SolidWorks Tutorial: Windmill with SolidWorks Sustainability
The Windmill Tutorial takes you through the design of a component utilizing SolidWorks Sustainability Xpress to perform a Life Cycle Assessment on a part. The first document illustrates a parts list and the assembly. The second document develops the sustainable
... ContinuedSolidWorks Windmill Design Project
The Windmill Design Project steps students through the parts and drawings used to construct a small windmill. Students will also learn sheet metal modeling skills, how to use SustainabilityXpress, and working with assemblies. For more information vist: https://blogs.solidworks.com/teacher/2010/07/solidworks-tutorial-windmill-with-solidworks-sustainability.html
... 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 Tutorial: Car Assembly Project
I was fortunate to receive this project from Elise Moss to share with you. Elise is a great engineering educator that dedicates her time to students at Laney College in Oakland, CA. This summer Laney College hosted a two week
... ContinuedSolidWorks Sustainability featured on ImagineeringTV for Students
Link: https://www.3dclassworks.com/imagineeringtv/ ImagineeringTV debuted in Singapore this week to teach students about SolidWorks Sustainability and engineering design. With a cool delivery, I wanted to share with you and your students this vitural world of new technology and instruction developed by
... ContinuedSolidWorks Trebuchet Design Project
The Trebuchet Design Project is a 200-page document that steps students through the parts, assemblies, and drawings used to construct a trebuchet. Utilizing SolidWorks SimulationXpress, students analyze structural members to determine material and thickness. Mathematics and physics competency-based exercises explore
... 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
... ContinuedSolidWorks Sustainability Project
SolidWorks Sustainability considers how and where materials are produced, parts are manufactured, and products are used and discarded. SolidWorks Sustainability empowers your students to analyze the future environmental impact of their designs. For more visit : https://www.solidworks.com/education Available in: Chinese,
... ContinuedSolidWorks Bridge Design Project
The Bridge Design Project steps a student through the engineering method of constructing a trussed wooden bridge. Students utilize SolidWorks Simulation to analyze different loading conditions of the bridge. For more visit : https://www.solidworks.com/education Available in: Chinese, English, French, German,
... ContinuedSolidWorks Teacher and Student Guides
The SolidWorks Teacher Guide provides an introduction to engineering design and features 12 lessons that correspond to the SolidWorks Tutorials. This fully reproducible document incorporates lesson plans, PowerPoint presentations, student goals, vocabulary, and answers to student assessments. Other exercises stimulate
... 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
... ContinuedSolidWorks Sustainability Lecture at WPI
I was fortunate to present to Professor Fred Hart's civil and environmental engineering students at WPI last week. The lecture was recorded and I would like to share with you. The Powerpoint presentation is also attached. Today I will be judging
... ContinuedCalculating Area of a region bounded by two curves (secx)^2 and sin x in SolidWorks
When Integration is introduced in Calculus, determining the Area of a region is a common exercise. This video takes you through defining two sketches. The upper bound is (secx)^2, the lower bound is sinx. Using Sketch Driven Curve and
... ContinuedDetermine the Volume of a Function Revolved Around the X Axis in SolidWorks
This SolidWorks video tutorial takes you through how to enter a funtion 2+xcosx and revolve it around the x axis to create a solid. Tools, Mass Properties is used to calculate volume and surface area. Marie Video: Download Revolve of
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