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FEM Comparison Between Hand Calculations and SolidWorks Simulation
One class I am taking this year is a class on the finite element method (FEM). I decided for this post to solve out a relatively simple FEM problem by hand and then compare my answer by using SolidWorks Simulation.
... ContinuedKlein Bottle in SolidWorks
I've had this part in the back of my mind for quite a while now, and it turned out to be a quick and fun project. I used a Thin-Revolve to make the "base" of this one-sided surface. Two Thin
... ContinuedTuning Fork Optimization
Starting Model Optimized Model For this post, I decided to create a tuning fork. To figure out what pitch it was I created a frequency simulation study to determine the resonant frequency of the tuning fork. I added a fixed portion
... ContinuedBattlecry 13 at WPI – Robots that Keep on Playing with SolidWorks Support
Battlecry BC13 was a blast! A record number of students attended this year's robot competition at WPI in Worcester, MA, USA. When the first team shows up at 0800 this morning for our 1600 opening, you know there is going to be
... ContinuedKayak Paddle in SolidWorks
What's a kayak without a paddle? A very bad day. I created the ends of this paddle using a Revolve and an Extrude. I then used two Flex features to twist and bend the part. There are left and right
... ContinuedKayak Body in SolidWorks
After a long and busy absence from this blog, I decided to apply some new skills and create this kayak body. I created the body using three large lofts, two of which include a point as a profile. I then
... ContinuedImproving Technology Education Across Ireland with SolidWorks
Changing a country's technology education for its future requires great dedication by teachers. Technology Subjects Support Services, t4 helped the Department of Education and Skills develop and implement geometry and product design curriculum at second-level (high schools) across Ireland. With t4's help, SolidWorks
... ContinuedEngineering Students Develop Bioengineering Assistive Devices in SolidWorks
Biomedical and mechanical engineering students continue to amaze me in the products they design for rehabilitation and assistive living. I was very fortunate that my colleague, Rene from Simulia (Abaqus) introduced me to a series of bioengineering research projects that use SolidWorks. I
... ContinuedWhisk in SolidWorks
A friend of mine suggested that I make a whisk in SolidWorks. The project proved to be fun, and not very difficult. The whisk consists of five metal loops. I only created one, and I used a design table to
... ContinuedCool Robots with SolidWorks
SolidWorks supports many robot events around the world. When the SolidWorks EDU team gets great models, images and stories – we like to share. WPI was the first school in the US to offer an undergraduate program in Robotics Engineering.
... ContinuedFormula SAE Michigan – the final day
Well the endurance test is today with all these engineering students trying to get the best performance out of their cars. Rose-Hulman exemplifies a team that can come back and keep getting stronger. They were a pleasure to watch. Perhaps
... ContinuedCeltic Knot in SolidWorks
I modeled this knot for a class last month, and it was a challenging problem. The part is based on a boundary feature which is patterned three times about the z-axis. I adjusted the tangent length on the first and
... ContinuedDog Bone Mold
As I had mentioned in my last post, I am going to make a mold of the dog bone from that post. In order to simplify it for the mold making process, I decided that it would be best if
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