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SolidWorks to Gazebo Robot Simulation
The world of simulating robots in play just got easier with the help of students TJ Watson and Michael Strickland from WPI. These students have worked to bring SolidWorks models into Gazebo in URDF file format. Using WPILIB Java, software
... 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.
... ContinuedWhat’s New in SolidWorks Education Edition 2014-2015: Path Dimension
SOLIDWORKS Education Edition 2014-2015 has some great new features. I will be sharing some of my favorites over the next few weeks. The Path Dimension is a great sketch feature for robot and FSAE teams that need to design with chains
... ContinuedWhat’s New in SolidWorks Education Edition 2014-2015: Curve Driven Patterns
SOLIDWORKS Education Edition 2014-2015 has some great new features. I will be sharing some of my favorites over the next few weeks. The Curve Driven Pattern feature is great to use in an assembly at the part level. Assemblies now offer
... 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
... ContinuedSmart Robot Prosthetic Hand from WPI wins 2014 Cornell Cup by Intel
When students, Thanacha Choopojcharoen, Adam Jardim, Deniz Ozgoren, Sean Casley, under the direction of professors Cagdas D Onal and Taskin Padir; worked on their Master Qualifying Project at WPI last Fall, they never imaged a first place win at the highly prized Cornell Cup presented
... ContinuedIntroducing the SOLIDWORKS Education Edition 2014-2015 – Design without Limits
Today we introduce the SOLIDWORKS Education Edition 2014-2015 to instructors and students around the world. The new SOLIDWORKS Education Edition is based on SOLIDWORKS Premium 2014, the same software that engineers from every industry design their new products with. The SOLIDWORKS Education
... 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 Helps to Send Your Name to the Asteroid Bennu
The 321 Science program creates simple videos about space for your students, videos such as Asteroid Fact vs Fiction. You can find the complete playlist here. Osiris-Rex is a partnership between the University of Arizona, NASA/ Goddard Space Flight
... ContinuedBoys and Girls Club celebrates STEAM with SolidWorks Engineers
On Saturday, DS SolidWorks engineers Vajrang, John, Even, Jie, Lin, Roberto and Bonny celebrated Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math (STEAM) with 250 children at the Boys and Girls Club of Leominster/Fitchburg Massachusetts. The event attracted children, ages preschool to
... 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.
... ContinuedSafety Glasses are the New Fashion Statement
The best in Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) was celebrated at the FIRST Robotics 2014 Championship in St Louis. Teams FRC 469, FRC 254,FRC 2848 and FRC 74 were crowned champions in this engineering celebration. I have known Team 469
... ContinuedInnovative Robots at 2014 FIRST Championship
Innovative robots fill the St. Louis Convention Center & Edward Jones Dome featuring the world finals for FIRST Lego League (FLL), FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) and FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC). FRC Team 3238 from Anacortes, WA, proudly displays their compact
... ContinuedUnder the Tents, Next to the Trucks, Flying High with SAE Aero Design
I read a case study about our SolidWorks commercial customer, SelectTech GeoSpacial Advanced this week. The story reveals how with SolidWorks Premium design and analysis software, SelectTech GeoSpatial more rapidly delivers C2ISR systems by accelerating design, production, and assembly operations.
... 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
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