Mechanical Engineering
Creating 3D Sketches in SolidWorks
This video shows the basics of using 3D sketches within your models. 3D Sketches are very useful when creating car chassis or anything where lines or curves cross through multiple planes. They reduce the number of planes that will
... ContinuedSketch Pictures Help in SolidWorks
Are you trying to create SolidWorks sketches that are based off of pictures or hand drawn sketches? If you are, this video will show the basics of how to open an image file within a SolidWorks sketch and use
... ContinuedScooter in SolidWorks
For this post, I created something that a number of people use as a means of transportation or just for fun. The scooter was a simple but fun build consisting of seven basic parts. The grip on the base was
... ContinuedSolidWorks Engineers Go Underground in Paris
My colleagues and I decided to take the metro to Paris on Sunday. So what landmark does a group of engineers visit first? The Eiffel Tower? The Louvre? No. We decide to go underground to the "Le Musée des Égouts de
... ContinuedAdjustable Wrench in SolidWorks
I used simple boss extrudes, cut extrudes, and a sweep feature to create this adjustable wrench. The knurl slides the jaw back and forth using a rack and pinion mate, and a limit distance mate keeps the jaw from sliding
... ContinuedTransition to SolidWorks from Creo or ProE: Assembly Documents
Check out this video which is the second part of a three part series providing tips to help learn SolidWorks if you have used Creo or ProE before and now have to learn SolidWorks for school or for a
... ContinuedHan University Drives Education Success with SolidWorks
This week, members of the global SolidWorks Education team visited Han University of Applied Science in Arnhem, Netherlands. We truly were impressed with their curriculum that uses SolidWorks and SolidWorks Simulation. The director and engineering instructors shared information about the
... ContinuedHelmetHub Makes Getting a Bike Helmet Easy, Mass Challenge Finalist
At the start of your capstone/senior design project, engineering students are presented with a problem. With little or no direction, your team must solve the problem. In MIT, Professor David Wallace's 2.009 class, Product Engineering Processes, one idea has gone far beyond
... ContinuedTransition to SolidWorks from Creo or ProE
Check out this video which is part of a three part series providing tips to help learn SolidWorks if you have used Creo or ProE before and now have to learn SolidWorks for school or for a job. The
... ContinuedCreating Blocks within Sketches for Synthesizing Linkages, Cams and Gears
Check out this video demonstrating how to use the block feature within SolidWorks to create sketches that behave like linkages, cams, or gears. Blocks take a group of entities and lock them together. These are able to be moved,
... ContinuedSolidWorks Design Contest for Dominican Republic University Students
My friend Oscar, our SolidWorks reseller, 3designers, sent me a note about a new design contest he is hosting for university students of the Dominican Republic. The Dominican Republic has become the latest country to offer our Certified SolidWorks Associate (CSWA) Exam
... ContinuedTake-Out Food Box in SolidWorks
For this post, I decided to create something that we all have most likely seen at some point in our lives, a take-out food box. I created it using sheet metal tools as I treated the sheet metal like paper.
... ContinuedAbaqus Image and Animation Contest
My friends at Abaqus have put together a really cool analysis contest. Are you ready to create really great images or videos in Abaqus like this one, an Auxetic Foam Stress analysis? The image above is courtesy of Dr. Georges Limbert from University
... ContinuedChocolate, Robots and SolidWorks – every girl’s dream
I love dark chocolate. I love robots. and I love SolidWorks. The latest video in the BorntoDesign.tv series takes you through Gerhard Schubert's packaging equipment that helps to produce the products you love. Watch the video, but be prepared to
... ContinuedHow DimXpert and TolAnalyst Can Help You Out in School
Check out this video that shows where to find the tutorials in SolidWorks on DimXpert and TolAnalyst. DimXpert allows you to create dimensions in your part documents that can be brought into your drawings faster which will save you time
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