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Take-Out Food Box in SolidWorks
For this post, I decided to create something that we all have most likely seen at some point in our lives, a take-out food box. I created it using sheet metal tools as I treated the sheet metal like paper.
... ContinuedHow DimXpert and TolAnalyst Can Help You Out in School
Check out this video that shows where to find the tutorials in SolidWorks on DimXpert and TolAnalyst. DimXpert allows you to create dimensions in your part documents that can be brought into your drawings faster which will save you time
... ContinuedChildren from the Netherlands use SolidWorks to Prepare for FLL Robot Competition
As children from the Netherlands, ages 9-12, prepare for the First Lego League (FLL) robot competition, they face many challenges in design methodology, physics, teamwork and planning. With the help of Bas Kooman, Technical Director from SolidWorks Reseller, Cadmes, these
... ContinuedHow PhotoView 360 Can Help You Out in School
Check out this video showing where to find tutorials already within SolidWorks that demonstrate how to use PhotoView 360. This add in lets you render realistic images of your model that you can place in reports to show
... ContinuedElephant in SolidWorks
For this post I decided to share one of my more creative models that I made recently. This elephant took some time in order to get it to work out how I wanted. I used pictures of an elephant as
... ContinuedAcceleration at Student Formula SAE Competition Japan
The student formula events continue to excite young engineers around the world. Last week, at the Student Formula SAE Competition in Japan, students competed for the highest award in creation and design of a scaled formula vehicle. Congratulations to all the students
... ContinuedFEM 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.
... ContinuedStrength of Materials Help in SolidWorks
Check out this video showing which SolidWorks tutorials can help you test the effects that different materials have on your model. Included are tutorials showing how to set up simulation studies on composite materials. The end of this video provides
... ContinuedTeaching CAD with SolidWorks? You are not alone and SolidWorks can help.
? When I first started teaching engineering design courses I was the only instructor at my college. I was hired on Friday and classes started Tuesday. Luckily there was a holiday on Monday. So our EDU team put together curriculum
... ContinuedConverting Printed Circuit Board Designs into SolidWorks Assemblies using CircuitWorks
Check out this video showing how to use CircuitWorks within SolidWorks to convert a printed circuit board file into a SolidWorks assembly. CircuitWorks is able to convert a number of different file types. This tool is very useful when
... 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
... ContinuedFrequency and Vibration Help Using SolidWorks
Check out This video that show which tutorials in SolidWorks can help you solve frequency and vibration problems using SolidWorks Simulation. These tutorials look at resonant frequency as well as linear dynamic problems such as harmonic loads and random
... ContinuedDesign Optimization Help Using SolidWorks
Check out this brief video that shows where to find tutorials within SolidWorks that use design studies alongside with SolidWorks Simulation. Using a design study can help optimize a model based off of important parameters specified by the
... ContinuedHot Air Balloon in SolidWorks
For this post I decide to create something typically not seen every day; a hot air balloon. This model was unique in the fact that it integrated surface modeling, solid modeling, and weldments all into one project. To create
... ContinuedThermodynamic and Heat Transfer Analysis using SolidWorks
Are you analyzing problems that involve Thermodynamics or Heat Transfer? Check out this video that will highlight tutorials that are in SolidWorks that can help you solve these problems. Using SolidWorks Simulation and Flow Simulation, both simple and
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