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SOLIDWORKS Accredited Educator for STEM Instructors
It’s the summer, and as a dedicated Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) Educator you work on your SOLIDWORKS skills and learn new lessons to implement in the classroom. Managing your own accreditation in a STEM field is challenging. When I
... ContinuedFREE SOLIDWORKS Summer Edition, 3D CAD Software for Students and Educators!
Are you a student or educator interested in using SOLIDWORKS this summer to learn what it has to offer, or get ahead of the game for next year? Try our FREE download of SOLIDWORKS Student Engineering Kit for the summer! Follow these
... ContinuedBuilding a Cycloidal Drive with SOLIDWORKS
A Cycloidal Drive is a mechanism used in the engineering world as a speed reducer for an input shaft while reversing its direction. It is able to do this for high ratios in a small space. They do this using
... ContinuedThe Revolution of the Teaching of Design: the new ISO and ASME – ADM 2014
Italians are revolutionary in teaching engineering design. At the ADM (Associazione Nazionale Disegno di Macchine) Conference dedicated to teaching new ISO and ASME drawing standards was the main topic of this year’s May conference held at Polytechnic of Turin. The ADM was sponsored
... ContinuedSolidWorks China Education VARs Support Teachers and Their Students
Support. Teachers need support and training. Our education Value Added Resellers (VARs) around the world support SolidWorks educators. When I was in the classroom everyday, I received boxes of “free” software. But the training I got from my SolidWorks VAR
... ContinuedWhat’s New in SOLIDWORKS Education – STEM Curriculum & Robot Models
The new SOLIDWORKS Education Edition 2014-2105 Instructor’s Guide and Student Guides brings a series of Science Technology Engineering Math (STEM) competencies front and center to help teachers in their day to day lesson plans. SOLIDWORKS is a great tool to make
... ContinuedIntroducing the SOLIDWORKS Education Edition 2014-2015 – Design without Limits
Today we introduce the SOLIDWORKS Education Edition 2014-2015 to instructors and students around the world. The new SOLIDWORKS Education Edition is based on SOLIDWORKS Premium 2014, the same software that engineers from every industry design their new products with. The SOLIDWORKS Education
... ContinuedNevada STEM Events Raise the Education Bar
Nevada’s Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) events this month brought out the best in students at exciting competitions. The 5th annual Solar Car Challenge was held at Northwest Career and Technical Academy. Mechanical Technology students raced the solar cars
... ContinuedDavid Colbert, SolidWorks Geometric Sculptor of Platonic Solids
The space between art and engineering is extremely small. Geometric sculptor, David Colbert, uses SolidWorks to inspire young and old with Geometry. David uses SolidWorks in the following ways: designing sculpture; 3-D printing; and making animations based on a space-filling grid.
... ContinuedStudents Achieve CAD Certification Success with CSWA Exams in Poland
It’s Saturday – so who would volunteer to take an exam? In Poland, SOLIDWORKS Reseller, CNS Solutions opened their doors on Saturday to 40 students with an offer to take the Certified SolidWorks Associate (CSWA) Exam. It wasn’t part of
... ContinuedSolidWorks CAD Certification – A Final Exam Provides a Life-Long Credential For Careers
In a tough job market, CAD certification is becoming a required credential for that first interview. The Certified SolidWorks Associate (CSWA) exam tests a designer’s knowledge in the fundamentals of engineering design using SolidWorks. The CSWA exam is the
... ContinuedFRC 610 Crescent Coyotes Develop Robot Tutorials Featuring SolidWorks
The Crescent Coyotes, First Robotics Team, FRC 610, created a series of great tutorials for those SolidWorks users who love to design robots. The Crescent Coyotes, from Crescent High School, Toronto, Ontario,, Canada, have been in robotics competitions since 2000.
... ContinuedCreating a Log Cabin in SolidWorks – Part 20: Rendering the Log Cabin Assembly
This is a tutorial for SolidWorks Education Edition 2013-2014. It is intended for students that are 8+ years old. This is the last blog post of the log cabin series. This part guides you through the basics of rendering your
... ContinuedCreating a Log Cabin in SolidWorks – Part 19: Assembling the Roof
This is a tutorial for SolidWorks Education Edition 2013-2014. It is intended for students that are 8+ years old. This blog post will show you how to place the roofing onto your log cabin. This is the last step in
... ContinuedThe Mechanical Engineer’s New Dream for SolidWorks Education
My dream became a reality when I was center stage at SolidWorks World speaking with Max Lizarraga and Jerry Miranda from Mt Sac Community College, sharing their story with the SolidWorks community. A story of providing students the best in
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