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Creating a Log Cabin in SolidWorks – Part 4: Cutting Logs for the Base
This is a tutorial for SolidWorks Education Edition 2013-2014. It is intended for students that are 8+ years old. This part will show you how to cut the logs you created in the previous steps so that they can be
... ContinuedUAE Victory Team Wins World Powerboat Championship
Optimize speed. Increase efficiency. Just two of the many design parameters that contributed to Dubai’s Victory Team win in the UIM Class 1 World Powerboat Championship in Abu Dhabi last week. Victory Team had to successfully compete in four 2013
... ContinuedCreating a Log Cabin in SolidWorks – Part 3: Creating Complex Logs
This is a tutorial for SolidWorks Education Edition 2013-2014. It is intended for students that are 8+ years old. This part will explain how to create a more complicated log for the log cabin assembly. The next blog post will
... ContinuedCreating a Log Cabin in SolidWorks – Part 2: Creating Simple Logs
This is a tutorial for SolidWorks Education Edition 2013-2014. It is intended for students that are 8+ years old. This part will explain how to create a simple log part for your log cabin assembly. The next blog post will
... ContinuedCreating a Log Cabin in SolidWorks – Part 1: SolidWorks Settings
This is a tutorial for SolidWorks Education Edition 2013-2014. It is intended for students that are 8+ years old. This is the first part of a 20 part series that explains all you need to know from adjusting basic settings
... ContinuedModifying Wire Connection Points for 3D Electrical Components
Tutorial for SolidWorks Electrical Education Edition Academic Year 2013-2014 Sometimes after you have routed wires you notice that the wires do not connect to the correct connection point. This could also prevent some wires from routing in an assembly. To
... ContinuedLook ! The Plane. The Plane.
You don’t have to look to the sky to marvel at the beauty of this 1930’s PZL-38 twin engine monoplane reverse-engineered and modeled in SolidWorks by Peter JANS. Instead you can review all the images submitted for this year’s “You
... ContinuedLost in Translation
As a drafting and design student, I have spent some time putting things in the “glass box”, and visualizing what they would look like in 2D in order to draw multi-view orthographics in 2D software. At the
... ContinuedWire Harnesses and Tie Clips in SolidWorks Electrical 3D
Tutorial for SolidWorks Electrical Education Edition Academic Year 2013-2014 In the video below, I will show you how to create a wire harness for your 3D assembly with routed wires. I also show the electrical parts library. You can drag
... ContinuedRouting Cables and Wires in SolidWorks Electrical 3D
Tutorial for SolidWorks Electrical Education Edition Academic Year 2013-2014 In the video below I will show you how to connect the electrical components in your assembly by routing cables or wires between them. You can then edit the cables/wires that
... ContinuedSolidWorks Military Veterans Program (MVP)
On Monday, Veteran’s Day, here in America, we honor those who serve in the US armed forces. The SolidWorks Military Veterans Program (MVP) allows US veterans to obtain SolidWorks for educational purposes through the SolidWorks Military Veterans Education store. US Veterans
... ContinuedSolidWorks Electrical 3D: Assemblies
Tutorial for SolidWorks Electrical Education Edition Academic Year 2013-2014 Once you have created a SolidWorks Electrical 2D schematic and/or line diagram, you can import it into your 3D model using the SolidWorks Electrical 3D plugin. In the video below, I
... ContinuedNortheastern’s ASME Students Teach Engineering Classmates Job-Ready Skills
How do you get that first engineering job? A tough task for any engineering student. Northeastern University’s (NU) American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) student section helps its new members get the skills they need to start their careers. NU’s
... ContinuedCreating Symbols in SolidWorks Electrical 2D
Electric Fan Motor Symbols In the video below, I will show you how to create your own symbol in SolidWorks Electrical 2D. Symbols are created for both a line diagram and a schematic. The next blog post
... ContinuedGlad to be aboard!
Right off the bat, I want to say how blown away I am to be given this opportunity to participate in the SolidWorks Teacher Blog. I want to thank Marie Planchard and Matthew West for giving me this chance.
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