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AUVSI RoboSub Competition with SolidWorks
I do love robots and when robots go underwater to compete, amazing things happen. Congratulations to all the teams from around the world that participated in the 2011 AUVSI RoboSub competition in San Diego last week. This year's winner is École
... ContinuedAmerican Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) 2011 Concrete Canoe Competition
Thank you to the University of Evansville for hosting this year's 2011 ASCE Concrete Canoe Competition. SolidWorks was used not only in the 3D computer aided design but also in finite element analysis and fluid flow analysis. The competition featured finalist from around
... ContinuedLaurentian University Students win NASA’s Lunabotics Competition with SolidWorks
Congratulations to Laurentian University students in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, have won NASA's Lunabotics competition. This eight member student team of 4th year mechanical engineering students won NASA's prestigious competition, where students design remote controlled excavators to dig, collect and deposit as much "lunar" material as
... ContinuedTexas A&M SAE Aero Design Team Flies with SolidWorks
I first met members of the Texas A&M SAE Aero Design team when they displayed their plane at SolidWorks World 2011. So what is SAE Aero Design? You think of SAE for Formula, Baja, Hybrid – cars. But there is
... 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
... 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
... ContinuedSolidWorks for the Senior Capstone Design Project – Heat Transfer Made Easy
As a senior mechanical engineering student, understanding 4 years of theory to solve a complex problem is a challange. This Fall, SolidWorks puts together a series of Simulation videos to explain complex problems with SolidWorks Simulation tools that simplify the
... ContinuedSolidWorks Education Edition Academic Year 2010-2011
It is hard to believe that August is here and back to school sales are in full swing. The SolidWorks Education Edition for the Academic Year 2010-2011 is based on SolidWorks Premium 2010, SolidWorks Simulation Premium, SolidWorks Flow Simulation and
... ContinuedSolidWorks Tutorial: Sustainability Material Choice and Sustainable Redesign
The SolidWorks Sustainability – An Introduction to Material Choice and Sustainability Redesign is a compact introduction to the engineering design process that incorporates material selection, stress analysis and thermal analysis. Your students will edit an assembly and explore how different materials can effect the
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