Geometry
JETCAR – SAE A World In Motion K12 Project with DraftSight DWG File
I was fortunate to meet the SAE Foundation "A World In Motion" ( AWIM.org ) team in Maryland a few weeks ago and they gave me the JET CAR kit project. So I modeled the car in SolidWorks and placed the
... ContinuedSolidWorks Tutorial: Toy Car LEGO (R)
Educator Jack van den Broek told me that he has not met a student too young for SolidWorks. Thanks to Jack, I am fortunate to share a new Toy Car tutorial that is written for young students. I am not
... ContinuedSolidWorks Tutorial: F1inSchools (TM) Race Car Design Project
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
... ContinuedSolidWorks Tutorial: Car Assembly Project
I was fortunate to receive this project from Elise Moss to share with you. Elise is a great engineering educator that dedicates her time to students at Laney College in Oakland, CA. This summer Laney College hosted a two week
... ContinuedCalculating Area of a region bounded by two curves (secx)^2 and sin x in SolidWorks
When Integration is introduced in Calculus, determining the Area of a region is a common exercise. This video takes you through defining two sketches. The upper bound is (secx)^2, the lower bound is sinx. Using Sketch Driven Curve and
... ContinuedDetermine the Volume of a Function Revolved Around the X Axis in SolidWorks
This SolidWorks video tutorial takes you through how to enter a funtion 2+xcosx and revolve it around the x axis to create a solid. Tools, Mass Properties is used to calculate volume and surface area. Marie Video: Download Revolve of
... ContinuedDetermining Volume of a Pyramid in SolidWorks
Volume of a Pyramid, height along the x axis from x = 0 to x = 3 with a square base 3m x 3m. The video shows how to create this pyramid using a Loft feature in SolidWorks and comparing
... ContinuedF1inSchools Race Car Design Project
SolidWorks Education Edition curriculum contains supports F1 in Schools, CO2 power car. Students can experience a design, analyze, build and have fun project in the design of a wooden race car. Students design their car with 3D modeling tools, analyze
... ContinuedBracelet
Create a bracelet using SolidWorks. Calculating the volume in a design environment allows the designer to determine the overall dimensions of the product and the amount of material required to manufacture the product. Lesson Plan: Download Bracelet_Mathab2.doc Download Bracelet-STEM-RevC.pdf
... ContinuedCreating Hinge Parts using SolidWorks
In this lesson the students are challenged to disassemble a typical 3 1/2" hinge, apply measuring tools and skills to determine the part sizes, create dimensioned and annotated freehand sketch of each part, then create the parts using SolidWorks. Contributed
... ContinuedMating parts to achieve rotary, linear, and oscillating motions in a multi-part simple engine
Given a static display of the final assembly, assemble the parts files to match. Add mating conditions which will allow for the required motions. Finally, using the simulation tools display the total assembly in motion. Contributed by William Lindsay, North
... ContinuedProduction Engineering using SolidWorks
In this lesson, students assess and apply problem solving and design methods for developing solutions to manufacturing problems. They develop a manufacturing process by identifying process methods and plan the sequence of operations needed to fabricate and assemble a product.
... ContinuedReflections
This lesson plans uses SolidWorks to examine the relationships of reflected two dimensional geometric shapes. Students will use SolidWorks to create mirrored shape and drag the vertices of the shape over the mirror line in order to dynamically examine how
... ContinuedPower Ball Gyroscopic Effects
Gyroscopic effects are in the origin of toys, such as yo-yo or spinning tops. A gyroscope is a three dimensional system having three spinning axis. Students will explre the gyroscope construction and model a 3D power ball assembly in SolidWorks.
... ContinuedVolume Calculations of Parts using SolidWorks
Students in grades 7 to 13 can utilize SolidWorks to calculate volume of simple geometric shapes, box, sphere, cylinder, wedge and cone and compare them with calculated volumes of machine parts using a calculator. The shapes reinforce the basic modeling
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