Art
High-Wheel Bicycle in SolidWorks
This is a high-wheel bicycle from the late 19th Century. These types of bicycles were originally referred to as "Penny-Farthings" because of the relative sizes of the wheels in relation to British coinage of the era. This is not a
... ContinuedSpartan Hoplite Helmet in SolidWorks
This is the helmet that I have been working on. To make this part, I created the helmet with proportions that appeared visually correct, and then used the Scale feature to bring the part to a reasonable size. With this
... ContinuedSolidWorks Education in Ireland – First School Visit
I find myself fortunate to be in Dublin today. The purpose is to continue the SolidWorks Rwanda project helping educators achieve their goals to enhance technology education for their country.
What better country than Ireland to be the catalyst for this next generation of Rwandans. The Irish Department of Education organization t4, has opened school doors throughout Ireland to this Rwandan dedication. Having implemented SolidWorks as the technology tool throughout the country in 1800 schools with thousands of trained teachers, the t4 technology and engineering curriculum is one of the best in the world.
... ContinuedHappy Birthday greeting with SolidWorks Assembly Model
When WPI students Dave and Ian found out it was my husband's birthday today, they sent him this SolidWorks birthday greeting. What a great cake model! The SolidWorks Assembly Models of cake, candles, serving plate and cake server are available below.
... ContinuedDigital Creations Not Normally Done in SW.
Diamond in the Raw By Richard Williams Jan, 18th 2011. Unlike the title would indicate to many of you, a diamond in the raw would have been a lot easier to do with bad eyesight than a finished cut
... ContinuedModeling an Orange Juice Glass in SolidWorks
This Orange Juice glass 3D model continues my SolidWorks is Art series. There is another side of SolidWorks, the side that industrial designers, artists, and consumer product designers use everyday to make amazing products. I wanted to share some
... ContinuedRendering a Butterfly with PhotoView 360
Rendering a Butterfly video takes you through the artistics steps to add color, matierals, textures, light with SolidWorks and PhotoView 360. SolidWorks is Art! Marie To create the butterfly model in SolidWorks, refer to https://blogs.solidworks.com/teacher/2010/12/modeling-a-butterfly.html Download SolidWorks Model Butterfly Download
... ContinuedModeling a Butterfly
My colleague Come sent a report to me this week on the extensive use of SolidWorks in design schools. As a mechanical engineer, I spent a great deal of time in the machine shop with machined and sheet metal parts.
... ContinuedSolidWorks Tutorial: F1inSchools German
Here are the complete instructions to develop a F1inSchools SolidWorks 2010 car with a step-by-step .pdf and 2010 model files for the complete project. Create the body part, car assembly and drawings. perform a stress analysis for the axle and flow analysis to
... ContinuedSolidiWorks Education Edition 2009 – 2010: PhotoView 360
Both the SolidWorks Education Edition and SolidWorks Student Edition for 2009-2010 contain Photo View 360, a new photorealistic rendering product that is quick to learn and easy to use on a SolidWorks model. An image bank contains great models for use in your
... ContinuedFlower Pot
This lesson examines the ability for students to model a flower pot and saucer, solve mass properties calculations, design a box to ship 100 flower pot units and create a classroom presentation. Contributed by Susan Bell . Lesson Plan:
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