembly document along with the reference components in the same folder (Save vs. Save As). I’ve had numerous students open their assembly or drawing only to ask, “Where are my parts?” This lesson uses Bookmarks and cloud storage to help students understand references and delete them – all within the SOLIDWORKS session.
... ContinuedFormula Hybrid – Electric Competition Highlights Students Engineering Talents
Formula Hybrid + Electric is one of the most challenging competitions in the SAE collegiate circuit. Requiring multidisciplinary student teams in mechanical, electrical, systems, chemical, robotics engineering and computer science, the event tests the design, performance, and durability of a
... ContinuedWhat’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.
... 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.
... 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
... 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.
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