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Educators, Students – 1-2-3 SLUGME!
SLUGME – SOLIDWORKS Largest User Group Meeting Ever invites educators, students, and our entire SOLIDWORKS Community to this 24 hour round-the-world event. Our SOLIDWORKS User Group leaders have gotten together to create SLUGME, modeled after the 24 hours of LeMans.
... ContinuedStudents apply for student sponsorship today!
One of our goals at SOLIDWORKS is to help students become successful. One way to do this is to supply them with the tools and resources they need to become the engineers and innovators of tomorrow. SOLIDWORKS is pleased to
... ContinuedNew STEM/STEAM Lessons with BlocksCAD and SOLIDWORKS Apps for Kids
We are pleased to announce our partnership with BlocksCAD, a block based coding platform focused on increasing coding and math skills in elementary and middle school students. The SOLIDWORKS Apps for Kids – BlocksCAD Lessons are great for fun Science,
... ContinuedWhat’s New in SOLIDWORKS Education 2021-2022
The 3DEXPERIENCE platform is now available for schools to add even more value to SOLIDWORKS. The 3DEXPERIENCE platform includes Apps, Learning Content and Communities. Combining the ease-of-use of SOLIDWORKS with best-of-breed applications connected to the 3DEXPERIENCE platform allows you to
... ContinuedCelebrate Earth Day with Apps for Kids
Celebrated for the first time on April 22, 1970 under the leadership of Wisconsin Senator Gaylord Nelson who wanted to educate his students about the environment, Earth Day annually marks the anniversary of this environmental movement that has been so
... ContinuedBuilding Job Skills for Nigerians with NADDC and SOLIDWORKS
National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC) Automotive Design and Manufacturing initiative fosters the fabrication of spare parts using local raw materials by Nigerians in order to reduce dependence on imported components. The results create greater opportunities and empowerment for
... ContinuedSTEAM Lab with Trevor Lewis: Teaching and Learning from Any Place, Any Time and on Any Device
Educator and Mentor, Trevor Lewis, Voyager Middle School, Everett, WA, USA, teaches design with SOLIDWORKS, digital manufacturing with 3D Printer and laser cutters, and inspires students in his STEAM Lab. STEAM – Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math, when combined
... ContinuedCreate your own Virtual Field Trip at 3DEXPERIENCE World February 8 – 11, 2021
Are you interested in recharging your daily school schedule? Are you missing field trips and valuable learning opportunities for your students? Do you want to give your students an opportunity to learn more about SOLIDWORKS or the 3DEXPERIENCE platform? If you
... ContinuedEasy Animating for a Complex Assembly
Easy Animating for a Complex Assembly I created the following animation in SOLIDWORKS by using the Mate Controller to simulate a flying cut off saw. I created this for a final project for one of my courses at Boston University.
... ContinuedMastering SOLIDWORKS Visualize and Creating the FIRST Global Challenge Field
In this blog by intern Ben, he explains how to learn and master SOLIDWORKS Visualize
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Apps for Kids How-To: 2D Print a Shape It Creation
No access to a 3D printer? No problem! There are so many fun ways to 2D pictures of your creation. You can print out a picture of your model with its Style It background, a color by numbers picture to
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Apps for Kids How-To: Change 3D Print Orientation
Sometimes your designs may look completely ready for 3D printing, but when you open them in the Print It app you find they’re orientated at an awkward angle. Never fear! In today’s lesson, we’ll learn how to easily fix the
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Apps for Kids How-To: 3D Print a Shape It Creation
You’ve mastered the other apps in Apps for Kids. You’ve created incredible 3D models in Shape It. Now there’s one thing left to do: Print It! Using the Print It app to 3D print creations in a breeze. And even
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Apps for Kids How-To: Create Stickers in Capture It
Creating stickers is one of the the most fun things you can do in Capture It! Today we’ll learn how to draw images, turn them into stickers, and then add them to our 3D models! Check out our blog throughout the
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Apps for Kids How-To: Duplicate, Scale, Rotate, and Delete Items in Capture It
Sometimes you add an image to Capture It and it ends up being the wrong size or angle. Maybe you want to copy that image? Maybe you want to delete it? With Capture It, it’s all an easy click away.
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