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Pipe Valve with SolidWorks Flow Xpress
For this post I decided to make a pipe valve. One of the reasons for doing this was because I wanted to use FloExpress through the pipe. You can see the results in the video above or
... ContinuedCollapsible Music Stand in SolidWorks
This assembly was a lot of fun to create. I used design tables to vary parameters on the struts and the rivets. This saves time and file size, as the same parts can be used several times in different configurations.
... ContinuedCan Opener
For this post I decided to make something that we all have used at least once; a can opener. There is a gear mate on the gears but if you want to have the handle move you will need
... ContinuedDetergent Bottle in SolidWorks
In learning more about SolidWorks surfacing, I decided to complete a fun, but fairly common project. The bottle is not based on any known design in particular, and I was careful to draw the profile myself, and to use a
... ContinuedCFD Tutorial: Inlet Flow, Air over a Wing, and more SolidWorks Flow Tutorials – Part I
Today I explored the SolidWorks Flow Simulation folders, a CFD (computational fluid dynamics) goldmine inside the SolidWorks Education Edition that I didn’t know existed, so I thought I would share our flow tutorials, curriculum, and my goldmine with you. There is
... ContinuedFEA Tutorial: Bending of A Cantilever Beam in SolidWorks
?SolidWorks Education Edition contains hundreds of FEA Tutorials right inside the software. I decided to talk about classic examples I did for my students in Engineering Mechanics – Statics and Engineering Physics. SolidWorks has Verification examples.and NA FEMs examples. These
... ContinuedSpiral Staircase
For this post I decided to design a spiral staircase. At first it seemed like an easy concept, but there were difficulties. Trying to make the treads was a lot harder than I thought. The problem was getting the treads
... ContinuedAntique Bicycle Horn in SolidWorks
I thought the bicycle that I posted was missing something, so I decided to add an antique-style bicycle horn. I used a Loft along a centerline as well as the Revolve and Scale features to create the body. I uploaded
... ContinuedReel Mower
This is a reel mower that I made. Take a look at the gearing on the wheels. The gear ratio is 1:3 which means that for every one rotation of the wheel the blades spins three times. I used a
... ContinuedASEE – Annual Conference – The flight home
So as the team packs up from the ASEE 2011 Vancouver, I have to thank my colleague, Charles for arranging all the logistics of the displays, artwork, workshops, presentations, employees and students from multiple continents and subsidiaries of DS .
... ContinuedW16 Engine: The Cylinder Head (Part 2)
In this post about the W16 Engine I will continue describing the cylinder head’s build up until the point I initially thought it is ready, but then realized it is flipped upside down.
You can find the first part of this post here.
Download the part file.
See detailed explanations in the extended entry at the end of the post.
Thank you for reading about this build and stay tuned for the next post which will continue the with the cylinder head’s „repair” and conversion for the right side of the engine.
George Bucsan
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Aerospace Engineering, 2014
... ContinuedHigh-Wheel Bicycle in SolidWorks
This is a high-wheel bicycle from the late 19th Century. These types of bicycles were originally referred to as "Penny-Farthings" because of the relative sizes of the wheels in relation to British coinage of the era. This is not a
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Spartan Hoplite Helmet in SolidWorks
This is the helmet that I have been working on. To make this part, I created the helmet with proportions that appeared visually correct, and then used the Scale feature to bring the part to a reasonable size. With this
... ContinuedLight Bulb in SolidWorks
I was wondering what to make when I had a bright idea. Why don’t I make something that helps everyone see every day? Sooo, I decided to make a light bulb. The hardest thing to make was the filament because
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