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SOLIDWORKS Military Veterans Program
On Monday, Veteran’s Day, here in America, we honor those who serve in the US armed forces. The SOLIDWORKS Military Veterans Program (MVP) allows US veterans to obtain SOLIDWORKS for educational purposes through the SolidWorks Military Veterans Education store. US Veterans can obtain
... ContinuedMIT Students Prepare for Flight of OSIRIS-REx NASA Mission
OSIRIS-REx (Origins Spectral Interpretation Resource Identification Security Regolith Explorer) is a NASA New Frontier’s mission scheduled for launch in 2016 that will travel to the asteroid Bennu and return a pristine sample of the asteroid to Earth. The REgolith X-ray
... ContinuedMaritime RobotX Challenge Singapore
The Inaugural Maritime RobotX Challenge was held in Singapore October 20-26. This event featured countries working together to advance USV technologies that ultimately benefit all of humankind! Congratulations to the MIT/Olin Engineering team that finished first overall and Florida
... ContinuedIt’s Pumpkin Time
These SolidWorks Pumpkins were modeled by my intern Ian. You can find the models here. This week, the SolidWorks Team captured a great story The Science Behind Pumpkin Chunkin. This video is amazing and shows how far a pumpkin can be
... ContinuedSIMULIA 1st Academic Forum at MIT November 12, 2014
Announcing: SIMULIA 1st Academic Forum 2014 is for academic users of Abaqus and other SIMULIA software. Where: MIT Campus Activities Complex Room W20-407, 77 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA, USA When: Wednesday November 12, 2014, 8:30AM to 4:30PM Attendees will discover
... ContinuedFrom Engineering Students to Engineering Entrepreneurs
In business, innovators do. Dartmouth engineering students Shinri and Krystyna met in an engineering design class. These entrepreneurial engineers looked differently at a common problem, developed a new solution, created a product, and formed a company. We need to encourage
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Simulation and SOLIDWORKS Sustainability Lead to College Acceptance
When Vigneshkumar Kannan entered the SOLIDWORKS Green Design Contest using SOLIDWORKS, SOLIDWORKS Simulation and SOLIDWORKS Sustainability to design a chair, he learned on his own about designing with plastics. His chair design lead to a letter of reference from my
... ContinuedArizona State University To Compete in EcoCAR3 DOE and General Motors Challenge
Arizona State University was one of 16 teams chosen to participate in the EcoCAR 3 competition. With a strong history of student participation and success in SAE competitions, the students and faculty of the ASU team are ready to take
... ContinuedWorkforce Development, Skills Development, SolidWorks Job-Ready
When I taught SolidWorks at Mass Bay Community College it was all about workforce development, simply helping students get the skills they need to get a good job. Students in my class averaged 36 years old ranging from 18 to
... ContinuedDesigning a Rocket to Break the Amateur Altitude Record
Kevin Healy just completed his sophomore year at Baylor University and is designing a rocket to break the amateur altitude record. Kevin is using SolidWorks to create his design with guidance and support from engineers at SpaceX in McGregor, Texas
... ContinuedNC State Flies High at AUVSI 2014 Aerial Robotics Competition
NC State Robotics Club soared to a first place finish at this year’s 2014 Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International, AUVSI SUAS, Aerial Robotics Competition. The Student Unmanned Air Systems (SUAS) competition provides challenging missions to student teams to design, integrate
... ContinuedSolidWorks World Call for Presentations 2015
DS SolidWorks Corporation announced its Call for Presentations for SOLIDWORKS World 2015. SOLIDWORKS World brings together 6000 users, resellers, and partners, from around the world, that are passionate about design using SOLIDWORKS. SOLIDWORKS World will be held at the Phoenix Convention Center, Phoenix, Arizona,
... ContinuedDartmouth college students go from concept to business in one semester
Students’ achieve business success with SOLIDWORKS. This story was written by my colleague Mike Fearon. I wanted to share with the SolidWorks education community. Would you believe that classroom assignments can start a business? It’s possible with SOLIDWORKS, (which is great
... 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
... ContinuedFab Lab BCN – What’s inside a great FAB LAB?
Barcelona. A city filled with art, architecture, and engineering. During FAB10Barcelona, I got to visit Fab Lab BCN at IAAC – Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia. People make a great Fab Lab. And in Barcelona, the space is filled
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