Mechanical Engineering
Pumpkin Chunkin with Wright State University Team Ethos and SolidWorks Simulation
Can SolidWorks Simulation be used with Pumpkins? Engineering students from Team Ethos and Wright State University say YES! They produced this video covering 5 years of their development and design changes using SolidWorks Simulation to analyze structural members and drag
... ContinuedDesign Project for Students, Teachers, Engineers, and Mentors
Educators are always asking me for help in creative project for their students. How do you hold a virtual event allowing anyone from 8 to 80 to participate that focuses on creativity and inspires those who dream of becoming an
... ContinuedSolidWorks Tutorial: So you want to design a robot
The SolidWorks EDU team put together a series of video tutorials to help students learn to design and assembly a robot. In nine units with multiple lessons, you will work through your first part, to a simple assembly, compression spring, mechanisms,
... ContinuedGenius grant goes to outstanding engineering educator
Deepest congratulations to Amir Abo-Shaeer, inspiration to the next generation of engineers and new recipient of a $500,000 no-strings-attached MacArthur Genius Grant. Abo-Shaeer was selected for his ground-breaking work as a physics teacher and founder of the Dos Pueblos Engineering
... ContinuedSolidWorks for the Senior Capstone Design Project – Heat Transfer Made Easy
As a senior mechanical engineering student, understanding 4 years of theory to solve a complex problem is a challange. This Fall, SolidWorks puts together a series of Simulation videos to explain complex problems with SolidWorks Simulation tools that simplify the
... ContinuedSolidWorks Tutorial: Pip Squeak Engine Models, Drawings and Animations
For this minature pip squeak engine, students Duane McCants and Dale Bemben of Baker College created all the models, drawing files, animations and Power point presentation for Robert Cadwell's 10-week SolidWorks- based design class. When Robert sent me the files to
... ContinuedSolidWorks Sponsorship for SAE, Formula Student, Hybrid, Baja, & Vehicle Events
SolidWorks announces our sponsorship program for university/college SAE, Formula Student, Formula Hybrid, Baja and other vehicle world competition events. View the video to see this year's sponsorship package featuring SolidWorks Premium, SolidWorks Simulation Premium (FEA), SolidWorks Motion Analysis, SolidWorks Flow
... ContinuedSolidWorks Tutorial: Sustainability Material Choice and Sustainable Redesign
The SolidWorks Sustainability – An Introduction to Material Choice and Sustainability Redesign is a compact introduction to the engineering design process that incorporates material selection, stress analysis and thermal analysis. Your students will edit an assembly and explore how different materials can effect the
... ContinuedSolidWorks Tutorial: Gas Engine
When engineers from industry retire and then decide to give back to the SolidWorks educational community, great things happen. I wanted to share with you a great project produced by Chrysler engineer Robert Cadwell in the complete working drawing set of
... ContinuedSolidWorks Simulation Student and Teacher Guides
The SolidWorks Simulation Guide features an introduction to the principles of analysis. Fully integrated with SolidWorks, design analysis is an essential part of completing a product. SolidWorks tools simulate the testing of your model’s prototype working environment. SolidWorks Flow Simulation is an analysis
... ContinuedSolidWorks SAE Design Project
The SolidWorks SAE Design Project curriculum teaches students how to use SolidWorks software to help design a vehicle for the Formula SAE competition. Skills and lessons use provided example parts, but the techniques can also be applied to other SAE
... ContinuedFive Questions Friday with Kimberly Wenger of the Virginia Tech Blind Driver Challenge
Note: This is being reposted from The SolidWorks Blog Name: Kimberly Wenger Title: Virginia Tech senior and student leader of the Virginia Tech Blind Driver Challenge project, an initiative to create a vehicle that is capable of being operated by
... ContinuedClass Projects with Cheap Materials.
This year I might also be in the classroom along with a licensed teacher in a test project that will bring in volunteers with their own areas of expertise, to teach in certain schools. This is not being tried out to replace any of
... ContinuedSolidWorks Sponsorship for FSAE and Formula Student Teams
SolidWorks continues to support FSAE and Formula Student Teams worldwide for the 2009-2010 competition year. Also includes solar car, baja, SAE (R) Zero, Formula Hybrid, and other collegiate student events. See the FSAE component category on www.3DContentCentral.com For more information about sponsorship, click
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