{"id":19067,"date":"2025-03-25T11:35:16","date_gmt":"2025-03-25T15:35:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/teacher\/?p=19067"},"modified":"2025-03-25T11:38:07","modified_gmt":"2025-03-25T15:38:07","slug":"education-leader-pat-haley-creates-solidworks-cluster-wheel-vehicle-for-fun-stem-learning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/teacher\/2025\/03\/education-leader-pat-haley-creates-solidworks-cluster-wheel-vehicle-for-fun-stem-learning.html","title":{"rendered":"Education Leader Pat Haley Creates SOLIDWORKS Cluster Wheel Vehicle for Fun STEM Learning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s Unstoppable. Critics call it a menace. Warning! Stay out of its path!&#8221; Those are the words educator, Pat Haley uses to describe his latest tutorial, Cluster Wheel Vehicle (CWV).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-19071\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/3\/SOLIDWORKS-EDU-Cluster-Wheel-Vehical-Cuda-Country-4-615x531.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"615\" height=\"531\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/3\/SOLIDWORKS-EDU-Cluster-Wheel-Vehical-Cuda-Country-4-615x531.jpg 615w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/3\/SOLIDWORKS-EDU-Cluster-Wheel-Vehical-Cuda-Country-4-300x259.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/3\/SOLIDWORKS-EDU-Cluster-Wheel-Vehical-Cuda-Country-4-768x664.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/3\/SOLIDWORKS-EDU-Cluster-Wheel-Vehical-Cuda-Country-4-1536x1327.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/3\/SOLIDWORKS-EDU-Cluster-Wheel-Vehical-Cuda-Country-4-728x629.jpg 728w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/3\/SOLIDWORKS-EDU-Cluster-Wheel-Vehical-Cuda-Country-4.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 615px) 100vw, 615px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Created in SOLIDWORKS 2025 for students, educators and makers, the CWV has chain driven axles and gear driven wheels.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-19072\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/3\/SOLIDWORKS-EDU-Cluster-Wheel-Vehical-Cuda-Country-5-615x441.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"615\" height=\"441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/3\/SOLIDWORKS-EDU-Cluster-Wheel-Vehical-Cuda-Country-5-615x441.jpg 615w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/3\/SOLIDWORKS-EDU-Cluster-Wheel-Vehical-Cuda-Country-5-300x215.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/3\/SOLIDWORKS-EDU-Cluster-Wheel-Vehical-Cuda-Country-5-768x551.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/3\/SOLIDWORKS-EDU-Cluster-Wheel-Vehical-Cuda-Country-5-728x522.jpg 728w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/3\/SOLIDWORKS-EDU-Cluster-Wheel-Vehical-Cuda-Country-5.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 615px) 100vw, 615px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Pat got the idea from an old Popular Mechanics magazine with some initial illustrations and patent research.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-19073\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/3\/SOLIDWORKS-EDU-Cluster-Wheel-Vehical-Cuda-Country-6-615x520.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"615\" height=\"520\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/3\/SOLIDWORKS-EDU-Cluster-Wheel-Vehical-Cuda-Country-6-615x520.jpg 615w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/3\/SOLIDWORKS-EDU-Cluster-Wheel-Vehical-Cuda-Country-6-300x254.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/3\/SOLIDWORKS-EDU-Cluster-Wheel-Vehical-Cuda-Country-6-768x650.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/3\/SOLIDWORKS-EDU-Cluster-Wheel-Vehical-Cuda-Country-6-728x616.jpg 728w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/3\/SOLIDWORKS-EDU-Cluster-Wheel-Vehical-Cuda-Country-6.jpg 1249w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 615px) 100vw, 615px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Then his creativity took over to create the individual components in SOLIDWORKS &#8211; with instructions to do so.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-19068\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/3\/SOLIDWORKS-EDU-Cluster-Wheel-Vehical-Cuda-Country-1-615x385.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"615\" height=\"385\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/3\/SOLIDWORKS-EDU-Cluster-Wheel-Vehical-Cuda-Country-1-615x385.jpg 615w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/3\/SOLIDWORKS-EDU-Cluster-Wheel-Vehical-Cuda-Country-1-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/3\/SOLIDWORKS-EDU-Cluster-Wheel-Vehical-Cuda-Country-1-768x481.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/3\/SOLIDWORKS-EDU-Cluster-Wheel-Vehical-Cuda-Country-1-728x455.jpg 728w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/3\/SOLIDWORKS-EDU-Cluster-Wheel-Vehical-Cuda-Country-1.jpg 927w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 615px) 100vw, 615px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Pat added, &#8220;Watch the <a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/www.cudacountry.net\/assets\/video\/cwv\/cwv1.MOV__;!!FbCVDoc3r24SyHFW!5ssoNQVmia3cjmc0HOxrC3g3weKJ7onw0zGwqVEtbf1VMPmoEUIBr1yd_sCpAvXCCZFrn4HLnKqnZGRrO5FcAnzA$\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\">video<\/a> and you&#8217;ll heed the warning.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-19070\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/3\/SOLIDWORKS-EDU-Cluster-Wheel-Vehical-Cuda-Country-3-615x410.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"615\" height=\"410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/3\/SOLIDWORKS-EDU-Cluster-Wheel-Vehical-Cuda-Country-3-615x410.jpg 615w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/3\/SOLIDWORKS-EDU-Cluster-Wheel-Vehical-Cuda-Country-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/3\/SOLIDWORKS-EDU-Cluster-Wheel-Vehical-Cuda-Country-3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/3\/SOLIDWORKS-EDU-Cluster-Wheel-Vehical-Cuda-Country-3-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/3\/SOLIDWORKS-EDU-Cluster-Wheel-Vehical-Cuda-Country-3-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/3\/SOLIDWORKS-EDU-Cluster-Wheel-Vehical-Cuda-Country-3-728x485.jpg 728w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 615px) 100vw, 615px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The CWT assembly is truly impressive.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-19076\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/3\/SOLIDWORKS-EDU-Cluster-Wheel-Vehical-Cuda-Country-8-553x615.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"553\" height=\"615\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/3\/SOLIDWORKS-EDU-Cluster-Wheel-Vehical-Cuda-Country-8-553x615.jpg 553w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/3\/SOLIDWORKS-EDU-Cluster-Wheel-Vehical-Cuda-Country-8-270x300.jpg 270w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/3\/SOLIDWORKS-EDU-Cluster-Wheel-Vehical-Cuda-Country-8.jpg 673w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 553px) 100vw, 553px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You can find the all new <a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/www.cudacountry.net\/html\/sw_cwv.html__;!!FbCVDoc3r24SyHFW!5ssoNQVmia3cjmc0HOxrC3g3weKJ7onw0zGwqVEtbf1VMPmoEUIBr1yd_sCpAvXCCZFrn4HLnKqnZGRrOxexJpeZ$\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\">2025 SOLIDWORKS CWV tutorials<\/a> here!<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t forget that your students can save an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cudacountry.net\/assets\/applets\/cwv-assembly2025.html\">eDrawing<\/a> to show their friends &#8211; right on their mobile phone.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you Pat for creating Cuda Country and for sharing your SOLIDWORKS STEM lessons with the SOLIDWORKS Community.<\/p>\n<p>Design well, Marie<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s Unstoppable. Critics call it a menace. Warning! Stay out of its path!&#8221; Those are the words educator, Pat Haley uses to describe his latest tutorial, Cluster Wheel Vehicle (CWV). 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