SOLIDWORKS xDesign
SOLIDWORKS xDesign Lesson #4: Create a Dashboard
Students need to understand how apps work together to design components. Create a new Dashboard with three important apps (Widgets) for a classroom environment SOLIDWORKS xDesign, 3DSpace (cloud storage), and Bookmark Editor (view and manage files).
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS xDesign Lesson #3: Sketch Planes
One of the most difficult areas I’ve seen with my students is where do they start the design. What sketch plane do they select? Most xDesign features start with a sketch. The default reference planes are: xy (Top), yz (Front), and zx (Right). This lesson takes you through creating a cylinder with a circular sketch on different reference planes.
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS xDesign Lesson #2: Mouse Control and Collaborative Space
The SOLIDWORKS xDesign Lesson series helps educators understand the difference between teaching SOLIDWORKS and xDesign to students. Understand mouse control, 3DEXPERIENCE User Assistance (Help) and Collaborative Space – before students make their first part.
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS xDesign Lesson #1: Getting Started
After teaching 1000’s of students and writing about SOLIDWORKS for over 25 years, David Planchard, emeritus WPI, is exploring xDesign. Through the SOLIDWORKS xDesign Lesson series, David helps educators understand the differences and similarities between xDesign and
... Continued100% SOLIDWORKS Cloud CAD Apps with the 3DEXPERIENCE Platform
The 3DEXPERIENCE platform by DASSAULT SYSTEMES is a technology and business transformation platform that manages cloud and native windows applications to solve problems. Students and educators with PCs, Macs, Tablets, Mobile devices can use 100% SOLIDWORKS Cloud CAD apps as
... ContinuedBuild the Future of Medical Care with SOLIDWORKS xDesign
We’re halfway through the SOLIDWORKS xDesign SAE Challenge, where SAE teams are hard at work designing the rescue vehicles of the future. Research is an important part of building these new machines, and we’ve got some inspiration for our design teams!
... ContinuedDousing Fires with Futuristic Helicopters
We’re halfway through the SOLIDWORKS xDesign SAE Challenge, where SAE teams are hard at work designing the rescue vehicles of the future. Research is an important part of building these new machines, and we’ve got some inspiration for our design teams!
... ContinuedFiring Up a Futuristic Firetruck
We’re halfway through the SOLIDWORKS xDesign SAE Challenge, where SAE teams are hard at work designing the rescue vehicles of the future. Research is an important part of building these new machines, and we’ve got some inspiration for our design teams!
... ContinuedAnnouncing the SOLIDWORKS xDesign SAE Challenge
All SAE Collegiate Design teams within the United States have the chance to work on their creative design and collaboration skills, and three teams will win a grand prize of $3,000, with six runner-up teams winning $1,000.
... ContinuedCheers to Creativity and #ShaperilWithSOLIDWORKS!
It’s the last day of April, which means it’s time to round up all the amazing #ShaperilWithSOLIDWORKS creations! All month long, we asked SOLIDWORKS users to share their SOLIDWORKS Apps for Kids, SOLIDWORKS, SOLIDWORKS xDesign, and SOLIDWORKS xShape models with
... ContinuedCheck Out the Monday Education Sessions at SOLIDWORKS World 2019
SOLIDWORKS World 2019 is coming up fast, and SOLIDWORKS Education has some fascinating and fun sessions lined up for students and educators. Let’s start things off with the Education & Research sessions scheduled for the first full day of the
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