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National Academy Foundation (NAF) and The STEM Academy Call for Proposals
For US High Schools: The National Academy Foundation (NAF) and The STEM Academy have a unique opportunity to apply for funding from the National Science Foundation to develop fifteen new Academies of Engineering. NAF and The STEM Academy are seeking
... ContinuedSabertooth Robotics gets ready for AUVSI and other Robotic Competitions
WPI's Sabertooth Robotics students are getting ready for colleagiate robot competitions including RICC (ricc.wpi.edu) on April 10 and AUVSI on August 16. I was lucky to see their work unfold on their website and flickr photos and asked for
... ContinuedSolidWorks Sheet Metal Rocket Student Project
The SolidWorks sheet metal tools was one of my favoirte areas to explore with my students. There was such a look of amazement between the formed and flat states. Although my school did not have any sheet metal forming or braking equipment, I had my
... ContinuedSolidWorks Tutorials – New SolidWorks Resources
One of the things I learned from being a college professor is that people learn in different ways; perhaps you like to read, watch a video, or follow along with the 100’s of step-by-step tutorials inside SolidWorks software and SolidWorks
... ContinuedBrazilian SolidWorks Blog in Portuguese to Help Teachers and Students
My friend Jose is from SENAI, that assists students in Industrial Education in Brazil. He has created a new blog to help teachers and students – in Portuguese. www.solid3d.blogspot.com Descrição: Este blog é destinado aos usuários para ampliar seus conhecimentos
... ContinuedStatic Analysis of a Bike Frame – SolidWorks is Engineering, SolidWorks is Statics
I know some readers have problems playing the videos. I republished this post again by uploading the videos to YouTube. I will continue to post videos on my teacher blog because some schools do not have access to YouTube. Last
... ContinuedFRC Robot Models for Learning CAD with SolidWorks
Below are all the FRC model files in SolidWorks required to build this training robot for learning how to design a robot in CAD. These files are from the 2010 kop. Many of these files are included in the
... ContinuedTetrix Robot Models for FTC Competition in SolidWorks
Below is a zip file of the Tetrix Model files manufactured by Pitsco for the First Tech Chanllange Robot Competition. These models are in neutral file formats, Inventor and ProE format, and other 3D and 2D file formats on www.3DContentCentral.com
... ContinuedModeling an Orange Juice Glass in SolidWorks
This Orange Juice glass 3D model continues my SolidWorks is Art series. There is another side of SolidWorks, the side that industrial designers, artists, and consumer product designers use everyday to make amazing products. I wanted to share some
... ContinuedRendering a Butterfly with PhotoView 360
Rendering a Butterfly video takes you through the artistics steps to add color, matierals, textures, light with SolidWorks and PhotoView 360. SolidWorks is Art! Marie To create the butterfly model in SolidWorks, refer to https://blogs.solidworks.com/teacher/2010/12/modeling-a-butterfly.html Download SolidWorks Model Butterfly Download
... ContinuedModeling a Butterfly
My colleague Come sent a report to me this week on the extensive use of SolidWorks in design schools. As a mechanical engineer, I spent a great deal of time in the machine shop with machined and sheet metal parts.
... ContinuedACTE, National Robotics League, and Howe and Howe Premiere
It's been a busy week. Congratulations to Bay Path Regional Vocational High School who won the National Robotics League Brawl at the Mall competition last Saturday. The students from Assabet Valley did a great job to set up the
... ContinuedCAD Certification – Fundamentals of Engineering Design with the CSWA
The Certified SolidWorks Associate (CSWA) exam tests a designer's knowledge in the fundamentals of engineering design using SolidWorks. The CSWA exam is the first of eight SolidWorks certification exams. SolidWorks provides qualified schools the ability to give the CSWA exam to
... ContinuedProduct Design for a Multi Sport Practice Cage
Teaching product design concepts to students can be a challange. One educator contacted me to say he is using the Let's Go Design TV Project 1 series to show students the examples and challanges engineers face during the design process
... ContinuedInterview on Engineering Education, Dassault Systemes, SolidWorks and more
At the US Science and Engineering Festival in Washington DC, I was able to share my thoughts on engineering education, inspiring young girls and boys through innovation with Dassault Systemes and SolidWorks. 3Dvia Shape (www.3DVIA.com ) introduces 3D modeling to students
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