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UK National Women Engineering Day
Today in the UK, the country celebrates National Women Engineering Day. With a 94 year history, the Women in Engineering Society has been celebrating the accomplishments of women in design and engineering. This year there is a strong focus on
... ContinuedVIT’s The Road Runners Succeed in BAJA SAE India with SOLIDWORKS
BAJA SAE India is a tough event. The course layout and heat make it challenging for engineering students. We caught up with Vellore Institute of Technology’s engineering students, The Road Runners of Chennai, India, where tonight it is 95°F (35C). As
... ContinuedCzech Republic Educators Connect SOLIDWORKS Students to Global Competitions & Industry
Last week I found myself Wenceslaus Square, city center of Prague, Czech Republic. The Velvet Revolution of November/December 1989 created a new country with students ready to compete on a global stage. Josep Maley and Veronika Kubínová SOLIDWORKS Value Added
... ContinuedSolidWorks Community Six Degrees of Freedom
Engineering mechanics teaches you that a “body” has six degrees of freedom, 3-translational and 3-rotational. Traveling this week, I realize the SolidWorks Community also has 6 degrees of freedom. They are SolidWorks 1. customers, 2. value added resellers, 3. educators,
... ContinuedWill NIU Shell Eco-marathon Engineers Exchange Cars with Jay Leno?
The Northern Illinois University (NIU) College of Engineering and Engineering Technology has strong competitive, Society of Automotive and Aerospace Engineering teams in FSAE, BAJA, Clean Snowmobile, Aero Design and Supermileage. The NIU Supermileage Team competes in the Shell Eco-marathon, a
... ContinuedUNH Formula SAE and Baja SAE Engineered for Racing
The SAE shop is very busy as University of New Hampshire engineering Formula SAE Precision Racing and BAJA SAE Racing teams prepare for SAE competitions. You can feel the students’ pride as they share their designs and engineering stories with the SolidWorks
... ContinuedVitória BAJA Team Competes in BAJA SAE Brasil
The XXI Competition Baja SAE Brasil was held on March 06th – 08th, 2015 in Piracicaba, Sao Paulo, Brasil. The Vitória Baja Team from UFES sent a thank you note to SOLIDWORKS for our sponsorship and software. According to team
... ContinuedUniversity of Arizonia BAJA SAE Team Featured at SOLIDWORKS WORLD
The University of Arizona BAJA SAE Engineering Design team has been selected to be at SOLIDWORKS WORLD Product Showcase this year. Each year the UA BAJA Racing team members design, build and race a custom single-seat off-road race car. They
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Education App for Teachers and Students
Our SOLIDWORKS Education community asked us to put together an App all about SOLIDWORKS for teachers and students. Educators are busy. Students are busy. So we put together the tools to help teachers and students use SOLIDWORKS more effectively on your
... ContinuedTINSI Race Cars Develops Future Engineers of India
To get the best designers and engineers, you have to start early. That is why TINSI Race Cars created the SHARP initiative to develop future engineering design professionals in India. Miss Zubia Nasir, 8th grade, JB Academy, expresses her dreams
... ContinuedSimulation Results – Made Easy
This week I was talking to my colleague, Delphine Genourvrier, about ways SOLIDWORKS applications can be used together to make student capstone design projects and competition presentations easier to explain. Delphine reminded me on how SOLIDWORKS Simulation results and eDrawings can be
... ContinuedStudent Formula SAE Japan Drives with SolidWorks
Congratulations to all the student teams that competed in Formula SAE Japan last week! The FSAE event brings together engineering students to compete in static events such as design presentation and cost reporting and dynamic events such as endurance and acceleration.
... ContinuedUTA’s FSAE Texas Autocross Weekend 2014 Supported by SolidWorks VAR GoEngineer
University of Texas – Arlington (UT-Arlington) hosted the 14th annual “Texas Autocross Weekend” July 11 – 13, 2014, under the direction of Dr. Bob Woods. The original intent was for Texas and Oklahoma schools to get together, but the event has
... ContinuedMonash University Students Accelerate at InterCAD’s Design Contest
The Formula SAE team from Monash University, Victoria, Australia is known around the world as a major competitor at collegiate SAE events. So when SolidWorks Value Added Reseller, InterCAD decided to host a Student Design Contest, the competition was intense.
... ContinuedÉcole de Technologie Supérieure Baja Team Achieves Success with SolidWorks VAR PBI CADCAM
The drive from École de Technologie Supérieure (ETS) in Montreal to Baja SAE East in Pittburg, Kansas is 1418 miles,(2282km) and 21 hrs. The drive takes longer when you are pulling a trailer with your Baja vehicle. Our SolidWorks Value Added
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