Mechanical Engineering
Vote for your favorite SolidWorks Student Design from Portugal
Sqedio's SolidWorks Student Design Contest features some of the best engineering talent from Portugal. Everyone around the world can participate in the “People’s Choice Award” and vote for your favorites. Following these steps: Goto: https://www.facebook.com/sqedio/app_162850930432266 Click the ?Like button. Review
... ContinuedCongratulations to The University of Michigan Solar Team
On Saturday, The University of Michigan (U-M) solar racing team won its fourth consecutive American Solar Challenge (ASC), which is a 1,600 mile, week-long endurance race that began in Rochester, NY and concluded in St. Paul, MN. The win earned
... ContinuedFEA Simulation Analysis Tutorial on Frame
Check out this video showing how to run FEA analysis on a frame using SolidWorks Simulation. The frame model comes from the SolidWorks SAE Tutorials. This video covers the setup and running of a static analysis on the model
... ContinuedKitchen Sink using Forming Tools
This week I decided to make a kitchen sink. Even though it is a fairly simple model, I decided to create it with a technique that I do not normally use. I made the sink using forming tools. These tools deform
... ContinuedKayak Body in SolidWorks
After a long and busy absence from this blog, I decided to apply some new skills and create this kayak body. I created the body using three large lofts, two of which include a point as a profile. I then
... ContinuedStatics Help Using SolidWorks
Are you analyzing beams and trusses in school? If you are check out this video showing which SolidWorks Tutorials can help you out in your analysis. These tutorials give you the techniques needed to solve static problems involving beams
... ContinuedMold Tutorial using an Intake Runner
Check out this video showing how to prepare a model for a mold as well as how to create the mold itself. The video covers the use of draft analysis as well parting lines when explain mold creation. The
... ContinuedKhmelnytskyi National University Ukraine Prepares Students for Mechanical Engineering Careers
Khmelnytskyi National University is currently one of the largest educational institutions in Western Ukraine, with around 15,000 students. For over three years, it has carried out Certified SolidWorks Associate (CSWA) exams to educators and students in a dedicated SolidWorks Center.
... ContinuedBiomedical Engineering Branched Vein Tutorial
Check out this video showing the basics of creating a branched vein in SolidWorks. This tutorial uses surfacing to create the model. By adding a few more steps this vein can also be created by using the standard loft feature. A vein model
... ContinuedProfessional Development for Teachers this Summer – Free From SolidWorks
If you are a teacher that needs professional development hours before school starts, wants to investigate STEM (Science Technology Engineering and Math) lessons, needs a great visualization tool, or just wants to learn what Computer Aided Design (CAD) can do for
... ContinuedEngineering Students Develop Bioengineering Assistive Devices in SolidWorks
Biomedical and mechanical engineering students continue to amaze me in the products they design for rehabilitation and assistive living. I was very fortunate that my colleague, Rene from Simulia (Abaqus) introduced me to a series of bioengineering research projects that use SolidWorks. I
... ContinuedTraffic Cone Mold
For this post I made a mold for my traffic cone that I created in my last post. To do this I used the draft analysis tool in order to make sure the cone would come out of the mold
... ContinuedFluid Analysis Tutorial using SolidWorks
Are you or will you be analyzing fluids at school? Check out this video, which is part of a series on how SolidWorks can help you in school, that shows several tutorials are highlighted that show how to use
... ContinuedTraffic Cone
This week I decided to make a traffic cone. In my next post I will be making a mold that the cone could be made using. The basic construction was pretty simple, just using a revolve and a boss extrude.
... ContinuedFinite Element Analysis Tutorials in SolidWorks through NSF Grant
Learning how to apply the Finite Element Method (FEM) is a challenge. The equations require a strong math understanding. A few years ago, Dr Ashland Brown, University of the Pacific approached me with a request to write a support letter
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