GoldieBlox – The Magic of Engineering for Little Girls
What kind of toys do little girls play with? Do toys influence decisions on how engineering is perceived by girls as they grow up? When Debbie Sterling looked to buy toys for her friend’s children, there wasn’t much of a
... ContinuedDell Precision T7600 Product Demo
This demo video of a Dell Precision T7600 with AMD FirePro Graphics was created using SolidWorks Composer. SolidWorks Composer enables you to easily show all features within a product. It uses CAD data that has already been created and
... ContinuedDisrupt Dixon’s Design in 3D Contest
Are your ready for a cool contest? Are you ready to compete with top industrial designer, Tom Dixon? Go to https://www.mostdisruptingdesign.com/ to find out how. Good luck! Marie
... ContinuedSolidWorks Sketch Tips
Check out this video showing some tips and tricks which using sketches. One topic covered in this video is how to change the sketch plane of a sketch once it has already been created. This is a time saving
... ContinuedMass Art Students Show True Colors at IDSA Northeast
This weekend at the Industrial Design Society of America (IDSA) Northeast, I learned from Gary Natsume, Vice President of ECCO Design, that color is "one of the most critical elements that define our cultural nuances and identity." As Mass Art students prepared
... ContinuedSolidWorks Sketch Tool Basics Part 2
This video will cover more sketch tools that were not covered in the first part. These tools include offset entities, create new sketch from selection, repair sketch, linear sketch patterns, edit linear sketch patterns and dynamic mirror. The use
... ContinuedThree Girls Go to School
What if your mother, your daughter, your sister, your friend, or even you could not go to school? Working with Rwanda has opened my eyes to the privileges we have to go to school. For 7 years, SolidWorks has
... ContinuedMy.SolidWorks Gets the Answers You Need Quicker and Easier
For students trying to get through your design projects, or for instructors trying to help your students, My.SolidWorks makes getting the answers you need quicker and easier! My.SolidWorks is a new online experience that makes engaging with the SolidWorks Community
... ContinuedSolidWorks Sketch Tool Basics
This video covers the basics of some commonly used sketch tools. These include convert entities, intersection curve, split entities, jog line, trim tool, and extend entities. The tools are very useful when creating slightly more complex sketched or if
... ContinuedCambridge University ECO Racing Team Prepares for the Race of Their Lives
With less than 200 days to go, Helena Barman, Peter Mildon, Yang Lu and the entire Cambridge University Eco Racing (CUER) team are preparing for final exams and the race of their lives. The CUER team is the number 1
... ContinuedAriens Snow Blower Quick Start Guide in SolidWorks Composer
This is a video quick start guide for an Ariens Snow Blower that was created in SolidWorks Composer. It shows all the steps needed to start and operate a snow blower. As opposed to trying to explain how
... ContinuedCAD Final Exam To Last a Lifetime
Wow, then end of March finds me visiting so many schools. Students are busy with engineering projects and competitions. Instuctors have so much to do during this time between final exams, graduation, grant proposals, and writing letters of recommendation for
... ContinuedSolidWorks Model of a Human Skeleton on My Kitchen Table
I found a SolidWorks model of a human skeleton on my kitchen table, so it was time to review thisproject. Every 7 weeks, David teaches an Introduction to CAD course at WPI and corrects the final projects at home. Students
... ContinuedSolidWorks Sketch Rectangle Basics
This video looks at the basics of rectangles. The different types of rectangles are explained as well as examples of when to use each one. The intent of this video is to provide newer users of SolidWorks with a
... ContinuedFun with Physics and SolidWorks
I have fun with physics. I have fun with math. Your students can have fun too with this SolidWorks Motion Tutorial from our friends in Cuda Country. Use SolidWorks to create a Car and Track assembly. Then create a Motion Study
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