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SOLIDWORKS Education Edition 2019-2020 is here!
Our mission is to provide students with the tools and skills they need to get the job of their dreams. With SOLIDWORKS Education Edition 2019-2020, students have access to the same 3D development tools used by millions of engineering and
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS xDesign Challenge for India – The Future of Urban Mobility India
The wait is over, It’s time to announce the theme of the SOLIDWORKS xDesign India Challenge … The Future of Urban Mobility India Now that teams are more familiar with SOLIDWORKS xDesign, it’s time to start your design contest submissions! Our
... ContinuedFull STEAM Ahead with Danielle Boyer: Meet Danielle
Danielle Boyer taught her first STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and math) class when she was ten years old. After she found a pack of animal puppets while shopping, Danielle put together a short curriculum for a kindergarten-level animal science
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS xDesign Challenge for INDIA
Announcing the SOLIDWORKS xDesign Challenge for INDIA! This is the first design challenge using SOLIDWORK xDesign for all students across India. Student teams will have the opportunity to design and collaborate to win a Mega Sponsorship Award. The top three
... 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
... Continued“Art Can Make Engineering Beautiful”: Ela Kurowska Brings Art to Life with Light Forms, Part Three
Ela Kurowska is a Canadian scientist-turned-artist who utilizes scientific principles to create Light Forms, a photography art project exploring the abstract origins of life using the photoelastic effect. Read her story from the beginning and learn more about the process
... Continued#ShaperilwithSOLIDWORKS Round Up!
It’s the middle of April, and #ShaperilwithSOLIDWORKS is in full swing (just like spring)! The models below were created in SOLIDWORKS, SOLIDWORKS Visualize, SOLIDWORKS xDesign, and the free, kid-friendly SOLIDWORKS Apps for Kids–there are so many designs for springtime! Check out
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Apps for Kids How-To: Add Markers and Edit Colors
Today we’ll learn about adding markers and editing colors in Mech It! Now that we’ve added motors to our design, we want to see how our mechanism moves, right? With markers, you get a visual representation of your design’s movement.
... ContinuedArt Experiments: Ela Kurowska Brings Art to Life with Light Forms, Part Two
Ela Kurowska is a Canadian scientist-turned-artist who utilizes scientific principles to create Light Forms, a photo-based art project exploring the abstract origins of life using the photoelastic effect. Read part one of her story here. Art Experiments What do you
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Apps for Kids How-To: Pin Shapes and Add Motors
One of the best parts of making Mech It designs in SOLIDWORKS Apps for Kids is animating them using motors. Today we’re going to learn how to add pins and motors to our mechanisms! Check out our blog throughout the
... ContinuedDiscovering Art and Science: Ela Kurowska Brings Art to Life with Light Forms, Part One
In the age of digital design, how rare and thrilling is it to look at a photograph and have no idea what you are seeing? To be unable to decipher what methods and materials were used to create an image?
... ContinuedCelebrate Spring with SHAPE-ril!
This year, April is SHAPEril! To celebrate the season, SOLIDWORKS invites kids of all ages to use SOLIDWORKS Apps for Kids and create fantastic springtime projects. Parents or educators can share those projects on social media with the hashtag #ShaperilWithSOLIDWORKS
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Apps for Kids How-To: Joining Shape Connectors Together
Now that we’ve learned how to create and edit shapes in the Mech It app, it’s time to put them together! Today we’ll learn all about joining shapes! Check out our blog throughout the spring for more SOLIDWORKS Apps for Kids How
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Apps for Kids How-To: Editing Shapes
Sometimes you want to change the rotation of a shape in Mech It. Sometimes you want to be sure your shape will lock at one size. And sometimes you want to save time and duplicate shapes you’ve already created. In
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Apps for Kids How-To: Wheels and Circular Tracks
Let’s not beat aROUND the bush, wheels and circular tracks are important shapes in the Mech It app! In today’s tutorial, we’ll learn how to create and edit wheels and circular tracks in SOLIDWORKS Apps for Kids. Check out our
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