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Aero Design Series – Airplane Stability Playlist
Seven videos are up on airplane stability! Ever wonder why aiplanes have stabilizers on the aft of the tail? How do they work? Why are they there? Where does the center of gravity of the aircraft relative to the wings
... ContinuedAero Design Series – Airplane Stability – Part 1: Introduction
In this 1st video in a series on airplane stability, we introduce the concepts that we’ll cover. We continue where we left off in the series on airfoils. Using SolidWorks for model demonstrations, we get a feel for the forces
... ContinuedAxlr8r Formula Racing- The Formula Student Electric team of IIT Delhi
SW Education sponsors over 4,000 teams a year worldwide. I recently had the pleasure to virtually meet the team leaders of Axlr8r Formula Racing from IIT Delhi India, Deepansu Kaushik and Vivek Mahindrakar. Axlr8r Formula Racing is the first Indian
... ContinuedAero Design Series – Airfoils – Part 4: Physical Interpretation of Coefficient of Moment
In this 4th video in a series of 4 about airfoils, we search for a physical understanding and interpretation of the coefficient of moment “Cm” of airfoils. This parameter is often confusing to grasp at first, but a physical understanding
... ContinuedAero Design Series – Airfoils – Part 3: Interpreting Cl and Cd
In the first 2 videos about airfoils we have imported airfoil curves into SolidWorks from airfoiltools.com. In the 3rd and 4th videos in the series of 4 we delve into physical interpretations of the performance parameters of airfoils. In this
... ContinuedAero Design Series – Airfoils – Part 2: Importing Airfoils Into Solidworks
In this 2nd video in a series of 4 about airfoils, we cover various methods to import airfoils into SolidWorks in order to design the parts and assemblies of your aircraft.
... ContinuedAero Design Series – Airfoils – Part 1: Introduction – What is an Airfoil?
In this 1st video in a series of 4 about airfoils, we approach the question: what is an airfoil? How do we use them for designing aircraft in SolidWorks?
... ContinuedTips for Educators in Challenging Times
I was fortunate to be the keynote at the SolidProfessor Virtual Education Summit. Now I want to share with all educators some topics to help you prepare for the upcoming semester. SOLIDWORKS Student Access Licenses Qualified schools with SOLIDWORKS subscription
... ContinuedAero Design Series- Stock Wheel- Part 10: Conclusion
This is the final video where we will discuss the next steps in Aero Design Series
... ContinuedAero Design Series- Stock Wheel – Part 9: Relative References
In this tutorial, we will learn how relative references can be used to efficiently transform one finished stock part into another similar stock part
... ContinuedAero Design Series- Stock Wheel- Part 8: Mass and Appearances
In this tutorial, we will focus on setting the mass and adjusting the appearances of the part
... ContinuedAero Design Series –Stock Wheel- Part 6: Mirror
In this tutorial, we will focus on mirroring features
... ContinuedAero Design Series – Stock Wheel – Part 5: Fillets and Re-Do Rim Wall
In this tutorial, we will learn to focus on the fillets of the wheel as well as going back up the tree and fixing previous mistakes, for example in the rim wall.
... ContinuedAero Design Series – Stock Wheel – Part 4: Right Plane Cutouts
In this Aero Design Video Series tutorial, we will learn how to do right plane cutouts that form the spokes of the wheel.
... ContinuedAero Design Series – Stock Wheel – Part 3: Saving and Renaming
Welcome to the first in a line of Aero Design Video Series created by Matthew Gruber in collaboration with SOLIDWORKS and SolidXPerts! This first series is for beginners using SOLIDWORKS for the SAE Aero Design and Design/Build/Fly competitions. In this tutorial, we will learn focus on saving and renaming parts.
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