simulation
MIT Students Prepare for Flight of OSIRIS-REx NASA Mission
OSIRIS-REx (Origins Spectral Interpretation Resource Identification Security Regolith Explorer) is a NASA New Frontier’s mission scheduled for launch in 2016 that will travel to the asteroid Bennu and return a pristine sample of the asteroid to Earth. The REgolith X-ray
... ContinuedSolidWorks Motion: Part 8 – Optimizing Results
The final part of the series shows how to optimize the results you obtain from a motion study by using a design study.
... ContinuedSolidWorks Motion: Part 7 – Analyzing Results
This part of the series will show how to analyze the results you obtain from a motion study. There are a lot of different types of results that you may choose to analyze. The video below shows a trace path
... ContinuedSolidWorks Motion: Part 6 – Creating a Motion Study
This part of the series explains how to create a new motion study. A motion study can be used to run simulations on an part or assembly. There are many practical applications for this. In the video below, the motion
... ContinuedSolidWorks Motion: Part 5 – Saving Animations
This blog post will explain how you can save the animations you have created. The video below will go over some of the different settings you can choose when you are saving the animation as a video file. The next
... ContinuedSolidWorks Motion: Part 4 – Adding Transparency
This part of the series shows you how to change the transparency of certain parts during the animation. This transition could expose the inner workings of an assembly. The video below shows how to make parts in an assembly transparent.
... ContinuedSolidWorks Motion: Part 3 – Motors
Sometimes, it is more convenient to use motors in an animation instead of key points. The video below will show how to add motors into an animation. The next post in the series will demonstrate how to change the transparency
... ContinuedSolidWorks Motion: Part 2 – Orientations
This part of the SolidWorks Motion series will show you how to adjust the orientation of a part or assembly in an animation. The next part will explain how to add motors to animate an assembly.
... ContinuedSolidWorks Motion: Part 1 – Key Points
This is the first part of a nine part series that will explain the basics of SolidWorks motion. The video below will explain how to use keypoints to animate an assembly in SolidWorks. To download the SolidWorks Assembly that was
... ContinuedLinking CFD and FEM with SolidWorks Flow Simulation and SolidWorks Simulation
As technology tools like SolidWorks Flow Simulation and SolidWorks Simulation become more popular in daily industry use, educators develop new ways to expand their curriculum will real world examples that interface the Finite Volume Method used in Computational Fluid Dynamics
... 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
... ContinuedSolidWorks Plastics: Interpreting Results
Plastic Filling in an iPhone 5 Case After having run an analysis on a part in SolidWorks Plastics, you probably want to understand what all the numbers and colors mean. The video below will explain the basics to interpreting the
... ContinuedSolidWorks Plastics: Meshing
iPhone 5 with a Plastic Case Many manufacturers use plastic injection molding to create cases for phones. A practical application of SolidWorks Plastics is using it to assess the manufacturability of these plastic cases. You too can design your own
... ContinuedHow to Create Runners in SolidWorks Plastics
SolidWorks Plastics Runner There are many practicle applications of runners in mold design. The runner in the picture above (T shaped bit) allows two parts to be made from a single gate. When the plastic has cooled, this runner can
... ContinuedChanging Configurations In SolidWorks Plastics
Cooling Time and Air Traps of a Part with Two Configurations You might have realized your initial part is not ideal for molding. Air might get trapped or it could take too long to fill up or cool down. If you
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