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Designing a Rocket to Break the Amateur Altitude Record
Kevin Healy just completed his sophomore year at Baylor University and is designing a rocket to break the amateur altitude record. Kevin is using SolidWorks to create his design with guidance and support from engineers at SpaceX in McGregor, Texas
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Accredited Educator for STEM Instructors
It’s the summer, and as a dedicated Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) Educator you work on your SOLIDWORKS skills and learn new lessons to implement in the classroom. Managing your own accreditation in a STEM field is challenging. When I
... ContinuedUTA’s FSAE Texas Autocross Weekend 2014 Supported by SolidWorks VAR GoEngineer
University of Texas – Arlington (UT-Arlington) hosted the 14th annual “Texas Autocross Weekend” July 11 – 13, 2014, under the direction of Dr. Bob Woods. The original intent was for Texas and Oklahoma schools to get together, but the event has
... ContinuedNC State Flies High at AUVSI 2014 Aerial Robotics Competition
NC State Robotics Club soared to a first place finish at this year’s 2014 Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International, AUVSI SUAS, Aerial Robotics Competition. The Student Unmanned Air Systems (SUAS) competition provides challenging missions to student teams to design, integrate
... ContinuedBig Bridge Project Makes a Difference in STEM Education
The Big Bridge. If you are creating a freshman engineering experience or a Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) lesson with brainstorming, designing, testing, redesigning, hands-on building and ofcourse making certain students and instructors have fun, then the Big Bridge could be
... ContinuedDartmouth college students go from concept to business in one semester
Students’ achieve business success with SOLIDWORKS. This story was written by my colleague Mike Fearon. I wanted to share with the SolidWorks education community. Would you believe that classroom assignments can start a business? It’s possible with SOLIDWORKS, (which is great
... ContinuedFREE SOLIDWORKS Summer Edition, 3D CAD Software for Students and Educators!
Are you a student or educator interested in using SOLIDWORKS this summer to learn what it has to offer, or get ahead of the game for next year? Try our FREE download of SOLIDWORKS Student Engineering Kit for the summer! Follow these
... ContinuedFab Lab BCN – What’s inside a great FAB LAB?
Barcelona. A city filled with art, architecture, and engineering. During FAB10Barcelona, I got to visit Fab Lab BCN at IAAC – Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia. People make a great Fab Lab. And in Barcelona, the space is filled
... ContinuedFABLABs and 3D Printers
At FAB10Barcelona, Sherry Lassitor and I announced SolidWorks support for the FAB Foundation to cheers from the FABLAB audience. The FABFoundation.org supports over 300 FABLABs and FAB Academies around the world. I see great work from FABLABs using SolidWorks from
... ContinuedFABLABs Share Stories of Innovation, Passion and Education
FAB10 is filled with stories. Stories similar to what you hear at SolidWorks World. I know this is the place for me to be – even without fireworks or the Boston Pops on the eve of the 4th of July.
... ContinuedSolidWorks Event-Based Motion: Packaging Machine Part 4
This is the last part in a four part series showing how to use SolidWorks Motion to simulate a packaging machine utilizing event-based motion. In this part, the final event-based motion study will be shown. The model and study created
... ContinuedSolidWorks Announces Partnership with FABLABS and FAB Academies
SolidWorks partners with FAB Foundation to sponsor the global network of FABLABS and FAB Academies. At FAB10 Conference, Disseny Hub Barcelona, I have been fortunate to work with Sherry Lassiter, director of FAB Foundation and to meet many FABLAB
... ContinuedBuilding a Cycloidal Drive with SOLIDWORKS
A Cycloidal Drive is a mechanism used in the engineering world as a speed reducer for an input shaft while reversing its direction. It is able to do this for high ratios in a small space. They do this using
... ContinuedSolidWorks Event-Based Motion: Packaging Machine Part 3
This is the third part in a four part series showing how to use SolidWorks Motion to simulate a packaging machine utilizing event-based motion. In this part, the event-based motion study will be created. The model and study created in the
... ContinuedSolidWorks Event-Based Motion: Packaging Machine Part 2
This is the second part in a four part series showing how to use SolidWorks Motion to simulate a packaging machine utilizing event-based motion. In this part, the motion study will be set-up. The assembly created in the last part
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