Curriculum
What’s New in SOLIDWORKS Education 2021-2022
The 3DEXPERIENCE platform is now available for schools to add even more value to SOLIDWORKS. The 3DEXPERIENCE platform includes Apps, Learning Content and Communities. Combining the ease-of-use of SOLIDWORKS with best-of-breed applications connected to the 3DEXPERIENCE platform allows you to
... Continued3DEXPERIENCE in the Classroom Leads to New Certifications
As more educators adopt the 3DEXPERIENCE cloud-based technology platform, they begin to explore beyond the 3D CAD apps. The xDesign app allows you to create prismatic components, the next gen SOLIDWORKS technology is a software application with all software &
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Whale Tutorial
Our friend Pat Haley is back! We are excited to share his latest tutorial from Cuda Country. The SOLIDWORKS Whale Tutorial features great sketching techniques. Students will also learn about the Sweep feature, threads and 3D Printing. You can find
... ContinuedApps for Kids at Home: Teach Remotely with Free Classroom Curriculum
Apps for Kids Classroom comes with free educator resources and lesson plans designed for different age groups. There are over a dozen pre-written lesson plans available for download that include sample 3D models to start educators and students off right.
... Continued3DEXPERIENCE Platform Now Available for Students!
DASSAULT SYSTEMES’ powerful browser-based 3DEXPERIENCE Platform is now available to students across the globe! New for the 2019-2020 SOLIDWORKS Student Edition, we’re bundling in a 1-year complimentary access to the 3DEXPERIENCE Platform.
... ContinuedApps for Kids at Home: Give Kids a Creative Outlet with the Print It App!
So you’re stuck home due to social isolation. Maybe you’re a teacher trying to teach remotely, maybe you’re a parent working from home. And you’ve got kids knocking around who need engagement, need to learn, need to do something that
... ContinuedMy CSWE Journey, Part 2
Join intern Nick Zhang as he recounts his journey from SOLIDWORKS novice to CSWE. In Part 2 of “My CSWE Journey,” learn about how he prepared for the SOLIDWORKS certification, the #CSWP
... ContinuedRemote Learning with Apps for Kids Classroom
School closed? Teaching remotely? We can help! SOLIDWORKS Education created a playlist of Apps for Kids videos made specifically for educators who are teaching their students remotely. Teachers looking for a STEAM solution for children ages 4-14 can use Apps for Kids Classroom to teach students about STEAM concepts and the engineering workflow.
... ContinuedTeaching and Learning SOLIDWORKS from the Kitchen Table
With school closed due to COVID-19, my husband, David, is transforming his SOLIDWORKS-based courses, labs, and senior design projects to be delivered online to his engineering students at WPI. Our kitchen has become “command central” to new instruction delivery methods
... ContinuedBuilding Careers and Appreciating Teachers with SOLIDWORKS Certification
Kent Allison changed directions as a high school teacher when he discovered SOLIDWORKS. Now he is one of the leading SOLIDWORKS certification providers in Colorado and his students’ are able to grow their careers and skip college courses by becoming Certified SOLIDWORKS Associates (CSWA).
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Apps for Kids How-To: Create the Mechanics of a Finger
Some of the coolest mechanisms look like real life objects. Today we’re going to learn how to create shapes that connect together and move just like a finger! Check out our blog throughout the spring for more SOLIDWORKS Apps for Kids How
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Apps for Kids How-To: Add Markers and Edit Colors
Today we’ll learn about adding markers and editing colors in Mech It! Now that we’ve added motors to our design, we want to see how our mechanism moves, right? With markers, you get a visual representation of your design’s movement.
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Apps for Kids How-To: Adding, Positioning, and Sizing a Shape in Mech It
Mech It is similar to Shape It, in that you can choose from a list of shapes to add to your work space and play around with them. Adding, positioning, and sizing all the different shapes in Mech It is
... ContinuedJackie Tan Teaches Future Makers with SOLIDWORKS Apps for Kids, Part Two
Part Two: SOLIDWORKS Apps for Kids Classroom in the Classroom Jackie Tan is a Maker Lab teacher at South Tahoe Middle School in South Lake Tahoe, CA. After discovering and falling in love with 3D printing, she is in the
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Apps for Kids How-To: Edit Stickers
Want to customize your SOLIDWORKS Apps for Kids creations? You can edit stickers in Style It and really make designs your own! Check out our blog throughout the winter for more SOLIDWORKS Apps for Kids How To videos. To create your own Apps for
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