electrical
Free SOLIDWORKS Summer Edition for Teachers and Students
It’s that time of year again. FREE SOLIDWORKS Summer Edition 2016-2017 3D CAD Software for Students and for Educators! This Summer we bring to all Students and Educators an opportunity to get hands-on practice on SOLIDWORKS. We are offering a
... ContinuedModifying Wire Connection Points for 3D Electrical Components
Tutorial for SolidWorks Electrical Education Edition Academic Year 2013-2014 Sometimes after you have routed wires you notice that the wires do not connect to the correct connection point. This could also prevent some wires from routing in an assembly. To
... ContinuedWire Harnesses and Tie Clips in SolidWorks Electrical 3D
Tutorial for SolidWorks Electrical Education Edition Academic Year 2013-2014 In the video below, I will show you how to create a wire harness for your 3D assembly with routed wires. I also show the electrical parts library. You can drag
... ContinuedRouting Cables and Wires in SolidWorks Electrical 3D
Tutorial for SolidWorks Electrical Education Edition Academic Year 2013-2014 In the video below I will show you how to connect the electrical components in your assembly by routing cables or wires between them. You can then edit the cables/wires that
... ContinuedSolidWorks Electrical 3D: Assemblies
Tutorial for SolidWorks Electrical Education Edition Academic Year 2013-2014 Once you have created a SolidWorks Electrical 2D schematic and/or line diagram, you can import it into your 3D model using the SolidWorks Electrical 3D plugin. In the video below, I
... ContinuedCreating a 3D Electrical Component
Tutorial for SolidWorks Electrical Education Edition Academic Year 2013-2014 There are a lot of manufacturers with components already available in the SolidWorks Electrical Library. However, if you cannot find what you need or you make your own component
... ContinuedCreating Symbols in SolidWorks Electrical 2D
Electric Fan Motor Symbols In the video below, I will show you how to create your own symbol in SolidWorks Electrical 2D. Symbols are created for both a line diagram and a schematic. The next blog post
... ContinuedSolidWorks Electrical 2D: Detailed Cabling & Associated Symbols
Detailed Cabling in Line Diagram After having created a line diagram you should assign manufacturers to the parts and cables. Next, by using the detailed cabling tool you can connect the manufactured components to the cables. The video below
... ContinuedSolidWorks Electrical 2D: Destination Arrows
Tutorial for SolidWorks Electrical Education Edition Academic Year 2013-2014 In the video below wires in a control drawing and a power drawing are connected. The Manage origin-destination arrows tool is used to create destination arrows or off-page marks. This tool
... ContinuedBasics of Drawing Schematics in SolidWorks Electrical 2D
Tutorial for SolidWorks Electrical Education Edition Academic Year 2013-2014 In the video below an electrical schematic is created. Inserting symbols, draw multiple lines tool, and other schematic tools are explained. The next blog post will show how to create destination arrows.
... 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
... 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
... ContinuedFormula SAE Michigan 2013 – For the Love of Engineering
When you step on the path to the Michigan International Speedway for Formula SAE, you can't help falling in love with engineering and design. Some teams come from afar – like Venezuela's Universidad Simon Bolivar. I got to spend
... ContinuedFormula Hybrid Students Advance Across Electrical, Mechanical and Computer Engineering
Congratulations to Yale for placing 1st in Formula Hybrid 2013 in Hybrid and Dartmouth College in Electric Only. For seven years, I love to go to Formula Hybrid. The beautiful mountains and Loudon New Hampshire Motor Speedway combine to make
... Continued