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Compass Magazine – A Great Resource for Your Classroom
“Manufacturing’s New Math” is the cover story for Compass magazine. My colleague, Rachel sat down with me last week to show me the latest articles in business, research, society, education and industry. Compass does not focus on any one
... ContinuedSolidWorks Electrical 2D: Line Diagram Drawings & Locations
This video explains how to create a line drawing diagram. A simple hair dryer was used in this example. Afterwards, components were assigned to a location. Creating and modifying locations are also explained. Click here to download the line diagram
... ContinuedSolidWorks Electrical 2D: Getting Started
SolidWorks Electrical is a great tool for combining and integrating mechanical and electrical designs. In the video below (part 1 of 2) I will explain how to use the Projects manager in SolidWorks Electrical 2D. At the end I will
... ContinuedChicago 8th Graders – Young Entrepreneurs Receive Crowd Source Funding
44 eighth graders from Chicago’s Nettelhorst Public School explored the world of brainstorming and idea, designing a product, developing a prototype, and funding a new business. The Science and Entrepreneurship Exchange (SEE) provides elementary and middle school students the opportunity
... ContinuedFor Students and Educators – SolidWorks Summer Edition, 3D CAD Software
Are you a student or educator interested in using SolidWorks this summer to learn what it has to offer, or get ahead of the game for next year? Try our FREE download of SolidWorks Student Engineering Kit for the summer!
... ContinuedSolidWorks Education Edition 2013 – 2014, 3D Design Simplified
The SolidWorks Education Edition 2013-2014 for schools is now available through your SolidWorks Value Added Reseller. SolidWorks continues to support educators and students by providing a complete suite of tools to design, analyze, simulate and document products. Qualified schools can
... ContinuedSolidWorks Deform Feature – Surface Push Deform
This is the last part in a three part series focusing on the SolidWorks deform feature. In this part the surface push deform type will be shown. This feature takes a target body and deforms it using a tool
... ContinuedChris Dosen, Cherokee Trial HS, achieves Certified SolidWorks Expert (CSWE) with a Perfect Score!
The highest certification a SolidWorks customer can obtain is Certified SolidWorks Expert (CSWE). The latest CSWE is Christopher Dosen and he did it with a perfect score. There are 1300 CSWE’s in the world. There are 29 CSWE’s
... ContinuedSolidWorks Deform Feature – Curve to Curve Deform
This is the second part in a three part series focusing on the SolidWorks deform feature. In this part the curve to curve deform type will be shown. This feature use an initial curve and then deforms it a
... ContinuedFirst Woman in Guatemala to Achieve CSWA Certification
Posadas Maria Mercedes Gomez is a new type of leader in Guatemala. Mercedes is a mechatronics student at the Universidad Galileo. She is the first woman in Guatemala to take and pass the Certified SolidWorks Associate (CSWA) exam and achieve
... ContinuedSolidWorks Deform Feature – Point Deform
This is the first part of a three part series focusing on the SolidWorks deform feature. In this part the point deform type will be shown. This feature uses a point or vertex as a location to deform single
... ContinuedSolidWorks Indent Feature
This video covers the SolidWorks Indent Feature. The use of this feature as well as the options that are available with this feature are shown. This feature is useful when creating packaging for products as well as when creating
... ContinuedSolidWorks Flex Feature
This video covers the SolidWorks flex feature which allows you to deform bodies in complex ways. The details of how to use this feature as well as the 4 different flex types are shown. The four flex types are,
... ContinuedSolidWorks Wrap Feature
This video covers the SolidWorks wrap feature. The details of how to use this feature as well as the different options available while using this feature are shown. This tool is useful in order to place text or
... ContinuedFormula Michigan 2013 – For the Love of Engineering Part 2
If you have a FSAE car on the track at Michigan, you push the car to the track and you push the car from the track. The Jayhawks Motorsports team from the University of Kansas – Lawrence (KU) is at
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