Apps for Kids
Get Spooky with the #Shapetober Riff Off!
Throughout the month of October, you can tag your Apps for Kids, xDesign, or xShape creations on social media with the #Shapetober and SOLIDWORKS Education will share your models with the world! This year, we want to include everyone in on the fun with our Apps for Kids #Shapetober Riff Off! Find the skull model created by SOLIDWORKS EDU below in the Apps for Kids public gallery, riff it, add something weird or fun to the design, and then share publicly with the world! At the end of October, we’ll see what kind of crazy model this Riff Off has wrought!
... ContinuedTeaching Enrichment with Apps for Kids Classroom, Part Two
Michael Steeves is a Senior Product Introduction Manager at SOLIDWORKS who volunteers to teach an after school enrichment class at his daughter’s elementary school. He utilizes Apps for Kids Classroom to teach the students about 3D modeling, printing, and more. In Part Two of his story, Michael gives other educators advice on how to best use Classroom to teach.
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Apps for Kids How-To: Share to the Public Gallery
Publicly sharing your incredible model in Apps For Kids is easy! In today’s video, we will learn how to share your project with other users in the community. The Apps For Kids admin may choose your project for the Featured
... ContinuedTeaching Enrichment with Apps for Kids Classroom, Part One
Michael devised a curriculum using Apps for Kids Classroom. Apps for Kids is an ecosystem of apps designed to take children as young as four through the engineering workflow, and excite them about design possibilities. The Classroom interface allows educators to create self-contained classes, where students can design and share their projects in one digital space. It allows for better organization and lets educators keep tabs on what their students are working on. And Michael put his students to work.
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Apps for Kids How-To: 2D Print a Shape It Creation
No access to a 3D printer? No problem! There are so many fun ways to 2D pictures of your creation. You can print out a picture of your model with its Style It background, a color by numbers picture to
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Apps for Kids How-To: Change 3D Print Orientation
Sometimes your designs may look completely ready for 3D printing, but when you open them in the Print It app you find they’re orientated at an awkward angle. Never fear! In today’s lesson, we’ll learn how to easily fix the
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Apps for Kids How-To: 3D Print a Shape It Creation
You’ve mastered the other apps in Apps for Kids. You’ve created incredible 3D models in Shape It. Now there’s one thing left to do: Print It! Using the Print It app to 3D print creations in a breeze. And even
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Apps for Kids How-To: Create Stickers in Capture It
Creating stickers is one of the the most fun things you can do in Capture It! Today we’ll learn how to draw images, turn them into stickers, and then add them to our 3D models! Check out our blog throughout the
... Continued6th Graders Discover 3D Modeling with SOLIDWORKS Apps for Kids Classroom
Young students were introduced to SOLIDWORKS Apps for Kids Classroom at school and learned how to build keychains, use the Classroom interface, and think in 3D.
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Apps for Kids How-To: Duplicate, Scale, Rotate, and Delete Items in Capture It
Sometimes you add an image to Capture It and it ends up being the wrong size or angle. Maybe you want to copy that image? Maybe you want to delete it? With Capture It, it’s all an easy click away.
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Apps for Kids How-To: Edit Text and Its Color in Capture It
One of the best ways to express yourself in Capture It is to edit text size, color, and font. How will you make your words pop? Check out our blog throughout the summer for more SOLIDWORKS Apps for Kids How To videos. To
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Apps for Kids How-To: Order Content
Adding images, stickers, and text in Capture It is fun and exciting, but sometimes you need to get organized! Today we’re going to learn how to order layers, bring content forward, or move content backwards. Check out our blog throughout
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Apps for Kids How-To: Trim an Image
Sometimes you don’t want to use an entire image when working in Capture It. That’s okay! The crop tool is there to help you trim pictures and make something awesome! Check out our blog throughout the summer for more SOLIDWORKS Apps
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Apps for Kids How-To: Create a Collage in Capture It
The Capture It app is the best place to keep track of your ideas! You can use it to build stories and keep track of images and content that will help inspire future Apps for Kids creations. Use your imagination
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Apps for Kids How-To: Walking Mechanism
In today’s lesson, we’ll learn how to make walking mechanisms by connecting bars, wheels, and motors. Get ready to strut your stuff with the Mech It app! Check out our blog throughout the summer for more SOLIDWORKS Apps for Kids How
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