Mechanical Engineering
Formula SAE Michigan – students at their best
My day at FSAE Michigan starts with a stop at the F1inSchools US finals. What a difference a year makes. I first met Team Raptor, Kelly, Sabine, Anna, and Claire last year at the US finals. These girls, now in high school from Marietta
... ContinuedCeltic Knot in SolidWorks
I modeled this knot for a class last month, and it was a challenging problem. The part is based on a boundary feature which is patterned three times about the z-axis. I adjusted the tangent length on the first and
... ContinuedDog Bone Mold
As I had mentioned in my last post, I am going to make a mold of the dog bone from that post. In order to simplify it for the mold making process, I decided that it would be best if
... ContinuedStories on innovation for your classroom with SolidWorks users who are Born to Design
When I was teaching, seaching for innovation stories for students was a challange. Now SolidWorks has made it easier. Join the world's most innovative SolidWorks users on Born to Design As SolidWorks CEO Bertrand Sicot said at SolidWorks Word 2012,
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Happy Spring – from SolidWorks Student to SolidWorks Engineer
When mechanical engineer Dawid Fionik from Solidworks Reseller CNS Solutions in Poland sent us this Easter greeting, I thought wow – what an amazing journey has taken place. As a SolidWorks Student, at Bialystok Technical University, Dawid won the CNS design
... Continued3DS Academy Project of the Year Contest
Dassault Systèmes is pleased to announce that our brand new contest Project of the Year is now open to all students. So teachers tell your students and students tell your friends. Best school or home projects made during the academic
... ContinuedSolidWorks Education hosts Regional NASCAR STEM Student Racing Challenge
STEM – Science Technology Engineering and Math. If you combine these subjects with RC Racing, Tony Schumacher – U.S. Army Top Fuel Dragster and seven-time champion and SolidWorks customer, 25 engineers from the US army and community, along with a great
... ContinuedLobster Trap Using Weldments
This time I decided to make a part using the weldments feature and explain how I went about it. I made a lobster trap using only weldments. Even though this lobster trap is made out of wood, weldments still can
... ContinuedPepper Grinder
The inspiration for this post came during dinner with my family. This project seemed to be fairly straight forward, however once I got going I realized that the bottom grinding mechanism was harder to figure out then I first thought.
... ContinuedStapler in SolidWorks
Here we are – the ultimate office supply. This stapler was fun to model. Thanks to my new caliper, the model is exact to the stapler I found in my drawer. The only exception is the springs, which are either
... ContinuedStaple Remover in SolidWorks
This staple remover was fun and simple to model, and provided me with a great opportunity to try out my new caliper. I used Thin Features and plenty of thoughtful design intent to expedite the process. Who would have thought office
... ContinuedNewton’s Cradle with SolidWorks Motion
For this post I made a Newton’s Cradle. It was a fairly easy build. The frame was just a couple sweep features. The spheres were made using the revolve feature and then another sweep feature was utilized to create
... ContinuedSolidWorks in Education featured at SolidWorks World 2012
Day 3 at SolidWorks World has always been student day. We bring in high school students from the surrounding community. This year we also highlighted the success of educators that work with us to bring innovative tools to their students. Ireland has
... ContinuedRocket Man Explodes with Innovation at SolidWorks World 2012
When I first saw a rocket at SolidWorks World, I thought how did that fit in the elevator? How did we get a rocket past security? Would 5600 engineers and designers sneak into the Partner Pavillion at night and try
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