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SolidWorks Foam Airplane Tutorial
Download Plane Body My intern Greg Margolis from University of Massachusetts Amherst and a few of his engineering friends were testing aerodynamics of this foam plane before a meeting. Greg helped me turn this action into a SolidWorks tutorial
... ContinuedRobocon 2011 an international game of MIT Hack History
It's Robocon 2011 and this year the international event takes place at MIT. If you are a fan of the MIT hack history, you will love this event. Years ago, I remember watching the 11pm local Boston news report on
... ContinuedSpiral Staircase
For this post I decided to design a spiral staircase. At first it seemed like an easy concept, but there were difficulties. Trying to make the treads was a lot harder than I thought. The problem was getting the treads
... ContinuedMotor W16: Chiulasa (Partea II)
The English version of this post can be found here.
In acest post despre Motorul W16 voi continua sa descriu constructia chiulasei pana la momentul in care am crezut ca am terminat si am observat ca am facut o gresala inca de la inceput, la copierea schitei de pe bloc.
Explicatiile detaliate despre constructia chiulasei pot fi gasite in “extended entry” la sfarsitul postarii.
Va multumesc pentru ca ati citit despre aceasta constructie. Continuati sa cititi urmatoarele postari ce vor prezenta „repararea” chiulasei si conversia ei pentru V-ul drept al motorului.
George Bucsan
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Aerospace Engineering, 2014
... ContinuedSolidWorks Certification exams pass 40,000
The SolidWorks Certification exam program has passed 40,000 certified SolidWorks users. The first exam in this series of exams is the Certified SolidWorks Associate (CSWA) exam. Now in its 4th revision, the CSWA provides students the proof to employers of
... ContinuedMotor W16: Chiulasa (Partea I)
The English version of this post can be found here.
Voi incepe acest post despre motorul W16 prin a descrie chiulasa si cum functioneaza. Apoi, voi incepe sa detaliez constructia ca de fiecare data.
Explicatiile detaliate despre constructia chiulasei pot fi gasite in “extended entry” la sfarsitul postarii.
Va multumesc pentru ca ati citit despre aceasta constructie. Continuati sa cititi urmatoarele postari ce vor continua constructia chiulasei.
George Bucsan
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Aerospace Engineering, 2014
... ContinuedAntique Bicycle Horn in SolidWorks
I thought the bicycle that I posted was missing something, so I decided to add an antique-style bicycle horn. I used a Loft along a centerline as well as the Revolve and Scale features to create the body. I uploaded
... ContinuedSolidWorks LEGO Trike – Again
I understand that Assem 1 was missing in the original post. Now the model is complete.Marie Educator Jack van den Broek presented at SolidWorks World 2011 and told me that he has not met a student too young for
... ContinuedReel Mower
This is a reel mower that I made. Take a look at the gearing on the wheels. The gear ratio is 1:3 which means that for every one rotation of the wheel the blades spins three times. I used a
... ContinuedW16 Engine: The Cylinder Head (Part 3)
In this final post about the Cylinder Head of the W16 engine I will “repair” the part I made thus far and also adapt it for the right side of the engine.
See detailed explanations in the extended entry at the end of the post.
Download the finished Left and Right Cylinder Ceads.
You can find the previous part of this post here.
Thank you for reading about this build and stay tuned for the next post which will detail the build of the components that go inside the cylinder head and the mates used to connect and make them move.
George Bucsan
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Aerospace Engineering, 2014
... ContinuedW16 Engine: The Cylinder Head (Part 2)
In this post about the W16 Engine I will continue describing the cylinder head’s build up until the point I initially thought it is ready, but then realized it is flipped upside down.
You can find the first part of this post here.
Download the part file.
See detailed explanations in the extended entry at the end of the post.
Thank you for reading about this build and stay tuned for the next post which will continue the with the cylinder head’s „repair” and conversion for the right side of the engine.
George Bucsan
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Aerospace Engineering, 2014
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W16 Engine: The Cylinder Head (Part 1)
In this post about the W16 Engine I will start describing the cylinder head and how it works. Then I’ll start detailing the build as usually.
The file: Download Camcase Left.
See detailed explanations in the extended entry at the end of the post.
Thank you for reading about this build and stay tuned for the next post which will continue the build of the cylinder head.
George Bucsan
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Aerospace Engineering, 2014
... ContinuedSpartan Hoplite Helmet in SolidWorks
This is the helmet that I have been working on. To make this part, I created the helmet with proportions that appeared visually correct, and then used the Scale feature to bring the part to a reasonable size. With this
... ContinuedSolidWorks Sustainable Engineering Design Contest for Students
June is the month to participate in the SolidWorks Sustainable Engineering Green Design Contest. There are great student prizes. More information can be found below. Marie. https://blogs.solidworks.com/solidworksblog/2011/06/green-design-contest-in-full-swing.html
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