engineering
French Olympiad Celebrates Innovation with Science and Engineering Students
The 2014 Olympiad of Engineering Science (Olympiades des Sciences de l’Ingénieur) finals were held at Microsoft’s Paris Headquarters on May 21. 60 teams were selected to present their engineering project to a panel of technical judges. The event started 6
... ContinuedBlood, Sweat, Tears and SolidWorks Gets University of Houston SAE Team to Formula Hybrid
It has been a long, hard journey for the University of Houston SAE Formula Hybrid team. With blood, sweat, tears and SoldiWorks, engineering students, Bradlee Henderson, Dixon Valbuena, Jaime Gonzalez reached their goal to participate in Formula Hybrid 2014 and
... ContinuedBuilding Competitive Teams with the SolidWorks Education Edition
Thank you Kristen Wilson for sharing with the SolidWorks Community, republished from the SolidWorks blog. Marie One of the things I love about working for SOLIDWORKS is our Education Program (I’m a teacher’s kid, so education is something near and
... ContinuedThe Mechanical Engineer’s New Dream for SolidWorks Education
My dream became a reality when I was center stage at SolidWorks World speaking with Max Lizarraga and Jerry Miranda from Mt Sac Community College, sharing their story with the SolidWorks community. A story of providing students the best in
... ContinuedUse Solidworks in Stress Analysis – Measure Stresses, Strains and Displacements
If you are taking a course in Stress Analysis, you will encounter problems that require you to calculate deflections that occur when certain forces/moments/loads are applied. You can use Solidworks Simulation to verify your answers. You have the options to
... ContinuedTitan Arm Wins Cornell Cup Form Embedded Systems Innovation
In Greek mythology, the Titans displayed incredible strength and stamina. This year’s Cornell Cup 1st place winner is the University of Pennsylvania for their untethered, powered Exoskeleton, called the Titan Arm. The Titan Arm is designed for rehabilitation, therapeutic applications
... 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
... ContinuedGoldieBlox – The Magic of Engineering for Little Girls
What kind of toys do little girls play with? Do toys influence decisions on how engineering is perceived by girls as they grow up? When Debbie Sterling looked to buy toys for her friend’s children, there wasn’t much of a
... ContinuedCAD Final Exam To Last a Lifetime
Wow, then end of March finds me visiting so many schools. Students are busy with engineering projects and competitions. Instuctors have so much to do during this time between final exams, graduation, grant proposals, and writing letters of recommendation for
... ContinuedFun with Physics and SolidWorks
I have fun with physics. I have fun with math. Your students can have fun too with this SolidWorks Motion Tutorial from our friends in Cuda Country. Use SolidWorks to create a Car and Track assembly. Then create a Motion Study
... ContinuedIIT Kharagpur Students Fill SolidWorks Workshop with Energy and Skill
As SolidWorks expands across India, more and more students are learning SolidWorks skills thanks to educators that open their classrooms. 150 engineering students from IIT Kharagpur participated in a SolidWorks Workshop. Students demonstrated energy, enthusiasm, and skill in this
... ContinuedBuild a Great Pyramid with Teachers at Dassault Systemes
How do you combine math, science, technology, engineering, history, art, all to meet education standards in your classroom? Biology teacher, Matthew Burns and physics teacher, Boris Gokhfeld from Waltham High School, MA, USA, created this project to share with you. The Great Pyramid
... ContinuedDigital Abstract Art to Agriculture in SolidWorks
Monet's water lilies are compared to poetry and music. At SolidWorks World, General Session Day 1, Bertrand Sicot, CEO of DS SolidWorks Corp., introduced a new form of expression with the digital abstract art of John Stoltzfus. John's images depict only what you
... ContinuedSolidWorks Japan Starts Young Engineers At Age 9
SolidWorks Japan has raised the bar in engineering education. My Japanese colleagues have introduced SolidWorks to students starting at age 9 during "Kids Engineer" in Yokohama. Organized by the Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan and major Japanese automobile companies,
... ContinuedDestination Zero Carbon Powers the Generation of ECO-Imagineers
We need clean energy. Students have creative energy. As Eco-Imagineers, they explore science, engineering and math, to overcome our challenges. SolidWorks reseller, 3D ClassWorks and Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Singapore held the global premier of Destination Zero Carbon (DZC) Inter-School Competition.
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