Mechanical Engineering
Girls of Steel Are My New Engineering Role Models
I found new engineering role models as I work on my new goal to increase the number of women engineers and designers in the SolidWorks Community. They are the Girls of Steel, a FRC FIRST Robotics high school team
... ContinuedPenn State’s Lunar Lion – the first ever university-led mission to the Moon
The launch date is set, the spacecraft design is is complete, and at the moment, it looks like the Penn State Lunar Lion team might just win the Google Lunar Prize by being the first non-government group ever to accomplish so technical
... 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
... ContinuedSan Diego State University Formula SAE Team Showcased at SolidWorks World
For San Diego State University Formula SAE Aztec Racing, it is all about teamwork. That is one of the reasons why SDSU FSAE is being showcased at SolidWorks World. The purpose of the team is to promote collegiate education through
... ContinuedHoly Cows FIRST Robotics Team Featured at SolidWorks World
Inspiration. That is just one of the reasons the Holy Cows FRC 1538, FIRST Robotics team will be featured in the Partner Pavilion at SolidWorks World in San Diego. The Holy Cows team and mentors truly are changing the world. I got
... ContinuedSan Diego State University Baja Team Featured at SolidWorks World
If you like to play in the mud and you like engineering components to withstand the harshest conditions, then you will want to talk with the San Diego State University (SDSU) Baja team at SOLIDWORKS WORLD this week. The
... ContinuedUse Solidworks in Stress Analysis – Measure Stresses, Strains and Displacements
If you are taking a course in Stress Analysis, you will encounter problems that require you to calculate deflections that occur when certain forces/moments/loads are applied. You can use Solidworks Simulation to verify your answers. You have the options to
... ContinuedSolidWorks Japan Develops Students’ Engineering Potential
Competitions. They drive students to learn practical skills and to understand engineering and design theory, SolidWorks Japan continues to develop students’ engineering potential through training and competitions. At the university level, FSAE Japan students attend workshops in SolidWorks and SolidWorks
... ContinuedHow Much Is It? When Can I Get It?
If you are part of a design team, you have parts that need to be manufactured. Sometimes you just don’t know how much a part will cost or the time to manufacture, Rapid Sheet Metal has produced a free Add
... ContinuedSolidWorks Sponsors US FIRST Robotics Teams
Robots are everywhere. Our commercial customers design and manufacture great robots and automation systems. Now all US FIRST teams can use the same software tools as our commercial customers. Use our easy application apply for sponsorship process for SolidWorks Sponsorship
... ContinuedLook ! The Plane. The Plane.
You don’t have to look to the sky to marvel at the beauty of this 1930’s PZL-38 twin engine monoplane reverse-engineered and modeled in SolidWorks by Peter JANS. Instead you can review all the images submitted for this year’s “You
... ContinuedLost in Translation
As a drafting and design student, I have spent some time putting things in the “glass box”, and visualizing what they would look like in 2D in order to draw multi-view orthographics in 2D software. At the
... ContinuedNortheastern’s ASME Students Teach Engineering Classmates Job-Ready Skills
How do you get that first engineering job? A tough task for any engineering student. Northeastern University’s (NU) American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) student section helps its new members get the skills they need to start their careers. NU’s
... ContinuedMade in 3D Student Design Contest
Your creation. Your 3D object. Join the MadeIn3D community and enter their latest contest. The SolidWorks models must be independent with no separable parts (Example: a ball bearing with balls and a body) Now use your imagination and create something
... ContinuedUMASS Lowell Rover Hawks Win NASA Competition
The TASK: Build a functional robot in 3 months and communicate with it 2000 miles away. The UMASS Lowell Rover Hawks combined mechanical, electrical, computer programming and 3 cameras to win the simulated MARS Rover competition sponsored by NASA Engineering
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